Sadie by E. L. Todd Page B

you. It’s the fact that he clearly wants to fuck you that bothers me.”
    “You’re wrong.”
    “No, I’m not,” he snapped.
    “But he’s not going to try anything. You can calm down. I don’t understand where this behavior is coming from. You flipped out at the bar when my married friend came over to say hello to me, but you apologized and said you would stop that behavior. Now you’re acting insane.”
    “First of all, those are two completely different situations. There is no doubt that Alex wants to be more than friends with you. I don’t appreciate you spending time alone with him in your bedroom. That would piss anyone off.” His breathing was deep. “And everything is different now. I already told you that.”
    “How?”
    He pressed his face against mine. “I don’t do relationships because I don’t care about anyone but myself. But with you, I feel completely different. You are everything to me, Sadie. And after you gave me your virginity, I was a goner. You’re mine. Mine. I don’t want you with anyone but me—ever. That’s it. And if anyone tries to take you away, tries to make a move, I’ll kill them.”
    My eyes widened in shock. “You sound crazy.”
    “That’s because I am crazy.” He pushed me against the couch and cupped my face. “When it comes to you, I’m not sane. When I saw you sitting in that bar, your beautiful legs showing and your tits popping out, I wanted to fuck your brains out, but as soon as I heard you open your mouth, I wanted to know everything about you. Now that I have you, I don’t want anyone else. You’re stuck with me—whether you like it or not.”
    I felt my spine shiver. “Ethan.”
    He kissed my lips. “Your brother will accept me. If he doesn’t, it changes nothing. I’m not going anywhere. But I will do everything that I can to change his mind.”
    “How did I get so lucky?”
    His eyes softened. “I won the lottery. You just got a free ticket.”
    I smiled. “I kinda like your jealousy and possessiveness.”
    “You just said I was crazy.”
    “I like crazy,” I said. “But please tone it down around my family. I don’t think that’s going to make my brother like you. Alex would never try anything. I made it clear you’re the only one I want.”
    He said nothing while he stared at me.
    “Ethan, just do this for me. You can be a crazy asshole sometimes, but just don’t do it to my family.”
    He still said nothing.
    I sighed. “If this behavior continues, we’re done.”
    He clenched his jaw . “I’ll try. But if he touches you, I’ll kill him.”
    “It’s okay if he hugs me.”
    “No.”
    “Ethan.”
    He was quiet for a moment. “Fine.”
    I pulled his face to mine and kissed him. His lips parted my mouth and his tongue slipped inside. Now that we were alone, I really wanted to be with him.  I wanted to make love again. I grabbed his jacket and pulled it off then unbuttoned his shirt. He grabbed my hands and steadied them.
    “Sorry, baby. Not tonight.”
    “What?”
    He looked at me with apologetic eyes. “I made you bleed last night. Give your body some time to heal.”
    “I don’t want to wait. The last time we did it, it felt good.”
    He smiled. “I don’t either but I don’t want to hurt you. I never want to cause you pain.”
    “It’s fine, really. It doesn’t hurt.”
    “No.”
    “Ethan,” I begged.
    “Don’t make this difficult for me.”
    “Well, I’m gonna.” I took off my shirt then tossed it on the couch. I unclasped my bra and dropped it to the ground.
    Ethan stared at my bare tits with a hungry expression. He stepped closer to me then placed his hands on my breasts, massaging them gently. “You’re a bitch, you know that?”
    “And you’re an asshole.”
    He squeezed my breasts then pinched the nipples slightly. “Stop seducing me.”
    “I want to have sex.”
    “Yeah, I picked up on that,” he said sarcastically. He lowered his hands and pressed my chest against his. “And I want