ELLIOT

“Baby?” I leaned in a bit when I heard her soft snoring.

I watched her face, resting sideways on the mattress, breathing lightly, those delicious lips slightly parted.

I couldn’t help but smile like a fool—there was so much depth in what I felt for her. I had purposely confessed that I knew her true identity.

We had an honest conversation pending. I genuinely hoped to win her over as my greatest ally—a lifelong alliance.

“So I have to stay perfectly still when you pounce on me, but you can barely handle one round when I’m the one on top?” I whispered, sucking on her earlobe.

A low moan rumbled in her throat, but she remained asleep, exhausted.

“You owe me now, my dear Duchess. I’ll make sure you pay me back for the rest of your life, Katherine,” I murmured, kissing her temple, hissing with pleasure as I felt my cock soften and slip free from the heat of her pussy.

I sat up, looking at the mess I had made of her body. Leaning in, I licked the wounds on her hips—at least my saliv