Page 130 of Master of My Life

Neither spoke for a few minutes. He hated to ask Ethan to fulfill his promise but didn’t see any

other option. “Ethan—”

“You want me to?”

“She needs help.”

“I know.” Ethan sighed. “You owe me.” He gave a low chuckle.

“I owe you my life.”

“Yeah, you do. I’ll call you later.”

Chase stared blankly at the computer screen, then shook his head and blinked. The sooner he

figured out this mess, the quicker he could get back to Sabrina, though maybe it was good he was gone

at this particular moment. He called Corey back. “What have you found?”

Sabrina leaned her head against the wall, tears streaming down her cheeks. The icy cold water had

done nothing to cool her hot body. She shivered, goosebumps all over.

Why couldn’t she be even halfway normal and able to overcome these stupid bodily sensations? It

was just sex. How could she need it so badly?

The bathroom door opened, and she looked through the glass shower door to see Ethan step

inside. He undressed and Sabrina swallowed. She’d seen his glorious upper body many times. His

lower body was as beautiful. He kept his black boxer briefs on and opened the shower door.

“Wh-wh-what are you doing?” she asked, her teeth chattering.

He stepped inside and yelped. “Why is the water freezing?” He turned the knobs until the water

grew warm then turned back to her. “Did freezing yourself help?”

She shook her head, staring at the water running down his hard chest. His nipples were hard, and

it took every ounce of self-control to not reach out and touch him. She backed away, pressing her

palms to the cold wall.

“What are you doing?” she repeated.

He tilted his head. “Chase asked me to help you.” He reached out and ran his hand up her arm.

Her jaw trembled. “Help?”

He stepped closer, his body heat warming her. He slid his hand up to her neck and caressed her

jaw with his thumb. He leaned forward and brought his mouth to her ear. “You need touch,” he

whispered.

She shivered and swallowed hard. “I w-want to be strong for Ch-Chase,” she whispered, but her

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