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I passed out from the intensity of the pleasure.

When I reawakened some time later, I was bundled up in Nicholas’s arms, resting against his chest. I was entirely surrounded with warmth, and contentment swirled within me. Never in my life had I felt so satisfied and safe.

Nicholas kissed the top of my head. “How are you?” He must have felt me rousing.

“I’m good,” I said with a soft sigh. “Great, even.”

He hummed. “I’m glad.” He sounded quite satisfied with himself. Honestly, he should.

I started to turn toward him. “You need to let me return the favor.”

His arms tightened around me, keeping me still. “Another time. This time was all about you.”

“But – ”

“Piper,” he said gently. “I’m fine. I promise.”

He was so reassuring, that I immediately relaxed. “Next time,” I said. “It’s about you.”

He kissed my cheek this time. “Whatever you want.”

We stayed together in his room until just before dawn, holding and dozing, and trading soft kisses. Then, after we dressed, Nicholas led me back toward my room. In the hallway just around the corner, where the guards couldn’t see, Nicholas pulled me into his arms again and soundly kissed me.

“Thank you for our night together,” I whispered.

He shook his head. “You don’t have to thank me.”

“I’m pretty sure I do.” I felt light all over. He had satisfied me so thoroughly. “I really, really

think that I do.”

He laughed a little, then kissed me again.

you for not pushing me,” I said. I worried my bottom lip with my teeth. Maybe it wasn’t

need to thank me for respect you, Piper.” Nicholas hugged me tightly for a moment.

added into his shoulders.

combed my fingers through the short hairs at the back of his neck, offering what comfort I could.

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different circumstances. If we had met when we were both common or both nobles, maybe

with Nicholas beside me for the

us was simply our birthrights. Nicholas was a prince, mostly likely to be

said, his voice strained but earnest. “But in the meantime, I hope you will continue to allow me

I wanted Nicholas for as long as I could have him, even knowing it would end in tragic heartbreak. For now, I was filled with only

smiled too. We kissed a few minutes more before we started to hear the footsteps of servants coming to work, and we begrudgingly had

us know of the next event, but it seemed, after everything that had

with Susie and Charlotte or Mark. We

day, when Elva was napping, and I was coming down to the dining room for dinner, Julian

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as his gaze dripped down

I didn’t heal as fast as other shifters. So the line of love marks Nicholas had left the night before were still dotted along the column of my neck. I had tried to cover them

but it had a sharp edge. “My brother’s handiwork, no doubt.”

I dipped my face down, hoping to hide my neck with my hair. But it was already too late. He

to stop my blush, I felt

least one of us is having some

lifted my gaze, a bit surprised. Julian had a playboy reputation, and though I knew

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breaking their

perhaps I

I definitely hadn’t misjudged him.

rolled my eyes at his scandalous look. “So go get a date. I’m

will,” he said and laughed a bit too forcefully. When he stopped,

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