The Hollow Ache

Lillian came to each session with a quiet intensity that left him unsettled, and for reason

an unexpected question that Elias found himself speechless for a moment. He had experienced pleasure, of course,he was human.

eyes narrowed, as if she were examining him more closely now. "I mean true pleasure. The kind

ire, emotions of any kind. I'm not that kind of person, he told himself. I'm a professional. But a small voi

"She didn't flinch. "Afraid of losing control. Of feeling something you can't hide from."He couldn't deny that it struck a chord. He had spent his