CHAPTER 34

Astrid POV

"Open up."

I froze, staring at the man standing above me with a black tie wrapped around his eyes and his lips pressed into a thin line.

I was naked, but he couldn't see.

When I didn't move, he suddenly gripped both my thighs and spread them apart, letting cool air hit my most intimate area. I bit back a gasp. My body burned like hot coal, and my core throbbed, sending heat coursing through every nerve in my body.

I was breathing heavily, my body alive as he slid his soap-covered hands over my skin. His touch was gentle yet possessive, yet he never once touched my sensitive parts—as if respecting my body.

A thousand emotions churned in my stomach, and I suddenly felt like I might lose control right there. Something was building up inside me with every inch of skin he touched.

His fingers suddenly slid to my feet, touching them, and I looked up at him in horror. My heart somersaulted in my chest.