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Chapter 15

Darcy

“ T his one is for Jimazu. It doesn’t have any meat in it.” Lexi indicates the plate in her right hand. She then hands me a second plate of food. “And this one is yours, Darce.”

Food in hand, I return to Zu’s chair. He takes the plates from me long enough for me to re-situate myself on his legs. Settled in his lap, I reach for the plate with my food. Zu carefully places it on my legs. He stares at his food for a minute. I pick my sandwich up and take a bite. By the time I’ve chewed and swallowed my first few bites, Zu is still staring at his plate. I put my sandwich down on my plate and pick his up, then tear a piece off it.

“It’s a grilled cheese sandwich. It’s one of my favorite comfort foods.” I hold the piece up to his mouth, and he hesitantly opens it. I feed him the piece of sandwich and as I’m pulling my fingers away he moves his head forward and lightly sucks on them. I blush immediately.

“Behave.”

He laughs at me but releases my fingers before he chews slowly. I can see the moment the cheddar hits his tongue. His entire face lights up in sheer joy.

“Good, right?”

He nods emphatically as he swallows. “Gods above, that’s incredible!”

Across the fire, Lexi laughs and nearly chokes on her own food. Frankie slaps her back twice then offers her a bottle of water.

Zu takes the rest of his grilled cheese from me and takes a big bite. I go back to my own food and the four of us eat in a comfortable silence for a while. After everyone’s sandwiches are gone, Frankie tosses Zu and I forks. I start to hand him one, but then I see that he’s taken a bite right out of the unopened pumpkin. I laugh when I see that he has mashed pumpkin on his chin. I bring my left hand up to wipe it off him.

He looks at me, eyes narrowed and an eyebrow cocked. When I bring my pumpkin covered thumb to my mouth and lick it clean, his pupils grow wide and he stiffens beneath me. I smirk at him before bringing my attention to my own pumpkin. As I stab the top with my fork, Zu picks it up off my plate. He digs his fingers into the sides and easily rips it into two pieces.

My jaw hits the ground at the same time that Frankie says, “I’m not into men, or cryptids, but god damn was that hot.”

Lexi is just staring at Zu’s hands. I shrug and take my now opened pumpkin back from Zu. Everyone goes back to eating quietly. Eventually, I hold my arm out and Frankie tosses me a water bottle. I take several long drinks from it before offering it to Zu. He finishes off the water, so I hold out my arm and Frankie throws me a second one.

After we’ve all finished eating, Lexi collects our plates and forks to wash them. I kiss Zu’s cheek. “I’ll be right back, my beast.” He nods and I stand, then walk towards my tent.

I unzip the front of my tent before walking inside. I head towards my bag of clothes and open it. Digging around inside, I pull out a fresh hoodie, panties, socks, and leggings. I take yesterday’s dirty clothes off, tossing them near the bag of other dirty clothes. As soon as I’ve slipped into my clean clothes, I feel slightly more human. I grab my toiletry bag and search through it for my deodorant, then give each underarm a few swipes. I start to walk out of my tent, then think better of it. I pick up my toiletry bag and drop it into the bag with the last of my clean clothes. I slowly spin around my tent once to see if I need anything else.

Not seeing anything that I can’t live without for now, I take my bag and exit the tent. I put my bag down. Lexi and Frankie are both deep in conversation with Jimazu, and even though I know that they’re probably giving him the mandatory besties talk , it still warms my heart to see them so willing to accept him. I stand and watch the three of them for a few minutes before Zu notices me. His smile makes my heart squeeze and sets the butterflies in my stomach all aflutter.

“Soooo….” I draw out the word. “Should I break down my tent? Or do the two of you want to keep it up and use it until you pack up to go home?”

Lex and Frankie both turn their heads towards me. They look down and see my bag at my feet. Zu’s smile widens.

“You can leave it up. But before the two of you head back to the caves to have weird animal sex.” Frankie snorts at her ridiculous girlfriend. “We need to decide on a day that the two of us can come back and check in on you and see where your head is at.”

I pick up my bag and walk to Zu. I drop my bag and plop my ass down onto his lap. I think for a minute. My heart is telling me that Zu is my home, and his side is where I’m meant to be. But my head wants me to be logical and make sure that whatever is between us can actually work. Zu remains silent, letting me think, but his hand strokes my right hip.

