Page 234 of Monsters in Love

Xakiras’s hand continue to rub my clit while his tongue tickles my neck. It’s too many sensations at once. My moans grow needier, and the coil in my gut starts to tighten until I feel ready to snap.

The louder I get, the needier his thrusts grow until I’m screaming, writhing against him. A thread inside me snaps, and the rush of my orgasm floods my senses. I dig my nails into Xakiras’s back because he doesn’t stop, even after I’ve come. His finger continues to rub at my clit, and he pounds into me over and over until I can’t breathe anymore.

“I am going to fill your pretty little cunt up, Echo,” he says as his thrusts take on a more impassioned speed.

My response is a whine; I’m unable to formulate thoughts as another orgasm builds beyond my control. I’m beyond overstimulated, but I can’t seem to tell him to stop. His hands grip at my body tighter, wrapping around my back, pulling me against him as he growls into my ear. His seed releases, and he digs his fingers in, painting my insides in hot, thick cum.

“Oh, my god!” I cry out when I feel its warmth, and my orgasm finally collides over me while the two of us breathe in rough pants into one another’s skin.

As we come down from our bliss, Xakiras cradles me in his arms. “I wish you would stay with me.”

I don’t want to answer him, not now as I feel him running down my legs, but I can’t help wondering what he meant earlier about choosing me as his mate. I’m far too tired to question it. Instead I hum into his neck while a sluggish feeling overtakes my eyelids.

I’ll ask him later.

When I roll over on my side, I’m surprised to find powerful arms holding on to me. I fell asleep so quickly, I can’t really remember how we got into this section of the cave. My body feels like a wrung-out rag, and even my inner thighs ache.

“Xakiras, are you awake?” I try to wriggle to my side to face him, but he holds me closer, rubbing his face into my neck.

“I am. We will leave soon.” His lips graze my skin, pressing a gentle peck there.

I sigh, loving the way it feels and recalling immediately the intimacy we shared earlier. He really fucked me against the cave wall, and his cock grew sizes larger than it had the last time.

I realize he’s taking me back to his people today, but the lingering ache of my crewmates is still in the recesses of my mind. I’ve been a little distracted recently with Xakiras and his absolutely amazing ability to fuck me. Still, once I meet his leader, I’ll have to tell them the truth. I’m not sure I want to because once I do, things will never be the same.

Xakiras’s hands roam across my body, slowly making their way under my soiled, ripped shirt. “We should get up then; it’ll be a long day.”

“I have decided to take you back to your camp. I would like more information about what the Krel are up to before I tell the caliphate.” Xakiras presses another kiss to the inside of my neck near my shoulder before releasing me from his hold. “I hope we will run into my hunting party on the way.”

I roll onto my side to face him, seeing the serene look on his face as if he’s completely sated and comfortable here beside me. He looks so relaxed. “About last night. What did you mean about being your mate?” The question burns on my tongue.

Xakiras’s face doesn’t change in the slightest. He only pulls me closer, pressing my chest against his. “Nocris choose their mates by dancing together. Last night when we danced together, I decided I wanted to see how it might feel.” He smiles, and a hand comes up between us to brush hair from my face. “I choose you, not a Nocris, as my mate, Echo.”

“I can’t stay here when the Imperium knows they’ll come here to start a war with the Krel,” I say, wrapping my arms around him. “I’m sorry.”

“Do not be,otoki. However, you are mine, regardless of what may come later.” He takes a fistful of my hair in his hand, jerking my head backwards. “I always protect what belongs to me.”

I hate the way my pussy throbs and the way my mouth parts because I know he means what he says. There’s a tiny part of me thrilled at the idea of being his and staying by his side, even though we hardly know one another. I know I’d be safe with him.

“I want that too.”

The look on his face says it all. His eyes widen, and a smile grows on his lips, showing me his rows of teeth.

Xakiras’s lips crash into mine with such ferocity, my teeth bite into his skin.

Before we leave for the day, we have sex together one more time. This time he holds me close, whispering sweet nothings into my ear as if I’m the best thing to come into his life.

When we finally leave the cave system, it feels as if not a single day has passed. The forest looks nearly the same, though I realize Xakiras was right. This morning, trees I remember are gone entirely. A large swirling tree with great big violet blossoms is now in front of the cave instead of smaller spindly-looking trees.

“We should find your camp fairly quickly, but remember, Echo, you must remain quiet. The Sagath may still be in the forest.” Xakiras picks me up bridal style, and I wrap my arms around his neck.

“I understand. I’ll stay quiet. You have me, so I’m a lot less afraid of flying now.” I pat his cheek and smile at him. “I’ll be a good girl.”

Those words ignite a fire behind his eyes, and a deep rumble comes from his throat. “Yes, you are and distracting as well.”

We fly for hours, until my arms feel like Jello and my ass has a cramp in the left cheek. As we approach the camp from the sky, I see the tents crumpled in heaps, some with holes in the sides and the small shuttle we used to get here still sitting relatively untouched. The Peony would be coming back for us in six weeks with more men and rations for us, and now there was nothing left.

When Xakiras touches down, I want to leap from his arms, hoping to find Jetta in her buttercup-yellow dress, drinking the gross coffee from the canteen. I know it’s a fantasy, but there’s a tinge of hope that bubbles in the center of my chest that they’re not all dead. That at least a few of them survived.

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