Chapter Sixteen - Pure Pleasure

Byron’s POV

Her shocked gasp meant she’d taken me literally.

We saw no-one on our way to the library, which was unusual. It was probably a sign that the Moon Goddess approved. Did this mean pups were on the horizon? I’d always told myself I wasn’t ready. With someone like her, it would be an added bonus.

“That’s a relief. I thought you meant … ”

Her voice tailed off.

“Quite the little exhibitionist, are we?”

“Hardly,” she panted, looking at me as if she wanted to eat me up.

So I’d done the right thing. Gregor was a canny old wolf.

‘I heard that!’

‘It was meant as a compliment.’

I pointed to the door. “Locked or unlocked?”

She hesitated. “Unlocked.”

“Closed or ajar?”

“Closed.”

I wasn’t going to push it. Someone could still catch us at it, though a partly open door was akin to an invitation. Many a tryst had taken place in here, with my permission. Though only I could take a woman into the playroom.

Using the hidden lever, I watched the bookcase move, revealing the second door.

“I take