Chapter 223

I open my eyes when I realize, quite suddenly, that Kent is not walking me towards the office door that I came through. Instead, he heads to the back of the office towards where he keeps a shelf full of leather–bound books that I’ve never really thought much about before.

“Where are we going?” I ask, a little shocked and more than a little curious.

“The door,” Kent replies, and I hear something in his voice that’s a little smug.

I frown up at him, confused, wanting to be in on the secret.

“That one,” he says, bringing me close to the bookshelf and nodding towards it, not looking at me. “The green one. With the gilt title.”

Hesitant, I reach out a hand and touch the book he indicated, pulling it towards me. The book tilts in my hand, but instead of sliding off the shelf it pivots forward and clicks. Then, I gasp as the whole bookshelf swiftly spins away, revealing…a corridor.

“Oh my god,” I whisper, looking up at Kent, shocked. “You – you have secret passages?”

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shelf a little behind him in a way that makes it swing shut as we pass. “I have lots of secrets. Some of

narrow my eyes at Kent, suddenly wanting to know all of them, and he laughs at me before focusing

short one, and suddenly – quite suddenly – we’re in a gigantic bedroom, dimly lit by the light that peeks around drawn white shades.

carries me over to the bed as I take in the room. It’s a huge space that’s predictably

and impeccably organized. The entire thing

wood accents, and

to his bed and slowly lowers me down onto it, letting me rest

so that my bare bottom is caressed by the softest sheets I think I’ve ever felt. I blush as

to take a

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of thought as I look up at him, though, surprised that he’s being so gentle

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