Let Them Wait

Cassia

Steam trailed from the bathroom as I stepped into the cool bedroom, my skin still flushed from the shower. The chaos of last night's ambush felt like a fading nightmare compared to the solid reality of the man across the room.

I slipped into a sleek, emerald-green dress, the cool fabric settling against my skin as I leaned against the bedpost just to watch him get ready.

He moved with a slo