The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He

Chapter 251 Pants Off Panic

Chapter 251 Pants Off Panic

He was still wearing soaked clothes….

As night fell, the damp fabric clung to him and grew colder by the minute. He was burning up with fever if he kepi wearing those wet clothes, it would only make things worse.

She knew better than anyone, he hated physical contact with her, especially when it came to undressing. But the situation was urgent. She couldn’t afford to care about that now. Maybe someone had stayed in this cave not too long ago; there were actually quite a few bundles of dry grass and firewood scattered around.

Lily pushed aside a stone near the cave entrance and piled up some wood, using the dry fire.

grass to spark a

She hadn’t gone into the water herself, but after carrying him for so long, the back of her coat was soaked through too.

After hanging her coat near the fire to dry, she turned to strip off his clothes and dry them as quickly as possible.

There was no signal here, she couldn’t get a call through at all. Back in the car, when she had called Ashton and the others, she’d told them that if she managed to find James, there was a good chance they’d be in a cave like this.

But Ashton and the others had never been to this area; she had no idea when they might actually find her and James. The conditions here were rough, she had to do everything she could to keep both of them alive until help arrived.

She felt incredibly grateful that she always kept some basic medicine in her bag.

She slipped an ibuprofen tablet into James‘ mouth, then crouched down in front of him, ready to peel off his soaking shirt.

“James, I don’t mean to offend you,” she whispered, unbuttoning his shirt. “Your clothes are completely soaked, they’re freezing cold. You’re burning up, keeping those on will only make your fever worse. I need to dry them off.”

The firelight flickered across the cave walls; in its glow, Lily could see James‘ face clearly.

usual, his complexion

any less striking. That kind of ethereal paleness only made his features appear even more otherworldly–unrealistically

this wasn’t the time

Lily pressed a hand to her thudding chest, then gritted her teeth

the belt buckle… and Lity hesitated

shirt had been manageable–but his

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But he wasn’t in good shape to begin with, and if he stayed in freezing wet pants, things could get much worse. That would be a

she finally

I’m not trying to take advantage of you.

off his soaking

nearly jumped out

from her grasp,

done anything inappropriate. She hadn’t tried anything. Not at

chest, abs, that defined V–line, those long legs all exposed–she couldn’t stop

“James, I…”

but

but there was no focus in

like he was still lost in a dream, his soul not yet

hoarse,

just about to say she wasn’t anyone

could react, he yanked her toward him and locked his arms around her, holding her tight. James had driven

specially modified, built for

he’d slammed his head hard against the window. The impact had left him dizzy and

crawl out through the trunk and let the current carry him