Brenna “Could you put this on my tab, please?” I asked the shopkeeper, my hands shaking. Not from fear, though. I was always calm during a crisis but fell apart afterward, and it always took a while for me to calm down. I guess it was from shock or the overload of adrenaline. “Yes, of course,” he replied, looking between Cory and Harper. “Let’s go,” Cory placed his hand on my back and walked me out, leaving Harper to carry the groceries. “Oh, the cookbook!” I yelled as Cory walked me down the hallway toward the elevator. “Got it,” Harper said behind us. We all piled into the elevator a moment later. “Come here.” Cory held me against his chest and rubbed my arms in an effort to calm me down. But I took a step back, and his arms fell to his sides. “I’m fine. Really. I just don’t want Adan to see me this way.” I looked between Cory and Harper. “He’ll kill her.” Cory scoffed. “And rightfully so! You don’t threaten the future Queen and live to tell about it. Not in this Pack.”
Brenna “I want you so badly” I breathed. He pushed into me faster and harder, going deeper as his tongue explored mine, ecstasy filling my body. Soon, I was panting into his mouth as he supported me against the shower wall, rolling his hips into me, watching me come as my walls clenched around him, causing his cock to swell. I gripped his broad shoulders for support as he crushed his lips to mine, pushing into me harder and faster until we both went over the edge together. Then he wrapped his arms around me and held me close. Then he stood me on my feet and took the body wash off the shelf. “Come here.” He squirted it into his hands and ran them over my body, paying particularly close attention to the area between my legs and my breasts as he slowly grazed his thumbs across my nipples. “If you keep that up, we’ll never leave the shower.” He chuckled. “I thought you were fixing me dinner.” My eyes flew open wide. “The steaks!” “Oh, that sounds good.” He chuckled, shaking his hea
Brenna As old as Adan was—two hundred twenty years old—I never expected him to wait for me to have sex. No, it would have been too much to ask of anyone, let alone a sexy Alpha. And although I knew he had many women in his life, I was also glad that he had stuck mainly to one over the past several years. But because of that, we both were now paying the price. As I sat at the table waiting for Adan to return, I wondered if our relationship would survive. It was as if it was doomed from the start. But many relationships started off rocky and lasted for years. But that was yet to be seen. I opened a bottle of wine while I waited and filled two glasses. Mine, I made a double. When he came back, I hated to have to dump more on him, but I would have to tell him about my confrontation with Hailey now. She had been pretty busy today. Growing tired of waiting, I took my wine with me and flipped on the gas fireplace in the living room, and it roared to life. Then I opened the sliding glass
Brenna The microwave beeped, and I took Adan’s plate out and set it on the table for him. “Would you like a glass of wine?” “Yes, please.” Adan sat at the table, and I poured him a glass and set it beside him. I sat kitty-corner from him. “I hope you don’t mind, but I already ate.” He gave me a small smile as he nodded toward my plate, sitting on the coffee table. “From the look of it, you didn’t eat much.” I sighed as I got my plate, heated it up, and sat across from him. “I couldn’t eat with everything going on.” He nodded, sincerity coloring his voice. “I’m sorry to have put you through that.” I smiled, shaking my head. “It wasn’t your fault. I could hardly expect you to be celibate for the last two hundred years.” I shrugged. “That’s several lifetimes.” He gave my hand a gentle squeeze. “Actually, now I feel as if I’ve finally woken up and my life can begin... now that I found you.” I squeezed his hand and released it, hoping we could get past this, now that Hailey had mov
Adan “I guess it’s time to go.” I rose to my feet, hating to have to leave Brenna, even for one night. I was becoming so used to being with her that I was now finding it hard to be away from her. “Stay,” she whispered, looking into my eyes. “Are you sure?” Although I would move in with her tomorrow, I didn’t want to take that step if she wasn’t ready yet. “Absolutely.” She bit her upper lip as she knelt on the soft in front of me. “Stay forever.” I smiled as I ran my fingers lightly over her cheek, looking deeply into her eyes. “I’d love to.” In one fluid motion, I scooped her into my arms, carried her into her bedroom, and set her on the bed. “Why don’t you get ready while I turn off the lights in both suites and make sure everything’s locked up?” Brenna nodded as a sexy smile curled her lips. I walked out and headed into my suite first, turning off all the lights as I went, and making sure everything was secure. Then I closed the adjoining door and did the same in her suite.
Brenna Adan stepped into the shower a moment later, his hair a mess, and he was definitely not fully awake. But he placed his hands on my hips and pulled me to him, then leaned his forehead against mine as I wrapped my arms around his neck. “I thought you didn’t want to get out of bed?” He lifted one shoulder. “Well, since you wouldn’t come back to me, I came to you.” “Oh! So, that’s how it is? Huh?” I laughed, shaking my head as I turned him around and pushed him gently back into the water. He closed his eyes and leaned back, looking like a supermodel as water ran over his hair and face, then dripped down his day-old beard and down to his sculpted chest and abs. “You look so sexy.” I poured some body wash into my hands and began rubbing his muscled chest, over the pits and valleys of his abs and then down to his length. He opened one eye. “Be careful what you’re doing there. You may be opening up a can of worms you may not be able to handle.” “Oh? I think we already opened tha
Brenna “Could you write down the spells for me?” “I already have.” Magenta waved her arm, and a thick book floated across the room and set itself on the table before us. “This is your grimoire. In it, you’ll find all the spells you will need. You can also add to it as you find different spells that you like. That way, it will become yours.” “Thank you.” I ran my fingertips over the leather binding and raised gold letters when I noticed something. “Magenta, this has my name on it.” She chuckled, clearly pleased by my reaction. “Because it’s yours.” “Thank you,” I repeated, glad I had her as a mentor and friend. Just then, the serving tray floated through the air, set itself in the center of the table, and the dishes and utensils got to work. When everything was finished, I took a sip of the steaming hot coffee. “Oh, wow! This is delicious.” I thought for a moment and then asked, “Cinnamon?” She nodded. “I’m glad you picked up on it. I’ll give you the recipe.” “It tastes like Chr
Brenna Adan nodded once. He knew as well as I did what we were risking by not marrying now. “I’ll call Mason, and we can start the meeting.” He arched an eyebrow as he glanced over at Magenta. “Can you stay to strategize?” She nodded. “Yes, of course.” Adan pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and quickly texted Mason. He walked in a moment later, notebook in hand. “Are you ready?” Mason raised his eyebrows as he glanced over at Magenta, obviously surprised to see her here. Adan nodded. “I thought it essential that Magenta join us to discuss strategy today. After all, she will be one of the key players in the attack.” “You’re absolutely right.” Mason looked over at Magenta and smiled. “Welcome! I’m glad you could join us.” “It’s my pleasure,” she replied, arching an eyebrow skeptically. “Well!” Mason smiled as he looked at all of us. “Shall we?” “Yes, of course.” Adan motioned toward the table and held a chair for me while Mason held a chair for Magenta. We spent the next