The sensation of Kolton's fingertips tracing along her wounded back made Kimi's breath catch in her throat. Despite the sharp pain radiating through her skin, his touch ignited something unexpected deep within her core.
His knuckles moved with deliberate slowness across her upper back. She couldn't comprehend how he planned to heal injuries that others had declared impossible to fix.
"This isn't helping anything. Move away from me, Kolton... Oh!"
A gasp escaped her lips when he pressed closer, his mouth finding the sensitive curve where her neck met her shoulder.
His grip shifted from her hair to the fabric of her dress, pulling it down past her shoulders to expose the full extent of her wounds.
"Kolton, stop this!"
Anger flashed through her voice, though confusion dominated her thoughts. How could he possibly heal what an epsilon had declared beyond repair?
