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CHAPTER EIGHT: UNCOVERED

Author: Quinbee
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-14 06:26:13

I froze. My body refused to move. The only thing I could do was lie there, wishing the ground would just split open and swallow me whole.

He stood In front of me, completely still. Shocked. Speechless. Naked.

The first thing that hit me wasn’t even his body, it was the heat coming off him, that raw masculine warmth that filled the space between us. His abs were defined, each muscle outlined. My eyes betrayed me, His thighs, God! strong and sculpted, like he spent hours every week training them. And his dick?? Didn't get enough peep but… perfectly enough to know he was well built everywhere.

My breath caught. My pulse was racing so hard I could hear it in my ears.

I shot up from the floor and dropped to my knees immediately, head bowed like I’d committed a crime.

“I didn’t see anything,” I blurted.

Liar. You saw everything, Rachel. I quickly thought to myself.

“I’m sorry,” I added quickly, my voice small, almost begging. My hands were clasped in front of me, the towel still trapped in
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