Chapter 48: Excessive Indulgence is Bad for You

Arthur's face darkened. He stared straight into my eyes, long enough that I started to squirm under his gaze. Only when I finally looked away did his expression soften a little. A slow, seductive curve appeared on his lips, and that one tiny shift somehow made his already-perfect features even more breathtaking. When he looked like this, dangerously handsome and self-assured, it was impossible not to stare. "If you like looking so much," he said, voice low and teasing, "I'll make sure you get your fill once we're in bed." I'd been completely lost in my thoughts, and before I knew it, he had scooped me up in his arms. Still wrapped in the bedsheet, I could only blink in shock as he carried me right past the maids and up to the second floor like it was nothing. He laid me down on the bed, then reached for the sheet around me. Startled, I clutched it tighter. "Serena Cole," he said slowly, eyes narrowing, "are you turning me down?" The temperature in the room seemed to drop several degree