SERENA t s’ time for my payment.I have to remind myself that it’s just a shower and that he’s seen me naked before. Plus, I’m marrying him next week, and then, he will expect more than showers from me. This is going to happen regardless. I might as well get it over with. Grabbing the hem of my shirt, I pull it up and over my head. As soon as the cool air touches my skin, I shiver. Dante’s penetrating gaze is on me, and I feel like a lamb being led to the slaughterhouse. Nonetheless, I flick the button on my jeans and shove them down my legs, trying not to tremble as I do. Kicking out of them, my panties go next, and then my bra. Lifting my eyes from the floor, I see a hunger like I’ve never seen before on his face. I almost gasp at the intense look but stifle it at the last minute. He

