Ruth's Bonded (Ruth & Gron Book 1) by V.C. Lancaster

Author:V.C. Lancaster [Lancaster, V.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-07-09T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Gron swung down to the jungle floor, then stopped, not really knowing where to go. He leaned against a tree for a moment, resisting the urge to look up at where he knew Gruth was to see if he could make her out, see if she was okay. He’d let her down. She had wanted to mate but he wasn’t primed for her yet. She must be disappointed that he was taking so long. In his tribe, it took about three days of the Queen touching him for a male to become primed, so that the Bond wouldn’t be made frivolously or accidentally. He thought of what it would be like to become primed after a single night of touch, only to be rejected by the Queen the next day, and shuddered. That would be a cursed life. But perhaps Gruth’s tribe was different.

He had slept with her in his arms only one night. Before that he had avoided her touch and the Bond it might start, but he could fight it no longer. He had been so miserable, thinking all was lost after their captors had attacked her, but then he woke up with her before him, asking for his touch, her body bared to his eyes. Oh, he was weak, but he did not regret it. As soon as he had made the decision to Join with her, he found a peace he had never known. To be Chosen, to belong to a Queen as part of her entourage, as her Consort, gave his life a purpose beyond anything he could have hoped for in his old tribe. He even dared to think he might stud for her, that she might let him become a Prime Father. But he should not think of that; that was her decision and hers alone. He should just be grateful she had Chosen him at all, and he was. And she wanted to mate, so he would know that pleasure too.

But he could not, not yet. He cursed his slow body. Why did he feel the fire in his blood if he could not satisfy her? It seemed cruel. Perhaps he should go back and have her touch him more, all over, all night. Perhaps that would speed his priming. Perhaps he could please her in other ways. He looked back up at the tree where he had left her, but no. He would not disappoint her again, would not show her his shame again, not until he could undo it and give himself as the male she wanted. He knew he had to sleep with her in his arms again tonight. He just hoped she hadn’t changed her mind by the time he got back.

He began hunting for more reeds and vines he could use in the building of their shelter. He could do much better with the materials provided by the jungle at home, but he would make do, for her. He kept his eye out for anything that they could eat as well, but so far he had not found anything.

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