~ TESS ~
Despite everything, I can’t deny the fear curling inside me. The unknown is a beast I haven’t yet made peace with. Any warmth I’d built up in the bath evaporates under the sudden ice of uncertainty.
Lyra survived her first shift. I can survive mine too... right? Plenty of people have been bitten and lived to tell the tale. But that doesn’t mean the pain won’t come. The next time I get a quiet moment with her, I’ll ask. I need to know what to expect.
Grabbing the shampoo beside me, I get to work. I wash my hair, scrub every inch of my skin, and shave the light bristles that have appeared in all the places I never used to worry about.
As the razor glides between my thighs, I think about how Killan’s mouth felt there. A shiver wracks my body, the memory still far too vivid. I sh
