Knotty List: A Dark Holiday Romance by Taylor Fox

Author:Taylor Fox [Fox, Taylor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-25T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 27

KRAMPUS

The blanket lands on my lap, soft wool brushing my thighs. The carefully woven knit threads have fibers of bright red, deep green, and soft white. The craftsmanship is undeniably well done.

Still, I don’t understand what it’s doing across my legs.

I glower at the offending item, then glare at the woman responsible.

Olivia stands before me, hands on her hips, pale hair falling over her shoulders like spun silver. She grins, and I can’t help the tug in my gut.

I’ve lived long, but I’ve never had a human make me feel like this. It’s not her pretty face alone, not even her curvy body, clad in that small dress.

Every single word that spills out of her mouth makes me feel something.

“What is this?” I ask, pulling my upper teeth as I pick up the thing between two fingers.

“A blanket, obviously. Your living room is too dark. There’s only leather and stone. I thought you could use some color.”

“Then you thought wrong. I need no such thing.”

“Of course you do! It’ll improve your mood.”

I blink at her, arching an eyebrow. “My mood?”

Olivia grins back at me. “Too much doom and gloom, Krampus. Lighten up.”

My eyes flash, the familiar burn igniting behind them. “Kitten. You got it all wrong. I am the one who gives orders here. You plead, and you obey.”

Olivia tilts her chin up, refusing to back down. The fire in my veins intensifies at her defiance—and at the responding heat coiling low in my belly.

Fuck, I enjoy her defiance a little too much.

“And I thought your mood was improving. Guess I was wrong. If you’re going to be this grumpy all the time, maybe I should leave,” she shoots, crossing her arms over her chest.

Narrowing my eyes, I glare at her. Does she expect me to ask nicely? To thank her for this ridiculous thing? I didn’t ask for it, and I didn’t ask for her.

Do I enjoy her presence, her smell, and the way her pussy squeezes my fingers? Of course. But just because I scent-marked her, it doesn’t mean she’s going to order me around.

She should know by now that I am the one doing her a favor by letting her live.

“Then leave.” The words escape before I can cage them, bitter on my tongue.

I grunt, the sound more like a growl than anything else. Leaning back, I look away from her. Let her leave. She’ll come crawling back, her pride worn away by the raging storm outside. She’s no fool.

Olivia’s arms drop to her sides. My gaze moves to her again. Olivia’s eyes widen, her bravado faltering. Shit. I curse the traitorous part of me that sent her away.

She recovers, her shoulders squaring. Of course. Of course she’s a fool, and she’s going to defy me. Again. Isn’t that exactly what I like about her?

“Fine,” she shoots, clenching her jaw.

“Fine,” I echo, unable to keep the sarcasm from my tone. My fingers dig into the arms of the chair, the old wood groaning under my grip. I force my gaze back to the fireplace.

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