Chapter 10 #2
I couldn’t help but smile. “That sounds wonderful. Can we really do that?”
Calum nodded. “The first place I want to take you is back to Egypt. I want to show you the river and the seas. You need to see the pyramids and the Sphinx.”
“I read about those in that book there in the hotel. That sounds like a good trip.” I laid my head down on my arms and closed my eyes. “Where else should we go?”
“Anywhere you want. We’ll explore all of the places, experience all of the different cultures together.”
That seriously sounded amazing, and I couldn’t wait. I wanted to do all of that. I wanted to read about places in books and then plan a trip with Calum, exploring them together.
I moved my arms, letting them fall to the sides, and rested my head on his chest. I could hear his heart beating, and it relaxed me even more than I already was.
“Asher?”
“Hmm?” I asked, somewhat sleepy all of a sudden.
“Why does my bite on my shoulder tingle? It’s not painful, but it’s tingling and throbbing. Is it like a warlock’s claiming mark?”
I shrugged. “I’m not sure. I know that your claiming bite will pulse and tingle with my aura. The sensation will increase when I become aroused, when I’m scared or excited. It’ll probably pulse and feel a bit angry when I’m upset. I’m not really sure how else to explain it.”
“That works perfectly.” Calum’s arms tightened around me briefly, and I smiled against his chest. “Are you warm enough?”
I was. “Yes. Did you need a blanket?” The fire was giving off more than enough heat, and although we were on the floor, it wasn’t exactly cold down here.
“Are you comfortable? I’m lying on you, and the floor is hard.”
“That is why I asked if you were warm enough. We’re on the floor.”
I used magic to put several more blankets under us, making the rug much softer. I also covered us with one, sighing when I felt it covering my back.
“Where did you get the blankets from?”
I shrugged. “I’m not really sure. I’ll put them back when we’re finished with them though. I just thought about blankets, and here they are.”
Calum chuckled again.
“Well, as long as nobody is going to be missing them.”
I shook my head again and sighed. I was really warm now.
Calum was a hot, sexy heater, and my body was incredibly satisfied.
Well, except for the itchiness that I was feeling on my stomach.
I knew what was causing it, so I used magic and cleaned up my cum from between us.
I also cleaned up other areas, but there wasn’t a whole lot I could do until Calum’s knot went down and we could separate.
Another wave of heat went through me, and I turned my head toward the fireplace to see if the flames had somehow increased.
When I saw they were the same as they had been, I lowered the blanket.
It had to be Calum just being as warm as he was.
He had mentioned it several times—how he was warmer than I was, and I needed to be sure to dress for the cold weather because I didn’t have a fox half. I was understanding that now.
“Are you all right?”
“Yes, just getting warm.”
Calum seemed concerned because his hand moved up my back and to my face. “Your cheeks are flushed.” Calum sat up, one arm behind me holding me to his chest while the other ran through my hair, pushing it off my forehead. “Are we too close to the fireplace?”
I shook my head. “I don’t think so. You’re just incredibly warm.
We’ll need to have a very light blanket on our bed if we’re going to sleep close together.
” I sighed. “I’m tired. I’m sorry, but I am.
My body feels amazing and relaxed, and now all I want to do is cuddle with you and maybe take a nap. It’s been an overwhelming day.”
“It has certainly been eventful. I’m sorry you’ve had an overwhelming day though. What can I do to keep you from having such a day again?”
He was seriously the sweetest. “It won’t be.
There was just a lot going on. I was digging in the backyard, and all of a sudden, the fates showed up.
Then I was in their realm, and then I was on the sidewalk outside of your hotel.
” I moved my head and placed my chin on my arm again.
“I went through the lobby and into the elevators like they’d said to, and, well, you know everything that’s happened since.
It’s been a lot, and I’m pretty sure it’s already past my bedtime, but it’s still morning here? ”
Calum chuckled again. “That it is. We can take a nap, but maybe we should move away from the fire some so you’re not so warm.”
I was about to agree when I felt Calum’s knot release. When it did, there was a gush of fluid that came out with it. I knew some of it was cum, but some was also slick. I sighed.
“Well then, I guess we can get up now,” I said with a laugh. I sat up on my mate, another gush of fluid rushing out. I winced. “I’ll clean that. But I should probably find the toilet. Did you happen to see it down here?”
“Yes, it’s the door just to the left of the office door.” Calum pointed, and I looked over my shoulder at the direction he’d indicated.
I nodded and stood, and instead of trying to rush across the house while not having a mess end up everywhere, I used magic and put myself in that area.
I entered the bathroom and saw that it had everything in it: toilet, sink, and a shower.
I sighed in relief as I sat on the toilet.
I had been expecting this because we had been educated about how things worked with shifter alphas with knots.
Well, Calum most definitely had a knot, and there was a lot of cum because his shifter side wanted nothing more than to ensure he was able to have children with me.
I smiled at that thought. I wanted to give him a child.
Thinking about that, I remembered I’d left my mate on the rug with a huge mess on him.
I used magic to clean him up, as well as the mess that I knew was on the rug.
I sighed in relief again after I finished my business in the bathroom.
I looked around and was happy to see that someone, despite the place having nothing in it, had thought enough to put tissue in the bathroom for us.
I used some to quickly wipe up, then decided that nope, I needed to be cleaned a little better, and I used some magic to take care of that.
I flushed the toilet and went to the sink.
There was soap there, and after washing my hands, I splashed cool water on my face.
Calum was right. My cheeks were flushed.
As I stared at myself in the mirror, I felt another wave of heat go through my body.
I wasn’t with Calum under the blanket any longer.
I looked down my body and saw that my chest was now flushed red.
I knew what that meant, but how? He had claimed me just minutes ago.
Not even an hour ago? How could I possibly be starting my fertile period already?
I left the bathroom and realized that not only was I feeling warmer, but there was a sudden wave of need. Sexual need. I grabbed ahold of the wall near the doorway and looked out into the empty room. Calum was sitting on the rug, but it was obvious that he’d moved it away from the fireplace some.
“Thanks for helping with the cleanup. Did you get everything taken care of?” he asked as he started to stand.
“Calum?” I said quietly. I’m not sure if it was my tone or if Calum could sense my fertile period starting through our bond.
Either way, he came rushing toward me, and I felt him catch me as I started to fall.
That was the last thing I remembered, other than being carried to the makeshift bed we’d created in our new home and Calum gently running his fingers through my hair.