Page 40 of Rejected by My Stepbrother Alpha (Billionaire Shifter Club #1)

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Asher

Ivy's blue eyes widened, and she sucked in a sharp breath.

I squeezed her hands and drew her closer to me. My heightened senses could hear how fast her heart was beating. In a strange way, it was a relief to know that she was as nervous as I was for this conversation.

But we had to talk about where we stood as a couple. Wondering how she felt about me was driving me crazy.

I cupped her beautiful face in my hands and breathed in her scent that managed to excite and calm me in the span of one heartbeat.

“I love you, Ivy,” I whispered.

Her hands clutched me tightly, and I could tell that she wasn’t breathing.

I threaded my fingers through her hair, gripped the back of her head, and looked deep into those bottomless eyes.

“I’ve always loved you,” I continued. “My soul recognized you as my Fated Mate the first time I laid eyes on you.” Our mating bond thrummed with pleasure.

“You’re everything that I could ever want in a Mate and more.

You’re compassionate, smart, driven, and loyal.

You’re the most amazing mother to Adrian.

And it doesn’t hurt that you’re the most beautiful woman on this planet. ”

She let out a little chuckle. It was one of the cutest sounds I’d ever heard.

“I want to be a real family with Adrian and you,” I said. “I want you to be my Luna, ruling the BloodMoon Pack by my side. There’s nothing in this world that I want more than you and Adrian in my life. After we find your mother, I want you guys to live in Sun Fire.”

Ivy swallowed, then let out a slow breath.

But didn’t immediately respond.

As the seconds ticked by, my anxiety rose. After our romantic night together, would she tell me that she didn’t feel the same?

“Asher, I want to be completely honest with you because I think that our problem in the past started with a lack of communication,” Ivy said and then paused as if she were organizing her thoughts.

My stomach turned. That wasn’t a good start.

I nodded for her to continue.

“I’m not ready to say the ‘L’ word yet,” she said with an apologetic tone in her voice.

“But this past week has made me realize how much I do want a relationship with you. We can talk about our living situation after we aren’t in lockdown in this hotel, but I can say with one hundred percent certainty that I want to be with you.

” She pulled my face down until our lips were inches away.

“How could I not? You’re the best man that I know.

You’re such a good father to Adrian, and you’re a natural protector.

You’ve been protecting me since my twentieth birthday, and you’ve never stopped. ”

My heart rate lowered slightly because she hadn’t said she loved me back. But she did want to be with me. That was enough to fill me with joy.

Ivy trailed her hand gently down my cheek, and her soft touch made my hands tighten in her hair.

“I want you to know that I forgive you for rejecting me,” Ivy said with sincerity shining in her eyes.

“I can see the situation from your point of view, and I forgive you. I promise that I won’t hold it against you.

I want to enter into our new relationship without any baggage.

I don’t want either of us to use past mistakes as weapons. ”

I froze as I ran her words repeatedly through my head.

When I finally processed them, a giant smile bloomed across my face.

My mind spun with intense relief. Ivy’s forgiveness felt like someone lifting off a huge boulder that had been sitting on my chest for seven years.

It was an indescribable kind of release.

My body was light, happy, and free.

Ivy’s expression had the same look of freedom that was shooting through me. Her forgiveness was a weight off both of our shoulders.

I picked up Ivy by the waist, lifting her and spinning her around with joy.

Her hands grasped my shoulders, and her infectious laughter filled the room.

I didn’t want to put her down, so I wrapped those long legs around me and grabbed her shapely ass. Her dress rode up, and her warm center ground against my dick, immediately making it hard.

I looked down, and a jolt went through my stomach when I saw her pretty clit.

I swatted her on the ass. “Are you not wearing underwear, you naughty girl?” I asked and gripped the back of her heated neck.

Her eyes danced with mischief and the sexy look went straight to my cock.

“Come here,” I growled and crashed her mouth against mine.

When our lips met, Ivy’s hips bucked against mine. I opened my mouth and battled her tongue for dominance. One of my hands was buried in her hair, pressing her even closer against me. The other kneaded her ass.

We continued to make out as I moved toward the window. I pressed her back against the cool glass. Her lips were softer than silk and her mouth tasted like key lime and honey.

Ivy moaned my name, and her warm thighs trembled around me. Her fingers gripped my hair and dragged my head to her neck.

I grinned, then kissed and sucked the sensitive skin of her throat. Then, I put my lips right next to her ear.

“You can be as loud as you want, baby,” I whispered. “ No one is around to hear you scream my name. You can yell it as loud as you want.”

“Asher!” she moaned when I pinched her hard nipple through her dress.

My smile widened ,and I nipped at her earlobe and her collarbone, and then came back to those sweet, plump lips.

As we kissed, our mating bond grew and swirled around us like it was celebrating us coming together as a couple.

I ran my hands over her soft skin, committing every inch of her body to memory.

When we pulled away to gasp for air, Ivy’s gaze locked onto mine. Her eyes were swirling with desire, hypnotizing me, claiming me as hers.

“Make love to me, Asher,” she whispered against my lips, her voice breathless. “Please.”

She tightened her legs and moved her hips, grinding her warm pussy against me.

“Your wish is my command,” I said and raced into the bedroom with her legs still wrapped around my waist.

For some reason, that made a giggle burst out of her mouth.

The bedroom was full of red and white roses, and moonlight spilled onto the king-sized bed, but all I could focus on was the gorgeous woman wrapped around me.

As we kissed, I lowered her gently onto the bed. With my lips still on hers, I shrugged off my suit jacket, dropping it onto the floor.

