“Please, Ethan. I need to feel you inside me.”
“Fuck, how can I wait now that you’ve gone and said that?”
“There doesn’t have to be any more waiting. I want this. I want you.”
He moved his hips forward, and as he did, his erection slipped an inch inside of her waiting heat. He groaned out her name and continued to press farther into her. His mouth never left hers. His pace never increased.
This wasn’t sex.
It was something else entirely. Ruby had never felt anything like this before in her life … and it was a long life.
“Ruby,” he murmured. “Look at me.”
She blinked her eyes open and looked up into his blue eyes. There was so much intensity looking back at her that she shivered.
“You’re so beautiful, Ruby. I keep trying to find the perfect pet name for you, but there’s nothing that suits you more than Ruby. Youarea ruby. A shining red gem, beautiful like fire and probably more dangerous. Maybe Little Red because you’re a rare gem.”
“Shh, you can’t say things like that when I’m so close to …”
He chuckled and increased his rhythm. That was all she needed. The pleasure heightened again and again as he pistoned his hips into her. She came hard, repeating his name. He continued to move inside her, only stopping long enough to move to his back, taking her with him.
Straddling him changed everything. He went deeper. He felt thicker, longer. He was everywhere inside her. He clamped his mouth on one nipple, and she came again, clenching down on his dick. He was right behind her over the edge, and he roared his release as his movements became quicker. Seated on top of him, Ruby should have moved, but she didn’t. She continued to grind her hips down onto his erection until he began to soften.
He quickly retreated to the bathroom to clean himself off, and she was pleased when he returned with a washcloth for her. Instead of sliding on his clothes and leaving, he got back into bed and took her in his arms.
“Ruby,” he said against her hair.
“Yeah?”
“Just so we’re clear, the next time we do a couples’ activity to please your aunt, we won’t actually be pretending. We will be doing it because we’re a couple.”
She stiffened in his arms. “You know what I am. You know who I am too. Why I’m here.”
He kissed her forehead. “There’s a way around everything. If a witch can ruin my pack’s life with a bit of hocus pocus, we can make this work. What’s the commute between Hell and California, anyway?”
“Where do you think Hell is?” she teased.
He pinched her side. “Leave Cali alone. It’s not our fault we have L.A. and its corruption. Seriously, though, we’ll make it work.”
“If you say so, Ethan.” She didn’t think he knew just what he was getting into, but she did.
That’s why when he dozed off, she lay in his arms, knowing it had to be the last time.
FOURTEEN
ETHAN
Ethan woke with a start, nearly toppling Ruby off the bed. In a sleeping state, he had completely forgotten that he was in bed with Ruby.
Not just in bed with her. Naked in bed with Ruby after a night of the best sex of his life.
Thankfully, his sudden movements hadn’t actually woken the sleeping beauty by his side. She was still fast asleep, mumbling something under her breath. Ethan watched her for a bit, wanting to make sure she was indeed fully asleep before he moved again.
It took some time, but he was able to get out of bed, dress, and leave the room without disturbing Ruby. He wasn’t sneaking out because he regretted their night together. He wanted to clear his head and order them some breakfast.
He made his way to the reception desk where Una, the pixie, was doing her usual quick panic flapping as she helped a few demons check into the resort. When the rowdy demons left with their room keys and bags full of tips for Ocho, Ethan stepped toward the high desk.
“Una, good morning.”