Boys of King Academy

by Rose, Louise

  As he spoke, Lucas kept his gaze firmly fixed on his coffee cup, like he was ashamed to meet my eyes. “Now that Penelope’s no longer here, I’m free to find my biological family, but it’s proving difficult to track my mother down. However, my investigators discovered that Penelope’s money helped her turn her life around, at least for a while, because she had another child, my sister. I don’t know her name. I know virtually nothing about her. What I do know is that she’s in her final year at King Academy.”

  “She’s at the Academy?” I gasped.

  “Apparently so.” For the first time, Lucas looked directly at me. “You can’t tell anyone this but the real reason why I took the head teacher position was so I could find my sister. As head, I have access to all the students’ information. I’ve been working my way through them, narrowing down possibilities so I can find my sister. I have a shortlist of five names and I’ve been doing a more in-depth background check on all of them to see if I can prove if one of them is my sister. Milly, this could be my chance to build a real family. I’ve been on my own all my life. Penelope was never really a loving parent. I was more of a fashion accessory to her than a son. I moved around too much to ever make proper friends. I can’t trust anyone in my business because they’re all looking to stab me in the book. Suddenly, I’ve gone from that to having a daughter, a sister… maybe even a partner.”

  His eyes were filled with a hopeful innocence that melted my heart.

  “Five names you say?”

  Lucas nodded. “Yes. They’re the only girls whose backgrounds raise the possibility of being adopted or not being who they say they are. There’s a lot of reasons why that might be. We both know that subterfuge reigns in King Town and plenty of families send their children to the Academy under a false name to keep them safe. I’m convinced that one of those girls is my sister.”

  “Okay.” I thought for a moment, drumming my fingers on the arm of my chair. “I think I know how we can get that list down to one name. How would you feel about bringing in some outside help?”

  “It would depend on who that was.” Lucas was cautiously optimistic.

  “My father knows everyone in this town,” I told him. “We don’t have to give him the full details. We don’t even have to tell him that the girl we’re looking for is your sister. But I can ask him to prepare a report on each of the names on your list and I guarantee that he’ll be able to find the information you need to find your sister.”

  “You really think he can do that?”

  “I know he can. Do you want me to call him?”

  “Yes! Yes!”

  I got my phone and called my dad. He answered within the first ring.

  “Hi, Milly. Are you okay?”

  “Yes, fine, Dad.”

  “And Amber’s good?”

  “Yes, dad. All tucked up in bed for the night after a weekend with Lucas.” I glanced over at Lucas and smiled briefly.

  “That boy’s behaving himself, is he?”

  “He’s being a perfect gentleman.”

  “I’m glad to hear it. Because if that man hurts you again, I’ll-”

  “I know, Dad.” I interrupted him, rolling my eyes. I’d heard this speech so many times I could recite it in my sleep. Dad had never really accepted that his daughter had grown up and could make her own mistakes and every single time I started dating someone he gave me a lecture about all the terrible things he’d do if my new boyfriend didn’t treat me right. It was little surprise that he was sceptical about me seeing Lucas given our history, but at some point he was going to have to accept that I was a grown woman and let me make my own decisions.

  “So, if Lucas isn’t the problem, why are you calling me on a Sunday evening? You don’t usually call me at this time.”

  “Look, we were talking about some of my students who’ve been having a few issues,” I lied. “Lucas suggested there might be a problem at home, but their files seem to be lacking in detail. I was wondering whether you’d be able to do some digging for me, find out the full story about the girls.”

  “I can,” Dad said. “But wouldn’t it be simpler to call in their parents for a meeting?”

  “We’re doing that as well.” I could feel myself blushing as I dug myself deeper into the lie. Thank goodness he couldn’t see my face over the phone. “But Lucas and I both feel that if we had some more information, we can really help these girls achieve the grades they deserve. It’s not long before they’re due to graduate and it would be awful to see them leave knowing that they could have done so much better if they only had the right support.”

