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I would've clenched my thighs together if I wasn't currently straddling him.

Dante's grip on my hips loosened.

I took the opportunity to roll off his chest. "Okay. Great. Well, I'm going to take a shower."

My legs were a little shaky, but I managed to keep my balance as I forced my wings away while I shuffled to the bathroom.

Fuck, my body hurt.

The walk wasn't long. I leaned heavily against the wall after I was out of his sight, separating myself from the gigantic vampire and staring at the window without really seeing it.

Dante was moving into the house.

He was going to try to make me like being mated to him.

What the hell was I supposed to do about it?

eighteen

OPHELIA

I didn't have much time on my own.

A few moments after I was standing beneath the water, I felt eyes on me.

A pair of gigantic hands brushed my bare waist lightly, seconds later.

I probably shouldn't have leaned against Dante's chest after what he'd said, but I leaned against him anyway. Regardless of his newfound assholery, he had definitely saved my ass in the penitentiary the night before.

Sure, maybe I could've figured it all out and done it all myself. But with how close things had been, that wasn't likely.

So, I cuddled.

He pulled me closer in response.

My eyes closed as he held me beneath the hot, falling water.

It shouldn't have been so comfortable.

It shouldn't have felt so right.

But it was. And it did.

I let out a long sigh. "I need to start washing up."

"Why?"

"I have to figure out what to do about the prison."

"Your throat is covered in bruises, you're so exhausted that your wings are drooping, and you scared the hell out of me. You're not lifting a finger today."

"I don't remember hiring you as my boss."

"You'd be better off if I was. A mate is a lot less tolerable when it comes to you risking yourself than a boss." He gently plucked something out of my feathers. I glanced over, and found a small chunk of clay between his fingers. "I'm washing these for you."

"No way. I'm too tired to fuck you right now, and that's exactly what's going to happen if you try to wash my wings."

"You being too tired for sex is the first thing we've agreed on since you woke up."