A Caged Songbird's Escape: Into the Arms of a Predator novel Chapter 561

Rowan's gaze swept over her flushed ears, and realization dawned on him. "Is our little Nine feeling shy?"

"..."

Elissa couldn't be bothered to entertain him. She crawled to the edge of the bed and took a peek, wishing she could bury herself under the covers right then and there.

Every day, Mrs. Gable came upstairs to clean the room spotless. If the housekeeper saw this ridiculous scene, Elissa would never have the face to go downstairs again.

Just as she tried to get up and hurriedly clean the mess, Rowan got out of bed with effortless grace, picking up his loungewear and slipping it on.

Then, as if reading her mind, he began picking up the items scattered on the floor one by one.

The stockings that made her want to die of embarrassment, and the already skimpy lingerie that had been torn to shreds...

At this very moment, they were all held in the man's distinct, well-defined hands.

Inexplicably, Elissa remembered how those hands felt on her body yesterday.

She also remembered that moment of intense intimacy, when their passion reached its peak. He had held her tightly, their noses touching, passionately whispering his love for her.

"I love you. Elissa, I will always love you, and I will only ever desire you."

Catching her gaze from the corner of his eye, Rowan noticed her flushed face and teased, "Where is your mind wandering so early in the morning?"

"I was thinking..."

Perhaps the security Rowan gave her, both in the past and present, was simply too overwhelming. Because of that, she never wore a mask around him and had learned to express her feelings openly.

She looked at him with burning eyes, curling her lips into a smile. "I love you too."

Then, having flirted with him, she fled the scene, wrapping a thin blanket around herself and slipping out of bed in a flash.

By the time she emerged from the walk-in closet in fresh clothes, the man had already changed the bedding.

The windows were open, airing out the lingering intimacy of the night.

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