Seven Nights of Sin (Penthouse Affair #2)

“Presley.”

When I wake up, I’m curled up on the floor at the foot of Lacey’s bed with my head resting on a stuffed teddy bear. I must have fallen asleep after the girls did. The room spins, so I screw my eyes shut again.

Dominic stands over me and places a hand on my forehead. “You’re burning up.”

“The girls,” I mumble.

“They’re fast asleep,” he says, looking over at their beds.

I sit up to see for myself, regretting it immediately. A rush of vomit rises, and when a bucket suddenly appears in my face, I let loose.

God. I haven’t thrown up since the first time I drank in college. I’d forgotten how awful the sensation is. Like being punched in the gut and drowned at the same time.

“I’m so sorry,” I mumble, wiping my mouth with the back of my hand.

Dom disappears and comes back in seconds with a wet cloth and a glass of cold water. He wipes my mouth just like I did for his daughters. His eyes are filled with turmoil, and his expression is stark. I stare at him, soaking up every second of this tender moment.

“Here, take a sip,” he says.

I take the glass from his hands and sip. The water slides down my throat with the promise to come right back up later. Yep, not doing that again.

out of my hands, he carefully lifts me from the floor and carries

shake my head. “Just let me stay with them. I already have it. I don’t

even pause in his strides. He just keeps carrying me down the

the edge of his massive bed.

about the guest room?”

he says again, more firmly

I nod, feeling dizzy.

me as I slump over the edge of the bed. “Do you want to

he glances at the jeans I’d quickly changed into before coming, I

something that might fit,” he says, already heading

T-shirt, Dominic helps me remove my clothes—which is a good thing because my limbs feel so heavy that I doubt I could maneuver out of them on my own, and slides the soft cotton over my

and fish it out through the sleeve of the shirt.

to me, he holds a glass of water to my

when he has two actual toddlers sleeping in the other room. I drink some more, but the room flip-flops, and I sink back into the bed with

If he gets any closer, I’ll probably cling to him, and then there won’t be anyone left to take care of

he says, reading my expression. “I juiced up with

“Yeah?” I ask weakly.

be