Roaring Waves (Bayside Tigers #5) (3 page)

"I just want to feel you inside me!" she squealed.

A sinister grin spread across Ryder's face. "Believe me, I'll ram my cock in you so hard you'll beg me stop, but first...I want a taste."

Ryder's eyes transfixed on the white cotton panties nestled so innocently for the taking. Ryder seized them in his hand, unleashing the inner beast inside. His firey tiger eyes flashed under the midnight glow of the moon.

Penny shuddered as her moist folds got fully licked by Ryder's scratchy tongue. With one hand, he pinned her thigh down. And with the other, he slipped his finger deep inside Penny's trembling heat.

Penny’s terror melted away as she moaned into Ryder's sweaty chest. She never had a man go down on her so eagerly. So infatuated with her scent and taste. So craving of every inch of her curvy body. Penny wanted to know why.
Why a beast like Ryder would long for a plain Jane like her?

Ryder rose up, firmly groping Penny's breasts in both of his hands. He then tongued her hot mouth, making her clench her thighs.

"Get up," Ryder roared, forcing Penny up. He then took her by the hand and they both ran laughing to his boat house. A feverish energy surged through Penny's body.
Was she nervous? Was she scared?

The two of them drunkenly stumbled into the hatch and Ryder thrust Penny down onto his bed.
What's it like to have sex with a weretiger?
Penny considered. The whole thing felt like losing it for the first time all over again. Ryder gazed down at her. Penny smiled, shimming off her peep toe shoes.

Ryder snaked out of his tuxedo jacket and slowly undid the buttons on his nicely pressed shirt. Penny bit her bottom lip not able to wait anymore. She scooted up towards the edge of the bed and forcefully unzipped him.

"
Well
, okay then," he darkly uttered.

Ryder's big cat cock sprung up against his tight and tan stomach. He crawled on top of her, massaging her moist clit with his swollen cock.

"Tell me how badly you want my cock inside you..."

"Fill me," Penny begged, melting into the bed at the thought of Ryder thrusting inside her.

Ryder pulsed his cock inside of Penny's warm sheath and she grinded her hips on his hard rigid cock. Ryder rutted her like a bitch in need of a deep and hard breeding. Ryder embraced Penny and her breasts pressed up against his sweaty chest. She wrapped her arms around his neck and held on. Penny whimpered as he closed his mouth over her nipples while pumping her furiously.

Penny wouldn't dare let go, feeling Ryder's thickness thrust inside her. Her fingers scraped his back as her thighs clenched. Ryder pant loudly, shutting his eyes hard. He rocked her back and forth as he came inside her. Immediately, he fell back, still groping Penny's sweaty thighs.

Penny breathed hot, trying to catch her breath, rolling over to face him.

"Hi," she giggled.

"Hi," Ryder growled, laughing.

*

R
yder streaked his fingers through Penny's hair, his eyes half-closed and his body spent from ecstasy. Penny noticed something glossy underneath his pillow. She tugged it free. And her eyes went wide when she saw it was a picture of Ryder and his daughter. Ryder's little Penny had these bright golden eyes and furry tiger ears at the top of her head.

"Ryder?" Penny asked, raising her voice.

"Uh-huh," he grunted.

"How did Penny die?"

Ryder abruptly rose upright, yanking the old dog eared photo out of Penny's hand.

"She drowned. And it’s my fault."

"Where?"

"She got into one of my sail boats. I’d spent so much of my time obsessed with winning boat races, that I hardly spent time with her. One morning, she got on one of my boats to impress me. But she couldn’t steer, and the boat capsized."

Penny rubbed Ryder's hairy arm. "What happened with Estella?"

"Estella could never forgive me for my mistake. An alpha is supposed to protect his cubs. She was heartbroken, the clan disowned me and she left," Ryder tucked the photo right back where Penny found it.

He then kissed Penny in her hair. "We've got a full day tomorrow. I've got only two more weeks to practice for the Bayside Regatta."

Penny silently agreed with a nod.

Ryder then rolled on his side and flicked off the light.

W
hen Penny awoke, she let her hand drift to the other side of the bed. She didn't feel Ryder's heat only the cold sheets. Penny jumped up, pulling on Ryder's massive button down shirt. She savored his animal musk, sniffing the collar. Carefully, she made her way up to the deck where she saw Ryder standing, shirtless in his tight briefs, steering the boat.

