CHAPTER 19 I GLANCED AT the thermostat on the wall by the coatrack. Had I accidentally turned up the heating before I left? I kicked off my boots and tore my jumper over my head as I stomped up the stairs, hot, bothered, and desperate to find the release I craved. I felt like an absolute b***h as I dialled Eli’s number. What kind of girl got turned on by one guy and got off with another? Not this one, it turned out. Eli didn’t answer. I threw the phone down and cursed myself as I tossed my remaining clothes onto the floor. Now what? Everything about this situation was insane. Thinking quickly, I climbed into the shower and turned the knob all the way to freezing. Even that didn’t cool my overheated libido. I pressed my thighs together as I shrugged into my bathrobe, shivering and not i