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It does not take long for our kit to fall asleep. Elodie continues reading a little longer, until finally, her voice fades and she stops speaking. She sets the small machine off to the side and sits quietly, staring down at Gannen with a smile on her face. I reach out and tuck her growing hair behind her ear. She leans into my touch and kisses my palm.
At last, Elodie slides out from beneath our kit and carefully places his head on the rolled fur. She covers him with another. Her eyes meet mine.
“Will you carry me back to my tent?”
I scoop her into my arms and do not release her until we reach her furs. As gently as I am able, I set her down, but when I move to draw back, she tightens her hold around my neck.
“Stay,” Elodie says. “Make love to me, please. I want to feel you inside me. To be your mate in more than name only.”
“My sivalla.”
“Your sivalla.”
Like the previous night, I am gentle as I remove her chest coverings. I reach for her leg coverings, but stop at the sight of the hardened material that protects her injured leg. “I do not want to hurt you.”
Elodie shakes her head. “You won’t. We’ll be careful.”
“You will need to help me with this then.”
She sits up and carefully removes the leg coverings she wears without disturbing the casing that encloses her lower leg. “I’ve had plenty of practice.”
“I will practice the next turn.”
Elodie laughs, and I attempt to smile in return—my first. She strokes my mouth claws and the edges of my mouth slit, taking care to avoid my teeth.
“I know Krijese cannot smile the way humans can. I hope mine does not cause you fear.”
The wrinkle between her furred brow bones appears. “Why would your smile scare me? Even the first time I saw you when you rescued me from that trap, I wasn’t afraid of you. I think your smile is beautiful, because I know when I see it, it means you’re happy. Nothing in this world brings me more joy than to know you’re happy. I welcome any smiles you give me.”
“I love and cherish you, my sivalla.”
Elodie smiles brightly up at me. “I love you, too. Now, how about you get naked as well. I want to see all the yummy goodness you keep hidden under there.”
A second rough laugh scrapes across my throat. “As my mate commands.”
I rise to my knees and remove my leg coverings, while Elodie watches every move I make. When I’ve freed my cock, her eyes widen.
“Holy fuck,” she rasps in a harsh whisper.
Does she like what she sees? Am I so different from a human? What if I cannot please her? “Is my cock too different?”
Elodie huffs and lifts her gaze to mine. “Your cock is perfect from what I can tell. I’m already soaking wet from the view alone.”
Her praise hardens me even more and I can feel my knot swell slightly. When she reaches out and runs her fingers around the bulging base I groan with pure pleasure.
“What is this?” she asks.
“Do human males not possess a knot?”
“Um, no.” Elodie licks her lips and mating fluid leaks from my tip. “What does it do?”
I take myself in hand and stroke up and down my length, paying special attention to my knot at its base. “It swells when I reach my peak and spill my seed inside you, locking us together. We will remain connected until it eventually shrinks and then I will be able to withdraw from your cunt.”
“Oh my god.” Elodie shudders.
“Does that worry you? I have been assured it will fit.”
She chokes out a laugh. “I have no doubt you will. In fact, I’m hoping it’s a snug one.”
