Chapter 171 - Growing Desires (2/2)

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When I returned to the house, I was greeted with the excited Fortune. His excitement was on an altogether different level. Once I stepped inside, he jumped onto me, with his paw he tried to reach to my face by putting his weight on his hind legs. The bag in my hand was quickly placed on the ground before I supported him.

”Hey, hey. Slow down, buddy.”

Fortune's way of greeting me caused my mind to relax and my nerves slowly starting settling down.

Raising my eyes, I noticed that Innaya was not around. I could not hear any voice from the kitchen as well. That just pointed to the fact that she was upstairs. My eyes then moved to the stairs. The person responsible for my heart to fall in the web of peacefulness was nowhere in the sight.

”Innaya?” I called out to make sure that she wasn't downstairs. Lack of response asserted my doubts about her absence.

Fortune's level of excitement amazed me when the smiling face of his refused to change. He couldn't be this happy because I returned early, could he? Shaking my head, I attempted to calm him down by gentle coaxing.

”We'll play later. Let me get freshened up.”

”Woof woof.”

Why did I feel that Fortune saw through my excuse? Could it be the case that now he could also see my desire of rushing to my wife?

Never mind.

Even if he could see, what could he do? Giving him one last pat, I climbed up the stairs, two at a time. I was looking forward to surprising her. Who knew the one to be get disappointed would be me.

When I entered our bedroom, it was empty. On carefully listening, I heard the sound of water from inside. I sighed loudly. So much for wishing to hold my wife!

I plopped my butt on the bed as I sat facing the door of the bathroom. I did not how much time it would take for her inside. I wanted to observe every bit of expression on her face when she would see me. This way, I did not realize how fifteen minutes of wait felt like an eternity. Thankfully, the fact that she was only a door

away from me was enough to help me pass this duration.

The sound of water ceased from inside. Roughly around five minutes, the sound of knob turning was heard and then the door was pushed open from the inside.

I prepared myself to get up when my entire body froze.

I did not know, the desire of seeking comfort from her would change its meaning completely when I saw her. Clad only in a white towel wrapped around her body, my wife would stand before my eyes. For a moment, I had an impulse to rub my eyes. I wanted to check if I was imagining things or not. Was I being too much of a pervert to have fantasies of this kind?

Once I had this thought I wanted to smack myself. Pervert?

Fantasy? She was my wife, if not for her then for whom I was going to have such thoughts? Then again, I seriously had no such kind of intentions.

The way I was surprised, shocked, I could see the same on Innaya's face. She was frozen in her place.

The towel barely covered her legs. Being wrapped in that towel, made it look like she was wearing a very short off-shoulder dress that barely touched her mid-thigh.

My eyes were firstly stuck on those n.a.k.e.d shoulder blades. The bones moved under her ivory skin. Her long hair was tied up on her head in a bun, which left everything open in the vivid details, without hiding anything.

My throat went dry when my eyes shamelessly moved past her shoulder to her slender legs.

'Ah. Damn.'

My desires were growing, and my thoughts ran haphazardly in all sorts of directions without a single break. In a daze, I stood up.

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