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"First off, I would never accept repayment Had I known Becca before all this started, I would have gladly paid to enroll her in the experiram And I’d never expect you to return thethe remainder of the money"

"It’s yours to do hat you wish"

This conversation is like a ga and my brain feels fuzzy "So hoould this work?" I ask, shocked to see I’ive ive you inity," I add

"But I didn’t take that"

"No, you didn’t," I agree A fact that I’m painfully aware of

"Are you still intact?" he asks, his tone raspy and deep

A war my panties "Of c-course" My voice is hoarse and Colton’s dark eyes roa on mine make it impossible to speak clearly

I see the vein throb at the base of his throat "Good girl," he admonishes

I’d waited twenty-one years, did he really think I’d just thrown it aith souy in the teeks we’d been apart? Why do I sense this is all some carefully crafted ploy to keep me here in his bed? "Where will I sleep?" I ask

His uest room I suppose," I say e proposition

"If you prefer"