ZeroVeil couldn't take his eyes off her. He knew he shouldn't be watching, but the way the moonlight highlighted Rani's form was mesmerizing. She looked like a goddess—natural, untouched, and utterly radiant.
But guilt tugged at his mind. He shook his head and stepped back, muttering to himself. "Stop staring, Dilhan. You're better than this. She's just bathing, for God's sake and she is Cali's mother."
As he turned to leave quietly, his foot hit on the door with a loud thud sound in the darkness.
Rani froze, her head whipping around. "Who's there?" she called out, her voice trembling slightly. She couldn't really pinpoint where the sound came from, so in her mind, she felt chills down her spine.
ZeroVeil sighed and stepped into the moonlight, raising his hands defensively. "It's me. Sorry. I didn't mean to intrude."