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I had stripped Andrew’s house of all the contents and had given the lair members free access to whatever they wanted to take. The only furniture I kept were the filing cabinets with all the lair and business records in them. Andrew's personal records had been moved to the master bedroom.

At least I had my own bed in the master bedroom on the third floor because I simply hadn't had one moment to myself to actually go and buy any other furniture. Link and I were busy assessing the lair members and he had made a list for me so that I knew who the top ranking members were so I could schedule meetings to meet everyone.

“Come on Ryder, it’s one party,” Link said as we sat on camping chairs in the living room having a drink.

“We have shit to do Link,” I said to him.

“True, we have shit to do tomorrow but now I’m going to pull rank and say we’re going to this party,” he said as he emptied his glass.

“You’re going to pull rank on me?” I laughed.

“We need a break Ryder, we’ve been at it for three weeks straight, and tomorrow you’re going wherever you have to and buy some furniture for this house,” he said to me.

“Okay fine, I agree we need a break,” I said and he smiled as he stood up.

“So let’s go then,” he said as I stood up.

We drove the forty minutes to Ottawa in the next county. Link knew everyone within a fifty mile radius of us and I had barely left the house. It was time to meet other people and forge alliances and get to know the other Sires around us, but first, we both needed to relax.

The Elders suggested that we do my introduction as Sire of Princeton at the next Illinois Annual Ball and I had agreed. That gave me some time to get things in order before I was introduced to other Sires as one of them.

Link parked the car on the grass near an old tree and we climbed out. Music blared, I smelled dragonkin and humans. I smelled alcohol and lust and Abeloth chuckled in my head as he reminded me how long it’s been since we got laid.

“Keep it in your pants Abeloth,” I said to him.

“You’re a Sire now Ryder, you need to get rid of these pent up frustrations, plus I heard blue balls are a bitch,” he said as he laughed at me.

“I’m not turning into Chase,” I said to him.

“I’m tired of your parties for one,” he said and I glared at him.

I followed Link as people greeted him and he introduced me only as Ryder from Aurora. I didn’t want everyone to know who I was before we made the introductions and I was accepted by the dragon realm as Sire of my new lair.

Link went to mingle and I leaned against a wall in the living room with a beer in my hands just surveying the people around me. My eyes fixed on her as I caught her scent and I looked at the guy with her before stomping over to them.

“Emily,” I said as she turned around and gave me a huge smile and then hugged me.

“What are you doing here?” she asked me.

“I could ask you the same thing,” I said as the guy glared at me threateningly.

“This is Charlie,” she said as she motioned to the guy standing half behind her.

“Hey, I’m Ryder, her cousin,” I said and his face relaxed as he noted that I wasn’t a threat to him.

“Before you ask, Rev knows I’m here,” she said and gave me a quick kiss on the cheek before starting to dance again.

I went to the kitchen to get another beer when I bumped into someone and spilled half of my beer on my shirt. She turned around to apologize but we ended up staring at each other instead.

“Sorry,” she said as she started laughing and I could see she was half drunk.

“It’s okay Megan,” I said as she grabbed a cloth and started wiping my shirt.

“Maybe you should take it off,” she said as she looked at me.

“There are easier ways to get me naked you know,” I said as she blushed and then laughed.

“Easy there tiger, we’re friends remember, friends don’t get naked with each other,” she said trying to sound serious.

“That might be true but since we’re friends and all I’ll spare you my charm of trying to get you naked,” I said as she laughed again.

“You’re turning into your brother,” she said as she handed me a new beer.

“Chase is like putty in Melissa’s hands, his days of being wild are long gone,” I said to her.

“So now you’re picking up the slack?” she asked me and I laughed.

“Not really, I’ve been too busy and I’ve barely left the house the past three weeks,” I said to her.

“Ah I remember now Melissa told me a little story,” she said as she looked around to see if anyone was listening in on our conversation.

“It’s true but I’m not announcing it yet,” I said to her.

“I hope you’ll at least invite me to your first lair party,” she said as she moved closer to me as people tried to squeeze past her.

“I have no idea when that will happen. I’m not really good with that stuff and I can’t host a party before I furnish the house,” I said to her and she laughed.

“I have great taste, I’ll help you with the furniture,” she said.

“Great, I’m actually going shopping tomorrow,” I said to her.

