Chapter 19: Tempted

Basil didn't ask anything else and they finished dessert in silence. Adolph ushered her from the dining room. They walked for a while before she asked her where her room had been moved.

"W-Why?"

"So I can escort you to your room."

"That's really not necessary."

"It's my castle, is it not?"

"Well, yes…"

Adolph quirked an eyebrow at her and she sighed.

"The blue guest suite…."

He smiled and led her through the corridors towards the guest suites. It was still a bit grating, but she was getting used to his high-handed tactics.

"What if you had been put in a maid's room again? I would never let my mate sleep in a place like that."

Laurel's face burned with embarrassment. She wanted to tell him she wasn't his mate, but Alice's growl of contentment was threatening to escape if she said anything.

"I was very happy."

"What do you mean?"

"When you came to the dining room, you ran straight to me…" His voice turned low and sultry, making her heart race. "You smelled great, and your face was like