"I know you're angry, but I thought we were past that. Besides, we can't stand up to all the packs. We're not strong enough. We need allies.”
“Nothing is going to get done when the Zodiac Wolves can't come to any decisions and try to rule by committee,” he said. “I'm going to form an attack team and hit the Leos. When are they in heat? That would be a good time to strike. They'll be easier targets."
A wave of panic rushed through me, icy in my veins. “You're lowing yourself to their level just by suggesting something like that. Even if everyone thinks the Ophiuchus are monsters, we are not."
Kaden gave me a dark look. “That's where you're wrong. I am a monster. Or at least, I'll become one, if I have to."
I poked a finger at his chest. "I won't let that happen."
He blew out a long huff and finally admitted, “All right, that was going too far. I'm just upset about Tanner."
I put a hand on his shoulder. "I know you were close once."
“Even though Tanner challenged me for alpha and threatened you, I've known him since we were both pups. We had different opinions on things, but we were friends. I valued Tanner's insight, even if I didn't always agree with it. Now he's dead, and his mate is next. Everyone who followed Tanner is going to be on the Leos’ hit list now and even though they left, they're still part of the pack. I can't turn my back on them."
I reached out to hit the button that would stop the elevator, then wrapped my arm around Kaden's waist and rested my head against his chest. “I understand. You're frustrated because your pack members are in danger and none of the other packs will acknowledge that or make an effort to save them.”
He grunted in response, as his own arms came up around me. "I have to find a way to save them."
“I'll grill Jordan harder," I said. "I'll get something out of him, I promise."
Kaden sighed and wrapped his arms tighter around me. “We're going to have to start coming up with a plan of attack, with or without the support of the Zodiac Wolves."
I knew he was right, but I also worried about jeopardizing our new status among the other Zodiac Wolves. We couldn't afford to lose the precious alliances we'd fought so hard to obtain.
"Just don't lose yourself in the process," I said, as I played with his hair.
"I won't, as long as you're around." He nuzzled my neck, and the spark that had been buried beneath the anger flared to life. The heat was instant, all-consuming. I'd missed him for the days we'd spent apart, and I wanted to feel him closer to me, to soothe his worries for the little bit of time that I could.
Kaden slid his hands from my back to my shoulders as he leaned down and kissed me hard. Before I knew it, he'd pressed me back against the wall of the elevator, much as he'd done the other day outside Jordan's cell.
He broke away from the kiss, breath harsh as he rolled his hips against me. He reached down, sliding his hands to cup my ass. He ground himself against me, harder until there was actual friction between us. I shuddered, chasing my pleasure alongside his. We ground against each other, completely clothed for a few moments before Kaden pulled back.
“I can't wait until we get to the room,” he growled. “I need you now.”
“You have me,” I breathed out, and lifted my shirt above my head, leaving me in just my bra. "Just hurry."
Kaden's eyes were hungry, and he pressed his fingers into my skin and dragged them along my bare flesh. Kaden leaned down and skimmed his nose along my neck. He bit into the juncture between my neck and shoulder, just enough to send a shiver through me. I slid my hand along his front, working at the button of his jeans one-handed as I kept my other hand on his chest, feeling his heartbeat.
He drew in a sharp breath as I took his cock in hand, no teasing, just sliding him out of his pants and pumping my hand up and down his length. Kaden ran his hand along my stomach, up to tease my nipples through my thin bra, and I closed my eyes to enjoy the sensation, my head falling back against the side of the elevator. Finally, as I whined out his name, Kaden yanked my leggings down, along with my panties.
I thought he would take me right then, but he parted my lips with two fingers and slid a third to circle my clit. My hips jerked forward into the pressure, trying to get more of it. I was sopping wet and so ready for him. I leaned my forehead against his still-clothed chest and shuddered, trying to push back my orgasm. It came on quickly, though, pleasure crashing over me like a wave and making me go weak at the knees. Kaden was relentless throughout it, not giving any quarter. He eked every last bit of pleasure out of my orgasm, while my hand pulsed around his cock, the other one clawing at his shoulder.
“You're so fucking gorgeous when you come. I can't get enough of you.” He slid his hand out of my pants and lifted it to his lips. He popped his fingers into his mouth and sucked his fingers clean. I kept my hand moving on his cock, feeling it throb and become impossibly harder in my hand.
Then he gripped my hips and lifted me up, wrapping my legs around his waist, and thrust into me in one quick, hard movement. My pussy clenched around him, eager to be filled once more by his huge, familiar cock. He pushed me back against the side of the elevator, and I vaguely wondered if there was a camera inside, but decided I didn't care at that moment if someone was getting a show. Knowing anyone could interrupt us or that the elevator might start moving at any second only made this hotter, our need for release given a hint of frantic desperation.
He grabbed my arms and yanked them over my head as he pounded into me, each thrust banging me back against the side of the elevator. As he circled my wrists with his strong hands, he claimed my mouth too, owning every inch of my body. I loved it when he took control, when he pinned me and used me as he wanted because he always made sure I got what I needed too.
With every second our tempo increased, and the slap of flesh against flesh was louder here in the small elevator. I couldn't help but stare over Kaden's shoulder at the reflections of our bodies on each mirrored wall, watching his ass clench as he pushed inside me, then relax as he pulled out, over and over.
He hefted me up a little more, hitting my clit with each thrust, and nipped at my neck while his fingers tightened around my wrists. His breathing grew harsher, his teeth grazing my neck again, and I knew he was close. I was too, but I needed him to come with me this time.
I threw my head back as Kaden's cock brushed against that perfect spot inside of me just hard enough to set me over the edge. I gripped his hips with my legs, trying to keep the rhythm for him as another orgasm crashed over me. I couldn't hold back the sounds I made, the sheer amount of pleasure running through me, so strong it felt like it was trying to burst my body apart. That set him over the edge too, and Kaden thrust up into me once more before his hips stilled, his cock twitching inside of me as he groaned his release.
"We should probably go back to the meeting," I said, as he set me down on trembling legs. I reached down and grabbed my clothes, hastily throwing them back on. Now that the rush of desire and pleasure had begun to fade, I realized how we'd rushed out of the meeting, only to have hot, rushed sex in an elevator.
"Why? They're probably still arguing over what to do." Kaden hit the button for the penthouse. "We're on our own. As usual. And I don't see that changing anytime soon."