Tainted Rose (The Starlight Gods Series Book 2)

by Yumoyori Wilson

  My demon shifter deserved a gold medal in shower sex. His eyes found mine as his mouth released my hardened nub and there was a look of evil satisfaction shining in them. He stood before me and when his lips crushed into mine, I could taste myself across his tongue. The sweet taste exhilarating.

  My body felt weak in his arms, yet I still hadn’t received what I wanted – what I needed most.

  “Tell me sweet Rose, how do you want me to fuck you?” His seductive, deep voice sent shivers down my spine as I bit my lip. I leaned forward; my lips lingered near his ear.

  “I want you to press me against the glass and fuck me from behind,” I purred.

  I knew exactly what I needed to satisfy me – his hard cock pounded inside of me.

  He smiled, giving me a quick kiss before pushing me against the glass; his roughness only sent a chill of excitement through me as he held me in place widening my stance.

  A moan escaped me as he slapped my ass, the lingering sting caused the pleasure within me to grow.

  His cock began sliding against my wet pussy, lubricating him well enough before he slid in – the movement was smooth and rewarded with a long groan as my back arched.

  “That feels so fucking good.” The words left me in as I moaned; my breath brushed across the cool glass.

  “So, does your pussy, baby.” He growled as he pulled out and pushed back into me – harder.

  He wasted no time moving;his body began to pound as his hands gripped my ass. There was no slowing down, our bodies in desperate need to climax.

  Faster, faster – the force pressing me against the glass – my hard nipples against the chilled surface made me moan louder.

  His right hand rested against the back of mine as his other hand ventured down to my clit; teasing as he sucked on my neck. I could feel the waves of pleasure building inside of me, higher and higher.

  “Stryker. Stryker.”

  He slammed himself against me, his full-length entered me; my pussy folds reached his base.

  I couldn’t contain the scream I released as I felt the wave of ecstasy crash down over me.

  He growled as he orgasmed, my pussy milked his hard cock – clenching and releasing as I rode out the tides of pleasure. My body reeled, unable to support myself anymore as I fell against him; his arm wrapped around my waist as he held me from falling, both of us panting.

  Stryker shut the water off before picking me up, my mind so far gone I hadn’t realized we’d gotten in bed. His body pressed against me as I finally calmed from my high.

  “Rose? Baby, you okay?” Stryker’s voice seemed far away, but I still noticed the concern as he cradled me against him.

  “Fine...best fucking sex...ever,” I breathed.

  He chuckled against my ear before placing a kiss against my neck.

  “I’ve been waiting cycles to fuck you, Rose,” he confessed against my skin. He returned to face me. My eyes were heavy, taking all my remaining strength to keep them open. Stryker smiled, kissing me lightly on the lips before pulling me against his chest.

  “Sleep Rose.”

  “But, family thing?” I mentioned, worried about missing the family dinner.

  “We were excused. It’s moved to tomorrow. I just want to enjoy this moment with you,” he explained.

  “I love you, Stryker,” I confessed, unable to hold back the words.

  The longing had finally been settled; my heart happy. It was a blessing to finally be with the man I loved and cherished.

  “I love you more, Rose. Thank you...for loving me after all these cycles and being confident enough to stand up for me when no other woman would have been able to,” he confessed.

  “I’ll always be by your side to destroy anyone…who thinks...they can mess with my Stryker,” I whispered. My eyes closed as my mind drifted, the darkness began to claim me.

  “Yes, my beautiful flower. I’ll always defend you when you need me and love you till I ascend to Starlight.”

  I wanted to respond, but I was too far gone. My hearing began to fade. I felt his moist lips against mine before he whispered his farewell.

  Goodnight Roseline, my true love. Till next time.

  Chapter Eighteen

  After twenty attempts at waking up, I was finally successful on number twenty-one.

  I swear to Starlight. Give your spirit a chance and she’ll makes sure to enjoy every second of freedom. Fuck, I’m exhausted.

  “Well, you did give her permission,” Midnight commented, yawning in my mind.

