Chapter 421
Julie's POV
Dead silence met my question. He didn't move his tongue to utter a single word, just as he always did.
I tilted my head toward the void, my forehead furrowed tightly beneath the silk blindfold.
"What?" I scoffed, my voice dripping with bitter irony. "Are you never going to talk to me? Are you just going to stay silent like a corpse?"
The heavy weight of his fingers landed on my shoulders, slowly sliding the silk robe down my arms. I felt his gaze though I couldn't see it descend toward the buttons of my cotton pajamas, unbuttoning them one by one with unnerving steady precision.
I raised my palm instantly, seizing his wrist to stop him. A violent shudder ripped through me. Damn it... this hand, this intense heat coursing through my veins feels terrifyingly familiar!
