Seraphina's breath hitched, but she didn't move. Her mind raced but the man behaved like nothing happened at all. He continued the massage, his hands gliding over her now bare back with ease.
He worked his way down her spine, his touch firm but never painful. And slowly, her mind began to drift, lulled by the rhythm of his movements. It had been so long since she had felt this relaxed, this at ease.
His hands moved down to her legs, massaging the backs of her thighs and calves with the same care and precision. When he reached her feet, he spent extra time there, his fingers working out the tension that had built up from days of stress and exhaustion. Seraphina let out another soft sigh, feeling the last remnants of tension leave her body.
When Raven returned to her shoulders, he repeated the same motions, his hands moving in slow, deliberate circles. She had almost drifted off when his voice cut through the haze of relaxation.
"Turn around."