His to Protect: Book 1 in the Bound to Him Series by Sandra Antoni (the reading list TXT) 📗

I screamed as my orgasm took over, and Zeke reached his release at the same time. He gripped my breasts in his palms and his cock pulsed inside my ass, coating me inside with his warm seed.

When I finally collapsed against the bed, Zeke pulled out of me, and I felt him reach for one ankle and then the other, releasing the straps that bound me. Then he laid down next to me and gathered me in his arms. I sobbed against his shoulder, and he just held me.

He stroked my hair and ran his hands up and down my back. When the tears finally stopped, I leaned back and looked up at him.

“I’m sorry, Zeke,” I told him softly.

“I know you are, and I also know why you did it. But Chelsea, you have to trust me. I know that you don’t trust easy, but I will never let anyone hurt you. You are mine to protect,” he said gently, and I knew that he was being sincere. He meant every word, and it finally sank in. He was my everything, and I was his.

Chapter 18

Ezekiel

When I had found out that Chelsea was gone, I could not control the rage that flowed through me. I was angry and frustrated and scared. It wasn’t until Brady put his hand on my shoulder that I stopped seeing red.

“Zeke, she isn’t the kind to handle being trapped. She just found out that there is a wolf inside her, and her wolf has never been free. Her wolf probably feels just as caged as Chelsea does,” he said calmly.

I sighed and rubbed the back of my neck. Brady was right, of course, but it didn’t mean that I was not still angry. After speaking with Jessica on the phone and being assured that they were on their way back to the house, I began working on an appropriate punishment. Chelsea needed to understand how serious what she had done was, and only I could show her that.

When Jessica called me back with the plate number of the car that was tailing them, I handed it to Brady. He would take care of that because I needed to deal with Chelsea. She needed to be taught a serious lesson.

Once we were in the bedroom, she did not fight me or struggled to get away which told me that she was taking her punishment willingly, but she was not sorry. That had to change. I needed for her to know what her actions could have done.

I felt the moment that her attitude changed. She had no idea that she had jeopardized my position in the pack. But now that she had realized it, I needed her to realize what she was to me. She was my mate, and I was her alpha.

She gave her body over to me in complete surrender, taking everything and responding unlike I had ever imagined. Maybe she was ready for my wolf to mate hers after all. That would be for a different day. Right now, I needed her to understand that she was mine.

When I finally released her from the restraints and laid down beside her, I gathered her in my arms. She sobbed against my shoulder, but I knew that I had not hurt her. Not really. The spanking had been well deserved, but now, the tears indicated her remorse and her surrender to me.

I held her tightly, running my hands over her smooth skin to comfort and soothe her. She and I had finally come to an understanding. She would not risk her life again, and I was confident in that. But now, I needed to find out what Brady had found.

Sitting up, I looked down at Chelsea. She was so beautiful. I smoothed her hair away from her face and her eyes met mine.

“You get dressed. I need to go find out if Brady got anything from that license plate number,” I told her gently. Then I pressed a kiss to her forehead and stood from the bed.

I found Brady in my study with his laptop open in front of him. He looked up as I entered and shot me a look that I recognized. He knew that Chelsea had needed to be dealt with. He understood what her leaving could have done, and I assured him that it would not happen again.

“We have an understanding. She will not risk her life again,” I told him. Obviously placated by my answer, he turned back to the screen in front of him.

“The car belongs to Steven Bigby, son of council member Alfred Bigby,” he told me.

I immediately pulled out my phone and called the governor. We spoke for just a few minutes before finally ending the call. Brady looked up at me expectantly.

“He is sending men to pick them both up. Hopefully, this will all be over soon,” I told him, finally feeling relief settle through me.

When I heard laughter coming from the kitchen a little while later, I stepped to the study door and looked across the kitchen. My study was in the corner where the kitchen met the living room.

Chelsea, Emily, and Jessica were all in the kitchen talking. I studied Chelsea’s face for a few moments, but she seemed even happier than I had ever seen her before. That thought had my heart swelling with love for her.

A few minutes later, Brady and I joined the women in the kitchen. Chelsea stepped to my side and wrapped her arm around my waist. I kissed the top of her head. Something was definitely different about her, but I wasn’t quite sure what it was just yet.

She seemed more relaxed than before and much happier. I wondered about that but didn’t say anything. I just watched her closely as we sat down at the table for dinner. The dishes were passed around, and conversation flowed around us.

Brady explained to everyone what exactly we had discovered from