Dominic stepped forward and slipped an arm around Vespera''s waist, caressing her waist. He said in a hoarse voice, "I missed you too. Can I stay?"

Vespera meant to say no, but the second Dominic touched her, her body betrayed herpletely. A jolt of heat raced up her spine, turning her brain to static. Her breath hitched.

Did she soak in the bath for too long? Why did one touch feel like an electric

shock? What was happening?

"Vera, I..." Dominic mumbled.

Vespera cut him off and said, "Come in."

Vespera grabbed the front of Dominic''s shirt and yanked him through the doorway, mming him back against the wall.

Dominic lowered his head and kissed Vespera. Meanwhile, Snowball was nearly squashed. It tried to squeeze out from between them. It rolled across the carpet and sat a few feet away, seeing that Dominic and Vespera were stuck to each other. A whileter, it let out a confused meow.

Dominic and Vespera kissed their way from the living hall to the bedroom. On the bed, they tore each other''s clothes.

The air grew thick with heat and hunger, and their bodies shed like storms ready to bring the house down. Even the bed creaked like it was praying for mercy. It was more than just passion. It waspletely out of control.

By the time it was over, it was almost midnight. It was incredible, but maybe a bit too incredible.

Vespera didn''t even dare to move as her waist ached badly. Her brain buzzed with static, and her ears rang. Did she max out her dopamine levels? Was this the consequence of giving in to seduction?

Vespera was seriously starting to think that the air from the castle wasn''t entirely out of Dominic''s system. Maybe it had just been dormant and had only woken up now because he didn''t hold back at all. Then again, neither did she.

Dominic caressed Vespera''s stomach and murmured, "Did I hurt you? Where does it hurt?"

His hand began to drift lower. Immediately, she hissed and opened her eyes. She pped his hand away awkwardly and said, "Don''t touch."

Dominic replied, "Let me take a look."

Vespera snapped, "Look at what? You don''t get to look at anything!"

She wrapped the covers tightly around herself and slid off the bed. She tried to get up, only to have her knees buckle beneath her. She

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dropped right back onto the bed with a wince.

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Dominic noticed that Vespera seemed in a hurry to go somewhere, but suddenly sat back down and didn''t move. He moved closer and asked, "What''s wrong?"fn1781 Chapters first released on Find[?]ovel/fn1781

With a nk expression, Vespera answered, "I''m rethinking every choice that led me here. Please give me some space."

Dominic was rendered speechless, and Vespera felt helpless. Her legs were weak, and her head spun. She was exhausted and weak.

After a long silence, Dominic asked, "Let me carry you to the bath, alright?"

Vespera nodded. Dominic lifted her up and brought her to the bathroom. But once there, she insisted on

bathing herself and sent him off to change the sheets.

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Once she was finished, he carried her back to the bedroom. Then, he changed his clothes and went out. When he returned, he was holding a paper bag.

Could it be that Dominic went out to buy...

Was he nning to go for another round?

Vespera''s face went pale. She muttered, "I''m tired. You need to stop!"

Dominic sat down on the bed and took out a tube of ointment from the bag. When Vespera saw thebel of the ointment, she fell silent.

Dominic said, touching Vespera''s still-flushed cheek, "The doctor said to apply it three times a day. Let me help you."

Vespera asked, "What exactly did you tell the doctor?"

"I just said what happened," replied Dominic.

Vespera fell into deep thought and buried her face under the covers.

Whileforting her, Dominice.

puted the covers back and applied the ointment for her.  s