—Ellie—  

     The next morning I took a quick shower, holding my arm out of the stall so it wouldn’t get wet. The painkillers had helped with the sting. I hadn’t expected that kind of consideration from Remo, and I suspected he had ulterior motives for the gesture. 

    The sound of the lock startled me, and I quickly put another one of Kate’s long summer dresses on before I stepped out of the bathroom, my hair still damp and barefoot. 

    Tristan ...