CHAPTER 16 ELENA It had happened again. Elena leaned her head against the shower wall, closed her eyes, and berated herself. Twice now she’d had s*x with Viking without using protection. You’d think she would have learned her lesson by now. Sadly, she hadn’t. How else could she explain the fact that all reason left her brain as soon as he touched her? Why else would she let him use her body over and over again, while she knew he hated her? Worse, she had joined him in the fray. Skin to skin, lips locked, nothing was sweeter. Nothing in this world made her feel more alive than when she was with her Viking. Then again, it wasn’t that time of the month, so she should be safe. The same couldn’t be said about her heart. It still lay in pieces, shattered from the fact he’d only married her so

