CAROLINE'S POV
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The sponge is covered in white bubbles from the soap, and as Lucian washes me from head to toe, I just stare. I stare with a watery mouth as the veins that protrude on top of his hands. I admire the way his muscles flex as his wrist twists to gently scrub another part of my body. I'm completely fixated on his hands. Lucian's eyes clash with mine, and the breath is stolen from my lungs as I watch him slowly lower onto his knees. Kneeling in front of me, his eyes level with my abdomen, I suck my lips into my mouth as heat brews in my lower back.
"Get up." I can't stand him on his knees in front of me. He glances up at me through his lashes, his eyes swirling with certainty and a bit of mischievousness. "I'm cleaning you." His only response was in a cool, calm tone. I hav
