“What happens during a heat?”
“Your temperature rises. A lot. You get actually, physically hot.”
His brows raised. “Hotter than this bath water?”
“Much hotter,” I confirmed. “It must be the body’s way of telling you itneedssomething. I guess it’s like turning off an alarm clock. The high body heat and the alarm are both annoying, and they both only stop when you do the right action. And in this case, that action is having sex with an alpha.”
Bastian listened with wide eyes, hanging off every word like it was the best story he’d ever heard. “So youhaveto have sex for it to stop?”
“Well, no. It does stop on its own eventually, but it’s almost unbearable. You have to stave it off with toys and--” I blushed, realizing what we were talking about.
Bastian chuckled. “It’s okay. Don’t be embarrassed.”
I cleared my throat. “Anyways, once it’s over, you feel like you’ve been hit by a truck. That’s how it felt for my first heat, anyway. I haven’t had one since I got pregnant.”
Bastian nodded along. “Wow. This is all so fascinating… I’ve heard about it before, but it’s different hearing it from a real omega.”
I guessed Tholan didn’t go around telling everyone about his biology as a young gryphon, so that was to be expected.
“I just wish there was some way for me to be an omega,” Bastian said with a heavy sigh. “It would solve so many problems.”
Without thinking, I nodded vaguely, but found myself feeling strange about it. Like I didn’twantto agree with him.
What the hell…?
Bastian watched me curiously, like he was expecting a reply he didn’t receive. “Is something wrong?”
“No,” I mumbled. “Sorry. I guess I’m a little tired.”
He nodded. “Of course. I’ll leave you alone, then. Just call me if there’s anything you need and I’ll run to get it.”
I smiled. “Thanks, Bastian.”
He dipped his head one last time before he left the room. Maybe he went to go find Noro and ask him what his earlier behaviour was all about. After he was gone, I found myself truly alone for the first time.
But now, it didn’t bother me as much.
I sank deeper into the tub, letting the water come up to my chin as I mellowed out. The air smelled sweet and my skin felt smooth from all the oils. Steam curled around my face, refreshing me. I’d never had a bath this luxurious in the wolf packs, that was for sure.
Something nagged at the back of my mind when I thought about the wolves, like an annoying fly. Why was I thinking about them? I had everything I needed here with the gryphons, didn’t I? They looked after my every whim. I wanted for nothing.
They worshipped me, just like Blaze said.
Would living the rest of my life here really be so terrible?
As the idea crossed my mind, it seemed like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. No need for an elaborate escape plan. No need for all the stress. Just living among the pride, safe and secure, doted on by every single gryphon, every need taken care of…
And all I had to do was bear their children.
What was wrong with that?
A dull throb began at the base of my skull and I growled. The last thing I needed was an annoying headache while trying to relax. Bastian was gone and I didn’t feel like calling for him to get me a painkiller, so I decided to get rid of it the old fashioned way--by countering it with pleasure.
Beneath the water, my hand slowly drifted to my cock and stroked it to hardness. My mind was hazy from fatigue and the pleasantness of the bath. I felt like a cat taking a nap in a sunbeam.
Except for the stupid headache.
Ignoring it, I touched myself and let my thoughts meander. At first they went in no particular direction, but then veered towards thoughts of wolves.
