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“No hate-fucking, then?”

“No No hate-fucking Not even with scrappy whores”

I felt my eyebroer dra like anyone else, regardless of the profession they chose, and they should be respected And don’t ain”

Fire lit in his eyes, and approval cah the bond “As you command,” he whispered

I snuck a kiss, then let it deepen as I moved my hand to fully cover his throat

“I am turned on by that threat,” I whispered

He shook his head, keeping his ht now No rage-fucking I’ll need to make do with the notes in the book you sent I like this one much more than the other, by the way I can picture you on every page”

“But no horse rides”

“If there were a horse ride in that book, it would be”—he brought a hand up and kissed his fingers—“perfection”

“I’ dramatic” I let my hand trail down his chest and leaned over and licked one of his nipples I sucked in softly as I felt the rolling surface of his abs “Women before the curse—especially noblewomen—were softer than people are now Reality now doesn’t allow for soer”

He tilted his head back and laughed

I frowned at hih He slowly spread his knees, allowing me whatever access I wanted

“What? It doesn’t,” I said His smile softened all the harsh lines in his handsome face “Your staff doesn’t count They have to fear you—you’re their boss”

“Women before the curse, especially noblewoeous shifters I have ever known They were not the kind to back down, and yet they still recoiled froer”

I rolled raze of ina She’d put up the white flag

“You were their prince They wanted to please you”

“What does that have to do with cowering froe soaked between the bedsheets?”

I sucked in a labored breath and closedto knohat it was like to have rage seep into a hard fucking with Nyfain To have that level of passion and strength sla touch punishing hly until we both climaxed in a heap