Ayden's Secret (20 page)

Charlie was stunned. Was he challenging her? She had one quick orgasm and then he made love to her and that made him the better lover? She looked at him selfishly lathering himself up with the washcloth. She knew it was because he wanted to make love, she however wanted to take a shower, and he was proving a point. He really wanted to claim her like some barbarian. As flattering as it was she was a modern woman not falling for it, at least not without a ring on her finger.

Charlie snatched the washcloth out of his hands and rinsed then relathered it. She began washing herself while Ayden tugged the corner of the cloth trying to take it back. “Rinse off and go lay in that bed, Wolf.”

“You’re not my boss.” Ayden stepped back in case she decided to pop him.

“Oh I am. At least for the next hour, if you last that long.” Charlie turned away from him and rinsed off. She stepped out, grabbed the only towel on the bar and dried off.

“Will you hand me a towel?” Ayden smiled. He was going to get it, and he was really looking forward to it.

Charlie tossed the towel over her shoulder. “You better be there before I get there.”

“Shit.” Ayden wrapped the towel around him and had to leap onto the bed to beat her there. “Damn woman.”

Charlie wasn’t going to let him think he was the master of her domain. Ayden was wonderful and just being around him kept her primed and ready, but it was her desire for him that got her to that point, not his abilities. At least that’s what she told herself. She was going to show him just how many skills she had then see if he still felt like the alpha male when she was done with him.

Charlie stripped him of the towel and moved straight for his cock. He was still wet from the shower and even a little soapy here and there, but he didn’t care and apparently neither did Charlie. This was the woman he saw that night. She treated him to a private show. This was the woman he’d hoped to find in bed one morning dominating him. He felt like the luckiest man alive. Charlie consumed him with greed. Her nails bit into his thighs, and his fingers tangled in her hair as she twisted her lips over him.

“God I hope you can do that for an hour.” Ayden groaned in pleasure, still pushing her buttons. She growled in frustration.

Charlie was hoping to make him come quick and revel in the glory of breaking him in minutes, but her jaw was wearing out, and Ayden wasn’t even close. With one final lick, she turned a frustrated eye toward the Wolf who looked more like his name than ever at the moment. She slid up and over him. She started to sit on him, but he began to move.

Ayden pushed her back gently and treated her to the same attention. Charlie was out to prove a point this morning, but so was he.

Ayden parted her lips with his tongue and pulled a pillow under her butt lifting her higher and at an angle. He was wedged between her thighs, and Charlie was urging him away. He wasn’t hearing it. She concentrated on not enjoying it, but he made that impossible, so she focused on not having an orgasm instead.

“I hope you can keep that up for an…Oh.” Charlie gasped.

Charlie was trying not to come, but he had plans to make her come several times this morning. This was his bed and his domain. If she wanted to rule it, she would have to work harder. Ayden pushed two fingers past the fold and gripped the ridge deep inside her while suckling her clit.

“This is so unfair.” Charlie cried out as she came. She tried to hold back, but damn he was good. Ayden nipped the inside of her thighs and licked over her again making her legs jerk and tremble. Charlie was more determined than ever to regain control and make him come.

Ayden flipped her over as soon as she sat up making her lose balance and giving him the edge. He readjusted the pillow and spread her legs apart on either side of him.

“What are you doing?” Charlie was still trying to regain her balance, and he just kept moving her to whatever position he saw fit for her to be in.

“Working a new angle.” Ayden nipped her firm butt and slid his fingers over her again, then back inside. “What do you think?”

Charlie couldn’t speak, so she just waved a hand.

“I thought you’d like it.” He nipped her other cheek then moved on his knees behind her. She was already wet and soft, and he knew he had to maintain or he would lose control here.

Ayden inched inside her and she groaned. Damn but he was taking control. As soon as she heard his breath catch, she thought for sure this may be a way to do him in. Charlie lifted to her hands and pressed back against him taking him in one long thrust. Ayden gripped her thighs, and they both moaned. Charlie wasn’t sure she could keep from coming again because hearing him enjoy her was really making her hot. The louder he growled the harder she pushed against him and the faster she tried to go.

“Mmmm.” Ayden held her in place as she gripped him from inside again coming on a loud cursing moan. It took all of his self control not to let loose and not to laugh. Charlie was definitely the first woman to be pissed about an orgasm. She was working him over and doing her best to make him lose control. It almost worked. “You’re so hot, Charlie.”

“You are insatiable.” She was out of breath and panting.

“I’m just trying to please the boss.” Ayden kissed her neck and pulled out of her. Charlie was like putty in his hands. He could have twisted her into a pretzel if he wanted.

“I’d give you a raise, but you haven’t spent your last one.” Charlie snickered.

“That was horrible.” Ayden flipped her over. “I hope our kids don’t get your sense of humor.”

Charlie didn’t have time to process the words. Ayden was sliding back into her as he hooked her legs with his arms lifting her into him. He hovered over her and lowered enough to kiss her lips.

“Are you ready to admit I’m the boss in the bedroom?” Ayden whispered.

