43. His Nest
FORTY-THREE
HIS NEST
Lukys
I follow closely behind, staying just far enough away to remain out of sight. I have been waiting for her since the beginning but have been too indecisive to approach.
Then she went to her sister’s ship and curiosity and fear took hold.
But watching and waiting brings me a sense of calm. It is that calm that I need right now. Her sister is here, and with a ship, a large one that might take Elena away from me. I clench my hands.
The last thing I expected upon our return was to find her sister in my territory, searching for her. I never thought Elena’s sister would find us, and with a massive spaceship at that, one of the biggest I have seen. It has filled the entire meadow.
There is the chance that Elena’s sister will stay here, and I will have two females and the new female’s mate to take care of. I will do whatever is necessary to make Elena happy. The meat from an average deer could feed three humans for multiple meals, and berries, fish, and water are plentiful.
Perhaps Ixi can win the other female’s heart from her human partner.
It is what I have always sought to do with a bride—have young of my own but I did not expect to expand my clan with wayward humans. I just rehomed Levy and Greg, now I may have new humans to keep an eye on.
Elena circles the boulders outside my cave’s entrance as the evening shadows elongate over them. The sun casts the sky, the land, and my cave in a golden, reddish glow, signaling the arrival of twilight.
She is seeking me, my nest.
And now that she has arrived… I look down at my growing bulge.
My misgivings fade away.
I slip forward as Elena disappears under the vines and enters the flickering, firelit passageway beyond. I prepared for her arrival. I prepared to have her here tonight.
Torches line the walls leading deeper into my cave. The interior firepit is lit and there is a large pile of wood near it, ready to keep it fed. The smell of woodsmoke is subtle as it gets swept up in the cracks in the ceiling.
I do not have food. Not yet. I did not have time to hunt or forage.
But I have bowls of fresh water—to bathe her body with after I have thoroughly claimed it.
“Lukys?” she calls out.
I shift the vines aside when I lose sight of her within. Slipping across the threshold to the other side, I come upon her outside the cavern with the firepit. Her back is facing me when I slowly approach her.
She does not hear me, see me, or sense me. Not only that, the firelight is low, having been left unattended for too long.
“You have come to my nesssst,” I hiss, my voice raspy. Elena tenses and turns, meeting my eyes as I close the distance between us. “Of your own accord.”
Her tension fades as she leans into me and rests her head against my chest, catching me by surprise. “I told you. I promised I would stay with you. I meant it.” She wraps her arms around me. I embrace her, delighting in the warmth of her body.
“You no longer fight this connection between us.”
Rumbling, hissing thickly, I haul her into my arms and carry her to my nest. As I do, she leans in and kisses my chin, jaw, and neck. She then nips my earlobe, making my appendage throb.
“I realized when I was talking with my sister that I don’t want to leave with her.
I don’t want to live in her shadow any longer.
I belong with you. I belong here.” She shifts upward and brushes her lips over my ear.
“I want to be where I’m seen, where I’m adored for being me, just me, and not living in the background of someone else’s life. ”
“Good, because I have no intention of letting you go.”
“She did ask me to leave…”
I frown down at her.
“I told her I wasn’t deciding anything, that I was tired. Then I left.”
“You did not tell her you plan on staying?”
She shakes her head. “She may have lost it. She almost didn’t let me off the ship so I told her I’d return in the morning. My sister can be… dramatic. I plan on telling her then, after she’s had some sleep. There’s a… lot of emotions right now. I think some time will help.”
I nod and gently lay her on the fluffed-up hides of my nest, afterwards moving to the torches situated around the room and relighting them with fresh wood.
She watches silently as I prepare the space.
When I return to her, she is sitting upright in the center of my hides, tugging off her shoes, and pulling her shirt over her head.
She tosses her clothes away, moving her hands down to wrangle out of her pants.
“You do not think you can convince her to stay? Does she have to leave?” I ask.
As my mate’s body becomes more exposed, my prick springs free, engorged and throbbing.
I grab the bunched-up cloth of her pants and underwear and help her slide them off her legs. Afterwards, I straighten to peruse her delicately feminine form, admiring the curves of her body. My fingers twitch.
