Chapter 71 071
Danica's POV
I swear, I didn't mean to make him feel guilty by crying right now. But I couldn't help it. Thinking about it all over again made it impossible not to cry.
I still can't wrap my head around the fact that he did that, knowing I might probably never acknowledge the mate bond, yet he doesn't even regret it.
I wasn't the one that teetered on death's bed hours ago but I'm the one crying like I'd just narrowly escaped death itself.
After what seemed like an eternity, I succumbed into his embrace. My hands slowly curled on the sides of his shirt, holding him to myself as I let the sobs do their thing, until they subsided.
"Shh, baby. Please forgive me" he cooed, caressing my cheeks right after wiping the last waterfall off my face.
Before I could think about anything else, he'd already scooped me into his arms and then he led me towards the bathroom.
"How about a soothing bath after all those tears and emotions?" He muttered and I blinked in disbelief.
"We're having a bath together?" I asked and he shook his head.
"Of course not. I'm helping you with your bath. Your limp was terrible, you can't possibly get anything done within a reasonable timeline, little mate" he pointed and my cheeks heated up all over again.
The thought of having him watch me while I bathed sent a forbidden heat pooling between my legs and I hoped to the heavens that he doesn't smell my arousal this time because I would die of embarrassment for real this time.
My breath caught in my throat when I saw the rose scented water that winked at me as soon as we entered the huge bathroom.
"You prepared a bath?" I whispered, smiling cutely.
"What? You thought I was going to let you stand under the shower for minutes when you can't even walk properly?" He asked and the cheeky smile widened on my lips.
He placed me gently into the tub and the cold water instantly soothed my tense nerves. I was literally fighting the urge to moan out loud from how good it felt.
In one swoop, he pulled off the shirt I was wearing and I felt goosebumps erupt over my skin, as realization hit me that I was stark naked right now. And I couldn't help but feel guilty that I was picturing so many dirty scenes right now when he's only trying to help me out here.
My eyes followed every movement of his hand as he grabbed a new loafer, splashed a few drops of body wash onto the surface and rubbed it until the lather was unmistakable.
Then he took my first arm carefully, like he could hurt me if he wasn't that careful. A smile touched my lips as he ran the loafer through my arm, making sure to wash off every dirt from the skin as carefully as he could.
I had no idea if he was avoiding my gaze intentionally or if he was just too busy to look at my face, but either way, he looks so hot whenever he tries to be good and gentle with me.
When he finally got to my chest, I couldn't help but throw my head back against the edge of the tub, willing myself to relax and get rid of any filthy memories that kept popping up.
He became even more gentle, almost teasing as he ran the loafer through the line between my breasts. My breath quickened and my pussy throbbed shamelessly in response, but I successfully bit back a moan.
The bath ended eventually and he carried me over to his bed after securing a clean towel around my body and my hair.
To my surprise, he'd already prepared a dress, simple and classy at the same time, with brand new matching undies. And it looked like something Jasmine would pick up for me, so I concluded she must have brought it over when Alexander and I were in the bathroom.
That was when it hit me that Jasmine must have realized we were in the bathroom... together! It must have been traumatizing for her. What will she think of me now?
'If anything, I bet she'd be grinning so hard the moment she realized her Alpha was right across the room, in his bathroom with a woman' Aurora chipped in and I almost groaned visibly.
"That's even worse" I whined but the beast was simply having the best time of her life. And it didn't go unnoticed by me that she was more relaxed today than ever.
She was so calm, one would think she went back to being dormant.
"You seem happy, you cheeky wolf" I teased, pushing my own impending embarrassment aside.
'I am. I'm trying to make the best out of this because one doesn't always get the luxury of being overly pampered by her mate especially when he's an Alpha.' she said and I couldn't help the grin that formed on my lips.
She was right. I should make the best of this luxury while it lasts.
My gaze followed Alexander as he picked up the hair dryer from his desk before coming back to the bedside. And for the life of me, I was staring hard, because right now, he didn't appear to be the usual over-guarded Alpha he usually was. Right now, he looked so normal, one would think he was just one of those caring boyfriends out there that every girl wished for more than once in their lifetime.
I could get used to seeing him like this. Simple, less frowns and more smiles, even if it was all that little smirk that comes more naturally to him, and freaking hot nonetheless.
"I'm going to dry your hair now, little mate" he murmured and I felt my breath catch in my throat.
Little mate.
It was just a nickname but he had a way of making it sound new every time he called me that.
"You know how to use a hair dryer?" I whispered as he ran his fingers through the wet locks of my hair. "I'm going to hate you forever if you make me go bald" I added and he chuckled in amusement.
"I'd rather you hate me than ghost me, so I guess I could still make you bald and be fine" he retorted and I snorted at him secretly.
"Better still, I could just fuck all the hatred out of you every single day till you get over it" he whispered into my ear and a soft gasp escaped me at how unmasked and transparently he'd said it. He could never survive living with my mom without having an ear-bleed at least twice a day.
But tell me why I'm clutching my knees together so hard like I'm having a migraine down there.
I'm sorry, Mother. Your innocent little
daughter has been influenced and she'll probably never remain the same again.