Chapter 0298

That night, I sneaked out of my room when everyone else was asleep. The guards pretended they didn’t notice. Then I quietly walked down the hallway, keeping my steps light as I wound my way through the palace until I stood before Nicholas’s door.

I gently knocked, and it opened right away.

Nicholas stood behind in. He wasn’t wearing a shirt. His muscles were on full display. He did wear a pair of thin lounge pants that hung low on his hips. His feet were bare.

“Piper,” he said, voice low. A shiver ran down my spine.

“Were you expecting me?” I asked.

He smiled a little, sheepish. It was boyish on his face, making him appear much as he did back when we had dated three years ago. My heartbeat went into overdrive.

“I was hoping…” He stepped back from the door. “Come inside. Please.”

I entered the room and he closed the door behind me.

Despite my trust and comfort around Nicholas, I was nervous in what I was doing here, in what was about to happen. So I continued to face the rest of the room, my back to Nicholas. If I looked at him, I might lose myself.

Maybe I came here for that. But I was afraid of it too.

Nicholas moved into the space behind me. He placed his hands on my shoulders.

“You’re tense,” he said. “Nervous?”

“I don’t know…”

“You don’t have to be with me. I know your boundaries and will never press you. You can trust me.”

“I do trust you.”

He began to give me a massage, pressing his thumbs deep into the strained muscles of my upper back. “Then trust me to take care of you…”

I relaxed at once, turning to putty in his hands.

“I’ll take care of you, Piper.”

“I know…” I sighed, happiness spreading through me.

He stepped closer to me, pressing his chest against the length of my back. His hands trailed from my shoulders, down the length of my arms. My nerves prickled pleasantly where his

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ear. “Tell me what you want tonight, Piper.”

out up into my heart and down,

know what I want,” I

hummed. “I want to

had such a way to make me feel safe and special. Even this, right here – his obvious consideration

swallowed down my embarrassment. This was Nicholas, the man I trusted. The man I loved once. Maybe loved still, somewhere inside of me. I

you want me?” he asked, voice so low, it was

cheeks burned. “Taste

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and down the length of my arms. The top half of my dress fell down, catching on my hips and

his knuckles down the length of my spine. He stopped

didn’t sound disapproving. More, surprised. “You are not

not,” I

my

hot on my skin. Slowly, he lifted his hands upward and cupped my bare breasts. His fingers were cold and I gasped. At the same time, my nipples hardened, peaking into his palms, searching for friction.

at the sensation.

his ministrations. Then, blessedly, like he could read my mind, he

“Nick,” I gasped.

got you. Let yourself go, Piper. I swear I won’t let

open. I could barely catch my breath as he teased,

wh

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Chapter 0298

The guards protended they didn’t notice. Then I quietly walked down the hallway, keeping my steps light as I wound my way through the palace

and it opened right

He wasn’t wearing a shirt. His muscles were on full display. He did wear a pair of thin lounge pants

voice low. A shiver

you expecting me?” I

a little, sheepish. It was boyish on his face, making him appear much as he did back when we had dated three years ago. My heartbeat went into overdrive.

hoping…” He stepped back from the door.

he closed the door

nervous in what I was doing here, in what was about to happen. So I continued to face the rest of

for that. But I was

moved into the space behind me. He placed his hands

tense,” he

“I don’t know…”

me. I know your boundaries and

do trust you.”

pressing his thumbs deep into the strained muscles of my upper back. “Then trust me to fake

once, turning to

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