Page 44 of King of Tides

I lift a brow when I find my brand of deodorant and bodywash. A laugh bursts from my lips when I find my signature long T-shirt and jeans at the bottom of the basket.

“Okay, Ardan, I see you,” I murmur and nod as I get to work cleaning myself up and getting dressed.

I love this bathroom. The shower is a godsend as the warm spray rains down on me, loosening my muscles. I find myself singing in the shower and shaking my hips.

“I could get used to this.”

I jump and turn to find Ardan standing in the doorway of the shower. He’s staring at me with a heated gaze. I love the way he stands with his legs wide and his arms folded across his chest.

Talk about things to get used to; I could get used to this view. I bite my lip and cover my breasts and my lower parts. He laughs and shakes his head, pushing off the glass he’s leaning on to walk into the shower.

I lift a brow at him when his clothes vanish. This time, I get to take him in naked from head to toe. Man, his body is amazing.

“What happened to me coming to find you?” I ask as he stalks toward me.

“You were taking too long. I’ve missed you.”

“I was taking a shower before I came to look for you. I have some questions for you.”

He stops before me and grasps my face, then crushes my lips with a heated kiss. I moan into his mouth and lift on my toes to get closer to him. He smiles into the kiss before he pulls away.

“What do you need to know, my pretty mate?”

“What did you mean when you said you would make things go away for me and Carson? What did you do?”

“The Immortal Iron Brothers have a long reach. You’d be surprised to know who is among our ranks. If that weren’t an option, I would have used magic to fix it.

“Don’t worry. This won’t come back to either of you.”

“Thank you again. I’ll be done in a minute. I know you want to introduce me before I head out to work.”

“Beforewehead out.”

I roll my eyes. “We. I know you’re coming with me.”

“I thought some rest would cause you to see things my way,” he says with humor in his voice.

“Don’t make me change my mind.”

He turns me back toward the spray and begins to rinse me off. I bite my lip and squeeze my thighs together as he lathers more soap onto my breasts, then runs his soapy hand down my front to cup my sex.

“I can’t have you starting your day without a proper send-off,” he says next to my ear.

“What?”

“Call it your daily blessing.”

“Ah,” I cry out as he shoves his fingers into me.

I lift onto my toes and reach behind me to grasp his neck. He drops kisses across my shoulder as he continues to thrust in and out of me. I can feel his length poking into me as he bands his free arm around me to keep me from tipping over.

“Ardan,” I whimper.

“That’s my name, baby. What can I do for you?”

“Fuck,” I cry.

I begin to convulse from the husky sound of his voice in my ear. I fall forward and throw my arms out to catch myself against the wall. As I cry out for more, he pulls his hand from my pussy and shoves his fingers into my mouth.

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