I stepped out of the tub behind Vulcan, taking the button up shirt that he offered me to slip the article of clothing onto my wet body. I buttoned up the front and rolled up the long sleeves to just above my elbows, making sure that my hair didn’t get caught in the collar when I turned to address Vulcan. He wore a pair of loose fitted black trousers and was completely dry, tying his hair in braided sections. I felt my fingers twitch with a need to braid his hair for him but I suppressed the urge and headed down the hall toward the staircase. The moment I began making my way down the many steps, Malik’s eye widened in horror as he gazed up at me with parted lips, Aurella and Neptune stiffening as they too turned to gaze upon me. I stopped halfway down to glance at them. Could they sense wha
