The Triplet Alphas' Secret Mate

Chapter 184: With Ice

Rebecca’s POV

​"I’m ready," I whispered, my voice trembling.

​He didn’t waste another second. Ethan reached for the hem of my maid’s gown and pulled it up over my head in one swift motion, leaving me standing before him in nothing but my thin lace panties. His eyes raked over my body as if he were memorizing every curve, every inch of skin.

​"God, you’re beautiful," he growled.

​He moved to the small bar in the corner of his room, his movements fluid and powerful. I watched, confused, as he grabbed a single crystal ice cube from a bucket. He walked back to me and pushed me gently back onto the sheets of his bed.

​"Ethan?" I breathed, my heart thundering against my ribs.

​"Shh," he murmured. He sat on the edge of the bed and leaned over me. He took the ice cube and began to rub it slowly around my right nipple. I let out a sharp gasp, my back arching as the shocking cold met my burning heat. The nipple pebbled instantly, aching for more. Then, he replaced the ice with his mouth. He sucked the frozen peak into the warmth of his throat, swirling his tongue around it until I was sobbing his name.

​He repeated the torture on the other side, using the ice to sharpen the sensation before devouring me with his lips and teeth. My hands flew to his hair, pulling him closer, my head tossing on the pillow. I was already a mess, my thighs rubbing together as a heavy ache built between my legs.

​He moved lower, his kisses trailing down my stomach, leaving a path of fire in their wake. He hooked his thumbs into the sides of my panties and stripped them off, tossing them aside. I felt exposed, my legs falling open as he knelt between them.

and possessive. He popped the ice cube

scream that was muffled by the pillows. The sensation was unlike anything I had ever felt—the searing heat of his mouth combined with the sharp, numbing sting of the ice. He used his tongue to flick against me

Ethan! Please!" I cried out, my fingers digging into the

my juices mixing with the melted ice, creating a slick, messy friction that drove me over the edge. I felt the tension build, tighter and tighter, until I finally shattered. My walls clamped down on his fingers

sudden, realizing how loud I had been and how much I had completely unraveled for him. I tried to pull the covers over myself, but he caught my hand, letting out

hide," he said, his voice husky with

him, my heart fluttering. God, he was so handsome. His dark hair was mussed from my fingers, and his

asked, sensing my shift in mood. He pulled me into his

not what I expected," I confessed softly. "I heard terrible things about you. That you were cold,

his chest vibrating against my cheek. "Some of those things are true, Rebecca. To my enemies, I am a monster. But you are my mate. You hold my heart in your hands

kiss that made me relax completely in

lips, a playful glint in his eyes. "Why exactly did you

you. I wanted to see the real man before the wedding. I didn’t want to

of

too," I whispered,