Chapter 66 Competition

Things got better after that; Derinem stayed away, and she and Master got along, though she wouldn't lie that she was doing more of the getting along with him, for recently he came back with some darkness hovering around him and more blood stains on his clothing. Making love was more intense—pleasure mixed with a little pain—and, just like Lina had said, sometimes she caught herself yearning for it while staring at his naked torso, looking down and blushing profusely when he caught her.