Page 76 of The Book Reader
I open my mouth to speak, but Percy cuts me off. “Don’t be ridiculous, Ivy. Tonight is for family, we should all be together.” Holding back my growl, I slap him hard on the back.
“I will have the best room in the hotel ready for you.”
“You can use the car, Percy,” Maddie tells him, as she raises an eyebrow at him, daring him to talk to her like he does her mother. I hide my grin; if he’s not careful, my Rose is going to turn him into stone without blinking an eye. Percy grumbles, then pulls out his cigar and walks outside to light it.
Maddie rolls her eyes. “Mom, don’t let him speak to you like that; it makes me so mad when he does.”
Ivy kisses her daughter’s cheek. “He is a good man; he just has his moments.”
Maddie’s eyes lock with her father's, and I know her heart is breaking for him. “You had a good man, Mom.” She picks up her bag. “Ladies’ room, I’ll be back.” She kisses my cheek and walks toward the back of the restaurant.
“Percy means no harm,” Ivy says. I’m not sure who she’s trying to convince of this, us or herself. “I will go and check on him.” She walks off, leaving David and me.
“I could make him disappear if you wanted. No one would ever find his body,” I say, causing David to laugh.
“Son, as much as that would be ideal, Ivy loves him. I want that woman to be happy. Even if it’s not with me.”
“You are a good man, David. Better than most.” I pat him on the back.
“Dinner is on me tonight, Gaelan, it’s the least I can do for making my baby girl happy.”
He walks over to the desk to pay just as Maddie comes out of the bathroom. She presses something into my hand and leans up to whisper, “For you… until we get home.” She kisses my cheek before walking back over to her dad. I look down, and my eyes flash bright blue when I see her soaked panties in my hand. I want to bring them to my nose to sniff them, but that will lead me to wanting to bury my face in her pussy. I have to wait until we get home for that. Turning toward her, I growl when I see the smile she’s aiming at me. Fuck she knows how to get me going, how to tease the fuck out of me.
She will pay for that when we get home.
We didn’t stay longat the restaurant after David paid the bill; we had some champagne and a toast to our marriage. Ivy set a few dates for wedding dress shopping and parties with Maddie. Soon after that, the car came for Ivy and Percy, but David decided to take a cab. Which left Maddie and me to shimmer home.
I do my regular checks of the house; Rex lies by the front door. He’s still a young Hellhound, but even at his age, he’s loyal to Maddie and a deadly killer. I pat his head and give him the hand I’d been saving for him. For some reason, he loves the fingers; maybe it’s because he can chew on the smaller bones. I head up the stairs and into our bedroom.
“Rose?”
“In the bathroom, baby.”
I undo my tie and the top button of my shirt, shrugging my jacket off, I throw it onto the bed and walk into the bathroom. Maddie is standing in front of the mirror in a tight red teddy; her hair is pulled up high on her head in a ponytail. I let my eyes run over every curve of her body, right down to her round ass. My eyes flash bright blue as I step forward, pressing the front of my body against her back, letting her feel how hard I am for her. Her eyes lock with mine in the mirror, making me grin, and I lower my head to kiss down her neck, my eyes never leaving hers.
“I love you.” I nip at her neck.
“I love you more.”
I lick the sting of my bite away before moving to bite her again. “Are you happy, my Rose?”
She moans and nods her head.
“I want to hear you say it, Maddie. Are you happy?”
She glares at me in the mirror, making me chuckle darkly. My next bite is a little harder, a little punishment for being a brat. My hands run down her side to her thighs, my fingers hook into the hem of the teddy, and I slowly start to drag it up.
“I’m happy, Gaelan… Oh god.”
“Wrong, lord, Maddie,” I growl and spank her left ass cheek hard, making her whimper. A light growling sound echoes in my ear, but I pay it no mind when Maddie rolls her head back and wiggles her ass against my hard cock. It’s screaming to be let out, but I want to take my time tonight, loving my Rose. The growl is getting louder and closer, still not thinking about it, I move one hand to her pussy and run one finger along her soaked lips, we both moan at the feel of it. “Fuck Maddie, so wet for me.”
A loud crash, a howl, and then whining echoes through the bathroom, making both Maddie and me freeze; her amber eyes blaze to match my blue ones. “If Rex has decided to start play-fighting with the other hounds again, I’m going to castrate him myself.”
Maddie laughs. “He loves to play; he’s still young.” She turns to me, leans up, and presses a kiss to my lips. “Hurry, I’ll be waiting for you in bed.” She turns and walks into the bedroom. I almost don’t bother going to see what the noise was, but last time Rex decided to play fight, and we lost the whole side of our house.
Walking into the bedroom, my steps falter when I see Maddie spread out on the bed, watching me, licking her lips. “Hurry, Gaelan.”
“Fuck.”
