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  Thinking of her court-appointed elf made her incredibly hot, even though she knew she shouldn’t be fantasizing about him. She pinched her nipples lightly with one hand, making them stand to attention behind the thin black lace of her nighty as she stroked her pussy with the other. Her whole body was tingling, her hips moving, her breathing coming faster and faster.

  It didn’t take long before she could feel her pleasure cresting and it wasn’t just because of her hand between her legs. As she caressed herself, Cass couldn’t help imagining Jake touching her and tasting her as he had before, the way he had licked and sucked her nipples…the feeling of his big fingers stroking her pussy…his deep voice talking softly in her ear, saying naughty, dirty things, calling her name…

  “Jake,” she moaned, arching her back as her orgasm rushed through her. “Oh God, Jake—yes. Yes!”

  “Cassandra? Are you all right?”

  Cass’s eyes flew open to see the big elf standing right beside the bed, looming over her with a worried look on his face.

  “Oh!” she gasped and for a moment she was frozen in horror with her hand between her legs. “What…what are you doing back here so soon? I thought you had court!” she somehow managed to choke out.

  “We’re at a recess right now and I heard you calling my name.” His leaf-green eyes were suddenly hooded as he sat on the side of the bed beside her. “I thought you were in trouble—now I see I was wrong.”

  “I, um…I just…” Cass realized the incriminating position she was still in and started to pull her hand away from her pussy.

  But Jake was too fast for her.

  “I see what you were ‘just’ doing, Cassandra,” he rumbled. Catching her wrist in one big hand, he brought her fingers to his lips and, as Cass watched, wide-eyed, he sucked them deep into his hot mouth and cleaned her fingers with his tongue.

  “I…what are you doing?” she whispered, feeling hot and cold all over at the same time.

  His eyes held hers as he reluctantly released her hand and let her fingers slip from between his lips.

  “Tasting you.” His voice was a low purr that Cass swore she could feel vibrating through her entire body. “Though not nearly as intimately as I would like to.”

  She scrambled up so she was sitting in the bed, her knees drawn protectively up to her chin.

  “Jake, I really didn’t mean to…I mean, I’m so sorry. I just—” She stopped, feeling tongue-tied and utterly mortified. On one hand, Jake had caught her doing a very embarrassing and private thing—on the other, watching him lick her juices off her fingers and feeling his hot mouth on her skin was sending her body into overload. Cass didn’t know what to think or how to feel.

  The big elf seemed to sense her confusion because he rose from the bed and his voice took a more formal tone.

  “Please don’t worry about it, Cassandra. I am…sorry I interrupted you in an intimate moment. I only wanted to be certain you were all right.”

  “I…I’m fine.” Except for being freaking embarrassed to death, whispered a little voice in her head. “But this is kind of weird. Maybe…maybe I should go.”

  “I will take you home if you wish but please don’t go because of this…little misunderstanding,” Jake protested. “I promise we won’t mention it again if you would rather forget it.”

  “Well…” Cass tried to laugh but it came out sounding weak. “I guess we’re even now. You were embarrassed after I watched your U-News but now that you caught me, uh…” She cleared her throat.

  “Pleasuring yourself?” Jake finished for her, raising an eyebrow. “But you shouldn’t be ashamed, Cassandra. You’re beautiful and what you were doing is natural and beautiful too. I’m just sorry I interrupted you.” He cleared his throat. “I’ll go now so you can, ah…finish.”

  “Um, no need. I was…” Cass coughed to try and hide her embarrassment. “I was, uh, finishing when you caught me.”

  “And that’s why you called out my name?” His eyes were suddenly hooded with desire again.

  “Well…” Cass bit her lip. “Yes,” she admitted at last. “I’m sorry, I just…I know I shouldn’t…”

  “Stop apologizing,” Jake murmured. Reaching down he stroked her hot cheek gently with one big hand. “Get some rest, Cassandra. I promise not to bother you again unless you’re asking for help when you call for me.”

  “Um…thank you.” Was he giving her permission to fantasize about him? And to continue touching herself, right in his bed? That was certainly what it sounded like. Cass felt some of her embarrassment turn to a warm glow of pleasure. A part of her wanted to reach out and drag the big elf into the bed by his tie and then do all the things she’d been imagining at once.

  But she wasn’t really free to do any of that, she reminded herself.

  Stick to the program, Cass! You’re here to paint, learn the housekeeping spell, and go to the ball—nothing else.

  “I’ll see you later, Cassandra,” Jake murmured.

  As he disappeared in another puff of navy blue smoke, Cass wondered how she could ever get to sleep now.

  Thirty-One

  “Cassandra? Are you hungry?”

  “Hmm?” Cass rolled over when a warm hand shook her shoulder, turning towards the sound of the deep, somehow familiar voice.

  “Cassandra?”

  Who called her Cassandra? Nobody but Nana—everyone else called her “Cass.” But this wasn’t Nana’s voice—it was much too deep.

  “Would you like something to eat or would you rather go back to sleep?” the voice asked. “I’m sorry, I wouldn’t interrupt your sleep but I know you said you wanted to paint…”

  Paint—I can paint again. And the person I’m going to be painting is—

  “Jake?” She opened her eyes at last, looking up to see the big elf sitting on the side of the bed. There was a dim golden glow coming from the bedroom window and she could see that he had changed into jeans and a comfortable looking dark green t-shirt which brought out the color of his eyes.

  “Do you want some supper?” he asked. “I’m cooking an elvish specialty tonight if you’re interested.”

  Cass’s stomach twisted in hunger and she realized she couldn’t remember the last time she’d eaten. She hadn’t had much time the day before with all the crazy things that had happened.

  “Yes, please,” she said pushing off the covers and sitting up. Unfortunately, her black lace nighty—which tied in the middle, right between her breasts—had come untied as she slept, probably because she was always restless when sleeping in a strange bed.

  As she sat up, the two sides of the nighty came apart, baring her breasts to Jake.

  “Mmm,” his eyes moved down to her full breasts tipped with tight, pink nipples. “I seem to be developing an appetite myself.”

  “Oh!” Cass looked down at herself and started to snatch the two sides of the nighty closed. But the big elf stopped her, his hands on hers.

  “Let me, Cassandra,” he murmured. Reaching for the sides of her open nighty, he pulled the black lace back over her breasts and tied a neat bow between them with the laces. “There, now you’re decent. But please remember, you don’t have to feel afraid or ashamed to let me see your lovely body. I have seen you before.”

  “I know you have.” Cass lifted her chin, feeling a little like he was taunting her—maybe even daring her. “I’m not, uh, ashamed for you to see me. You just startled me, that’s all.” To prove her point, she untied the nighty and spread it open again, thrusting out her chest deliberately to show the big elf she wasn’t afraid of letting him see her.

  “Mmmm,” he rumbled again, letting his eyes rove over her full, naked breasts. “If you keep this up, Cassandra, I might forget all about feeding you and decided I’d rather be tasting you instead.”

  Cass felt a shiver of pleasure and apprehension run through her. She really shouldn’t be doing this! She was pushing things too far! But she couldn’t help it—she liked the way Jake’s hot gaze on her made her feel.