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Chapter 14

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MARIAH 

My heart was pounding with excitement as I got out of the warm bath to see a towel for me along with one of the King's shirts laid on the bed. He wanted me to stay in his chambers for the night and that was enough to excite me. He would probably be coming back later and I would get the opportunity to tease him again.

I dried myself off and pulled his shirt over my still naked form. It was a black shirt, so you weren't able to see my body through it, but I still felt bare without any clean underwear to wear. I sat back on the bed and was ready to for wait for the King to return. 

I sighed after an hour had passed, laying back in the bed as boredom washed over me. Groaning, I allowed my eyes to flit across the room, taking in all the minor details. My eyes landed on the bookshelf the King had warned me to stay away from, and beside myself, I stood