It had been one day. She should have been healing, but for some odd reason, her foot was being a pain.

Lucas had changed the bandage and said it looked better. She couldn’t bring herself to look at it. The very thought made her feel sick.

Gripping the edge of the sink, she gritted her teeth as the pain shot right through her body. She was determined to get into that damn shower. Her body had other ideas.

The door to the bathroom opened and she cried out, trying to cover her nakedness.

Great, Mabel. He’s seen you naked.

“I heard you scream. What the fuck, Mabel?” he asked. He helped her stand, and she went to her toes on the injured foot.

She quickly swiped a towel and held it in front of her.

“I’ve seen you naked.”

“Yeah, that doesn’t count.”

“Why not?”

“Because we were both naked and it was the full moon. Our wolves were in complete control. We can’t be held responsible, and there was distance, you know. This is a shower in a house.”

She sounded stupid even to herself.

“Right, that totally makes sense. I’ll let you keep working on that argument. While we’re at it, what are you doing?”

She tilted her head back, giving in to the heat within her cheeks. “I want to take a shower. I can’t seem to put any pressure on my foot. I tried to. It won’t take it.”

He looked at the shower. “I know what to do.” He turned on the shower and climbed in.

“What are you doing?”

“You want to shower. I’d strip down naked, but if you can’t handle being naked in front of me without that distance thing you’re talking about, you couldn’t handle me in all my glory.”

She rolled her eyes. “You and your damn ego.”

“You love it.”

“You wish.”

“I do.”

She didn’t respond. The yearning in his voice was clear, and pain struck her body.

You’re hurting him.

Closing her eyes, she tried to fight off the guilt. Giving in to him wasn’t an option, but what was she to do? They were stuck here for another eleven months.

Lucas took the towel from her grip and threw it out of the shower as he picked her up. She released a yelp, but he placed her on the floor.

“There, that wasn’t so bad, was it?”

She glared at him, not saying a word.

He spun her around and had her under the water.

Tilting her head back, she basked in the spray of the water. It felt so good.

Lucas’s hands on her body were a distraction. He held her waist and her back was to him.

“I’ve got you.”