Page 146 of His White Moonlight
At least I was a complete puddle of well-fed relaxation, now.I climbed the stairs with only one thought on my mind—my bed.
I wasn’t paying attention to the top of the stairs as I plodded upward.My eyes were on my feet, and my brain had a flickering vacancy sign in it.How else could I have missed the presence of a fully grown man standing in my path?
My forehead connected with his chest at a slow speed, so I only bounced back a little.But at the top of the stairs.My eyes went wide.
As I tipped back, I grabbed his suit jacket.His arm wrapped around my waist, and his lips curved into a sexy smile that melted my insides as our torsos connected.
Adrenaline from the almost fall cleared the post-massage brain fog, and I saw the opportunity for what it was.With a little hop, I jumped up and wrapped my legs around his waist.
His humor vanished.
“Wrenly.”
I darted in for a kiss and found myself on my feet, listening to the thunder of his steps down the stairs.
“Chicken!”I yelled after him.
Amused rather than annoyed, I shook my head and continued to my room.My phone buzzed as I closed the door.
Bennett: Take a shower before bed.I can smell another man on you.
Me: I’ll do what I want.
Me: And of course you can smell him.He touched me ALL over.
Something crashed downstairs.
Keeping my man-scented clothes on, I hurried to get under the covers and was grinning as I passed out.
* * *
“Why can’tyou see I’m going crazy?”
The soft murmur of Bennett’s voice floated into my semi-sleep awareness as he held me from behind.
“I thought I could give you everything you wanted, but everything I gave you only hurt you.You don’t want me to make up for it.You just want me to leave.”His hold tightened.“If that were an option, I’d give it to you, Wrenly.I’d give you anything.But I’m too far gone for that.”He growled.“I hate that you smell like another male.”
Still mostly asleep and needing to reposition, I rolled over, facing him, and wrapped my arm around his waist.
“Why can’t you do this while you’re awake?”His fingers carefully brushed back the hair from my forehead.“You own me, Wrenly.Every thought.Every action.It all revolves around you.Please give me a chance to prove I can be a good mate.”
Tiredly shifting my hand up his chest, I covered his mouth.
“Shhh.Sleep.”
He removed my hand, hugged me closer, and kissed the top of my head.
“I will.”
* * *
I woke up alone,but the spot next to me was still warm, so he hadn’t been gone long.Lounging in bed, I thought about what Bennett had said last night.He’d acknowledged what I’d wanted but said leaving me wasn’t an option.Did that mean he wasn’t going to honor the deal he’d made if I met his conditions or that he would do whatever he needed to do to ensure I didn’t meet them?
You own me, Wrenly.
My guess was that it was the latter.So I’d need to trick him into helping me meet those conditions.How?
Lost in thought, I reached for my phone and checked the messages.
