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1 stitten for a moment, and then relax into him, threading my hands through the soft, warm fur. I stare at the dark hues of his fur h feel surreal to touch him like this.
And then, almost without warning, I feel a press against my mind. Like a wind pushing against it, and I feel my mind pushing back. I grips his fur, misure of what is happening. But the wind against my thoughts doesn’t give up, just pushes a hule gemler am than nudges at my hand.
His wolt head nods in answer, and I feel the wind push at my mid again.
This time, I don’t push back, I let him in
Have you ever felt a mind link request before? Ellian’s thought come so loud in my head I startle.
“What is this?” I ask him, touching my temple. I can hear your thoughts?
Could he hear mine?
“Not exactly, Ethan explains. “You can’t hear every thought of me, just the ones I push out to you. And its the same for you, I can’t hear all of your thoughts, just what you want me to licar.
1 breathe a sigh of relief. The last thing I need right now is for lain to hear how often I’ve been thinking of his muscles. Or his lips.
“Have you never had a mind link?’ Ethan asks again.
“Marcus, I begin. “He said it was probably beyond me. That there was no point in even discovering if it could work, he barely told me what it was. 1 had no idea it was like this.
His mind is weak, Ethan answers simply. He might not have been able to control himself and you might have heard his true thoughts.
I feel anger surge in me. Another thing Marcus took from me, just so that he could keep controlling me.
“It’s not always like this, Ethan explains. Generally, mind links are between pack members. But requests can be sought.”
“Wait, 1 tell him. ‘So if your mind isn’t strong enough, then the other person can hear thoughts that you don’t want them to
hear?
“Sometimes, Ethan allows. It depends on how weak the wolf truly is Judging by what I know of Marcus, he wouldn’t have been able to keep his thoughts from you.”
But I’m not thinking of Marcus at that moment. I’m thinking of myself. Am I strong enough to make sure that my thoughts don’t cross over to Ethan? Especially thoughts of the baby?
I push those thoughts as far from my mind as possible just to be safe. I’m not going to risk it.
However, the intrusive thoughts that follow are the ones in the hotspring the other night. Having Ethan this close to me, feeling the sensation of his für upon me bring up those feelings.
“It’s like you’re holding back a dam,” Ethan comments, “What don’t you want me to hear?”
He tilts his head so that I’m looking straight into his yellow eyes There is power there, along with his wolf form wrapped around me I feel safe.
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“My thighs are about the other night. We never talked about
“What is there to talk about? We shared a moment..it ended.”
“You ended it.” 1 remind him.
“Did you want it to continue”
I remain silent. Eahan looks off into the distance. “I did not think you remembered the events that evening. The springs can clate one’s senses to the point of dizziness. You didn’t bring it up so neither did I.”
“I’m bringing it up now because.” I pause, “Could you shift back I think I’m warm enough now.”
I want to see his human face when I talk to him. Not an animal face he can hide behind.
Ethan shifts and I then feel two bare human arms wrap
paround me.
My heart flutters thinking that he is still naked, but I keep my gaze forward.
“You were saying?” he says in his real voice.
“I’m bringing it up now because the way you stopped, it’s not like how I’ve come to know you to be.”
“How so
I feel his chin rest on my shoulder. The scraping of his stubble on my skin makes me shudder…happily shudder. I breathe deeply.
“You’re a king.” I say, trying to keep my voice under control, “From what I have seen of you and experiences, I thought you take what you want no matter what. I didn’t think my pain would be a deterrent
Ethan is silent for a moment, his gaze holding mine.
“I’m not an a**le. I want you, but I won’t harm you. He turns the around to look at him. The flickering firelight makes him even more alluring. He lowers his vouce and chuckles dangerously, “Even if I were to hurt you, I’ll make sure you’re okay with it and will enjoy the pleasure that comes with it. But that’s a topic for a different day.”
My face burns and I swallow hard. Why am I not afraid of what he said at all?
In fact, my heart flutters at his words. The sensation of the other night surges back, silencing my inner voice of reason once again. I don’t want to admit how much I want him.
I turn to face him fully and speak before my courage fails me. The fire that burns inside me whenever he is around needs to come out, it needs to burn brightly.
“Im not in pain any more, I hear my voice say huskily, biting my lip
Ethan trails a finger down my cheek and rests it on my lips.
“No, you aren’t,” he murmurs, his voice full of desire.
I close my eyes as he leans forward, I tilt my head up towards his just so, and our lips reunite once again. His lips are soft on mine, barely touching as he presses feather soft kisses against my skin.
It begins gentle at first, testing the waters before our movements intensify. I feel his tongue against my lips, seeking entry. I allow them, reveling in the taste of him.
He pulls his lips off mine, and then trails them over my neck, sucking and kissing as he goes lower, pressing kisses into my skin, the hollow of my neck. He throws bites in between the kisses, leaving marks on my skin that I am sure will last more
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But I don’t think of that right now.
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He grabs my waist and pulls me onto his lap. Our lips crash together, kissing passionately, picking up where we left off two nights ago. His free hand combs through my hair, and I love the sensation of his hands on me.
gasp between kisses as his strong hands roam my body, sliding beneath my clothes to caress my bare skin. His hand massages my thighs as he moves along them, further up as he grinds up
un into me.
I moan, kissing and biting his neck as he growls with animalistic desire. A small voice tells me to stop but I purposefully push it back. I am in full control this time. I want this. I want him.
Ethan picks me up and I wrap my legs around his waist without thinking, our lips still attached to each other in some form when he carries me into the tent.
I break our kiss and stare into his wild eyes, caressing his face. We peel off each other’s clothes and then we are bare before each other in the small warmth of the tent, and I reach down to stroke his hardened member. My skin has goosebumps from the night’s air but I barely feel it.
I say nothing, but I don’t have to. He knows what I want. I know what he wants.
He bends down to kiss me once more as he slowly enters me. I gasp into our kiss, pleasure raking through my body as he
fills me.