Ashlynn started her work in the opulent, marble bathing chamber that adjoined their bedroom. It would take time for a fire in the hearth to warm the cold stone of the chamber and more time than that to heat the heavy iron balls that would provide warmth to the water in the bathing pool.
In the early days of their relationship, Nyrielle had used hot baths to soak up the warmth of the water, warming her own body to a temperature that resembled the living so that she wasn't cold to the touch when she held Ashlynn close. She worked hard to give Ashlynn moments when she could forget that her lover was a vampire, allowing her to come to know the woman behind the fearsome power.
