I probably should have taken a cold shower while I was in the bathroom myself. Touching my dick had really done me nogood because it was rock hard once again just thinking about her being naked and in there soaping up her body.
Christ.
I rolled over onto my back and threw my arm over my face to block out the light.
I had to get my mind off of Ariel being in the shower and let my mind wander to my brother. I did not like that he was outside by himself. I trustd him with Ariel’s safety and knew that we could both sleep in here without having to worry. But I had some control issues when it came to my brother. And even though I knew he could handle himself that didn’t stop me from wanting to trade places with him so that I could keep watch while he slept.
I would gladly give up everything for my brother, even if it meant having to live a life of lonely misery myself. I’d do it without a second thought.
And I knew without a second thought that my brother would do the exact same thing for me. Not that I’d ever allow him to but it was the thought of it that mattered.
The shower shut off and I was pissed that I wasn’t sleeping yet. The mind was a stupidly powerful thing and it was unfortunate that I couldn’t just shut it off with a switch.
The bathroom door opened and I heard her walking around switching off the lights. I should have gotten up and offered to sleep on the couch but I stayed in the bed where I was because I really wanted to see what she was going to do.
Was she a brave girl tonight or not?
It shocked the shit out of me and I stiffened as she climbed into the bed behind me and underneath the covers. I expected her to stay on the other side of the bed.
She did not.
She scooted over until she was pressed up to my side. She wrapped her arm around my stomach and laid her head onmy shoulder. Her wet hair didn’t bother me because my body suddenly felt like it was on fire.
My dick, that I had just jacked off less than half an hour before, grew hard again. And I had just gotten that sucker to go down.
Shit.
This was not good.
There was no fucking way I’d be able to fall asleep like this with her tits pressed against my arm and her arm laying across my stomach not that far from my aching cock.
Yeah, I definitely should have gotten up and taken my ass to the couch like a gentleman while she’d been in the shower. Sleeping like this was going to be pure torture for me.
I closed my eyes tight and willed my dick to fall off.
It didn’t.
Absolute bullshit.
She didn’t make it any easier for me when she started sweeping her thumb back and forth across my stomach. My stomach muscles tensed and it took everything in me not to pick her hand up and shove it back at her.
I hoped like hell she wasn’t doing this on purpose to fuck with me because that would be downright cruel.
“Why do these things always keep happening to me?” she whispered in a voice full of pain that hurt me just hearing.
I had no answer for her that she was going to like hearing or would make her feel any better. But I refused to lie to her. “It’s because you’re special, Ariel, and your magic shines so bright. Our community is so fucked up when it comes to our females and it’s been like that for a very long time. Fucked up men are always going to see you as a threat because of what you’ve done so far with the Council. That and your Aunt did you no favors by doing what she did to you. It put a spotlight on you when you joined your coven. There’s never going to be any hiding you awayagain. You’re always going to be in the spotlight. Luckily for you, you’ll always have Simon and I standing in the shadows at your back.”
I could have said more but it was obvious she already had a lot going on in her mind and I didn’t want to make it any worse for her.
She pressed her palm flat against my stomach and pushed herself up until she was sitting up looking down at me. She didn’t look scared or worried. Her eyes were fuckingdancing.
I felt that look right in my cock.
“I don’t expect either of you to stand in the shadows behind me. I don’t think you see yourself like the rest of the world does because you already shine so bright, Trenton. You’re sexy and intriguing and I have a hard time keeping my eyes off of you whenever you’re around.”
Jesus fucking Christ.
Her talking wasn’t helping the situation with my dick any.”Shut up and go to sleep, Ariel. We don’t know what tomorrow is going to bring and we need to rest while we can.”
