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Paloma throws her arms around my neck and kisses me. I can smell the lush area between her thighs, and it is all I can do to keep from pressing her against the gorja and fucking her long and hard. My cock already strains against my loin cloth. This will be an uncomfortable ride home but a joyous one.
“Verig,” I call. He appears in seconds, which means he wasn’t as far as he should have been. I suspect he heard much of our conversation. “Run ahead and prepare for a risha.”
“Yes, Grak.” Verig races off.
With my female’s legs still around my waist, I pull us onto the gorja.
“What is a risha?” Paloma asks. “The translation came through aswitnessing. What will we be witnessing?”
“Not us. Our people. They will witness our union.”
“We’re getting married?”
I treasure the excitement in her voice. When I entered the treaty with the humans, I expected the female they’d give me would follow my orders, like any of my warriors. But a mate is much different from a warrior. Much more vulnerable… and yet very strong in a way warriors are not. Paloma cannot be controlled, but she can be reasoned with, and I find that much more pleasing. She has much to offer me and my people, even if she cannot give me younglings.
“Risha is a binding ceremony that ensures no one and nothing can break us apart, even in death.”
“That’s rather romantic, Atox. Up until the death part.”
“Remaining bound in death is an honor.”
She leans into me as I coax the gorja onto a path with fewer trees. This female fits perfectly against me, reaffirming that she is destined to be mine for all eternity.
“What’s involved in this binding ceremony? Do we exchange rings or vows?”
“I will vow to protect you with my life.”
“You’ve already done that.”
“But this will be witnessed. I must prove you belong to me, Paloma. I will be permanently bonded to you.”
“Really?” Joy resonates in her voice, adding to my pride for this female.
“No one will question our bond after the risha.”
“I’d like that. What do I do? Repeat what you say? Promise to protect you with my life?”
I laugh. “You humans have odd ways. It is for the male to protect the female.”
Oof… My female elbows me in the chest. “As part of these vows, I think we need to add that you don’t make fun of humans anymore.”
“Very well. After the claiming.”
“What claiming?”
“I will mate you in front of the witnesses.”
“You mean sex? In front of everyone?” she asks, her voice squeaking.
“No.”
“Good.” She relaxes against me.
“Only my top warriors.”
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
PALOMA
