I lifted my shoulders noncommittally. “It’s not that I didn’t tell you—it just never came up.” “I take it that’s why you didn’t want me to mention your cuffs.” I bit anxiously on my bottom lip. “My father is one of the few people not influenced by the rumors and whispers. I didn’t want to have to tell him about the cuffs because then I’d have to tell him why they were in place.” The back of my legs hit the bed, and Knight pressed himself against me. “Is there anything else that hasn’t … come up?” I could feel his hard length against my belly, and it made my breathing become shallow as words evaporated from my mind. “Um … no. Nothing else … up. You should probably go back to your room—propriety and all. I’d hate for my father to get the wrong impression.” That was just about the lamest excu
