My eyes flew open, and my nostrils flared. Adrian looked at me wide-eyed, and an “oh gods”tumbled from his lips. I felt Seb’s need all around me, his desperation, his anguish. Like his body was connected to mine by an invisible cord, tugging at me to come to him, to find him, to relieve him of his pain. Because it was his pain I felt.
“I have to…”
“I know,” Adrian nodded like he truly did know.
Distant voices sounded from outside the stables until they grew in volume and became loud and insistent. Frantic.
“Where’s the alpha? Where’s Gus?”
“I knew we shouldn’t have left him out of sight. He could be anywhere.”
“Simple-minded alpha.”
“I told you not to leave him alone!”
“Me?! You’re the one who told him to get lost!”
“I didn’t meanlost-lost! Oh! There he is! Alpha Gus!”
A horde of royal advisors and guards stormed toward me, and Adrian retreated further into the box. “It was nice meeting you, Gus. Take good care of our king.”
“It was ni—”
“You must come at once! The king… he’s… It’s time! Now!”
I nodded, then started toward the group of people who eyed me like I was a prized calf.The heat.It had come. If my body hadn’t told me already, it was written all over their faces. It wastime for me to do what I had been summoned here for. It was time to breed a king.
Chapter 9
Sebastian
Elias had found me whimpering on the floor and must have alerted my advisors, because I could literally feel Gus approaching my chambers. It was as if my body was attuned to Gus, his movements so sure and determined as the distance between us got shorter and shorter. My breathing was labored, my skin moist with sweat, and I was still on the floor, my heart hammering away.
None of my other heats had ever been this intense before, or this demanding, really. Maybe I truly was getting too old for this, and my body was punishing me, or it was simply the knowledge that I had Gus this time. Before, I hadn’t looked forward to a heat. It was simply just an alpha scratching my itch, and yes, I’d enjoyed the act itself, but that had been it. This time, I felt like I was dying as I waited for Gus. Like I was burning up from the inside. My hole clenched and unclenched as if in anticipation of the huge promise it was soon getting. Squeezing my eyes closed, I breathed through the pain, but it was fruitless.
The sound of footsteps from outside my chamber grew louder and louder while the ache inside my stomach continued to grow, as if it knew relief was coming soon.
The door slammed open, hitting the wall, and a gust of fresh air burst inside, cooling my overheated skin. I moaned at the small amount of relief it brought, and then the scent of pure alpha reached me. My eyes flew open, and there he was, Gus, standing tall in the open doorway, the scent of his arousal engulfing me, bringing more waves of pain and pleasure, my body’s way of hurrying things along.
“Please,” I begged, my gaze meeting his usually light blue eyes that were now a dark ocean blue, swirling with evident need. With hunger.
“Seb,” he rasped, his gaze wild as it trailed along my body. “Tell me what to do.”
“I need you.” My voice shook as yet another wave of lust tore through me. “Please.”
“I’m here.” Kicking the door shut behind him, he rushed toward me while ripping all his clothes off, his instincts telling him I needed his bare skin on mine. I’d feared I would need to teach him how to do this, but his reaction so far was promising.
“Please,” I repeated, my voice shaking through another rush of pain.
Gus kneeled next to my body, his cock so hard and ready to bring me absolute pleasure soon. Precum trickled from the fat cockhead, and my mouth watered. It would bring me a baby. His alpha seed. Slick poured out of me at the thought of being bred by that cock. While I feasted my eyes on the magnificent thing in front of me, Gus carefully scooped me up from the floor and, with hurried steps, moved us to my bedchamber.
“I got you,” he murmured against my temple before I could beg again, and I buried my face in his chest, breathing him in. He smelled of the woods and sunshine in the afternoon when Ilay in my sunbed and rested. There was a hint of fresh hay and lake water, too, and I’d never smelled anything better. Gus eased me down on the bed with such care, like I was something fragile and precious to him. My bed felt soft under me, but too warm. I needed my soaked undergarments off. I needed—
I was suddenly on my stomach, my undergarments ripped from my overheated body and now in tatters on the floor. A growling Gus appeared behind me, his hot breath fanning over my exposed ass cheeks.Yesss. This was what I needed. Large hands parted my cheeks, and a loud groan escaped Gus’ throat. Before I could raise my hips, I felt his wet tongue lapping at my hole, slurping my slick up as if it was the most delicious thing he’d ever tasted.
“Gods,” he spoke reverently, his breath kissing my sensitive rim. “Beautiful.”
“Gus,” I moaned, grinding my hard cock against the mattress as I sought friction. Frantically, I pulled at the sheets to center myself, but it was like I was in free fall, my need reaching a point I’d never experienced before. Crying out, I nearly melted into the sheets, surrendering to the wonder that was my alpha’s tongue.
