23-07-2025, 05:47 PM
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There was mischief in her glance But also something quieter, an unspoken daring
An acknowledgment of the earlier moment that neither of them had fully acted upon.
Her steps were slow, deliberate, as she crossed the short hallway toward her bedroom, just beyond where he sat.
Each step was soft, yet somehow echoed louder than it should have, like the world itself had fallen away,
Leaving only the sound of her bare feet brushing against the cool floor and the faint rustle of towels.
She paused, just briefly, as she neared him
Standing close enough for him to feel the warmth radiating from her freshly showered skin.
Her eyes lingered on his face, letting her gaze sweep over him with a lazy, teasing boldness.
Still clutching the towel on her shoulder, she tilted her head slightly, water droplets trickling down her neck.
Her voice, when it finally came, was soft and smoky.
“Thanks for the delivery service… again,” she said, her tone layered with meaning.
Ravi’s lips parted slightly, but no words came, not yet.
He wasn’t sure what stunned him more:
Her playful words, or the hypnotic sight of her standing there, towel-wrapped, her hair damp and skin glowing, looking like something pulled straight out of a dream.
Her smile deepened, catching the flicker in his eyes.
“Don’t worry,” she added, her voice dipping lower, her glance boldly holding his,
“I’m quite capable of unwrapping my gifts myself.”
Her words hung in the air, heady and charged.
Then, with a slow, almost lazy turn, she walked past him toward her bedroom,
Her bare back visible above the line of the towel,
The curve of her shoulders soft and enticing beneath the second towel dbangd loosely around her neck.
Ravi’s gaze followed her, helplessly drawn to the sway of her hips under the towel as she disappeared behind her bedroom door
Leaving only a faint trail of jasmine and heat in her wake.
The door shut softly.
But the echo of her words, and the image of her damp, radiant form, lingered,
Curling inside him like smoke,
Impossible to forget.
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