Chapter 68

• Morvienne let her shoulders drop bit by bit, the stiffness melting under his touch. Her blush stayed, but she leaned back against him finally, her head resting on his shoulder as her body went lax in the cradle of his, the tension unwinding like a sigh.
• The water settled around them, a gentle ripple fading into stillness while she melted fully against his chest, her skin warm and slick. For a moment, they simply breathed together, his steady inhales syncing with her slower, deeper ones.
• His arm stayed draped around her waist, fingers tracing idle patterns on her abdomen, light enough to send faint tingles skittering across her nerves.