Knight and Sleigh: An Erotic Lucien Knight Christmas Novella by Kitty French Page A

smile on his face.
    “Goodbye, Mr. Knight.”
    “Ms. Black.” He inclined his head, but made no further move, leaving her no option but to walk away.
    Except for one.  
    Sophie turned away, and then swung back around and said something that she never imagined she’d say as part of a job interview.
    “Clitoris.” She took pleasure in watching the predatory spark re-ignite in his cool blue eyes, and she licked her lips before she spoke again. “Masturbation.”
    Sophie met his gaze head on, dizzy with exhilaration.
    “Cock rings. Anal beads. Vibrators, dildos and…” she cast around desperately in her limited imagination for a big finish, “and blow up dolls!”
    The amused heat in Lucien eyes scorched her. In that moment she wasn’t ordinary Sophie Black, builder’s PA and invisible wife. She was sexy and sophisticated Ms. Black, able to stop Viking sex-gods in their tracks with just a few little words. She noticed the way Lucien’s throat worked as he swallowed before he spoke.
    “You start in the morning. Nine o’ clock sharp. Don’t be late, Ms. Black.”
     
    Later that evening, curled up on the sofa eating Chinese from plates balanced on their knees, Kara stared at Sophie, agog. “You aren’t actually going to take the job though, right?”
    Sophie tucked her feet underneath her and nodded. “Kara, I am. I have to.” She took a sip of her wine and searched for the words to explain her feelings. “If I don’t, then I’m accepting that this is as exciting as my life is ever going to get.” She gestured round her lounge. “A dead-end job, a husband who’s barely here and doesn’t notice me when he is…”
    “Soph, if you’ve got problems with Dan, this job is only going to make them a million times worse, you know?”
    “It won’t. Maybe I’ll learn stuff to spice things up for us.”
    “Can’t you just talk to him?”
    “Kara, I’m not taking this job because of what’s going on with me and Dan. I’m taking it because for a while back there today I glimpsed a different version of myself, and I liked her better.”
    Kara shook her head and laughed in resignation. “You’d better hang onto those other clothes then. Something tells me you’re going to need them.”
     
    Sophie locked all the doors and went to bed with her mobile in her hand to call Dan. She listened to the clicks as it made the long distance connection, and it rang out once or twice before it diverted to his answer phone. She glanced at her watch. It was just after ten thirty for her, so a little after midnight for him. Who was he with that he should need to reject her call at that time? He wasn’t due to start his meetings until tomorrow. Sophie sighed and slid into bed, her mobile still clutched in her hand in case he called back.
    He didn’t.
     
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Other books by Kitty French

Knight & Play
Knight & Stay
Knight & Day
    The Complete Knight Trilogy
Genie
Wanderlust

Kitty also writes romantic comedy as Kat French

Undertaking Love
The Piano Man Project
One Hot Summer
Blaze
The Stained Glass Heart
     

 
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
     
     
    Love and gratitude as always to Charlie Hobson for editing Lucien with such care, and to Angela Oltmann for another picture perfect cover, and to Sally Clements for being a formatting whizz. You're all brilliant.  
    Thank you also to the minxes of romance, my glorious, clever writing sisters! Special