  I shook my head against the pillow, wondering how I hadn’t noticed her presence. It must have been due to my exhaustion.

  I gave her permission to shift. I didn’t give her permission to shift and have a sex marathon. Ah, my body aches in all the wrong places. It didn’t hurt like this when Ryder and I fucked.

  “Ryder was gentle on you. Stryker and Rose...they don’t give off the whole, “let’s take things slow” vibe. I saw it coming.”

  I could imagine her shrug her shoulders, her toneless voice held not even an ounce of sympathy. I groaned into my pillow. I feel like Rose is rubbing off on you.

  “Maybe...but I am a dark fairy. Aren’t we supposed to be very blunt? That’s what Winterlya said.”

  I seriously needed to do some research on dark fairies, especially now that one of my spirits was one. It would help me understand Midnight more.

  I turned my head to the side; my eyes opened to see the sleeping shifter next to me – Ryder’s chest rose and fell as he slept peacefully.

  He looked so relaxed, the best I’d seen him since my first days home after waking up from a coma.

  “We should make him breakfast,” Midnight suggested.

  I guess she did have a point. I wondered if the maids cooked for him or if he did his own thing. I glanced at the watch on the nightstand on Ryder’s side, 5:45 AM displayed in a purple light.

  He’ll probably wake up soon. Hope no one minds me raiding the kitchen. I’m glad I brought some chocolate milk.

  “Kai’s gonna be upset when he finds out you took all the chocolate milk with you,” Midnight acknowledged.

  I smiled, sitting up as my hand went through my messy locks. What the hell? I looked over my body at all of the love bites on my chest and legs. I knew I had to shower and do some major cover up to look presentable and not like I had a wild night of sex.

  “But, you did.”

  Again, Midnight’s voice echoed through my mind. Uh, first of all that wasn’t me – technically it was Rose. And second of all, it doesn’t mean that I should walk around with the marks showing all over my body. I don’t think that’ll be the best first impression when I meet Ryder’s parents. Now go away.

  I was glad this side of the castle was unoccupied. Didn’t need to prove Brittany’s loud accusations were right.

  I noticed movement at the end of the bed, a ball of fabric moved under the sheet near my legs. I pulled at my side of the blanket, three white to grey tails poked out.

  “Nightmare?”

  Her tails shot up before she scurried under the blanket, turning around; her head popped out before she glanced at me.

  “MEW!” she called out.

  I glanced back at Ryder who stirred, turning to his side before falling back asleep. I pressed my finger to my lips, signalling Nighty to be quiet. “Let him sleep. You know he doesn’t sleep for long,” I urged, leaning over and kissing him once on the cheek before taking my time to kiss him on his neck with every intention of leaving a visible love bite.

  He moaned, stirring again but relaxing into the sheets below us, his breathing evened out as I pulled back. With that, everyone knows he’s mine. I claimed him first.

  I proceeded to get cleaned up, taking a long shower before using some of the makeup I borrowed from Eli to cover the discoloured red and purple marks scattered across my chest and apparently, my neck also. I only covered the areas that would be visible from my outfit.

  I slipped into some simple, black tights and a
maroon t-shirt with the words Demon Bait plastered in thick, white lettering. I seriously needed to find out where Elias got all these shirts from.

  I straightened my hair, tying it up in a neat bun before applying my makeup – aiming for a more natural look, but not hesitating to add a dash of blush to my cheeks and topping the look off with bright, red lipstick which complimented my turquoise eyes. Thank you, Eli, for the makeup lessons.

  I found the bling, stud earrings she had created. I swear fairy shifters had some crafty hands. Her ability to create such majestic looking jewellery would be any girls dream to carry such a skill.

  I put the earrings in; my eyes landed on the friendship bracelet on my wrist. I was glad we’d worked things out. Whatever happened with our future relationship was up to the Starlight gods.

  I made my way over to the kitchen Ryder had explained was their private one; only used by him, family and important guests.

  I’d brought the carton of chocolate milk from the mini-fridge in his room, placing it in the large double door fridge before me. My eyes scanned the contents of the fridge, narrowing down the breakfast options in my head. I had more than enough to make a large breakfast.

