Love That Wasn't Meant to Last

Chapter 31

Selena's back was no longer as smooth and delicate as I remembered-it was now marred by various scars, both old and new.

Upon seeing the deep, crusted scars, I felt my heart sink with surprise and heaviness. I walked over and reached out to touch her back. She gasped, turned her head, and after seeing me, her expression shifted to a smile.

"Hud, why didn't you say anything before you touched me? It tickles!"

I didn't respond and simply looked into her eyes, realizing she was unaware of the scars on her back.

Noticing I was still dressed, she stood on her tiptoes and began to undo my buttons. I frowned, but remembering my promise to take a couple's bath, I reluctantly allowed her to undress me.

Her hands lingered on my body, igniting a heat within me. If I didn't stop this soon,

feared the situation would spiral out

only people who knew about this were Selena and

If you have any other ideas, I'll walk

my hand away forcefully. She stepped into the tub, turned

helpless, I walked over and began to scrub her back. Despite the scars, her skin remained soft and

relax, I had learned some massage techniques in the past to ease her fatigue, so I spent about half an hour giving her a massage

unresponsive, I tested her a few times before finally feeling relieved that she was genuinely asleep. I lifted her out of the tub,

took a cold shower to cool off

it alter our relationship? Would I start to