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THIRTY-ONE

The next morning, Lily woke in an unfamiliar bed. Well, only for a moment, until she realised it was Leo's bed, and he was sprawled on it beside her, ready for round...actually, she had no idea what number this would be. She'd chased him as a lion, and caught him on the lawn outside the house, where they'd wrestled for a bit as lions before shifting back to human and rolled around on the lawn a bit more...then he'd carried her upstairs to his room where they'd made love several times through the night, until she'd fallen asleep, so thoroughly sated her body was damn near singing.

After a night of so much gratuitous sex – not to mention turning into a lioness and back again – she shouldn't be eyeing Leo's morning glory and wondering whether to wake him to slake the burning need between her thighs.

She sighed. She was back on duty today. She had breakfast to make, dusting to do...doing Leo was not in her job description, no matter how much she enjoyed it. Lily sat up, setting her feet on the ground, where they belonged.

A strong arm circled her waist, pulling her toward him.

"Where are you going? I've been waiting for you to wake up. I've been wondering what you taste like, and I've spent the last hour fantasising about what sounds you'd make if I buried my head between your thighs and made you come with just my fingers and my tongue."

Oh fuck. If she'd been wearing underwear, it would have evaporated at the heat rising from her core at the very thought...

She turned. Just one look at the sheer perfection of his naked body, laid out on the bed beside her, was enough to make her mouth very, very dry...a terrible contrast to the wetness between her thighs.

She wanted to straddle his lap and ride him to Valhalla.

"I have work to do," she reminded him.

The arm around her waist tightened. "No, you don't. I'm firing you. You can't be my wife and my maid. Three months' severance pay in lieu of notice, or whatever you want. What's mine is yours now, anyway, or it will be as soon as I dig out that prenup and destroy it. You won't need to work ever again." He grinned. "Here, I'll even make you late for work, to give Mum grounds to fire you." He lifted her almost effortlessly, setting her down exactly where she wanted to be, with his hot, hard cock poised to give her as much pleasure as any woman could want.

How could any woman resist Leo King?

Lily angled her hips just right, before impaling herself on his length. God, he felt so good inside her. Exactly like they were made for each other.