Sense of Touch (cont’d)

“T–that’s not that’s…not… her brain sputtered and couldn’t get going, couldn’t make those words knit together a coherent thought.

“It’s true,” he pulled back, the worry lines suddenly visible all over his face, “Dr. Morgan put you under that night, so your body could heal. That forced shift, after being dormant for years, tore your body practically apart. When you were finally human again, damn near everything was popped out of place, torn or broken. It was I thought—I’ve seen a lot of things in my life but you… like that… I thought you were going to die. It took hours and three doctors to set and splint all of you back in place.” He shivered, swallowing the memory away like it was too painful.

“Put…me…..under…” she whispered, “Anesthesia?”

“Yea. You had a bad reaction and he couldn’t get you to wake back up. You’ve been out for four months. No one knew when or if you would ever wake back up…

“Max-?” Lita tried to speak but he put his thumb to her lips, “Don’t. You don’t have to be afraid. We’ll figure everything out later. I promise everything s okay now that you’re awake. God, I’m just so happy you’re back.”

“Please tell me you haven’t sat at my bedside every day like a soap opera?” she laughed, his words had worked to calm her down.

“Well since this is my bed…” he smiled, pressing their foreheads together, closing his eyes “I missed you so fucking much. Everyone’s going to be so happy to see you, I swear it’s been like a funeral around here.”

His touch was starting to get to her again. A mixture of warmth and prickles over her skin. And his words sent her heart racing. He’d missed her. The feeling was mutual because the more she looked at him, the more desperately she needed to be closer. It felt like ages since she’d last seen his face or felt his touch. Lita hadn’t known she could crave another person so deeply but it was true,

Cole looked down at

under his soft

“Am I still healing?”

her face, glazing over

another kiss, “I need a

eyes meeting nearly knocked the wind out of her. He looked like he wanted her right then and there, jaw set hard, nostrils flared, but Cole relented, backing off the bed and offering a hand to help her up. Pushing herself across the bed took more effort than she wanted to admit Lita’s body ached in places it shouldn’t have ached, like the arches of her feet, the space where her hip met

separate entity sharing space in her body. Her wolf had different feelings, different inclinations, different thoughts. She did things Lita would never do. Like what happened with

on her own. “I’m just outside the door, okay? If you need anything, just holler,” Cole promised, closing the door behind

in the cabinets for a razor. She didn’t even want to think of the four months of hair to shave. She groaned, snatching at her toiletries before entering the hot shower. Washing over her like a healing elixir, the water relaxed her body and mind alike, allowing

Was Ace okay? Had the tournament continued? What had everyone done for four months? She imagined everything was different now. Lita took a

of blood spilling around her teeth. The screams. Perhaps the wolf was mistaken. Perhaps there was some other explanation for all that blood. Perhaps she wasn’t…maybe she didn’t…

she remembered, Lita slid her butt up onto the counter, still completely

help,” she called out, letting the

Sense of Touch (cont)

voice trailed off as he took in every slope of her naked body. She met his touch with her own as she ran

Lita,” his voice husky and

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