With that control I will never understand, he works his cock out around mine, letting it curl up under my balls to the spot I can never resist. “Tor….” My words are cut off as he presses against me, rocking our locked hips together until I’m moaning yet another release. Fuck. He’s draining me of the energy I had early, all the fight leaving me, but this is exactly what he intended.
If I don’t release that frantic energy in this way, I will work myself up until I lash out at someone, fucking them until I’m empty. It only happened to Ayira once, and her body gave out on me halfway through. That’s when Tor stepped in, and he’s been my savior against this fucked up side of me ever since. He can handle all I have to give, provided we have the lubricant we need to keep going. No matter how long it takes to release all the energy.
He pulls back, nearly releasing me from his body, but I’m not done. Just a little more. “Don’t you pull away, not yet.” I spin us once more, slamming him into the wall as I pound into him, not giving him the chance to tease me or caress me. His fingers dig into my shoulders as I fuck him hard, needing this more than I want to admit. He always knows better than me about this, but I hate admitting it to him. The fucker is always right about this medically related shit.
“Whatever you want,” he groans, moaning when I growl for him to shut up once more. He hardens, tightening around me, slipping out, the pain of my balls getting impaled by him the perfect edge I need. My hips pick up speed, slapping harder, as he grunts, pulling on my hips for more. God, I love it when he begs for more, he never gets enough, but he loves it when I fight him. He leans close, biting into my shoulder, and we both shatter, shivering in our releases.
The water is still warm, but it doesn’t stave off the shakes. He spins us one more time, kissing me gently as he can tell I’m finally reaching my end. So he uses this opportunity to make gentle love to me, whispering sweet words to me and reminding me of what I mean. Hitting that spot once more behind my balls, he spirals me into a final orgasm. As I pant for breath and rest against the wall, he holds me, letting me gather my strength back. My cock finally softens, and he pulls away, helping me wash up.
Once we’re both clean and dry, he helps me to bed and crawls in beside me. I roll into him, laying my head on his soft chest and taking in the sound of his heartbeat. That steady, strong thump, thump that is the calm to my storm. His arms circle me and rub my back gently, letting me relax.
“I didn’t hurt you, did I?”
“Never, Kij. Go to sleep. You need your rest so you can help Kari solve this problem. You’ll figure it out easily now, I have no doubt.” His voice is a gentle rumble against my ear, and I love it.
Lifting my head, I look up into his eyes and give him a weak smile. I stretch up to kiss him once before laying back down against him, taking in his steady strength. “I love you, Tor. Thanks.”
“Anytime, mate. I love you, too.”
I slowly drift off to sleep to the sound of his breath and heartbeat, the soothing feel of his velvety hands rubbing along my body. For the first time in weeks, I sleep without dreams, without waking up. I sleep like a king.
Chapter 19
Vahru
Rolling over in bed, the sun peeks through the window, illuminating the room in a gentle orange glow with shadows of leaves from the trees. I watch the patterns, noting the slight wind today, as I sigh and mentally prepare for the day. My gaze turns to Kari, curled up beside me, her fists tucked close to her face as she breathes deeply in sleep.
We’ve spent the last week going from village to village, city to city, in the hopes of finding people to join our cause, to help us figure out what’s going on, and fix this mess. I’m not all that inspired by the reactions we received. Some were eager to help, completely on board with this entire plan and what it would mean for us as a people, and many were apprehensive, unsure, or not willing to get involved at all. It was very discouraging for the future of my people.
I’m not sure what some are so scared of, if it was Kari or the situation itself or something else, perhaps this enemy we’ve yet to uncover, but it hurts that they aren’t willing to see how messed up this all is. Our people are divided over a petty fucking issue, one that Kari has shown me is ridiculous, but many of them can’t seem to see that. They harbor anger, resentment, and outright hatred for others, completely unwilling to listen to any sort of reason.
