Chapter 13
Chapter Thirteen
Derek
“We need to have sex to share our magic,” Nolen explained, playing with the last bit of pancake on his plate.
Sex.
The thing I never thought about, or needed. I was going to have sex today. With Nolen. And the rulers knew.
“I haven’t done that before,” I blurted.
He frowned. “I know that.”
“You do?” Had I already told him that? Or did he just assume?
“Why would you have sex with someone else?”
“I wouldn’t,” I quickly defended.
“Exactly.”
This was so weird. I kept forgetting Nolen was from here, where mates were a thing. No one slept with other people. They stayed virgins until they found their mates. It would take some time to get used to. But that also meant that Nolen hadn’t been with anyone else, and I liked knowing that.
I looked into Nolen’s dark green eyes and voiced my biggest concern with mating. “What if my magic hurts yours?”
His smile was filled with fondness as he rose to offer me his hand. “I think our magic will be beautiful together. And remember, your magic can’t hurt me. We’re mates.”
“You can’t hurt your mate?”
“Why would you?”
“I get that, but you aren’t capable of it, or is it just that no one wants to?”
“I don’t think you’re capable, granted no one has tried, because why would you hurt another part of yourself?”
“Fair,” I agreed, following his steps into the bathroom.
“I would prefer a shower before we mate, and maybe we should add a bit of time outside on the grass before we do anything?”
I had a better idea. “I want us to mate on the grass.”
“You, what?” He blinked.
“I think for this to work without me falling into despair, we need to do it on the grass. The garden is secluded with the high fence, and the big tree in the corner will add more coverage as we mate.”
“I hadn’t thought about that.”
“Then it’s settled. You shower while I sit here and wait,” I closed the toilet lid and sat down, motioning for him to get a move on. I wasn’t about to miss the show, so I eyed him with hunger as he undressed, still looking adorably confused.
Nolen’s body was beautiful. He was so big and strong, his chest covered in brown hair. He was manly. I felt myself growing hard just thinking about his strong protective arms around me. I had slept on his bare chest, so I knew how perfect I fit there, but the rest of him was a delicious surprise.
Thick thighs, strong, hairy legs. I had never looked at a leg for that long before, not even my own.
But Nolen’s legs were sexy. And then, there was his cock.
I already knew I wasn’t getting that big thing inside of my body today, no way.
I would be the one taking him. My dick wasn’t small, it was the perfect size for my body, but it was smaller than his, so I hoped he wouldn’t mind letting me inside him.
Then he stepped into the shower, removing the perfect view and I sulked, crossing my arms as I waited to get his body back into view.
It must have been the longest shower in history, or maybe I was just that impatient to get a good look at him again.
He stepped out, not bothered at all with how hard his cock had become while washing himself.
I stood, offering him a towel, watching how tiny drops of water cascaded down his stomach before disappearing into the towel.
“Still want to do it outside?” he asked, a smug smile on his lips.
“Yes,” I breathed, taking a step closer to touch one drop that rested on his peck. Like it had set up camp there and wouldn’t leave anytime soon. I was jealous. I wanted to rest there. The drop of water finally let go as I forced it to move with my finger, watching as it descended down, down, down.
Nolen’s arm came around my waist and I was tugged into his chest, my breathing stuttered as I felt his hardness against my lower belly. I hadn’t even realized how hard I was until now.
“Ready?” he asked, his voice all husky. I nodded, meeting his heated gaze.
Then I was picked up into his arms and carried inside the bedroom.
He gently placed me on the mattress, and I was about to remind him that this wasn’t our destination, when I saw he was just grabbing the lube.
He handed it to me and I took it before he picked me up again. I liked being carried. But only by him.
The garden was silent, and I hoped no one would overhear us, even if I knew this had to be where we mated, I still wouldn’t like other people being a part of it.
I was laid down carefully under the tree, then he removed his towel from his waist and placed it on the ground, letting us have some softness while still touching the earth.
“Please, can I take you?” I quickly asked before he got me naked.
Nolen just blinked at me. “Sure.” He didn’t seem to mind, but I felt like I needed to know he didn’t just say it to be kind to me.
“You don’t mind?”
“No. I just want you.”
My heart. How had I been gifted such an amazing man? If fate was real, like they all believed here, then I owed them all my gratitude.
“You have me,” I reminded him, knowing my voice was affected by how perfect he was.
He smiled, it was a mix of hunger and proudness and I knew we needed to get down to business before we both lost it.
I had borrowed one of Nolen’s hoodies and had my grey jogging pants on, but I hadn’t remembered underwear, which proved to be perfect for this.
While I struggled to remove the hoodie, he attacked my pants, pulling them clean off my bare feet and discarding them somewhere behind us.
“I used my magic to hide us from view and hearing,” he whispered, peppering my bare chest with his kisses.
“Is that allowed?” I panted, letting him do whatever he wanted with me.
“Only on our own properties. Not outside of them,” he explained hurriedly before continuing to explore my body.
“Nolen?” I needed to kiss him, for real this time.
