Sin of Silence (Sinner's Empire #1) - Nikita Slater Page 0,68

with the other. His fingers lingered against her skin, warming her and sending tiny sparks through her body. He gently pushed her away, encouraging her to step into the bathroom.

Shaun closed the door and allowed the dress to fall down her arms, pooling on her hips before it dropped to the floor in a beautiful, bloody silver waterfall. She bent in half, reaching down to unbuckle each sandal before stepping out of the mess of dress and shoes. She groaned out loud in relief as she stepped onto the cool bathroom tiles. She slipped her thong off and tossed it on the pile. She was going to burn every item once she figured out how to work Jozef’s fireplace.

She turned the taps on in the shower and waited for the water to heat before stepping under the spray. The shower was one of the things she appreciated most in her bizarre situation with Jozef. It was a huge earth tiled monstrosity with four heads; one that sprayed directly over her head in a rainfall, another that hit her body at an angle and two more on the other side of the shower for someone else to wash at the same time.

The glass door quickly steamed up, which meant Shaun didn’t initially see Jozef through the clouds of steam as he opened the door and stepped into the bathroom with her. She lifted her face into the spray and allowed the soothing feeling of hot water to drain some of the gut-wrenching fear from her. During a normal week she would be careful not to get her hair wet unless she had time to deal with the chaos that would ensue. Today, she didn’t care. She just wanted to feel clean.

She felt a rush of cool air skitter over her body, raising goosebumps all up and down her legs. She pulled her face out of the stream and blinked the water from her eyes. When she turned her head, she saw Jozef standing on the other side of the glass door, his frowning gaze on her naked body.

“Jozef!” Shaun gasped and took a step back, out of the spray. She wrapped her arms around herself. “What do you want?”

He opened the door and stepped into the shower with her. He’d taken his leather jacket, shoes and socks off, but otherwise he was still fully clothed. He didn’t seem to notice as he stood on the other side of the water from her, watching her through the clouds of steam.

Shaun stood frozen, unsure what to do. Her heart was pounding in both anticipation and fear. Was he here because he wanted her, or was something else going on? She couldn’t think of a reason for him being in the shower with her.

He reached up to touch her face and she flinched away. He stood patiently with his hand out, the sleeve of his shirt getting soaked as he reached through the water. Shaun stood completely still as he closed the last few inches between them, brushing his fingers over her cheek. A sharp pain radiated through her face and she realized he was touching the bruise the guys in the alley had given her.

“It doesn’t hurt,” she whispered.

He nodded slightly, then dropped his hand to her arm. His fingertips very briefly caressing the side of her breast. She sucked in a breath as her nipple peaked in reaction.

He lifted her arm, turning it over in the water. Shaun let out a gasp of pain as she realized there were long deep scratches all up her forearm. She’d been so distracted that she hadn’t remembered the wound where Giselle had grabbed her and dug her talons in. Jozef gently rubbed the specks of blood from her arm, turning the water pink as it went down the drain.

The move was so sweet, so uncharacteristic of his bad guy persona that it melted Shaun. She couldn’t help but stare at him as his light blue shirt grew wetter and wetter and became plastered to his chest. She could see every muscular ridge through the fabric of his shirt. When she dropped her gaze lower, she could make out the outline of a sizeable cock behind the zip of his pants.

Her mouth grew dry and when she lifted her gaze to his, his expression had changed from concern over her injuries to pure lust. Warmth spread through her belly as his gaze dropped down her body, leisurely taking in every part of her. She wondered what