Total pages in book: 28
Estimated words: 26140 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 131(@200wpm)___ 105(@250wpm)___ 87(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 26140 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 131(@200wpm)___ 105(@250wpm)___ 87(@300wpm)
“Motherfucker.” I move away from where the party is, glancing down at my phone. Another text has come through, this one from my mom.
Mom: Lisa just called. You need me or Grandad, we’ll be there.
The minute my eyes lift away from the screen, I see a flickering of light in the distance. I move slowly toward the faint beams, hoping like hell this is Kelsey and not some drunk from the party hallucinating on some shit.
“Talon!” Siren’s voice reverberates over the water the closer I get. Damn, she’s a sight for sore eyes. Kelsey is walking toward the water as I pull into the sandy bank.
“Talon,” she says again, this time walking through the waves crashing along the shore. I hit the button for my power poles, an anchoring system that doesn’t require the usual anchor, making it a fuck of a lot easier.
“Kelsey, stay where you are, woman. You don’t have anything on your feet.” The boat engine is still running, trimmed in the water, and I jump over the side. I land on my feet. My neoprene deck boots are a fuck of a lot more protection than what Kels has, which is fucking nothing.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you.” Her arms wrap around my neck. I pick her up, and instantly, her legs are wrapped around my waist.
“Where’s your phone, siren?” I ask before I do what I really want, which is take her mouth with mine.
“Nothing will send. I tried texting you, and when it wouldn’t send, I did the same to my parents. Nothing’s working on it. I’ve turned the damn device on and off, but no dice.” Tears stream down her cheeks and that’s when she plants her face in the crook of my neck.
“It’s alright, Kels, you’re good now. We’ll get back home, figure out your phone, and buy you a new one if necessary.” Damn, it’s clear to me I’m going to have to tell Kelsey again what exactly she means to me.
“I’m okay, promise. I was worried I’d have to sleep on the beach, miss work, and I worked myself up into a frenzy with worry,” she says without taking a breath. Yeah, I’d say she’s still worked up as fuck.
“Fuck no. You were not sleeping on the island. Your dad and I wouldn’t have let that happen.” She nods. I’m pretty sure what I’m saying is going in one ear and out the other. Adrenaline is a bitch, and I’d bet both of my boats Kelsey was on high alert the whole time she was out here. “Come on. Let’s get you out of the water. I’ll call your dad and tell him you’re safe and coming home with me.”
“I’m sorry, Talon. I should have known better. Mariah got engaged, and she swore to me we’d be home early.” Her bottom lip trembles. Kelsey Rae may be wrapped around my body, emotions swirling a million miles a minute, yet she’s still the most beautiful woman in the world.
“You’ve got nothing to be sorry about. Now, how about I kiss your worries away, and then we get outta here, okay?” Kelsey bops her head, a faint smile gracing her face, and I don’t hold back. My lips meet hers. I’m going to kiss her for all she’s worth, like she’s my only lifeline, like I can’t breathe without her beauty near me every second of every day. My tongue traces her lush bottom lip, and when her own snakes out meeting mine, that’s when our kiss turns more heated. My cock presses against the seam of her pussy. She’s full of heat and passion. We’re so lost in the moment it takes me a minute to realize there’s another boat in the distance.
“No. More, please, Talon,” she begs, and I do the opposite of what either of us wants.
“Siren, your dad is cruising in. I highly doubt he wants to see his little girl grinding her hot little body on mine.” Her face switches from filled with desire to mortified.
“Oh god, you’re right. Shit, shit, shit.” I’d laugh any other time, but I can read the room easily, and I don’t think she’d like me laughing at her displeasure very much after a night like tonight.
“Come on, up you go.” I lift her up until her ass meets the ledge, staying still till she finds her bearings.
“I’m good. You can let go now.” I squeeze her hips, watch as she swings her legs inside, and then lift myself up with my upper body. I’m soaked from the knee down, water is dripping off my body, my shoes are full, and I step out of them as Ed pulls up beside me.
“Kels, you good, baby girl?” he asks, lights bright as fuck on his boat. Clearly, he doesn’t give a damn about announcing his presence. Which is fine seeing as now there’s two of us here.