Episode 41

[Seraphine’s POV]

"C-Cassian ...?" I stammered. I blamed the servants earlier for only providing me with a thin towel instead of giving me proper sleepwear. So now, as I entered the room like this, my body was only covered by a thin white towel that barely concealed my thighs.

"Are you done showering?" Cassian asked. His voice carried a chill that seemed colder than the breeze coming in through the window.

But I felt the opposite. The vibrations of Cassian's voice reached my ears and spread to my chest, leaving behind an erotic tremor that made my heart race.

I felt Cassian's gaze intensely fixated on my half-naked body. "Do you want to change clothes?" he asked again. He was still leaning against the large window. "In that case, I'll leave first."

"N-No!" I blurted out. "W-what did I just say?" I startled myself with my own words.

My hand reflexively moved to block Cassian, who was about to reach for the exit. His sudden desire to leave the room caught me off guard. But what I didn't