Page 35 of His Human to Charm

“When we finish, can I go?” Thro asks.

“Yes, of course,” I tell him, not wanting him in the house very often since the other things I’d rather do than prepare the house need him to be away for me to do them.

We have all been staying in the room I share with Yril, which has meant Yril is not making love with his mate, and I am not making love with my mate. Any time we might possibly get the opportunity, Thro walks in, unaware of what he is interrupting. He was a liar when he said he knew of mating. I know this must be true, but it is a conversation his brother can have with him when he gets back. We sent a letter the day we arrived to let Thro’s brother know he was safe and staying in the tribe.

Yesterday, we received a letter back saying Marron was returning to our tribe and asked if he and his brother could be granted homes if they proved themselves useful. Ralleth is a kind leader and told us all that Thro and Marron would be staying, whether they were useful or not, since they both helped protect our females. Thro beamed at the praise, and Alice was quick to rub his back in approval. I was happy I did not have to have a private conversation with Ralleth about why he would let Thro and his brother stay in the tribe, or he would be dealing with an even angrier chosen.

“You should see if Erkoz and Xoth will let you stay in their room with them tonight,” I say since Alice is out of range of hearing me.

I have tried to pawn Thro off many times on Erkoz and Xoth since they enjoy getting him up to mischief, but Alice always tells me it is better if we are all close. Since she cannot hear, maybe I can get a night away from him and all alone with my mate. I have had to find relief with my hand, and sometimes Alice is there to eat my seed, but sometimes she is not near, and it is wasted.

“I cannot stay the night with them. I have asked already.” Thro’s statement catches me off guard because I know for a fact that Erkoz and Xoth share a single bed with their mate, and their room has three.

“Why?”

“They only have three beds, so I would have to sleep on the ground, and I’d rather sleep in a bed.”

My brows furrow, my lips forming a deep frown. One of their trio has told lies to Thro, but I do not know what exactly the lie is, so I do not know how to navigate it to my advantage. “Yes, they have three beds. Why does that mean you are on the ground?”

Thro turns to look at me like I have grown an extra set of horns. “One bed for Erkoz, one for Xoth, and one for Kendra. Only mates can share beds, and they are not mated. I would not want to be the reason it accidentally happened.”

Accidentally? Oh, I would find this very amusing if it wasn’t for Erkoz and Xoth making my life more difficult. So, instead of laughing or getting upset, I nod my head as though Thro is making good points and usher him out of the great hall and toward the house. “Yes, of course, silly me. I did not think.”

“That is okay,” Thro says as he rushes ahead with his arms filled with blankets and bedding. “You are an angry male now. No one expects you to be smart as well.”

He runs freely through the tribe, laughing into the sky as though he thinks I cannot chase him down with my arms full of furniture. I pick up my pace a little, causing Thro’s head to snap back for a moment, and his eyes go wide when he realizes I can still move quite fast, even if my arms are filled. He lets out a shrill sound somewhere between a laugh and a scream that has Alice rushing out of our house, a concerned look on her face.

“Help!” Thro yells at her as he rushes behind her, peeking over her shoulder with a look he must have learned from Erkoz on his face.

Alice frowns at Thro, still hiding behind her. When she turns to face me, he flashes me a smile that could rival even Erkoz’s most mischievous. “What’s happening?”

“Should I explain it to her?” I ask Thro. I place the wardrobe on the ground and stand with my hands on my hips. “Or will you?”

“You can,” Thro says, tossing the bedding into the house. “I was told I could go play with Erkoz and Xoth when I finished helping bring everything over.”

Before either of us can confirm that he has finished helping, he is rushing off through the tribe back toward the great hall where we last saw Erkoz and Xoth. I move to chase him again. Wanting to make him come back to tell Alice how he called me a stupid male, but Alice wraps her small fingers around my forearm and tugs me over to her. It is at this moment that I realize we have time on our own, all alone. Something I have been desperately needing for many days now.

“What did he do?” Alice asks as she moves her hands under my tunic to graze the sensitive scales of my lower abdomen.

“Called me dumb,” I say on an exhale, shivering as Alice’s hands move lower, dipping her small fingers into my pants. It is hard to concentrate on anything but her when she reaches further and wraps a hand around my cock that has hardened completely. Yes, nothing else matters except getting my mate into the house and then getting her bare for me. I growl as I grab her hips and pick her up. “Need you now.”

“Right now?” Alice giggles as she asks, knowing very well that I am doing well by not taking her against the door. If there were not a young male running around the tribe, as though we are not a tribe full of males who have very recently mated, I would take her against the door. It is because of him that I push my mate into the house and leave her there for a moment so I can grab the wardrobe. Alice eyes me skeptically as I bring it inside, close the front door, and place the wardrobe in front of it.

“Really?” One of her furry brows lifts on her forehead.

“Yes, really,” I say as I grab her around the waist and pull her back close to me. “I do not want to be interrupted now that I finally get you all to myself.”

I lower my face down to Alice’s so she can place her small kisses against my lips. I am unable to offer the same for her since my lips are much tighter, but she seems to enjoy kissing me. I am impatient today, though. So, after only a few moments of her pressing her lips all over mine, I stand up straight and pull the tunic from her body so she is naked in our home. It is how I will want to see her often, but we will be living with two other males, so it is something I will have to cherish when I get my mate all to myself.

“Toron!” She squeals as she goes to cover her breasts and between her legs.

I do not care that she is yelling my name in surprise. I only care that she is saying my name and that it makes me feel so wonderful to hear it coming from her.

“Say it again,” I hiss as I pull my own shirt over my head and start working the strings of my pants. “Now, little mate, say my name.”

“Toron,” Alice’s voice is sultry as the flush in her cheeks creeps down her neck and chest.

I growl deep in my chest, my cock aching to be inside my mate. She must sense this as well because she’s backing further into our home, with me taking a step closer to her every time she steps back. She stumbles her way backward until she finds the room we’ve decided will be ours.

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