Chapter 29 Chapter 29
ZANE
I woke in the morning and pulled myself close to Ella. I didn’t enjoy our little argument last night, and she had worried me when she disappeared like that.
I was glad she had been with my father, or it would have been even worse. I had insisted she sleep in my bed last night, hoping being close would reassure her that I really did want her.
I nuzzled my face into her hair and wrapped my arms around her. I didn’t care if she woke up; I wanted to be close to her. I breathed in her scent of apple cider.
It filled my senses, and it made my wolf stir. I felt my body responding to being so close to my mate. In her sleep, Ella leaned into me, her body rubbing against mine for a moment.
I backed up and ran my fingers through my hair. This girl was going to drive me crazy. Maybe a shower would calm me down. I slid carefully out of bed and walked to the bathroom.
The warm water enveloped me as I tried to get my mind off Ella when suddenly, the door opened.
Ella walked in, eyes still half-closed and barely awake, and made her way to the vanity next to the shower. I stood there in shock. She hadn’t even noticed the shower was on or that I was in there.
But as I watched her walk toward me, her hips swaying gently and her face pouty with sleep, I felt my eyes grow dark.
Before I knew what I was doing, I opened the shower door and took her wrist, pulling her into the shower with me.
The shock on Ella’s face was priceless as she stood in the stream of the water, her eyes wide with surprise and her wet clothes sticking to her body and revealing the outline of her breasts. Her eyes wandered my body, quickly snapping up when she ventured too low for comfort.
“Zane! What the—”
I pushed her up against the wall of the shower, my body against hers with my hands against the wall near her head.
“Ella. I need you.”
Ella looked into my eyes, and I could feel her desire. But she began to shake her head.
“Zane, I—”
She was interrupted when my lips crashed into hers. I kissed her passionately, channeling all my need for her. My mouth hungered for her, and I moaned when she opened hers, letting in my tongue.
She wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled me closer, kissing me with equal fervor. I ran my hands down her body, resting at the hem of her shirt and running my finger along the top of her pants.
She inhaled deeply as I released her lips and my mouth traveled down her neck, kissing and nipping at her until finally resting on the spot that should have held my mark.
My hands made their way under her shirt and up her tight body, exploring every inch of her.
She let out a quiet moan as my hands reached her breasts and gently massaged them, her nipples pebbling at my touch.
I let out a low growl and quickly removed my hands from under her shirt, placed them on the back of her thighs, and picked her up. She wrapped her legs around my waist, her body rubbing against mine.
I took my hand and moved it up her thigh, rubbing the thin fabric of her underwear. She gasped and kissed me harder, her hands knotting through my hair.
My fingers wandered past her panties and attempted to touch their way inside.
Suddenly, Ella pulled away, shaking her head.
“Zane, I can’t. Not now.”
I sighed and set her down, resting my head on her shoulder and inhaling her scent before I turned the water off and stepped out, handing Ella a towel.
I wrapped myself up and made my way into the closet to get dressed. I heard the shower turn back on and assumed Ella was washing up.
After getting dressed, I sat on a chair to pull on my shoes when Ella emerged from the bathroom wrapped in a towel. She walked past me with a smile and left for her own room to change.
“I should just make her move in here,” I mumbled as I watched her walk by.
I walked into her room as she emerged from her closet, her skinny jeans hugging all the right places. I rubbed the back of my head and exhaled, shaking the dirty thoughts out of my mind.
“Ready to head down?”
Ella nodded with a smile, and we walked down together. With the new schedule, she was only working four days a week, which meant today she had the day off.
I took her hand as we walked down the stairs.
“I really am sorry about yesterday.”
“I know, Zane.” She smiled and squeezed my hand.
“I’m sorry too.”
“Let me make it up to you?”
Ella grinned and nudged my arm with hers.
“What do you have in mind? Please tell me it’s ice cream.”
When we reached the bottom of the stairs, I gripped her hand and rushed down the hallway toward my office.
“Zane! What are you doing?” Ella laughed as she attempted to keep up with me.
I pushed through the door to the office and flung her inside before locking it behind me.
Ella’s cheeks were flushed from our dash down the hallway, making me all the more heated as I stepped closer to her.
Ella backed up.
“Zane…what do you think you’re—”
I lunged forward, pulling her into my arms. She let out a squeal as I lifted her and set her down on my desk. I kissed her hard, every bit of passion spilling over.
She gripped my arms, her legs wrapped around me as I leaned her back slightly, kissing my way down her neck and chest. She let out a soft moan, which only excited me more.
“Zane, I can’t…,” she sighed as her hands moved to my chest and began playing with the buttons on my shirt.
I met her eyes.
“I’m not going to do anything more than worship you the way you deserve,” I growled, returning my mouth to hers.
My kiss was deep, taking in the taste of her mouth and her lips. I undid the button on her pants and removed them in one swift move.
I practically ripped the panties off her body, my hand moving to her pearl. I stroked it, and she let out a moan, her need consuming her.
I leaned her back on the desk as I kissed my way down her body, my mouth stopping to suck her slit. Ella gasped in pleasure, her back arching.
She knotted her hand in my hair as I kissed and sucked and licked, tasting her.
“Zane!” she moaned as the pressure built. When it finally spilled over, I traveled back up her body, my lips brushing her cheek.
“I told you I would make it up to you,” I said in a low, husky voice.