Page 43 of Forbidden King (Magnolia Falls)

There was no way she was even in this bathroom at the same time. And the chance that I’d said her name aloud was slim.

I was overthinking this.

There was only one way to test the theory. I gripped my dick in my hand, hard. I didn’t have the luxury to take my sweet time. I stroked up and down, squeezing my eyes closed and seeing her face.

Her lips part as I drop to my knees.

I bury my face between her thighs and hike her legs over my shoulders.

I lick her sweet pussy, and she responds by tangling her fingers in my hair.

My tongue slips inside as she rides my face, and the sound of her falling apart against my lips is more than I can handle.

My breaths were coming hard and fast as I found my release on a groan. “Fuck, Saylor.”

Fuck me.

Well, I’d always been a verbal guy. No arguing that.

But the likelihood that she’d been in the bathroom was so minute. I had nothing to worry about. I cleaned myself up and turned off the water. I dried my hair off quickly before wrapping a towel around my waist and stepping out of the shower. My phone vibrated on the counter, and I glanced down.

Dandelion

Just wanted to thank you for today. It was such a great party.

She wouldn’t be acting normal if she knew what I’d done in the bathroom. Hell, she probably wouldn’t be able to look at me, much less speak to me, if she knew the thoughts going through my head twenty-four hours a day.

This was a good sign. I could definitely feel her out. I dropped my towel and went to my room to pull on a pair of briefs before climbing into bed and texting her back.

You know I don’t mind hosting. You and Ruby did all the hard work. You let me off easy. By the way, I just took a shower and found a little something in there. You’re getting stealthier.

Dandelion

I try.

I never saw you sneak away. How’d you pull that off?

Dandelion

I knew I needed to up my game because I can’t have you showing me up.

Sneaking into a man’s bathroom is risky.

Dandelion

There were no risks taken. You were busy smoking cigars by the firepit. It was a piece of cake.

Relief flooded. She hadn’t heard a damn thing.

It was a good night. I saw you talking with your mom for a while. How was that?

Dandelion

It’s hard, you know? She’s staying with a man who has caused our family a lot of pain. I don’t know how to handle that sometimes. I know that Hayes wants me to just draw a line in the sand, but I can’t do that to her. I don’t know why.

I leaned my back against the headboard and thought about it. I understood Saylor’s need to fix things with her mother, but I also respected Hayes’s need to protect her from something toxic.

It’s because you have a big heart. The best heart. Always have. You feel things deeply. No shame in that. But Hayes has witnessed too much. He’s seen the way it’s hurt you. What it’s done to your family. So, I guess you’re both right.

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