Chapter 61. Let Him Lead

As soon as Beauty got to her room, she slammed the door shut and leaned back against it. Her mind was flooded with images of Bruno—how he looked at her, how his gaze had traced her body, and his little, dirty smirk.

“It was sexy the way his lips curled to one side, but still, what the hell just happened?!” She couldn’t get over how embarrassing the whole situation was. Especially when she thought he had seen it before, and well, there’s nothing new about that, but then he said it was done in the dark. How embarrassing!

She yelled inwardly. “Why didn’t I think before rushing downstairs half-naked?!”

Her fingers trembled as she wrapped her arms around herself, still feeling the heat of his stare. She had never felt so exposed, so raw, yet so… willing to fall into those arms. It had been a long time since a man gave her such a look of desire.

She quickly reminded herself that may be desperate for true love and affection, but she shouldn’t forget so soon how the