**Scarlett's POV**
I woke up in the middle of the night, my body feeling deliciously sore. Images of last night played in my memory and I smiled to myself. I looked over my shoulder to see Elijah sleeping soundly. My husband. My mate. Without waking him, I snuck into the bathroom to take a hot shower to ease my aching my body. I tied my hair up, turned the water to hot and stepped in. As I rubbed the soap all over, I remembered how it felt for it to have his hands all over me as he pushed into me over and over again.
When I felt my body relax and loosen up, I turned off the water and wrapped a towel around me. I hadn't even realized how long I had been in the shower, but the bathroom was full of steam and the mirror was completely fogged up. I opened the bathroom door to be surprised wi
