14
A split second of silence followed my explanation to Sean’s dad and brother that night.
“You did what?” Ethan asked.
“I doused myself in a perfume I found in one of the bedrooms,” I said for the second time. “In the hope of counteracting the effect they were having on you.”
“Counteracting?” He snarled, pushing to his feet. “Counteracting? Do you have any idea how much I wanted to—”
“Yes,” I cut in. “I picked up everyone’s feelings loud and clear.”
“Do you have any idea how much danger you put yourself in today?” he asked, and I flinched at his tone. “If any of us had less control, you would have been in serious trouble. As it was, Josh barely contained himself.”
I remained quiet about Sean’s lack of control.
“Watching Josh, with his hands all over you, when I ...” Ethan paused,
