Chapter 6-

“I’m glad you got some rest Ember. I came to check and see how you were feeling.” I felt the bed dip at his weight next to me. “I’m okay, thank you Beta Lu cas.” I told him feeling a bit shy with him on the bed next to me.

“Just call me Lucas. I’m glad you took the pills. They will help with the swelling and pain. I know you must be hurting.” “Lucas” I said trying out his name and smiling warmly at him. “Thank you, …for stopping him. I don’t even want to think of what would have happened if you didn’t.” “James is taking care of him outside. I don’t want you to worry about him anymore. We did not bring you here to be abused…Can I look?” Lucas said softly as he cupped my chin lifting it up gently so that he could examine my neck.

I still had no idea why I was captured and brought here but I said nothing.

“That fucking asshole. I wish we were just killing him instead of whipping him, but James wants the others to see his suffering, so they won’t think he got off easily. He wants to make an example out of him.”
“How would killing him be getting off easily? Not that I’m wanting his punishment to be easy by any means.”
“You will understand when you see him tied up in front of the lodge. He will get one hundred lashes and then must sit with his salted wounds for everyone to see until the sun rises tomorrow. He also is disqualified from participating in the games. James was murderous when he heard what that fucker tried to do to you.”
“He will live through one hundred lashes?”
“Yes, unfortunately but not without great pain especially after the salt is applied to his wounds. We are built stronger than your average man.”
“Literal salt?”
He nodded at me and I noticed his eyes were switching from red to blue. This seemed to happen when he was angry. After he regained control of himself, he reached out grabbing my hand. I definitely did not overlook his comment “average man” and had my theories of what that could mean with what I had witnessed yesterday. I decided to keep that to myself for now.
“Ember, I am going to check your side. To do that I need to take off your dress. “

I nodded at him and dropped my eyes to the floor. He helped me stand up and slowly removed my robe making eye contact with me. I don’t know why but I trusted him not to hurt me, I only saw concern in his face. Lucas grabbed the straps of the night dress and pulled it gently off my body his eyes moving from mine.

“Ember you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, even with these marks on your body. I’m going to enjoy hearing his screams throughout the day. No one will ever hurt you like that again.”

Lucas’s hands were gentle as he touched my side, checking my ribs and stomach. Having him touch me brought me comfort which I know sounds crazy. I just feel so cared for with him. I was surprised when he gently picked me up and carried me to the bathroom. He started filling the tub and poured oils in there that filled the space with their relaxing sent. Lucas striped himself down to nothing and although everything in my mind told me to turn around and close my eyes I couldn’t. His body was perfection, even with his scars.

I had never seen a naked man before and his body was enormous and strong. I without even thinking reached out to trace a large scar that ran from his shoulder down his arm. Seeing his breath catch gave me a twisted sort of pride that I had a small power over his body. I wondered if he got this wound at the same time as the one that marked his face.

Lucas’s breathing became heavy and he pulled me into his chest, I could feel his girthy manhood poking into my stomach. He picked me up and lowered us both into the bath so that I was sitting in his lap facing him with my hands clinging onto his broad shoulders for support.

“The hot water and oils will help soothe your sore muscles, but we will have to bandage your side. Four of your ribs are definitely broken.”

His large calloused hands gently stroked my side and brushed against my bare breast making me blush.
“I want to touch you, to replace the pain with pleasure.”
“I uh…I…don’t know how.” My heart started racing I shouldn’t be doing this, but I desperately wanted his hands on my body. I wanted the pleasure he promised.
“Close your eyes. You don’t have to do anything, just tell me if something I do doesn’t feel good.”
My eyes closed at his command I felt Lucas lips covering my own. His lips were surprisingly soft, they were in such contrast to the rest of him. Plump and full soft and wet. He kissed me slow his lips caressing and possessing mine, and then using his tongue pushed my mouth open. He tasted and explored every inch of my mouth with his own. I loved feeling his rough hands run down my neck to my heavy breasts. His touch was lighting me on fire. His lips were the first to be on mine and the intimacy I was feeling with him was a fog I wanted to get lost in.

My nipples began hardening under his gentle touch, and I moaned into his mouth as he rolled the peaks between his thumb and finger. Gently kneading and palming my breast and pulling on my nipples making them stand at attention. Lucas moved his mouth from mine making me whimper at the loss of his lips on mine, he started laying wet kisses down my neck sucking on the space below my ear earning him a gentle satisfied hum. He moved his mouth down to my chest taking a nipple in, alternating between sucking and licking paying ample attention to each breast.

His hand moved traveling down my stomach to my wet slit, spreading the lips with his fingers stroking and rubbing my clit. My moans became desperate and louder as he quickened his pace. Lucas moved back to my mouth kissing me hard and sucking on my tongue as I rocked against his hand. He slipped a finger into my tight channel and I gasped from the intrusion.

“Your so tight. I can’t wait for you to take all of me. Ember your mine. Say it Ember.” I was moaning wildly now as he added another finger pushing them in and out of me. Curling them and rubbing my walls all while using his thumb to message my sensitive clit. I felt like my body would explode from pleasure at any moment.

“I’m yours Lucas.” I called out, growing desperate as my release neared. Lucas seeing me build up picked up his pace as he took my nipple back in his mouth. My back arched and body shook as I clamped down on his fingers my juices coating him. I laid my head on his chest trying to even out my erratic breathing. I should be in pain but the only thing I feel right now is pure bliss. I cannot believe that I just gave myself over to him like that, but it felt amazing.

“I’ve never felt that way before. I’ve never been touched like that.” “Did you like it?” Lucas asked as he laid kisses to my crown. “Yes.” I said my body becoming pink with embarrassment. “Then we will do it again, that and much more when I win you.” Lucas turned me around and washed my body and hair, peppering me with sweet kisses.

“Does it hurt?” I asked looking at his throbbing, veined manhood. “It aches with a need to claim you, but I know that is a need that will be alleviated soon. Then it will be a need that will have to be stated daily.” He took my mouth with fierce possession and his words made me melt into him. The thought of him claiming me turned my insides to mush, I also felt that growing need; to be claimed and filled by him.

“Lucas what do you mean win me? Why did you bring the women here?”

Lucas stood up and pulled me from the bath carefully, grabbing a towel and wrapping it around me before taking one for himself. He set me back on the bed and brought out some bandages from the bathroom. I could tell he felt uncomfortable as he changed the subject.

“We need to wrap your side. In a few weeks you should be good as new. I think for the next few days you should keep on taking the medication. It will help keep the swelling down.”

Without making eye contact Lucas began bandaging me up, his hands carefully tending to my wounds. I cupped his cheek, rubbing his face with my thumb he leaned into my hand.

“Please tell me Lucas. I just need to know why I’m here.” He sighed deeply making me tense up. “We have been ordered by our Alpha not to speak to any of you about it. He will address all the women tomorrow morning.”

I nodded clearly seeing that he wanted to disobey and hoping he would. I heard a knock at the door, I suddenly felt very self-conscious in noting but a towel, alone with a man. A man that was not my husband.