“Like hell you are.” Charlie pulled herself away and pushed him on his back. She squatted over him instead of straddling and set herself down on him completely. With a new resolve, she caught her second wind. “Can you see that, Ayden?”

“Yes.” Ayden smiled. He knew she would take over. He just had to get her going.

“Do you see how deep you’re going?” Charlie lifted to the tip and then slowly lowered down his length again. She strained to speak, but Ayden apparently enjoyed it. He was peaking through one eye, and his muscles were starting to bunch. “God you feel good, Ayden.”

“I…Mmmm.” Ayden fought himself to keep quiet. If she got him talking, he would confess all, and he wasn’t one hundred percent ready for that yet.

“I love the way you feel inside me.” Charlie moved a little quicker as his hands gripped her waist and his fingers pressed into her behind. “I love riding you, Ayden. You’re so big and thick.”

“Charlie.” He rasped.

“Are you going to come with me, Ayden?” Charlie was losing it, and she wanted him to also. “I want you to come with me.”

“Yes, baby, just like that.” Ayden fought to keep his eyes open as he watched her come again. When he felt her walls closing around him, he found his own release. “I love it when you scream my name like that.”

Charlie was shocked by how strong the orgasm was. Maybe she had worked her own self up by talking because she screamed his name in wild fashion twisting and plunging on him like she had no control. It seemed to last forever, and she could feel him come inside her. His entire body shook, and his chest was still heaving. She collapsed onto him and listened to his heartbeat strumming. He loved when she screamed his name like that. One more step in the right direction.

“You’re a wildcat, Charlie.” Ayden pushed her bangs to the side with a trembling hand. He was spent and well sated, at least for the moment.

“And you are a real wolf.” Charlie nipped his chest. Apparently, he was going to be the alpha male in and out of the bedroom. “You practically howled at me.”

“Mmm. You bring out the animal in me, what can I say?” Ayden stroked her silky hair, twisting it around his fingers enjoying the soft feminine quality of Charlie all around him. “I have to go to Quantico for a couple days. When I get back, we will go to Tennessee.”

“Quantico?” Charlie lifted to look at him. “But that’s where the FBI…Ayden, are you still working?”

“Not really, they want me to come talk to the BAU about a couple cases I worked on. It’s more a lecture.” He still twirled her hair. Still felt calm and relaxed.

“The Behavior Analysis Unit? Why would you need to talk to them?” Charlie drew her brows together.

“How did you…?”

“I read all your books while you were out chasing bad guys.” Charlie shrugged.

“You’re amazing, you know that?” Ayden pushed her bangs aside and drew her closer for a kiss.

“I have to stay here, huh?” Charlie frowned.

“It’s work, darlin’.” Ayden hated that he couldn’t make better plans, but the flight was booked, and Charlie probably wouldn’t fly anyways.

“Oh all right. As long as you’re not chasing anyone, I’ll be fine.” Charlie conceded and lay on his chest. “When are you leaving?”

“Couple hours.” Ayden closed his eyes.

“What? When did you find out you were going?” Charlie pushed up and looked at him again.

“Yesterday on my way home from work. I didn’t want to ruin our night by telling you I had to leave today. I’ll be gone two days. That’s all.” This was the part of the job he knew women didn’t understand. This is why he never had a woman in his life while he was working. Charlie was upset over him being gone a couple days, how could she deal with a couple months? Thank God he didn’t work as an agent anymore.

“I’ll miss you.” Charlie snuggled onto his chest relishing the feel of him. “Can I sleep in your bed while you’re gone?”

“Sleep wherever you want, darlin’. This is your home, too.” Ayden thought about Charlie here in his bed while he was gone. If the FBI needed information an anything other than what they had called him for, he wouldn’t go, but they called about Preston. It was too much of a coincidence. “I will try to get back sooner if at all possible, okay?”

***

Charlie stood on the porch and kissed him good bye. It seemed like such a natural thing to do now. Ayden was leaving and he was sulking. She tried to pretend it was fine and dandy, but she really hated to see him go. At least he was just going to talk. The lingering fear that a talk would lead to more haunted her. She didn’t want him in the line of fire anymore. She wanted him safe.

When Ayden left, she went to the safe and pulled out the postcard. It was from Preston. The apartment was still in Ayden’s name. He refused to let her change that. Now she understood why. It was a warning.

Angels don’t always fall from heaven. Someone’s out to clip her wings. Charlie had no idea what it meant. Just that it had something to do with her. She knew because it was a postcard from the casino she worked in. More specifically it was a card of the show, and she was on it. Charlie put the postcard back in the safe. What could she do? If she told Ayden now, it would ruin everything.

“Mason.” Ayden nodded. Jana was his contact in Nevada. She kept a good eye on Charlie for him. The woman was easily Charlie’s height, a little more muscle than smooth toned flesh. Jana had long brunette hair and blue eyes that lit up as she made her way toward him.

