"Can I ask you something?"
"Yes,"
"Do I scare you too?" I asked. "Do you feel averse to me as well? To my touch?" Rose's eyes widened and again she bit her lip as her face turned even redder. She was so f*****g innocent. I really hoped it wouldn't come to it that I ought to explain her what mating was supposed to be.
"No," she whispered after an eternity. "You do...don't,"
"Oii, just kiss her," Noel groaned. "And give her a hug too!"
"Good," I murmured. "Because I want you to know that you are safe with me and that nobody will ever hurt you or touch you again. No one. Whatever happened in the past, will never be repeated in the future, I promise. And everything you endured, made you even more beautiful. Roses have thorns, but that doesn't take away their beauty. They make them on
