Chapter 192 - Chapter 192: Should I remind you? 

Steam clung to the air as Elias stepped out of the shower, water still dripping from his hair, his skin flushed from the heat. He had taken his time beneath the spray, trying to wash away not only the lingering heaviness of his heat but also the intrusive thoughts that had begun gnawing at him since the dinner with Uno. No matter how hard he tried to ground himself, they returned: the casual smile Uno wore while wielding truths like knives, Victor's silence that said more than words, and the cold weight of knowing without doubt that he was lying beside a god every night.