The Beta's Missing Mate (Book 16 Of The Regal Eclipse Pack Series)

Chapter 47

Ana grabbed her bag out of her closet, then slipped on her shoes. She stepped out of her room and pursed her lips as she realized the door to the back bedroom was open. Shit. She was going to have to be very quiet.

She glanced inside it and saw a king-sized bed on the back wall and a huge fireplace to the left. He had a nice bedroom. It was huge. Her gaze darted over to the French doors, and she wished she could go out those, but she knew that would be too risky. She could plainly see him lying there on his bed on his side, though she couldn't really see him that well. Not like she didn't know what he looked like naked. He was constantly naked in both her dreams and anytime she visualized him in her mind. He probably wasn't naked now, though.

Ana tiptoed down the hall and out to the living room, glancing around, half hoping that her gun case would be visible, but it wasn't. Aidan must have taken it back to his bedroom. She sighed. Hopefully, it wasn't ever used in a crime. All she needed was to be questioned about it. Then she'd have to explain that she lost it. Boating accident? She smiled to herself.

She was almost there. She reached for the doorknob and was suddenly scooped up, causing her to screech. She hadn't even heard movement. Strong arms lifted her and tossed her over a broad, well-muscled shoulder. Hands gripped her thighs, and desire pooled in her sex, knowing his hands were so close to that area she desperately wanted him to touch.

"Aidan..." He smelled so freaking good.

"Ana," came the deep rumble of his voice. Had he even been asleep?

"What are you..." but then her gaze settled on his ass. His bare ass, which her face was literally only inches away from. "Why are you naked?"

"Because I sleep naked," he told her, making her blush. He suddenly tossed her down, and she hit a mattress, bouncing a bit.

She sucked in a breath and stared up at him. Her mouth went dry, and desire shot through her hard and fast. Aidan was so freaking beautiful. She let her gaze travel over him, over the ink on his arms and his chest, the muscles all over his body, over his perfect six-pack, and down to his half-hard cock. She wondered if she offered herself to him now, if he'd go easy on her for trying to run. He looked rather pissed at her.

"I forgot your propensity for taking off in the middle of the night, Ana." He didn't even seem fazed that he was standing there naked. He just looked annoyed.

She cringed. This was the second time she'd done that, wasn't it? She did a great job of running. "Are you going to punish me?" It was out of her mouth before she thought better of it. Why had she asked him that?

He smirked at her. "I should turn you over my knee and spank that pretty little ass of yours."

Her breath caught. Would he really? She could just imagine her bent over his lap while his large hand came down on her bare bottom. She so desperately wanted him to. Please do.

"But somehow, I think you'd enjoy that too much for it to be a punishment." He suddenly leaned over her, putting his bare knee between her spread legs and much too close, or maybe not close enough, to her sex. "Would you like that? Would you like me to spank you, Ana?" he asked her in a soft voice.

"Yes," she whispered. Please.

He brought his knee up and pressed it against her sex, and she couldn't fight back the moan. "Does the idea of it make that pretty little pussy of yours wet for me?"

"Aidan," she whispered, as she gave in. She grabbed his shoulders and pulled him down for a kiss. He didn't resist, and the next thing she knew, his tongue was pushing into her mouth and ravaging her like a starving man. The kiss was explosive, and she could feel those tingles everywhere. I