Chapter 19

Ella POV

The feeling of circles being traced up and down back lures me out of my sleep.

My eyes flutter open and I see nothing but smooth skin under my cheeks.

My fingers spread across his smooth skin and the tingle of the mate bond create a subtle warmth between us.

For just this moment I want to pretend like none of this is complicated.

I want to pretend like this is a normal relationship.

I am not a disappointment to my family, and he isn’t a King.

Erebus’s hand snakes under the back of my oversized t-shirt and his smooth hands caress the small of my back.

A little squeal lives my lips as he picks me up and lays me flat across his body.

My legs instinctively spread so I am straddling his hips.

He holds my hips firmly in his grasp and I can feel his erection brushing up against my core.

Even through my panties and his sweats I can still feel how much he wants me.

Teasingly, I wiggle my hips playfully ba