Chapter 62 Wedding Night (2)

• Lincoln's fingertips provided her with comfort and warmth as they gently caressed her neck and upper chest. But Scarlett's soul recoiled, frozen by memories that resurrected echoes of pain long buried.
• He tentatively peeled the delicate straps from her tired shoulders, his lips exploring the exposed territory as he did so. At this same time, her pleadings reverberated throughout the various parts of her consciousness; it was a distressing recollection that Scarlett was compelled to revisit.
• She retreated from him, mistaking him for an apparition from her most terrifying nightmares, and a cry erupted through the air. It was a cry of dread and confusion during that moment.