Chapter 53

Alexia's face turned pale. She stopped in her tracks and slowly turned around. Her breath caught when she saw a man standing facing the wall with his zipper undone. As the realization hit, her entire face flushed a deep red. At the exact moment, Levi Thornton raised his head, and their eyes locked. He froze and stared at the woman before him as a wave of indescribable humiliation washed over him. Damn it. A man of his stature, sent to this godforsaken place, was bad enough. But getting caught mid-relief by a woman? This was the height of embarrassment. Alexia, overwhelmed by awkwardness and shame, gritted her teeth. "Disgusting! Creepy and uncivilized!" "You're the creep! What kind of sick fetish makes you want to watch a man relieving himself?" Levi's face reddened with anger as he hurriedly zipped up his pants. Flustered, he fumbled to pull up his zipper. But the more panicked he became, the more stubborn the zipper got as it refused to budge. After a struggle, he finally ma