The Alpha Prince's Mate (Book 7 Of The Regal Eclipse Pack Series)

Chapter 45

Ethan stood there watching the bath tub fill with water. Mila was in the other room, grabbing what she needed, and would be in soon. He hadn't thought something as small as taking off his shirt for her while he made dinner would arouse her the way it had. He glanced down at himself. Women were weird.

He added epsom salts to the tub and glanced up when he heard her walk into his room. Their room. She slept in here as much as he did. He had no idea why they both referred to it as his room. Probably because her stuff was still in her own room. She appeared in the bathroom.

He'd already wrapped up her cast. He just needed to remove her clothes now. And his own. He flipped the water off, and turned back to her. "Ready?"

"Yes." She'd brought a night shirt in with her and he wondered why she bothered. He wanted her warm, naked body nestled up against him

He unbuttoned his own jeans and slipped them off, then pulled off her shirt, before undoing her jeans. He pulled them down, along with her panties and she turned around so he could undo her bra. His gaze moved down to her bottom as he worked, admiring it. Most of the bruising was finally starting to fade, which made him happy.

He helped her step into the tub, then pulled down his own boxers before stepping in himself. He sat down, then held his hand up to her and she sat in front of him. He wrapped his arms around her, letting her relax against his chest. Exactly where she belonged.

"This feels good," she murmured with a soft sigh.

"I agree. I haven't taken a bath in forever," he said.

"Since you were a kid?" Mila asked curiously.

"No. Sometimes I do after I take an overly rough beating at the gym," he said.

"Cuz your sore?"

"Yeah."

"You get sore?" She asked in surprise.

"Sometimes. Depends on who I'm up against. Ragnar, Matt, Nick or Noelle can really kick my ass," he laughed. "They leave me sore, especially if they break something."

"Your sister? She's tiny."

"Yeah but she's extremely strong. And she's good at breaking things." He'd had his ribs broken more than once by her.

"Like.. bones?"

"Yup." He could feel her cringe and he smiled at that. "It's not as bad as it sounds. I heal up quickly, but sometimes the soreness lingers."

"Ugh. That doesn't sound fun," she told him, glancing up at him. "You guys are really rough."

He shrugged. "I enjoy it." His gaze darted down to her breasts, which were floating on the surface of the water. He wasn't going to distract her though. Hopefully.

Ideally, he'd wait until tomorrow to have sex with her again. Then hopefully she'd be less sore. Ideally he'd wait until she was a werewolf and would heal quickly, but he knew that wasn't going to happen. She wouldn't like it. Neither would he.

But when he was constantly taking her clothes on and off for her, it made it difficult. He wanted to touch her. He wanted to explore her body. He wanted to know every inch of her.

Right now, he was aware of her bottom pressed up against him, and he thought of how perfect it was. He'd had his hands on it more than once now. Not like he wanted to yet, but they'd get there.

"Ethan?" Mila suddenly said, distracting him.

"Yeah?"

"What are you thinking about?"