  “You’re such a sweet person,” Dad said. “That’s one of your best features. You’re always thinking about others. All right. Let me have the names and I’ll see what I can find for you.”

  “Thanks, Daddy! You’re the best!” I hung up and beamed at Lucas. “My dad’s going to help us find your sister. Let me have the names you need to research and he’ll get the information back to you ASAP.”

  “That’s incredible! I can’t believe it! I’m going to find my sister and it’s all thanks to you.”

  He got up and crossed to where I was sitting. He grabbed my face between his hands, kissing me hard. “Thank you.” He kissed the top of my head. “Thank you.” He kissed my left cheek. “Thank you.” He kissed my right cheek. “Thank you.”

  He kissed me on the lips, more slowly this time. I put my hand over his, opening my mouth to let our tongues intertwine.

  “Do you want to go somewhere a little more comfortable?” Lucas murmured against my mouth. I nodded. He took my hand and led the way up to my bedroom. I closed the door behind us, locking it so that Amber wouldn’t be able to run in on us.

  Lucas sat on the edge of my bed and took off his socks and shoes. “Come here, beautiful.” He held out a hand to me. I crossed over and stood in front of him. He reached up to the top button of my blouse.

  “Have I…” He undid the button, lightly teasing the bare flesh beneath it with his fingers.

  “Told you…” He undid the next button, running his hand down the front of my chest.

  “That I think…” Next button, exposing more of me.

  “You’re the most…” Next button.

  “Beautiful woman…” Next button.

  “I’ve ever seen.”

  He undid the last button and I pulled my blouse off. Holding it out to one side, I let it drop to the floor and stood there wearing nothing but a bra and my jeans. I pulled down my jeans’ zip and quickly shimmied out of them.

  “Come here.” Lucas pulled me towards him and I climbed onto his lap. As we kissed, I instinctively ground against him, the gentle friction titillating me. I could feel his cock growing larger beneath me and I couldn’t help smiling at the effect I had on him.

  “What’s that grin for?” Lucas asked.

  “Oh, I’m just thinking about how good we are together,” I said. “I love how you make me feel.”

  “And I love you.”

  Wait – did he just say what I thought he’d said?

  I had no time to process the thought though, as Lucas wrapped his arms around me and we tumbled back onto the bed together, me on top. He kissed me deeply and I ran my hands down his chest and up his shirt, enjoying the feel of his skin. He was pure muscle, courtesy of hours spent in the gym.

  I could feel his hands moving to undo his trousers, and I sat up, pushing them away.

  “You undressed me. I think it’s only fair that I undress you.”

  “Yes, ma’am.”

  I moved down the bed, running my hands over Lucas’s groin, a thrill of excitement running through me when I felt the size of the bulge waiting to be revealed. I tugged down the zip. Lucas lifted up his hips, making it easier for me to pull down his jeans, taking them off. His erection was more obvious with nothing but a pair of pants to conceal it, his cock straining against it, waiting for me to set it free.

  “Don’t leave me hanging, Milly…” Lucas bucked his hips a coupl
e of times to let me know he was becoming frustrated.

  “All in good time, Lucas. All in good time.”

  I pulled off his pants and sat back, admiring the view. I didn’t think I’d ever get tired of how impressive he was, the length and girth of his cock promising a girl a good time no matter what he did – and Lucas knew exactly what to do with it.

  I moved next to him where I could get easy access to him and leaned forward, running my tongue over the head of his cock before taking as much of it into my mouth as I could. One of my hands lightly gripped his thigh, massaging it as my head bobbed up and down. My other hand worked his shaft, working with my tongue to drive Lucas wild.

  He moaned and I could taste the sweet precum that warned an orgasm wasn’t far away.

  “Much as I hate to say it, you need to stop that.” Lucas sat up and pushed me away, his cock large and throbbing as if in protest at Lucas stopping the fun. “I want to make sure you get the treatment you deserve before I even think about coming. Now, let’s see about getting the rest of those clothes off.”

