Page 19 of King of Tides

“Yes, I have two. My oldest brother and my twin.”

She seems to relax, causing me to look down into her eyes curiously. I’m so tempted to kiss her. Yet I know if I do, I’ll be inside her apartment in the next breath with her riding my face.

“Do you all look alike?”

“What was that?” I say as she pulls me from my thoughts of devouring her sweet-smelling pussy.

“Do you guys look alike?” she repeats.

“I guess you could say we do. I’m the only one with blond hair and blue eyes.”

“Oh,” she says as a confused look comes to her face.

“What’s going on in your head? Am I not good enough for you? Looking for something else? They’re all bikers as well, so you’re not trading out for much.”

She forces a laugh. “It’s nothing. I was just curious.”

I laugh too. “You have a good night. Looking forward to talking to you again. You keep that sexy ass covered when you come out of that door. I don’t need you trying to arrest me for what I might do to someone for staring or trying to touch,” I say with a grin.

“Good night, neighbor.”

“Ardan … and you are?”

“Billy Ann, but you can call me Billy.”

“Good night, Billy. You go on inside and lock the door.”

“You just said you know I’m a cop. You know I can handle myself, right?”

“I do. I’m still going to make sure you make it inside. Unless you’re thinking about asking me to come in. I’m great with my mouth. I can do all the talking if you like.”

Her chest begins to heave, and her cheeks take on a darker hue. It’s pretty on her. I wouldn’t have thought I could make her blush.

“Good night, Ardan. It’s nice to finally know how to pronounce your name.”

“Good night, baby girl. See you around.”

The Veil is Lifted

Two weeks later …

Ilift an arm and give my pit a sniff. I know I’m being ridiculous, but I would rather have taken a shower for tonight. Too bad for me, something is going on with the water pressure. I’ll have to call maintenance in the morning.

I stand in the mirror, looking myself over. I have on makeup and I’m wearing a dress. I bite my lip, wondering if I’m doing too much with the red lipstick.

I don’t normally dress up like this, but I want to look nice when I meet my sisters for the first time. Since this is sort of like a bachelorette party, I went with this little black number, it’s flirty and cute.

It stops midthigh and pours over my curves with the right amount of everything. The sleeves are sheer and puff just a bit. The patent leather pumps on my feet are the right touch to pull it all together.

“Look at you, Billy. Maybe you’ll run into Ardan on the way back in,” I say and wink at my reflection.

I haven’t been able to get that man off my mind. After that vision in the bathtub, I was sure I was hallucinating when he came up behind me in the hall. I have never been so turned on by anyone.

That body and his face. Good Lord, he said I smelled good, but that man smells divine—like the ocean mixed with a clean breeze. I could sit and allow him to talk in my ear for hours and probably would come from that alone.

The way his voice rumbles like the roar of the ocean rushing does something to me. I clench my thighs and chide myself for getting lost in my thoughts of him again.

Yelp, these panties are ruined. I’ll be changing them before I leave. I roll my eyes and turn to pull a new pair from the drawer. My phone rings as I get the new pair in my hand.

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