Right before I entered my room, I saw Kaid on the back porch with a glass of whiskey in his hand. He stood overlooking the woods and the vast moor beyond.
I couldn't resist the urge to be near him. I wrapped my arms around his waist and rested my cheek on his back. His hands instinctively captured mine.
"Your scent is driving Garnet crazy," Kaid growled, "He is literally threatening to take over and mark you."
"Let me see him. Let me say hello to Garnet," I bravely replied.
Kaid didn't need to be told twice. He took one step away from me, and shifted. It was terrifyingly swift and painless. I'll never get used to it.
"Hello, Garnet. Been a long time since I saw you shifted. You Lycans are really something else. You look so graceful when you shift," I said while trailing my fingers on Garnet's fur. He towered above me — his fur crimson and his eyes black.
He nudged his nose to me, and purred.
"Let me see Maxine, Trin," his deep voice blared in my mind.
I took a deep breath and shifted too. My bones elongated and my joints cracked. It was painful for a second longer than I remembered. Maxine emerged — a white wolf with golden eyes and black rims.
Maxine and Garnet looked at each other and bowed. "Let's run," they said.
And so they run — fast as the wind, like we used to in the past. It brought back so many repressed memories. Our first time. Our first heat. Our first inauguration. Our first trip to other territories. Our first grief. Our first heartbreak.
Maxine and Garnet connected in ways I had forgotten. I forgot how close they both were. She was hurt too, but she was more forgiving than I was.
We reached the cottage when the moon was already high. It was midnight. We shifted back to our human form, shirtless and all. Our chest rising and falling while catching our breaths. Kaid led me into the cottage, closed the door, and pressed me onto the wall.
"You must have seen it too," he hissed, "Trin, tell me you've seen it too."
"The...memories?" I mumbled.
"Yes, all of it. Things I didn't even remember," Kaid stared at me, looking for confirmation.
"Yes," I was trembling. The wall felt cold to touch and my nerves were overwhelmed with sensations.
"Oh, I'm sorry, you're so cold," Kaid pulled me in and covered me in throw blanket.
"We haven't...among all the firsts we did, we haven't had our first vacation..." I muttered. I couldn't bring myself to look at him. It sounded so dumb the moment the words blurted out.
Kaid laughed out loud. "Of all the things you saw, that's the one you noticed? Oh, love, you are so unpredictable!"
"But..." I was going to defend myself.
"Don't you worry, my Lady, your wish is my command," he assured me.
"Well, I guess a bit of a slowburn makes it better," I mused.
"Trin, you know you make me go crazy. I can't with all of this, really!" Kaid pulled me in and his closeness made my stomach churned. Butterflies.
Kaid then lifted my chin and looked straight into my eyes, as if poring into my insides.
"I, King Kaid Benjamin Hayes, shall accept you as you are. I will love you as freely as if today is the last day. I will care for you the way you deserve to be cherished," Kaid recited the entire commitment from our inauguration. "My Lady, you are the love of my life," he added firmly.
"My King, I accept you as you are," I couldn't hide the grit from my own voice. My eyes wide, not a single thread on my skin. The blanket slipped down silently.
"My Lady, do I have your permission?" Kaid carefully asked. His lips only an inch from mine. I could almost taste his skin.
I didn't dare say anything, for fear the moment would break and my chest implode. I boldly moved forward and met his lips. He responded almost instantly albeit his surprise.
We kissed every inch of skin our lips could find. Our fingers found nooks and crannies ever existed. Kaid worshipped me as if I was his holy grail. I met him with the same intensity, surely sensing his hardness and impatience.
Yet, he held himself together and focused on making me squirm. His fingers traced my fold, his other hand kneaded my breast. He flitted my nub and I arched my back chasing for more friction.
"Patience, my Lady, we are not there yet," he croaked, clearly aroused by my reaction.
"Kaid...more..." I pleaded.
He plunged one — no, two fingers into my core and my walls clenched instantly. He went back and forth between my clit and my hole, teasing me higher and higher, but not letting me catch my release.
"You are dripping, Trin," he told me.
Mark her, I could almost hear Garnet roaring in my head. Yet Kaid forced Garnet to stay back.
"I need more," I shivered at his touch. It was our first time after so long, and I almost couldn't hold it anymore. We were both comfortable yet still nervous.
Kaid inserted two fingers in, and his thumb flicked my clit furiously. I moaned, my legs trembled, my hands clutched the rugs on the sofa. "Kaid....I'm close..."
I tethered on the edge of release, squirming and moaning at the same time. Until Kaid pressed my clit hard, and everything went white. I shattered, squirting all over.
He didn't give me much time to recover. He positioned the tip of his hardness on my entrance. "My Lady, take a deep breath," he cautioned.
His head entered me swiftly, stretching my walls. My breath hitched and I tried adjusting to his girth. He waited for me to feel more comfortable, and then he slid himself in even deeper. I screamed at the sensation. He was deep in my core.
"So tight and warm you are," Kaid said breathlessly. And so he moved. Slowly at first. After a couple motions, he picked up his pace, while his mouth found my nipple. I locked my legs in missionary, arching up my back to get more friction on my clit. Tension built up until I was unbearably close again.
"Kaid, I can't take it anymore, I'm...I'm..." I couldn't find my words anymore.
"Let go, Trin, cum with me," he said.
He slammed harder, catching his own release. My fingers crept and found my clit, rubbing and pressing it hard. "Kaid, I'm cumming!" and I screamed my release. Kaid thrusted himself a few more times and groaned, shooting his seeds inside me. The warmth of his semen made me clench myself and cum once again.
We laid there in silence. Kaid kissed me deeply, his hands moved from my breast to my cheek. "I am truly grateful for you, Trinity."