Needed

The end of the sentence in Moreau's throat was immediately held back. Her breath caught as the man without warning dragged their bodies into the room. The door was locked and Abihirt still towered over her, so close. The expression on that handsome face was unreadable, like he was gathering something... then, in the end, Abihirt traced Moreau's entire appearance. It was almost without pause simply studying every detail of the shape of her bare feet. Slowly, the gray eyes rose to scrutinize a body in a bathrobe, then stopped at the mesmerizing pink and ripe lips.

Moreau swallowed harshly after desperately restraining herself. There was no telling what Abihirt was thinking, but if the man came looking for Chicao, she needed to tell her stepfather that she never intended to take the dog. Barbara had left it and how Abihirt would reach here after the woman probably delivered the message.

"What do you want to do, Abi?"

Moreau's anticipation rose as the sweep of her stepfather's hand i