Chapter 186

The water is deep, hot, and soothing, and the bubbles have an exotic fragrance that Danica doesn’t recognize. She examines the bottle of bath gel. It reads: It smells expensive. JO MALONE LONDON ENGLISH PEAR & FREESIA She leans back and stares out the window, and her body gradually unwinds. The view. Wow! It’s a picturesque scene. The sunset in the orphanage is spectacular, but it sets behind the mountains. Here the sun is sinking languidly into the sea, illuminating a golden path on the water. Remembering how she stumbled in the waves earlier, she smiles. How foolish she’d been. Foolish and free for a few hours at least, and now here she is in Lorenzo’s bathroom. It’s bigger than the en suite in the guest room, and has two sinks beneath ornate mirrors. Catching sight of the washcloth, Danica grabs it and gently washes between her thighs. The area is a little tender. She’d done it. It. On her own terms, with someone of her own choosing, someone she desires. What would the sisters think