“Here for more?'

'I'm here to settle the debt between us.'

His words were guttural. Her toes curled beneath the blanket.

But her voice remained surprisingly calm. 'What debt?'

'The one I owe you for last night.'

He spoke as if there was no room in him for teasing, for humour. His eyes drifted lower than her face, noting the hammering of her pulse. 'We have unfinished business.'

She grappled for anything to guard against him. 'Male pride is a thing of wonder.' When he didn't respond, she threw another wall his way. 'Why are you even here? You made it clear enough that last night was a mistake.'

He was having none of it. 'I never said that.' His attention remained fixed on her hammering pulse.

'You didn't need to. I saw it in your eyes.”