Seduced in Shadow by Stephanie Julian Read Free Book Online Page B

Antonin failed to catch it before it hit him in the face. Blessed Goddess, it already smelled like her.
    The snap of the shower door brought him out of the daze. Ellie stepped into the enclosure made of nearly opaque glass.
    Good. That was good.
    Unfortunately he could still see her blurry form and that, combined with the sound of the water and the thought of it making her skin slick and warm, made his cock harden. That would only lead to trouble. He closed his eyes.
    “So, Antonin, are you really an elf?” she asked in a sugar-sweet, innocent voice.
    Whoa! His eyes popped open and his head reared back as if she’d hit him. He was going to end up with whiplash at this rate. At least now his mind was back in the game.
    Did she even know what she was asking? He could swear she hadn’t believed the doe back at the forest.
    Antonin countered, “So can you really talk to animals?”
    Something hit the shower floor with a bang a second before she popped out from behind the shower door, hiding her body behind the glass. Her gaze was dark and surprised but he saw a little fear there too.
    “What are you talking about? Are you crazy? No one can talk to animals.”
    He crossed his arms over his chest and leaned against the closed bathroom door.
    “You can and so can I.”
    Ellie sucked in her bottom lip and sank her teeth into it, her eyes narrowed. “Why do you think I can?” He obviously hadn’t noticed that she’d told him so herself before.
    “Because you were talking to the doe at the park. She told you to run. And after you fainted, she told me I’d better take care of you.”
    45
    Stephanie Julian
    Her throat convulsed as she swallowed. Then she retreated back into the shower, not quite slamming the door behind her. Through the glass, he saw her bend to pick up whatever she’d dropped. Then the scent of his shampoo wafted out on the steam.
    Damn, she was going to smell like him all day. In his mind, that made her his. He’d never been one to beat his chest and drag a woman back to his lair. Hell, they came to him too easily for that. But this woman brought out his caveman streak.
    In his mind, he could see her working the gel through her hair. The blonde strands would be glossy and sleek. The water would make her skin glisten, the liquid beading on the surface. He wanted to lick away every drop.
    The men in Ellie’s life were going to want to beat the shit out of him for touching her. But he’d take it.
    Justin would eventually understand. The man had just fallen in love himself… Was that what was happening to him? Was he falling in love with Ellie? The answer came through loud and clear. Hell yeah!
    Once Selvans understood that he wasn’t just looking for a good time, that this was the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with… Well, her dad would come around too.
    Sooner rather than later, Antonin hoped.
    His pants fell to his ankles and he had a condom from the box in the medicine cabinet in his hand before she spoke again.
    “You’re avoiding my question,” she said from the stall. “What did the doe mean when she called you an elf?”
    Grabbing the shower door, he pulled it open. Ellie’s head shot around to stare at him and her hands, frothy with soap, covered her breasts.
    He didn’t answer her question, just let himself take in the sight of her.
    The reality was better than anything he could have imagined.
    46
    Seduced in Shadow
    Her skin glowed from the heat, rosy and tempting. Water droplets clung like diamonds to her body. Though she had crossed her arms over her chest, it only served to press her breasts up into mounds, barely covering her nipples.
    Ellie tried to glare at him but she couldn’t quite make it work. She was breathing just as hard as he was.
    Desire, already simmering in his gut, came to a boil. Blood rushed to his cock, making him hard and ready.
    She took a step back and then another until her body pressed against the back wall.
    The water sprayed down between