Chapter 91
-Maya’s POV-
I couldn’t stay. Not after what my mother said. The thought of being the reason my father lost his wife, the fear of what he might do to me if that happened… It was too much. I grabbed the twins and got us out of there.
My mother’s face was etched with sadness as we walked past her, still locked in a tense stand–off with my father. He glared at the children, making by clutch my hand so tightly her knuckles turned white. Even for Daniel Stone, scaring little kids was a new low.
By the time I got back to Ivan’s house, I was already knee–deep in job applications again. Just another day in my life. That’s when Iwan walked
- in.
He looked rough. Dark circles hung under his eyes, and his usual charm was missing. I sighed. “What happened this time?”
He tossed his tie on the nearest chair and started unbuttoning his shirt. My heart hammered in my chest as his toned back came into view. He turned around, a playful smile flashing across his face when he saw the blush creep up my cheeks. But then, as if remembering my question,
his smile vanished.
“There was a fight. My wolves and Alex’s pack. We lost five men today. Don’t know how many they lost.”
A knot formed in my stomach, I thought things had calmed down. Guess I was wrong. This wasn’t what Ivan signed up for. He always said he wanted no part of my father’s war.
I shoved the laptop aside and walked over to him. “You look beat. Sit.”
He hesitated for a moment, then sank onto the bed with a tired sigh. I climbed up behind him, my hands finding the tense muscles in his
shoulders.
He groaned as I applied pressure. The tension slowly started to seep out of him.
“What if…” I started, “What if you broke the merge with my father? You and your wolves could walk away. Let them destroy each other if that’s what they want.”
He let out another groan, and I dug my fingers a little deeper. Finally, he spoke.
“Tried that already. Daniel won’t let the merge go, and my wolves…well, they’re not exactly peaceful creatures. They love a good fight. Getting primal, letting the beast out, feels good to them.”
“There’s gotta be another way,” I mumbled, more to myself than to him.
Ivan chuckled, a dry, humorless sound. “Maybe. But right now, I just want some sleep.”
I stopped kneading his shoulders and leaned down, pressing a soft kiss to the exposed skin just above his collarbone. He tilted his head back slightly, surprised, and looked down at me with a raised eyebrow.
“What was that for?” he asked, his voice husky.
I offered him a shy smile but didn’t answer. Instead, I climbed off the bed and moved to stand in front of him. Taking a deep breath, I knelt before him, my hand instinctively reaching qut to brush a stray strand of hair from his forehead.
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Chapter 91
His eyes darkened noticeably, the exhaustion momentarily replaced by a flicker of something else. Desire. It was a spark, a tiny flame amidst the storm he was clearly in.
My own heart hammered a little faster in my chest. This wasn’t something I usually did. I almost never initiated sex. I would give a subtle look and Alex would understand, it also helped that he liked being in control and why was I thinking about that right now?
My fingers, emboldened by a newfound boldness, slowly found their way to the buckle of his belt. It was warm beneath my touch. He watched me, his expression unreadable. There was no protest, no movement to stop me. His silence, however, was more a question than anything else.
“Helping you get some sleep,” I finally whispered a reply.
A slow smile spread across his face, a hint of amusement dancing in his eyes but there was a weariness that followed. “You sure about that?”
Was I sure? Did I know what I was doing? Could I handle it if he did nothing to prevent me from taking what
The sound of his breathing deepened as I pulled back the denim to expose him.-
I took hold of him once more and stroked him gently. I heard a choked groan. I looked up and found his face strained, his lips parted, his eyes wild and dark with lust. He watched me with intense concentration, the tendons along his neck standing out as he clenched his jaw.
Then, to my surprise, he let out a low groan and began to thrust into my mouth. One of his hands came up and gripped my head while the other held onto my ponytail. He moved in and out of my mouth roughly. My throat burned with each pass, but I continued to hold him fast, reveling in his pain, feeding off his strength.
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