Chapter 385: Wednesday. Mlilo Animal Reserve, South Africa.

AFTER TWO DAYS of travel, Paxton was enjoying lying in a big, comfortable bed. The only thing missing was Coco. He kept his eyes shut, listening to the subtle sounds of her going through her evening routine behind the bathroom door. The minutes stretched on.

Was she stalling? Had he done something?

He sat up and frowned at the door, replaying the last hour in his head. His dick twitched, getting the wrong idea.

Should he go? Was he not reading the signals right?

The truth was he didn't fully trust himself even if the evening had gone well. With a lineage like his he had to be careful. His earliest examples of how to be a man were toxic.

Paxton ran a hand through his hair.

If he were at home and if this night had happened with a girl from a bar or one of the hangers on that used to get brought to their former bachelor pad, this was the moment when he'd find somewhere else to be. A reason to end things before the girl got the wrong idea. And yet, that was the last thing he wanted t