Fated Blood: A paranormal erotic romance series (The Twisted Destiny Saga Book 5) by Franca Storm Page B
Authors: Franca Storm
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never gonna work out.”
“I doubt that. She’s probably just recuperating. Nathanial said he injured her.”
“I don’t want to live our lives worrying about what she might do, my love.”
Cora smiled and squeezed his hand gently. “Okay. Tomorrow night.”
“Meanwhile, put Orion down in the crib over there and you and I will try out the bed.”
“Mmm…what exactly do you have in mind?”
He feigned his disapproval, wagging his finger at her as he teased, “Tsk. Tsk. Not in front of Orion.”
“Ooh, am I in for some punishment now?”
His eyes darkened as he said, “Oh, darlin’, don’t tempt me.” He took Orion from her arms and walked over to the crib. He called over his shoulder, “Now get in that bedroom. I want you naked and ready for me on the bed.”
“Ryan—” she said shyly.
“I’m serious. Thirty seconds. Starting…now.”
She giggled and ran out of the room. Ryan smiled to himself as he laid Orion down to sleep.
Finally, he had his life back.
And he wasn’t going to fuck it up again.
He’d tried to play down his concerns about Oriana still being out there. But the truth was that it was always on his mind, nagging at him. Part of him wanted her to make a move so they could take her down and just get it over with. He’d had enough of it hanging over his head. No one threatened his family! If he saw her again, he would do everything in his power to kill her.
No matter what he had to do, he would never let her take his son or wife away from him again.
Without them he was merely a shadow of himself.
CHAPTER 18
Luca unbuttoned his shirt slowly as he approached the foot of the bed. He gazed at Aerona looking back at him, clutching the sheets to her chest. He knew she was naked underneath and his cock twitched with anticipation. When he’d approached her in the courtyard two weeks ago and she’d flung her arms around him suddenly, he’d wanted to take her right then. The pull to her was unbelievable. As soon as her skin had touched his he’d felt it. Now he knew what all the fuss was about regarding destined mates . There was no feeling like it.
But he’d held back with her. He wanted to do things right with her, to treat her like the princess she was. And she was so shy, so unsure of herself and everything around her. Her father—that asshole, Kristoff—had kept her hidden for years, away from the world. He could understand his desperation to protect her from him to a certain extent. He knew he’d been an asshole for many years—not someone that any father would want their daughter around. But his understanding only went so far, because she was his mate and Kristoff had kept her from him all this time—for centuries. That was the part that he refused to understand—the duration of his deception.
He wasn’t a fool. He knew the only reason that Kristoff had allowed her near him now was because of his father. Nathanial had obviously threatened him and forced his hand. For that, he was grateful. In the moment that he had realized his father’s part in bringing him and Aerona together, he’d really seen, for the first time, how much his father truly did love him. He’d given him the one thing that he had craved for so long.
There had been no one more obsessed with finding their destined mate than him. It had driven his behavior towards Cora—his dangerous obsession with her. Although he had known that she wasn’t actually his true mate, the effects of the betrothal bond had come pretty close to creating that feeling, that connection. And so he’d pursued her relentlessly, despite all the obstacles in his way. Even when she’d turned him down and found her true mate—in his brother, no less. Even after the two of them had borne a child together. Nothing had been able to stop him. He’d been so obsessed that he hadn’t even stopped to question it. Even after that infamous night that had nearly torn her and Ryan apart, when she’d let him take her to his
“I doubt that. She’s probably just recuperating. Nathanial said he injured her.”
“I don’t want to live our lives worrying about what she might do, my love.”
Cora smiled and squeezed his hand gently. “Okay. Tomorrow night.”
“Meanwhile, put Orion down in the crib over there and you and I will try out the bed.”
“Mmm…what exactly do you have in mind?”
He feigned his disapproval, wagging his finger at her as he teased, “Tsk. Tsk. Not in front of Orion.”
“Ooh, am I in for some punishment now?”
His eyes darkened as he said, “Oh, darlin’, don’t tempt me.” He took Orion from her arms and walked over to the crib. He called over his shoulder, “Now get in that bedroom. I want you naked and ready for me on the bed.”
“Ryan—” she said shyly.
“I’m serious. Thirty seconds. Starting…now.”
She giggled and ran out of the room. Ryan smiled to himself as he laid Orion down to sleep.
Finally, he had his life back.
And he wasn’t going to fuck it up again.
He’d tried to play down his concerns about Oriana still being out there. But the truth was that it was always on his mind, nagging at him. Part of him wanted her to make a move so they could take her down and just get it over with. He’d had enough of it hanging over his head. No one threatened his family! If he saw her again, he would do everything in his power to kill her.
No matter what he had to do, he would never let her take his son or wife away from him again.
Without them he was merely a shadow of himself.
CHAPTER 18
Luca unbuttoned his shirt slowly as he approached the foot of the bed. He gazed at Aerona looking back at him, clutching the sheets to her chest. He knew she was naked underneath and his cock twitched with anticipation. When he’d approached her in the courtyard two weeks ago and she’d flung her arms around him suddenly, he’d wanted to take her right then. The pull to her was unbelievable. As soon as her skin had touched his he’d felt it. Now he knew what all the fuss was about regarding destined mates . There was no feeling like it.
But he’d held back with her. He wanted to do things right with her, to treat her like the princess she was. And she was so shy, so unsure of herself and everything around her. Her father—that asshole, Kristoff—had kept her hidden for years, away from the world. He could understand his desperation to protect her from him to a certain extent. He knew he’d been an asshole for many years—not someone that any father would want their daughter around. But his understanding only went so far, because she was his mate and Kristoff had kept her from him all this time—for centuries. That was the part that he refused to understand—the duration of his deception.
He wasn’t a fool. He knew the only reason that Kristoff had allowed her near him now was because of his father. Nathanial had obviously threatened him and forced his hand. For that, he was grateful. In the moment that he had realized his father’s part in bringing him and Aerona together, he’d really seen, for the first time, how much his father truly did love him. He’d given him the one thing that he had craved for so long.
There had been no one more obsessed with finding their destined mate than him. It had driven his behavior towards Cora—his dangerous obsession with her. Although he had known that she wasn’t actually his true mate, the effects of the betrothal bond had come pretty close to creating that feeling, that connection. And so he’d pursued her relentlessly, despite all the obstacles in his way. Even when she’d turned him down and found her true mate—in his brother, no less. Even after the two of them had borne a child together. Nothing had been able to stop him. He’d been so obsessed that he hadn’t even stopped to question it. Even after that infamous night that had nearly torn her and Ryan apart, when she’d let him take her to his
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