Alicia could only nod in return, her eyes worried on his, and then she moved back into him, taking comfort in the warmth of his arms.
Do you trust me.
She could hear his words in her head, as if he had just said them all over again, and she remembered her own response. The feel of needing him that night, much like she needed him tonight. She didn't like to examine what that meant too closely. This was Pucey, but right now, he made more sense than almost anything else.
"No," she whispered, her voice very soft.
She moved even closer to him and closed her eyes, thinking of what she'd let Selwyn do to her, and how the thought of him wanting her again was enough to make her skin crawl.