“You don’t waste time do you but fine give me the address and I’ll come help you,” she said as she smiled again.

“It’s a date,” I said as I scribbled my new address in her notebook that she had pulled from her purse.

“It’s not a date, it’s a mission,” she said as she lifted her glass into the air and walked away.

I made my way upstairs to the patio I’d seen earlier and sat down on one of the loungers and drank my beer. I closed my eyes briefly wondering why I had flirted with Megan. She wasn’t my type at all, she was nice yes, maybe too nice for me. I preferred brunettes where she was blonde and she was the epitome of a good girl and I wasn’t a nice guy anymore.

“Fancy meeting you here of all places,” a voice said next to me as I opened my eyes.

“Shelley?” I said in surprise as I looked at her.

“What the hell are you doing in a place like Ottawa?” she asked as she sat down in front of me on the same lounger.

I had met Shelley in Idaho at a bar where Felix and I had gone drinking one night and we had ended up naked, a few times. She was the daughter of a warrior and she had yet to meet her bonded half, she liked having fun and she was very easy going.

“I’m from Aurora originally, so what are you doing here?” I asked her.

“I came with friends, you know we travel all over,” she said.

“So I take it you’re still looking for Mr. Right,” I said and she smiled.

“Yes I am, but you’re still Mr. Right Now,” she said and this time I smiled. She was very talented and she was one of those amazing girls that never expected me to call her the following day. We had fun together and kept it at that.

“Don’t let me stop you, you know what to do,” I said as I put my beer down on the floor next to me.

She straddled my legs and unbuckled my belt and unzipped my jeans. She pushed my jeans a bit lower and then tugged my boxers down. Her face lit up as she looked up at me.

“I can’t believe you got the Apadravya!” she said with excitement in her voice.

She ran her finger over the piercing and I was instantly aroused as she went up on her knees and pushed her underwear to the side and straddled me. I closed my eyes as she lowered herself on top of me and I gripped her hips tightly as she started moving on top of me.

She moved slowly at first teasing me as the piercing rubbed against both of us. I dug my fingers into her hips urging her to go faster and she complied eagerly as she quickened her movements. I had forgotten how good she was as she clenched herself around me and leaned back on her arms changing the position slightly.

She sat upright and pulled my shirt off and my hands went under her shirt as I unclasped her bra. I didn’t take her shirt off but instead my hands found her breasts as her arms encircled my neck. We started kissing and exploring as she kept the same momentum of movement.

“Ryder, you ready to…” I heard Link’s voice behind us.

“Fuck sakes Link,” I said.

“Shit I did not want to walk in on this,” he said and I could hear his retreating footsteps as Shelley hid her face against my neck but she didn’t once stop moving.

I could feel Shelley was close as she tightened her muscles and I wouldn’t last long if she kept squeezing me like that. I gripped her hips again and took over the movements and started kissing her, she was a screamer when she orgasmed and we were basically outside.

She climbed off me pulling her skirt down as I pulled my shirt back on. She was standing at the railing of the patio with her back to me and I went to stand behind her, my arms around her waist.

“How long are you in town for?” I asked her.

“A few more days,” she said with a smile as I kissed her in her neck.

“Call me if you want to visit Princeton, that’s where I live now,” I said.

“I just might do that,” she said as I smiled and walked away.

I found Link downstairs and he shook his head as I walked up to him keeping my expression neutral. He grabbed his jacket and pulled it on as he followed me out of the house. I could still smell Shelley on myself and I knew he could too.

“Give me a minute,” I said as I turned towards another car where Megan stood with two other women.

“Shit,” Link said with a smile as he watched me walk over to her.

“Are you leaving?” I asked Megan.

“Just about, you?” she asked me.

“Are you sure you’re okay to drive?” I asked her smelling the alcohol.

“I’m fine to drive, I’ll see you tomorrow okay,” she said and almost tripped over her own feet as she climbed into her car.

I walked back to where Link was waiting for me and we climbed into our car as well. He looked at me oddly before starting it and I was watching Megan as she reversed out of the driveway.

“Follow her,” I said to him.

“Isn’t one girl a night enough for you?” he asked me and laughed.

“We’re just making sure she gets to wherever she’s going safely,” I said to him.

“Sure we are,” he said mockingly as I punched him on his shoulder.