Chapter 997

lan softened his touch, massaging her scalp with the tips of his fingers.

Maja was worried about getting soap in her eyes, so she kept them squeezed shut

lan had already considered that, so he gently pulled her head back against him.

Her face was slightly tilted upwards, so no soap would get into her eyes

Feeling reassured. Maja finally opened her eyes.

But lan was standing, and she was sitting. She was bare, and in that position, when she looked up, they were eye to eye

The atmosphere was somewhat charged

Normally, one would avert their gaze, but neither did They just continued to gaze at each other

Finally, lan looked away first, needing to grab the shower head to rinse off the soap.

Only when she felt the warm water trickling over her head did Maja blush, realizing the intimacy of their situation

lan washed her hair, lathered up a washcloth with shower gel, and meticulously cleaned her entire body as she smelled nothing like her normal

self

After rolling around by the river, she smelled like fresh grass.

And after that wash, she smelled like floral shower gel.

full half hour later, lan grabbed a towel from the side, wrapped her up, picked her up, and placed her on the couch in the living

I’ll come out and rub

towel,

He grabbed pajamas from the side and went into the bathroom to clean

He went downstairs to fetch the liniment and then came up with it. After pushing her hair

he said,

might sting

of the bathroom. His hair was still dripping wet, the collar of his

side, making it easier for him to apply the liniment

when the liniment hit her skin. It wasn’t

to be absorbed properly

from her

his gaze fell

eyelashes were lowered, probably because she was finding it hard to bear all that pain. They fluttered occasionally, and her breathing became heavier as she was trying her

her ear and the handprint on her cheek was almost gone, but some traces were still visible.

stirred up feelings of

tone casual as he said, “Take off your towel You have bruises

onto

down and swiftly pulled it off pressing her into his

and tried to sit up,

*Stay still

liniment onto

his arms, and due to the sharp pain, she stopped protesting and just accepted what he

he moved

whenever his fingers touched that area. brushed against the

so drained and tred

and got up to go to

her weary eyes to see

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