C25 The Kiss And Welcome

“What are you doing?” she asked, her voice edged with suspicion.

Adolphus didn’t answer right away. He dipped his hands into the water, cupping it before pouring it over her feet.

Seraphina froze.

His movements were slow, deliberate, and reverent.

With each gentle pour, he rinsed away the dirt and tension that clung to her, his touch impossibly soft for someone so powerful, so destructive