Chapter 363

I lowered myself over her again. My hand caressed her skin one more time, reverently, then trailed down the curve of her waist until it reached between her legs. I parted her thighs with a firm but gentle pressure, lifting them to rest on my hips. By the time she realised what was happening, her legs were already yielding. Her eyes drifted downward. My robe had fallen open with the movement, and she stared. ‘It seems you like what you see,’ I said, a smirk touching my lips as I watched her eyes on me. She blinked, her cheeks flushing, then met my look. Copying my earlier move, she reached out and ran her hand over my skin in a deliberately teasing gesture. As her fingers began to pull away, I caught her wrist in my grasp, holding it firm. Her eyes lifted to mine, and I held them with an intensity that felt like it could strip her bare. In that unguarded moment, I lifted her hand and pinned it above her head, keeping her exactly where I wanted her. ‘Just wait,’ I murmured with a low chu