A few feet from the pool, a mat has been prepared with several pillows and layers of sheets placed upon it. At the head of the mat, there are jars that appear to contain different kinds of liquids, and the perimeter of the mat is marked by white flowers sprinkled about it.When we take a few more steps toward the water, Alden opens his eyes slowly and looks right at me. “I warned you about that storm. I said you would get cold and you did not listen. You chose to bite me instead,” he says with a smirk.“I-I,” I try to talk but nothing intelligible comes out of my mouth. Between my congested airways and the sight of a naked Alden, there isn’t much energy left in my body that can be allocated to speaking.“Lay on the mat,” he says.Once again, I oblige without argument. Alden watches me as I change positions on the mat at least four times, still trying to find a position that allows air to come into my lungs. I eventually settle on lying on my right side.“Leave us,” I hear him say an
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