feeling ravenous.
“Is there something I can help with? You must have some work for me besides waiting for him to come back, right?”
Lillian pursed her lips, but then the corners lifted in a brief smile, the first kind one I’d seen on her face. She sighed and shook her head.
“Eat your breakfast and come back to the stables. I’ll show you around.”
5
The Dark Rider
Even though I wished to stay locked in my bedroom with Rees for a few days at least, my responsibilities as a landowner and tradesman wouldn’t let me. I asked Lillian to keep an eye on Rees for me while I was gone during the day. I left early in the morning.
When I returned home just after sunset, Lillian greeted me by the gate.
“He was in the garden for most of the day, annoying the gardeners with questions,” she told me as she accompanied me to the stables. “He swam in the lake and stayed by the pasture for two hours, just staring at the horses.”
“Horses? He didn’t want to see more of the house?”
“No. I think he prefers to be outside. It was a beautiful day. But he asked me about the paintings and books. I promised him I’d show him the library tomorrow.”
“Good. Thank you, Lillian.”
“Where will you eat dinner tonight, Sir?”
“Just bring it to my bedroom. Where is he now?”
“He’s there, waiting for you, as instructed,” she said with a smirk.
“And what is your smile telling me, Lillian?” I asked.
“I think he’s impatient to see you again. Just like you seem to be impatient to see him.”
“Then you better tell Ana to leave the dinner by the door and not disturb us.”
“I will. Something else?”
“No. Thank you, Lillian, for looking after him.”
“It was no hardship. He’s a pleasant young man.”
Lillian wasn’t one to compliment people, especially not the men I kept as lovers. As she walked away, I stared after her, taken aback by her unusual kindness toward Rees. Yet I already knew he was different. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one who had noticed.
Eager to touch him again, I rushed up the stairs and found the bath ready in my changing room. Clean and refreshed, I tied my robe and entered my bedroom. He stood by the fireplace, putting logs in the iron cradle.
“That’s not your work. You’re my guest.”
He spun around, clearly startled. “My Lord, I’m not used to being served.”
Dressed in a white shirt and simple pants again, he shone in the darkened room. His fair hair flowed to his shoulder blades, and two thin braids tied together on his nape kept the mane from falling into his face. He looked like a fae from a legend. A bright light to my darkness.
“Come here, Rees.”
He walked up and stopped in front of me, not touching me. Was he unsure of what was expected of him? I tugged him closer, and the top of his head reached just under my chin. I ran my hands up and down his body. With the fabric in the way, the touch only frustrated me. I wanted to feel the warmth of his skin.
“When you’re with me in this room, I want you to be naked. Always.”
“Yes, my Lord,” he said simply. He stripped immediately and laid the clothes on the table he’d knelt on yesterday.
“That’s better.” My gaze followed the curves and angles of his body. He shivered a little.
I weaved my fingers into his hair, the silk tangling around my fingers. When I tugged at it, his head fell back, and his mouth parted, and I couldn’t resist tasting him again. He sighed into the kiss, pressing his body to me, and my hard cock rubbed against his belly through my robe. I didn’t want to wait until after dinner. I took his hand and led him to the armchair.
“You’ve been on my mind today, Rees,” I said as I sat down. “Kneel.”
He knelt between my thighs and watched with glazed eyes as I untied my robe. I didn’t have to say anything. Wordlessly, he placed both hands on my cock and opened his mouth over the head. I liked how he moaned with the taste, how his eyelashes fluttered, and how his scent changed with acute arousal.
“Try not to come. If you manage, I’ll reward you.”
Rees bobbed his head, straining to take me in deeper, while his hands glided up and down my length. I cradled his head to me and appraised his hard cock sticking out between his legs, drops of early