She untucked my white shirt, and her warm hands slipped under it.

I groaned her name when her hands explored my stomach.

“That feels so good,” I muttered and loosened my tie.

Ivy grabbed the end of my tie and pulled me closer until I was lying on top of her. We let out matching moans when my hard length brushed against her clit.

“I want you to tie me to the bedpost using this,” Ivy said and tugged on my tie. “I want to make you feel good with my mouth.”

My legs shook with desire. I cupped her cheek and swiped my thumb across her bottom lip, smudging her red lipstick a little .

“Do you want me to tie you up and then suck my hard dick with those red lips, baby?” I asked.

“Yes,” she answered without looking away.

Adrenaline and excitement pumped through my veins as we switched positions. Ivy stood and pulled off her dress, throwing it onto the ground.

My mouth went dry as I gazed at her round breasts, her wide hips, and wet pussy.

I pulled my tie over my head and then undressed until we were standing naked in front of each other. For a long moment, our eyes roamed over each other. Gazing at each other’s nude bodies was almost more sensual than having sex.

When we locked eyes, our bond hummed with happiness.

I circled my arm around her waist and pulled her soft body against mine.

“Are you sure you want me to tie you up, baby?” I asked and pressed a soft kiss to her cheek.

“Yes, Asher. Please.”

“You have to tell me to stop if you become even slightly uncomfortable,” I said and kissed her softly.

“I will,” she promised.

She lay down on the bed with her hands above her head, a position that thrust her breasts up. I wrapped the tie around the wooden bedpost and her wrists. I tied the knot loosely so I could untie it at a moment's notice.

When I looked down at her, my dick hardened even more. The anticipation on her face disarmed me for a moment.

“You look…beautiful,” I said and stroked her cheek lovingly. “Are you ready?”

“Yes,” she whispered and turned her head to the side so that her mouth was right beside my straining dick.

Without warning, she leaned forward and slid my entire dick into her warm mouth.

“Oh, Ivy,” I groaned and gripped the back of her head with my hands. “Yes, baby!”

She began to bob her head and I stared at those red lips around my hard cock. I couldn’t believe that my fantasy was actually coming true.

Ivy’s breasts bounced as she sucked me, making sure to flick her tongue over the head of my cock. I wanted to taste her hard, pretty nipples, but I couldn’t reach them. So, I settled for playing with her wet clit.

She moaned in pleasure around my dick, the vibration making me grip her head tighter with one of my hands. With the other, I rubbed her hard bundle of nerves even faster.

“You’re such a good girl,” I groaned as she increased her pace on my hard length. “You’re making me feel so good, baby.”

I slid one finger into her warm center, and her legs trembled on the bed, her toes pointing as she absorbed the pleasure. As I pumped my finger inside her, I swiped her clit with my thumb.

She pulled her mouth off my cock to suck in a breath and moan. Her wide blue eyes were almost desperate with desire.

“I’m already close,” she whispered, glancing down at my finger sliding inside of her wet pussy.

“Me too, love.”

Quickly, I untied her wrists from the bedpost and paused to rub them for a moment to make sure that she was all right to continue.

Then, there was nothing to stop us from giving each other what we needed.

I stayed standing, dragging Ivy’s hips to the edge of the bed, wrapping her legs around my waist, and lining up my hard length with her wet pussy.

“Are you ready, baby?” I asked.

Ivy met my heated gaze. “Yes. Make love to me.”

When I thrust into her warm center, Ivy screamed my name, leaning up to scratch her nails down my back.

“You are so perfect,” I whispered in awe of my Mate.

As I pumped inside of her, I reached down to stimulate her clit, making her legs quiver around me.

She began to meet me thrust for thrust, and she leaned up, pressing her lips against mine. Our tongues danced together as I increased my speed, rubbing her hard bundle of nerves .

After having her red lips around my cock, I knew that I wouldn’t last long in her warm, wet pussy. I could already feel my body tightening.

“I’m close, love. Are you close?” I whispered, breathless.

Ivy seemed beyond words at this point as her thighs shook with pleasure. All she could do was nod as her dark eyelashes fluttered close.

I gripped her hips and pounded into her warm center, groaning at how tightly she was squeezing my dick.

“I’m going to…” Ivy couldn’t even finish her sentence. “Asher!” she screamed at the top of her lungs.

Ivy’s whole body trembled as her climax ripped through her. She grasped at my sweaty back, trying to find something to hold onto as she rode out her orgasm.

Watching her experience pleasure and her warm pussy pulsing around my dick triggered my climax.

“Ivy,” I groaned as I spilled myself into her.

My head spun and I was pretty sure that I blacked out for a moment.

After we finished, I collapsed next to her, and we lay there, trying to catch our breath as we came back to this plane of existence.

“That was…” Ivy trailed off, still breathless.

But she didn’t need to finish her sentence because I knew exactly what she meant.

I reached between us and threaded my fingers through hers.

“Yeah, that was,” I whispered.

That night, we fell asleep in each other’s arms.

“I love you so much, Ivy,” I whispered right before I drifted off to sleep.

The shrill ring of my phone woke me out of a dead sleep.

Ivy was tangled around me, but my vibrating phone on the bedside table distracted me from the beautiful woman asleep next to me.

My stomach sank with dread as I stared at my phone.

When I saw that it was Damian, my heart dropped and my blood ran cold.

Please let Adrian be all right.

As soon as I answered the call, Damian’s panicked voice came through the speaker.

“Adrian has been kidnapped!”