“Let me go,” I scream hysterically as Joel grips me in a bear hug and I beat at his chest.
I have an overwhelming urge to remove every trace of Niall from me. I feel like his scent is crawling all over my body like a thousand ants. Joel reaches around and shuts off the water with a curse.
“Shh, calm down, Freya, please. You are hurting yourself,” he begs as he drops down to the floor, still holding me against him.
“I need to get his scent off of me. I hate it, Joel, I hate him,” I cry.
“I know, and I'm going to help you but burning your skin off is not the answer,” he soothes, stroking his hand over my hair and rocking me slightly as I curl up in his lap.
Joel holds me until my tears dry up and I calm down.
“Why are you so nice to me?” I ask as I remember what he'd told me about his
