Page 13 of One Forbidden Moment

"There's no reason to delay sleep."His gaze dropped to her chest.The sweatshirt hid nothing.He knew exactly what was underneath the material."Unless you want me to entertain you."

Color drained from her face.She pressed back into the chair, her fingers tightening around her knees.

Moe stayed on the couch.He let the truth settle over her.

She was afraid of him.And she should be.

Fear was normal.Fear made sense.Fear kept people alive.

If he wanted to, he could pin her to the bed and have sex with her.His cock pulsed to life.He should want sex.He knew that much.Some moments, like now, the urge was there, pushing him toward her.Other times, he wondered where his desires had gone.Had it left like so many of the other emotions that escaped him in Everstill?

He jerked his chin toward the hallway."Come on.You need sleep."

She hesitated, her throat working as she swallowed."Do you...do you have to stay in the room?"

He let the question hang between them, thick and trembling.

Then he nodded once."Yeah."

Her eyes filled with something that wasn't quite tears but wasn't far from it.She looked away, shoulders curling inward.

She needed to learn how to cope in Everstill.Soon, her worries would fade away.Her thoughts would stay on task.Emotional pain would stop hurting.

That's what happened to him and the others.

"Let's go."He stood, motioning her to get up.

She jumped, hurrying toward the room.The sweats threatened to slide off her hips.Hips that swayed side to side when she walked.

He refused to hide the way his body reacted to her.If they were going to live together, she would have to get used to him.

And the moment she wasn't in fight-or-flight mode and accepted her place in Everstill, he was going to have sex with her.

Chapter 6

Jillian