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the bigger pervert.
    Simon’s reply came back after long enough
that she thought he was done.
    u saved peter’s life.
    That was true, and she was feeling pretty
proud of herself.
    Just doing my job.
    Simon replied.
    u do it well. Sweet dreams, Pixie.
    Layla set the phone on the bedside table, and
part of her toyed with the idea of turning it off to make Simon
react. That crazy part of her that had asked Simon if he would
spank her wanted to test him.
    With a sigh, she set the phone down and
fought the evil voice in her head. The reason for leaving her phone
on was not about making Simon happy. This was about communication
and safety. She wasn’t going to play games when it came to doing
her job.
    She also wasn’t going to tempt Simon into
doing anything that would make her want him more. Then she had to
wonder if it was even possible to want Simon more than she already
did.
     

Chapter Eight
    Simon woke up in a panic. He was buried under
arms, legs, and warm bodies. It took him several minutes to calm
his racing heart and remember where he was. With the early morning
light peaking through the blinds, he could make out the forms of
the wood nymphs wrapped around him.
    What a mess! It had been more than a month
since he’d ended things with Narissa, and just over a week since
he’d refused to let her back into his bed. The previous night had
been a mistake of monumental proportions.
    In the beginning, he’d been more than happy
with Narissa’s interest. At the time he’d been a little in love
with Connor’s wood nymph mate, Raven. Using the word ‘mate’ still
felt weird, but wood nymphs didn’t marry, they mated. He’d hoped
Narissa would be like Raven. She wasn’t. Narissa was selfish and
spiteful. The nymph was also determined to have Simon as her mate.
She wanted his baby, and the fact that he insisted on using
protection each time they had sex enraged her.
    Finally, he’d just gotten tired of her
attitude. No sex was good enough to put up with the games Narissa
played. Besides, he was being a douche bag himself. Whenever he was
with Narissa, he was picturing another woman. His mind constantly
wandered to a woman he would never be with. That was something he’d
never told Narissa. While he’d told her it wasn’t going to work,
he’d never admitted to pining away for a little blonde pixie with a
smart mouth. Part of that was his fear that Narissa would start
trouble with Layla. The other part was that expressing his feelings
out loud made them too real.
    With all of that in mind, he felt like an
idiot. When he’d been called to the gate because of Narissa’s
arrival, Simon had every intention of turning her away. Then he’d
noticed the other nymph with her, and something about the petite
little blonde had called to him. Who was he kidding? Simon knew why
the petite blonde had attracted him. This had also been a
frustrating week, so he was more than a little horny. All of that
added up to him being a complete dick.
    Simon tried to extract himself from the
nymphs surrounding him. He wanted to shower and dress. Most of all,
he wanted to get away from the women in his bed.
    “Mmmmmmm,” moaned Narissa as she dug her
claws into his thigh. “Where do you think you’re going?”
    “Get your hand off of me,” he practically
snapped at her.
    The other nymph, Echo flinched and scooted to
the far edge of the bed. Simon felt bad about being rude to her.
Echo seemed like a nice nymph, nothing at all like Narissa. Still,
he didn’t want them in his house. He’d screwed up. This time he
really needed to stop thinking with his dick and be clear with
Narissa.
    “Listen, I have work to do,” he said. “While
Connor is away, I’m in charge, and I need to get ready now.”
    “Poor baby,” Narissa crooned. “We’ll just
wait here so we can comfort you when you get back.”
    There was no denying Narissa’s charms. She
was sexy with long blonde hair that ended at her shapely ass. Her
exotic moss green eyes