Chapter 49

Elise stormed up the stairs towards the bedroom. The front door slammed behind her as Kane entered, but she didn’t look back. Her emotions were vacillating rapidly; at the moment anger was foremost. How dare Kane accuse her of infidelity?

Once in their room, she headed for the bathroom, locking the door behind her. Running cold water, she splashed some on her face, trying desperately to cool down. She was so hot, her nerves were on edge, her skin was crawling...

Leaning against the vanity, she looked into the mirror. Oh great! It was last night all over again: eyes dilated, cheeks flushed, rapid breathing. At least this time Kane was here, but jumping into bed with her probably wasn’t his main priority right now, and quite frankly, she was too upset with him to find the idea very appealing either.

The door handle rattled. “Elise, come out of there this instant!”

“Keep your shirt on!” She shouted back. The sound of Kane huffing and stomping away followed her c