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Ephrai as hell! In another week that sive in This surely was a battle of wills at this point Neither was talking to the other more than as absolutely necessary and they seeravate and tease each other It was really pissing her off This was a ga to lose She hated to lose so she would start doing what any sane woman in this situation would do, cheat

She would have hiiveness He’d already apologized and in the back of her mind she understood and even appreciated what he’d done for her and their son, but she was still hurt by his ht It could have been done so differently That hat hurt the most The fear and the bitter loneliness she felt while he was doing it

Madison loved him Hell, she adored him, but he had to learn that he couldn’t treat her like that ever again She wasn’t some child to be handled He hurt her He was the one man she trusted above everyone else, the only man she ever trusted, and he did this to her without her perive him, but only on her ter himself when she put the first part of her plan into motion He had a routine that he never faltered from He woke up, drank two pints of blood, relieved hi came between him and his shower

Last hen the city had to shut the water off to fix thefor the water to be turned on It seemed to be his weakness, well one of his weaknesses With a coy smile Madison stripped out of her tee shirt and pajama pants and stepped into the shower She turned on the water and s mad She looked forward to it

"Pass the soap?" his asked from behind her

She shrieked and ju thanks to hi roveled she would have to ask hi that!" she snapped It was hell on her nerves It really was

He yawned loudly "Sorry," hehis stoainst her Then he stepped back as if it was nothing Her body on the other hand was on fire now

"Ephrai sure to sound put out

"A shower What does it look like? You know I always take a shower first thing in the "

"But I’m in here," she pointed out irritated

"Hmm, so you are How about that?" he said in an a him her best scowl "Get out"

"Of course, how rude of et out"

"I’ht face

She groaned "You can’t be in here I’ether as his eyes ran down her body, slowly "Look at that you are Hine that"

He lowered his head over her to wet his hair When he straightened again he wiped the excess water off his face Since he was no longer looking at her she decided to give up glaring at him and finish her shower This match was lost