11. CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

‘ I love you.'

The words rang in the Nakani's head as he stared down at Elodie.

She loved him.

His mate shook in his grasp, her cries of pleasure making his cock twitch.

He spread her legs further apart and placed his cock between them.

Elodie's hips bucked forward, forcing the thick tip to pierce the folds of her softness.

The Nakani continued to slide the head of his cock across her entrance, teasing both Elodie and himself.

"Please, please!"

She was so desperate, slick with desire and a fiery need that consumed her to the core.

"Tell me again," the Nakani gritted.

His compulsion to sink deep inside his mate was overrode by the craving to hear those three words again.

He shifted so the strokes of his cock bumped against her clit.

"Tell me!"

"I love you!"

Those words in her soft voice made his knot swell and his cock twitch. He pulled back, and Elodie moaned in dismay.

"I said it. I swear I mean it—but please, don't stop!"

But his movement was only to align himself perfectly with her center.

When he positioned himself at her opening, he thrust inside a little, giving Elodie time to adjust to his girth.

"You feel so fucking good."

The Nakani pushed in a little more. She was heaven—tight, wet, and hot.

Her face was flushed and she was panting. He stared at the expression on her face.

Elodie was desperate for more, her legs shaking as he fucked her inch by glorious inch.

As her monstrous lover filled her, the pressure in the pit of her stomach deepened.

Finally, her pussy met the massive swell of the Nakani's knot.

It was huge and not even fully formed, but the man knew he couldn't use it on his mate just yet.

Not until she had been stretched, her beautiful pussy prepared for the entirety of all he had to offer.

For now, he was content to fuck Elodie up and down his hard, ridged length until she sobbed in need.

"Are you alright? How do you feel?"

The Nakani pauses, his claws gripping her ample hips and holding her in place while she squirmed.

"Yes, yes!"

He chuckled. "Sorry, love, I swear I'm not teasing you. I need to know. I never want to hurt you, and I'm so much bigger…"

Elodie ducked her head, peeking at her monster through the dark fringe of her hair.

"You're not, I promise. I love how big you are."

She shuddered when he flexed his hips a little and then lifted her nearly off of him.

His teeth ground together and his spine spasmed as he slowly worked back into Elodie.

The Nakani repeated the motion over and over, carefully stretching his mate to the breaking point.

"That's it. Such a good fucking girl…"

He skimmed his hand up and down her back. The moment was torture and bliss.

Elodie whined with impatience until her lover shoved in a little deeper.

She gasped at the brief kiss of pain, but her pussy fluttered around him as he withdrew.

Her eyes were closed, her lips parted, and a soft rosy flush covered her cheeks.

His mate was exquisite.

The Nakani continued his sensual thrusting, each time going a little deeper until he was finally all the way in again.

Then he repeated the process until both of them shook with the fiery need.

"I'm fine."

Her voice stuttered, and the Nakani knew that she was far from fine.

"Ah, but I don't want you to be fine. I want to unravel you from the inside out until you're begging for my cock."

Elodie clenched around him as he withdrew, her body pleading with him to give her what she wanted.

"Are you aching for me to fuck you so hard that you shatter into a million pieces?"

"Yes!"

"And do you know what will happen after that?"

"Wh-what?"

The Nakani picked up the pace of his thrusts, jogging Elodie up and down in his lap.

"I'm going to do it again and again, taking you to the peak of ecstasy and then catching you when you tumble into the dark abyss of pleasure that only I can give you."

His mate cried out, partly from his words and partly from the sharp jerk of his hips.

"Do you love me?"

"Yes, yes!"

"Then will you be my mate?"

Elodie froze, staring into the Nakani's bright gaze with her breath caught in her throat.

"I have loved you for so long but I didn't think your kind could mate with mine."

"It is forbidden, but I won't deny my heart any longer. I choose you—now and forever."

Her lips trembled at the emotions surging through her body.

"Not even in my fantasies of us together did I dream of being your mate. I didn't think it possible, but deep down, it's what I want most in this world."

"Then say my name—only mates can speak the name of their beloved."

The Nakani leaned forward to whisper in Elodie's ear a secret no one knew.

It's the name he chose for himself many moons ago—a name only for his other half to speak.

"Kaiyek."

Elodie tasted the word in her mouth, forming it with her tongue until it embedded itself into the very core of memories.

She'd never heard the name before but felt it had been etched into her soul.

"Kaiyek…my mate."

The Nakani let loose another howl, raking his sharp claws over his chest.

"Let these marks symbolize this night and the union between our bodies and hearts. Until the end of time, I am yours, and you are mine."

A strange sensation twisted inside of Elodie, and she clung to Kaiyek, unsure of what was happening.

But her mate didn't appear distressed. His expression was one of blissful happiness.

When the moment passed, Elodie realized she could feel Kaiyek—inside of her.

Not just where their bodies were physically joined, but on another level.

She sensed his emotions, the strength of his life force, as if they were now connected as one.

"D-do you feel me?"

Kaiyek nodded.

"When a Nakani picks a mate, they bond for life. Your joy is my joy. Your sorrows, mine. Nakanis feel this to ensure their mates are well-loved and cherished."

"And is the bond complete?"

"Almost. To finish it, I must knot you, but you aren't ready—"

"Then make me ready."