Chapter 19

As I complied he reached down and released the drain on the bathwater. Turning to me, his eyes still glowing, he picked me up and moved with me into the shower. Without even removing his clothes he turned the water on.

"You're going to get soaked!" I chastised him trying to push him out. I was completely ineffective in moving him. Taking up a washcloth he started to scrub me harshly.

"Nate," he bellowed sharply as he washed me. "In here now."

I didn't have time to voice my objections when Nate appeared in the doorway.

"The soap, same as before, get me the antidote," Joel commanded as he continued to wash and rinse my skin brusquely.

I'm no genius, but antidote in my mind meant poison.

"What did I do?" I whispered to Joel.

"A perfectly normal human female thing; I assume they thought you would do this first thing after I left this morning. The poison is effective, but takes