“Fucking Gods,” he panted as he buttoned his trousers. “I am fine.” Rua gritted her teeth at the look of torture on his face. “Everyone says it hurts the first time . . .” “It doesn’t have to!” he shouted. She pushed off the tree trunk and balled her fists at her side, using every ounce of restraint not to throttle him. “Stop making this a big deal.” “It is a big deal.” He bared his teeth as he yelled at her. “No, it’s not!” she screamed back. She didn’t care if she woke the whole camp. “I wanted this. You wanted this. There doesn’t need to be a bigger reason.”
