Page 127 of Ethan's Sky

I don’t work that way.

You don’t trust him.

How can I when all he’s done is hurt me since the day I arrived.

I need to wake him up and send him on his way. I can call Cash and get him to be my bodyguard and if he’s not available, I’ll ask Gabe to send a prospect. Hell, I’ll call Santiago if I need to, but Ethan cannot be my fulltime babysitter.

I’ll tell him to leave in a minute. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying the view while he’s sleeping and –silent.

Ethan laying here in all his muscular naked glory is quite the view. All the taut toned skin. Those broad shoulders he expertly wedged between my thighs. His firm ass.

God, that ass!

Ethan’s eyes flutter open, those watchful brown eyes locking with mine. The corner of his mouth slowly curves upward.

“You should go.” The words rush out of me. I know it’s not the best way to handle the situation, but I don’t know any other way to do this except to pull it off like a band-aid.

Ethan’s smile fades, but his eyes stay focused on mine. It’s unnerving.

“We need to forget last night happened. It was a mistake.”

“Forget it happened?” His voice gruff with sleep. “A mistake?” I watch as his eyes narrow and his teeth bite down on the corner of his bottom lip. We stare at each other in silence for a moment. I should probably put some clothes on since the only thing I have on is my camisole. Ethan tossed everything else to the floor last night.

His facial expression changes. Apparently, he’s come to the same conclusion I have. I feel the pang of disappointment knowing he’s going to agree with me as stupid as that may be.

“No.”

Shocked and confused by Ethan’s response, I ask, “What do you mean, no? You know what, never mind.”

I don’t care, or at least I don’twantto care. I jump off the bed and head for the bathroom, grabbing my robe from the floor along the way, closing the door behind me.

“God, he’s such a stubborn ass!” I say to the woman staring back at me in the mirror, looking well and thoroughly fucked. My hair is a tangled mess from Ethan’s hands, when he grabbed me as he plundered my mouth with his tongue. There are several small bite marks, on my neck and shoulders. Lifting my shirt up, Ethan’s marks adorn my body, from neck to navel. There are even small fingerprint size marks on my hips and thighs.

Good thing I know how to use make-up to cover shit up.

Fumbling through the cabinet, I find what I’m looking for and set it out then start the shower.

The door to the bathroom hits the wall making me jump. Spinning around, I come face to face with a very pissed off Ethan wearing only his jeans which are currently unbuttoned.

I watch him warily, not sure what his plans are, but mine don’t involve being taken by surprise and finding myself cuffed again.

“You need to get out of here, Ethan. I’ll call Cash when I’m done here and have him come stay with me.”

Jaw tightening, Ethan kicks the door to the bathroom shut, stalking toward me. My eyes fall to his chest and abdomen entranced with how his muscles ripple and clench as he moves.

“Cash isn’t coming. Now, if you’re done spewing your bullshit, let’s have a shower and then we can have a real conversation like adults. Isn’t that what you said to me last night?” Ethan’s hands land on either side of my body, caging me against the cold countertop. “Last night was not a mistake. And it wasn’t a one-time thing. We’ve got a lot of time to make up for, baby, and I intend on fucking you over and over again. Whether or not I have to cuff you to the bed to make you see things my way,” His nose rubs along my neck. “…is up to you.” He emphasizes his threat by nipping my ear with his teeth.

Closing my eyes, I clench my thighs trying to stave off the effects this man has on my body.

“Admit it, Skyler. You enjoyed everything I did to you last night, even the cuffs. You wanted me as much as I wanted you. And do you know what else you did, baby?” Ethan licks his tongue over my bottom lip. “You gave yourself to me.” He leans back putting us eye to eye and says, “I asked, and you said you were mine. I don’t believe in take backs, Sunshine.”

Before I can argue his mouth is on mine. My hands reach up and around pulling at the hair on the nape of his neck, hard. Ethan growls in my mouth. His arms wrap around me, lifting me off the ground then turning as he walks us both into the shower and under the hot spray of the water.

“Agggghh!”

Ethan chuckles, kissing my jaw, my cheek, then he’s back to devouring my mouth.

His hand travels down, grabbing my ass, lifting me so my legs wrap around his waist. My back hits the cold tile wall. He’s tilting my head back while his mouth continues its assault on my neck and chest. I try one more time to reason with him.

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