Page 44 of Knot My Secret Santa

There were still little comments about after it was all done. I wasn’t quite sure, but her heat had to be close to being done. So the after it was all done was very close now. My instinct was to take her to her nest and keep her there until she agreed to be mine. I would give her anything she wanted, protect her from all who would hurt her, and make her happier every day than she was the day before.

My instincts were that of an Alpha. To take and be damned about the consequences. Olivia had it right. Patience was the key.

But would it be enough to win Avery over before her heat was done?

I dressed in my finest black suit with a red tie. The clothes we wore here would be laundered and couriered to the office. The attendant knocked on my door when I was straightening my cuffs. “Your lady is ready for you now, Mr. Donner.”

Mylady. I smiled as I opened the door.

I caught my first glimpse of the goddess in red down the hall as one of the attendants took Avery’s picture with her cell. Her long hair was up in a twist and curled to frame her face, and her makeup drew out all her best features, especially the red accentuating her plump lips. The bare backed red dress molded to her sensual figure and then flowed out from her hips. She kept her legs together, but I could still glimpse her bare thigh through the slit on the left side. She radiated beauty, glamour, and sex appeal.

Avery gasped softly when she saw me. A blush colored her cheeks and she dipped her head coyly. “You look very handsome.”

“And you, my dear, are far more than just beautiful.” I took her hand, drawing her to me and kissing her on the side of her neck. She made a tiny mewling noise that had me fast growing hard in my pants. “Your ears are naked, though. I think I need to remedy that.”

I took a small box out from my pocket and flipped it open. Avery’s gasp was not so quiet this time and it was echoed by the attendant’s. A pair of dangling white gold earrings graced with tiny diamonds and three small cascading rubies sat nestled in the box.

“Nathaniel,” Avery could barely squeak out my name.

“Let me put them on for you.” Carefully, I took each one out and put them in her ears. I stepped back and gazed at her. “They’re not quite as gorgeous as you, but they’ll do.”

The attendant snapped a few pictures and then motioned to us. “Please, let me take some photos for you. You are a stunning couple.”

I couldn’t take my eyes off Avery, and she didn’t look away from me. Fuck, I was lost to her.

Another attendant rounded the corner. “Your car is here, Mr. Donner.”

This broke the spell and we started moving again. We were helped with our coats at the door, and I escorted Avery out to the luxury Sedan waiting for us. I slipped my arm around her in the back seat and pressed her to me. The slit in her dress revealed more of her leg, and I didn’t think I’d make it through the night without burying myself within her.

“This is all so much.” Avery jolted slightly when the car entered late afternoon traffic.

“Nothing is too much for you.” I leaned in, brushing my lips to hers and hoping I didn’t ruin her lipstick. Yet she didn’t care as she deepened the kiss.

She pulled back, breathing heavy. “Thank you. For everything. Today has felt absolutely magical.” Then she smirked and touched the tip of her finger to my lips. “More magic, my lipstick didn’t smear. Bella said it wouldn’t, but only now do I believe her.”

“I hope that little trick lasts all evening.” I kissed her again. “Yet the night is only starting. We’re heading to Canlis in Seattle for dinner. It’s only five minutes from McCaw Hall, so we don’t have to worry if traffic holds us up.”

“I feel like I’m living in a dream.” Avery snuggled against me and pointed out all the grand holiday displays on our way to the restaurant.

If she felt like she was in a dream, I would make it the best one she’d ever had. Dinner was perfect. We had a table by a window but near the huge fireplace. Snow lightly fell on the city and Christmas music softly played. We got to the theater with enough time we didn’t have to rush before the ballet started.

We were alone in our box on the second tier, privacy given to us by dark red velvet curtains. I held Avery’s hand as the show started and was entranced by the pure delight on her face. It was one thing to see her under me, moaning and crying out my name during sex, but the startling beauty of her enjoying the ballet struck me all the way to my soul.

I lifted her hand and kissed the back of it. I refused to believe that there might be an end to us.

She glanced at me with a smile and turned back to the show. I flipped her hand and kissed her palm, then her wrist. Skin so soft, her scent sweet and clean.

Avery nipped her lower lip and leaned over. “Watch the show or else we’ll have to run out because I’ll need you to fill me with your big cock.”

That was it. My mouth mashed to hers, plundering what was mine. I barely heard her whimper over the orchestra, but she heated beneath my touch. Dragging her onto my lap, I ran a hand down her curvy body and fully revealed her leg. She had no idea how incredibly hot she was.

“All afternoon I’ve wanted to have you in my arms and do naughty things to you,” I muttered against her lush mouth. My tongue teased hers as I eased my hand up her inner thigh. My fingers met with wet panties and drew a louder groan from her. “So hot for me, vixen. So fucking hot.”

Even as she pushed her hips up, she grasped me and weakly protested, “We’re at the theater, a public place.”

I rubbed her pussy through her soaked panties and chuckled lowly. “In our own dark, private box. No one can see us, and even if they could, would you tell me to stop?”

Her red lips parted as her head lulled back. “No… Fuck, Nathaniel.”

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