Page 53 of Conquered

“Work up an appetite, did you, Baby Girl?” he asks, chuckling.

“Shut up!” I reply, though there's no heat behind it. We reach the bottom, and my stomach growls loudly again.

Damn! I really am starving! Not surprising given all of the sexercise I've been doing lately. Snort.

I look over to see Kai plating up what looks like homemade chicken ramen.Fucking yum!I walk over to help carry the bowls to the table, but Loki and Jax beat me to it, refusing to let me carry even my own. My inner feminist rolls her eyes, yet Her Vagisty approves of the chivalry and takes it as her due.

“Kai, this smells amazing,” I say, taking a big inhale as we sit down to eat. I look round and realise that Ash isn't here.Strange. Although, maybe the stick up his arse stops him from relaxing and he’s plotting world domination upstairs.

I pick up my chopsticks and grab some chicken, blowing on it before putting it in my mouth and...holy fuck balls!An embarrassingly loud moan escapes my lips, and my eyes close. An explosion of tastes erupts on my tongue; there's the earthy chicken stock with a hint of spicy ginger and refreshing lemongrass.

I open my eyes to see three hungry gazes staring at me, chopsticks poised over their bowls. I suddenly realise that I've had sex with two out of the three that are seated at the table, and I can feel my cheeks heating again.

“Kai, this is really fucking good!” I say, trying to break the tension in the air. It works as they all blink, like they're coming back up for air and start to eat. Kai blushes adorably, as he does a lot when I talk to him.

“Thanks, Lilly. I love to cook,” he answers, quickly looking down at his bowl and beginning to eat.

“Who taught you? I mean, it doesn't exactly seem like a rich boy's pastime, if you get my drift?” I ask with a smile. I'd love to find out more about the guys.

“My nanny taught me,” he replies, still looking into his steaming ramen bowl. “She used to take me into the kitchen and say,‘Right, Master Kai. It's time you learned how to cookso that you can feel the joy of feeding others.’And she showed me how to make all kinds of foods, from all over the world. I loved it, mixing the different flavors and figuring out what works well together. She was right. There is great joy to be found in feeding others, I love to give people what I make. It makes me happy to see them enjoying my food.” He's become animated as he speaks, more so than I've seen so far, and there's a glow in his eyes, a warmth that I haven't seen before.He loved her,I think, a little surprised that a rich kid would feel such affection for a servant.

Judgemental much, Lilly?

“Do you still see her? Your nanny?” I ask as we continue to eat the yummy noodles. The light goes out of his gaze at my question, making the amber brown of his eyes dull and sad.

“Uh, well, when my uncle discovered that she was teaching me to cook, he fired her and wouldn't tell me her address or anything. So, no. I don't see her anymore.” He sighs sadly, looking back down to his bowl, and placing his chopsticks down beside it.

My heart aches for him.It's official, his uncle is a dickhead of the highest calibre.Being able to cook is a valuable life skill and to punish someone for teaching a child?!What the ever loving fuck is wrong with these people? And what about his parents? Where are, or were, they?A twinge of pain stabs me in the gut at that thought, so I decide not to pursue it.

“So, where's Ash today? Off to torture unsuspecting kittens?” I joke, seeing it falls a little flat as the guys all seem to wince and cringe.Goddammit! Foot meet mouth.

Loki clears his throat, “Ash goes home for the weekend,” he tentatively tells me.

I've never seen him so...sombre before.What's that about?I wonder. None of the others elaborate, all avoiding my gaze which is shifty as fuck.

“Okay, cool. So…” I start, hoping this time I don't make a tit of myself, “what do you guys do on the weekends?” I nervously glance at them to see what their reactions are, hoping it’s not another tricky subject.

“I'm hitting the gym,” Jax drawls whilst wolfing down his ramen.

“All weekend?!” I exclaim, although looking at his drool-worthy muscles that his black tank shows off to perfection, and remembering the feel of restrained power and violence he exuded when he was on top and inside of me, makes me appreciate the time he spends working on his body.

Shivering with the memories, it’s like Jax can read my mind, and he gives me that devilish smile of his, the one that so far I've only seen aimed at me, and tenses his huge biceps, making them even bigger.

“These guns don't get this big with no work, Baby Girl,” he cheekily replies, earning an eye roll from me before getting up from the table and taking his bowl to the dishwasher, then grabbing his gym bag, giving me a hard peck on the lips, and heading out.

“Jeez, Pretty Girl. I know how delicious that pussy of yours is, but I didn't realise it had magical powers too!” Loki teases.Fucking cockwomble.I throw my napkin at him, but I’m curious as to what he means.

“What on earth are you waffling about, Loki?” I ask.

“Waffling?” he queries, a perfect auburn brow raised and a very cute look of confusion on his beautiful face.

“Yeah, waffling. Like talking about, but with a healthy dollop of bullshit and a side of nonsense,” I tell him, smiling sweetly and tipping my head to one side.

“Ah. The British speak again. You guys have some crazy sayings,” he says, a wide grin on his face.

“Pot and kettle, Loki. Now, back to my magic vagina?” I ask again, crossing my arms and raising a brow of my own, whilst desperately trying to hold in my smile.

“Ah, yes,” he smirks, giving me that panty melting grin and making Her Vasgisty perk up like a fucking dog waiting for a treat.Greedy bitch!“I was ‘waffling’about the fact that not only does Jax remain silent most of the time, even with us, but usually, he never smiles and he never sleeps with a girl. I mean, sure, he fucks them, well, those that can handle his ‘meat,’” he teases, winking at me, and I groan. I'm never going to live that down. “He never sleeps in bed with them afterwards or hooks up with them again.”