Page 30 of Rise of the King


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She laughed. Loosening her grip on the shirt, she inadvertently exposed more of her full breasts. Since she couldn’t see my face, I took the opportunity to ogle her. I have no shame. I’m okay with that.

She was, after all, a gorgeous woman, completely naked, in my lap, in my bed. It was yet another Herculean test of my will to not throw her down and take her right then. She had clearly been through rough experiences, though, so I wanted it to be her idea. I would wait.

Hopefully not much longer, I thought to myself as I stared at her half-exposed breasts, wanting desperately to feel them beneath my hands. Instead, I wrapped my hands around her shoulders, massaging gently. She moaned in appreciation. This was not going to help my morning wood, but I loved hearing her moan. I caught myself wondering what else I could do to her to make her moan louder.

Before it became too difficult to control myself, I kissed the crook of her neck and got up from the bed. I walked to the bathroom. I needed a cold shower, but I opted for splashing cold water on my face instead. When I came back, she had put the shirt back on. My shirt was big on her, falling slightly off one shoulder as she was still sitting up in bed. Her knees pulled up in front of her chest, giving me a view of her long legs. In short, she looked sexy as hell.

I caught her watching me walking back to the bed. Her bright eyes darkening ever so slightly as she bit her bottom lip. I crawled in front of her, reaching and swiping my thumb across her bottom lip so she would stop biting it. “You’re going to have to stop that unless you want me to lose all control right now.”

Her mouth fell open slightly and her eyes went wide for just a moment. She looked like she wanted to say something, but instead closed her mouth. I just smirked as I laid on my back in front of her. She looked me up and down a few times, then asked, “Will you show me the rest of your favorite places here today?”

“Of course, solnishko. Today, we can do whatever you want. It’s Sunday. Business can wait until tomorrow.”

Her eyes lit up, “I can spend the whole day with you?”

I nodded. She grinned, hugging her knees. She was adorable and sexy all at once. I was going to have to make a rule that she always had to wear my shirt to bed. I was struggling to not stare at her.

She jumped up. “I’m going to get dressed and then I want you to finish showing me around. I want to see everything!” she said, practically running out of my bedroom. I would’ve preferred to lay in bed with her for a while longer, but I could handle showing her the rest of the grounds. Dragging myself up, I went to get dressed as well. I grabbed a pair of jeans and another t-shirt and threw them on. In the bathroom, I ran my hands under the water and through my hair. I needed to shave, but I wasn’t going to take the time to do it right now.

I heard my phone buzzing on my nightstand. I checked the text message, from my spy at the private airport.

Flight path logged. Italy.

Hmm. This might be a distraction. Or he might be leaving. With his closest associate having been captured, he might be scared.

I’ll have people there. If he shows, that plane cannot leave. If he’s not there, let the plane leave.

Yes, sir.

I locked my phone and walked into my office. I looked through the files on my desk, searching for a specific file. Without thinking, I sat down to flip through the pages of the files. I got lost in my search, not realizing that Sephie had walked quietly in. She must’ve noticed me lost in thought as I was searching for my answer. She walked quietly enough to the bookshelves on the other side of my office that I didn’t hear her. She stood looking over the titles of the books, waiting for me to finish. When I finally looked up and noticed her there, I stopped to admire the view. She had a pair of skinny jeans on, which made her look taller than her 5’10” frame. She had a black t-shirt that hugged her curves in just the right way. Her hair falling loose over her back. I leaned back in my chair to admire the view. She heard my chair squeak as I leaned back and turned to face me.

“Should I come back later?” she asked. Her arms were folded under her breasts, which just served to make them more prominent.

I thought back to the other women I had been with. They all hated when I worked, but they loved the benefits of my work. They would pout and throw fits when I worked, like children needing constant attention. Sephie was different. I had completely taken her away from her world. I was all she had at the moment, and she was still concerned about interrupting my work.

I stood up from my chair, closing the distance between us quickly. I grabbed her around the waist, picking her up off the floor and spinning her around once. “Please don’t go anywhere. No more work today, solnishko. Promise.”

She squealed as I spun her around, wrapping her arms around my shoulders to hang on.

“Let’s get some breakfast first. Wouldn’t want your stomach to wake the dead again,” I said, as I put her down.

She laughed at me, adding, “I would kill small woodland creatures for some French toast right now.”

“Then, come. We must go to the kitchen. To save the animals,” I laughed, leading her out of my office. I never found my answer, but it would wait until later.

When we got to the kitchen, Tori was there making breakfast for the guys. The smell of bacon filled the air, making my stomach grumble. Andrei and Ivan were sitting at the bar on the island. Viktor, Misha, and Stephen were lounging on the couches in the next room.

“Morning, Boss. Miss Sephie,” Andrei said, as he nodded toward both of us.

Sephie’s face lit up when she saw them. She walked to Andrei first, wrapping her arms around his shoulders from behind. Even sitting, he was still almost as tall as her. “Good morning,” she said, hugging him tight. Ivan watched, with an eyebrow raised. She let go of Andrei and wrapped her arms around Ivan, telling him good morning as well.

Ivan said, “Why do you hug him first? I’m better looking. You should hug me first.” Without missing a beat, she looked at him and said, “You’re going to have to get that murderous aura under control if you want to be hugged first, Ivan the Terrible.”

“Humph.”

She giggled and leaned in to kiss his cheek sweetly. He blushed while Andrei laughed. Andrei’s laughter brought the other guys into the kitchen. I stood leaning against the island, watching her interact with them. I caught Tori staring wide-eyed while Sephie hugged Ivan. She looked at me when Sephie kissed his cheek, clearly not sure that I would be okay with it. I could be jealous, but not with her and my men. I trusted them completely. Andrei told me immediately that she had offered to marry him. He thought I was going to be mad at him, but I just laughed. Watching her with them, I realized that I trusted her just as much as I trusted them. She loved them, but she didn’t look at them the same way she looked at me. There was no need for jealously. I just shrugged my shoulders at Tori when she looked surprised to see Sephie kiss Ivan’s cheek.

As soon as Viktor walked into the kitchen, he held his arms out to her. “Miss Sephie!” he said in his booming voice.

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