“She won’t stay here if she doesn’t have to,” Elena whispers, shivering, wrapping her arms around herself. “Not with the life she leads. She’s accustomed to a certain standard of living. A certain amount of… attention.”
Her nipples tighten and I run my hand up and down my length.
Seed leaks from my tip to slicken the sides of my shaft and knot.
She leans back on her elbows and slowly spreads her legs.
In the center of my nest, completely surrounded by my trophies, and with the torchlight licking her sun-kissed skin, I have never seen a more alluring sight.
It is what I have wanted since the very first day I caught her and brought her here—her, as mine. Gone is her cowering form in the corner.
“You are,” I run my fangs across my lower lip, “beautiful.”
Her eyes hood and she winces like the compliment hurts. “Thank you. You look good yourself.”
I lean over her. “Thank you.” Dropping my hands onto the hides, I press my lips to hers, eager for a taste.
She melts under me, embracing me in her arms and between her legs. I kiss her deeply, thoroughly, sinking into her.
Tonight, I do not want to rut her like an animal in need. Tonight, I want to love her.
Love her…
Hold her…
I slide my mouth along her jaw, her cheeks, her hairline, tasting her everywhere. Eager for more, I move to her velvety neck and soft breasts, kissing and licking them. I worship all of her with my mouth and hands, enchanted by the warm, supple feel of her body.
Suckling her nipple into my mouth, she drops back with a moan. “Lukys.”
I suckle harder until her legs clasp my hips and her nails bite into my back. Rubbing my prick along her lower body, her shifting legs, I move farther down until my head is between her thighs. At the same time, I loop my tail behind me and slide my tailtip up, wrapping it gently around her neck.
Now, I can feel her pulse when I make her unravel. I will be able to feel her moans as they slip through her throat.
“You are the loveliest sight I have ever been gifted. Each vision of you is better than the last.”
I breathe her in, hovering my face above her sex.
She shudders in anticipation as I glide my right hand up and down her body, smoothing out the gooseflesh still upon her skin.
Dropping my eyes from her hooded ones to look at her slit, her dewy, pink flesh comes into view, darkened by the shadows.
I nearly groan as I take another full breath of her arousal.
“Mine for now, mine for alwayssss,” I growl, slipping my tongue out and running it along her slit.
She grabs my head with a gasp. At the same time, her knees bend and her heels hit the middle of my back. I glide my tongue over her, licking her essence as it sweetens her opening. Running the forked tip of it in circles around her hole, I probe it.
Her body jumps. “Lukys!” Her hand moves to touch the nub at the top of her crux and I push it away to do it myself. Breathy words leave her lips. “Oh, my…”
Her hips jerk once more when I thrust my tongue deep inside of her.
I swipe, lash, and lick her everywhere, drinking down her taste, mesmerized by her delicious flavor. She has never been so rich, so ripe… I clasp her legs and bury my face between her thighs, driving my tongue in circles.
“Yes!” She clutches me harder. Her sheath constricts, quivering rapidly. “Lukys! Yesssss,” she hisses like me, whimpering loudly. Her feet dig into my back as I rear up and line my tip to her quivering opening.
With her shaking, naked, and already close to the precipice, I thrust into her all the way, only slowing to squeeze my knot inside.
She clenches and I bury myself as deep as I can go, erupting with her.
“Love you,” I groan as pleasure shoots up my back.
My tail coils inward and partially over her, circling her arms and legs.
She tenses under me. “Love me?”
I press my palms into the nest on either side of her and lean down, meeting her hooded eyes. Her sweaty face. “Yessss. You are everything I have ever dreamed of. You have driven me to madness and still you gave me a chance. You are everything to me, Elena. I love you.”
She constricts, fluttering wildly. “I—I love you too. You’re my rock. You’re what I’ve always needed and never had.”
I close the remaining distance between us and kiss her, thrusting faster, spilling all of my seed.
Tonight will be a long one.
Later, after our fervent lovemaking, she is sleeping peacefully within the warm layers of my nest, with my limbs wrapped softly yet firmly around hers. I lie there, taking her in as the remaining light from the torches fades away.
Sister here or not, more people to watch out for or not, I am all hers. Forever.
Come what may, Elena and I will take it on together.