Chapter 14
It's Now or Never However, I wasn't alone for long. Night fell quickly over the pack, and soon after E: Mrs. White noticed that I had put down my plate, so she walked over to help me get into the bath “I... may I do it myself?” I asked Mrs. White with as much courage as I could muster.
“Miss Rosalie, it's our job to prepare you..."
“l insist. Please?”
I wanted to do this on my own. It just didn’t feel right having other women get me ready to lose my Mrs. White hesitated for a moment. Then she nodded her head and closed the bathroom door for m A sigh
of relief left me. Walking toward the bathroom, I took off my clothes and removed the clip that had I well past my waist. Stepping into the
hot fragranced waters, I allowed the smell of sage and lavender to fill my nostrils. The combination re all I need to do is to follow his instructions. I can do this
Once the water began to grow cold,
I stepped out of the bath and wrapped myself with the large white cotton bath towel they gave
me. I wasn't sure when Alpha Ethan would be here, but I made sure
to prepare myself just as the maids had done before. My eyes went to the
pills Estrella had given me. I stared at them as they sat upon the counter in their small container.
I didn’t want to admit to myself that I would need them, but maybe I did. I took
the pills from the container and rolled them around on
my palm. I closed my eyes and let a sigh escape me.
“It has to be done.” I looked down once again at the pills in my hand. “It's now or
never, right?” With a
deep breath for courage, I tossed them into my mouth and rinsed them down with a cup of water. There was no turning back now. Standing lost in my own thoughts, I realized it was
quiet. There was not a single sound to be heard from outside of
the bathroom. Mrs. White and the maids must have left the suite, and, once again, it was just me. I h: four—
posted canopy bed. The elegant dark cloth drapes made the intimidatingly large frame seem more p I hadn't realized I had soaked in the large tub for so long that
they were able to change the furniture like that, but I couldn“t help but smile. It must have been Estre The bedding was also new. My hand ran over
the thick white blankets. On the plush coverlet, there was white lingerie similar to the one I wore last lingerie took me back to the first night I had prepared myself to give my virtue to Ethan. The nervou: unlike anything I had experienced before, and the lingerie didn’t help with my own insecurities. I felt decided not to put it on. Instead, I stayed wrapped in the towel. The lingerie was just too much of a 1 This was a good start. I couldn't mess this up again! I watched the candles dancing, and my mind sta defined curves of his muscles, the rippling effect of his black shirt
as he stretched it, crossing his arms across his chest. The way his
clothes hugged him in all the right places, leaving nothing to the imagination... I could feel my face I room was getting warmer, and I got up to pour myself another cup of water. No matter the coolness should have been forbidden... What were you thinking about?! Get a hold of yourself, Rosalie... Why Time seemed to go slowly. Ethan... My dangerous but intoxicating master... When would he arrive?
I started pacing back and forth anxiously.
He would be here any moment for one and only one purpose... I should have been afraid,
but for some reason, all I could think about was his slender yet powerful fingers touching my skin. St of him...? No, there was no reason to be afraid. He hadn't hurt me before, so why would he now...? Then one thought hit me, and I could not wave it away.
I want to see him...
I want to have him touch me again... I want him to take me within his arms once more..
The feeling was strange and foreign to me. I was a virgin, and shouldn't have desired what I did, but — Then stopped dead
in my tracks when I heard the door behind me open and close. I knew he was there without having t and as
he did, I saw him for the man he was. Powerful, and yet there was something else... A desire... A conf slowly, bowing my head in submission. My heart started the pounding again, and for a moment, I for