Zoe’s ears were indeed red. She gripped the drawer with her slim hands and tried to stop him from peering into it.

“It’s nothing! I bought a new perfume and I had just unwrapped it.”

“Oh, I see.” Reacting out of his character, he spoke slowly, “Give it a whirl! I want to smell it. Don’t they always say a perfume makes a lady?”

His voice was flirty but it carried a hint of a threat. Zoe couldn’t find it in her to say no to him.

He had pulled open the drawer completely as they spoke. True