Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 5

Julie sighed with relief, looking towards the leather couch not far away. She dragged herself over and plopped down, bone–tired.

She thought Kieran wouldn’t come back, but he was back in a minute, with a tube of ointment in his hand.

Being on guard, Julie watched him approach, his deep voice sounding above her, “Rub in some ointment.”

Once he finished, he set the ointment down by Julie’s couch.

The spot where the motorbike had hit hurt like hell, Julie didn’t want to torture herself anymore. So, she picked up the ointment and headed for the bathroom.

Kieran watched the bathroom door close, with a serious look on his face.

Besides her upper thigh, Julie’s back was also aching, probably from the motorbike falling on her lower.

back.

The pain on her leg wasn’t as bad as her back, so Julie took off her dress, ready to apply the ointment to her back first. But she couldn’t reach the wound, her brows furrowed in frustration. She picked up a cotton swab, dipped it in the ointment, and was about to apply it when the bathroom door was pushed open by Kieran…

he turned her around, forcing her to face the mirror. A moment later, a chilling sensation spread over

the feeling of the ointment on

turning around to seize Kieran’s hand.

her towards the mirror, “Don’t turn around, I don’t want to see

chest.”

realized she was only wearing

saw herself in the mirror, her

Kieran’s reflection in the mirror,

on applying the ointment

on the marble bathroom floor, looking incredibly sexy. Kieran was tall, and without her heels, she was only shoulder–height to him. She used to love hugging him from behind, feeling like he was her entire

silence for him to

hurt your leg too, right?” Kieran’s

it myself.” Julie reached for the towel next to her, wrapping it around herself.

Kieran simply lifted his head, resisting her attempt.

him, even if she jumped, she couldn’t get the ointment back. So, she decided to stop arguing

she accidentally bumped into Kieran’s leg, which he had stretched out at some point. Losing