Charlotte watched as Aiden stood with his hands calmly tucked into his pockets, but the look in his eyes made her feel as though she were standing naked in a storm.

She swallowed hard, suddenly aware of how dry her throat was. She couldn’t hold his gaze anymore and looked away.

“I…”

“I need to know,” Aiden said again, his tone even. “So I can prepare for your kind of discipline since I specifically told her not to do it.”

Charlotte shook her head slowly, biting ...