NovelEnglishChapter 0176
| can’t relax, but I do listen, and | lay back. I look up to see if he’s giving my body the slecherous looks the
vampires did, but he’s not. He's focused on my hair. | frown, weird.
He puts his hand under my head, holding it above the water then takes his other hand and begins cupping water
into it before pouring if over my head. | feel myself start to relax as | watch him focus on his job. He looks into
my eyes. winks atbefore returning to his work.
“Your eyes are a striking shade of gray. I've never seen eyes that color before, like a stormy sea.”
and
He pushes gently on my head. “Sit up.” He says and reaches for one of the bottles. | watch as he sniffs several,
the frown between his brows getting deeper until he huffs and finally picks one. He puts the shampoo in his
hand, rubs it into his other hand then begins massaging it into my head. This tit's a whimper that leaves my
mouth. His fingers rubbing against my scalp feel better than anything I’ve felt in more years than | care to
remember. It's utter bliss.
| hear a noise outside the bathroom and my whole body goes stiff. Liam never stops running his fingers across
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtmy scalp. “Shhh, they are just changing the sheets while you are in here. | didn’t think you'd want to get back
into dirty sheets after getting clean.” His voice is low, as if he’s talking to an injured, trapped animal, and maybe
that’s how he sees me.
“Lay back.” He says and gently pushes on my shoulders. Again, he holds my head as he rinses my hair clean of
the shampoo. When he pushesback up to sit, he grabs a bottle of conditioner and rubs it into my hair. Then
he grabs a brush and starts to gently work his way through the tangled mess in my hair.
“Your hair is beautiful. I've been wondering how long it really is. | can’t wait to
see it.’
“The last t| looked at it, it was past my waist. | haven't had it cut in years.” |
tell him.
“Do you want to cut it? | can have someone ccut it for you. Although, I like long hair, so | hope you'll keep it
long.”
| turn and look at him over my shoulder again. He seems mesmerized by my hair. He turns his gaze to me,
winking atagain. | frown. He's a strange alpha.
Without taking his eyes off my hair, he reaches down and grabs a washcloth. ”
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You can bathe yourself while | do this if you want. This may take stime.” He hands the washcloth to me.
| peer over the side of the tub, looking at the bottles. | can’t see what they are, and | start to reach for one, but
he grabs a different one. “Here, try this one.” | open it and it smells like vanilla. It's a nice smell but when | used
to choose my own scents, | always went for more fruity scents, like berries.
While he’s busy with my hair, | pour sbody wash into the washcloth and begin rubbing it over my body. I'm
careful as | go over my wrists. It was a favorite. spot of the prince’s and they feel scarred over on the top but still
sensitive underneath. | move up my arms and over my shoulders feeling the bumps of scarred-over puncture
wounds. | must look repulsive to Liam. My body is a disfigured mess.
| can’t help the tears that begin to fall. What if Alessia can never heal these and | look like this for the rest of my
life. What if | have to carry the reminder of my twith that monster forever.
| hadn't realized that Liam had stopped brushing my hair until he gently takes hold of my chin and turns my face
to look at him. “Scars are nothing more than proof that you are stronger than you know. They show that you
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmhave lived. through difficult times but you're still here, still fighting. Don’t be ashamed of your scars. You should
wear them proudly. Not many could have survived what you did.”
| nod my head at him and go back to washing as he continues to brush out my hair. The water begins to cool and
he starts to let it out, turning on the faucet and adding more hot water as the cooler water runs out of the tub,
clearing the sudsy
space.
“Better?” He asksas he turns off the faucet.
“Yes, thank you. It's been a long tsince I've had warm water.”
“Can | ask you something?” | need to know why he’s being so nice. What's in it
for him.
“You can askanything.” He replies.
| turn to look at him over my shoulder again. “Why are you being so nice to me?”
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