Kai's knuckles gently brushed over Ren's arm, his touch featherlight yet burning against her skin, cursing every damn thorn for injuring her. "They hurt you, yet you saved them. Had it been me, I'd have whisked you away and set that cursed garden ablaze," he murmured, his gaze roaming her body, meticulously inspecting her injuries as he waited for Gloria to finish preparing the bath.
Ren frowned slightly, a gentle crease forming between her brows, yet his soft touch left trails of heat that chased her pulse into a chaotic rhythm. "Must you always be so brutal?" Her voice was soft, breathless under his touch.
A careless shrug lifted Kai's shoulders, but his eyes blazed fiercely. "The thought of revenge has crossed my mind repeatedly since I saw you hurt."
