Bennett’s breasts were full, and her pale pink nipples were beaded and tight, and as Ruby cupped those breasts, scissoring her fingers around the swollen tips, Bennett’s mouth found Ruby’s again. The kiss was equally as punishing as the last, and the more Ruby tweaked, the more Bennett devoured. It was feral. It was out of control…and it was equal.

One step later, Bennett made quick work of the clasp of Ruby’s bra, and the step after that saw the demise of Ruby’s silk panties when Bennett ripped them from her body. Shoes were kicked off, followed by Bennett’s belt, and when they reached the door to the bedroom, Bennett stepped out of her trousers, and seconds later, Ruby pushed the woman’s lacy boy shorts down her legs.

They fell onto the bed in a jumble of need, desire, and lust, both ravenous to release what had been simmering all night, and release it, they did. Over and over, in a give and take that lasted for hours, they honed their already sharpened skills on each other.

Bennett’s eyes opened, her pupils dilating to the extreme to adjust to the dark. She took a breath and then another, her surroundings as familiar as the aroma in the air. It had been decades since she’d awoken with a mortal in her bed. A conscious decision she’d made many years before, the women who lived under Max’s roof had become her outlet. They were strong, and most of their appetites and savvy matched hers. Voracious and competent, they answered a need for Bennett, and she answered a need for them, but last night a mortal had answered that need and then some.

Bennett looked at the spray of red hair across the white cotton pillowcase to her right. Her eyes followed the ripple of Ruby’s spine down the woman’s back, her perusal ending where the sheet draped over Ruby’s hip. Bennett took another slow breath. The woman was beautiful…in and out of bed.

“Good morning,” Bennett said softly when Ruby rolled onto her back.

Ruby opened her eyes. “Is it morning?”

“Yes. I can turn on a light if you’d like.”

“Yeah, go ahead.”

Bennett reached for the lamp, and a moment later, the bulb sprang to life. “Better?”

Ruby blinked away the spots. “Much better, and good morning to you.” Ruby shifted to lie on her side and let out a grunt.

“Are you okay?” Bennett said, raising herself up on her elbow. “Did I hurt you last night? I sometimes forget how strong I am and if—”

“Relax. Geez,” Ruby said, giggling. “We had a whole bunch of sex last night, and I’m a little sore. That’s all.”

“Oh…um…okay.”

“And in case you’re wondering, I had a great time, too, not that you should doubt that.”

“As did I,” Bennett said, her face brightening.