**Scarlett's POV**
I felt my heart hammering in my chest, and with the smile radiant on Elijah's face, I know he heard it as well. He held my wrists above my head with his left hand, pushed his knee between my legs to trap me further, and used his free hand to lightly trail any exposed skin he could find. Considering I changed into a nightgown I had purchased, there was a lot he could touch. The gown was satin and felt like heaven on my skin, it was bright red and reached just above my knee, and showed the swell of my breasts perfectly. I knew I was taking a chance wearing something this exposed, but right now I had no regrets.
Elijah's fingertips lightly caressed along my jaw, down my throat, to my shoulder, down my arm, and then further down to my thigh where he stopped. His eyes foll
