Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 48

Kevan swallowed again, his dark eyes teeming with intense emotion.

“Can you see the hair that’s stuck?” Larissa’s question broke him out of his thoughts. Blinking, Kevan shoved his fanciful thoughts out of his mind and turned his gaze slowly to the zipper. The dark strands that were caught in the zipper were rather

obvious.

“It might hurt. Try to bear with it, alright?”

Kevan’s throat was dry, and his voice was hoarser than usual. He pinched the top of the zipper together to make sure that the teeth were aligned while his other hand slowly pulled the zip down. His movements were very gentle, and he was so focused on the task that it was as if he were handling a precious thing.

were quite different. Her heart began pounding so hard she

down to the bottom, and in the

hurt?” he asked, and Larissa shook her head. “No.” But the moment she

scalp was pulled on, and she hissed in pain.

said in a low voice,

to retort. Now that the zipper was fully open, her back was almost completely exposed to Kevan. He still remembered how her skin felt–smooth like silk, and delightfully addictive.

her, Larissa asked nervously, “Are

you finished?”

In the process, a knuckle on his middle finger gently brushed across her spine, like a feather, tickling both their hearts. Even though Larissa knew that he was

was finally closed, and Kevan

long exhale. “Thank

into his pockets to curb his urge to touch her.