nto the bathroom, holding her with ease. "I've a

er too? You seemed pretty in

.. You're u

should have. Before everything changed, his humor had been lighter, ea

pped out as he looked at her. Carefully, he lowered her into the bathtu

h her hair, he pushed up one sl

are of what held him back. If he kept the mask on, t

at a question like that and answered sharply, but this t

rought her back to the bedroom. He dried her

you going?"

mischief showed on the side of his face that remaine

ld it back. Instead, she only shook her head. Máximo noticed, and although disappointment

the wardrobe. It stood open, but there was nothing inside

ed to the corner, where her suitcas

, he could tell everything was still packed inside. Nothing had b

She had only just arrived. It made sense she hadn't unpacked y

r things were neatly arranged. His hand paused when he reached her un

have. What caught his attention was the contrast. Some were simple, like the ones she h

" He pondered, a faint creas

at thought didn't sit well with him. Another possibility crossed his

As he lifted it, something small slipped into view.

lay on the bed, her eyes fixed

d, he placed the folded clothes on the bed, switched

had already decided he was unpredictable. If he was upset

water finally stopped, she

left for her. The fabric felt light against her skin, and the

e covers. Darkness filled the room again, just like before. The scent from his s

the bed. A moment later, his hand settl

e," he said in

e didn't want her hands wand

," she a

her ear. Without thinking, she shifted back agains

aught her off guard, and her eyes widened at once

e managed between unev

himself against her back. The heat from his body spread into

pped her before she could. A faint mechanical sound reached her ears, and she frowned,

O

ear. Her response came in soft, broken sounds as

or a brief second before she gave in to it. The sensation s

itation in the way he handled her, shifting

h- Don't

harder than the last. She lost track of time, of

nder him, and the reaction seemed

her, his arms wrapping around her

. Though she couldn't see his face, he ga

ark," he remarked, and a

ven know th

er, keeping her

a you were into usin

at first. Then it clicked. "Oh... you mean that th

replied. "And you don't need permissio

in her palm. It was light, unfamiliar, and sh

. what

urs. A v