  I straddled him, reaching behind me to undo my bra. Lucas put his hands under the cups, caressing my breasts as I took off my bra and tossed it across the room.

  “Absolutely perfect.” He lightly squeezed one of my nipples, keeping it on the right side of painful. I closed my eyes and gasped as he played with me. I could feel my pussy throbbing, clenching in anticipation. I wanted him inside me, desperately wanted him to fill me.

  My body was moving practically against my will as I writhed on top of him. I had to be naked. I couldn’t wait any longer.

  I climbed off him, briefly wriggling around to get rid of the last of my underwear. As I stripped, Lucas retrieved his wallet from his jeans. He took out a condom and put it on. I was glad one of us was thinking clearly. The way I felt right now, I was prepared to throw caution to the wind in the name of pleasure. That was the effect Lucas had on me – he made me want to take risks I wouldn’t take with anyone else.

  I lay back on the bed and Lucas lay next to me. He kissed me, his hand finding its way between my legs. I spread them wider, making it easy for him to start playing with my clit. As he started rubbing me, I practically came on the spot. He kissed me, and his fingers plunged into me, thrusting up to meet my G-spot, alternating between finger fucking me and touching my clit. He knew how to read the cues my body was sending to give me the stimulation my body needed. I had to grab a pillow and hold it over my face to stifle my cries, not wanting to wake Amber sleeping nearby.

  My toes clenched, my body out of control as I dissolved into an orgasm so powerful I thought I’d go insane. Lucas kept his hand between my legs, the light pressure prolonging the pleasure until I sighed and put the pillow to one side, finally under control.

  “Better?” Lucas arched an eyebrow.

  “Uh-huh.” I nodded. “But I’ll feel even better if there’s more where that came from.”

  “That’s easily arranged.” Lucas rolled on top of me, his cock easily sliding inside me. We gazed into each other’s eyes, the visual contact adding to the intensity of how I was feeling. He started thrusting into me and I wrapped my legs around him, angling myself so he could go even deeper.

  “We fit together so perfectly.” I nuzzled my head into his neck, my arms around him holding him as close as possible. We were one being and I was completely lost to him. He completed me, filling those parts of me I hadn’t even known were missing.

  I wanted to do this for the rest of my life. No other man could ever make me feel like this. Now I knew why it was I’d stayed single for so long. No one else could match up to Lucas. He was my soulmate and if I couldn’t have him, I didn’t want anyone else.

  Lucas’s movements became more frenzied and I bucked my hips, matching my movements to his. As he came, it pushed me over the edge and I came with him, dissolving into ecstasy.

  Lucas rested his forehead against mine, his eyes closed as he waited for his breathing to return to normal. At last, he kissed me on the lips before rolling off me.

  “I’ll be back in a moment,” he said, padding off to the ensuite to get rid of the condom.

  I lay there, my mind a whirl of thoughts. Part of me wanted to simply bask in the afterglow of incredible sex, but I couldn’t let go of one simple thing: Lucas had said he loved me. Did he mean it? How did I feel if he did? Or was it something he’d said in the heat of the moment and was hoping I’d forget?

  Feeling cold all of a sudden, I got under the covers. I heard the sound of running water from the ensuite and a few moments later, Lucas came back out to join me.

  “You look very serious,” he commented. “What’s on your mind?”

  “Not a lot.”

  “Uh-huh.” Lucas climbed into bed next to me. “You can’t kid a kidder, Mills. What are you thinking about?”

  “It was something you said earlier.”

  “I said a lot of things earlier.”

  “I’m talking about when you told me you loved me.”

  “Ah. That. What about it?”

  “Did you mean it?”

  “Did I-” Lucas shook his head before reaching out with his arm so I could snuggle into his embrace.

  I cuddled up to him, grateful for the fact that it meant we could talk without my having to look at him. I didn’t want to embarrass myself if I’d said something stupid.

  “What would make you feel I didn’t mean it?”

