Chapter 48

Aiden cupped her cheek, stroking his thumb over her face. “I will always protect you, my queen.”
“Then do this for me.”
He glanced around the hall. “There is not enough time-”
She stepped back as a tear started its path down her face.
“Fuck!”
He scooped her up and took the four steps to the closest table. He laid her on it, glancing over his shoulder.
“Time?!”
“Two minutes, Sire,” Gregory called out.
He sighed and bent her knee up. He pushed her skirt high up on her thighs to move between her legs. He used her skirt to hide his cock as he pulled it out of his pants. He positioned himself at her entrance and tried to meet her eyes. He forced her chin around to look at him.
“This is not how I imagined our first time. It’s going to hurt, because I have to go fast, but I swear to you, I will make it up to you.”
She swallowed and grasped his wrist. “I trust you.”
Seconds later his wings exploded out of his back to wrap around them and the table, shielding them completely from sight. He pulled back to spit on her pussy and thrust inside of her. Her scream was ripped from her at the hard first thrust. He pulled out to push back in just as fast. Her eyes closed and she turned her face. His hands landed on either side of her head.
“Look at me, baby.”
“1 minute!”
She sniffled, but did as he asked. He leaned down to kiss her as he ran his hands all over her body to set the mate bond tingles off, to ease her pain.
“I have to cum in you, Sasha, for this to count,” he ground out.
“Do it,” she moaned.
He took her legs and wrapped them around his waist. He pulled her to the edge of the table so he could tilt her hips to where he needed them to be. His cock started sliding in deeper and she cried out when it moved across a bundle of nerves that made pleasure fill her completely. Her back arched as her body grew aroused and he groaned, thrusting faster.
“30 seconds.”
“THANK YOU GREGORY, BUT SHUT THE FUCK UP!,” he yelled.
He pounded into her harder and Irina pushed forward a little. She made Sasha drag her nails down his chest and his body bucked.
“Again! Harder!,” he growled.
She dragged them down his chest again, digging them deeper into his skin until little drops of blood welled up on his skin. He pushed all the way inside of her and she felt herself get even wetter.
“Sasha!,” he panted.
His scent permeated the air inside the wings, mixing with hers. He leaned down to press his forehead against hers as he pulled out slowly, making a slight suction release sound.
“5, 4, 3, 2-”
Aiden’s wings retracted inside his body and their aroma quickly spread. Aiden tucked his cock back inside of his pants and straightened her skirt, before standing up. He scanned the room, growling lowly, before his eyes came to rest on a very pissed off Malcolm.
“And just so there is no question as to who she belongs to…”
He looked down at her sleepy figure laying halfway propped up on the table, trying to focus on the events happening around her. He held up his hand and it shifted into talons. She gulped hard, terror taking her over.
“Aiden? What are you doing?”
“Trust me.”
“I do, but-”
His talons raked swiftly down her face, over her chest and down her stomach. She screamed out as pain ravaged her entire body. He leaned down and she saw Mikhail’s black eyes. He blew on her wounds. Her body got so hot it felt like lava was about to spew out of her mouth. Within seconds, the pain was gone and the heat had turned into a pleasant warmth encompassing her body.
Her mind opened again, but it was not as painful as when Irina had fully merged with her. Aiden knelt at her feet with his head bowed and she struggled to sit up. Everyone else, including Lukas and Kalani, in the room also knelt before her. Tiffany’s teeth were bared and a silent growl came from her. Her eyes landed on Gregory who had a smirk on his face. Aiden stood up and helped her to her feet. Sasha tilted her head back to search his face.
“What did you do to me and why am I so sleepy?”
He smiled. “I just made it known, without a doubt in anybody’s brain, that you are our queen.” He let her body fall against his and he kissed her softly. “You now bare my mark. Now, everyone everywhere will know that you are Sasha Soma, Queen of the Dragão Clan, claimed mate to King Aiden Jameson.” He kissed her again. “I love you.”
