twenty-two

ELODIE

The thunder didn’t debate for lengthy.

Relatively than bringing us meals, they got here to retrieve us.

As we climbed the steps, our pillows and blanket have been in August’s arm and hanging over his shoulder, regardless of my try to persuade him that I may carry one thing since he was the wounded one. He even had the backpack.

He simply captured my hand, lacing his fingers by mine.

After we made it as much as the dwelling space of the mountain, we ate collectively. Then, August left me in his room whereas he gave the opposite dragons his aspect of the story.

I took an extended bathe, scrubbing his blood off my pores and skin and out of my hair. The one shampoo in there was extra of the unscented four-in-one stuff, however I didn’t thoughts.

We’d be again to the cabin quickly sufficient.

August stepped into the toilet as I began to show the water off. His eyes moved slowly over my determine by the clear glass of the bathe’s door. After a second, he lastly stripped.

He didn’t trouble attempting to get the bandages off earlier than becoming a member of me beneath the water.

I smiled as he grabbed my hips and pulled me to his chest. His pores and skin felt superb in opposition to mine, and I wrapped my arms round his again as he held me shut.

“I don’t assume sporting bandages within the bathe is sanitary,” I mentioned in opposition to him.

He chuckled, operating his arms down my again. “I don’t care. They’ll be a ache within the ass to get off.”

“I’ll undo them for you.”

He didn’t let go of me, although.

I rolled my eyes at him, and his lips curved upward.

He kissed my brow, and my shoulder.

Then, he lastly let go of me.

It took me a couple of minutes to get him fully unwrapped, and my abdomen clenched extra with every one I uncovered.

They have been dangerous.

“Who checked out these within the jail?”

“One of many different guys.” He reached for his crappy cleaning soap, however I grabbed his wrist to cease him.

“You’ll be able to’t simply throw that stuff on accidents like this, August.”

“Why not?”

I blinked.

I had completely zero medical coaching, so it wasn’t like I had a very good reply for him.

“You simply can’t,” I lastly mentioned.

He lifted an eyebrow at me.

I narrowed mine at him.

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