He knocked on the door.
“Yes?” she called out.
“Lock the door,” he ordered, nodding with satisfaction as he heard her set the lock.
“How the hell did the room next to ours become free?” Eli asked in a quiet voice.
“It wasn’t easy,” Kellan told him. Some hefty bribery and a bit of lying.
“Thanks for doing that for her,” Eli told him.
“I didn’t. I did it for you.”
Liar.
Eli, at least, had the manners not to say that out loud.
6
Horse was crying like a baby.
“Horse, shh,” she said as she quickly washed him.
Jeez, he was dirty.
He clearly hated being bathed which likely explained why he was so freaking filthy.
Thankfully, he didn’t try to get out of the tub. But he was making enough noise to wake the dead.
She heard a knock on her door and winced. Shit. She must have woken up the people in the room next to her.
“Okay, Horse. Let’s not get me kicked out of the nice hotel at two in the morning, yeah?”
She was beyond exhausted. All she wanted was to climb into bed and go to sleep.
Especially as she had to be up early in the morning.
For a breakfast date.
Warmth unfurled inside her even though she tried her best to ignore the feeling. Because she had no right to feel that way.
These guys were bossy, domineering, gorgeous, sexy . . . urgh. Stop it, brain!
Her phone started ringing and she glanced down at it as she grabbed a towel for Horse.
Arabella winced at the thought of using one of these pristine white towels on Horse. She’d need to leave housekeeping some extra money to cover the cost.
After wiping her hands quickly on the towel, she answered the call on speaker. Then she attempted to get Horse out of the tub.
But for some reason, he wouldn’t shift.
She ignored the sound of her name being called through the phone as she attempted to heave the huge dog out of the bath.
What was wrong with him?
“Horse! First, you don’t like the bath and cry. And now it’s time to leave, you won’t move?”
Another God-awful cry escaped him.
