Kylie couldn’t reject him, so she walked towards the bedroom in a pout, and lay on the bed, casually reaching for her feet, and propping them in his face. Let him smell them!

The man sat on the bed. He saw blood and pus flowing from Kylie’s sole, and, on taking a closer look, discovered that there were three broken blisters. He held Kylie’s ankle and gently laid her feet across his lap.

As the cold ointment was applied, her calf muscle tightened. Ethan glanced at her fingers, which had just gripped the pillow; she was in pain but remained silent the entire time.

Ethan’s movements became lighter, and Kylie...