Page 28 of Rebel's Fairytale

Rebel groaned, out loud this time, and dropped his gaze to the tile top of the island. The last thing he wanted to talk about was that damn story. Everyone told him how great it was, but he knew he could have done much better. Now, it was an embarrassment to him.

“No, I didn’t.” Ruby nudged him in the ribs with her elbow. “Where do I find this story? I want to read it.”

“Oh! Hold on!” Before Rebel could stop the little brat, Ryker rushed out of the room and came jogging back with the magazine in his hand. He set it down on the island in front of Ruby and said, “It’s on page twenty-three.”

“Ruby, you don’t have to read it,” Rebel said, quietly, and tried to take the magazine.

She swatted Rebel’s hand away and began turning pages to find his story. While she did that, he got to his feet. He kissed her temple and headed for the back door.

“I’m going to get the grill going.”

The last thing he wanted to do was sit there while she read the story. He would focus on getting the grill ready for the steaks and pretend it wasn’t happening.

For the next ten minutes, he avoided being in the kitchen. He only reentered the house to get the steaks from the refrigerator. When he stepped through the door, he glanced over at her and found her gazing at him with a grin on her beautiful face.

Fuck, she was beautiful. For the first time that he’d noticed, she was wearing red on her lips, making Rebel want to nibble on them, but also making him want to see them wrapped around his cock. His wolf let out a growl and began to prowl inside of him. Their mate was the prettiest girl they had ever seen, and his wolf was impatient to claim her.

I know, buddy. Soon.

“Rebel, that was a great story,” she told him and got to her feet. She came around the island and stopped at his side. Wrapping her arms around his waist, she pressed her body against his side.

He let out a growl, unable to stop it, at the feel of her pressed against him. It was getting harder to keep his brain off of thoughts of taking her and giving her pleasure.

She stiffened at the sound, but when he looked at her, he didn’t see fear. Her beautiful gold-flecked blue eyes were laced with lust and her teeth were latched on to her bottom lip. Taking advantage of the fact that her heeled boots made them equal in height, he leaned his head forward and took her mouth in a slow, deep kiss.

He growled again when he felt her hand fist his shirt at his abdomen and she tilted her head just enough to give him better access. He had just wrapped his arms around her and was about to lift her into his arms to take her to his room, when they heard someone loudly clear their throat.

Shit. The twins.

He broke the kiss and pressed his forehead to hers. “Uh… oops.”

The giggle she let out made him grin.

Looking into her eyes, he promised, “Later.”

She nodded in response and bit her bottom lip again.

Fuck. If she didn’t stop doing stuff like that, no one was getting dinner.

“Down boy,” she breathed.

He fully expected commentary from his cousins at that since they could hear her just fine with their shifter hearing. Surprisingly, the most he heard was a swift intake of breath before he saw in his peripheral vision Ross turn and walk out of the kitchen.

“I think I’ll put the steaks on and… uh… give you two a minute,” Ryker mumbled before he stepped around them and through the back door.

Giggling, she told Rebel, “I really like your cousins.”

“They like you, too,” he told her and gave her a soft kiss. “I do, too.”

With his hands on her hips, Rebel stepped forward, making her walk backward, and kept going until her back was to the wall on the far side of the dining room.

He reached out and opened the door to her left. “Come on,” he said and took her hand. He led her inside and flipped on the light. After pulling the door closed, he pressed her against the back of it with his body.

“Rebel?”

“I just need a few minutes,” he whispered and pressed his lips to hers. Running his hands up and down her sides, he slowly, softly kissed her lips, letting his tongue caress hers as he felt her hands travel up his chest under his cut.

He broke the kiss and wrapped his arms around her. Hugging her close, he let out a deep sigh, loving the feel of her in his arms.