  “Well, we were right in the middle of having sex. Plenty of people say things they don’t mean just to get what they want.”

  “And you think I needed to say that to get you to sleep with me? Because I don’t recall having to say it last night to get you into bed.”

  I could feel my cheeks burning. “Maybe you were overwhelmed by what was happening between us.”

  “I won’t deny that you were making me feel pretty darned amazing, but that’s not why I said it. Look at me, Milly.”

  I shook my head.

  “Look at me.” He spoke gently as he put a hand under my chin and lightly nudged me up so I had no choice but to look at him. “Of course I love you, Milly. What man wouldn’t? You’re sweet, loving, an amazing mum, but you’ve got an inner steel that means you’re nobody’s fool. I look at Amber and I’m in awe of you for bringing up such a cute, smart kid all by yourself. If we can create someone like Amber together, I think we can build an amazing future. I’m going to say this again so you know I mean every single word: I. Love. You.”

  I could feel emotional tears pricking at my eyes.

  “And I love you, Lucas. I always have, even when you were with Ivy. I just didn’t think I could ever have with you, so I buried my feelings and hoped they’d go away.”

  “Well I’m glad they didn’t. Because it would kill me to think you didn’t love me the way I love you.”

  Lucas leaned forward to kiss me deeply and my world was complete.

  Chapter Eighty-Three

  I was used to early mornings thanks to Amber, but it wasn’t my daughter who woke me the next day. It was my boyfriend.

  Boyfriend. A warm glow spread through me to think that Lucas and I were officially dating. I’d dreamed of this day for so long and now it was finally here, I felt like pinching myself to be sure it was real.

  Even so, waking me up at five was enough to test the patience of the most devoted of girlfriends.

  “What’s wrong?” Yawning, I got out of bed and went to the ensuite where Lucas was just finishing up.

  “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to wake you. Go back to bed.”

  “Meh.” I shrugged. “I’m always being woken up by Amber, but this is earlier than I’m used to. It’s barely 6.”

  “I figured I ought to go home and get cleaned up before going to work,” Lucas explained. “I’ve got an image to maintain, remember?”

  “Yeah, I suppose you do.” I went to stand behind him, putting my hands around his waist and looking at the two of us together in the mirror. “We look good t
ogether, don’t we?”

  “That’s why Amber’s so cute.” Lucas dropped a kiss on the top of my head then swivelled round in my arms so he could hug me back. “We make a great couple. But for now do you mind if we don’t tell anyone?”

  “Sure.” I fought to keep my smile straight, not wanting to let on that his words cut through me like a knife. I should have known Lucas wasn’t being serious last night. I was his dirty little secret. Always had been, always would be.

  “Hey, I don’t mean it like that.”

  “Like what?”

  “You’re giving me a look like a wounded puppy who’s just been kicked.” He put his hands on my shoulders and looked me straight in the eye. “Don’t get me wrong – I don’t want to keep us a secret forever. It’s just that with me being the head and you being a teacher and all the House politics on top of that, it makes sense for us to wait until we can make a proper announcement. I know how malicious some people can be and I’d hate for anyone to try and hurt you because of our relationship. Between you and me, once I’ve found my sister I’m planning on quitting as head anyway and if your dad is as good at finding information as you say he is, I’ll be gone by the end of the term and nobody can write us off as another workplace romance.”

  “Okay.” I hoped he meant was he said, I really did, but I’d been hurt a few too many times to take him at his word.

  “Listen, Milly. If you want me to, I’ll make an announcement over assembly this morning. I want to shout it out across the rooftops – I love Milly Knight!”

  I shushed him as he raised his voice. “Don’t wake Amber. What will she think if she knows you stayed over?”

  “Ahhh.” Lucas raised an eyebrow. “See? There are good reasons for us to keep our relationship quiet for the time being.”

  “Okay. You got me.”

  Lucas quickly finished getting ready and we tiptoed downstairs, wanting to make sure Lucas was gone before Amber woke up.