##Chapter 37: Calling Your Bluff

Ava had already made it down stairs and made a cup of coffee when she heard the sound of Elijah’s feet hitting the stairs.
From what she heard last night he had gotten in late due to a board meeting and an emergency phone call with his pack.
“Elijah. Good morning.” She said, smiling up from her cup of coffee.
She looked over at her host and saw that he was wearing plaid pajama bottoms with no shirt on. She bit her lip trying to ignore how good it would be to feel him hold her. His pack tattoo that shaped and moved along his arm had Ava in a trance.
What once filled her with dread now made her feel protected and safe.
“Morning.” Elijah muttered to his house guest.
He grumbled as he moved towards the coffee pot to grab himself a cup. Ava quickly snapped out of her thoughts. Even though they were in the human world the last thing she needed was for Elijah to notice her actions.
Elijah could not deny that Ava was a beautiful woman. He honestly did not care that she was still mated. The way he saw it the bastard made no effort to try and search for his mate.
“How did you sleep?” He asked as he took a swig of his drink and drank in the she-wolf. Now that he was waking up he could see what he walked in on the kitchen. Ava was sitting down at the island in the middle of the kitchen flipping through a catalog of baby items.
But it was what she was wearing that got his attention. Ava wore a fitted camisole shirt. The imprint of her nipples in the shirt showed Elijah she was not wearing anything underneath. He took another swig of coffee as his gaze drifted down to her shorts that cuffed her ample bottom nicely as she sat down.
For a moment he thought about how it would be to have her sitting on top of him with her back arched.
“I have actually been getting better sleep than I have had in a long time.”
That snapped him out of his thoughts. So what Sally was saying was true Ava was worse for the wear. She was not taking care of herself.
Elijah said cautiously. “You had not been sleeping since you got here?”
Ava looked up from her catalog and blushed. “To be honest I have not been able to sleep since I arrived in the human realm. Being away from the pack for so long made me antsy and wanting to sleep near a pack member.”
Soon as the words left her mouth she regretted telling Elijah. She did not know what she was insinuating at the least.
“Well if need be my bed is always open if you need comfort, kitten.” Elijah said as he moved closer to the she wolf in front of him.
She laughed at his offer. Even though they had crossed that line a few times Ava tried not to take Elijah seriously. After all, he was still her boss. But that did not mean she could not have any fun with the Alpha.
“I don’t know Alpha Elijah. When I sleep I like to be close with the person in my bed. I want to feel their warmth pressed against me.” She said as she got out of her chair and stood directly in front of Elijah.
“Oh is that so,” Elijah said looking at Ava up and down. He took a step forward and placed his hand on the table next to Ava’s frame. “Just say the word, kitten.” Elijah said as he brushed his lips against her throat. He stuck the tip of his tongue out and licked the nap of her neck. When he heard Ava moan, that's when he knew he had to act.
In a flash he picked her up and sat her on the flat surface of the island. She wrapped her legs around his waist as Elijah deepened the kiss between them. He rubbed his thumbs against the indentation of her nipples budding in her shirt.
Ava gasped as she felt Elijah’s erection grow and push against the crotch of her shorts. She moved and pushed against him making him pant and whine behind her motives.
She chuckled a little before Elijah slid his tongue in her mouth silencing her dominating actions. He pushed her legs wider as he pushed himself closer to her entrance. He broke the kiss between them leaving Ava whining and pouting.
“Don’t worry baby, I am not finished yet.” He said moving his digits to Ava’s shorts. He pushed one leg of the shorts and her panties to the side and plunge index finger into her core.
Ava hissed as Elijah began to slowly move his finger out and in Ava’s wet core. His middle finger played with her lips coating them in her own juices.
He growled as he slid another digit into her and started to pump faster. Ava arched her back riding and matched the rhythm of his fingers. Her moans grew louder as Elijah nipped at her neck sending Ava closer to the edge.
Before they could go any further Elijah felt the phone ringing from his pants pockets. He swore as he pulled out of Ava and licked her juices from his fingertips. The action alone caused Ava to blush uncontrollably.
“Connery,” Elijah answered the phone, locking his jaw. Ava’s scent was mixed in the air and he wanted nothing more but to toss the phone outside and finish what they started.
“Yeah,” he said, unclenching his jaw. “I understand I will be at the studio in about thirty.” Elijah said as he aggressively hit the end button on his phone and stared up at Ava.
The cord to her shirt was falling off of her shoulder, almost exposing her breast to him. He swallowed as he moved closer to the heavy breathing female still sitting on his countertop.
He kissed her lips. “I have to go.” He said. “They need me for something down at the studio.”
Elijah turned away and made his way to go upstairs and get dressed. Ava hopped from the counter and began to fix her clothes back. She muttered to herself about stupid calls, before heading to the bathroom to take a cold shower.
She had to get ready for filming on the set. Both wolves were in a bad mood the entire day.