~ CATHERINE ~

"I’m going to need my hands if I'm to do anything you say, Cain."

I wait, teeth clenched and patience thinning, as Cain finally lets go of my fingers and instead loops his arms around my waist. Not that it helps. It just pins me tighter to him. His body heat wraps around me like a second skin, refusing to give me space. Even during the drive across Ashridge Hollow in Alex’s Jeep, he hadn't let up.

The memory makes my face burn.

Cain had ...