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.

now and…and the one she knew were quite different. Her heart began pounding so hard she felt like it might burst from her chest. All she could hear was her heartbeat drumming in her ears, and she quickly looked down to avoid looking

successfully brought the zipper back down to the bottom, and in the process, he carefully tugged her hair

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

was pulled on, and

in a low voice,

was almost completely exposed to Kevan. He still remembered how her skin felt–smooth like

her, Larissa asked nervously,

you finished?”

He pinched the zipper again and began zipping upwards. 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 not touching her deliberately, she could not

The zipper was finally closed, and Kevan let go

long exhale. “Thank you,” she

hands back into his pockets to curb his urge