Katala
As he promised, Noctis returned with a full sized metal bathtub. He carried the bathtub to the back of the room and in silence prepared a bath for me. I watched him work while I tried to wrap my mind about the fact the crowned prince of the Dark Desert was personally tending to me. I wanted to stop him and be the one to take care of myself. Like Nira, I always tried to be as independent as I could, especially after passing through my Heat, but I wasn’t strong enough to stand on my own legs and even less steady to carry hot water buckets like he was doing. Whatever it had happened between us had left me sore, aching and tired. Which had me thinking in dread if I would always end so exhausted after Noctis mated me.
My thoughts were soon paused by him. Noctis came to me afte
