The Stained Omega by Elle T Jefferson

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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 rom my shoulders, down the length of my arms. My nerves prickled pleasantly where his

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intimate with Nicholas, but I couldn't cross that line. Last night I had been willing. This morning, I

didn't have to find out if I would have regretted giving my virginity to Nicholas.

wasn't ready to surrender my virginity, but

whispered. "Why did you come to my room

I licked my lips. He watched

or as much as you want,"

"But...?"

voice lowered. "I want you however you

to him, to touch him, to wrap myself around him and never let

Nicholas's cup of coffee, and he and

to me, when Nicholas

head lightly. It was fine. It was good, actually. Every time I was near Nicholas, I was ready to throw almost everything away to be

remember myself and my temporary place in his

protect my heart, that wanted so badly to reach out to his and make him my special

walked away, Nicholas smiled at me. A fire burned

and I knew I would before he'd

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Chapter 0298

guards pretended they didn't notice. Then I quietly walked down the hallway, keeping my steps light as I wound my

gently knocked, and

behind in. He

thin lounge pants that bring a shirt. His muscles were

hips.

low. A

you expecting

my spine.

It was boyish on his face, making him appear much as he did back when we had dated

stepped back

he closed the door behind

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

that. But I was

into the space behind me. He placed his hands on

tense," he said.

"I don't know..."

know your boundaries and will never press

"I do trust you."

a massage, pressing his thumbs deep into the strained muscles of my upper back. "Then trust me