The Coldest Man in the Room Melted Only for Me novel Chapter 471

On her neck, there were still faint red marks from where he had sucked on her skin moments ago. The sight of those intimate bruises made the burning heat in his body flare up wildly all over again.

Seeing Sebastian staring at her intently, Riley wondered if her initiative to change into a bathrobe made her seem unreserved.

She bit her lip shyly, lowering her head as her cheeks flushed. She explained softly, "My clothes were wet. It was uncomfortable."

Sebastian's Adam's apple bobbed. Forcing himself to tear his eyes away from her, he suppressed the restlessness coursing through his veins. He closed the distance between them in a few strides and draped the newly blow-dried puffer jacket over her shoulders. "Put this on. I'll have Franklin take you home."

Riley's eyes snapped up, certain she had misheard him. She confirmed in a small voice, "What did you say?"

"Take a hot shower when you get home so you don't catch a cold." Sebastian pulled her jacket tighter around her, then took two steps back, distancing himself from her intoxicating scent. He kept his eyes averted, terrified that one look at her face would shatter his control and make him pull her into his arms.

Watching the man step back to avoid her, Riley felt as if tiny, sharp silver needles were furiously piercing her heart.

He was telling her to leave. To go home.

She had offered herself to him, yet he refused to touch her.

Before, when he hadn't initiated anything, she could comfort herself with the thought that he wasn't rejecting her, just that they hadn't been together long and the time wasn't right.

But now, heavily drugged, he would rather take a freezing shower and soak in an ice bath than touch her. His revulsion was glaringly obvious. She could no longer lie to herself.

It felt like a freezing hand had clamped tightly around her heart. Even drawing a breath brought a dull, agonizing ache. Tears spilled from her eyes like pearls from a broken string.