“I love you, too.”
He swept her up in his arms and she wrapped one around his neck, before burying her face in his chest to deeply draw his scent into her nose.
“I just want to sleep,” she confided.
He laid his cheek on the top of her head as he began to carry her to the door. “I will take you to bed, My Queen.”
His steps slowed as he neared the door, before coming to a complete stop just inside of it. She looked up at him curiously. Her fingers ran down his chest.
“Are you okay?”
“No, but I will be,” Mikhail promised as he took over.
One of his wings came out to wrap around her, holding her, pressed tightly against his body. He spun on his heel and slowly made his way back to the line of people still on their knees.
“Rise!,” he commanded, his aura oozing out of him.
They all stood. He moved down the line, pausing in front of each person for a moment. His muscles coiled and flexed, letting the appearance of what he truly was shine through. A predator stalking the herd looking for his perfectly chosen next victim. When he stopped in front of Malcolm, his other wing shot out of his shoulder and he backed him up to the wall with the speed of light. The claw at the top of his wing embedded into the wall behind Malcolm around his throat. Mikhail dragged him up the wall until he was being held three feet off the ground, struggling to break free. The wing holding her tensed a little.
“For laying hands on a breeder, the sentence is a week of being fed arsenic.” He let that hang in the air between them for a moment, before smiling coldly. “For putting your hands on our queen, on the other hand, the sentence is death.”
He pulled Malcolm away from the wall, only to slam him back into it at eye level. He leaned forward and exhaled. A stream of ice so cold that it instantly made icicles form all around them. Malcolm’s eyes flickered to white, before it disappeared.
“Petro,” he whispered.
Mikhail’s grin widened. “Sexual assault on a breeder, much less our queen, carries a death sentence.”
His hand tightened around his throat until it was pulverized while Malcolm tried even harder to escape the inevitable. Mikhail opened his hand and let both Malcolm’s body and head hit the floor while Tiffany screamed from behind them as she collapsed on the floor. Aiden’s shoulders heaved with every breath he took and then he straightened up.
“I will not tolerate any form of disrespect from anybody to our queen.” He paused to let his words sink in. “The consequence for committing such a grievous error, will be the forfeiture of both your dragon’s life and yours.” He turned to face the room, his eyes taking the time to meet every other pair. “I am the judge, the jury and the executioner. There will be no trial. There will be no questions asked or answered. It will be what you all saw here. No hesitation and I will make sure you stay alive long enough to feel your dragons die. Spread the word and save your friends.”
He incinerated Malcolm’s body, before walking over to Gregory who knelt at his feet again. Mikhail released another stream of flames which surrounded Gregory, before it was absorbed into his body. Aiden pulled him to his feet and placed his hand on Gregory’s shoulder.
“Kneel before our beta, Gregory.”
Happiness blossomed inside of Sasha as she watched her mate announce his new beta. She already knew the kingdom would be far safer with him next to Aiden. Mikhail took a step back to glare down at the cowering Tiffany. He squatted in front of her as his wing lifted Sasha higher to keep her from hitting the ground. He harshly forced her chin up, immediately bruising her skin.
“I know you think that I don’t know what you have been trying to do. I also know that you have tried to murder my sister several times. Had you succeeded, my beta would not have his mate. With this in mind, I have decided that your fate will not rest in my hands, but in hers.” He jerked her chin around so that she was looking at a stunned Kalani. “Gregory, your first order as beta, is to move this creature to the dungeons.”
He smirked, before bowing. “It would be my absolute pleasure.”
He grabbed her arm roughly and began to drag her out. Everybody watched their exit until her screams and threats couldn’t be heard anymore. Mikhail looked down at Sasha as his wings were retracted from around her and she landed back in Aiden’s arms.
“We will take you to bed now, My Queen, if you are ready.”
She nodded. “That I am, My king.”