I am sorry, MissyDionne that the chapters came as late as they did, I was preparing for Easter—I hope you enjoyed your holiday.
𝐀𝐔𝐑𝐎𝐑𝐀
The words shouldn't have helped; to be nothing should have helped to quell the way my body rioted against me.
But somehow, they did.
When the heaving finally stopped, I slumped forward, trembling and weak and utterly humiliated. I waited for the disgust, for the sharp words, for him to drop me and leave.
Instead, he reached past me to flush, then lifted me as easily as if I weighed nothing.
"Bath," he said simply, carrying me toward what I assumed was the bathroom.
The moment I saw the tub, something instinctual and terrible tugged sharply at my heart. Steam rose from the hot water and my vision swam with images I couldn't place. Heat, blistering heat, the bubbling of skin, the acrid smell of melting plastics—
