LOGINHe pounded my body in a way only an alpha whose control was shot would take his female, until the sheets were tatters under my claws, my forked tongue hanging loose as I slobbered and growled in ecstasy, submitting to his dominance and entirely unraveled.But even the bed was not enough. A short while later, he was pulling me up and bringing me to the tall window where he braced my hands against the cool glass, and entering me again from behind.In this form, everything was…rawer. Animal instinct sharpened and barely held back, with little to no control.I felt it in the relentless way he barreled into me, the marks his fangs left at my neck, his claws at my hips and breast as he kept me pressed against him and drove me onward.Yet I took all of it. I howled and shook and at some point, I believe, lost consciousness entirely.When I woke, I was back in my natural form, already cleaned, and he was there with food and water, hand-feeding me with patient attention before my body made its
It felt too good, too much, too great, I could not help shoving back against him, fucking myself on his dick as I rode out this ecstasy that was all I breathed now. "Yes, like that, gods…" He followed me over the edge. Hot pulses of his seed flooded my insides, lengthening my own release until I was writhing beneath his weight, cross-eyed and lost in pure sensation. This, I thought dimly, must be what it felt like to die of pleasure.It was not over. His knot began to swell.“Oh… my… gods…” The words left me in a gasp as the base of him swelled inside me, growing fuller, bigger, stretching me to that point between discomfort and a pleasure too intense to be named. Not quite pain. Not quite anything I had a word for."Revan…" I sobbed."Shh." His hand covered mine, his body blanketing me from behind, his lips at my ear. "You are doing so well."It was still growing, tipping just past comfortable now."Breathe through it, my honey Bae. I am so sorry."“It is… too big.”"I know, dearli
LADY BAEVERARevandrel drew back. "Do not be afraid. I am with you. Every step." He helped me out of my garments until I was naked, then removed his own clothing.I lay back against the pillows and looked up at him, silently pleading with my eyes.He understood. Covering my body with his own, he settled between my thighs and slowly pushed back inside.A soft moan left me, the rising fire dulling once more into simple warmth as he filled me."All right?" he asked, quietly.I nodded.He began to move. His strokes were slow and careful, his eyes moving over my face the whole time, watching for any shadow of discomfort. Mine stayed on his, on the hunger he kept carefully leashed for my sake."You are in a rut," I said."Of course I am." A ghost of a smile touched his face. "The female I care for most in this world is in heat."My heart fluttered."I went into rut the instant I caught the first whiff of your scent." He leaned down and pressed a light kiss to my lips. "You smell extraordina
" I know it feels as though it does, but you are not there anymore. You are here in the present. Feel this." I took one of her clinging hands and brought it to mine, lacing our fingers slowly together. "You are right here with me. With Helory. You are safe, my dear friend, and you are doing so beautifully.""I w-want Revandrel...""I am right here, my sweetheart," her male said immediately from behind her. His voice sounded strained, but there was such relief in it that I nearly started crying again. "I am right here."Baevera cried out and shook her head in denial."She needs your release," I said quietly, without moving my eyes from Baevera. "It could help pull her back. Even your k-knot—""I will not knot her in this state." He stated firmly in a voice that brooked no argument.So I kept talking to Bae, repeating her name, reminding her where she was and who surrounded her.A short while later, small, hitching breaths began to leave her. Her expression shifted into something that w
LORD REVANDRELI moved closer but stopped well beyond her reach before crouching, making certain she could see me without feeling cornered."Bae, I am here with you. Your friend Helory is here too, and neither of us will let anyone hurt you. You are safe.""Oh, gods." Baevera suddenly clutched her lower belly, her face contorting. "It is coming again—" Her words ended in a strangled cry as she spasmed, curling violently into herself as another heat contraction seized her.Her scream ripped through the chamber, and whatever hesitation remained in me vanished beneath the sight of her suffering.I caught her before she could hurt herself and carried her back to the bed despite her weak struggles. My female. This beautiful, stubborn warrior, who still fought so hard for herself, even during heat when her own body was against her.My heart ached for her, and it ached for myself too. I wanted nothing more than to take the pain from her, yet did not know whether what was needed was somethin
By the time I passed through the gates of my villa, I was sick with worry over Baevera and what condition I might find her in.I barely had both feet on the ground before I was issuing orders. "Every male worker leaves the estate! Now!"But even as I said it, I noticed there were remarkably few males remaining on the grounds, and those I did see were already making their way toward the gates, some carrying packs or hastily gathered belongings."Lady Cinx already gave the order, my lord." Sunsarae hurried beside me, the quick tapping of her steps against the paved courtyard struggling to keep pace with mine.“And the female soldiers?""A few have arrived. The rest will be here any moment."Entering the villa, my first instinct was to look toward the upper floor where my bedchamber lay. The corridors were clear.Relief loosened one small knot in my chest. At least there were no crazed males wreaking havoc after scenting my Baevera’s heat and losing their senses over it.I took the stair
“I am never drinking from her,” I said flatly, pulling out the red-and-black robe from the upper rack.“You know the hunger is only going to worsen, right?” he said. “The bond does not just appear, Revan. It demands to be sealed.”“I will take my chances.”Alaric sighed, the kind of sigh that usual
I waited longer than I thought possible, my blood dripping into Revandrel's slightly parted lips.Doubt began to creep in: perhaps he could not. Perhaps it was already too late. My knees burned where they pressed into the sand, back aching from the curve of my spine as I hovered over him, but I he
By the time I finished, her breathing was still uneven, but the panic was ebbing.She stilled.I straightened, brushing my hands together, and turned toward the door.“Evan…” she whispered behind me. “Evan, I am so sorry.”I stilled. My back went ramrod straight, fingers curling into fists at my si
LADY BAEVERAI could not feel my legs.They trembled uselessly, refusing to bear any weight as the world still spun in slow, dizzy circles.So… this was what release feels like. I just had an orgasm.It had felt so good, so beautiful, so untainted. Gods, so I still have it in me. Tears welled in my







