“I’ve read your books. I attended one of your lectures.” With Tory on his arm, her breast pressed against his elbow as she listened to the woman on stage. She’d been so excited by hearing someone else talk about mermaids like they were real that she’d ridden him hard that night, her passion slamming them against the headboard until his head rang. “This is what you’ve been looking for. I thought you’d be happier.”