~~~~~Nero I should've pretended to be asleep. She was bare under that flimsy towel she had cloaked around her, I just knew. She was especially vulnerable now, and all it’d take would be for me to hook a finger into the knot she had clasped around her chest to see everything. Without a word, I went into my walk-in closet to find her something to wear. I needed something to do instead of grabbing her waist, pushing her against the wall, and devouring her lips. What was I thinking, letting her sleep beside me tonight? And I had agreed not to f**k her. I, Nero, had agreed not to have my way with a woman simply because she didn’t want to. I was possessed. She followed me into the closet. “Wow,” she exclaimed, her eyes sweeping the entire wardrobe. “This is beautiful.” She made to touch