“Do you think that you could maybe take a weekend in two weeks to see?” Before either of them can answer, I have a totally different idea. “Actually, would you mind leaving me the small solar power station and a charger for my phone? I can call you in a couple weeks and let you know whether I want to stay here or go back to Indiana. If I decide to stay, you can bring me my clothes and some of my books when you’re able to get time off to make the drive. Or if I decide to go back, you can come get me.”

Lexi and Frankie share a long look with one another.

“I think that sounds reasonable. We can do that. We’ll stay for the rest of the time we’d planned to. But I think Lex misses hot water, so we’ll probably stay in town tonight and take showers and do laundry. Need us to grab anything?”

I think for a minute before answering Frankie. “I don’t think so.”

“Sure you don’t need us to grab you a big bottle of lube?”

“Jesus Christ, Lex. There is something wrong with you.” I shake my head at my pervy best friend. “For the record, no. We don’t need lube. He does his job quite well.” I smirk at her.

Zu leans into me and whispers, “Do I want to know what that means?”

I reach up and back until I feel his horn, then stroke it. He starts to harden beneath my ass. “What my obnoxious friend means—” I start to explain, but Lexi interrupts me by saying, “Obnoxious best friend, bitch!”

I laugh then continue. “What my obnoxious best friend means is do we want her to bring us lubrication so that you can more easily slide your monster cock into me without it hurting me. But what she doesn’t realize is that your skills with your fingers are god-tier, and never fail to get me good and soaking wet.”

His hand stops stroking my hip and moves to my inner thigh and strokes up and down. Lexi’s mouth is hanging open, and Frankie is barely holding back laughter. Neither of them are used to hearing me speak so openly about sex or foreplay with a partner before. I’m usually fairly reserved. Lexi is the one that shares too much information. I know far too much about her and Frankie’s sex life. But I’m not about to let anyone, even my best friend, try to make my mate feel uncomfortable.

Satisfied that I got my point across, I lean back until my back meets Zu’s chest. I remove my hand from his horn and bring both hands down into my lap, lacing my fingers together.

Lexi is still speechless. Frankie’s face is bright red as she finally is able to stop laughing. “Damn, Darce! That was a hell of a mic drop. I can’t remember the last time that anyone shocked Lexi like that.”

I simply shrug. “If you don’t have any more questions, I’d really like for my beast and I to go back to the cave and fuck until I can’t feel my legs.”

Frankie starts laughing all over again, and this time she shakes her head and waves me off. Lexi finally manages to close her mouth and also shake her head. She stands up and Frankie does the same. I pat Zu’s leg once and he pulls his hand from my thigh. I stand up and give my friends a long hug. “I love you, bitches. I’ll come back in a couple days to grab my phone and the power station, okay?” I pull back from them and both agree. After another quick group hug, I turn and walk back to Zu.

His face lights up in a huge grin and he holds both arms out for me. Knowing by now what he wants, I jump up into his arms. He kisses me thoroughly then spins me onto his back. As my ankles lock at his waist, Frankie and Lexi drop back down into their chairs. Lexi scoffs.

“Why the hell don’t you do that to me, baby? That shit was hot as fuck!” She uses the back of her hand to playfully smack Frankie’s arm.

Frankie rubs her arm and shoots Lex a glare. “Because I’m not seven fucking feet tall, Alexiana. I’m five-foot-five on a good day, and you’re only two inches shorter than me.”

“She’s also not a centuries’ old goatman that’s stronger than any gym rat we’ve ever met.” I grin then kiss the side of Zu’s neck. He leans down and picks up my bag.

“Later, bitches. Love you!”

With that, Zu turns and we walk away from the campsite. The sun is slowly setting, but the sunset is barely visible through the tree line.

We’re both quiet for a while. Eventually, I break the comfortable silence. “I’m sorry if Lexi offended, embarrassed, or made you uncomfortable. She doesn’t always think before she speaks.”

Zu shakes his head. “I didn’t mind all that much. She cares about you, a lot. That I can tell.”

“She’s been my best friend since we were six years old. She’s been there for me every time anything happened. We met Frankie when we were in high school. When my parents died, she and Frankie were all I had left. They’re both pretty protective of me. Especially now. Before we came out to Maryland, they barely let me out of their sight once I moved in with them.”

Zu doesn’t say anything. Instead, he uses his free hand to give my legs a quick squeeze. We’re both quiet for the rest of the walk to the cave. It’s almost completely dark once we reach the entrance. Zu easily makes it from the entrance down the hall and into the main living area in the limited light from the fire. He stands by the bed and lets me drop down before placing my bag onto the floor near the head of the bed. I slip my shoes and socks off, slide them to the side of the bed, then silently watch him.

