Feeling Niklaus' presence right behind me felt different. He had walked close, nearly as close as for me to feel his warm breath on the skin of my neck, making goosebumps rise on my arms. I shuddered gently, trying not to show the nervousness on my face- all because of the way he looked at me. So intensely, as if I was the only thing he had ever looked at it, as if everything else in the world had disappeared to him in that moment.
It made me feel weak to my knees, and I couldn't help but gasp when I felt his cold knuckles against my bare back.
His eyes still held mine in an eye lock through the mirror while his hands gently grabbed the strings of the dress on my back, tying it while his skin brushed against mine and it was crazy how that gentle touch was driving me nuts.
I wanted more.
