by Rose Caraway
She didn’t want to think of what was to happen once her ten days of mating had come to its end either. It made her…confused. All the Donum would be disposed of; they couldn’t be allowed to return to their homes. For centuries her people had kept their land secret this way.
The time had come.
She felt her throat tighten with a pang of sadness while she was currently pinned against a wall of the Mating Chamber, her back digging into the sharp rigid stones. Behln huffed at her neck bruising her with his teeth. One hand cupped her ass with his two middle fingers embedded deep inside. He wiggled and fucked her with them while his cock did the same. Shresha, full to the hilt and in the throes of wild animalistic energy, grunted and groaned. She tangled her hands within his hair and yanked hard, holding on at the same time for dear life.
“Fuck me, Dalkivian! Harder! Hurt me!” she screamed, not wanting this moment to end. Suddenly he pulled her away from the wall and flung her onto the bed. He grabbed her hips and when she felt his heavy cock-tip aim for her pussy, she grabbed the sheets. In one swift movement he pounded into her. He covered her body with his, grabbed her mouth, turning her face so he could see her expression. Shresha remembered how the act of her sucking on another man’s cock while he’d fucked her several nights ago had affected him, so she sucked two of his long fingers into her mouth and was immediately rewarded with an anguished and hungry groan…and then…the hardest pounding of her life.
“What’s to become of me now,” he asked, lazily taking her dark nipple into his mouth. She couldn’t say when this had become a habit of his, but Behln always found some way to touch her while they lay together in the bed. Her nipple hardened instantly as his whiskers scraped her breast, but she looked away from his searching stare, holding the Ring of Destiny in her palm. Her heart ached a little as she clutched it tightly. When it had finally fallen away and hit the stone floor, the sound echoed throughout the Chamber. Shresha had retrieved it and then decided that she would save the ring to remember him by. Her beautiful Donum. Shresha felt the corners of her mouth turn down. It was all over and she had to find a way to accept it. With a heavy sigh she kissed his forehead and lifted his chin with her finger.
“You will bring me such great honor, Dalkivian.” She searched for a reason to hate him, to make it easier for herself, but the last ten days had been so magical, so perfect, she could find no fault with this man, except that he had allowed himself to be caught.
Suddenly Behln rose onto his elbows as though he understood his fate. It seemed so cruel to rid the world of such a beautiful beast…
Through the window there came the heavy beat of drums, low and ominous. The women of Patriia were gathering once again at the bottom of the Hill, Queen Teshiie undoubtedly standing proudly at the top. For the first time in Shresha’s life she understood what indecisiveness felt like. Panic seeped into her heart, made her anxious. This was how it was supposed to be, yet she couldn’t bring herself to re-shackle this man and present him to be—
Suddenly she pushed away and grabbed a sword from the wall. They had used it many times during their lovemaking. Was it lovemaking? A memory buzzed over her skin as she remembered how he’d held her against a bedpost with the sword pointed at her throat, commanding her to suck his cock. It was at that moment, while she was voluntarily at his mercy, taking him into her mouth, that she thought she might love him. That she didn’t ever want to leave the Mating Chamber because she couldn’t imagine not having him again. The drumbeat in the distance quickened; they were almost ready for her to bring the Dalkivian back to the Hill. Shresha thrust the sword into his hand.
“You must be quick! Take this, go through the window while there is still darkness to cover you.”
At first he just sat there, unsure of something. Then he looked up at her. “Come with me!” he whispered harshly, trying to pull her to him. His eyes pleading. “I didn’t think I could, but I, I’ve grown to want more of you. Please, come with me, we’ll go together!”
“I can’t. You must go, please, before they suspect something is wrong and come for you!”
What was she doing? What would the queen say when she told them all that the Dalkivian had escaped? She wrung her fingers then reached for another sword. “You must go! I can’t send you to your death, not after this.” A tear formed at the corner of her eye, and she felt her chin tremble. For the first time in her life, Shresha loved someone more than she thought possible. The queen would be very angry at not being able to complete the ceremony. A man that had escaped Patriia was a threat. He would be hunted relentlessly and Shresha…it didn’t matter. She would fight to her death and die with love in her heart. That thought was somehow more honorable to her than having a daughter and it soothed her as she gripped the sword.
“I will wait for you, Shresha.” Her name on his lips ripped a cry from Shresha’s throat.
“Go, you big, you big…” the words wouldn’t come. She swiped the sword at him, halfheartedly. He smiled, a sad smile, but then took her mouth with his and kissed her one last time. Without saying anything, he turned and climbed up the window ledge. In an instant he was through it, and then gone.
About the Authors
OLIVIA ARCHER is your typical California girl. That is, if your definition of “typical” includes writing porn by the pool under a hot, Hollywood sun. Her stories have appeared in Frenzy: 60 Stories of Sudden Sex, Women in Lust: Erotic Stories and on the website forthegirls.com.
JANINE ASHBLESS (janineashbless.blogspot.com) has had nine novels and collections of dark fantasy and horror erotica published. Her short stories have appeared in many Cleis anthologies including Best Women’s Erotica 2013 and Thrones of Desire. She’s currently writing a trilogy about fallen angels for Cleis.
EMILY BINGHAM (queanofrope.com) is a Portland, Oregon author, whose writing has appeared in Best Bondage Erotica 2011, Serving Him: Tales of Erotic Submission and on cleansheets.com. She’s also a fetish model for photographers across the country.
RACHEL KRAMER BUSSEL (rachelkramerbussel.com) is the editor of over fifty anthologies, including Gotta Have It: 69 Stories of Sudden Sex; The Big Book of Orgasms; Baby Got Back: Anal Erotica; Serving Him; Going Down; Flying High; Lust in Latex; Best Bondage Erotica 2014 and others.
