“I don’t like ye being so exposed like that. Especially when I’m not with ye. Ye’re my woman now, and there are people who might wish to do ye harm because of that. Ye need to be more careful.”
I glare at her when she rolls her eyes again. If she does that one more time, I will take her over my knee on the couch and paddle her arse before fucking her hard over the coffee table.
“You know,” she smirks suggestively at me, “if you were really serious about telling me off, you’d use your Reaper voice.”
I freeze, frowning at her, my hand dropping away from her lip.
“Don’t,” I say jerkily. Mellie starts in surprise. “Don’t talk like that. I don’t want all that shite in here, tainting ye.”
I know that Lauren seemed to accept that part of Paddy. She even told him in front of Connor and me. But Lauren loves Paddy. That’s how she’s able to accept it.
I haven’t figured out how to make Mellie love me yet, and until she does, I can’t scare her off with all that Reaper shite.
“You don’t want to use your Reaper voice with me?” she asks, a strange lilt in her voice. I growl. Why does she keep bringing it the fuck up?
“I don’t want to scare ye,amhuirnín,” I admit, desperately hoping she’ll drop the subject.
Instead, she reaches out and snags my hand, tangling my fingers with hers, drawing me closer to her. Tipping her head back so her bright blue eyes are burning into mine, she guides my hand down her shorts, into her panties, and presses my fingers, so they’re cupping her pussy.
I groan at the wetness there. Fuck, the lass is temptation itself.
“Tell me in your Reaper voice not to take the bus anymore,” she whispers.
I indulge her, but only because I want to see where she’s going with this.
“Ye’ll not be taking the bus anymore, lass,” I say, silky smooth and dangerous.
My breathing hitches as her lips part, her eyes cloud with desire, and I feel a flood of wetness on my fingers.Jesusfuck.
“Or you’ll dowhatto me?” she breathes, challenging me.
Jesus fuck. Lord, give me the strength not to come in my fucking jeans right now. Twisting my fingers, I plunge two of them into her, pumping roughly, curling them so they press against her G-spot on every hard thrust.
Mellie moans, her head tipping back as she leans against the counter, her hands moving to brace herself as I finger fuck her hard.
“Or I’ll put ye over my knee and spank the shite out of yer arse,” I tell her, still using my low, dangerous tone. She whimpers, bucking her hips against my hand. “And then, I’ll fuck ye until ye can’t take it anymore, and ye’re screaming for me to either stop or let ye come.”
Jesus fuck, her pussy is starting to flutter. She’s so fucking close to coming, so I continue.
“And only then will I let ye come when ye think ye can’t take it anymore.”
She shatters around my fingers with a small scream, her back bowing away from the counter.
Sagging back against the counter, Mellie’s eyes flutter open, and she smiles softly up at me.
“I know who you are, Niall,” she tells me quietly. “And I’m still here. So don’t think you have to hide from me. I walked into this with my eyes wide open. You gave me plenty of time to run for the hills, and I never took the opportunity. What does that tell you?”
Groaning, I slip my hand out of her panties and crush her to me, kissing her deeply before lifting my head and burying my face in her hair.
“I love ye,amhuirnín,” I whisper, and she freezes, tipping her head back. There’s surprise in her eyes, surprise, and something else.
“You love me?” she breathes, sounding shocked. “Me?”
“Aye, lass,” I tell her solemnly, staring into her eyes. “Sure, and who else would I love? Ye’re the only woman I’ve ever craved. Ye’re the light in my darkness. And one day, I’m going to make ye love me back, and then I’ll be convincing ye to agree to marry me.”
Her eyelids flutter rapidly. She’s trying not to cry. Jesus fuck. I’ve fucked this up badly. I move to step away from her, swallowing roughly. But Mellie throws her arms around my torso, clinging to me.
“I can’t believe youloveme,” she breathes, wonder coloring her voice. “I’ve been so scared to say it because I thought it would have you running for the hills.”