Missing Mrs. Lowry: The Billionaire’s Wakeup Call

Chapter 60

It was downright tempting

Sullivan strode over without a hint of entotion, took the washcloth from her hand with a tone that was less than pleasant. “Have you lost your mind? The doctor said you need to be in bed for at least two days”

Megan turned away, muttering softly, I just wanted to freshen up!”

Sullivan thought for a moment and understood why she wanted a wash. Although they hadn’t gone all the way at the hotel, he had been with her for about 10 minutes. Those marks of possession, deep and shallow, elicited a response from her body despite her resistance. Sulliver remembered how it had been probably too long since they had sex, a mess of passion was heated to the brink

The thought of it stirred him, body and soul.

He wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, resting his chin on her delicate shoulder, his voice husky as if filled with hot gravel and undeniably sexy. “My scent’s still on your skin, isn’t it?”

Megan shivered.

Sullivan turned her around, his gaze deep and inscrutable as he looked down of her under the lamp.

Once upon a time, Megan would have been moved.

But now, she felt only pity. Sullivan’s interest in her was purely physical, devoid of love, yet he wouldn’t let her go. After such a long entanglement, Megan was truly exhausted.

too exhausted even

her onto the vanity, allowed him to turn the lights up bright, let him admire her body openly and without restraint, as she was

began to wipe her down.

his large hands brushed against her sensitive spots. At those moments, Megan’s body

but instead of helping her into a hospital gown, he wrapped her in a pristine white bathrobe and

couldn’t help but whisper in her ear,

in discomfort. Her pale, blood–lost

quiet. She did not struggle

her wash, and each time she would shake. At first, Sullivan thought it was a physical reaction, that she found his touch pleasurable. Later, he realized it

proximity, his touch.

might take advantage of the situation, wanting to

lost interest and his tone turned indifferent. “I’m taking care

night, as Megan slept, Sullivan sat quietly

had lost

with soups and broths these past days, her face had grown noticeably thinner,

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was as if she had decided to be

knock at