Penny smiled. "Where to Captain?"

Ryder rotated and lunged for her, taking Penny into his arms.

"The wind's picking up, I'm going to need you to release the sails."

Penny looked up at how high the ropes were, and then shook her head.

"Nu-uh. Not doing it..." She folded her arms. "Do I look
teeny
to you. Climbing up that ladder will be the end of my curvy ass..."

Ryder rolled his eyes. "Stop being a baby, and get up there! No mate of mine is going to be afraid of heights."

Penny trembled when she climbed on the rope ladder. Her body bobbed with the unsteady churning waters below. She felt dizzy seeing how far she was in the air.

I think I'm gonna hurl. She thought.

"Don't look down!" Ryder hollered from below, his tanned abs flexed in the bright sunshine. "Just look up and yank the ropes as hard as you can."

Penny gulped. She reached out her chubby hand. Her fingers barely touched the rope.

"GRAB IT!" Ryder shouted.

Penny grabbed it again, with her eyes clenched and yanked it with all of her might.

A brisk wind blew he hair back as the massive white sails unfurled in the sky.

"OH MY GOD! I DID IT" she cried, jumping up and down. Ryder grinned proud, clapping down below.

Penny's foot didn't quite catch the ladder and she lost her balance. Penny wobbled and fell backwards. She closed her eyes, fearing the absolute worst.

THUNK!

"I'm not always gonna be there to catch you," Ryder warned with a low husky tone. Penny nearly wrapped her arms around Ryder’s neck, She nearly chocked him when she kissed him on the lips. A cocky grin stretched on Ryder's face.

"I think saving my life deserves a
reward
..." Penny purred.

*

T
wo weeks had passed. Slowly, Penny started to get the hang of sailing on the open seas. She didn't want to go back to her old life as a school teacher. Not after breathing fresh air every morning and making hot passionate love with Ryder at night. Penny heard a distressing weather report over the ship radio.

"They say it's supposed to rain on the day of the race," she told Ryder.

Ryder hugged her close, seeing her worried eyes. "It's okay. I'm heading into town to get some extra supplies."

Penny spent so much time on Ryder's boat (and on Ryder!), she hardly got a chance to see Bayside. Ryder helped her down to the dock. She took a look at the boat sloshing next to theirs.

CHAMPION

Penny read its name.

"Stratton's boat..." Ryder grumbled.

Penny huffed. "Guess, this jerk doesn't know there's gonna be a
new
champion in this town."

Ryder smiled as the two of them stepped into the hardware store. Penny proudly strutted around in her new ivory chiffon dress that Ryder bought for her. Even prouder that she cheekily wore no panties.

"Oomph!" she cried and looked up.

Stratton Claw stood right in front of her. He gazed at her with an unbearably annoying smile.

"Excuse you," Penny sassed, throwing back her curly red hair.

"
My, my
," Stratton darkly growled in his posh English accent. "You've loosened up quite a bit since the last time I saw you..."

"Get out of my way!" Penny rolled her eyes.

"Let me guess, has Mr. Strong been giving you nice hard
rogering
? Must be, because it's like I'm seeing this whole new wild side."

Penny fumed, pushing the tall sinewy Stratton in his lean athletic chest.

"
Aww
, don't be like that, Love. If you fancy having it off with a
real
alpha, just ask..." Stratton then slipped his hand up Penny's dress, and she swallowed hard. Stratton then pulled away his fingers and inhaled her scent.

"
Christ
, a woman's scent is like the nectar of the Gods..." he whispered in Penny's ear. Penny trembled against him, watching him pick up some ropes.

"I'd like to tie you up on my mast so I could fuck you as hard and as long as I pleased," Stratton growled in her ear.

Penny pulled away as hard as she could. "When Ryder finds out what you said to me—"

"Maybe he wouldn't believe me," Stratton shrugged and said. "But maybe he will...do you want to risk everything you to have to find out? By the way, the weather's gonna be rough on race day...I hope you two are prepared. "

A wicked smile curled in Stratton's cheek as he gazed at Penny with his golden eyes.

