Chapter Nineteen
S tanding at the edge of the safe zone, Perry adjusted his bag and stepped outside, walking across the field toward the trees. Toward Menut. Towards his future, if Menut still wanted him. Perry wasn’t entirely sure if Menut still wanted to be with him after what had happened. There’d been no contact for over two months. Menut may have moved on. Just the thought of Menut with someone else cut him deep, made his breath catch, but he was here, and he had to find out.
Stepping into the forest, the cool air touched his skin, and Perry wiped a hand over his forehead, wiping the sweat away. Readjusting his bag, Perry strode on, avoiding touching anything that looked weird, which was pretty much everything. Keeping his arms close to his body, Perry jumped over fallen logs and tree roots and danced around bushes. He’d probably made contact with all of them when he’d run through here while escaping Grailaine’s clutches. He was still alive, but he wasn’t taking any chances. He knew Menut would show him, anyway. He’d begun when Perry had been here before, but now he would pay more attention.
Insects—Perry thought they were insects—buzzed past his face, and Perry ducked and dodged them. Birds swooped through the trees and more than once Perry slowed to take in the gorgeous colors, some Perry didn’t even think existed on his world. Light filtered down through the branches and made Perry slow whenever it highlighted something that Perry hadn’t seen before.
When he eventually made it out, he stood under the branches of a tall tree, white bark and red leaves moving in the faint breeze, and looked toward the cave Menut called his home. The cliff face was still some distance away, but with every step Perry took he neared his goal. Menut.
Wiping his face, Perry once again adjusted the bag on his back and began the long walk across the field. He kept his eyes down, the sun bright overhead, and he’d only been walking five minutes when he saw a shadow move across the grass. Slowing, Perry shielded his eyes and looked up, but saw nothing. Shaking his head, Perry murmured, “Maybe I’m seeing things.”
A second later, he heard a thud and snapped his head in the direction the sound came from. Eyes widening, he sucked in a breath. “Menut.”
Menut watched him, his wings fluttering behind. Mouth dry, Perry tried to smile, but failed miserably. The longer the silence went on for the more he wanted to turn and run. “Perry.”
“Yeah. Hi.”
“Why are you here?”
Perry opened his mouth, then closed it when his carefully prepared speech disappeared from his mind. “Er, yeah. I came here, you know, er, because… well, you see…” Perry trailed off, swallowed, licked his lips, then tried again. “I came for you,” he whispered. The words were so low in volume, Perry wasn’t sure if Menut had heard him.
“Me?”
He had heard, but stood still, and Perry wanted to be anywhere but where he was because Menut’s lack of reaction hurt. “Yeah.”
“Why?”
Was Menut making this hard on purpose? “Because, you know, it’s because of us.”
“Us?” Menut tilted his head.
“Do you have to make this so hard?” Perry blurted. Menut grinned, and Perry sighed. “I came here for you. I miss you.”
“You told me you could not live here with me. That this is not your world.”
“It isn’t, but I want to try to. I can still work, and I can still meet my friends, right? On Fridays we can go to my world and drink and… and…” Perry licked his lips. “Menut?”
Menut watched him, then strode over, pushing the bag from his shoulders. “I cannot be gentle.”
“I don’t want you to be.”
Perry’s bag hit the ground and Menut grabbed Perry’s head, tilting it to one side, pulled his T-shirt off one shoulder and bit. Perry cried out, pain exploding across his shoulder, then next thing he knew, Menut was ripping the clothes from Perry’s body. Perry hit the ground naked, saw Menut move over him, also naked, and spread his legs, pulling them up. “I’m yours,” he murmured.
Menut growled, rubbed the head of his dick on Perry’s hole, then pushed inside. Perry gasped as he stretched wide, but there was little pain. Intense pleasure flooded his body as Menut pulled his head over and plundered Perry’s lips. Perry arched up, their tongues touching as Menut fucked him.
Perry grabbed the arches of Menut’s wings, felt Menut’s body shudder as he stroked them. Then he was coming. Hard, fast, destroying him in the best possible way, Perry cried out Menut’s name, his body shaking as electric arcs of pleasure surged through it. When he sagged onto the ground, he hissed when Menut released his teeth from Perry’s shoulder after biting him again. Menut licked over the mark, then kissed it softly.
“You will not leave again?”
“Only to visit friends and family. I’ve been told we have to go every Friday for beers, and I have Adria’s wedding. Do you mind? We’ll live here but visit on the weekends? I can work too, so I can pick up or drop off what I need to when we go.”
“You wish to continue working?”
“Yeah. I like my job, and I’d get bored doing nothing.” Perry stroked Menut’s cheek, smiled when Menut nibbled on his fingers. “Are you okay with that?”
“As long as you are happy.” Menut kissed him, then rested his forehead on Perry’s, his hair falling around them like a curtain.
“And here?” Perry grinned.
“I can visit your world. I would not want you to miss your family and friends.”
Licking his lips, Perry whispered. “I love you. I’ve missed you so much.”
“I have missed you too.” Menut kissed Perry’s lips. “You have left an ache in me with your absence.”
“I felt the same way.” Perry moaned when he felt Menut’s still hard dick move in his ass. “Again?”
“I fear we will not leave this field soon.” Menut kissed him, their tongues tangling. “My need for you is too great to be parted just yet.”
Wrapping his arms around Menut, Perry murmured, “Trying to get me pregnant?” He wasn’t sure if that would happen because he knew so little about this.
Menut paused, then licked over Perry’s lips. “I can try when the time is right. I am not sure when it comes to human males.”
“Really.” Perry meant the word to come out as a question, but his moan colored it. Menut moved inside him, brushing his prostate every time.
“Yes. When we are both ready, we can try.”
The thought of being pregnant, him a man, wasn’t nearly as scary as it sounded. What would their child look like? “Yes, Menut. Let’s.”
Menut growled, kissed Perry hard and deep. “My Perry. My beautiful Perry.”
Those were the last words Perry was conscious of before Menut wrecked his world in the best way possible.