Page 20 of Monstrous Heat
“How often do you come into heat? Do you already have offspring, er, children?”
“I’ve only come into heat three times since I first became an adult. It’s necessary for males to have at least one heat cycle to fully develop our size and capacity. The breeding wasn’t successful, likely by design.”
Her brow furrowed. “I have so many questions. I’m afraid I’m going to forget to ask them all.”
I bared my teeth in a controlled grin that she hopefully would read as pride in her intelligence and not a threat. “Ask your questions. I won’t forget them and promise to answer everything with as much detail as I can provide.”
“Yoursizechanged after the first heat cycle? By design—like you think they controlled which woman, er, female, you were given so she wouldn’t get pregnant? Who controls all this? Is dyni the lizard thing? Are females soldiers too or just males? You said a rescue mission before. How were you stranded? How many were in your squad?” She paused, her chest heaving on a gulp as she caught up on her breathing. “When will you leave?”
NATALIE
My brain buzzedwith so many ideas, hopping from question to question quicker than I could even voice them. The more he told me, the more questions I had.
“My size doubled after I came into heat the first time, though the gains later weren’t as significant. It’ll be interesting to see how much, if any, I grow this time.”
My eyes flared, my mouth sagging open at the thought. I tried to imagine the Godzilla-thing in the jungle getting even bigger and almost peed myself. “You’ll grow every single time we… uh…”
He made that low rattling sound again that I was starting to recognize as amusement. “Not each time, thankfully, or I’d outgrow this planet in a hurry, though the hormones continue to change my physique. Heat usually only lasts a few hours once a compatible female is willing to breed. Though this first time, it might take the beast longer to settle down. I’ve been burning with need for weeks.”
“But your heat cycles are usually controlled?”
“I’ve served thirty-three rotations without coming into heat. It’s definitely an anomaly to have it happen now, especially with a species not previously known to be compatible with dyni. It’s even rarer for dyni to mate, so the chances that I would find you were one in a trillion.”
I took another bite of the delicious stew, making myself chew slowly while I thought. He seemed so earnest. So convinced that I was special. And yeah, that was a terrific feeling. He wanted me. I’d never been the girl the hot guy wanted, let alone with such single-minded intensity.
Butmate…?
I wasn’t ready for a husband in any way, shape, or form. That had never been part of my life plan.
I flicked my gaze up to his face, not surprised to see him watching me eat, as if it was as entertaining as a new club on the Vegas Strip.
“You’re so special and rare, baby,” he murmured with the low, rattling purr. “You have no idea, do you? These fucking human males are absolutely useless. Dyni rarely come into heat, but it’s even rarer for us to mate. I don’t think a dyni has mated for generations. I knew you were mine as soon as I smelled you. Seeing you only made me want you more.”
My cheeks heated. His words made me want to squirm like a cute, wriggly puppy. I didn’t think I had a praise kink but if he told me I was his good girl I’d probably die on the spot. Hot, pulsing tingles tightened my pussy. If I wasn’t careful, I’d come again just sitting here, like I had earlier today.
Naked. On the bed. My legs crossed, which exposed me to his gaze. It’d be so easy to just lie back and open my thighs. Invite him to dive in again. His tongue stroking me. Curling inside me. Impossibly long—
Tremors rippled through me. My breath caught, holding back a soft gasp. Fucking hell. I’d done it again. I’d actually managed to make myself climax just thinking about him.
Mortified, I tried to cover up my reaction by lifting a shaking hand to my mouth with another bite. “Mate,” I rasped out, trying to make my tongue connect to my brain. “Heat. Isn’t that the same thing?”
A wave of his musky scent swept over me so strongly that I could taste him on my tongue despite the chili heat in the stew.
“Heat and mate are two entirely different things.”
His voice rumbled so deep and rough that I risked another quick look at his face. His nostrils flared, his eyes glowing red like hellfire forges. He’d told me before that he could sense body temperature changes and even heart rate. Of course he knew that I’d just climaxed a foot away without him even lifting a finger. To his credit, he didn’t touch me or even inch closer, though his shoulders rippled with corded tendons. As if he was braced to pounce.
“Heat means I want to fuck you. Fill you up with my cum. Over and over until you’re carrying my offspring.”
Gulp. I swallowed hard and almost choked on the stew. I could only stare at him, trembling beneath the onslaught of heat and need pulsing through my body. My pussy ached, empty and wet and ready to feel that merciless stretch as he filled me.
He paused, drawing in a deep, rattling breath. Lips parted, his tongue stroking over his lips as if he could taste me on the air. “Mate is all of that and more. Mate means I’ll never come in heat for another female. Ever. Mate means you’re my only priority. Fuck the mission. Fuck the squad. Fuck Dynosauros. Fuck Earth. Fuck it all. You come first.”
With a surge so fast he seemed to blur, he leaned into my space. His massive hand cupped the back of my head, fingers tangled in my hair. Hot breath wafted over my face, his lips hovering over mine. “Most importantly, you’re fuckingmine.”
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