Page 6 of The King's Mate

Piper’s gaze darted around the room. “Your future mate wouldn’t like that.”

“No.” He shook his head. “But she’s not here, and you are.”

The slender column of her neck had faint marks from his fingers. He liked how possessive it looked. “Take your dress off.”

“I don’t think…”

“I didn’t tell you to think. I told you to take your dress off. Now.”

Piper moved away from him. He watched her a moment as she walked across the room. She turned to face him. “No.”

The defiance was back. His pulse sped up. “No?”

“No.” She propped her hand on her hip.

He stalked toward her. “That sassy little mouth and that revealing dress have had me hard all day. You’ve awakened the beast in me, sweetheart. Now you’re going to learn what that really means.”

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