"You're a
bastard
!" Penny hissed, feeling her blood boil in her veins. "I hope you'll be ready when we both kick your ass!"

Stratton then stuffed his hands in his denim pockets and paced out of the hardware store.

E
veryone showed up in their best pastel colored dresses for the Bayside Regatta. Penny waited in Ryder's boat shop. He said he had something urgent to tell her. Penny gulped afraid.
Did Stratton tell him that cruel horrible lie?

"Ah!" she cried, when Ryder grabbed her without warning from behind.

"I know..." he whispered in her ear.

Penny wasn't sure what he meant exactly. "Know what?"

Ryder thrust her around in his grasp. "I know you hate big gestures. But the time we've spent together has awoken me. For so long, I didn't feel like I could love anything anymore after the death of my daughter..."

Penny exhaled, relieved. Relieved that Stratton hadn't gone and spread any stupid lies.

Ryder continued. "You just have so much faith in me. And although it's not much. I wanted to show you my gratitude..."

Ryder then dragged the tarp off of his yacht that he'd been tirelessly renovating for the last three weeks...

PENNY LANE

Penny fell silent unable to even find the words to say. Ryder named his yacht after her.

"I want to whole clan to know, that you're mine," Ryder smirked, holding her closely. And as happy as Penny was, she looked as if she didn't deserve any of it. With Stratton hanging over her head, she'd never be at peace.

"Are you ready for the big race?" she uttered.

"I'm ready to win," Ryder growled, kissing her deeply.

He then helped Penny up to the boat and both of them watched as the rest of the competitors boarded their ships. All of the boats had to make one loop around the island. And whomever got to the finish line first, won the Bayside Regatta. A strong wind blew through the clear skies.

"Be ready to lose, Ryder!" Stratton hollered from his yacht.

Ryder hollered back. "Do you really want to go there, Stratton!"

Stratton only smiled, holding Estella by his side.

That no good lying cheating bastard!
Penny fumed.

Suddenly, a smoke flare streamed through the air.

"That's our cue. Get the sails, Penny!" Ryder commanded.

Penny raced up the rope ladder, like she'd done a million times before. The sails majestically unfurled above her. Ryder veered the steering to the right to make the first turn around the island. Penny squinted, seeing a cluster of dark clouds.

"It's looking like it might rain," She uttered, lifting her open palm to the sky.

Ryder just focused on steering the ship on the choppier waters.

THUNK!

Both Ryder and Penny jolted forward when something hit their yacht from the side.

Ryder glowered his eyes. "Damn, Stratton!"

Stratton knocked into them on purpose to shove them off course.

"Is that the only way you can win, Stratton! By playing dirty?" Ryder roared.

Stratton laughed. "It means I'm willing to do whatever it takes..."

A light rain started to fall, and Penny got a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. And her stomach was never ever wrong. The two boats streaked ahead, cutting a path through the unsteady blue water.

Penny could hardly hold on as heavy rain poured down on their boats. She held on as best as she could, but slipped!

Penny tumbled down into the water, Stratton didn't even stop. He only raced head for the finish line. Now, Ryder had to make a choice.

Save Penny? Or, win the race?

A
s much as Ryder had been waiting for his turn to get his revenge, there's no way in
hell
he'd lose his precious Penny twice. Ryder shifted into tiger form and plunged into the water. He grabbed on to Penny in his strong jaws and clawed his way back on the ship. Quickly, he shifted back in his human form and slapped Penny on her cheek. Her body didn't flinch. And then Ryder, parted her mouth and breathed air into her lungs.

Penny's eyes widened, and she turned over spitting up immediately.

The sky started to clear as Ryder's boat forged slowly toward the finish line. He held Penny in his arms, until they reached the shore.

Stratton had already made it to the beach first. The judges of the contest approached them both.

"What about winning the race?" Penny rasped, still coughing.

"I don't give a damn about the race or winning, Penny—not without you," Ryder stated.

He then held Penny like he'd die if he let her go.

"Excuse us, Mr. Strong and Mr. Claw," a judge uttered.

Both Stratton and Ryder turned and faced him.

"We have a winner, but it's not who you think..."

Penny and Ryder gawked at each other confused.

The judged finished explaining. "The Rules state that if anyone falls off a ship, all competing ships must stop to help or they are disqualified..."