Eternal Envy (The Seven Sin Sisters 2) Read Online Free

’s foot onto the bench he ’d placed in front of her and then stood, wiping his hands over his denim thighs.
    “Yes , please. Water would be perfect . M aybe with lemon?”
    “I’ll be right back. You sit.” Caedon was relieved to have a mission. Missions he was good at . He liked having a task kept him focused. Damn, he felt so out of his element with Eloise. He wished he could read her mind. Crap, she couldn’t read his, could she? He needed to text Madden and ask. He’d never considered it until now. This had been much more fun when he watched Madden deal with mating.
    Once he brought the water to her, Eloise drank in deep gulps while he watched. He should look away. Watching her head tilted slightly, her throat working to swallow the water was giving him ideas he needn’t have while trying to remain calm.
    “I need to check in with the Comm Center downstairs . I’ll be back soon,” his voice squeaked out as he held back the rush of desire running through his veins.
    “Couldn’t you just sit with me a while?” Eloise reached down to remove her shoes and stretched out her perfect toes. Caedon couldn’t breathe. He sucked air in through his nose which raised her scent and filled his senses.
    “I just need to check in. Then I’ll take some time off. But first I have to make sure they’ve got it covered. An hour tops…” Caedon’s words were cut off when he realized Eloise was reaching behind her and unzipping her dress. The sound of the zipper slowly coming down was all he could hear. “W-what are you doing?”
    “I’m getting comfortable. If I’m to relax, I need to be comfortable . W ouldn’t you agree?” Eloise fluttered her lashes just enough for Caedon to wonder if she knew what effect she was having on him. He swallowed.
    “You can’t be out here without your dress on,” Caedon’s senses were heightened enough to know the security cameras might pick up this movement. He couldn’t be certain and he wasn’t letting anyone else see his mate unclothed.
    “Maybe you could bring me a robe?” Eloise asked him as she began to work the tiny straps over her shoulders — her now bare shoulders — and the dress dropped low enough to expose a lacy bra. It was no more than an adornment ever so slightly covering her softly rounded breasts.
    Eloise looked up at him and he heard her gasp. He knew immediately that his eyes must have been blazing. He needed to get out of there. “I’ll get you my robe. Be right back. Don’t take another thing off. For Goddess sake, I don’t know if the security cameras will swing this far over.” He only had time to see her quirk an eyebrow before he headed to his bedroom.
    Using his preternatural speed, he returned within moments with his robe. It would be ridiculously large on her , but it would keep his mind off of what she would be hiding beneath it. Maybe. Shit, Eloise now had her dress off, draped over the arm of the sofa. She sat against the deep plaid, her alabaster skin nearly glowing. Her bra, a scrap of lace panties , and her stockings were the only things hiding her body from full sight . Trying not to look — ok, trying to look without seeming to look — he laid the robe over her.
    “Why are you trying to cover me up? Don’t you want me, Caedon ” Eloise’s voice dripped sensuality.
    “O-of course I do. But I’m trying to be a gentleman, to allow you time to ease into this.”
    “Why?” Eloise looked confused. The emotion washed the eagerness away for a moment.
    “I don’t want you to be afraid.”
    “I’m not afraid. I’ve wanted this for as long as I can remember.”
    “What about taking some time to get to know each other? I thought you’d want that,” Caedon hopelessly tried to clear up his own confusion.
    “I’m starting to get the idea you think too much.” Eloise’s mouth quirked up in a grin. He was fairly certain she was toying with him.
    Caedon made a choice then to set aside Madden’s advice. On missions and in his