“Please,” I whispered, my voice just as hoarse as his.
Gus’ hand cradled my face and helped me sip something sweet.Apple juice. The liquid flowed easily down my throat, and I basked in Gus’ gentle way of taking care of me. He’d truly surprised me. Not that I’d doubted he’d be kind and caring, but he was so perfect that even my imagination couldn’t have prepared me for just how attentive he was. I craved it now. Iwanted it for myself for all eternity. But I could not keep Gus; I knew that. I also knew that if I could ever choose something for myself, I’d choosehim.
“You’re doing so well,” he praised, petting my hair. “My beautiful king.”
I preened under his tender touch and soft-spoken words. I truly was cherished by Gus. The fact that he obviously liked and cared for me didn’t help with my longing to keep him, but it did feel good to know this wasn’t just a duty for him. Not anymore. It wasn’t for me either, but it would do me no good to linger on those thoughts.
“Did you eat?” I asked, finding him staring back at me with fondness.
“I did. I also prepared some bread for you with that strawberry gooey stuff you like so much.”
“Jam?” I grinned, already sitting up and ignoring my soreness. The thought of some freshly baked bread with my favorite topping was enough of a temptation to ignore any discomfort.
“Yes,” he beamed, standing from the bed to grab my plate. “They also brought us platters filled with fruit again.”
I made gimme hands at all the offerings. I somehow knew that this spike in hunger meant I was nearing the peak of my heat and that the actual breeding would happen soon, and so I ate with anticipation of what was to come.
“You need to fuel up plenty, too,” I told him, urging him with my elbow to finish more of his food. “It won’t be long now.”
Gus’ hungry gaze roamed over me, and even after he’d already fucked me senseless, he still seemed to crave more of me. I shivered and stuffed my mouth with some honey melon, too afraid of what my mouth would blurt out if I didn’t fill it with something.
“Want me to bathe you before the next wave?” Gus offered. I’d been too drained to wash myself the last couple of times, andsometimes he’d just carried me into the tub, not even bothering with asking me if I wanted it or not. Like he instinctively knew what I needed at any given moment. It was freeing. I could just be and trust that my alpha had me.
“I think we should just focus on fueling up on energy. The bath can wait until after the peak happens.”
He eyed me with hunger and curiosity as he asked, “Is that when I breed you for real?”
I held my hand up to cover my mouth as I chewed my food and answered, “Yes, and you’ll feel it once you’ve accomplished it, too.”
“I will?” His eyes went wide with surprise.
I nodded. “My womb will open for you. I’m told it will feel amazing for both of us.”
Gus’ smile was shy as he admitted, “I like that we’ll experience it together for the first time.”
My heart skipped a beat at how honest he was. I wished Gus had been my first for all my heats, but this heat was more important than all the others. I dared admit that my advisors had picked the perfect alpha for me; they’d just gotten it wrong when they believed Gus to be simple-minded. Gus was anything but. They might not see his mind for what it was, but my alpha was smarter than most, and I saw it all. I was happy that Gus’ gentle character traits and wonderful personality would be forever part of my future child. That way, I would always be reminded of him. Of my Gus.
Swallowing back the emotions, I smiled at him as I held out my hand to squeeze his. I knew it was just heat hormones tricking my body and mind into believing I’d fallen for him. “I am, too. Eat, my alpha. I can feel it coming.”
Gus hurried out of bed and rolled the trolley with food closer. My eyes roamed over the many empty glasses of honey as Gus opened the next one, and, to my horrorandhorniness, chuggedthe whole thing down as if it was made to be drunk and not spread over bread. I was about to ask him to slow down, but he simply opened the next one and devoured it, too, his tongue even licking the inside, making me squirm where I sat. I felt both turned on and jealous.Fuckinghoney. My slick had to be much betterandhealthier.
Speaking of my slick…
“Gus…” I whined, my plate forgotten in my lap as my fingers clenched into the sheets, a wave of pain thrashing through me, much more intense than all the previous.
I heard glass shatter, but ignored it as Gus pushed my plate on the floor, making it break as well. Then he was on me, folding me in half as his cock pushed into me, right where it belonged.
“Yes!” I screamed, feeling whole again. The pain subsided, and all I could feel now was pleasure as Gus thrusted into me, long and deep, so deep. My womb was lower now, and I could feel his cockhead poking at it, the touch sending sparks of pleasure down my spine and all the way into my toes. I felt iteverywhere.
“Mine,” Gus growled, his eyes penetrating mine, his wild need and hunger such a mesmerizing thing. How could he be gentleandpossessive to the point where I could come just by looking at him?
“Yours,” I breathed, baring my neck for him again, longing for another mark on my skin. Another reminder that I truly was his.
Three loud knocks against the door had Gus’ rhythm faltering.
“Your Majesty!” Jerold’s unwelcomed voice called out, making Gus bare his teeth. “We just needed to check up on you! How are things progressing?”
“Leave!” Gus snarled, his alpha voice strong and commanding.
