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Reaching up, she runs her hand through her hair. “It’s this mop, right? Fiery redhead, huh?”

Bending her legs so that I can fit in my bulk in the cradle of her body, I shake my head. “Hair does not make one full of fire. Heart does. Essence does. Though,” I say, gulping slightly as I fit my cock at her entrance for the first time, “I must admit… red is my favorite color.”

I push a little. My shadow cock glides easily inside of Tandy. She throws her head back, screaming again, though now I know it’s because of how good it feels to her.

Staying where I am though every nerve in my body begs me to move, I wait for her to open her eyes.

Tandy smiles up at me after a moment where she gets used to the sensation of my body filling hers. Then, in an instant, I change my mind. If I live another three thousand years, I will never forget the way her lips twitch in amusement mingled with affection as she raises her hand, placing it over my heart.

Her skin is pale, but compared to mine, it seems slightly pink as she stretches her fingers to stroke my nipple. “Red’s my favorite color, too,”

I kiss her mouth because her cunt is stuffed full of my cock, and she giggles against my lips.

“Thanks, Lucian. I was just dying to know what my own pussy tasted like tonight.”

Withdrawing my cock because I can no longer stay still, I thrust into her, enjoying her delightful little squeals as my shadows caress her cunt from the inside out. “You taste delicious, Tandy.”

“I’m glad you think so. Your dick is pretty freaking awesome, too. You keep moving like that, I might have stick around.”

She’s teasing. I can tell forom her voice and her essence. And yet, that doesn’t stop me from reminding her, “You are our mate, dear Tandy. This is your cock. No one else will ever have it. It belongs to you.”

“Yeah? Then go ahead and let me have it.”

I’ve never been able to resist a dare. Not from Damien, and not from our mate. Following the movement of her hips, treating mating like a dance, I give her everything I have to offer—except for forever, but I cannot do that without my twin.

The entire time I’m mating our mate, I purposely keep our twin bond open. I want Damien to be a part of this moment. Tandy is as much his mate as she is mine, regardless of my twin’s secret beliefs, but even as I brace my arms after I finish giving her my seed and as much essence as I can spare to strength our growing bond, I notice something about the one I share with my brother.

He didn’t block me. It takes more essence than he’ll let me share with him to do that. But it’s missing all the same.

And though the last thing I want to do is wipe the lazy, sated expression off of our dear Tandy’s face after I made her scream from pleasure again and again, I have no choice.

She must know the truth.

“Damien—”

“Mm. What about him? ‘Cause I wasn’t kidding. If he wants to come in, okay. I might need a second to recover from the fucking of a lifetime you just gave me, but I’m down.”

I want nothing more than Damien to claim our mate the way that I just did.

But he can’t.

“Damien… he’sgone.”

CHAPTER 9

JARED TURNER

TANDY

Right after my demons grabbed me by the hands and brought me to Sombra, all I wanted to do was go back home.

Why? That’s a good question. If I’m being honest with myself, it’s not like I really had anything to go backto. My gig as the closing act for the nostalgia show only ran until the second week of January. After that, I didn’t have anything lined up.

I’d sublet out my apartment in New Jersey when I got the stipend to stay in the hotel so I’d be close by to do drop-in appearances at the club’s whim. Because I thought I’d book another job in the city, they have it through May, so I’m technically homeless at the moment since I sure as hell can’t afford my hotel room without the stipend.

My friends are hanger-ons or ex-lovers. My family is nonexistent. No matter how old I get, I can shake the scandal that derailed my life.

I wanted to be just like Whiskey Rose. The platinum albums, the fans screaming my songs back at me, the movie deals andendorsements… I wanted that to be me. One big mistake later and I’m a has-been and a punchline.

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