Page 52 of Ryder’s Storm

“That sounds great. I’m famished.”

“Me too.”

He raked a hungry look over her that made her knees wobble.

“You’re insatiable.”

Ryder grinned. “Look at the pot calling the kettle black.”

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“That was delicious,” Scarlet said and wiped her lips with a napkin. “Did your mother teach you how to cook?”

“I taught myself. My mother doesn’t cook.”

And why would she? She didn’t eat. She only drank Gabriel’s blood. And though his father also drank Maya’s blood—most likely whenever they had sex, which was often—he had to drink human blood to sustain him. One day soon, Ryder would drink Scarlet’s blood—and hers exclusively—once they were blood-bonded. The prospect of making Scarlet his made his heart beat excitedly. But there were still hurdles to jump over, before it could happen.

Ryder took the empty plates, walked around the kitchen island, and placed them in the sink to rinse them. They’d been sitting at the kitchen island, enjoying a leisurely meal alone. Neither Ethan nor Vanessa had returned home, and Gabriel and Maya had left a little earlier for work.

“I’m surprised your parents didn’t stay for dinner. They missed out on the best pasta carbonara,” Scarlet raved.

“It’s actually breakfast for them,” he deflected. “They normally eat at Scanguards. There’s a lounge there with free food for all employees.”

“Free? Wow, that’s generous. And that would explain the tomato juice in your little fridge.”

Ryder nearly dropped the plate in his hand. “Tomato juice?”

“Yeah. Sorry, I was looking for water, but you only had a couple of bottles of tomato juice in it, and I noticed that the label said it was bottled by Scanguards.”

Ryder forced his heart to beat normally again. Luckily, Scarlet hadn’t looked close enough at the bottles, or she would have realized that the liquid wasn’t tomato juice but blood. Human blood.

“Sorry, I’ll make sure to stock up on water for you,” he said with a smile. “Can’t get you all dehydrated with all the physical exertion I’m putting you through…”

Scarlet’s cheeks turned a pretty pink. He walked around the island and stopped next to the barstool she sat on, turning it, so he could step between her legs and put his arms around her.

“Why are you blushing?”

She shrugged. “It’s just… what we’ve been doing… I always thought it wasn’t something a nice girl did… you know. Do you think I’m shameless?”

“Oh, for sure you are.” When she gasped, he added, “I love shameless. I love that you have no inhibitions, and that you accept me the way I am. Do you regret having allowed me to take you with both my cocks?”

“No,” she said without hesitation.

He smiled. “Then there’s nothing to be ashamed of. All that matters is that you and I enjoy it. Nobody will judge you for it.”

“It’s just, your parents… you know, they obviously know that you have two cocks. I mean, you said you were born like that… so they probably know what we did… I want to make a good impression. I don’t want them to think that I’m… uhm… you know… slutty.”

Ryder put one hand under Scarlet’s chin and tipped it up so she had to look at him. “Would it make you feel any better to know that I’m not the only one in this family who has two cocks?”

Her eyes widened. “Are you saying that your father…”

Ryder nodded. “And my brother. It’s hereditary.” Then he smiled. “So if you think you’re slutty because you enjoy both my cocks inside you, then the same would go for my mother. You see, nobody in this family would ever judge you for enjoying what nature gave me. On the contrary. My parents are delighted that I found you, and that you didn’t reject me for something that I had no say in.”

Scarlet put her arms around him and brought her face within inches of his. “I love feeling both your cocks inside me at the same time. It makes me feel complete.”

“That’s what I like to hear, ‘cause I can’t think of anything more enjoyable than making love to you like that. The feeling of your muscles contracting around me when you come is better than everything I’ve ever experienced.”

“You’re making me hot, talking like that,” she said, her breath suddenly hitching.