ignoring their protests, I grabbed a towel and soap and headed in.
“Ember!” Myles’s deep voice resonated through the space as he followed me in.
I smirked as I began to undress. “You staying to watch, Myles? Perhaps you should bring Reed in here and have a little fun together while I shower?”
He rolled his eyes, but couldn’t hide his grin. “You’re really something, you know that?”
I shrugged and grinned back. “Yeah, that's why Connor finds me irresistible.”
“He does. But please, keep those undies on for a moment while I see who else is in here. If Connor catches me ogling that gorgeous body, he’s going to break my spine.”
I put my hands on my hips and waited while he checked out the other women in the showers. None of them were bothered, they just smiled at him, and carried on. I shook my head. Yeah, Myles’s ebony skin and fine bone structure, paired with his stunning green eyes made him irresistible to both sexes.
“I meant it about Reed, you know.” I held his eyes. “The fights start in two days. Time is short. Do you want to lose him without ever resolving what’s between you?”
Myles’s full lips tightened, and he dropped his chin to his chest, sighing before he looked at me again. “No, I don't. But Reed knows how I feel and wants to deny what’s between us, so…” He shrugged heavily.
As he turned around we both saw Reed standing in the doorway, his gaze anchored on Myles’s face. Myles ran a hand over his shaved head which gleamed with moisture from the showers, his t-shirt clinging to his defined body. Reed’s gaze travelled slowly over the other male’s torso and back up to his eyes, hunger plain on his face.
“Right, well, we’ll leave you to it,” Myles said gruffly.
“Myles,” I said quietly. “Do something about this thing between you before it's too late. He loves you.”
He nodded once and prowled up to Reed, who watched him intently. The tension between them filled the room and I couldn’t look away.
“When D and Kawan come and take over, we’re going to talk. And you aren’t running away this time,” Myles said, his face tight and intense.
Reed’s throat bobbed and he flushed a little, but he nodded. He met my eyes and smiled almost shyly as they left.
I released a breath, I didn’t realise I’d been holding. I rolled my neck trying to relieve the ache across my shoulders. It didn't do anything. I dropped my bra and panties and stepped under the hot water. Facing the wall, I closed my eyes, resting my forehead on the wet, cool tiles. I let the hot jet of water hit my upper back, emptying my mind from thoughts other than Connor; the way his hands moved on my skin, the way he filled me so completely, not just my body but my heart. God, I wanted him, but it was more than that, I missed him, every moment of the day.
A few minutes later a deep spicy scent filled my nostrils. The tension in my body ramped up, my heart rate spiking and my wolf growled long and low. A smile curled my lips, but I didn’t move. I didn’t bother to hold back my moan when large hands smoothed up either side of my spine, curling over my shoulders and then my neck. I groaned as Connor kneaded out the knots in my muscles. When his hands stilled, I shifted my weight to push back against him, unprepared for the stab of pain in my broken rib. I gasped and tensed. Instantly, his hands found the bruised skin above the break and warmth reached into my flesh and bones, tingling in the unique way only his power did.
“Does that feel better, Firecracker?” he murmured in my ear, sending a delightful shudder through my wet body as his erection pressed into my lower back.
“Hmm.” Nope, I couldn’t speak, not when his hands were against my wet skin and his naked, hard body pushed against mine. Then a thought occurred to me. My eyelids snapped open. No way! I turned to face him, slipping my arms around his waist and looked around his muscled arm. Yep, we had an audience and there was no way I was sharing Connor with the women who were eyeing his bare arse like it was dinner and they were starving.
“Get out!” I growled. “He’s mine.” I let all of my wolf’s dominance and power push through my eyes and