Ray managed to reach Max's room to find it empty. As his heart throbbed with a desperate urgency, he threw himself under the shower without his clothes off. Ray’s hand slid down his abdomen, his grip firm, his touch searing. The cold water sliding over his body, meant to soothe him was a river of temptation that only heightened the ache within him, the flames of his desire raging out of control. He groaned as his hand found the source of his need, his arousal hard and insistent against his palm. As his eyes flickered between the reality of the shower and the mirage of his own desire, his mind was fixed on one thing. No matter how hard he tried to divert his thoughts, no matter how he willed himself to think of something else, there was only one face that clouded his memory, deep into h

