vanished.
“You’re welcome to join me, of course,” he said.
“Humph,” she said. “As if I’d want to.”
“Your call,” he said calmly, palming the wheel and shifting the gears in a capable way that just made her think of more things he could do with those hands.
It had been so long since she’d been with someone. Well, since he was the only one she’d ever been with, it’d been so long in general. She ached just for the pleasure of it. The relief.
The intimacy worried her, though. The first step in giving her heart to him would be giving her body.
But by the way she was practically dissolving inside, she knew it was as good as done. The longer she was in that cabin, the more likely it became that she’d jump him in his sleep.
She heard a low chuckle and turned to look out the window, trying to force herself to think unsexy thoughts.
“It’s okay, kitten,” he said softly. “I want you too. But I’ll wait until you’re ready.”
She grumbled to herself as they pulled onto the gravel drive. His ability to put her first, to wait for her, just made him that much sexier.
The stupid man was going to drive her insane with lust by the time this was over.
6
H ades hadn’t been in the shower long when he sensed his mate had come in.
She’d been sneaky. He’d give her that. He hadn’t heard the door or her footsteps. But he could scent her and knew she was near. The master bathroom was large, and she was probably at the doorway, peeking around.
The thought made him instantly aroused.
And then there was a part of him that felt insecure, wanted to cover up. Didn’t want her to see the damage.
But he resisted that feeling. He knew if they were going to be together, he had to get over that and let her see him for who he was.
Being insecure had only ruined things before, made him push her away, made him hurt her without meaning to.
He wouldn’t do that again, even it meant letting her see the parts of him he’d rather keep hidden.
He could scent her arousal, and he was pleased down to a deep part of himself to know his mate still reacted to his body.
Well, could he keep calling her mate? They were barely getting along. Aside from a history of caring and a deep, strong attraction, there was nothing between them.
Well, that and the fact that he was protecting her.
He’d meant to take a short shower so he could be back and protecting her, keeping an eye on her before she’d even know the difference.
But now that he could feel her eyes, feel the sensuality of her being a voyeur, he decided to take his time.
He had a man back in their hometown watching the office of the loan sharks. If they made a move to leave, he would know about it.
Since coming back from the army, Hades had made a good business in consulting on anti-hacking for people, and hacking on occasion. Not to mention dealing in custom weapons modifications. Not that he needed the money. Zeus was a finance whiz and had made sure Ares’s and Hades’s investments paid well in the years they’d been gone.
He wouldn’t have to work again if he didn’t want to. But he needed something to occupy the hours. To keep him busy and keep his mind off what he’d lost.
Except, if he had a chance to get Cassie back, he wouldn’t really have lost anything.
He slowly ran soap over his body, over his shoulders, which he knew she loved the width of, over his defined, large pecs, and then over his washboard abs.
He dipped lower, naughtily moving the soap over his now hard member, and grinned when he heard a small, feminine sigh. Dammit, he wasn’t going to make it through the shower at this rate. Vanilla and violet surged in the air, making it hard to breathe, and he turned up the water, making steam fill the air.
It only made it harder not to think of her. Of her cute face, her soft body. Her curls, which were just as blond and curly down below as they were above.
He groaned as he rinsed the soap from his body. When he was done, he
“You’re welcome to join me, of course,” he said.
“Humph,” she said. “As if I’d want to.”
“Your call,” he said calmly, palming the wheel and shifting the gears in a capable way that just made her think of more things he could do with those hands.
It had been so long since she’d been with someone. Well, since he was the only one she’d ever been with, it’d been so long in general. She ached just for the pleasure of it. The relief.
The intimacy worried her, though. The first step in giving her heart to him would be giving her body.
But by the way she was practically dissolving inside, she knew it was as good as done. The longer she was in that cabin, the more likely it became that she’d jump him in his sleep.
She heard a low chuckle and turned to look out the window, trying to force herself to think unsexy thoughts.
“It’s okay, kitten,” he said softly. “I want you too. But I’ll wait until you’re ready.”
She grumbled to herself as they pulled onto the gravel drive. His ability to put her first, to wait for her, just made him that much sexier.
The stupid man was going to drive her insane with lust by the time this was over.
6
H ades hadn’t been in the shower long when he sensed his mate had come in.
She’d been sneaky. He’d give her that. He hadn’t heard the door or her footsteps. But he could scent her and knew she was near. The master bathroom was large, and she was probably at the doorway, peeking around.
The thought made him instantly aroused.
And then there was a part of him that felt insecure, wanted to cover up. Didn’t want her to see the damage.
But he resisted that feeling. He knew if they were going to be together, he had to get over that and let her see him for who he was.
Being insecure had only ruined things before, made him push her away, made him hurt her without meaning to.
He wouldn’t do that again, even it meant letting her see the parts of him he’d rather keep hidden.
He could scent her arousal, and he was pleased down to a deep part of himself to know his mate still reacted to his body.
Well, could he keep calling her mate? They were barely getting along. Aside from a history of caring and a deep, strong attraction, there was nothing between them.
Well, that and the fact that he was protecting her.
He’d meant to take a short shower so he could be back and protecting her, keeping an eye on her before she’d even know the difference.
But now that he could feel her eyes, feel the sensuality of her being a voyeur, he decided to take his time.
He had a man back in their hometown watching the office of the loan sharks. If they made a move to leave, he would know about it.
Since coming back from the army, Hades had made a good business in consulting on anti-hacking for people, and hacking on occasion. Not to mention dealing in custom weapons modifications. Not that he needed the money. Zeus was a finance whiz and had made sure Ares’s and Hades’s investments paid well in the years they’d been gone.
He wouldn’t have to work again if he didn’t want to. But he needed something to occupy the hours. To keep him busy and keep his mind off what he’d lost.
Except, if he had a chance to get Cassie back, he wouldn’t really have lost anything.
He slowly ran soap over his body, over his shoulders, which he knew she loved the width of, over his defined, large pecs, and then over his washboard abs.
He dipped lower, naughtily moving the soap over his now hard member, and grinned when he heard a small, feminine sigh. Dammit, he wasn’t going to make it through the shower at this rate. Vanilla and violet surged in the air, making it hard to breathe, and he turned up the water, making steam fill the air.
It only made it harder not to think of her. Of her cute face, her soft body. Her curls, which were just as blond and curly down below as they were above.
He groaned as he rinsed the soap from his body. When he was done, he
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