ANGELA CAPERTON (blog.angelacaperton.com) writes eclectic erotica that challenges genre conventions. Look for her stories published with Black Lace and eBury Publishing, Cleis, Circlet, Coming Together, eXtasy Books, Mischief, Renaissance eBooks, Seal Press and Side Real Press. Many of her stories have appeared in “Best of” collections, and on popular erotica podcasts.
HEIDI CHAMPA (heidichampa.blogspot.com) has been published in numerous anthologies including Best Women’s Erotica 2010, Irresistible, Best Erotic Romance 2012 and 2013 and Sweet Confessions. She has also steamed up the pages of BUST Magazine.
LILLIAN DOUGLAS lives and writes in the U.S. Midwest. She likes bicycles, language and sex, though not necessarily in that order.
ALLEN DUSK (allendusk.com) resides in Portland, OR. Other than writing unique blends of horror and erotica, his favorite pastimes include photography, geocaching, lusting over old horror movies and researching supernatural folklore.
TAMSIN FLOWERS writes lighthearted erotica, often with a twist in the tail and a sense of fun. Her stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and usually, she’s working on at least ten stories at once. While she figures out whose leg belongs in which story, you can find out more at Tamsin’s Superotica.
KD GRACE believes Freud was right. It IS all about sex, well, sex and love, and she’s glad since that’s what she loves to write about. When KD isn’t writing, she’s digging in her veg patch with her husband or walking the British countryside for inspiration.
KATYA HARRIS (Twitter @katya_harris) lives in Kent in the United Kingdom with her boyfriend, daughter and three crazy rat boys. She hopes that you like what she’s written and that you’ll come back for more.
KAY JAYBEE (kayjaybee.me.uk) is
the author of The Voyeur (Xcite, 2012), Making Him Wait (Sweetmeats, 2012), The Perfect Submissive (Xcite, 2012), Digging Deep and A Sticky Situation (Xcite, 2012), Yes, Ma’am (Xcite, 2011), and The Collector (Austin & Macauley, 2012).
D. L. KING (dlkingerotica.blogspot.com) is the editor of anthologies such as Slave Girls, Under Her Thumb and The Harder She Comes, winner of the Lambda Literary Award and the Independent Publisher Book Award gold medal. Her stories can be found in The Big Book of Bondage, Luscious and No Safewords, among others.
MICHAEL LEWIS is an aspiring writer who has long hoped to balance his imagination and writing style into a format that more readers will enjoy. With his long tenure in corporate America, this represents a departure from the cost justifications and sales proposals that have shaped his writing until now.
A librarian by day, KELLY MAHER (kellymaher.com) thrills to write passionate tales of romantic interludes by night. Her stories have been published by Cleis Press, Black Lace Books and Ellora’s Cave.
SOMMER MARSDEN (sommermarsden.blogspot.com) has been called “…one of the top storytellers in the erotica genre” (Violet Blue) and “Unapologetic” (Alison Tyler). Her erotic novels include Restless Spirit, Boys Next Door, Learning to Drown and the Zombie Exterminator series.
KATE MAXWELL ([email protected]) is a photographer and budding author of erotica living in Central Florida. This is Kate’s first published work, and until now she has only shared her stories with a small circle of close friends.
CHASE MORGAN began writing erotica for his wife while away on business trips. As his muse and biggest supporter, she encouraged him to take a stab at sharing his filthy mind with the world.
LYNN TOWNSEND is a geek, a dreamer and an inveterate punster. When not reading, writing or editing, she can usually be found drinking coffee or killing video game villains. Lynn’s interests include folk music, romance novels, and movies with more FX than plot.
BIX WARDEN lives in San Francisco, where she is a former board member of San Francisco Sex Information (SFSI). She has shared her true tales with the audience at SF’s famous Bawdy Storytelling and her original poetry and prose with L.A.’s Aural Sex and Perverts Put Out at the Center for Sex and Culture.
SALOME WILDE (salandtalerotica.com) is the author of pansexual erotica, from contemporary kink to historical genre fiction. With Talon Rihai, she is coauthor of After the First Taste of Love (Storm Moon Press, 2012), the first novella in their Nick/Angelo trilogy, and the forthcoming boywhore novel Turning Trick.
KRISTINA WRIGHT (kristinawright.com) is the editor of several erotica anthologies for Cleis Press, including the Best Erotic Romance series. She holds degrees in English and humanities and her fiction has appeared in over one hundred anthologies. She lives in Virginia with her husband and their two sons.
About the Editor
ROSE CARAWAY (thekissmequicks.com) is a native Northern California writer, editor, narrator and podcaster on the hit shows The Kiss Me Quick’s Erotica Podcast and The Sexy Librarian Blog-cast (rosecarawaythesexylibrarian.blogspot.com). Although her specialty is erotic fiction, she also has a passion for writing suspense, horror, fantasy and romance works. Some of her influences include Stephen King, Dan Savage, Jean M. Auel, Charlotte Brontë, Mia Martina and Anne Rice. Rose’s writings prominently showcase her sex-positive approach to life, as well as her commitment to both feminism and masculinism. Being a staunch supporter of the LGBT community, she believes that people of all genders and orientations should be considered complementary and interdependent and are necessary for a truly healthy and functional society. In addition to writing, Rose’s other passions revolve around keeping an active lifestyle, and a deep love of music and its many incarnations. She is immersed in the martial arts and has earned a black belt in Kenpo Karate. She also studies and practices Brazilian Jujitsu, Krav Maga and Mixed Martial Arts. If you would like to get in touch with her, just search Rose Caraway on Facebook, Twitter and most other social media sites.