Chapter 7

Cerys

Cam loomed over me. My heart hammered and my whole body felt tense with anticipation. His eyes were burning with an intensity that made me shiver with fear. And excitement.

Burying feelings never helped anyone. I should know that.

My plan to push him away had failed spectacularly after moments in his presence. I wanted to hate what he had done, but I didn't. I understood why he had done it. Maybe a part of me even admired it slightly.

He reached down for my hand and pulled me into a standing position. I didn"t fight him. Whatever was happening felt impossible to stop. We were caught up in the universe"s flow.

Cam leaned down and placed a large hand under my chin and tilted my head up, so I was looking him right in the face. It was a delicate move from a large monster. My body flooded with heat and my brain stuttered into silence. As his face leaned down to mine, my stomach was somersaulting. I didn"t know if it was with excitement or to warn me I was doing something dangerous. I didn't care. Want was the only thing left in me.

His lips met mine ever so gently. I raised my hands and placed them on his face. The fur felt soft, and it was a soothing texture that I could have stroked forever. Our lips moved together as though we had been kissing for years. Perfectly in sync. His lips led and claimed mine. Our mouths danced back and forth gently for a while. And then, the kiss grew into something more intense. More filled with want. It seemed to be the most natural thing in the world. Everything else in my life and my past fell away. I only needed this. There was nothing else that mattered.

His hands wandered down to my waist, and he pulled me tight against him. I could feel him hard and growing more against me. And continuing to grow. My mind completely short-circuited, and I froze.

"What is it?"

He peered at me, a frown on his face.

"Well. You errr, you know."

I couldn"t find any words that made sense, so I stepped away and glanced down. My stomach flipped with fear at the exact same moment that my core flooded with heat. The largest cock I had ever seen was poking out of his loincloth now. Dark swirling ridges covered it with a slightly flared head. I pointed at it, unable to form any words.

"Yes, that is my cock."

Most monsters didn"t really seem to have the same body hang-ups as humans do.

"Well, it"s very, err, large."

That was an understatement.

"Thank you."

"Well. Okay then."

Yet again I was lost for words with Cam.

He must think I'm a complete idiot.

"Would you like to feel it inside you now?"

My mouth fell open, and I glanced back down at it. The answer was yes, but also, I shouldn't, but yes, but how on earth was that meant to fit?

"We"ve only just met, Cam. I"m your therapist, I can"t just…" I gestured at the dark smooth cock still standing erect, pointing at me. The flared head looked wider than my wrist. My throat tightened, and I struggled to get air in my lungs. My heart was pounding.

"You"re my mate, Cerys. That's more important."

"This is all highly inappropriate," I squeaked.

Swirling nausea rose in my stomach and my head felt light. It had been a long time since I had a panic attack. Not since…

"You don"t want to ride your mate"s cock until you are incoherent with pleasure?"

Well…

His hand trailed down my body. He pulled up my dress and ran a hand over my panties and down between my legs. Despite my best efforts to hold myself together, a moan escaped me. His eyes widened and fixed on mine.

"Can I taste you, Cerys?"

A loud bang startled me out of the moment. Cam growled. Someone was banging on the door. Irritation flared through me. I wanted to throttle whoever that was.

"Open up, miss. Please. Lockdown procedures in place."

It was the voice of a guard I didn"t recognize. The panic I could hear in it brought me mostly back to my senses and smothered the remains of my own. Although the need in me still raged.

"You need to go back to your cell, Cam. Something is going on."

"I need to keep you safe."

It was another growl. I didn't flinch from it this time. His eyes were flashing with the same ferocity as when he had been struggling with the beginnings of a maze madness. He wasn"t simply going to go back to his cell until he knew what was going on. I opened the door to the therapy room and came face to face with a young guard.

"What is going on?" I demanded.

"Lockdown procedures. Everyone to their assigned safe spaces, miss."

"Why aren't the alarms going off?"

"They aren"t working."

The young guard looked like he might faint. I took a deep breath and placed a hand on his shoulder to make sure I had his attention properly.

"Listen, you must be new here?"

He nodded.

"This sort of thing happens all the time. Don"t worry about it."

"Really?"

"It"s a very old prison. Things break. You"ll get used to doing this a couple of times a month."

The young guard nodded and looked relieved.

"Take Cam here back to his cell and then head up to central control. I"ll round up the other therapists for you."

He nodded again and turned to Cam before freezing at the sheer size of him. I gave Cam a pointed nod. He growled but held his hands out for the large shackles he had to wear. The young guard slapped them on him while almost bending backwards to keep his distance. I could feel Cam"s eyes on me as I left. He wasn"t happy, but I must have been reassuring enough since he let the guard shackle him and take him back to his cell. Luckily his massive erection had disappeared. Whatever had happened just now, I wasn't ready to talk about it with anyone.

I walked calmly in the opposite direction until I was sure I was out of eye and earshot. Then I broke into a run. For all I had said that this happened often, and it wasn't a big deal, sometimes it was a big deal. My stomach was no longer filled with excitement; it was a tight heavy knot.