She wanted to tear the bandages off, the water soaking them through until they were wet rags on her wrists. "Don't," Cole warned as he stood outside of the shower. He had his back to her and still managed to read her mind, knowing what she was thinking of doing. Sometimes the man was a pain in the ass. Sometimes. She hadn't been alone for a single minute since they'd gotten back to the hotel, Cole or Julien either by her side or within reach. Kat wasn't going to complain. Cole continued to speak. "Let them stay on for now. We can change them later if you want." "It's more of a rope burn than anything else. Damned duct tape," she said as she scrubbed herself clean. Kat lifted her mouth to the hot spray and took in a mouthful of water, worried she'd never be able to remove the chemica

