[Warning: Matured Content]
When Ophelia heard how those words were delivered in his rich voice, her heart skipped a beat. "I..."
"Hmm?" He questioned, giving her a hard, intense look. His gaze devoured her skin, causing goosebumps to appear even when it did nothing more than heat up her entire existence.
He placed his palm on her cheek, trailed his heated fingers to her jaw, and lifted her chin, grinning passionately.
She swallowed.
"I'm not sure what to say." Ophelia confessed.
"Darling, I admire your candor." With a chuckle, Nikolai took hold of her wrist and carefully extended his fingers toward her hands before intertwining their hands. "Just unwind and take it all in."