Sweet Subterfuge by Trina Duo

Chapter 48

Kevan swallowed again, his dark eyes teeming with intense emotion.

“Can you see the hair that’s stuck?” Larissa’s question broke him out of his thoughts. Blinking, Kevan shoved his fanciful thoughts out of his mind and turned his gaze slowly to the zipper. The dark strands that were caught in the zipper were rather

obvious.

“It might hurt. Try to bear with it, alright?”

Kevan’s throat was dry, and his voice was hoarser than usual. He pinched the top of the zipper together to make sure that the teeth were aligned while his other hand slowly pulled the zip down. His movements were very gentle, and he was so focused on the task that it was as if he were handling a precious thing.

and…and the one she knew were quite different. Her heart began pounding so hard she felt like it might burst from her chest. All she could hear was her heartbeat drumming in her ears, and she quickly looked down to avoid looking at him

bottom, and in the process, he carefully tugged

hurt?” he asked, and Larissa shook her head.

scalp was pulled on, and she hissed in pain.

chuckled, and said in a low voice,

had no energy to retort. Now that the zipper was fully open, her back was almost completely exposed to Kevan. He still remembered

her, Larissa asked

you finished?”

replied. He pinched the zipper again and began zipping upwards. In the process, a knuckle on his middle finger gently brushed across her spine, like a

closed, and Kevan

out a long exhale. “Thank

pockets to curb his urge to