Chapter 17

I never heard Adam come back into the room and I never heard lunch being brought in. I slept right through it all.

When I opened my eyes, I opened them to a nearly dark room. Getting out of the bed, I saw the sun setting behind the mountains off in the far distance.

It didn't take long for me to remember I was about to enter Heat again. My throat was dry and scratchy and I was achy all over.

I walked over to the untouched tray of food that had beenbbrought in while I slept. The soup was long-cold, but I downed the glass of water in two

gulps. I changed out of my dress into Adam's t-shirt and washed off what was left of my makeup.

The cold water felt refreshing on my skin.

Sweat had already begun to accumulate on my forehead and thebsun hadn't even set yet. I turned on a few lamps and ran a bath full of cold water. I stuck my feet in it for a while until it was no longer satisfactory. I felt like my insides were on fire. It was like I was trapped in a locked car on a mid-summer's day