ELARA’S POV
Theron’s bath was outstanding. It was huge, and the water heated up quickly to an almost scalding level of hot that took my body time to adjust to. I made sure to add soap to the water to get a bubble bath going that covered my entire body, using the suds to scrub my body.
Finally done, I realized I didn’t have any clothing to change into. They hadn’t brought my things yet to my room. I only had the clothes I had worn beforehand, and now they lay in a wet mess on the floor from when I jumped in the too-hot bath and then jumped out, splashing them as they lay there.
Fuck. I lowered my head beneath the water, holding my breath. I stayed there, blocking out the world around me and imagining I was in the ocean, with no pressing matters and free. When I couldn’t hold my breath an
