Seraphina froze in her steps when her eyes landed on the man who was already sitting in the pool that was more like a huge bathtub. Her gaze took in every little detail about the man in front of her.
He was naked.
The first thing she noticed about him.
Naked and gorgeous.
His shoulder length dark hair was a mess of beautiful wet curls. Water droplets fell from the ends of his hair and rolled down his muscular shoulders and chest that was fully visible to her gaze. He was sitting there in a realxed pose with an aura that said he owned every single molecule in that place.
Once her eyes returned to his beautiful face, her breath skipped when she found his dark obsidian eyes staring right at her. She watched as he slowly tilted his head to the side, as if asking silently what she was doing there.
It took her way too long to find her voice, and even when she did, it wasn't easy for her to speak at all. "I... I'm here... I wanted to... I m-mean want to... take a bath. I didn't know... that you were here." The more she spoke, the more flustered she became and it made her feel embarrassed.
What's wrong with you, Sera? It's not like you haven't seen gorgeous naked men before in your life! She tried to remind herself that she was no virgin to behave this shy when seeing a naked and handsome man. Yet, it did little to make her heart calm down that was going crazy within the confinement of her chest.
The man didn't say anything in response to her explanation. Right when she thought about asking him when he was going to leave the pool so that she could come later and take a bath, the man suddenly spoke - "Don't mind me. The pool is big enough for you to take your bath."
The thought of refusing him and leaving the place almost made its way out of her mouth in the form of words, but she stopped herself when she noticed the look in his eyes. He was expecting her to do exactly that. It was almost like he knew that she would flee from there.
Was this how these men made those women before her run away? Seraphina found herself wondering. All the shyness and embarrassment left her at once as she stared at the man with a determined look on her face. If he expected her to get intimidated by this act of his, then he was in for a big surprise.
"You are right. The pool is indeed big enough for the two of us to bath together." When she spoke this time, her voice came out loud and clear. She placed the towel and the bathrobe on a nearby table before she started taking off the gown.
She was very much aware of the intense gaze of the man that was trained on her and following her every move, but it was too late for her to change her mind. Very slowly, but steadily, she slipped out of the gown and placed it on the floor next to the table after folding it.
Left in a strapless black bra and matching panties, her full curves and smooth fair skin was on full display. She didn't dare to look at the man even for once as she started making her way toward the pool. There were three or four stairs that led to the bottom of the pool and she merely stepped on the first one when she slipped.
As her body moved downward, pulled by the gravity, her horrified gaze finally shifted toward the man who was still sitting on the other side of the pool while watching her make a fool out of herself. She closed her eyes and mouth tightly and waited to land in the water on her face. What she didn't expect was to find herself being engulfed in a pair of strong arms before her face could have touched the water.
Her eyes immediately flew open and she found herself looking into the beautiful deep orbs of Lord Raven. One moment ago, he was still on the other side of the pool, minding his own business and not caring whether she landed in the pool or on the floor, but the very next moment, he was on this side of the pool to catch her.
Seraphina's heart was beating so crazily that she wondered whether he was able to hear it because of how close their bodies were to each other's. They were almost pressed against each other... almost. She felt her throat becoming dry as she looked at his face from this close.
Something deep in her fluttered when she found his gaze shifting from her eyes to her lips and then slightly downward for a moment before he quickly looked up as if he was trying to keep himself under control.
She felt his arm around her waist tightening before he pulled her completely into the water and made her stand on the floor of the pool. Once she was safely standing on her two legs, he finally pulled his arms away from around her body and stepped back.
"You can have the pool to yourself." He spoke in a dark voice that sent shivers running down Seraphina's spine for completely unknown reasons. It was the first time she heard him speaking since they met last night, and she found herself loving his voice.
Shaking her head to get rid of her weird thoughts, she turned to look at the man only to find that he was long gone and she was the only one left there.