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It’s good to know I’m not the only one afraid of letting in the outside world and ruining this moment, but this conversation must happen if we’re going to move forward. Needing to voice the worry I’ve had since I appeared in Grey Ridge, I swallow my pride.
“Are you annoyed that I came here without you?”
Water sloshes onto the floor as Ethan leans forward, turning my face to his so I can see the truth in his eyes.
“Never. These people are crazy and annoying, and the pack is a mess right now, but they are the best people you’ll ever meet. They will be your family now, too, if you want them to be.”
Nodding, because I can’t voice how much that means to me and how relieved I am that he’s not put-out that I showed up here, I move the conversation swiftly along.
“I know you’re doing a good thing. What happened to Nathan proves you’re right. It’s not going to stop until someone puts an end to it.” Biting my lip, I rub up and down his thigh, letting my fingers drift higher each time. When I feel something thick and long twitch against my back, I know I’m playing with fire. “Blake asked me to visit Liv and find out whether the bears are still hanging around.”
The fingers kneading my muscles pause, just for a second, but he resumes his magical work on the knots in my shoulders. He’s not surprised.
“Well, you can tell him they are. There’s a clearing at the edge of Anderson's northern territory, and some of Lucia’s warriors are obviously using the area to meet with bears.” He shifts, his legs clamping around me as he tries to get comfortable, his erection rubbing at my back. “So, what else did you find?”
I smirk at his failed attempt to sound nonchalant. He might be a good actor with everyone else, but not with me.
“Not much. I was a bit distracted,” I mumble, annoyed with myself that I didn’t get more intel. “I did find out that Lucia has regular secret rendezvous with someone at local hotels. She drives on her own, only her top enforcers know where she’s going. It all sounds very shady. Maybe the bears… maybe another man...”
My senses focus on my mate, waiting for his reaction. Does he still have feelings for her? Will he be disappointed at the possibility that she has another lover?
Squealing in shock, I flail when Ethan lifts me, spinning me mid-air in one smooth movement. Settling me on his lap, face-to-face, legs straddling his muscular thighs, my racing heart calms, and I laugh at his quirked eyebrow and disappointed expression.
“Belle, I thought we’d established something here. You’re the only woman I care about.”
My eyes drop to his bulging pecs and the drips of water clinging to his bronzed skin. Smoothing my hands over his ripped abs, I’m sure my mouth must be watery. He’s so sculpted it’s hard to believe he’s mine. He would make a wonderful alpha, and I can understand why Lucia picked him.
“Belle? Listen to me.” Tipping up my chin with his index finger, he forces my gaze away from his insane body and up to his dazzling blue eyes. “I liked her, but even when I left here, I already doubted those feelings. I wanted to be sure before I decided, because I’m ready for a family, but now I know she was a pale imitation of a true bond. Of what we have. There is nobody else. There never will be. You’re all I care about.”
His words ease my last lingering concerns about their relationship. Knowing that Ethan doesn’t love her means there might be hope for us, after all this is over. We might be able to forgive each other.
“That’s not true,” I whisper. “You care about your family. And you won’t be happy, truly happy, unless they’re safe.”
It’s what convinced me that he’s staying in the Anderson pack for the right reasons. Anyone could see how tight-knit this pack is. Cupping his face in my hands, I lean in and press my lips to his, my taut nipples grazing his hard chest. The heat radiating from him makes me feel all warm and mushy inside; despite our tumultuous start, I’ve never felt so content.
“Belle, I won’t go back…” When he starts to reassure me, I kiss him again, harder this time and rock my hips, rubbing my needy pussy against his pelvis. Moaning as I get some friction right where I need it, I sit back and lift higher onto my knees. Reaching between us, I grip him in my hand and Ethan hisses, his hold on my hips tightening as I slide my palm up and over the head of his hard cock. Can a penis be sexy? Maybe I’m biassed, but I think this is the best looking one I’ve ever seen.
Feeling smug as Ethan’s eyes drop, fixated on where his straining erection nudges at my entrance, I sink down an inch, taking the tip inside me – and stop.
Watching as the muscles in Ethan’s jaw flex and bunch, I smile. Nobody else will have this connection. Nobody else will get to have this moment with him. This is so far beyond sex it doesn’t matter who he was with before. This is so much more.
“You will go back and finish what you went there to do, and so will I. Because that’s who we are.”
Ethan’s forehead crinkles in a frown, but I distract him, easing down further, loving the burn as he stretches me. Fuck he’s big. I’m still a bit tender from earlier but his fullness is so incredible I don’t want to stop.
27
BELLE
“Fuck, Belle.” Ethan tips his head back as I wiggle all the way down on him, until he’s fully seated inside me, and bounce, slowly, sensually, above him. “I need you to be happy. I can’t go back and hurt you again.”
The water swirls around us with each movement of my hips. I rock again and his eyes roll into the back of his head. Beads of water drip from his messy blonde hair and I reach out to tug the ends.
“I want you, Ethan. The real you. Not the version of you that stays at home and lets something bad happen, because you’re afraid of losing me. You won’t. Ever.” Placing my palm on his chest, right over his heart, I kiss him, our tongues stroking softly at first, then more fervent as our pleasure heightens. “I’m right here.” Every muscle and vein in his arms and neck bulge as he holds back from taking charge, letting me have the lead because he knows I need it. This is my decision, and he’ll honour whatever choice I make. “I know I’m going to love that man, when we get to have our time. I’m going to love you so much.”
Speeding up, I bounce up and down on his cock, feeling him swell and jerk inside me. Unable to stop himself now, Ethan lifts his hips up to meet me, thrusting in time with my movements, rubbing every inch of my walls with his thickness.
“Ethan, oh yes. That’s it.” I can barely keep my head straight as the power of my building orgasm threatens to overwhelm me. My fingernails score lines down his biceps as I hold onto him. The pain seems to unleash his wild side, and he growls in delight at the sight of the damage I’ve inflicted.
