Chapter 44 – Bonfire Night
Ella
“Are you ready?” Sinclair asks, standing behind me in the mirror. I have to stop myself from staring at him. He’s dressed down from his standard suit, but somehow he looks even more gorgeous and intimidating than usual. In sleek black slacks and a simple white dress shirt, rolled up to his elbows and unbuttoned to his sternum, he looks powerful and laid back at once.
“That depends, what do you think?” I reply, extending my arms to show him my dress and get his opinion. I’m wearing a sleek velvet dress in ink bottle green. When the dressmaker suggested velvet I was skeptical, but now that I see the finished product I can fully appreciate her vision. It’s simple but sophisticated, not to mention incredibly cozy.
“Hmm,” Sinclair replies, striding nearer. “I think you’re missing something.”
“Like what?” I ask, turning back to the mirror to study my reflection. My makeup and hair are done, I found matching heels despite the infinite challenges of matching uncommon dress colors, and I’ll wrap myself in my new coat (courtesy of Sinclair) before we leave.
“Like this.” He beams, pulling out a thin black jewelry box.
I look down at it in surprise. “For me?”
“And just who else do you think I would be buying jewelry for?” He teases.
“I don’t know.” I shrug. “For all I know you have a girlfriend on the side.”
voice sounds even richer than usual.
makes sense that he wouldn’t risk the campaign by seeing someone else when he’s supposed to be happily mated, but he’s expressly told me that everything
all these feelings, and he narrows his eyes at
I reply simply, nodding towards the box. “Can
Sinclair states circumspectly. “I should make you tell me what you’re thinking first – but we don’t have time.” He sighs, flipping open the smooth black lid. Inside the box is a stunning
with my hand. “Sinclair, this is gorgeous.
he drapes the necklace over my collar and secures it at my nape.
answer honestly. “But I
furrowing his brow. “Why do you say
tone down the sarcasm at the last minute. He’s been
gaze far too observant at the best
in the mirror. I feel like I might become hypnotized in their depths, but his expression is warm and open. “You might not be a she-wolf, but you are carrying my heir, and you are my date for the festival.” He slides his strong arms around my waist from behind, still staring at
– as if all his features have been carved from stone. In my heels my head actually reaches his shoulder, and though I look very small and delicate beside him, the
feel as though Sinclair is reading my mind, “Will you be upset if I
up at him from beneath my lashes, “I don’t
my ear and sending a shiver down my spine before he’s even said a word. He purrs a laugh at the feeling of my body trembling against him, obviously amused and pleased at once by my response. “You look stunning Ella, so stunning it’s very hard not to
and praying that his senses aren’t strong enough to pick up on such an intimate thing. I’m beginning to think he likes getting me all hot and bothered, though it seems terribly unfair of him to tease me this way. Of course, I
and sultry, and butterflies burst to life in my belly even before I feel him growing hard against my backside. “I suppose I deserved that.” Sinclair murmurs, grazing his lips over the place where my neck meets my
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