Fated Blood: A paranormal erotic romance series (The Twisted Destiny Saga Book 5) by Franca Storm Page A
Authors: Franca Storm
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usual.”
“Really, Ry? Am I? I mean, Cora, I would’ve liked to have seen you as a vampire. I’m sure you were smoking hot, but Ry didn’t seem to like it. He’s a speciest, after all.”
“Hey! First off, don’t talk about my wife in a sexual context when I’m around, or ever. And secondly, I’m not a speciest. Fucking vampires just isn’t my thing.”
“I heard that you did, though,” Josh teased.
Ryan and Cora exchanged an awkward glance.
“It was more complicated than that,” Ryan said in his defense.
“Sure it was.”
Shaye cut through the awkward conversation, saying, “Cora, I wanted to thank you for putting my name forward for the Royal Court in the White Realm.”
“No need to thank me. We could use you.”
“ We ?” Shaye questioned.
Ryan smiled with amusement. “You’ll have to wait and see, Shaye. I know how much you hate secrets, but you have no choice,” he teased.
“But you know?”
“Of course. I’m her husband.”
“Ry, stop teasing my girlfriend. I’m gonna hear about this all night now,” Josh complained.
“Hey!” Shaye said, slapping his arm.
“Speaking of tonight, do you want us to watch Orion so you two can…you know?”
Cora blushed and buried her face in Ryan’s chest. He laughed and wrapped his arms around her and Orion. “No. We’re good. We’re not letting him out of our sight. He’s been back for two weeks and the three of us haven’t been apart for a single day. We plan to keep it that way.”
“What if you guys want to fuck?” Josh asked bluntly.
“We just wait until he falls asleep,” Ryan answered.
Ryan saw Josh’s disappointment. He knew how close Josh had become with his son; he’d taken care of him enough times to form a strong bond with him.
“Come by any time, J,” he offered. “You can spend time with him whenever you want. Plus, you can help with Cora’s wolf lessons.”
“Wolf lessons, huh?”
“Yep, Ryan’s teaching me everything there is to know,” Cora told him.
“Finally, you asshole,” Josh said, shaking his head at Ryan for his previous refusal to teach her.
Ryan held up his free hand in surrender. “I know. I know. Apologies have been made.”
“Learning to rein in your controlling ways at long last, are you?” Shaye teased.
“It’s a work in progress.”
Josh approached him and said, “So, seeing as though you’re in such a good mood, I guess you won’t mind that I invited the pack over for a housewarming party.”
“What?” Ryan growled. “When?”
“Tomorrow night.”
Ryan caught Cora’s eye and saw her amusement. “Fine,” he told Josh. “I’ll stock the bar. But you’re in charge of the food.”
“The food? How am I gonna pull that off in one day? A pack of wolves eat like…well…a pack of wolves, Ry!”
“Figure it out. You invited them all on such short notice. It used to take major planning on my part to make sure I had enough shit for everyone when you guys used to hang out downstairs every night.” He grinned. “Good luck.”
“Is this because you’re King now? Too busy to deal with such unimportant stuff?”
“No, it’s because I’m a husband and a father now.”
Josh chuckled. “You win. I’ll take care of it.” He rolled up the sleeve of his leather jacket and glanced at his watch. “Shit, Shaye. We’d better get going. We’ve got a lot of work to do for this party.”
“We?”
He grabbed her hand and told her, “I’ll make it up to you in whatever way you want.”
Ryan and Cora laughed as they watched them leave.
“Do you want to tell them tomorrow night?” Ryan asked.
Cora raised her eyebrows in surprise. “I thought you didn’t want to tell anyone until Oriana was dead and buried?”
“I changed my mind. And the entire pack will be here tomorrow night. It’s right to tell them first. Besides, we haven’t heard squat from Oriana in the last couple of weeks. For all we know she’s long gone and realized her revenge mission is
“Really, Ry? Am I? I mean, Cora, I would’ve liked to have seen you as a vampire. I’m sure you were smoking hot, but Ry didn’t seem to like it. He’s a speciest, after all.”
“Hey! First off, don’t talk about my wife in a sexual context when I’m around, or ever. And secondly, I’m not a speciest. Fucking vampires just isn’t my thing.”
“I heard that you did, though,” Josh teased.
Ryan and Cora exchanged an awkward glance.
“It was more complicated than that,” Ryan said in his defense.
“Sure it was.”
Shaye cut through the awkward conversation, saying, “Cora, I wanted to thank you for putting my name forward for the Royal Court in the White Realm.”
“No need to thank me. We could use you.”
“ We ?” Shaye questioned.
Ryan smiled with amusement. “You’ll have to wait and see, Shaye. I know how much you hate secrets, but you have no choice,” he teased.
“But you know?”
“Of course. I’m her husband.”
“Ry, stop teasing my girlfriend. I’m gonna hear about this all night now,” Josh complained.
“Hey!” Shaye said, slapping his arm.
“Speaking of tonight, do you want us to watch Orion so you two can…you know?”
Cora blushed and buried her face in Ryan’s chest. He laughed and wrapped his arms around her and Orion. “No. We’re good. We’re not letting him out of our sight. He’s been back for two weeks and the three of us haven’t been apart for a single day. We plan to keep it that way.”
“What if you guys want to fuck?” Josh asked bluntly.
“We just wait until he falls asleep,” Ryan answered.
Ryan saw Josh’s disappointment. He knew how close Josh had become with his son; he’d taken care of him enough times to form a strong bond with him.
“Come by any time, J,” he offered. “You can spend time with him whenever you want. Plus, you can help with Cora’s wolf lessons.”
“Wolf lessons, huh?”
“Yep, Ryan’s teaching me everything there is to know,” Cora told him.
“Finally, you asshole,” Josh said, shaking his head at Ryan for his previous refusal to teach her.
Ryan held up his free hand in surrender. “I know. I know. Apologies have been made.”
“Learning to rein in your controlling ways at long last, are you?” Shaye teased.
“It’s a work in progress.”
Josh approached him and said, “So, seeing as though you’re in such a good mood, I guess you won’t mind that I invited the pack over for a housewarming party.”
“What?” Ryan growled. “When?”
“Tomorrow night.”
Ryan caught Cora’s eye and saw her amusement. “Fine,” he told Josh. “I’ll stock the bar. But you’re in charge of the food.”
“The food? How am I gonna pull that off in one day? A pack of wolves eat like…well…a pack of wolves, Ry!”
“Figure it out. You invited them all on such short notice. It used to take major planning on my part to make sure I had enough shit for everyone when you guys used to hang out downstairs every night.” He grinned. “Good luck.”
“Is this because you’re King now? Too busy to deal with such unimportant stuff?”
“No, it’s because I’m a husband and a father now.”
Josh chuckled. “You win. I’ll take care of it.” He rolled up the sleeve of his leather jacket and glanced at his watch. “Shit, Shaye. We’d better get going. We’ve got a lot of work to do for this party.”
“We?”
He grabbed her hand and told her, “I’ll make it up to you in whatever way you want.”
Ryan and Cora laughed as they watched them leave.
“Do you want to tell them tomorrow night?” Ryan asked.
Cora raised her eyebrows in surprise. “I thought you didn’t want to tell anyone until Oriana was dead and buried?”
“I changed my mind. And the entire pack will be here tomorrow night. It’s right to tell them first. Besides, we haven’t heard squat from Oriana in the last couple of weeks. For all we know she’s long gone and realized her revenge mission is
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