I can see why Kari gets so hopeless sometimes. I’m beginning to feel it quite deeply now. This opened my eyes to how serious this divide really is, to how dangerous it’s gotten, and I’m not looking forward to the consequences of trying to solve this. If people lash out the way many of them seem to want to, what happens to my mate? To my village? To me. We could all be casualties in a war that’s been a long time coming.
I roll once more to face Kari, staring at her sleeping face, noting the softness of her skin, the light color of her hair, and memorizing all I can about her. The last thing I want is to forget what my mate looks like in the chaos of death. I want to remember her long after death so I can find her again and begin this journey of love all over. Without thought, I reach out and run the back of my pointer knuckle against her delicate cheek, and she shifts, moaning as she cuddles closer, against my chest.
My left arm tucks around her, holding her close, as her right hand presses to my chest, a smile tugging at her lips in sleep. I won’t wake her, not yet. I’ll lie here and let her sleep a while longer. I know this ordeal has been hard on her as well. The reactions didn’t seem great to any of us, and I saw how exhausting this was for her, to try and persuade those who refused to her side. She left some places so defeated that it tore my heart in two.
Closing my eyes, I soak in her warmth and the comfort of the quiet moment for a while longer, until she finally stirs.She didn’t sleep as long as I’d have thought, but that’s okay. Tavionna and Seuke should be over soon to discuss this all in detail. She stretches her arms overhead, her little fists bumping the wall, as she screeches a yawn. I chuckle and sit up, slipping on some pants and a shirt. I come back as she finishes rubbing her eyes and kiss her gently.
“Morning, princess. I’m going to make breakfast and tea, get ready for our guests. Take your time getting up.”
She grabs my cheeks and pulls, keeping me close for a moment longer for more kisses before she finally releases me with a sigh. I chuckle as I head out of the room and into the kitchen area. I dig through the cupboards, pulling out fruit, dried meats, and tea leaf mixes. I take my time setting everything up for us all, making extra mugs of tea for our expected guests, as Kari finally emerges in some shorts and a t-shirt. Her fingers comb out her loose curls as she smiles at me.
“Morning. When will they be here?” She sits down in the chair near me as I hand her a cup of tea.
I’m about to answer when there’s a knock on the door before it opens moments later as Kosiiba lets in Tavionna and Seuke. I grin at Kari and finish up breakfast and tea as they sit on the couch. I lift Kari and place her in my lap as we all settle in.
“How’d you sleep, Tavi,” Kari asks as she blows on her tea before sipping at it, cringing when it’s still too hot.
“I slept fine, but I have a lot to talk to you about. I meditated long and have analyzed the visits we made yesterday. I think you’ll be surprised by what I’ve uncovered in my musings.” Tavi grabs her mug off the table and leans against Seuke, who has his upper arms across the back of the couch and one lower arm around Tavi at his side.
“Hit me with it. I think I’m awake enough.” Kari chuckles and smiles at Tavi. I rub my hands along the sides of her thighs asshe leans back against my chest, her head resting below my chin. I feel her sigh more than hear it, and it fills my chest with pride.
“Looking at the villages first, I noticed that all of the villages and their chiefs were plenty eager to help us out. They want this solved, they want harmony, they want a unity amongst the world again. They don’t care about the technology, whether it comes or goes, but they want to be able to mingle and grow and be a singular species with a goal to care for the planet while advancing. No resistance there.
“The city officials, however, this is where it gets interesting. Some of them were interested in helping you but felt they could not for fear of some sort of retribution or pain. They were nervous that helping you would impact them negatively for some weird reason that I do not understand. Some said no because of the same reason, so they didn’t pull you around at all, they just shut it down.
“But here’s the really interesting part, some of them, like the local chancellor, were lying completely. They claimed to want to help you, acted all pleasant, but they were lying through their teeth. They have no intention of helping you, they just wanted you to go away and shut up. They told you what you wanted to hear.”