Chapter 227

Tessa looked relieved. “Would you be willing to put on a coat or wrap yourself in a blanket for a bit?”

She didn’t think twice. “Of course.”

“Thank God,” Trees muttered as he grabbed her hand. “I’ll find you something. Come with me.”

Trees led her to his bedroom. It brought back memories of being in his bed, under his body. She glanced into his bathroom and couldn’t get the steamy memory of him self-pleasuring out of her head.

He handed her a big green sweatshirt from one of his dresser drawers. “Here, put this on.”

Laila pulled the garment over her head, not surprised it swallowed her from her neck to her knees.

Then he returned to the kitchen. She followed, rolling up the too-long sleeves as he sucked down a mug of black coffee, then got down to the business of locating Tessa’s ex.

With no other way to help them, Laila started making breakfast.

As Trees was pounding away on his laptop, Zy’s phone buzzed. He scowled. “Why is One-Mile