AMARA’S POV

My body still stung from the burns I had sustained at the tub earlier this afternoon. The pain was a lot more bearable after Caelan applied the ointment.

Something churned at the memory of that moment. I was so deranged with pain that I let him place his disease infested hands on me.

And it shames me to admit but, I actually enjoyed it.

Perhaps it was the desire for my body to get some kind of relief after enduring such great pain. That had to be why his hands felt so good. On a ...