Page 45 of Gentle Giant

I ground my teeth together. I wanted to turn around and touch Brutus, wanted to feel his firm muscles quivering under my hand as I explored his body.Later, I promised myself. After we mated in the Montikaan way, we could always enjoy a new position. Maybe I could straddle him and ride him like a…

A deep howl issued from Brutus’s chest, an undulating call that sounded savage and wild. The mating call. He was about to…

I gasped as he inched his cock inside me, his movements agonizingly slow. I found myself wishing he would give me one hard thrust and fully seat himself inside me. Only being filled by him completely would assuage the aching in my core. I pushed my center back, inviting him to go deeper.

When the last echo of his mating call faded, I heard jubilant Montikaan howls coming from outside the cavern. Not long after that, a rhythmic beat filtered into our rooms. It was different from the drums, a rapid swell of noise that crackled in the air. His people were beating sticks against tree trunks. They were making as much noise as possible to see our union blessed by their Great Spirit.

“You’re not hurting me, Brutus,” I said over the noise, “you can go faster if you want.”Please go faster.

I cried out as he granted my wish and shoved deeper in a rapid thrust that had me gripping the covers for support. “I’m halfway inside you, sweet human,” he announced, and I almost gasped from the shock.

Only halfway. My pulse jumped.

Sure felt like he’d given me the whole package.

I swallowed hard, took a steadying breath, then glanced over my shoulder to meet his glowing gaze. “I-I’m ready for more, Brutus. Give me all of you.Please.”

His nostrils flared and his grip on my hips tightened. I turned back around and moaned as he pushed so deep, for a moment, I considered asking him to stop. Just before the fullness became unbearable, he stilled inside me. I shuddered with a mix of relief and desire.

“My entire cock is inside you, sweet human.” He paused and ran a hand down my back. “Are you all right? Is it too much?”

“I am okay,” I insisted, “and it’s not too much. It feels… wonderful.” I pressed my eyes shut as a wave of heat descended, pulsing through my insides and clenching in my core.

Then he started moving inside me, pulling out nearly the entire way only to shove back into my depths, the huge tip of his cock impacting my womb. Eventually, the pace of his thrusts increased, causing his balls to slap heavily against my clit.Oh God. I struggled to take in air as the ecstasy built and built, all the nerve endings in my body ablaze.

Dark spots clouded my vision as undulating waves of pleasure descended, and I cried out Brutus’s name as I climaxed. He growled deeply and commenced thrusting faster, and I swore his cock swelled larger inside me.

A second mating call escaped his throat as his drives became jerkier and I felt the warmth of his seed spurting into my depths. His passion-filled howl resounded in the cavern.

With gentle movements, he pulled his cock from my center. Before I had a chance to blink, he turned me over and lifted me in his arms. He settled on the bed but kept me close, cradled in his tender embrace.

His eyes brimmed with affection, and I found myself thinking of the heart-bond. Of love. I leaned into him and curledmy fingers in his fur. As purring-growls vibrated from his chest, he kept placing kisses to the crown of my head.

As he held me close, the sounds of the celebration reached us. Joyous howls, banging sticks, and laughter. I smiled as I imagined the dancing that was occurring too.

“Now we are lifemates,” he said, leaning back to meet my gaze.

I cupped the side of his face. “Yes, we are lifemates,” I agreed. “But we are also heart-bonded.”

His breath hitched and his eyes widened. “You-you love me too?”

“Yes, Brutus, I do. With all my heart.”

Epilogue

One year later…

HAILEY

I bouncedlittle Loshha on my knee. We sat at a video comm in the abandoned cabin Brutus had once raided for supplies. Aside from the video comm, the cabin was largely empty. I smiled at the memory of discovering all the human items in his cavern after he’d kidnapped me.

Candy’s face filled the screen and we waved at one another.

I gently grasped Loshha’s hand and made her wave back. “Say hi to your Aunt Candy,” I said, but Loshha’s only response was a hiccup.

“Well?” I said, perched on the edge of the chair. “Has anything exciting happened since we last spoke?” I held my breath as I awaited her answer.

She grinned, gave an innocent shrug, and then said, “Exciting? Oh, you mean birthing twins?”

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