Chapter 164: No More Waiting
Ethan’s POV
I stormed into my suite, the sound of the door clicking shut behind me only fueling the fire in my gut. With a roar of pure, unadulterated frustration, I kicked the mahogany side table. It shattered against the wall, wood splintering and flying across the room just like my dignity.
What was I thinking?
Scarlett was right. She had given me every sign, every cold shoulder, and every polite rejection for three solid years, and I had been arrogant enough to think I could outrun her past.
I told you, my wolf growled, his annoyed voice sounding in my mind. She never wanted you... she wants only them. She always belonged to the triplets. Let her go, Ethan.
I sucked in a deep breath, the air burning my lungs. This was it. I was done. I was officially letting her go.
I walked out onto the balcony, the cool Australian night air hitting my face. I pulled out a cigar, my hands trembling slightly as I lit it. I watched the smoke curl into the dark sky and, for the first time in a long time, I actually smiled. It was a broken, bitter thing, but it was a smile. The weight of expectation was finally off my shoulders. I didn’t have to wait for her anymore.
Suddenly, I felt her mind-link brush against mine, hesitant and soft.
"Ethan... I’m sorry. For the way I reacted and spoke to you. Can I come to your room? Please?"
The sound of her voice in my head made my heart clench, but the image of Leo’s marks on her skin was imprinted in my memory.
I slammed the door to my mind-link shut, locking it tight behind a mental wall
the noise in
was late, the bass of the music thumping through the floorboards, the scent of expensive liquor and sex heavy in the air. I sat at the bar and ordered a double of the strongest whiskey they had.
monk. I had stayed loyal and faithful to Scarlett, to a woman who
you mind if I sit
skin, her eyes bold and hungry. I just shook my head and turned back to my drink. She sat
I could smell her perfume—something floral and irritating compared to Scarlett’s scent. "But God, you are fucking hot. I’ve been watching you from across the
every day, and for three years,
should I say no? Why should I be the
the glass down and looked her in
clicking rhythmically on the carpet.
"No kissing," I warned.
dropped to her knees, looking up at me with excitement as she unzipped my pants. When she saw my cock,
she took me into her mouth, I threw my head back and let out a low, guttural moan, my
her work; I began to fuck her mouth, my hips thrusting upward as I guided her head, forcing her to take more of me than she expected.
hauled her to her feet. "Undress," I commanded, "and get on
need to be told twice. Her eyes were glazed with a mix of lust and submission as she peeled that second-skin dress off, revealing a body that was meant for nothing but pleasure. I walked to the nightstand drawer, pulling out the condom I’d noticed earlier. I stripped off my own clothes, my wolf’s predatory energy making my muscles twitch, and rolled the latex
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