LEO
She was still trembling from the aftershocks when I carried her into the shower.
I set her on the marble bench, stripped off what was left of our clothes, and turned the water on hot. Steam filled the glass enclosure instantly. She didn’t fight me when I stepped in behind her, just let me pull her back against my chest while the spray beat down on both of us.
We just stood there. My arms around her waist. Her head tipped back against my shoulder. Water sluicing over the fresh bite mark I’d left on her neck and the scratches she’d left down my back.
I should have kept my mouth shut.
Instead, I said the one thing that could break whatever fragile thing we’d just started.
“I need to tell you something.”
Emily stiffened. “If it’s more rules, I swear to God…”
“It’s not rules.” I rea
