Chapter 94

** Paige’s POV ** Parker helps me undress slowly, like each button popped, and zipper undone is an act that should be treasured. When I step into the bath, I’m still trembling from the almost overwhelming anticipation thrumming through me. The hot water laps against my skin, and I sink into it with a sigh, petals clinging to my shoulders, my chest. Parker sinks in behind me. He doesn’t rush. He dips a cloth into the water, wrings it out, then runs it across my skin with a tenderness that makes my heart ache. Over my shoulders, down my arms, across my collarbone. His fingers shake slightly as he works, betraying the control he’s fighting to hold on to. “Parker…” My voice cracks, but I reach for his hand, tangling our fingers together. “You don’t have to be so careful.” “I want to be. I’ve wanted this for so long, and I don’t ever want you to doubt how much you mean to me.” The sincerity in his tone steals my breath. I turn slightly and reach up, cupping his cheek with wet fingers. “I do