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"Ouch" Ophelia stumbled back with the impact of colliding into someone.
Lucian caught her on instinct. But now his eyes adjusted to the steamy surroundings and he could clearly see Ophelia wrapped up in just a towel. Her body slippery with water and her hair too is wet.
Ophelia is shocked to see Lucian standing there.
"What are you doing in my room?" She glared at him after she recovered from her initial shock.
"I should be the one who should be asking you the same question," he said amused.
He is not at all disappointed by her presence in his room. Moreover, he is excited. She started to squirm in his hold.
"Let me go" she snapped at him.
"This is ridiculous, don't you think? You are the one who collided with me, standing in my bathroom with just a towel wrapped around you. Now you are also the one who is angry that I am enjoying you in my arms" he teased her, but did not let her go.
Ophelia is growing impatient and embarrassed.
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