Chapter 103

Before she could ask him a second time if she could join him, he had already disappeared inside the bathroom. She huffed before falling on her back. The bed kept rocking her. Didn’t she have a plant in her messenger bag that made a person sober up quickly? She rose from the bed and went to the table, and started rummaging through her bag. First, she pulled out a root that, when turned into a powder and added to a cup of tea, made a man virile. Not that Rhobart needed it. Next was a herb that could be used as an aphrodisiac. She considered making a cup of tea for him, but he had already told her he would not touch her unless she were sober. To her frustration, she didn’t find the plant she was looking for. At least the room had stopped spinning.

She was about to go back to bed when Rhobart returned to the room wearing only a pair of trousers. His hair was down, and with each step he took, his muscles flexed. He looked like a—

“You are so beautiful,” she said when he stopped in front