Yuletide Protector
“She swatted Brian’s hand away when he reached down to rub the raw skin beneath the ankle bracelet that allowed KCPD to keep track of his movements.
“Here.” Sitting on the edge of the bed, the woman dabbed a cotton ball soaked with hydrogen peroxide against the wounds where he’d scratched it. His breath hissed as she pushed aside his pajama pant leg to cleanse the self-inflicted wounds. “Poor thing,” she sympathized, glancing at the clock on the bedside table as she reached for the ointment.... Her colleague had better call soon. The police weren’t the only ones with the ability to monitor their prey. She smiled as she straightened and opened the tube. “It must sting.”
His hands fisted in the covers as he fought to control his illness. “I want it off. Now.”
“You can’t do that, darling.” She rubbed the soothing gel beneath the ring on his leg. “We have to show the judge how well you’re cooperating with his mandate.MoreLess
“Here.” Sitting on the edge of the bed, the woman dabbed a cotton ball soaked with hydrogen peroxide against the wounds where he’d scratched it. His breath hissed as she pushed aside his pajama pant leg to cleanse the self-inflicted wounds. “Poor thing,” she sympathized, glancing at the clock on the bedside table as she reached for the ointment.... Her colleague had better call soon. The police weren’t the only ones with the ability to monitor their prey. She smiled as she straightened and opened the tube. “It must sting.”
His hands fisted in the covers as he fought to control his illness. “I want it off. Now.”
“You can’t do that, darling.” She rubbed the soothing gel beneath the ring on his leg. “We have to show the judge how well you’re cooperating with his mandate.MoreLess
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