Total pages in book: 27
Estimated words: 25367 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 127(@200wpm)___ 101(@250wpm)___ 85(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 25367 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 127(@200wpm)___ 101(@250wpm)___ 85(@300wpm)
She kisses me back with soft little mewls as she comes down from her orgasm. My hold on her is possessive, and I’m not ready to pull out of her heat. In fact, I want to keep going inside her.
“Mr. Eve?” Chef Carl calls out from the other side of the dining room door. “Would you like me to clear the plates?”
Nova jerks away from me and practically falls off my lap. She stumbles back as she grabs her pants and hurries to put them on.
“He won’t come in until I tell him to,” I assure her, but she doesn’t seem convinced. I tuck myself back into my pants, and by then, Nova is dressed and heading for the exit.
“It’s fine, I...um...need to go check on Aurora,” she says, not looking at me. “I’m sorry for being late to dinner.”
“Yes, you proved that beautifully,” I say to her, but her eyes won’t meet mine.
“Goodnight, sir,” she says quickly.
But before she can dart out of the room, I stand up and shove my hands in my pockets. Mostly it’s to keep from reaching for her, but for some reason I like seeing her a little frantic. It lets me know she’s as affected by this connection as I am.
“Don’t worry, Nova,” I say, and her eyes finally meet mine. “I’ll be up soon to tuck you in.”
With that, she darts from the room.
Chapter Nine
NOVA
After reading a book to Aurora, I stayed in bed with her, and now she’s reading me one. I notice that she keeps getting closer and closer, so I lean into her, getting the feeling that she wants to be cuddled.
With her, I'm trying to follow her lead. I don’t want to overwhelm her or come off pushy. I’m luring her in slowly like you would a cat. You can’t let them know how excited and happy you are to be getting their attention.
“You want to read another?” I ask as I gently play with her hair.
“Yes,” she says before letting out a giant yawn. I can tell her eyes are heavy and if she closes them for a few seconds she’s going to be out.
“Are you sure? I think you might be falling asleep on me.”
“Today’s been wonderful. I don’t want it to end.”
I want to squeeze her into a tight hug and tell her I’ll never go anywhere, but I can’t do that. I have no clue what my future here will be. One second I think Kellan doesn’t like me, and the next I think he can’t get enough of me.
“Sweetheart. I’ll be here in the morning,” I promise, because I can at least give her that.
“It’s nice having a girl around,” she says, tilting her head back to look up at me. She touches the end of my hair the same way I’m touching hers.
“Girl, I know. I was the one with four brothers, remember?” She giggles, and the sound is warm and sweet. “But I promise, I’ll be here in the morning, and we can start coming up with ideas for your room.” When I told her we could make some changes to her room, she almost burst with excitement.
She rolls toward me, and before I know what’s happening, she wraps an arm around me in a hug. I return it and place a kiss on the top of her head.
"See you in the morning," Aurora says when she releases me from her hug.
I tuck her in, making the blankets super tight, and she lets out another laugh before I fluff them back out.
"Good night, sweetheart," I tell her before I leave her room to head back toward mine.
I take my time on the way since my mind is still reeling from what happened today. What Kellan has done to me isn’t abnormal, I’m just not experienced in it. I find myself doing everything he requests without question. It’s not until I’m no longer near him that the reality of what I did in the dining room sinks in. I didn’t hate it; I just don’t understand what it means.
When I finally make it back to my room, I peek through the doorway that connects my room to Kellan’s. It’s quiet, but I want to see if he’s in there. Disappointment fills me when he’s not, so I make myself get ready for bed. I'm not going to wait in the doorway like I’m needy for his attention. Even if I am.
Once I change and get myself settled in for the night, I grab my phone and my book off my nightstand before crawling into bed. I try to read, but I keep reading the same page over again. I give up and toss it onto the bed next to me before grabbing my phone. I decide to do what I should have already done and google Kellan Eve.