Cecilia's eyes widened as she turned away sharply, her face flushed with embarrassment and disbelief.
She could hardly believe she had just been staring at that monstrous thing. Was he even human?
Mortified, she snatched up a loose sheet from the bed and, with a hasty motion, threw it over Ash's exposed body, covering him from her view, afraid she might look at it accidentally again.
She took a deep breath, clutching the sheet wrapped around her own body, and gingerly slid off the bed, her legs still trembling.
But just as her feet touched the cool floor, she froze at the sound of a low groan from behind her.
"You woke up?" Ash's voice, groggy and filled with a sleepy contentment, sent shivers down her spine.
