Page 40 of Einar (The Brigands of Ruk #2)
Chapter Forty
EINAR
“ Einar , honey. I need you to fill me up. I need you to seal our mate bond. Please !”
This is the best dream I have ever had in my entire existence. My Rowan is begging me to complete our mate bond, and I can do nothing to deny her. Flipping us so that she is on her back beneath me, I drag my hips back from her and snap them forward with a vigor that makes her writhe.
Her tiny little hands grab me by the jaw and pull my face down to hers for a kiss. She licks and sucks on my lower lip until I open my mouth for her. Our tongues meet for the first time, and I groan at the taste of her. My mate’s mouth is no less delicious than her cunt. Bracing one hand on the wall above her, I keep rolling her clit with my other thumb as I start fracking her in earnest.
“ Harder , Einar . Harder !”
She rips her mouth from mine and her cries of pleasure spur me on as I pump my pivy in and out of her tight sheath.
“ As you wish, mate”
Capturing her mouth with mine, I plunder it with my tongue, mimicking the motion of my hips. The urge to bite her where her neck and shoulder meet makes my mouth water; an odd taste tinges my saliva and almost overwhelms me, though I do not know why. My release hits me with the force of a warhammer, and I feel my ovipositor extend out of my pivy and lock onto the entrance of her womb as my seed erupts from me in jet after jet. Ripping my mouth from hers, I roar out my completion just as Rowan screams and I feel her cunt flutter around me as she reaches her peak.
Clarity hits, and with it comes realization.
Gods of Ruk , what have I done?
Looking down at Rowan’s flushed face and heaving chest, I realize none of it was a dream. I just fracked my mate into the sleeping platform without her consent.
Despair fills me, followed closely by self-disgust.
My body is locked to hers until my ovipositor relinquishes its hold on her and I resign myself to having a mate that hates the very sight of me for what I have just done to her. Her eyes are closed, and I count that a small blessing as I watch her mating collar form.
Delicate black lines encircle her throat and curl up both sides of her jaw before extending down between her breasts in looping, swirling designs to frame her navel. The pretty lines drop lower where we are still locked together and thus, out of my sight. Lifting my head, I meet her multi-colored eyes, and to my surprise, their depths hold nothing but concern.
“ Your mark is black again.”
Her quiet statement makes my head twitch. That is not what I was expecting her to say. Why is she so calm?
“ Rowan , what did you do?”
She smirks and shimmies her hips, making both of us groan at the sensation.
“ I think at the moment, that is rather self-explanatory. So , I’m not really up to date on sex with aliens, but are you stuck inside of me?”
For the first time in many orbital rotations, my face flushes with embarrassment.
“ Erm … yes. I have what is called an ovipositor. It extends from my pivy into your womb to implant my eggs for breeding purposes, but you do not have to worry about pregnancy! I have an implant that is 99.9% accurate in preventing me from being fertile. You are the first female I have ever lain with, so I will need to check your hormonal levels periodically to ensure my implant is fully functional.”
The rapid-fire explanation makes her alarmed face relax back into one of sublime satisfaction before morphing into disbelief. At least I know that she experienced pleasure and not pain from our mating.
“ You were a virgin?!”
“ I do not know this word.”
“ It means you hadn’t ever had sex before me.”
“ Ah , then yes. I was a virgin. I was too scared to potentially leave a youngling behind in the event my implant failed. It is only 99.9% accurate after all, not 100%.”
Amused comprehension fills her face.
“ That is totally understandable. Well , whatever those evil fairies taught you, they did a damn good job.”
We both fall silent until I can no longer hold the words inside me.
“ Why ? You have no care or love for me. Why would you do this?”
My serious words sober her instantly. One of her little hands reaches up to cup my scaled jaw, her thumb feathering back and forth across my hide as she regards me.
“ Because you are a wonderful male, and didn’t deserve to die just because the universe paired you with a traumatized, human woman. I’m working through my issues and refuse to be a victim any longer. You’ve shown me more care, consideration, and kindness in the last few days than I’ve experienced from a man in my entire life. A guy like that deserves to live a full, happy life, so I made sure our bond was sealed to ensure you live to have that opportunity. It’s true. I don’t love you … yet. What I’ve seen so far tells me that there is a reason you were picked for me, and for the first time in my life, I have the opportunity to fall in love with a good man, not the illusion of one. Einar , you are that good man, and you’re all mine.”
A broken sound escapes my throat as tears well and spill, running down my face unchecked as sobs wrack my body, making my shoulders shudder with every hitch of breath. My emotional distress is enough to soften my pivy to the point it relinquishes its hold on her tight sheath. Pushing up from her, I start to roll away but she stops me, her wee speckled hand a stark contrast to my mossy green hide.
“ Einar , come here. You didn’t do anything wrong. I seduced you, and if anyone is in the wrong, it’s me. I initiated sex with you when you weren’t in the right state of mind to agree to what we were doing.”
Allowing her to pull me back to her, she pushes and prods at me until I am reclined on the sleeping platform, my back against the pillows as she crawls up my chest, continuing to soothe my upset.
“ Take some deep breaths for me. In through your nose, out through your mouth. There , that’s better. I promise, Einar , you didn’t hurt me or use me in any manner. That was the best sex of my entire life, and you, more than most, will understand how I know the difference between what is given versus what is taken.”
She wipes the tears from my face while she continues to speak.
“ Now , we are going to go take a shower, get dressed, and go to breakfast. Slavic told Ruby yesterday that we’ve arrived at Deapra , and that Slavic wanted everyone to gather in the dining chamber for a meeting this morning. In addition to that, I’m sure Ruarc and Kallen have told everyone about my visit earlier, and they’re going to want to know you’re okay.”
“ You went to Ruarc and Kallen earlier?”
“ Yes , I was freaking out because I couldn’t wake you up and I realized your mating mark had faded too almost nothing. I went to ask Kallen some questions, but Ruarc ended up explaining some hard truths, amongst other things, before shutting the door in my face.”
Rowan shushes me when her words elicit and murderous snarl.
“ What did my brother say, and do not lie to me, Rowan !”
“ Well , he told me you were dying, and that you told all of them to leave me alone about sealing our mate bond, even if it cost you your life. Which you really should have explained all of that to me.”
Her words trail off, leading me to believe there is more, so I motion her to continue. Rowan rolls her eyes and starts talking again.
“ Then he called me a ‘bye-chit’, spoiled, and a coward before shutting the door in my face. There , now you know everything.”
Forcing my face to remain impassive is one of the hardest things I have ever had to do once I learn my brother called Rowan such a vile slur.
Ruarc will be dealt with for his meddling and for insulting my mate.
“ I know that look, and you are not going to beat the hell out of your brother. He loves you dearly and did what he thought best given the situation. Now , I have things leaking out of me. Let’s go take a shower.”
Grabbing my hand in hers, she pulls me along behind her as we enter the refreshing chamber. Her nimble fingers divests me of my sleeping trousers, and I realize that I fracked my mate partially clothed. Groaning , I hit my head against the wall, my horns making a dull thud with every strike.
“ Einar , stop that! You’ll dent the wall. What’s going on in that head of yours now?”
Peering down at her, I see the grin and realize she is jesting with me.
“ I did not even take all of my clothes off before claiming you.”
Stepping into the bathing stall, she beckons me to her.
“ Well , there’s always next time.”
My slack jawed expression makes her laugh so hard she doubles over in mirth. Grumbling at her with a smile, I hit the button to turn on the water, closing the door so that the water does not escape onto the refreshing chamber floor.