Once inside the nightclub we were swallowed up by the crowd. That didn’t stop Maverick and the handful of guys he’d brought along with us. The old warrior expressed his concerns about us going out tonight very boldly, but much to my own surprise, Caius had taken my side and agreed we needed a night
I took a swig from the bottle and winced as the tequila burned a path down into my belly. “I forgot you could read lips.”“I had to living with my mother and sister. Ugh, I clearly haven’t had enough tequila if I’m still thinking about them. Pass it over!” She accepted the bottle from my hand and to
AnastasiaSuddenly everything that had happened in the past several months came rushing back. All those insignificant little moments I had written off, too absorbed in my own troubles to look any deeper than the surface, played on a loop in my head.Caius claiming Damon hadn’t slept with a woman in
Oh, Goddess…“Mmm, funny finding you here.” Caius’s voice trickled down the mind-link. “Watching my brother and Ghost during one of their late-night trysts. Are you enjoying yourself, Anastasia?” His free hand, the one that wasn’t clasped over my mouth, flattened against my stomach. I jolted, press
A wicked jolt of pleasure rocked through my core as Caius deepened his thrusts, grinding the palm of his hand against my clit harder and harder. With a silent curse that trickled down the mind-link he gave up on fingering me all together and turned his attention to my clit.“They’d play with you if
CaiusI carried Anastasia back to her bedroom, unable to get the sinfully sweet scent of her out of my nose. The sound of her cries rang in my ears on a loop that had my cock straining against my pants, creating a constant ache that had me grinding my teeth.My wolf was practically pacing within the
It wasn’t love. No, I wouldn’t fool myself into thinking I were capable of it. It was lust, carnal and ferocious and consuming. Perhaps it could turn into a true partnership. I wouldn’t mind that, but it would never be love.It couldn’t be.“Because I’m sure there’s a male in this house who’d fuck m
CaiusGrinding my teeth I made the decision to increase my thrusts, my cock slipping in and out of her mouth at a quick pace. With each swipe of her tongue I felt myself losing control.“Is that all you’ve got?” Her laughter trickled down the mind-link. “I’ll admit, I expected more from the infamous
“You were made to be mine.” I tore the robe from her body and relished the sound of fabric splitting. Grabbing her wrists, I pinned them behind her back and flipped her around so that her back was flush against my chest. Sweeping an arm out, I cleared my desk of everything, earning a gasp from Anast
I kept moving, my senses stretched as far as they could go. A soft shuffle, nearly undetectable, had me turning left. I continued to follow the hall, turned again, then stopped when I saw her.At the very end of the hallway, bathed in shadows and pale slants of moonlight, was my wife. She was hardly
CaiusUpon returning home, I had one of the few remaining staff draw Anastasia a bath. The woman spent most of her time in there. Not that I paid much attention.Only I did.I told myself it didn’t matter. That I wasn’t counting the minutes she spent in there, listening for the hum of that fucking t
Caius let out a pained grunt, then lifted me from his lap.“I know, which is exactly why we’re coming to an agreement now and not later.”I grinned, feeling victorious. “You won’t regret it.”But as I turned my gaze back to the book on my lap, and to my troubled thoughts, the strange unease in my st
I didn’t admit it to him, but his words made me feel better.“She spent my whole life teaching me to hide my ability. She drilled it into me that I couldn’t trust anyone with my secret, and then she just up and left. Lied about dying. Now I find this note telling me not to look for her. That she had
AnastasiaThe jet hummed softly as it carved a path through the sky, the pack still hours away. The cabin was dim, the lights turned low, and the air thick with unspoken thoughts.I was beginning to suffocate on them.To make matters worse, Maverick sat just a few rows over. Caius apologized prior t
Then there was Caius.Traveling with him wasn’t hardest because of our bickering—that was expected. It was hardest because, somewhere along the way, I had started to enjoy being around him. We were learning each other in ways that felt dangerous. Intimate.I knew how he favored lighter suits as the
AnastasiaBy the time the movie ended, my frustration had dulled to a simmer. The rom com had done its job, distracting me from my own life long enough to keep me from spiraling. Fallon stretched her legs out and released a yawn before turning to me with a smirk.“So, care to talk about your problem
Caius stilled for just a second, his mug raised halfway to his lips. A flicker of something crossed his face—something guarded, almost unsure. Then, as if making a decision, he let out a slow breath and leaned against the counter.“I reacted, because I know someone who can do what he claimed you cou