For a moment, I’d been so close to sinking my teeth into her skin that I could taste her throat on my tongue even now.But I’d pulled back at the last second. Out of fear, perhaps, but also control. What if she was manipulating me into marking her? She’d made it clear before that she didn’t want me
Ella & AlexanderEllaGolden sunlight was streaming through the bedroom windows when I woke, warming my bare skin where the sheet had slipped down.For a moment, I just laid there, smiling like a fool, my body pleasantly sore in places that had never ached before. A wave of something that I could on
Only then did he pull back just enough to speak, his mouth slick and shining with my wetness.“It’s just the tips of my fingers, and already you’re a mess,” he teased.My cheeks heated. “You’ve never—I haven’t—”He tilted his head, fingers dipping in a little further. “You’re not seriously telling m
EllaAlexander’s arms were warm and secure around me, his heartbeat steady beneath my ear. The calm rhythm of it chased away the fear, the doubt… everything outside that room.“How did you know where to find me?”“Lilith managed to get a picture of the car,” he replied. “I recognized it immediately.
“I need a bath,” I muttered.“I’ll run one for you.”“Alexander, I can—”“No.” He was already moving toward the bathroom. “I’m not leaving you alone, remember? That includes when you’re bathing.”Heat flooded my cheeks. “You can’t be serious.”“Completely serious.” He turned on the water, adjusting
Alexander & EllaAlexanderElla’s scent hit me like a freight train the moment I pulled her into my arms.Cherry and vanilla—but stronger now. The fear that had been threading through it was already beginning to fade, replaced by something else. Something that made my wolf go wild.“Mark her,” he gr