Chapter 997

lan softened his touch, massaging her scalp with the tips of his fingers.

Maja was worried about getting soap in her eyes, so she kept them squeezed shut

lan had already considered that, so he gently pulled her head back against him.

Her face was slightly tilted upwards, so no soap would get into her eyes

Feeling reassured. Maja finally opened her eyes.

But lan was standing, and she was sitting. She was bare, and in that position, when she looked up, they were eye to eye

The atmosphere was somewhat charged

Normally, one would avert their gaze, but neither did They just continued to gaze at each other

Finally, lan looked away first, needing to grab the shower head to rinse off the soap.

Only when she felt the warm water trickling over her head did Maja blush, realizing the intimacy of their situation

lan washed her hair, lathered up a washcloth with shower gel, and meticulously cleaned her entire body as she smelled nothing like her normal

self

After rolling around by the river, she smelled like fresh grass.

And after that wash, she smelled like floral shower gel.

A full half hour later, lan grabbed a towel from the side, wrapped her up, picked her up, and placed her on the couch in the living room and said,

come out and

the towel, nodded slowly.

were dirty, and he was almost completely soaked. He grabbed pajamas from the

went downstairs to fetch the liniment and then came up with it. After

shoulder, he said,

might sting a bit

as soon as he stepped out of the bathroom. His hair was still dripping wet, the collar of his pajamas open wide, radiating an irresistible

making it easier

It wasn’t until he started massaging

it to be absorbed properly Just bear with

spread from her pores. Maja grimaced

her shoulder, but his gaze fell on

all that pain. They fluttered occasionally, and her breathing became heavier as she was trying her

tucked behind her ear and the handprint on her cheek was almost gone, but some

that, appearing so vulnerable, stirred up feelings of

casual as he said, “Take off your towel You

onto

pulled it off pressing her into his

tried

*Stay still

he poured liniment onto the bruises

lay in his arms, and due to the sharp pain, she stopped protesting and just accepted

her back, he moved on

fingers touched that area. brushed against the side of her chest causing her cheeks to

so drained and

pushed her away and got up to go to

and tired opened her weary eyes to

at

crossing a line as his fingers accamunah

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