“Fine, as long as people offer help and promise not to be jerks that everything is being thrown together,” I agreed. “Plus, I want two from each court to give time to help as well. My court will be with the changes, my knights will probably wash potatoes and whatever else, so if they want this change, they can help for it. How are we on gelato?”
“Good,” he promised. “It’s too rich for people to gorge themselves on, and Cerdic has the crew working again overnight so we will have more than enough. Cupcakes too. The booze is going fast and faster though.” He looked amused at that, smirking when I gave him a questioning look. “Everyone’s cutting loose during the first real party since the apocalypse. I would say the pool will need to be cleaned.”
I sighed. “Non-humans are just pervs. I include myself in that.” I gestured around to my setup as if to say of course I was, given what we were doing under my tree.
That seemed to amuse people, and they headed inside to have more fun or take care of the gift. Cerdic seemed about at his limit, so I wasn’t surprised that he was immediately on me.
“You’ve been clothed too long,” he growled against my lips as he pulled off my nightgown. “And I want you on fire this time.” He didn’t tell me what he meant, but I realized I’d forgotten something.
“You didn’t drink from me yet. You have to, to finish being mine. You should,” I said, it coming out in bursts as I panted in excitement.
“Fine, but I’m drinking from your thigh,” he purred, smirking when I moaned.
He moved me, but then I realized it was they as I glanced up and saw Petre there. My eyes went wide as I knew his blood would be too much for me.
And so did they. Oh boy.
Cerdic moved between my legs and feasted on me as Petre gave me a soft kiss, leaning way over so my hand was still on the ground. He turned a bit so I was mostly leaning on him, kissing me from above me. He nicked his finger on my fang and traced it over my nipple. I cried out as I came, holding Cerdic’s head to me and demanding more.
“You are so beautiful,” Petre whispered as he teased my other nipple while I was still riding waves of my orgasm. It took me higher and then he ran his finger over my neck, the cut from my fang so it wouldn’t close up until I licked it.
I orgasmed again when Cerdic bit me, Petre’s eyes filling with heat and longing. I moved both his hands to my breasts and squirmed against him when he massaged them. Cerdic was done with foreplay though, and thrust into me hard after spreading my legs wide.
“Is this what my wife wants? What she needs?” he grunted as he thrust hard and deep but not fast. They were very controlled movements that he knew would drive me higher and higher.
“What do you want to give your wife?” I teased.
“Everything,” he snarled, his fangs out as well. “I will give my princess everything she ever wanted and all of me.”
My heart soared, stupidly hoping he really would, even after he won me now. I kissed him, not caring that another man was fondling my breasts as I did.
“Fuck your wife like you never did another woman because all of me and this pussy you love is yours,” I breathed in his ear, setting my normally Zen noble on fire. I loved when his aggressive side came out because it only happened with me.
Sure enough, he fucked me with all he had, both of us making sounds that were more animalistic than human. And still, Petre teased me with his blood. He cut his other hand and moved it to my back, the gash flowing heavily before it healed and getting all over me.
“Too much!” I bellowed as I came again, my whole world spinning out. The power roared in me and I let it out as Cerdic followed me over, sending so much energy into the ground, I couldn’t even imagine how far people could have felt the ground shaking from.
When we were done, so was I, and I didn’t even get my dessert that round before I passed out.
Cerdic took it easy on me after that, looking like he’d gotten a lecture or a few from whomever. I did get another massage and we got to lose most of the “performance” when the guests were too tanked to care or watch us. It worked out perfectly because James and Trisha didn’t want to draw attention to the five engineers of the apocalypse who were their baby brother and cousins.
So I got to drink from them privately, along with a knight from Salt Lake City. Troy Horne, who was unmated, had gotten the seed, and Glenn Barr, who had a mate and child didn’t. Everyone seemed to be relieved, like it was a seed for the area, not one person or couple like the Gagnons.
In other words, I wasn’t the only one who wanted a damn instruction manual.
But at least I got to enjoy snuggling with Cerdic under my tree and feeling his contentment that I was his for good. Especially after he put on the matching wedding band. Maybe this could work and things get better.
Please let this work and things get better.
17
“James was right. She didn’t whimper or stir once the whole time I’ve been with her,” Cerdic said quietly.
“It might not be a forever thing,” Darius muttered. “She needs stability and hasn’t had much of it.”
“I wonder why,” Jaxon drawled.
