"You really don't need to go to such extremes," Selina replied, her tone slightly uncomfortable.
Rey slipped his phone back into his pocket. "Any other concerns?"
"Just how intimate does this arrangement need to be? You're not expecting me to share a bed with you, are you?" she asked bluntly.
Rey's gaze sharpened. "What about you? Would you want to share a bed with me?"
Selina shook her head immediately, without any hesitation.
'Sleeping together is absolutely out of the question,' Selina told herself.
Rey reminded her of that forbidden candy from childhood—so tempting that she couldn't resist getting addicted.
But precisely because he was so addictive, breaking free from him had been agonizing.
She'd already endured that kind of torment once, and she refused to repeat that mistake.
Rey looked down, concealing the disappointment that flashed in his eyes.
