Marrying the Minotaur - Marrying the Monsters

Lilly needs a husband to ensure the bloodline and the inheritance of her father's estate. When she meets a new Minotaur Earl at the last ball of the season, he seems like the perfect candidate. Ian, bored with his new title and duties to the crown, accepts a deal from a delectable woman he cannot refuse, but on one condition: he will have her in his bed at every possible opportunity. Will their marriage become real in every possible way, or will Lilly regret marrying a beast? Excerpt:"Have you ever touched a male before?" Ian asked.
I shook my head, still not ready to touch him. It looked frighteningly big, and I had no idea how it would ever fit inside of me."You need not worry, my wife. We will go slow. We have all of our lives ahead of us to discover each other, " Ian said in a surprisingly gentle tone. I looked up and remembered how kind his eyes had been when we first met, making me confident about this union. His eyes were blazing with lust, but also a kindness I hadn't expected on our wedding night.
He wouldn't just take me like a ravenous beast, he gave me room to explore."How do I make you feel good?" I asked as I touched him for the first time. It jumped under my touch, startled I pulled my hand back."Whatever you do will feel good, " Ian groaned. "I have imagined your soft hands on me so many times already." ---------Reader advisory: This story contains explicit sex scenes between a human and a Minotaur.
Marrying the Minotaur is a 8, 2k words, steamy, hot, erotic, Regency, short story. Explicit sex scenes, standalone, no cheating or cliffhangers.--------