Page 41 of Captured By the Monsters
SYLAN
Tears pricked my eyes as I stared down at my body in wonder. I was finally whole again. Sera had not only given us the gift of her body, but she had unified our Trifecta, transforming us from Specters into Rumilus. She was a rare and special treasure, breathing life into each of us at last.
Smiling at Sera, I reveled in the feel of my lips stretching upward, glad that she could see my reaction to her, because damn she made me smile a lot.
A part of me was fearful she would be scared of us now. In our physical forms, we were large, hulking creatures in comparison to her fragile human body. But as I gazed at her, awaiting her response, she just looked at us with curiosity—there wasn’t any fear in her eyes, but something else lurked in their depths.
Walking over to her, I enjoyed the stretch of my muscles as they rippled with each step. “Is everything all right, beauty?”
She nodded, her eyes still assessing us as she drank in our forms from head to toe, having to crane her head to do so.
“You’re so different,” she breathed out in wonder.
“Is that bad?” I asked hesitantly, glancing at Rowen and Axton.
“No,” she rushed to clarify, holding her hands up in defense. “No, it’s not bad. It’s different. It’s nothing I could have conceived. You guys are just massive…” she trailed off, blinking furiously. “I mean really, I have never seen such chiseled, large bodies in my life.”
Rowen frowned. “Do we frighten you?”
“No,” she again answered, honestly. “Although this form is more frightening due to your size, I think your Specter forms were more so because they’re deceptive. You looked like wisps of nothing, like you wouldn’t be able to hurt anyone, but you were tangible. You could touch me and you were strong enough to carry me. I never knew what to expect from you in that form, especially without being able to read your expressions.”
“Not as strong as we are now,” Rowen murmured, flexing an arm and making us chuckle at his antics.
Sera cracked a smile. “I can see that. I have no doubt of your strength. You’re just so large and…exposed.” Her eyes made a beeline for my dick, which twitched at her attention, and I saw her throat bob as she swallowed. Her cheeks tinged to a beautiful shade of pink before she averted her eyes.
“We will get you and ourselves some coverings,” I offered, not wanting our mate to be uncomfortable, but Rowen and Axton glared at me in return. I knew they preferred not to wear clothes, nor did they want to see our mate covered, but if it made her more comfortable, that was what was important.
“Good, good,” Sera muttered as she looked at the ground. “That might help.” She didn’t continue on, and I wondered what she meant. She seemed uncomfortable, but I don’t think it was with our new forms. If I had to hazard a guess, it was because she was beginning to feel the stirrings of her heat.
None of us mentioned the heat to her before because she was so preoccupied and concerned about her virginity that we didn’t want to concern her any further. We would need to discuss it with her soon, but we were worried we were overwhelming her with too much too quickly. Her body was undergoing a lot of changes on top of being in a new land she knew nothing about, as well as learning everything she’d been told in The Above was a lie.
Sera already had so much on her plate, and now that she had been claimed, we needed to take her to the capital. We could discuss her heat after the presentation to our leaders was complete.
“We’re not much bigger than our Specter forms,” Rowen murmured as he glanced down at himself, addressing Sera’s previous words.
Our mate tipped her head thoughtfully. “I suppose you’re right, but there’s a difference between seeing you as smoke and seeing you in solid form. I just wasn’t expecting you to look like this. To be so…”
“To be so what?” Axton prompted, his forehead wrinkled with confusion.
“Attractive,” she admitted as she shrugged her shoulders.
A satisfied smile curled my mouth, as did Axton’s and Rowen’s. I was thankful that our mate did not fear us, nor did she find us repulsive. The human leaders had done much to instill fear in their kind, but Sera was wise; she was willing to give us a chance and form her own conclusions.
“I’m glad that you find us…” I paused, thinking of the human word, “handsome, but we can still get some clothing, if you would prefer.”
Sera nodded in relief. “Clothes would be nice. Thank you.”
“Axton, you go get us some clothes for us. Rowen, you get something for our mate to wear. While you two are gone, I’ll explain to Sera about the presentation.”
My mate blinked. “What presentation? Is this when we have to go to the crystal?”
Tapping her on the nose, I reveled in the feel of her skin against mine for the first time. “So impatient, my beauty,” I teased. “That’s what I’m going to explain, but first a gift.” I pulled out the small piece of crystal that had chosen her to be our mate. We had attached it to some fine-spun string to make a necklace for her to wear. “Because you’re more than worthy,” I whispered, tying it around her neck.
Pulling Sera close to me, I gazed down at her beauty, loving the small smattering of freckles across her nose and cheeks I hadn’t noticed before. It was so easy to get lost in the depths of her as the desire to learn every small detail of her overcame me. Tears pricked her eyes as she fingered the crystal in reverence as if I had granted her the sun and moon.
I hadn’t—yet—but someday, I vowed my beauty would have everything she deserved and more.
I cleared my throat, focusing back on the task at hand. “The Trifecta that succeeded in killing the usurpers who assassinated our Queen and her Trifecta became our makeshift rulers. They are one of the few Trifectas in all the land that are whole still.”
