Chapter 44

It was entirely my fault that the dress didn't feel as nice as it appeared.

The green silk adhered to my contours and flowed down my body, creating the ideal formal appearance that was ideal for everything but the things I had planned.

It was just an ordinary piece of fabric that was tailored to perfection, highlighting every area of my body that I shouldn't have felt the need to show him. I didn't want to be the object of his attention in this way, not when our feelings for one another were perilously close to the edge. Most of all, I didn't want to feel his yearning...