Chapter Eight
T he blanket was soft on his skin, and Perry snuggled under it, watching Menut poke the fire. It had died down during the night, but Menut had gotten it going again. Once it was blazing, Menut walked to the bed and crawled in behind Perry, pulling him close.
After the sex they’d had on the table, Menut had carried Perry to the bath, and they’d shared it together. Perry called it a bath, but really, it was a mini swimming pool. It had to be larger than normal to fit Menut’s wings, so it was larger than any bath Perry had seen. Perry had lain on Menut, watching the waves Menut’s wings created when he unfurled them in the water. Up and down, he moved them, the ripples moving outward to reach the sides of the bath, then rebounding back. When Perry had asked how Menut had heated the water, he’d told him about a hot spring not too far away that he’d channeled into his home so he could create this room.
Once the bath had finished, Menut had carried a sleepy Perry back to bed, then tucked him in. Perry had quickly fallen asleep wrapped up nice and warm, and when he woke, he found Menut wrapped around him, Perry’s back to Menut’s chest. Safe and secure and deliciously warm, Perry had snuggled back down in Menut’s embrace and fallen back to sleep. Now he was fully awake, watching Menut move in the fluid way he did and wondering how he would get back home. He didn’t belong here. This was Menut’s world and not his, and there were far too many things here that terrified Perry.
Perry could feel Menut’s arousal and knew Menut would be fucking him soon, and his body responded, his own dick hardening. Menut kissed across his shoulders, one of his hands moving Perry’s leg up and out of the way. Perry pushed back when he felt the velvety head of Menut’s cock on his ass, then sighed when he relaxed enough for Menut to slide inside.
He should put up more of a fight, but Menut only had to look at him, touch him and Perry was lost in the arousal that built inside of him until it cascaded and dragged him under. Menut moved within him, stroking those parts deep inside that left Perry gasping and moaning in pleasure, and when he finally found release, he tensed, his body and mind disintegrating.
Coming back from an orgasm that had shaken him apart, Perry relaxed as Menut kissed his neck and shoulders, his cock slipping free. “Hungry?”
Perry nodded. “I need the bathroom, too.”
Menut moved out from behind Perry and tugged him up. Following Menut to the bathroom, Perry used the facilities, then the toothbrush Menut had given him. Naked, he walked into the kitchen, watching Menut cook. There was something about Menut that drew Perry’s eyes, and he found he couldn’t look away from him. Taller and broader than Perry, Menut moved with feline grace, and Perry curled his fingers in to stop himself from reaching out to touch that golden skin. So soft and warm, Perry loved feeling Menut’s skin against his body. It shouldn’t be like this. They’d only just met, and Perry had given himself to Menut with an ease that left him stunned and a little uneasy.
He knew so little about the Mothman. His name and that they were mates. Maybe. That was it. He needed to change that. “Do you have a family?”
“Yes.”
“Where are they?”
“They are around. We see each other when necessary.”
Perry pursed his lips. “I see mine every week. We spend every Sunday together. It’s nice having a meal and talking. My sister Adria is getting married soon. I’m going to her wedding.”
“Wedding?” Menut frowned at him. “What is that?”
“It’s where two people who love each other share vows and tie their lives together.”
“Ah, I have heard of this. Humans make and break those vows with ease. What is the point of making them in the first place if you can break them so easily?”
“I always wanted to share those vows with a woman one day.”
Menut paused what he was doing and turned to face Perry. “A female?”
“Yeah. I never expected this to happen, and with a man. Er male.” That was an understatement. He’d never even looked at a man in that way before, and here he was having sex with a monster.
“You have never been with a male before?”
“No.” Perry glanced at the floor and shrugged. “Just women. I take it you have been with men, I mean males, before.”
“I have been with males and females. We don’t desire one sex.”
“So you’re bisexual.”
“What?” Menut brought two plates over to the table, along with glasses of water. “What is bisexual?”
“It means someone who is attracted to both sexes.”
“Why do humans label everything? I am not that. I am me and I like what I like.”
Shrugging, Perry sipped his water. “Some humans are comforted by labels. Some want them and some don’t.”
Menut sat and pushed Perry’s plate closer. “Fruits and vegetables from around here.”
Perry picked what looked like a strawberry up and took a small bite. Soft and tangy, the flavor burst over his tongue and his eyes grew wide. “Wow, that’s nice.”
Menut pointed to another one. “That is slightly… bitter, I think, is the word you would use.”
Biting into the one Menut pointed to, Perry sucked his cheeks in. “Oh yeah. That’s bitter alright.”
“Try it with this sweet one. Their flavors work well together.”
Perry narrowed his eyes at Menut, who watched him with an open expression. “Hmm. Okay.” Eating the two pieces of fruit together, Perry moaned at the explosion of flavors. “They do work well together.” He ate some more, the different tastes and textures leaving his taste buds tingling.
When he’d finished eating, he sighed and watched Menut clear their plates away. He sipped water, looking around the room, realizing there were no windows, which kind of made sense as they were in a cave. “How do you get in and out?”
“I have one entrance that is visible and one that is not.”
