Dara

     “Why did you give me this?” I hold up the bottle. “Hugging this isn’t going to make me feel better.”

“I know why it smells different now. My sense of smell isn’t great because I scent more in the water, but when I opened the bottle, I could separate the components.” He takes it from me again and sprays the pillow I’m lying on. Rafe’s essence sinks into me. I groan, slipping my arms around the material, and then breathing him in.

Pathetically, I cry, letting out my pain as my heart breaks. My lust for him amps up to a dangerous level. My entire body is on fire....