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ChapterTen
For the first time in many days, Eve’s eyes snapped open, her entire body rigid from the fading effects of the nightmare. She knew the reason for the nightmare. It was the same reason that she started having them a few weeks ago in the first place.
Victor.
She couldn’t have seen him but for a moment there she was so certain that it was him standing just behind the crowd of people seated at their tables as the servers moved effortlessly between them. He had loomed there like a wraith, clothed in a black suit, his dark hair slicked back in his preferred style as he watched her with his cold, dark eyes.
She couldn’t possibly be haunted but she was startling to feel like she was going crazy. It had stopped for a while there when Skal showed up, and she’d hoped that just maybe the hallucination was going away now that she wasn’t alone. But now he was back, and she didn’t know what that said about her mental state. Or what Skal would think if she told him that she was being haunted.
Not that she wanted Victor back, in any shape or form. She definitely didn’t! She had Skal now and she was quickly discovering that she preferred the Ragoru and his gruff but sweet demeanor over that of her late husband. Skal doted on her and was considerate of her limitations while acknowledging her strengths in a way that Victor had never managed to. He even helped her out around the farm willingly without argument or complaint--and he wasn’t even getting anything for it. He certainly wasn’t getting between her legs, demanding his due like her husband had done so often. She had loathed him in those moments since he rarely bothered to see to it that she was fully aroused or even orgasmed as he selfishly chased his pleasure. Since he’d been the one to take her virginity, her only experience of sex had been that of bitter disappointment. She was pretty sure she disliked sex and had rarely even felt aroused before Skal barged his way into her life.
And what if Skal asked her to spread her legs?
A quiver of arousal strummed through her and Eve shivered as her imagination conjured the memory of his thick cocks stretching his sheath as they pushed their way free. She was pretty sure she wouldn’t object at all if he pushed his big body between her thighs. Even now, he was pressed up against her in the hotel bed that they were sharing, his large body curled around hers and her muzzle tucked against her neck, keeping her toasty warm. It would be so easy to rub against his sheath and just see where things took them.
Unfortunately, she was a huge coward and about as sexually daring as an unanatomical cloth doll that flopped wherever it was set down. She couldn’t even verbalize her needs much less try to seduce the male behind her. She certainly couldn’t just lie there any longer either, not without coming close to bursting into flames with the need gradually building inside of her. At some point he would be able to smell it and gods that would be embarrassing.
Groaning softly to herself, Eve wiggled out of his grasp, biting back an embarrassed giggle at the way he snuffled and snorted in complaint as she climbed free. His arms sleepily made to grab for her, but Eve quickly scooted back, nearly falling off the edge of the bed and onto her ass. Stifling another laugh at her clumsiness, she straightened and smiled down at him, admiring the big male filling her bed. His long fur was fluffed up and in disarray, giving him an adorably chaotic look. She tried to imagine what he looked like when he was young—as a rog. It was a shame he never got to be a father. He would make some pretty cute babies.
Her eyes slipped lower, and she stopped breathing as they fastened on the thick lengths of his cocks fully extruded and nestled against his belly. They had a wet, slippery look to them, possibly due to secreting a natural lubricant and she was dying to touch it to see how hot and slick it felt against her palm. She bit her lip to strangle back a moan of want. They had to have been pressing up against her ass all night. How did she not feel that? The temptation to slip back into bed was strong but she finally forced herself away from the bed and into the bathroom.
Rushing through her morning ablutions, Eve dressed quickly and, upon exiting the bathroom, picked up a small bag that she’d stashed among their things, a smile curling her lips. Although Halloween was still a couple days off, the children always got treats from the market stalls on the last market day before Halloween. She looked forward to it every year and had been heartbroken at the thought of missing out on this year before Skal saved the day. It had been a bit last minute, but she’d busied herself all week making treats in the evening after the finished working for the day and she couldn’t wait to see their little faces light up as they got a taste of the hard little candy bones and skulls that she had fashioned as she did every year. There were a few that had been sacrificed to Skal’s curiosity but there was still more than plenty to give to the children roaming about in their little costumes.
