Page 54 of Monster's Baby

“See you at lunch!”I called before leaving the room.“What’s the hurry?”I asked my boyfriend.

“I’m still horny,” he mumbled, pressing his face into my neck and inhaling deeply.

I wiggled, trying to extricate myself.“Are you okay?Do you need to see a medic?”

Aiden chuckled darkly.“Only if you’re into roleplaying one.I need to be inside you.”He nipped my earlobe, making my knees buckle.

“Ohhh,” I moaned, gripping his shoulders tightly.“Yeah, okay.Our room, now.”

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That evening,everyone filed through the portal immediately following dinner.I had barely been able to eat, I was so nervous.

I sniffed the air, trying to figure out where in the world we had exited.

“Cairo,” Aiden said, pointing to his left.

I followed his finger to see the Great Pyramids.We hadn’t exited the portal in the city, but in the desert on the other side of the pyramids.

“They’re even more impressive in person,” I marveled.“And at night.”

There were magical lights illuminating the massive wonders.I couldn’t imagine how difficult it must be to hide the magic from the humans.

“Contestants, this way!”piped up an attendant.“If you have a green light, you’re a contestant in this event.”

I tapped my temple.“I’m green.”

“Me too.”Aiden grinned.“That means we’re flying.”

My stomach rebelled, wanting to lose what little dinner I had managed to eat.“Oh no,” I whispered.

“This is good,” he said encouragingly.“It’ll get it over with.”

We followed the other contestants into a tent.There was food and drink on tables, and many people milling around.I recognized a few faces from the previous evening, but I wasn’t sure if they’d been competing or if they had just been at the ceremony.

“Drink,” Aiden said, pressing a glass into my hand.

“What is it?”

“Water with sugar in it,” he said.“It’ll give your energy a boost.You look like you’re about to pass out.”

“I feel like it, too.”

We made small talk with the other competitors as the noise level outside the tent increased.I met so many people, but I wouldn’t have been able to tell you their names or describe their faces two seconds after they had walked away.

I was so flipping nervous.

“Aiden,” I murmured, pulling on his arm until I could whisper in his ear.“Do you think we could sneak away for you to distract me thoroughly?”

Aiden chuckled and kissed my temple.“I don’t think we have time for that.Also, I don’t think you’d enjoy it all that much, what with how distracted you are.”

“I’m almost offended,” I said, shaking my head.“But you’re probably right.”

“Contestants, find your contingents,” the attendants said as they passed amongst us.“The event will start in five minutes.”

“When you’re right, you’re right,” I said, gracing Aiden with a small smile.My stomach was flipping around like a gymnast.

“Everyone ready?”The attendant pulled on a rope and an entire side of the tent opened up, revealing the stadium.The far end of it was the open desert, and viewing platforms flanked the sides.

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