“Why?” Oh. Was that because Menut had enemies and now he was with Perry, so Perry was on some hit list and might die? He had to get home now. This place was strange, and alien, and he had to get away back to safety. Back to the place he knew and loved.
“You should always have an exit in case something happens. I live in a cave. Caves collapse.”
Perry keened and stood, staring up at the ceiling. “Collapse?”
“This section is solid. When I made this cave my home, I made sure it would stand the test of time. I have lived here for over one hundred of your human years.” Menut shrugged a shoulder. “I am young.”
“Over a hundred years and you’re young?” Perry’s mouth fell open and his eyes moved over Menut’s body. “You look like you’re in your twenties. How can you be over a hundred years old? And we’re mated! What will happen to me? Oh my god. This is so wrong.” His hand fluttered on his chest, and he wheezed as his chest tightened. “I need to go now.”
Menut crouched in front of him and that was when Perry realized, he was on his knees on the floor. “You will live as long as I will. We have years to explore this world together and you are safe here. I will not let anything happen to you.”
“You happened to me! Grailaine happened to me! It was supposed to be a date and then I’d go home and that was it. Now I’m here in a cave with you and I don’t even know you or anything about you. You’re over a hundred years old? How long do you live for? Family? Friends? You’ve told me so little but expect me to stay and be with you and forget about my family and friends.”
“They are important to you. We can visit them.”
“So I have to live here? Why don’t you live with…No. I can’t be doing this. What the hell is happening here? We just met. I don’t even know you and we’ve fucked God knows how many times and I can’t stop you. You look at me and I want you, and it shouldn’t be that way. How can you have this hold on me?” Perry leaned over, panting harshly, squeezing his eyes shut. “I need to go,” he muttered.
“No. You are mine. I will take care of you.” Perry surged to his feet and paced the floor in front of Menut, who slowly rose. “Perry. I have upset you.”
“Do you find mates and then that’s it? You drop everyone and everything and live together from day one?”
“I am not sure what you mean?” Menut tilted his head, his wings rustling as they moved. “I am yours. We belong together.”
“Would you let me go home?”
“No. Your place is here with me. I will provide everything you need.” Menut straightened. “I think you should rest. This is upsetting you.”
Perry slid down the wall and sat on the floor. “Fuck me. That’s like saying to a woman ‘it’s your hormones’.” Perry tried to stand, but his legs felt shaky, so he stayed on the floor. The floor was nice anyway, and Perry could cope with it far better than what was going on with Menut, and Perry’s head was a mess. He needed to go home and forget this happened, but he didn’t think he would be able to because Menut was already inside him, and he didn’t know what the fuck was going on.
Menut frowned, his eyes narrowing. “I do not understand.”
“I think I need to sleep.” Menut walked over, picked him up, causing Perry to yelp in surprise, then carried him to the bedroom. Placing him on the bed, Menut cuddled him from behind and kissed his shoulders. Perry could feel Menut’s erection on his ass and he murmured, “You want sex.”
“Yes, I want you. I see you and I want to touch you.”
Perry rolled onto his front and buried his face in the pillow. He felt Menut lay on top, his heavy body spreading his legs wide. Perry lifted his head, stared over his shoulder as Menut eased inside. He bit his lip, moaned softly. “Will it always be like this?” He could say no, but he didn’t want to because it was the same for him. This strange attraction that had him letting Menut touch him and fuck him when Perry should be turning away.
“Between us? Yes.” Menut pulled out then pushed back inside, making Perry groan at the fullness in his ass, the way Menut stretched him wide. Menut kissed and bit his shoulders, his arms under Perry, his hands gripping Perry’s shoulders, pulling him back when he surged deep inside.
Perry moved with him, his ass tilted up, so Menut could fuck him harder. He murmured the word and Menut picked up speed, thrust faster. The pleasure and pain built inside, a crescendo that had Perry trembling with need until it crashed over him, and he lay sobbing on the bed until the feelings drifted away. Menut pulled free, and rolled Perry onto his back, then kissed him so softly, Perry felt a tear escape.
Wiping it away, Menut kissed him again, his tongue sliding over Perry’s. “I am yours too.”
“I get it.” Perry turned away, his body growing heavy now that it was sated. He might have never had sex with a man before, but he had never had orgasms as powerful as the ones he had with Menut. It scared him how much he felt with Menut. Too fast. They’d just met, and under stressful circumstances as well. Fuck, Perry barely knew his name, and he’d let Menut fuck him. Four times on the ground where anyone could see them and several here in Menut’s home. “I’m not like this.”
“We are together as we are meant to be. We are drawn to one another. It is the way it should be. That is why you give yourself freely to me. It is why I want to make you happy and give you pleasure. I want to give you everything you want.”
“I need to go home.” When Menut told him no, Perry knew he had to make plans so he could escape, and part of that was knowing where the fuck he was. Once he had that figured out, he could make his escape and find his way home, and he would ignore the ache in his chest at the thought of leaving. He had to go home. He had to. He didn’t belong here, so why did the thought of leaving make his chest hurt the way it did?