Chapter 48: Bear With It

The bed was big. Kate had just made her way to the edge when her ankle was caught and pulled back. Her body was held, and this familiar position shocked her. "Do you want it like this? Like the baboons?" Tristan breathed the hot steam on her ear. She didn't think about the baboons or chimpanzees. She was reminded of the horrible night. His body against her back was thick, hot, and with a heavier odor than last time. Kate was fixed where she was by the horror. After a few seconds of stalemate, Tristan carried her and laid her down. She wanted to struggle, but he had control over her wrists. Her arms rose beside her head in a position of surrender. The two pairs of eyes met, and both of them breathed audibly. They seemed strange to each other. Tristan adjusted her wrists and controlled them on top of her head with one of his hands. He said casually as he always did, "This has to happen, sooner or later. You wanted it. No one to blame." And then he used one hand to undress her. F