  After yesterday’s events, I was famished, and I could imagine Ryder being just as hungry. I noticed the hooks holding a few aprons on the wall next to the fridge. The variety of colours made me smile at the fabric as I noticed the small embroidery on them – Ryder, Elias, Marcus, Daniel, Kai, Mom.

  I could picture my knights in their younger cycles, crowding the spacious kitchen as they made a horrendous mess.

  I bet Marcus would be laughing his head off while Ryder and Daniel argued about something, Elias quietly reading a recipe book as Ryder’s mom explained to him the steps. Kai would probably be in the corner, drawing the scene out.

  I giggled to myself before looking through the second row of adult aprons, easily locating Ryder’s – the only purple apron in the adult set.

  I strapped it on and got to work. It was still early, but I decided to start with baking cookies, muffins and brownies, and make breakfast later on. I told Nightmare to check on Ryder frequently to see if he was still in deep sleep or beginning to wake. He’d probably shower before coming out to look for me, so I wasn’t too concerned. Breakfast wouldn’t take long.

  I began playing music on my phone, bringing the device along for the trip just in case any of the others needed us and for the sake of silencing Eli’s constant nagging.

  She wouldn’t allow us to leave unless we brought our phones, emphasizing their purpose of being with us at all times, even in the washroom. I thought it was ridiculous, but to save the lives of any furniture we agreed.

  In two hours, I’d made multiple batches of muffins; blueberry, carrot, banana and strawberry.

  I laid out the trays on the large black countertop, allowing them to cool as I placed the chocolate ones in the first oven, the second one holding the egg soufflés.

  Nightmare came striding in; mewing repetitively to inform me Ryder was awake. I decided to start breakfast, making pancakes and boiling a bunch of eggs. Bacon and sausage wouldn’t take long, so I wasn’t worried about those.

  I was so caught up staring at the muffins rise that I didn’t realize I wasn’t alone.

  “What did my son do to score a woman who knows how to cook and put other demon shifters in their place regardless of status?”

  I jumped up, turning in the direction of the gentle voice. My eyes widened at the sight of Ryder’s Mom, the Queen of Minato stood in a long, jeweled robe, her long, dark purple hair tied up into a ponytail. The hairstyle made her look young, bringing out her Tyrian eyes; the exact replica of her son.

  I was ready to answer when I realized she was royalty, quickly bowing before her.

  “Morning, your Majesty.” I greeted.

  She laughed, the rich, light tone soared through the air, making me jump before I raised my head slightly to watch her hand press against her mouth to muffle her laughter.

  “In all my Starlight’s, it’s refreshing to meet the Daughter of Arthur and Catherine, alive and safe. Rosalina, or should I say Makoto, no need to bow. We are both royals. Though, I’m very pleased with your manners and respect. It makes me wonder about your upbringing when you weren’t raised within the palace walls. And good morning,” she explained before returning my greetings, making her way to the counter and pulling out a black stool, sitting down.

  I rose checking one last time on the muffins, setting a timer, and made my way to the counter. I pulled out the opposite stool, sitting to face her. Nightmare jumped onto the counter, running towards the Queen who smiled, her eyes twinkled with appreciation.

  “Nightmare, it’s an honour as always. I see you found the Princess. I’m glad you’re reunited after all these cycles,” she whispered.

  Nighty purred as she rubbed her head against her hand before sitting; her tail curled around her body.

  “You know Nightmare? As in um...” I began but trailed off, not wanting to reveal her true identity for the risk of my assumptions being false.

  She gave me a light smile before nodding.

  “A few of us Royals know about Nightmare and a few other gods familiar forms. Some gods change after many cycles, but Nightmare and three other gods keep the same appearance. I’m not surprised to see her by your side. When you were younger we all knew if we saw Nightmare, you were not far behind, even when you could only crawl,” she confessed as she reminisced on the past, such memories lost to me. She continued.

  “I don’t want to linger on what you went through during your cycles at that forsaken place, but I wanted you to know, I’m grateful to see you are well and have recovered from the incident in Realm One.”

