Flashback continued
( Spring, 1893–Hallowmere, Carter Manor)
The fire hissed and crackled, casting shadows that danced like spirits across the wooden walls. Elias stood frozen, one hand clenched at his side, the other still burning with the ghost of her touch.
He was a bachelor… had vowed to remain one till the end of his time. Family life never excited him. Nothing did, except his research and studies. And his patients, of course.
But now, at the moment, he felt like sin was his everyday routine. He could not comprehend what was wrong with him.
He turned his back to the bed.
But it was no use.
It seemed like his body had a will of its own. His chest heaved, and the warmth kept coiling low in his belly.A completely irrational reflex!
“You are a man of morality.You treat not mol
