William casually unbuttoned his sleeves and, without any hesitation, shrugged off his shirt, tossing it onto the chair beside him.

He wrapped his arms around Sophia again, and now, with only a thin layer of fabric between them, Sophia could clearly feel the hard contours of his chest muscles pressing against her back.

A slight glance down revealed William’s muscled arm resting in front of her. His well-defined biceps flowed seamlessly into his forearm, and down to ...