Not the tiny tease I’d gotten yesterday.
His head lifted from my chest and I pulled his neck closer until my lips met his.
He groaned low in his throat and I whimpered.
His big body was crowding mine on top of the towel.
My hips started moving, seeking out his hardness with my own.
A slide of hot skin was enough to leave me tingling in pleasure.
Still glued together in the hottest kiss ever, I fumbled with my left hand for the lube, with my other I let go of his neck and opened the located bottle, then coated my fingers and found his hole with inexperienced fingers.
I had seen a lot of porn; curiosity had me invested; and to be completely honest with myself, I’d wanted to want sex.
I had felt like I was missing out on something, maybe because I didn’t know what I was missing, so I’d watched porn.
Many different kinds, too, all to test if I liked something.
I only learned that I liked watching it because the people in the videos seemed to enjoy themselves.
I wasn’t attracted to any of them, but somehow still enjoyed watching it, feeling like I was a part of it, even if I never would be, nor would I ever want to.
My curiosity was what helped me know enough to get by, even if I knew porn was a bad way of learning about sex.
One thing was certain, though. We didn’t need protection.
I had a strong suspicion that wasn’t really a thing here.
Even with the lack of babies being born, I could only imagine mated pairs could use other means to avoid unwanted pregnancies if they wanted to.
Nolen moaned into my mouth as I circled his hole, getting it nice and wet before adding my fingers. His tongue met mine and I momentarily forgot about fingering him, that was until he pushed back against my lax hand, silently begging me to get back to business. Who was I to deny him?
I pushed one finger inside, feeling how hot he was around me.
He groaned loudly, momentarily pausing our kiss to catch his breath.
I used the distraction to watch how his expression turned to pure bliss.
His eyes were closed as I continued to work my finger in and out of him, the only sounds were his moans of pleasure.
Pleasure I was giving him. I added another finger, still enraptured by his beauty.
He welcomed my fingers, and after a few more strokes, I added a third.
His hips started moving, alerting me he would be ready for me soon.
“How do you—” I never got more out, I was flipped around, him now on the ground and me on top of him.
I blinked in surprise from my new position, but he’d sort of answered my question silently.
He wanted us like this. I could work with that.
My legs touched the earth on either side of him.
Since he was so much bigger than me, I had to get his legs up against his sides, so I gently pushed them back.
He grabbed both and angled his hips up, giving me the perfect view of his glistening hole.
All ready for me. I swallowed, then added lube to my right hand.
“Let me know if I need to stop,” I said, slicking myself up.
“Of course, darling,” he rasped, looking at me with so much love I almost faltered. His gaze travelled to my dick, which I slowly aimed at his hole, pushing in slowly.
“Holy,” I began, cursing at how utterly amazing he felt around my dick, so warm, wet, and the tightness.
He gazed at me with hooded eyes that gleamed with so many emotions.
I could try to see if I could feel what he was feeling, but his eyes said everything.
He’d waited his whole life for this, for me.
And I’d always wanted just one single thing, and that was to be loved.
Looking into Nolen’s eyes, I knew we’d both found what we were searching for.
His breathing was labored as I began to move slowly.
His hand came up and caressed my cheek, so tenderly I almost cried.
“So beautiful,” he whispered, and I noticed he was crying too.
Maybe this wasn’t just about healing me.
Maybe my strong mate needed some healing as well.
I didn’t want us to only focus on my needs; his were just as important.
I would do anything to make Nolen happy, and right now, he was blooming underneath me.
I laughed, it sounded sort of broken, but I didn’t care. He smiled at me, feeling the same. Free. Loved. It was so much all at once and I struggled to make sense of it all.
“I’m going to really move now,” I warned him, not wanting to startle him.
He only nodded and bit his lower lip, throwing his head back and showing off his neck as I pushed farther into him.
I took his groans of pleasure as permission to truly move, and I did.
Thrusting in and out, each push more forceful than the one before.
I let my eyes wander to every exposed part of his body as I made love to him.
How anyone could be so perfect, so right for me… it would likely always be a mystery.
Tears were falling down my cheeks as I felt my soul mend itself together, like tiny little orbs of light, I imagined them knitting me up with Nolen’s love, somehow putting me back to how I should’ve been, even if I would never be what I once was. I could heal, but the stitches would forever remain.
The leaves on the tree above us shifted, and with it, the sunlight came through, letting small gaps of light hit Nolen perfectly.
I smiled as I watched the light dance on his skin, then caught his eyes which were a bright green shade, almost as if they were glowing.
Before I could tell him about it, a burst of light came flooding out of us both, making it impossible to see anything else than just light.
We gasped and the light seemed to break apart.
Like fireworks, it erupted into millions of colors and I shouted his name before coming inside of him; claiming him as mine forever.
I heard him say my name, too, but I was too lost in the sensations to pay much attention to anything else.
The colors started to fade around us and we were left staring at each other, panting for breath as we heard the birds chirp in the distance, not aware of what Nolen and I had just shared.