When Roman finally carried Evelyn out of the bathroom, her entire face and the tips of her ears were burning red. She still couldn’t believe he had actually bathed her like a child, completely ignoring her weak protests. His reasoning had been calm and annoyingly logical: water on her wounds could cause infection. That didn’t make it any less embarrassing He had bathed her so well like a kid, scrubbing and touching her sensitive parts with a straight face, like it was a normal thing to do.

Evelyn was too embarrassed to even look at him now. After settling her gently onto the bed and wrapping her securely in a...