#Chapter 38 - Pick Room

KARIN POV

Climbing the steps to the manor two by two, I knock on the door. “Hello, Lady Karin,” the butler greeted me warmly.

I tried to contain my temper, knowing it was not directed at him. “Hello. Is Ansel in?”

The butler raises his eyebrow but doesn’t address my informality. There is a sly smirk on his face.

At this point I may as well tattoo we had sex on my forehead.

“Sir Ansel just returned. I believe he’s in his office,” he says.

“Of course he is,” I reply, and the butler moves to the side to let me in. “Thank you.”

“You’re very welcome.”

I stalked past him and made my way to Ansel’s office. Barging in, I don’t let him get a word out. “Ansel, I understand that I’m your surrogate and I respect the ins and outs of our deal, but if you think you’re going to sleep with me and then bolt, you have another thing coming!”

From the corner of his office, I hear someone clearing th