C23 – LET THE FUN BEGIN

Lucy hesitated for a second. Then she took one step, then another. She approached slowly, grabbed a towel from the shelf, and knelt beside the bathtub—without looking directly at him, she reached out with the intention of cleaning the wound.

Eros didn't move. Instead, he watched her as if every movement she made kept him in suspense.

"I just want to help," she murmured.

She leaned in a little and touched his arm, feeling the heat of his skin. Eros's breathing was slow, c