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“So are you leaving now?”

“I want to stay with you all night, Knox.”

She felt him smile against her throat. “Good.”

Shiori pecked him on the mouth and separated their bodies. “Ditch the condom and come to bed.” She narrowed her eyes at him. “Straight back here, and your dick better be that hard when you return.”

He rolled off the bed and gave her a regret-filled once-over. “Trust me, Mistress, it’ll still be hard. I learned my lesson.”

She smiled. “See? You’re already making progress the first night.”

CHAPTER TWELVE

SHIORI woke up alone, naked. The sunlight streaming through the blinds indicated she’d slept later than usual. She rolled onto Knox’s side of the bed and wrapped her arms around his pillow.

It’d been ages since she’d spent the night with a guy. Being so vulnerable in sleep beside a stranger had always scared her. After her divorce she’d gone a little wild, trying to reconcile the Domme side of herself with societal expectations. Hadn’t taken much time to figure out as long as a guy was getting laid, he didn’t care who was in charge. So her hookups had been brief.

The aroma of bacon cooking wafted to her, and her stomach grumbled. Just as she started to get up, Knox walked into the room.

God, he was a drool-worthy sight first thing in the morning. He’d tamed his hair, but blond scruff spread from his jaw down his neck. He was bare-chested, and a pair of navy plaid flannel pants hung low on his hips.

And his smile when he saw she was awake seemed brighter than the sunshine. “Morning, gorgeous.”

“Morning yourself. Something smells good.”

“Nothing fancy, so don’t get your hopes up.”

“Anything is good since I usually eat sugar-coated cereal.”

“Ronin would have a fit.”

She smiled. “So, was your offer for breakfast in bed?”

His hungry gaze roamed over her naked body. “Only if you’re my breakfast this morning.”

Her stomach did that slow, lazy roll, and she knew Knox feasting on her would be the perfect way to start the day. She stretched her arms above her head. “I’m all yours.”

Knox crawled across the bottom of the bed. Once he reached the middle, he pushed to his knees and placed his palms on the insides of her thighs, spreading her wide-open. “Am I waiting on your signal?”

“No. You can—” The rest was lost when his mouth engulfed her pussy. She was quickly lost in a flurry of wonderful sensations. His softly stroking tongue. Firm-lipped bites. Sucking kisses, one after another. He spread her to reveal her tender tissues and fastened his mouth there, making her arch off the mattress. He didn’t talk; he just built her up lick by lick, stroke by stroke, a teasing flick of his tongue.

When Knox inserted two fingers into her pussy and rubbed her inner wall while he lapped at her clit, she went off like a rocket.

She gasped and bucked against his mouth until the last spasm faded. She slumped into the mattress with a groaning sigh.

Meanwhile his talented mouth peppered the insides of her thighs and across her mound with kisses.

After her brain went back online, she pushed up onto her elbows.

Their eyes met, and he gave her clit one last suck before he lifted his head and grinned. “Breakfast of champions.”

“Come here, crazy man.”

Knox crawled up her body and hung over her on all fours. “Yes, ma’am?”

Shiori wreathed her arms around his neck and brought his mouth down for a lazy kiss, loving the way she could smell her musk on his face and taste herself on his lips and tongue. After the kiss changed into tender smooches, she said, “How’s your ass today?”

“Not bad.”

“Did you rub one out this morning when you got up with morning wood?”

He pulled back and stared into her eyes. “I assumed when you wouldn’t let me come last night that I couldn’t take care of myself until you gave me the go-ahead.”

“You’re right. And because I reward good behavior, you can fuck me in any position and you can come when you want.”

“Thank you, Nushi,” he murmured against her lips. Then his mouth spread into a wide smile. “On your belly. I want you from behind.”

She turned over and spread out, loving the decadent feeling of nakedness and the cool cotton sheet on her passion-warmed skin. Turning her head, she saw Knox reach for a condom and heard the sound of ripping plastic.

Warm lips trailed down her spine, and strong hands dug into her hips. “One of these days I’m gonna map every muscle in your back with my mouth. You’re so strong, and that is so fucking sexy.”