Suddenly, a large hand groped her back, startling her. Her eyes flew open.
"Ah! Who is it?" Ashley Bowen instinctively tried to use her self-defense moves on the person behind her, but her elbow was caught the moment she jabbed it back.
"Quick on the uptake, aren't you? Defending yourself without even checking who it is?" Yuri Sinclair's teasing voice drifted over.
Ashley Bowen quickly turned her head, her face instantly flushing red. "Uh, Third... Third..." She couldn't get the rest of his title out.
"Cat got your tongue?" Yuri Sinclair looked at her with amusement. Her face was flushed a lovely shade of pink from soaking in the hot spring for so long.
The rosy blush made her look even shyer, an alluring sight that made one's heart itch.
Ashley Bowen stammered, unable to form a single word.
'Weren't the hot springs separated by gender? How did he get over here? And his leg... How did he manage to approach me so silently?'