He removes a torch from the wall several feet above the side of the bed, then holds it in the fire until it catches and lights. He walks from one torch to another and before I know it, the room is lit up as if it’s day time. He places the torch back in its spot on the wall, then turns to the fire and bends down to add a few pieces of wood.

Slowly, he stands and faces me. I stretch my arms behind me, palms on the bed. His eyes stare at mine, then slowly work their way down the rest of my body. Suddenly, the air around us grows heavy. I shift and a quick glance shows me that his cock is hard and no longer hiding in the pocket. I stretch my arms up towards him. He picks me up easily and my legs wrap around his waist.

Neither of us wait. We both move in for a kiss. It’s heated and full of want. His hands grip my hips and he rocks me against his cock. I lean back and struggle to take my hoodie off. Zu helps me pull it off and tosses it behind him, and my sports bra follows soon after. I have no idea where it lands, and I don’t care right now. He brings my face back to his and his lips meet mine in another passion filled kiss. His fingers weave into my hair and grip tightly. A whimper escapes me, and it causes Zu to rock my hips against him harder.

I lean back slightly. “On the bed, please.”

Zu gently drops me and his eyes are laser focused on my tits as they bounce with the movement. I lift my hips and start to shimmy out of my leggings. Zu places a hand on my leg and I stop.

“Let me.” His fingers dip into my waistband and he pulls my leggings and panties down my legs at an agonizingly slow speed. His eyes follow the same path as his hands. His pupils grow in size with each inch of my legs that’s revealed.

Once I’m fully naked, he climbs onto the bed on his knees near my ankles. I can feel his gaze as he takes me in, inch by inch. When his eyes finally meet mine, his eyes are hooded and darker than I’ve ever seen them. “You are more beautiful than every sunset, sunrise, or spring day I’ve ever witnessed, little mate.”

I reach up for him and he leans down over me. Before our lips meet, he whispers, “I need to touch you.”

“Please do, Zu. I need you.”

His hand moves down my body and finds my clit immediately. He traces slow, tight circles around it and dips his pinky inside my opening. His head drops down and takes my nipples into his mouth one at a time. He scrapes his teeth along them slowly. He adds a second finger alongside his pinky, and that’s all it takes before my body bows up off the bed and I’m screaming my release.

His hand doesn’t slow, but it doesn’t speed up either. His mouth kisses a path from my tits up to my lips. He stops and bites me lightly along my collarbone. When he reaches my mouth, he nibbles on my bottom lip and slowly pulls away with it still between his teeth.

I whimper from all of the sensations. Zu pulls away from me and stares at me silently for a moment.

“I want to taste you, but I’m unsure of what to do.”

I lean up onto my elbows. “Scoot down near my pussy and lay on your stomach.” He does as instructed right away. I bring my hand down to my clit and pull my lips open for him to see. “You can lick or suck on and around my clit. Just do what feels right for you. You can even add fingers into my pussy at the same time.”

Zu doesn’t hesitate as he attacks my clit with fervor. His tongue flattens against my clit and he takes long, slow licks. I can feel him hum against me, and it makes my body shudder. His eyes glance up at me and sees me watching him. He doubles his efforts and alternates between long licks and sucking on my clit. He shifts, his mouth never leaving my clit, and I feel several fingers tease at my entrance.

As they slide inside of me, I fall onto my back. He sucks on my clit hard. My hands move down and grab his horns. I grind my hips against his face, chasing my second orgasm. His fingers thrust in and out of me.

“Don’t stop; please don’t stop doing any of that.”

Zu hums against my clit again. I grind against his face as hard as I can. “I’m gonna come…”

Before I can finish the thought, Zu bites my clit and my whole body detonates. I swear my soul leaves my body as my vision goes black for a moment. When I come back down and my sight returns, Zu is staring at me in complete awe. My release soaks his chin and is dripping down his chest. Still somehow holding his horns, I pull him up to me for a searing kiss.

I take my right hand off his horn and reach down for his cock The weeping tip is covered in pre-cum. I stroke him slowly and he groans against my lips.

“I need you inside of me.”

Zu pulls away and studies my face. “Are you sure, little mate? I can wait. Being with you like this is enough for me, no matter how much I want to mate with you.”

I’m touched by his words and appreciative of them, but I’m also needy and ridiculously horny. I tighten my grip around his cock and give him a long, slow stroke from the base all the way to the tip.

“I don’t want to wait any longer. I need to feel you deep inside of me.”