Chapter 172: Control

Moana

As I listened to Edrick playing the piano, I couldn’t wipe the smile off of my face. I wished that I could see him, but if it made him too nervous, then I was happy to just listen. He played beautifully, and I hoped that I could always hear his music from then on.

The song that he was playing came to an end, and was followed by silence. I didn’t realize it, but I had shut my eyes as I lost myself listening to the music. I opened them again and turned, expecting him to still be sitting at the piano, but he wasn’t.

He was standing right behind me, looking down at me with those glowing silver eyes.

Edrick was so close to me that I could smell his cologne coming off of his shirt and could feel his warm breath on my face. Being this close to him made me tremble, but only in a good way.

“Edrick…” I whispered, looking up to meet his gaze.

with only his glowing silver eyes conveying his emotion. There was something harsh

my parted lips as our breaths intertwined. I felt his arm wrap firmly around my waist, and he pulled me close. It was almost a little too rough, but at the same time it sent an excited shiver down my spine. My entire body bristled with titillation; finally, after

he kissed me deeply and sensually, Edrick’s hands slid up my back, through my hair and around the nape of my neck. He tilted my chin up further with his hands as he cupped my face. I felt a soft, involuntary moan escape my lips, and I pressed my hands up against his

picked me up as though I weighed nothing. I wrapped my legs around him as he carried

his body against mine, running his hand up my leg and pushing up my nightgown as he kissed my lips. I could feel his erection through his pants, pressing against me and reminding me of the night that we first had our fated one night stand. I remembered how big he was, and it made me

my nightgown covered my skin. Once he reached that point, he looked up at me, as though silently asking permission to remove my nightgown. I bit my lip and nodded slowly, watching as he slid a finger under the strap and slid it off of my shoulder. The fabric fell down and exposed my round, milky white breast in the moonlight. Goosebumps were already raised on my skin, and my

he was about

his eyes faded back to gray, and he quickly covered my breast again before sitting up and putting distance between us. His face looked red

wrong?” I asked, feeling a pang in my chest

stop releasing your scent,” he said, his voice low and stern. “It’s not fair.

we had agreed that she would ask for permission first. But at the same time, I didn’t fully understand

thin nightgown fall back down around my legs. “We want each other. Why can’t we just be intimate for

replied, sounding almost

my brow. “I’m carrying your baby,” I said. My voice was beginning to raise slightly. “We’ve announced ourselves publicly as a couple. We sleep in the same bed, for goodness’ sake. Why do we need to keep doing this? What makes it

let him just storm off, just like he always did when we got too close and he

to me, Edrick,” I said. “This has gone on for too long. I want to know the real reason behind why you find it so

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