Chapter 40
FORTY
KOR
I could see the uncertainty in Vivienne’s lovely, gold-ringed eyes the minute she came back into the room. I had taken off my shirt and shoes but left my trousers on.
“Come here, baby,” I said, beckoning to her as she hesitated in the doorway.
She was wrapped in a big, fluffy white towel which was barely closed over her breasts.
Her long, dark hair was loose around her bare shoulders and her eyes were wide.
She was so beautiful it made me ache, and I don’t just mean my cock, though I admit that was half-way to attention just knowing what I was about to do.
But this wasn’t about giving myself pleasure—it was about easing Vivienne’s pain.
“Come her,” I said to her again and patted the place on the bed beside me. “Come here and let me help you, sweetheart.”
At last, she came to me. She scooted to the middle of the bed and then just sat there, stiffly, as though she wasn’t quite sure what to do.
“Come on, I won’t bite,” I told her. “Are you scared?”
“A…a little.” She still looked spooked. “I mean, I know we need to do this and I’m in a lot of pain but I’m worried—what if…what if when you suck me, it feels like the pump? What if it hurts so bad I can’t stand it?”
The mingled fear and pain in her beautiful eyes twisted my heart. I cupped her cheek in my hand and looked into her eyes.
“Vivienne, I promise you, I’m going to go slow and easy,” I murmured. “If you want me to stop, just tell me and I will.” I stroked her cheek. “I’ll never hurt you, baby—never.”
I saw her eyes soften and at last she seemed to relax.
“All…all right,” she murmured. “I trust you, Kor. It’s just…I haven’t had anyone I could trust in so long.”
“I know, baby.” I thought of the awful things my uncle had done to her and swore to myself that somehow, I would make up for them. For every bit of cruelty he had given her, I would give kindness. For every injury, I would bring healing. For every pain, I would give pleasure.
It wasn’t an idle vow I made to myself. There’s a belief among many Weres that the right Alpha can actually heal an injured or hurt Omega or Beta. There’s an old saying among us—“There is healing in the hands of the king.”
I didn’t know if that was true—I’d never tried to heal anyone before.
But I wanted badly to heal Vivienne and to ease the terrible pain she was in.
I sent a silent prayer to the Moon Goddess.
I didn’t know if she would approve of what we were doing—Vivienne was, after all, supposed to be off-limits.
But I couldn’t imagine that she’d want any of her children to suffer.
“Come here, baby,” I said to Vivienne and settled her in the crook of my arm. Then I gently pulled the towel apart, baring her swollen breasts and dark red nipples. There was still clear amber nectar beading on their tips and I knew what I had to do.
Leaning down, I very gently circled the first tight tip with my tongue.
Vivienne moaned softly, but didn’t pull away.
This close, I could smell how much hotter her scent had become—she was definitely going into Heat.
I could hear her heart pounding too but she was doing her best to lay still and not bolt from the bed.
She was trusting me not to hurt her, and I would have rather died than broken her trust.
I licked her again, tasting the sweetness of the nectar, doing my best to ease the pain in her nipple before I started sucking. I parted my lips and gave her a warm, gentle, open-mouthed kiss, caressing her gently as I swirled my tongue around her tender tip.
Vivienne moaned again and arched her back just a little, pushing more of her nipple into my mouth. I took that as a signal and began to suck, very gently, to get the nectar to flow.
A moment later I could taste it coming—sweet and light—across my tongue. I swallowed and sucked harder. It was really gushing now, and I had to swallow as fast as I could.
Then Vivienne gave a little cry.
I stopped at once and looked up, worried that I had hurt her.
“What is it baby? Did I suck too hard?” I asked anxiously.
She shook her head.
“No. It’s just…it’s finally starting to feel better.” There were tears in her eyes again but this time they were tears of relief. “Please—don’t stop,” she begged. “Keep going, Kor.”
“Of course, baby,” I murmured. And lowering my head, I took her nipple into my mouth again and went on sucking.