Chapter 198

"Haa... haa..." The wind and rain blew in, dragging in his hot, uneven breathing. Apart from when they were doing that, she'd never seen him pant like this. "Still hurting?" His voice was tight. Calliope shook her head hard, almost crying on the spot. She suddenly really wanted to hug him. But the second she reached out, he blocked her hand. "It's pouring out there," he said, voice low. "Climb over to the passenger seat." She did as she was told, crawling over without a peep. Conrad got in after her, quickly pulling off his soaked black T-shirt. His upper body was exposed in the dim car light-well-built, each line of muscle precise and powerful, packed with masculine energy. He wrung out the dripping shirt and roughly wiped his face and hair-his movements raw, a little wild. "From now on, I'm watching you eat your meals. All three, every day. You're not skipping on my watch again." Calliope sniffled, eyeing him. "You didn't have to run up here like that... It's freezing today and you c