Page 26 of Bread with the Orc
“Because we’re Mated,dkaar. When I claim you—fully claim you, your bodywillswell with my child. I’ve been dreaming of breeding you since I first smelled your arousal.”
She’d stopped breathing. I could hear her,feelher shock.
“Breeding me?” she strangled out. “Like…you want to get me pregnant?”
“Oh, love…” My touch turned to a caress. “The thought of you carrying our kitling is a dream come true, but there is no choice in the matter. Once we’re fully Mated, itwillhappen. Likely not right away, but once I claim you fully, you will eventually bear our son or daughter.” I leaned forward enough to scrape my tusk along her jaw. “I haven’t been holding back because I don’t want to spill, love. I’ve been holding back because you weren’t ready yet.”
She’d begun to breathe again, thank fuck, but her breaths were coming in tight gasps. “Not ready. To be a mom?”
“You’d have nine months to get ready for that,” I reasoned. “Orcs and humans have been interbreeding for generations—our elders believe that human females are the only reason the orc race has continued this long. But I wasn’t going to claim you until I knew you were ready for me.”
“For you to breed me.”
Gods below, just hearing my Mate speak of such things…
I nuzzled her neck. “I had to wait until you were ready to hear my commitment. Once I claim you, once you bear our child, my life will be devoted to you, and only you. Forever.”
Her, “Wow,” was more a breath than a word, but I felt it against my skin.
Unable to help myself, I rocked my hips on the sand, sliding my cock—still trapped in my trousers—along her hot core.
Her whimper was enough to make me smile.
“See,dkaar? Your pleasure is all I need, for now. I love the sounds you make when you come. I love the way your body grips mine. I love making you happy.”
“But,” she gasped, “I want to bringyoupleasure.”
“Oh, you do.” I gathered her close, protecting her. “I have never, ever felt more alive than I do with you in my arms.”
She was silent for a long time, long enough that I would have worried if I couldn’t feel her heart beating next to mine. The fire died to embers, the tea slowly soaked the sand and my trousers, and the gentle lapping of the waves on the lake filled the night. In the distance, the sounds of cars and conversation filled the autumn evening, but here and now, it was just my Mate and me.
I had to believe that one day I’d be able to claim her fully, to find my own pleasure in her body. But for now, bringing her pleasure was good enough.
Long after the embers ceased spitting, Laney finally stirred, her chai-scented exhale wreathing us in clouds.
“I’ve always thought of having children as a sort of far-off possibility. I want them.”
“I remember.” I scraped my tusk over her temple, making her shudder. “Perhaps my seed won’t take right away, but you will be a fine mother one day,dkaar. You will teach our children of their grandmother’s love of teaand their ancestors’ strength and bravery, and I will teach them of the way their mother brings life and joy to everyone around her.”
Slowly, Laney pushed away from me. I could hear her mind whirling as she rolled to her feet, unfolding to stand over me in her high boots and cute little dress. I knew all I would have to do would be to pull her closer, and I could nudge that dress aside, pull over her panties, and bury my face in her wet folds.
I wouldn’t though, not here.
My Mate wasmine, and mine alone.
Laney held out a hand to me, and I took it. Her fingers were small in mine, and I marveled that someone so perfect had allowed me to protect her.Cherishher.
“I’m ready now, Dorvak,” she announced primly.
I tipped my head back to study her in the darkness, not understanding. “Ready for what,dkaar?”
“I’m ready for you to breed me.”
Chapter Ten
Laney
I thinkI left my thermos at the beach.