There was just one little detail she hadn’t shared with the Ragoru.
She bit back a smile as she traced a finger along the sewn hem of the costume. It wasn’t much since she really didn’t have a lot of fabric to make a costume for a male of his size, but she was sure that it would look great on him—and even better, it would make him feel a little less alien to the townspeople as he celebrated their festivities with them. The cheerful jester collar with its little bells and the matching hat and cloak jingled softly under her touch.
She couldn’t wait to see him in it. She was going to focus on that and the fun that they were going to have rather than hallucinations of Victor’s ghost haunting her.
Behind her came a deep, rumbling sound and then a yawn. “What do you have there, female?”
Clutching her bag to her chest, she turned toward him with a grin. “A surprise.” A wary, hunted look immediately crossed his face and she chuckled mercilessly. “Don’t look like that. It’s going to be fun.” Reaching into the bag she pulled out their matching costumes. “Ta da! It’s a bit last minute and kind of on the simple side but that’s okay. I think we are going to look great.”
His ears immediately flattened, and her eyes narrowed on him, wondering if he was going to bolt. “You want me to wear… that? Why?”
“Because it will be fun,” she reiterated. “It’s the last market day before Halloween—you remember me telling you about Halloween, right?” He nodded slowly and her smile widened. “Good. Well, everyone in the market dresses up and the kids go running around collecting all of the treats. We get to give them out to them while we wear our costumes. Doing this is just part of being in the community. Besides, I love Halloween and I want to celebrate it with you.”
His stubborn expression softened. “You wish to celebrate… with me,” he repeated. At her nod, he sighed. “Very well. We will Halloween.” His ears twitched quickly in an expression she was beginning to note was his tell for his embarrassment. “I would wish to celebrate all things with you, Eve. If it makes you happy, it pleases me that you wish to include me.”
Aww my heart!Blinking rapidly so that the tears that threatened did fall, she grinned at him, practically wearing her heart on her sleeve as she stared up at him. “You are going to love this! And there will be plenty of treats around to eat!”
“Treats sounds promising,” he admitted. “Though there is one treat that I crave that this market cannot give me. Perhaps I will be able to savor it on your Halloween day?”
She flushed at the heated look he gave her, per pussy shockingly creaming. She made a choked off sound and chuckled. “Well Halloween always does promise the best trick or treats,” she admitted, drawing a pleased smirk of anticipation from the male as he rose from the bed, his cocks waving at her enticingly.
He stood there for a long moment, letting her get a good eyeful. And look she did. She was pretty sure her mouth was hanging open as she stared at them, admiring their thickness and length, as well as the unique shape of them that made her clench her thighs together in attempt to control the hum of desire that tingled through her pussy. It lasted only a moment, but it was more than enough time to make her incredibly aroused before he smugly sauntered away, leaving her feeling achy and unfilled after awakening a raging series of sensations she’d never felt before. Her cheeks heated as she watched him head toward the bathroom, wondering what exactly she needed to do to getthattrick or treat for herself.
Gods, don’t let me make a fool of myself!
ChapterEleven
“Ilook ridiculous,” Skal grumbled, flicking a claw against one of the tiny jingling metal pieces hanging from around his neck.
His mate tsked and adjusted the material for him, a pleased smile lighting her face in such a way that it made him go all warm and soft inside despite the tight engorgement of his cocks that he was barely keeping within his sheath.
“Well, I think you look great,” she assured him.
He still did not see a point to their ridiculous coverings, outside of understanding that it was a strange human tradition, but it made him feel a little better that she was adorned in a similar way. As were the other humans throughout the market, though he found some of them a little disturbing. He stared at a male a short way down on the other side of the path. Did he intentionally wish to make himself appear as if he were rotting flesh? With his putrid hue applied to his skin, he looked like something that had been left dead and exposed for several days. How revolting. A shudder of revulsion swept through him. He was glad that Eve had not adorned herself in such a way. He wasn’t sure he would be able to stomach looking at her all day if she were.