“So they called you here too huh?” Jana smiled and bit her lower lip. Ayden was the epitome of masculine wonder. She’d had one night with him and she’d played a little dirty to get it but it was worth it. Now she had no idea where his little angel was. She would avoid talking about it and say everything was fine if he asked. Charlie was so routine and such a recluse she never understood Ayden’s infatuation with the woman.

“Yep.” Ayden wanted to go to his room and call Charlie not hang out with Jana. She was a nice looking woman and yeah he’d had a moment of weakness a few years back but it was her idea, right after she told him Charlie was seeing someone and he had already had one hell of a day. It was a release for them both. Nothing more than that.

“So…” Jana cocked her head to the side. “You going out to eat?”

“No.” Ayden hefted his duffle bag over his shoulder and waved at another agent.

“Well if you need…”

“I’m good.” Ayden nodded and looked off in a new direction.

“Of course. Well, see you tomorrow.” Jana smiled a genuine smile at the man she desired most. Ayden was known for being reclusive and even the night they shared he barely spoke. It was more about the act and the release than about enjoyment though she had enjoyed it. What woman wouldn’t?

He shrugged and headed to his room. Why did Charlie tell him she had been untouched in over ten years when four years ago Jana said she was with someone? Of course, she didn’t give him details and he didn’t ask. Damn. Charlie affected him just as much then he was just too damn blind to see it.

***

Settling into the hotel bed Ayden called home.

“Hello?” Charlie had been waiting all night for his call. She knew the plane was delayed and that he was stuck in Charlotte for hours. Now he had to be there, she hoped.

“Hello, darlin’, I’m here, finally.” Ayden fought the smile creeping across his lips. “I miss you.” Charlie snuggled into a pillow on his bed.

“Hump.” Ayden snorted. That was what he needed to hear.

“What’s wrong with you?” Charlie frowned at that sound. Grumpy, the man did grumpy well.

“Who were you dating four years ago?” Ayden cut right to the chase.

“No one.” Charlie sat up. She hadn’t dated anyone since meeting Ayden.

“You sure about that?” Ayden couldn’t get his head around it. Why would Jana lie unless…well he better back out of this before he gets himself in trouble.

“Positive. Why do you ask?” Charlie felt his discomfort now and didn’t want to hear it. She didn’t want to hear about anyone else in his life. “Ayden, if this is about another woman, I don’t want to know.”

“It’s not,” he lied. “I ran into another agent here and they asked about you. The Nevada agent said he saw you a few years back with some guy, that’s all.”

“Oh. Well they must have been mistaken. We get our pictures taken with tourists and do promotional events all over so no telling how many men I have been seen with over the years.” Charlie relaxed into the pillow again. A little twitch in her gut said he was a she, but Ayden was on the phone with her not with another woman.

“I just got a little…jealous.” Ayden told the truth about that. He was burning from jealousy. Just as he did then, except then he didn’t know what set him off. Just that Jana had offered a release to it. What else had she lied about? “Charlie, you have been all right over the past ten years, right? Nothing out of the ordinary, no troubles?”

Jesus! He was gone less than twentyfour hours on the job, and he was pinning her in fast. “Ayden, you’re making me scared. Is everything okay?”

“Yes, darlin’. Don’t pay me no mind. I’m agitated and tired, and I wish I were home in bed with you instead of here.” That was all true.

“My poor baby. I wish I could make it all better for you. It’s only one day and you’ll be home and we’ll be on our way to Tennessee.” Charlie smiled. He missed her.

Ayden snickered. “I’m never leaving you again.”

“Cause I’m funny?” He laughed; at least he sorta laughed.

“Well you make me smile.” An admission that made his chest feel heavy. “I should get some sleep, darlin’. I’ll call you as soon as I can tomorrow. Maybe I can get out of here early and get back tomorrow night.” Ayden resolved to do just that early or not.

“Sweet dreams.” Charlie bit her lip.

“Good night, darlin.” Ayden heaved a heavy breath.

Charlie disconnected the call. It was all he could do not to punch the number back in and just talk to her for a few more minutes.

Charlie snuggled into the pillow, and after staring into the dark for thirty minutes, she headed downstairs to watch television.

***

Ayden entered the classroom and took a seat along the wall with a few other agents. Jana made no hesitation when she entered to sit right beside him.

“Why did you lie to me about Charlie?” Ayden spoke in a whisper.

“What? I haven’t.” Jana’s heart bumped up to marathon speed.

“You said she was seeing someone four years ago.” Ayden looked her directly in the eye.

“I thought she was.” Jana swallowed hard and knew he knew she was lying. He always did. Maybe because everyone knew what a great lie detector he was, so they slipped up and gave him the clues. Like she just did.

“If you wanted to have sex, you could have just asked.” Ayden turned his attention to the stage again.

“Really?” Jana sounded hopeful even to her own ears.

Ayden spared her a dismissive glance and snorted. “Not anymore, I’m taken.”

“Taken?” Jana asked but Ayden stood and took to the stage leaving her no answer. When he finished, he didn’t return to his seat. He left. She couldn’t very well chase after him. She would have to call Tom, get some answers.