Chapter - 44

Gripping the handle, I turned it ever so slowly.

Creeeak.

The door opened just enough for me to slip inside. My eyes adjusted to the dim light, and then I saw her—Amaya, lying on her bed, her breathing slow and steady.

Naked.

My breath hitched for a second. Her soft skin glowed under the pale moonlight filtering through the curtains, her body rising and falling gently with each breath.

I clenched the ropes in my hand.

Time to begin.

Kaito stood at the edge of the bed, his cold gaze fixed on Amaya’s sleeping form. Her long hair cascaded over the pillow, her breaths slow and steady—but not deep enough. If she stirred now, it would be a problem.

“I can’t bind her hands and legs if she’s not in a deep sleep… I’ll have to use magic,” he muttered under his breath.