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We do not make it back to the packhouse until night time so I take Elle to one of our spare rooms before we head to bed. I expect to fall into an instant sleep after the long day of fighting and travelling but after one look at Dante as he stares at me intently and I know that that is not going to happen for a few hours. 

I look over my shoulder at him as I head into the bathroom leaving a trail of clothes in my wake. He follows like he is in a trance as he begins to lose his clothes as well. I turn the water on in the garden tub right before he pounces on me. The water has not even filled the tub an entire inch before we are sinking onto the ground in front of the tub. He is rougher than normal after all of our time apart but we cannot keep our hands off of each other as we finish in a tangled mess before the tub is completely full.

Slowly, I pull my sore body into the hot bath tub and let out a sigh as he settles in behind me. He starts to wash my hair as I rela