Her Passion 17

Ethan's POV:

My mate stared at me with raised eyebrows, her dark curls piled on top of her head and held in place with a large black hair clip. I couldn't help but brush the small strands she had kept back to frame her face as I tucked them behind her adorable little ears.

I just ran my hand through my hair again as I stared at my confused mate, trying to muster up the courage to ask her to meet my parents and look around the pack house. I didn't want to push her to live with me, but she was my mate, and I hated to imagine what kind of place she was living in now. It drove both me and my wolf crazy because I knew I was supposed to take care of her and provide for her, but she wouldn't let me do it the way I wanted to.

The fire incident had been a few days ago and everyone was on guard because the smell of a fugitive was near the house when we went to investigate. I would have loved to strangle Sophia when we realised it was rouges and not my mate, but she had dared to accuse her directly without bothering to check the facts and smell the surroundings as she should have! If it had rained, they would have been washed away and we wouldn't have known about it.

For a shifter, she could be extremely stupid at times.

I was jolted out of my thoughts when my mate's beautiful voice broke the awkward silence I had unfortunately built up with my stuttering. I was relieved, to say the least.

"What did you want to ask me, Ethan?" she asked with a slight frown, playing with a blade of grass as we sat in the meadow. She had found the perfect spot under a large willow tree that provided shade but also a warm summer breeze.

"Ethan, just ask me," she smiled, and the amused look in her eyes made me pout playfully. But it was worth it, as her laughter filled the meadow.

"Listen ... you do not have to say yes... but... urm," I stammered as I felt my tanned skin heat up with embarrassment and frustration, why couldn't I just ask her?

Oh, that's right, I was afraid she would say no and it would be awkward. God, this sucks! I was the alpha, for crying out loud!

"Ethan, just ask me," she smiled, and the amused look in her eyes made me pout playfully. But it was worth it, as her laughter filled the field, charming both me and some of the unmated wolves around us who had turned at the airy sound of her laughter.

That was another thing I had noticed, that for some reason my mate had attracted all of their attention. Sure, she was funny, sweet, sexy, and incredibly badass, but that didn't mean they had a chance with her!She was mine, and I knew my wolf would kill anyone who thought they had a claim on her.

"Are you going to meet my parents tonight?" I blurted out before I could help myself, already preparing for rejection when I saw her stunned and perplexed expression.

"Um... why?" she asked nervously as she avoided eye contact with me, a strange emotion on her face as she turned a delightful blush that made me wonder again how far she was going. She rarely blushed, but when she did, it was simply delicious to watch.

"What do you think?" I asked curiously, why wouldn't I want them to meet her?

"I just didn't expect to ever meet them. Ethan, I mean, why would you want your parents to meet a stranger who happens to be your mate?" she asked, her voice sounding uncertain.

I could tell her voice was full of insecurities, even if she tried to hide them behind anger. I sighed and gently grabbed her chin as I made her look at me, only to have my thoughts about her insecurity confirmed as I looked into her amazing emerald green eyes.

"You aren't a rouge baby, you are my mate and you have no idea how lucky I am that fate has chosen you to be my other half." I smiled honestly, wanting her to understand that even if I had the power to change it, it wouldn't even occur to me, she was my everything and I didn't want to destroy that.

"You're too cute," she pouted as she playfully pushed me off of her, causing my back to hit the ground with a thud, a grunt leaving my lips.

I couldn't help but laugh at the stunned look on her face.

"Damn, you have got some power, babe," I grinned, only to realise that my thoughts were muddled. That was until I saw her eyes widen slightly before she swung her leg over my waist and practically straddled me.

My mind immediately went to completely different thoughts, her hands were on either side of my head while my hands automatically moved to her hips and I stared hungrily at her lips. I couldn't help but get aroused, damn, my beautiful and incredibly sexy partner was lying on top of me in shorts, can I get an amen?

"You know you smell so good," she purred,and my eyes flashed with my inner wolf as
I felt her hot body temperature press against mine, and the fact that she was running on the same heat frequency meant that she felt just perfect in my arms. If I could think clearly, I probably would have thought more about how it was possible that she was as hot as I was, but I was far too distracted by her seductive tone and the feel of her body against mine to even think about what was happening now.
"Uh," was all I could get out as a choked sound came from my throat, God, was that really my lame response?
"Like a male musk scent, that's so fucking good," she almost moaned as I felt her bend down, her breath on my neck made me shiver and my grip on her tightened considerably. Holy shit, she was going to kill me!
"Really now?" I purred, my voice so low that even I could not make out my own voice. I could feel her snuggling up to me as I spoke.
I grinned, enjoying the effect I was having on her.
"Uh huh, so good," she moaned before I felt her run her tongue up my neck, causing me to growl, my nails digging into her jean shorts as I felt myself getting more and more aroused as her lips and tongue continued to pleasure my neck. She was good at this, I thought before frowning, why was she so good?
I was about to say something to ruin the moment because I was a jealous and overprotective fool when I felt her teeth press lightly against the junction between my neck and shoulder, making me moan and stifling any words in my throat as I moved my head to the side so she had more room to work with.

"I'd love to meet your parents," I heard her whisper before she was off of me, my hands holding my breath as I stared at her while she stood there grinning, her face flushed.

"Holy shit, Ava!" I found myself growling as I realised she had aroused me enough to pull away completely. She was clearly enjoying my discomfort as I tried to think disgusting thoughts to calm my little problem and my eyes glanced in her direction, which only seemed to spark her laughter even more as she grinned at me with a wink.

It was then that I realised what she had said, and my annoyed expression turned into a relieved grin as I jumped up to take her in my arms and swing her around happily while smiling at her gleeful laughter.

"Thank you," I smiled, knowing how nervous she was when I first mentioned it. I didn't get a response, just a bright smile and a cheeky wink, pressing my lips to hers in seconds. I just hoped my parents wouldn't scare her off, because I knew this would be my only chance for a first impression when she met my family, and the last thing I wanted was for her to avoid the pack house I was going to live in later.
Where I wanted her to live with me later. So yeah...

A lot of pressure on my part, so I am definitely keeping my fingers crossed.