Chapter 34

Sasha
She woke to someone knocking on the door and then whispering. She opened her eyes a little to squint at the door. A half naked Aiden stood at it talking to someone on the other side. She sat up a little, pulling the blankets up over her chest. Her eyes roamed over his muscular back and down to his perfectly meaty, thick ass accentuated by his almost too tight briefs. His laughter reached her ears and her eyes went back to his. She flushed when he was watching her.
“Good morning, gorgeous.”
She studied his face. “Good morning, handsome,” she flirted back.
“Morning, Sasha,” Gregory called from the other side of the door.
“Morning.” She tilted her head. “What’s going on?”
Aiden opened the door wider so she could see the servant behind Gregory that was holding a tray loading with food. Aiden nodded to the servant and she moved past the two men with her head down. She set the tray down, before curtsying to Aiden and scampering away. Gregory bowed to the king.
“I will take care of it.”
“Thank you. Tell Kalani I am sorry.”
“She’ll understand. Catch you guys at dinner,” Gregory said.
“Venison, right?,” Aiden called after him.
Gregory laughed. “Smart man.”
Aiden closed the door before walking over to the table. He picked up the tray to bring it to the bed. He handed her one of them, before settling back on the bed with the other one. He took the lid off and passed her a set of silverware. She dug her fork into the hash browns smothered in cheese, sauteed mushrooms and onions, moaning when the flavor hit her tongue. She quickly finished them off.
“Oh my Goddess, this is so good.”
He chuckled. “Slow down before you choke.”
She froze, with a piece of bacon halfway to her mouth. “What are you doing today?”
“Absolutely nothing until the rechoosing ceremony.”
She chewed the bacon slowly. “So, you are going to stay here with me?”
“Yes.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes. Why?”
She smirked. “Stand up.”
“Right now?”
“Yes. Right now.”
He put his platter on the bedside table and stood up. She placed hers on the table next to her. She turned back to him and he raised an eyebrow.
“What are you doing, Ma’am?”
She reached for his briefs, grinning like the Cheshire cat.
“Nothing,” she said innocently.
She let his briefs drop to the floor as she got on her hands and knees on the edge of the bed.
“Sasha?”
She leaned forward to lick his tip. His cock throbbed. She giggled and licked him again. His hands fisted at his side to keep from manhandling her for teasing him. He looked down at her as she sucked his tip into her mouth. She rolled her tongue against his cock and he groaned.
“Sasha.”
She looked up at him and blinked. “You told me to be careful.”
“I did?”
“Yes.” She stroked his cock with her hand and met his eyes. “Except it’s not food I want to choke on.”
She moved her hand to take him all the way into her mouth. She relaxed her throat as he neared it so he could slip down it. His hands fisted on her shoulder, close to her hair. She swallowed and he moaned at the brief pressure. He took the ponytail he had formed and pulled her mouth off of him before thrusting back into her warmth. Her hands went to his thighs as she gagged. He paused with difficulty to let her catch her breath until she licked his tip again. He pushed against her lips and she opened them to let him in. He moved slowly, sliding in and out. Her hand moved to his balls to massage them. He spread his legs apart a little after taking a small step forward.
“Sasha,” he moaned. “Fuck.”
His balls grew tighter and he pushed as deep into her mouth as he could go, spilling his cum down her throat. She moaned and sucked him hard as he pulled out, trying to extract as much of his semen as possible. She giggled as she moved back across the bed. She went back to eating as he hesitated beside the bed, before bending to pick up his boxers. She reached over to stop him from putting them back on.
“You said, you’re staying with me today, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Leave them off. I want to look at you.”
“Sasha, if I leave them off, I can’t guarantee I will keep it to myself.”
She smirked. “You would deny your queen? What a naughty king you are.”
He stared at her in shock. What in the hell happened between yesterday and today to have her so eager to be with him?
“Sasha? What’s going on?”
“What do you mean?”
“Yesterday, you didn’t want anything to do with me. What changed?,” he asked.
She shrugged. “I had a dream.”
He sat back on the bed. “What was it about?”
“You.”
“What about me?”
Sadness crossed her face, before she shook it off. “We were together.”
