The Knight's Mysterious Maid-Chapter 243: Alone (3)

"The children have a habit of taking a long time to get out of the carriage, don’t they?" Beatrice noted after Rafael and Annalise did not get out of the carriage right away after it stopped. "They must be waiting for us to go inside. I need your help getting out of this dress, River. I swear it has become tighter as the hours went by."

River held Beatrice’s hand to walk her inside in case she might fall from how tired she was since she was nodding off to sleep on the ride home. "You can turn in for the night," he ordered the knights since Rafael was taking his time to get out of the carriage.

Whatever Rafael was doing with Annalise, he should have stopped to let the knights who were with them at the ball go off to get food and rest as the others stayed awake to guard the house during the night. River didn’t see the reason for the two to be so secretive when it was obvious they liked each other.

"At this rate, I might be planning a wedding sooner than I thought," said Beatrice.

Hearing this, he remembered why the two were being secretive and decided he would let Rafael off the hook tonight. To help the two be able to get out of the carriage sooner, he lifted Beatrice so he would take her to their room.

He wouldn’t put it past her to wait around a corner to see how Rafael and Annalise looked when they came out of the carriage. She was tired and she needed to get cleaned up before going to bed. This trip was for the two of them to have fun and relax too so he wasn’t going to spend it thinking about Rafael and Annalise.

While River lifted Beatrice inside, the knights headed to their rooms as the other knights meant to stay up to watch the house during the night were already walking around.

Inside the carriage, Annalise glared at Rafael.

"I told you to stop before we returned," she said, trying to fix her appearance before the doors would open.

In the midst of their kiss, his hands roamed her hair and messed it up more than she would have liked.

"I did, but you kissed me again when I tried to stop. You look fine," Rafael said, taking in her appearance that was fine. She was concerned over nothing. "Don’t spend so much time here. I will be waiting for you in my room," he said as he opened the door on his side.

Knowing Annalise, she wouldn’t want them to walk inside together even though their rooms were right next to each other. He didn’t mind letting her come a little after him since he had a plan in mind to seduce her.

Annalise sat in disbelief that Rafael did not wait for her when it was because of him that her hair was a mess. Before she liked his interest in her hair, but now that it had her spending so much time trying to smooth it out, she needed him to keep his fingers out of her hair.

Annalise waited for Rafael to reach the door to exit the carriage and follow him inside up to their rooms. When she reached the second floor where their rooms were, Rafael was nowhere to be seen as he already walked inside of his bedroom.

Annalise slowly walked down that hall, considering if she would do as he wanted and go into his room or go inside her room to make him angry.

"He has turned me into a fool," Annalise muttered, inching closer to his room. How was she to avoid him when the night was going well?

Annalise touched the doorknob and took a deep breath before turning it. She had no idea what would happen when she stepped foot inside his room or how long she would be there. Whatever awaited her tonight, she knew she was going to enjoy herself.

Annalise slowly opened the door and already she was enjoying herself thanks to the sight of Rafael getting undressed. His coat was on the bed and he was working on undoing the buttons of his shirt. Half of his chest was already exposed for her eyes to enjoy every bit of.

Annalise stepped inside and closed the door before a maid or someone else could walk the hall and find her there. This wasn’t the time for any interruptions.

"Don’t you think it is rude that you didn’t wait for me before undressing? I believe I have made it very clear that I like to see you without a shirt. I would have enjoyed every second of you taking off your shirt. Thankfully, I am not late for the ending," Annalise said, making her way to the bed to enjoy the last moments of Rafael taking off his shirt.

Rafael continued to unbutton his shirt and didn’t look at Annalise being the pervert she said she wasn’t. "Will you be returning the favour and strip for me?" He asked.

"It is you who asked for me to be here so you must be the one entertaining me. Though I wouldn’t mind your help to take off this dress. Why must it be so tight?" Annalise asked, trying to reach behind her to take it off. "It is a miracle that I did not faint."

Rafael pulled his shirt off his body and tossed it to the side to be picked up later. He finally looked at Annalise sitting on his bed with her eyes glued to his body. There was no doubt about her attraction to him. "Stand and I will help you out of it," he said.

Annalise stood up, not afraid to have him help her out of the dress. She was confident in herself to not be shy before him. She stood in front of him and turned around for him to get to work on taking off her dress. "It is a shame that I cannot see the view behind me now," she said, looking over her shoulder at him.

She flinched as his slightly icy hands touched her skin. His fingers fidgeted with the first button. She felt his warm breath on her skin when he got close to see what he was doing. There wasn’t enough light in the room to help him find the buttons which blended in with the dress. freeweɓnøvel.com

Annalise could not take the silence in the room and the way his fingers occasionally brushed her skin, causing a ticklish feeling which sent a wave of pleasure throughout her body. "How did you know the dress would fit me perfectly? Did you sneak into my room while I was sleeping and measure me?" She asked, hoping to disrupt the silence.

"We both know that I wouldn’t sneak into your room and if I was foolish to do so, you would wake up to flip me and then beat the life out of me. I can only stomach one flip from you. You are not to give away this dress to anyone. It is special and I want to see you in it again," Rafael said, slowly pushing the dress down her shoulders now that it was loose.

He took his time pushing the dress off her shoulders to give her time to stop him. She wouldn’t be standing naked before him, but she would be dressed in a way most unmarried young ladies didn’t want men to see them.

"That is true," Annalise agreed with him on her flipping him. She wasn’t a light sleeper and would’ve heard the door open. "I wouldn’t give it away, but don’t you know most ladies don’t like to wear a dress twice?"

"Then I will buy you many like this one."

"What took you so long?" She asked when the dress fell to her feet. "You do not need to question if I will change my mind from this point on. I am not mute to not be able to tell you to stop or that I do not enjoy something. Did you call me here to act shy?"

"No," Rafael replied, moving her hair to be over her left shoulder and out of the way. He then placed his right thumb under her chin to have her looking up at him.

Annalise pressed her back on his chest and tiptoed to reach him. She snaked her right hand around his neck to pull him down to meet her. Now was hardly the time for either one to be acting shy all of a sudden when they both knew why she was here.