He's seducing me, and I'm letting him.

"It's been a while since we've had time alone, just the two of us. I didn't realize how much I'd missed you until now, even though we've been together all this time."

Penny's lips parted slightly, her breath catching in her throat. Her mouth felt dry as his dark gaze locked onto hers, mirroring her stunned expression. Her racing heart drummed in her ears, drowning out the rational thoughts in her mind.

She pressed her lips into a thin line, swallowing to ease the tension in her throat.

"Grandma gave me this tea," Zoren's low baritone pierced through the thickening tension between them. "She said it'll help me tonight."

"A tea to help you... tonight?" she repeated, her voice almost hoarse. He nodded. "Like... how?"

"She said not all women are easily satisfied."