Ready to Burn

Kaelia

“You should shower,” I said, my voice coming out all shaky. “You’ve got... there’s blood.”

His eyes got darker. “Does it bother you? Seeing what I do?”

“No,” I answered right away. “Should it?”

“Most people would say yes. Most wives would be horrified.”

“I’m not most wives.” I lifted my chin. “And you’re not most husbands.”

His hand tightened on my jaw, barely, but I felt it. “No. I’m