Chapter 460

"Did you find it? The layout is the same as the apartment across the hall. The walk- in closet is right opposite the bed..."

The woman's soft, steamy voice drifted from the bathroom. The irritation Rowan had just managed to suppress at the door came rushing back, now as a restless heat coursing through his veins.

Inside the bathroom, Elissa belatedly remembered her collection of sexy little nightgowns, gifts from Tanya Foster who had told her to wear them to please herself once in a while. But she'd been so busy over the past year that she hadn't gotten around to pleasing herself.

Thinking of Rowan's inherently wicked streak, Elissa could already guess which set of pajamas he was going to bring her. At that thought, her already flushed cheeks burned even hotter. That would be even more embarrassing than wearing one of his shirts.

"Knock, knock-"

The knock came again. "Open up."

The man's voice was simple and direct, his tone raspy as if scraped by gravel.

Elissa braced herself and opened the door just a crack, extending a slender, pale arm. "Give them to me."

Rowan lowered his gaze, hooking the thin straps of the nightgown onto her fingers. The feel of the fabric was exactly what she had expected. Pervert!

Fighting the urge to curse at him, Elissa quickly pulled the nightgown inside. When she saw what it was, she froze.

It was a child's nightgown.

She'd bought it a couple of months ago after seeing it on a shopping app, thinking it was cute. It was originally a birthday gift for a college roommate's daughter, but she had entered the wrong address. By the time she realized her mistake, the nightgown had already arrived. She figured she would have her own child soon enough, so she'd decided to keep it.

She never thought...

"Oh, wrong one."

Rowan's casual voice came from outside the door, and his large,

well-defined hand read net

the crack, holding set of

through.

comfortable, plain cotton pajamas.

"

Elissa knew he'd done it on purpose. As she reached for the pajamas, she muttered

under her breath, "How could you mix up something so different?"

Unfortunately for her, the man had excellent hearing. With a slight twist of his wrist,

he pretended to pull the pajamas back.

." Elissa quickly grabbed them, her surrender swift. "I was wrong!"

Only then did he relent, and she snatched the pajamas from his hand.

After changing, she opened the door and saw him standing there in his black shirt, still feeling inexplicably flustered. She rubbed her nose and pointed down the hall. "There's another bathroom out there why don't you..."

"No need," Rowan cut her off, feigning ignorance of her intent. "I'll just wash up here." He made it sound like he was settling for second best.

Without waiting for her to react, he walked past her and into the bathroom.

Elissa stood there stunned, watching his completely self-assured demeanor, momentarily forgetting whose apartment this was.

While she was still in a daze, the

alrege man's long, elegant fingers were et

at the top button of his shirt,

revealing his well defined

collarbones.

It was a captivating sight.

Seeing that she had no intention of closing the door and leaving, Rowan smirked. "What's below is even better. Want to see?"

Be-below?

Elissa's mind went straight into the gutter. She slammed the door shut. "Who wants to see what you have down there!"