Chapter Nine
Aurora
For once, Aurora managed to keep her thoughts inside her head instead of blurting them out like the simple fool she was. At least she managed to keep her hands from shaking as she ran the soapy cloth along Phillip’s strong back. His muscles pulled tight with tension, and she let her other hand wander over them, chasing the dripping water away.
When her fingers dug into his shoulder, he groaned, not seeming to notice the noise coming from his own mouth.
At the sound, Aurora pulled her hand away and turned to get more soap on the cloth.
“Don’t stop,” he whispered, his eyes closed. “Please. That… when you…” His eyes slid open and settled on hers. “I’ve been stuck in that bed for so long, sometimes it doesn’t seem like my body will ever recover.”
Aurora didn’t know fr
