Golden Veil by BelovedStranger

Chapter 199

Word Count: 100

Prompt from Stella Mira’s Soundtrack Challenge #28: Guide to Pleasing Women

He lifted her, held her in his lap, his arms wrapped snuggly around her, but not too tightly. She realized her ribs ached. She had been hurt, but the migraine she sported made thinking too painful, so she huddled there, feeling comforted while they sat in silence, allowing the medicine time to take effect.

He stroked her hair along her back, soothing her.

Rarely had a man treated her with such tender care, and she fleetingly thought other men needed to learn a lesson in pleasing a girl from him. The thought made her smile, though he didn’t see it.