Page 11 of Sweet Giant

I was exactly where I was supposed to be with the female who was meant to be mine.

Ah, how I anticipated the day she would finally trust me enough to offer herself for claiming. I vowed that I would treat her with gentleness. Softness. I sensed she would crave a caring touch, and I ached to show her just how tender I could be.

“We aren’t compatible,” she said with a shake of her head. “We’re basically from different worlds, and I doubt humans are compatible with your people. You should find a Sasquatch female to claim as your mate.”

“I promise you that we are very much compatible. There is a shortage of females in my tribe, and both my brothers have claimed human women as mates. My older brother, Brutus, and his human wife, Hailey, just had a baby. And my younger brother, Gorran, and his human wife, Cari, are expecting their first child in a few moon cycles. There are also many other Montikaan-human mating pairs in my tribe.”

Her gaze swept over me, and I couldn’t help but notice her stare lingering on my crotch, and not for the first time. Whenever she glanced at my shaft, her face grew dark pink, and she squirmed in place.

Did she find my body pleasing?

Wanting to give her a better look, I rose taller on my knees and thrust my center forward. She inhaled shakily and glanced away, her cheeks flushing darker. She appeared to be studying a painting of flowers that hung on the wall, and I found myself wishing it were spring or summer so I might bring her a bouquet. I’d observed many males in my tribe bringing flowers to their human females. It usually earned them a kiss or a nuzzle.

But I could bring her other gifts. At this time of year, I could still forage for nuts. I could also acquire pokklam berries, large slugs, and trout. Wait—no slugs. No insects, either.

As I replayed the types of food I’d observed human females eating, I remembered that most wouldn’t touch slugs or insects. I also remembered that many males in my tribe, my brothers included, would raid abandoned cabins for supplies. I resolved that I would discover what items Liv enjoyed and I would go on a cabin raid.

“Um, Mastorr?” Liv glanced at my crotch, only to immediately return her focus to the painting.

“Yes?”

“What are you doing?”

I looked down at my shaft. It was starting to swell. I couldn’t help it. Being close to my fated mate, who smelled like a sun-kissed meadow, was causing my blood to heat with desire. “You keep glancing at my cock,” I replied. “I thought perhaps you might want a better look. Should I come closer?”

Her eyebrows shot up. “No, please don’t come any closer. In fact, I would appreciate you sitting the way you were before. Or maybe sit on the other side of the room.”

“You are finished admiring my cock?” I asked, and I reveled in the fresh pinkness that colored her face.

“I wasn’t admiring it!” She appeared both flustered and affronted. “I mean, it’s a little hardnotto look when it’s right there practically waving ‘hello’ at me. But I wasn’t admiring it. Nope. Not at all.”

I sank to the floor, sitting in my previous position with my legs out, my arms resting on my bent knees. I didn’t move across the room. The intense need to be close to Liv was making it difficult to think clearly. I hoped my nearness wouldn’t frighten or anger her.

“It is growing dark,” I said, “and I know humans, like Montikaans, typically eat a meal in the evenings. Do you like trout? There’s a stream nearby. I can catch some and cook it over a fire if you don’t wish to eat it raw.”

“Montikaan? Is-is that what your people are called?” Her gaze sparked with curiosity, and as I peered into her green eyes, I marveled at how luminous they were. I’d never seen a human with eyes like hers. They were almost unnatural. Otherworldly.

I nodded. “Yes, my people are known as Montikaans, and I hail from the Starblessed tribe. Your cabin is located on my tribe’s land, and it’s only a half-day’s walk to the communal cavern where I live. Once the snow stops and it’s safe to travel, I will take you there. I have made my personal alcove in the cavern suitable for a human. I’ve been waiting for you, Liv, and preparing for your arrival on Starblessed lands.” I glanced at the nearest window, observing the darkening sky. “If I’m going to venture to the stream, I should go now. Before the snow drifts under the shelter that once housed the vehicle. As long as the wind doesn’t get too severe, I could build the fire under the vehicle shelter. Would you like trout for your evening meal?”

“Trout sounds great. Thank you.” She gave me a tight smile that didn’t sit well with me, and my heart sank, because I suspected she only wanted the trout because it meant I would be leaving the cabin. Was she that eager to get rid of me?

I rose to my feet and caught her staring at my crotch once again. She made a light choking sound and her breath increased, her chest rising and falling more rapidly.

I allowed myself to inhale her feminine scent, and my cock soon became harder, until it protruded fully from my crotch, long and thick with a drop of my essence gleaming on the wide, bulbous tip.

Her lips parted on a small gasp, a noise that made me hunger to run my tongue up and down her neck, then lower until I suckled on her firm peaks.

As I envisioned what she might look like unclothed, without the thick, baggy shirt she was wearing, pleasure zinged up my inner thighs, my balls tightened, and my shaft lifted even higher.

“If you try to claim that you aren’t admiring my cock at this moment, sweet one, I won’t believe you.” Before she could reply, I turned and headed for the door. Pausing only a few steps away, I bent over to pick up a pair of boots that were in the middle of the floor, purposely bending in such a way to allow her an unhindered view of my buttocks, as well as my heavy scrotum.

She gasped but said nothing. I remained bent over for much longer than necessary as I relocated the shoes to a rack against the wall. Then I rose to my full height and walked to the door.

“I’ll be back soon,” I called over my shoulder. “Do not leave this cabin. Stay inside where it is safe and warm.”

Chapter9

LIV

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