“What else?”
“That’s not enough?”
“I mean I’m glad you are happier now, but we do have a lot to talk about.”
“Do we have to?”
“Yes.”
She set her now empty platter on the floor. “OK. Let’s do it. I don’t want our day focused on negative things.”
“Why did you pretend you were blind?”
“Because I was sent here with a mission. They were going to kill me, because I told them that I would not complete it.”
“Why wouldn’t you?”
“Because..” She paused nervously. “Because I love you and I don’t want you to hate me.”
“What was your mission?”
She sighed and looked down. “Can you let this be enough for now? I’m looking into some things and when I am sure about it, I will let you know.”
He took her hand. “Do you promise?”
She smiled up at him. “I do.”
He kissed her knuckles. “Okay, then. Next question, did you know what would happen if you went back to Tursum?”
She stiffened. “Yes.”
“Then why did you go?”
“Because I thought you were done with me. I wanted to die.”
He jerked her across the bed into his arms. “I was angry and frustrated, but I never stopped wanting you. Mikhail was furious and I hated myself. I will never treat you that way again. I am so sorry I had Gregory say those things to you. Kalani was pissed and she let everyone know it.”
She kissed his naked chest. “It’s okay. My mom hates you even more now.”
He chuckled. “Good thing I don’t like her either.”
“Do you have anything else to ask?”
“Do you know anything about your father?”
“I know he checked on us.. and that he wanted us back. I know he gave my mom money and I’m assuming he is a shifter. Other than that, no.”
“Okay. Do you have any questions for me?”
“Actually, yes. When you came to rescue me- thank you for that by the way-, why didn’t your fire burn me?”
He breathed out and a fire came from his mouth. He lifted her hand, put it in and let her go. The fire licked over her skin, leaving tingles all along her skin as she turned her hand over repeatedly. Warmth invaded her entire body and a different kind of fire ignited inside of her. She closed her eyes and moaned softly.
“Mikhail….”
The fire went out and she was pulled onto his lap to straddle him. He leaned back against the headboard to stare at her.
“You are our mate. Our fire will never harm you. It will protect you.”
“Did you shift to ash the stage?”
“No. Mikhail and I are one.”
“Does it hurt when you’re human?”
“No. It just leaves a burnt smell behind for a few hours.”
“Why do you need breeders?”
“About 20 years ago, our species was cursed.”
“By who? Why?”
“Our king of kings kidnapped a woman away from her mate, because his mate could not produce a living heir. He held her hostage for a few years and she provided him with three children. Eventually, he fell in love with the woman and wanted to leave his mate for her. His mate ran the woman off with two of his kids, allowing him to keep his son. About a year later, we realized that no offspring had been born and reached out to a small village to see if we could come up with a solution. Within three months, 6 women fell pregnant with dragon children. We realized that in order to save our race, we needed humans to bear children for us and thus the breeder programs were established. ”
“What happened to his mate?”
“She recently passed away.”
“Is he still alive?”
“Yes and no.”
“What do you mean?”
“When we mark our mates and then lose them, we don’t survive long.”
She nuzzled into his neck. “That’s sad.”
He rubbed her back. “Yeah, that’s why I need you with me. I can’t lose you. You are my everything.”
“I’m not marked.”
“So? I love you and I fully intend to mark you.”
“When?”
“Can I do it now?”
She pushed lightly on his chest. “Aiden…”
“Yes, Sasha?”
“About this rechoosing ceremony in a few hours..”
He tensed beneath her. “What about it?”
“How many girls are still looking to be paired with their man?”
“Sherri, you and your sisters.”
She sighed. “I was afraid of that.”
“Why?”
“My name has to stay in the rotation until they are with their mates.”
“NO!”
She pulled back. “Aiden, please. They can not end up with Malcolm. He is not a good person.”
“Why do you say that?”
“I don’t know. I really can’t remember, but something tells me to avoid him. It always has.”
He sighed, knowing that he was going to lose this battle. “Alright, but if you end up with him and he hurts you, I will end his life.” He swatted at her ass. “Go to sleep. I’ll wake you up in a few hours.” He kissed her softly. “I love you.”
“I love you, too.”