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"You can't j..just walk around my h..house lik......"My words were swallowed up with the look he shot me and my little found courage vanished into thin air

"Come closer" he said as he kept the bowl containing water on the bedside table

I shook my head in refusal

"I'm still asking nicely, don't make me repeat myself" he stated simply but I could hear the dangerous edge to his tone

"I d..don't need you t..taking care of me, I can do it m..myself"

His gaze narrowed at my words and he advanced a step forward before sitting at the edge of my bed , I scoot backwards even more ,wishing I could just disappear into the wooden frame of the bed

"I'm not asking bunny , now lie down and relax" he said with a hint of a smirk

I wondered what he found amusing.

And did he just say relax?

I could be anything but relaxed at this moment....

"Right now you look like a frightened rabbit, a scared little rabbit, it just makes me want to eat you up, to ravish you until there's nothing left"

My face flushed hard at his words , his gaze was dark as he stared at me unflinchingly , I felt like covering myself up with my duvet to shield myself from his piercing gaze , I was wearing just an old undersized T-shirt with no bra inside , the way his gaze trailed and settled there was unnerving

I nearly sighed out a relief when his gaze traveled back to mine

"But I won't do it...not just yet....for now you just have to do exactly what I tell you"

My heart was thundering so loudly in my chest, what did he meant by those words, do I even want to know?

I laid down stiffly on my back feeling as if the bed was made of nails...

His palms felt cool against my hot skin, I couldn't bear his intense gaze so I shut my eyes closed as he began to cool my burning skin with the cool wet towel....

He stopped for a while and I guessed he was done, I opened my eyes slowly to be met with his outright stare.....I was shocked by our close proximity

His warm breath fanned my cheeks, he brought a finger to brush away a strand of hair that had fallen to my cheeks...

Right now he almost looked as if he cared about me....like he was taking care of a sick girlfriend.....

He blinked and the look was gone, replaced by the blank mask I knew all too well....

"You don't look fine, I think you really need a doctor"

"I'm really f..fine " I croaked out trying to get in a sitting position but failed

"No you are not!you can't even sit yourself up, how can you say you are fine!"He snapped

"I'll be once I take my m...medicines " i said

He was quiet for a while , his gaze was focused hard on something, i followed his gaze down to my hand I had mistakenly cut with his pocket knife the other night

He snatched my arm up to his gaze then snapped it back to mine

"How did you get this?Does it still hurt ?"His gaze was on mine as he circled the injury lightly

"Do you ever care if I'm hurt?Why do you pretend to care now?Y...you hate me remember?

As soon as those words left my mouth I instantly regretted it