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Bai Lei kneels before me and carefully takes my arm, looking at it with concern. He looks up to me and asks "What happened?" I want to laugh but all I can do is cry as I say "I don't know. I was sleeping... then I thought I had a bad dream but then..." I look back down at my arm before Bai Lei scoops me up into his arms. 

He walks us back to the room and sits on the bed with me in his lap. He reaches up and wipes my tears as he says "You're okay, I'm here. Calm down and tell me what happened in the dream." After taking a few deep breaths, I tell him everything that happened in the dream.

He strokes my back in a calming manner as his face remains calm. Even though he's doing a good job hiding it, I can still feel his hand shake as he touches me. He's scared as well but he doesn't want to show it but after telling him everything, I find myself calming.

He pulls my head to his chest so I lean over and rest my head on him as I stare at the floor. Somehow, I don't want to close my eyes. We sit in silence as the moonlight pours in through the open door but the more I think about it, the more confused I become.

I look down at my arm again as I pull my sleeve up. The dark red markings stand out on my skin as I think back to the woman. Even though she scared me, she never once attacked me. She held her hand out to me like she was asking for help or trying to help me...

If I look past all the blood... why did she come to me? Who is she and why did she leave this mark on me? I reach out with my other hand and gently touch the marks with curiosity. "I don't really know what happened but you're safe now." Bai Lei says touching my arm.

"I will try to figure out what these are but until then, I want you to tell me as soon as something happens. No matter how small and insignificant it might seem." He says rubbing the marks with his thumb. I nod my head in agreement and relax into his arms.

After a few quiet minutes, Bai Lei's hand stops at my low back as he says "I ran into my brother earlier tonight at the last meeting. He said something interesting..." I trace the markings on my arm as I "Hmmm" at him. 

His voice lowers as he says "He said something about a bath..." My entire body freezes as his words hit me. That bastard! Bai Lei's chuckle has my heart racing as I surrender to my fate. I take a deep breath and say "Somehow I'm not surprised."  

"So it's true then? You took a bath together?" He asks as his hand slowly traces up my back. I was just wearing a thin nightgown so I could feel everything clearly. I shiver at his touch as I say "I used it to my advantage to get a piece of his hair so that I could escape." His hand stops at the back of my neck as he says "You're so sweaty. You should take a bath or you could get sick."

I nervously lick my lips as I say "I'll go take one." I go to stand but Bai Lei tightens his hands on me and quickly stands saying "I'll help you." I want to protest but looking at his face, all I can do is bite my tongue and endure. This is my punishment for keeping it from him... 

He walks to the large heated pool like room and places me on my feet. I go to step away but he doesn't let me. I look up to him as he watches me with dark eyes. I sigh and ask "Are you mad?" His lips pull to the side in a small smirk as he says "What do you think love?"

I try to reason with him as I say "It didn't mean anything. I was only doing that so that I could escape." His smile grows but it doesn't quite reach his eyes as he reaches out and gently grabs the tie on my dress. 

"Of course, I know it didn't mean anything to you but it meant something to him..." He says stepping closer to me as he pulls the string. My heart races as I reach up to grab his hand saying "I don't care what he thinks." Bai Lei's eyes flash a little as he gives me a dark chuckle as he says "Oh but I do." 

He looks to my eyes as he pulls the string lose but as the dress starts to open, his dark eyes slowly trace down my body before pulling me closer by the dress. I step closer to him as I try to keep my breathing even but I was failing miserably.

His hand slowly reaches into my open dress, fingers lightly touching my skin, as I tremble from his feather-light touch. His fingers trace up the line of my side, up to my ribs, lightly skimming the outer part of my breast before reaching up and slipping the dress off my shoulders. 

His dark eyes drink in every inch of me like he was burning the image into his heart as I stand before him. His dark eyes shoot back up to mine as he fights to control his desire. He reaches up to take off his clothes so I quickly turn around and slip into the warm water.

'I can't look... don't look. It will be too much to handle.' I tell myself as I lower myself in the water with a pounding heart. When I hear the water splash a little behind me, I instantly tense. 'Control Nova, control' 

Bai Lei's fingers gently graze my bare back making me jump with surprise. I cross my arms over my chest as I turn to look at him and instantly regret it. My mouth goes dry at the sight of him standing before me in all his naked glory.