Total pages in book: 38
Estimated words: 36039 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 180(@200wpm)___ 144(@250wpm)___ 120(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 36039 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 180(@200wpm)___ 144(@250wpm)___ 120(@300wpm)
Every morning her mother would smile and they’d talk, and all she wanted to do was tell her that she’d found her mate. But she didn’t. She’d hear Phoenix’s words in the back of her mind, and it would make her stop, because, what if? What if this was just a brief moment for him? Ashley didn’t know what it was like to live the way he had. She had always been part of a pack and always would be. She looked up at the house and saw Phoenix watching her. What was he thinking?
She held her hand up in a wave and before waiting for him to respond, she got back to work on fixing up the garden, using it as a distraction. She didn’t even stop for lunch, just worked, until hours later, she knew it was late and the sun had long since gone down. Daniel had already left, but didn’t say goodbye. It was the first day they had spent together where he’d not spoken to her. She didn’t like that.
Looking up, she saw Phoenix standing right in front of her.
“What’s going on?” he asked.
“Nothing.” She dropped the trowel she’d been working with and stood up, brushing the mud from her hands. “It’s been a long day.”
He folded his arms. “What did Daniel say to you?”
“How do you know Daniel said anything?” she asked.
“I saw you two in the garden.”
She sighed and wiped her brow with the back of her hand. “It’s nothing. Okay. He just, he knows about us, and he’s upset with me.”
Phoenix dropped his arms. “Why’s he upset with you?”
She shrugged. “He … he’s been looking for his mate since we turned. He wants to find the love of his life and start a family. He doesn’t get that you and I are, you know, and that we’re keeping it a secret.”
“But you told him why, right?”
Ashley nodded.
“And he’s still upset with you.”
“Yeah, he’s still upset with me. He’s looking for his mate and has been doing so for some time. I get it, I do. I’ve found you, and not only that, we’d found each other for five years, and we’re still doing this … dance.”
Phoenix cupped her face. “It’s none of their business what we do, Ashley. It’s just you and me.”
He pressed a kiss to her lips and she forgot all about her troubles and only focused on Phoenix. She had missed him all day long.
“Feeling better?” he asked, stroking his thumb across her bottom lip.
“Yeah, I’m feeling better. Are you going to show me all the work that’s been done?”
Phoenix dropped his hands again, only this time to take hold of hers as they moved into his home. Ashley breathed in, and there was certainly something different within the air. The walls were all freshly plastered, and most of the electrics had also been installed. It wouldn’t be long before they were decorating.
“Wow, you’ve certainly made some headway,” Ashley said, tugging on his hand to bring him to a stop.
“The pack know what they’re doing and they’ve been so helpful.”
“You’re the alpha. Of course they want to help you. Everyone will help. All you have to do is ask.” She wrapped her arms around his waist, pressing her body against his.
“Everyone will help?” he asked.
His voice seemed to have gone deeper, and she had a feeling he was about to ask for something a little more intimate than fixing a house.
“Yeah, I’ll help you. Just ask.”
Phoenix didn’t ask, he showed.
****
It was supposed to be a kiss. Just an intense brush of the lips, giving the merest hint of what was to come, but the moment his lips touched hers, all thought left his mind. One kiss ended with them naked in what would soon be his sitting room. He used his jacket on the floor as he took her down, stripping her of her clothes, licking at her pussy, before sliding balls deep inside her cunt.
That wasn’t enough, and within minutes of finding his own orgasm, he had her on her knees, sliding back inside her, fingering her pussy, drawing every last bit of ecstasy from her. He filled her up with his cum for a second time, and still he wanted more.
It was pitch black outside. They’d made love twice more, and now they laid on the soon-to-be dining room floor. He’d found a blanket as it had gotten a little cold, even though for the most part their bodies ran hot. He’d covered both of them. Phoenix slid the tips of his fingers up and down her back then he looked over at her and stared into her eyes.
“Have you ever thought about kids?” he asked.
“Of course I’ve thought about them.” She giggled as he traced near her armpit. Ashley was a little ticklish, which he found so adorable.