Chapter 35

Bastian insisted on properly washing her, and it wasn't just an excuse to keep touching her. That was merely a bonus. Truthfully, he needed to care for her. She'd been through so much since coming here, and he felt somehow responsible.

She leaned back against him as he soaped her body. Her surrender was amazing. She was willing to trust him completely with her body. His past relationships had been with volatile, passionate, and wild women, and he'd enjoyed the roller coaster. Jane was different. She was sweet, curious, passionate, and trusting. All it took was one look from her bedroom eyes, and he had trouble keeping control of his own release. He'd taken her raw, dirty, and rough, and she'd had the audacity to smile like a sleepy kitten and nuzzle him afterward.

"You're quite a woman, Jane." He licked the delicate shell of her ear.

She answered with a shivery little sigh, her lashes fanning out across her cheeks as she closed her eyes.