The Loyal Steed: Part Two (The Pleasure Hound Series) by Ines Johnson

Author:Ines Johnson [Johnson, Ines]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Heartspell Media, LLC
Published: 2015-05-18T23:00:00+00:00

When Jaspir opened his door later that afternoon he saw Liam. The guilty expression on his face confused Jaspir until he saw who stood behind Liam.

"Ah," Jaspir closed the door behind him. "So we've been caught."

"I don't understand this." Merlyn had her arms crossed about her shoulders. Jaspir was sure she aimed for anger in her facial expression, but instead it came across as a pout. Jaspir hid his smile. Merlyn didn't like ambiguous data.

"I've looked at it from different angles," she said. "I've factored in emotions to the best of my abilities. Still, this makes no qualitative sense to me. By my estimation you two are rivals."

"We were." Jaspir tentatively reached out and then took her fingers in his own. "But we realized our goal is the same. It doesn't make sense to fight someone with a common goal. So we became partners."

"Partners? In what endeavor?"

"Your happiness," Jaspir answered. "My greatest wish is for you to be happy, and well-pleased."

"Then why do I feel deceived?"

Liam stepped forward. "I wasn't trying to deceive you. I was trying to learn how to please you. Jaspir was teaching me."

"Why couldn't you simply tell me that?" asked Merlyn.

"Why couldn't you tell me that you went to see him?" Liam responded.

Merlyn dipped her chin, averting her gaze.

"You've never looked past my calculations, Merlyn. I thought if I could make you feel the way he makes you feel then you would see me, that you would want me."

"I do see you, Liam."

Liam shook his head. "I've been in your life, right behind you for the last ten years and you've never seen me. Not until I kissed you."

"Why are you here now?" Jaspir's eyes leveled accusations at Liam. "You must have done something wrong."

"I did what you said--"

"Tell me," Jaspir said to Merlyn.

"He kissed me," she said. "Just the same as you did. But then his hands went... lower."

"Tell me what his hands did down low."

"Jaspir..." Merlyn looked away.

"Tell me."

"He pressed them between my thighs."

"Soft or hard?"

"Hard," she said the word with a hint of distaste.

"And you didn't like that?"

Merlyn shook her head.

Jaspir puzzled. He'd been certain she'd need a firm hand.

"The fabric of my dress hurt me."

"Oh," dawning cleared for Jaspir.

"What did I do wrong?" Liam asked.

"You left her clothes on." Jaspir looked between the two. Merlyn and Liam stood apart. Liam tucked his hands behind his elbows. Merlyn's fingers clutched at her loose dress. "This time you'll take her clothes off."

Both Liam and Merlyn stared. Neither of them moved. They both stood stiffly, uncertain of their own bodies.

"Merlyn." Jaspir reached for her once more. This time she hesitated. "Liam came to me and presented a problem that required scientific inquiry."

Her eyebrows quirked. "What was his problem statement?"

He had her now. "You." Jaspir said. "He wanted to understand why you had harbored feelings for me so many years after we saw each other, and to see if he could replicate those feelings for himself."

Merlyn glanced at Liam who swallowed and didn't quite meet her eyes.

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