Chapter 205

Nathan's POV

 I watch the way she moves, confident now, or at least more than before, and there’s something beautiful about seeing her like this. Free, curious, open.

She lifts a black corset set and raises an eyebrow. “Too much?”

“Not even close,” I say, stepping closer, lowering my voice. “Pick that one.”

The next half hour is a mixture of teasing and smirking glances, her trying things on behind another curtain while I sit just outside, legs spread, hands clasped, waiting. Every time she pulls the curtain back just a few inches and shows me a hint of silk or a flash of skin, my control tightens.

She knows exactly what she’s doing, and I’m letting her.

Finally, she steps out in a sheer robe that does nothing to hide the red lace beneath it. She