Page 29 of Own To Obsess

“What's wrong, Rozalia,” Shaya asked softly. “I can tell something is wrong. Has something happened Treska?”

Rozalia shook her head, almost too quickly. “She's just not available right now, that's all.”

Shaya questioned her again, but Rozalia remained firm.

After holding her gaze for a long moment and realizing she would not give in, Shaya sighed. “All right. How about I tend the gardens? How long will you be gone for?”

“Four days.”

“I can still come for those four days, can't I?”

Rozalia thought for a long moment. “It wouldn't be wise for me to leave you here on your own, Shaya,” she said apologetically. “Kardos has only allowed you to come here because I'm here. If I'm not, and something happens to you….”

“He trusts his guards,” Shaya pointed out. “I have loads of them. What if his guards were to stand with me?”

Rozalia was quiet for a moment. “Let me think about it and talk to Kardos,” she said finally. “I will let you know tomorrow.”

As Shaya traveled back, she realized this could be the opportunity she’d looking for. Without Rozalia in her home, Shaya could use her mixing desk to make the potion. She had gathered most of the ingredients—the last few she needed were already prepared in Rozalia's stock cupboards.

That night, she packed all the ingredients she had gathered, preparing to take them with her back to Rozalia’s hut.

The next morning, after mating her, shinno bathed and Shaya was surprised to see him dry himself and sit naked on the chair to be groomed. Although she had been with him naked plenty of times, it was never when he was being groomed. The patterns on his arms and chest spread further down to below his waist and the top of his legs. He clearly wanted those to be brushed today as well.

She began as normal, combing his hair, which she had trimmed a little, treated his beard, then brushed the cream over his skin.

However, as she brushed him, the realization that there was no hint of her scent on him niggled at her. He’d washed her right off his skin, which instilled an urge for her to do something about it. As she traveled lower, she became increasingly distracted by his cock. It's warm and unique scent captured her the way it always had, and by the time she reached the other side of his body, she couldn't keep her eyes off it.

She lowered to her knees to brush the markings over his hip, but as she moved to the other side, his cock was standing at attention, hard and bulging against his stomach. She glanced up to look at him, and a jolt shot through her; his eyes were already on her. She dropped her eyes back down quickly, then tried to get on with the brushing, but the scent of him stole her attention. The tip was wet now, with clear liquid trickling down the side.

She inched forward and leaned in, becoming more intoxicated the closer she got, until finally, she was pressing her nose into his shaft.

Shaya sighed with relief at the potency of his scent and opened her mouth to run it along his shaft and capture his taste on her tongue. As she reached higher, she flicked her tongue to lick up the trickle of fluid that dripped from the top, and she relished the sound of his growl at the back of his throat as she wriggled her tongue down the underside of his shaft. She carefully licked and sucked his balls before making her way back up to the tip, this time sucking his cock into her mouth.

Her Alpha groaned as she worked her mouth on him, eager to get more of him down her throat. The tingle between her legs had returned with such force it was as though he hadn’t touched her at all that morning.

As her head bobbed faster, and she sunk her mouth down as far as she could, his large hands wound around her neck, caressing her shoulders and lowering to caress her breasts.

The feeling reminded her of her time on the ship, with him in her mouth while he pinched and caressed her, but instead of feeling disgusted or annoyed by it, she reveled in the memory. Whimpering as his hand slipped into her tunic to grab her hard nipple, she sucked him hard and worked her mouth over and around and down, everywhere she could reach.

She relished the sounds he made as his seed shot into her mouth, and his hands gripped her hair and her breast, holding her in place.

When his groans finally calmed, she continued sucking everything she could and was still sucking on him when he pulled her off him and lifted her up into his lap.

Shaya resolved not to look at his face, but the turquoise of his eyes called to her immediately. And they were soft.

As she stared back at him, she realized that the heavy ache in her chest that was the bond had very gently lightened. Although it was still sharp and heavy, there was also a warmth to it, and through that change she could feel his desire and longing.

“Shaya….” Kardos’ husky voice sent a thrill throughout her body, but it was the smile in his eyes that captivated her. “How am I supposed to leave now, little bird?” he asked wryly in Mayaros, the corner of his mouth quirking up as he gave her a small smile.

Shaya’s stomach flipped over. “You don't have to leave,” she whispered.

Kardos tightened his arms around her, drawing her into his chest as his lips descended on hers. He kissed her deeply, slowly as he explored her and then more urgently as his tongue claimed her mouth.

Shaya let herself succumb to his domination. Even though it was a different domination to what she was used to, it was no less thrilling.

Kardos kissed her until she was squirming uncomfortably from the slick between her legs. His hands found her breasts and once again started playing with her nipples, caressing and flicking as he pushed her tunic up giving him more access. Then his mouth was on her, suckling her, nibbling, and twisting his mouth to give her maximum pleasure.

Shaya was in ecstasy just from his attention on her breasts, so when he lifted her up, spreading her so he could nestle his head between her legs, placing her knees on his shoulders, she squealed in surprise.

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