  I stared back at her, shocked at how caring this woman before me was.

  “But...you don’t know me? You knew Rosalina, but I’m different. How can you be happy that I’m well?” I asked, confused.

  She shook her head, holding back another laugh before her expression softened as she rested her elbows on the table; her face rested in her hands as she stared at the ceiling.

  “When Ryder was nine, we decided to bring him to Heila as a birthday present. He’d been asking for rotations and we finally decided it would be a good chance for him to see other realms. We’d come to visit your Father and Mother, having a little meeting in the living room when a sleepwalking, brown haired girl, in a poofy pink dress waddled into the room, Nightmare by your side as you carried a plastic cup of milk. The look on Ryder’s face when he stared at you was priceless. You stared at him before sitting in the corner with your milk. He sat right next to you until you woke up a few minutes later. Then the shenanigans began.”

  I blushed, cursing my younger sleepwalking ways. I wasn’t surprised with the milk drinking, but it still sounded embarrassing.

  “Shenanigans?” I questioned.

  “Oh yes. The moment you two started talking, you just connected. Playing from that moment until the both of you could barely keep your eyes open. We couldn’t separate you two till you were both knocked out, and by the morning, you’d somehow managed to sleepwalk to the other side of the castle and into his bed. I’d never seen Arthur’s face so red before. He was so embarrassed, but I thought it was hilarious. His little ninja princess, able to sneak across the castle filled with guards. Priceless.” She chuckled at the memories, rubbing at her eyes before sitting up; her hands relaxed on the counter.

  “I’m sure I was a troublemaker,” I commented.

  “Indeed, you were. Your demon and angel spirit especially. It was no wonder why Stryker liked Rose so quickly. They both gave the nannies such trouble. You’re lucky you were royal children, or your mother and I would have had to spend a fortune to have a skilled enough sitter for the both of you.” She took a deep breath before her expression looked sad.

  “Then the day came when you were stolen on your sixth birthday. I’d never seen such sadness in my son’s eyes till that day. He spent two weeks l
ooking for the best gift to give you and there he stood, frozen in place with the little-wrapped box in his hand. When he finally got over the shock, it was Stryker’s turn to anguish over the fact Rose was gone. I guess you could say I was thankful to the Starlight Gods for uniting him with the other boys. I don’t think I could have handled seeing him like that for much longer. I didn’t like the fact they were called at such a young age to take on such an important mission, but it was what Ryder and the other boys needed. Now that you’ve returned and are well, I’ve seen the difference in him. Especially, after you woke up,” she finished.

  I blinked, unable to stop a tear from rolling down my cheek. He loved me so deeply back then, too?

  She stood up, walked around to my side, before standing at my side. I turned to face her before her hands held my face; her thumb rubbed away the tear that escaped my watery eyes.

  “My son has adored you from the moment his eyes gazed upon you that fateful day. I’ve seen the way he looks at you and know exactly when something is bothering him that involves you. Even after all these cycles apart, your chemistry still holds in both you and Rose. You could only imagine how amusing it was to see your little display yesterday in the hall. I’ve never seen my maids so afraid since Ryder burned half the castle down when he was ten,” she admitted.

  He burned the castle? I’d have to ask him about that.

  “But...why is your husband trying to find a partner for him?” I whispered.

  “I think it’s his way of distracting him...between you and me, I think he believes if Ryder finds another partner to love he’d move on and focus on home. They’re not as close as they used to be,” she whispered, frowning.

  “I don’t think he’d like me,” I mumbled, wondering how the King of Minato looked. From all the information I’d gathered, he seemed like a strict man who wouldn’t tolerate certain behavior.

  “Hah. My big, old, teddy bear is nothing to fear. He’s simply rough around the edges, but he has a big heart. I know it’s hard to see at first glance compared to your Father, but trust me, he cares about his son’s happiness and he’d be a fool to ignore the change in Ryder since you were rescued and awakened,” she admitted, smiling down at me before her arms pulled me into a hug.