Chapter 46

JUNE

I stayed in the bath for a long time before I mustered the courage to step out with only a towel wrapped around my body. My legs shook as I took unsteady steps towards the king-size bed where Mark was currently lying, scrolling through his phone.

The moment he noticed my presence, he looked up, shocked, and his eyes racked through my body, starting from the head and down to my naked feet. He visibly gulped as he rose on the bed, discarding his phone.

“You—”

“Are you ready?” I closed the distance between us and touched his left shoulder, holding my breath as he shivered beneath my touch.

“I… June… "

“Shh,” I placed my right index on his lips and leaned down with a forced smile. “We agreed to this, didn't we? You are not backing out. Not when you have already agreed to it.”

I straightened and forced out a smile at the glint of anxiety in his eyes. He gulped, reached forward and removed the towel, allowing it to gather around m