Chapter Nine
Cleansing
He carried her into the tent, setting her on the bedroll once they were inside. As he zipped up the doorway, Billie slipped off her boots and shucked her vest. Reaching for the buttons on her shirt, she was stopped when Patrick dropped to his knees in front of her and batted her hands away. She watched the intense look on his face as he struggled with the task. Eventually, the shirt parted, and he stared at the white thermal underwear beneath it. She laughed softly and jerked the tail from her waistband. Patrick grabbed the ends and helped to pull it over her head. That left her in her bra. Billie quickly undid it, tossed it to the side, and wrapped her arms around herself, shivering from the cold.
"Get inside," he gruffly ordered her, unzipping the bag. He stuffe
