Chapter 49

“I'll fall asleep,” she said, offering a light shrug of her narrow shoulders when he flicked a sceptical glance at her. “It happens,” she insisted. “So I've learned to be careful.”

“I've seen you drink before,” he reminded her. “And I don't recall you falling asleep afterwards.” In fact she seemed like she'd be feisty instead if anything. The thought send blood rushing to his cock and he groaned inwardly. He didn't want to frighten her, but if he didn't find a way to be alone with her soon, he'd go insane.

“Sipping sparingly at it,” she corrected. “As I suspect everyone else was doing.”

His next words came without thought and he regretted it immediately, “I bet you wouldn't have such reservations with Sebastian,”

“Believe whatever you want,” she shrugged, refusing to take the bait.

He was pissed again, and yet he smiled. He watched her watch the smile materialise with the kind of concentration that set his