Page 57 of My Wild Pet

But I don’t think about it too much because watching Aefre spank Briar reminds me of the sex I had with him.

“Oh grab her by that tail,” the doctor says while pumping himself.

As I watch, I’m relieved that it’s the same trainer to pet sex. There’s no love or passion. It’s all physical. All the way to the end when Briar licks all the semen from his grey body. She never looks at Aefre the way that she looks at me.

After we’ve all orgasmed our semen into the vials, I ask the doctor, “Can I keep the holo of her running?”

“No, but you can see it again if you behave. And that means no more talking to Ash in your human language or paying off the attendants for privacy. You can talk to her in Imperial or not at all.”

I reluctantly answer, “Understood, Master Kaelin.”

“And Ember,” the doctor says catching my attention as Kaelin begins leading me out by my leash. “There’s a high possibility that Aefre will want to breed you and Ash if you win the Grand Championships. So I have something more to look forward to. I know I’d love to watch you rub your furry genitals together. Humans, half-Imperial, half-beasts,” he smiles at me.

“Good” I say as convincingly as I can. I’ve been bred before. It was my second sexual experience after Aefre trained me. The first was with Aefre and the second under his watchful eye a yearlater with a human woman. I didn’t even know her real name. Only her pet name, Fawn. She had brown skin and dark brown hair. She was gorgeous and more than willing. She told me I was the most handsome man she’d ever seen.

All of our trainers were there, including the doctor. I wasn’t even allowed off my leash because human males couldn’t be trusted in breeding situations. Aefre dictated everything I should do to her and I did it. Was I aroused by the sight of Fawn. Yes. Did she like me? I think so. Did we both orgasm? Yes. She orgasmed twice. First I licked her between her legs exactly how Aefre told me to. It was embarrassing that I didn’t know how to bring a woman to orgasm then. Next, I entered her with my cock. I’d never had sex like that before and I came quickly. Finally, I massaged her clitoris to make sure she orgasmed again for a better chance of pregnancy. She kissed me on the cheek afterward and told me I was sweet, but it wasn’t as real as kissing Briar. It wasn’t even as real as masturbating to a holo of Briar running.

How is that possible? I might have even fathered a child with Fawn and I don’t even think about her or that experience often. But Briar is always on my mind.

My thoughts are interrupted as Kaelin pauses in the hallway. “We need to return to the medical center. There’s one more thing I forgot.”

Immediately, we turn and return. The doctor is waiting.

“I knew you’d forgotten,” he says to Kaelin. “Ember,” the doctor says to me, taking off my leash and guiding me toward the holographic room. “I’m glad you came to masturbate tonight. Your cortisol levels have been too high, and your lack of appetite and irregular bowel movements are classic signs of stress. So I’ve arranged a pastoral feeding session for you. It was supposed to be tomorrow, but since you’re here now…”

I’m ushered into a room with a holographic human woman. She beckons to me. And I go to her. I sit next to her as she opens her shirt and takes out her breast. She offers it to me and I take it. Sucking the milk from her nipple. The woman is a holograph but the milk is real. Donated from someone somewhere in the Empire. A human or an Imperial woman, I don’t know. But these feeding sessions are mandatory to alleviate stress in all males, human and Imperial alike. Another reminder that even though men command my life here, women command theirs, and hence these strange habits they have.

There was a time when I found this repulsive, but now it’s a fact of life. I revert to being a baby again. I suck both of her nipples until there’s no milk left as she gently combs her fingers through my hair. It’s so comforting and safe.

As I emerge from the feeding room, feeling completely relaxed now, I hear the doctor assuring Kaelin that physically I am where I should be now. “Mild increases in oxytocin and endorphins, and reduced cortisol. His heart rate and respiration have also stabilized.” When he sees me he asks, “Do you want to masturbate again? I know how breastfeeding can trigger that.”

“No,” I say. “Not today.”

Kaelin attaches my leash and leads me out. We’re both quiet as we walk through the corridors. When we reach the pet sleeping quarters, he undoes the leash. “You should sleep very well now, Ember.”

I don’t reply but just enter, and quickly slide into my bed, the cool sheets a stark contrast to the heat of my thoughts. As much as I want to mull over my feelings for Briar, I let sleep take me. Perhaps, in my dreams, I’ll find the clarity I crave—un moyen d’éclaircir ce chaos dans ma tête, to clear the chaos in my mind.

CHAPTER 29

Aefre

Ash and Ember stand at the starting line—fully aware that I’ve changed today’s parameters. They always sense when I do, and they know exactly why. Time is ticking away and we don’t have much time before the Grand Championships.

I watch from my elevated control pedestal. The first few obstacles are familiar: physical endurance tests designed to force them into cooperation.

Despite their little incident in the cleansing room, they work together better than I anticipated. Ember’s recent insolence has tempered under the prospect of winning the Grand Championship—and the expectation of breeding with Ash. In the meantime, I tolerate his awkward human affections to reinforce their partnership. And Ash, in turn, clings to him for human connection, but looks to me for sexual gratification. It serves us all. But it’s a precarious balance.

At the halfway point, I shift the program. The atmosphere changes noticeably, and I see Ash and Ember realize something’s off. She backs away worriedly and he hesitates, scanning the altered course.

Good.

A towering spider materializes in Ash’s path, its legs covered in bristling hairs, its mandibles glinting with simulated venom. She freezes instantly.

“Move forward,” I say, my voice deliberately calm.

She doesn’t budge. Her heart rate spikes on the collar readout.

Ember steps in front of her, shielding her from the hologram.

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