Chapter 20
I’d meant to use the seconds before being noticed to build some sort of internal wall against Sebastien’s overwhelming charm. But, instead, the warmth in my companion’s voice was as effective as any alpha compulsion. Muscles moved without conscious volition, and before I knew it I’d skittered through the doorway and right up into his personal space.
Only then did my companion realize that I had no place to sit. Which meant I missed out on the handshake I’d been looking forward to all day, although I was graced with an excellent view of Sebastien’s well-formed backside as he turned to scoop a stack of well-thumbed periodicals out of the visitor’s chair.
“I’m afraid I’ve spread my research out over every available surface,” the professor mumbled as he worked. “I don’t get many
