Seed by M Bonneau

Author:M Bonneau [Bonneau, M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-03-28T00:00:00+00:00

After the king of the orcs and his bride left the circle of standing stones and the old priestess shuffled away to her other duties, a ring of small flowers sprouted from the ground around the rim of the little pool of water. Petals blood red, they sparkled like gems in the sunlight.

Chapter seventeen

The moon was already up when the king and his new mate returned to their home. Dregu breathed a sigh of relief at the quiet solitude of the cave. They had celebrated with his warriors in the feast hall at the barracks, and while the celebration had been relatively small for Melori's sake, his warriors were still a rowdy bunch, especially when the mead flowed in celebration of the king's marriage.

By the morning, word would be all over the city. Not only had the king brought home a strange woman who was one of the enemy, but he had married her. Melori would not be able to go anywhere in the city without the curious stares of his people on her.

He wasn't worried. She was the most resilient person he knew. She would meet new challenges as they came, and she would conquer them, he had no doubt.

She followed him through the cave, sighing in exhaustion. She paused in the balcony room, toeing off her shoes and tossing her belt onto the daybed. Dregu put a hand on her shoulder gently, and she started, looking up at him.

"Will you sleep with me tonight?" he asked. "In our bed?"

She blinked up at him and nodded, rubbing wearily at her eyes. He picked her up and carried her to the bedroom, setting her on her feet by the pile of furs and pulling her tunic over her head. She loosened the ties on her leggings and pushed them down her legs, stumbling against him slightly with a small laugh. He sat her on one of the clothes chests and pulled her leggings the rest of the way off. She pressed her foot to his chest when he was done, leaning back against the wall and looking at him from under her lashes as she held him at a distance. He slipped a hand up her leg and she clicked her tongue at him.

"Sleep? Or fuck?" she asked.

"I didn't ask you to sleep in my bed so we would make love," he said with a laugh. "I know you're not ready."

She groaned. "I'm ready for a bath."

He stood and hung his belt on the wall, unwrapping his kilt and laying it on one of the chests beside her clothes. "Go ahead."

She hesitated. "Show me again? I didn't use it last night. It felt odd, wandering around your home and making use of your things while you were gone. I felt like an interloper."

"Not anymore, I hope," Dregu said, removing his boots. She shrugged. "Come," he said, pressing a hand to her naked back.

He led her down one of the dark, winding tunnels that led to the side of the waterfall. Water came through the rock here, making for a natural shower.

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