by AM Halford
“No.” Nexus leaned forward and kissed at Roy’s clothed, dripping cock. His tongue snaked out and tasted his precum, enjoying the feel of the silk beneath his rough tongue. “Stay just like that for now.”
“Okay.” Roy’s breath was shallow, and Nexus looked up to see him flushed. Right, this had to be a first too for his little mate.
“Scared?” Nexus pulled back, his hands rubbing up and down Roy’s legs.
Roy took a deep, shuddering breath. “A bit.”
Honesty, that was good.
“How about this.” Nexus crawled up so he was leaning over Roy. “If at any point you get too frightened, or want me to slow down, just tell me and I’ll put on the brakes.”
Roy nodded, a small, shy smile dancing on his lips. Nexus captured those lips, drinking in the gasped breath that escaped as he teased them open and slid his tongue inside, fucking his mouth like he so longed to do with his ass. He loved how Roy trembled beneath him, his hands reaching up and grasping Nexus’s shirt innocently.
As his tongue fucked Roy’s mouth—giving him a preview of what was to come—Nexus started unbuttoning his mate’s shirt. He trailed his fingers down slowly as he opened the material wider and wider. Nexus planned to take this as slow as possible, drawing out Roy’s pleasure and keeping him calm at the same time. Yes, he wanted to drive his dick into Roy’s ass, making him scream as he fucked him over and over, but it was his mate’s first time. So, slow and steady was how it was going to happen.
“Nexus,” Roy moaned into the kiss as the shirt fell away fully open.
Pulling away, Nexus looked down to his husband and couldn’t help but growl with want. The pure wanton sight Roy made. It had to be illegal for a virgin to look like this.
Kissing Roy again, he trailed open-mouthed wet kisses across his jaw, licked down his neck, and nipped at his nipples as he cupped his hand around the begging cock between Roy’s legs. His thong was soaked through, practically dripping with precum. He may be inexperienced, but his body sure seemed to want what was coming. His dick was all but screaming for more attention.
“Hold on,” Nexus instructed as he remembered an important detail. Leaving Roy lying on the bed, panting, he went to the left bedside table and opened the top drawer. Pulling out the fresh tube of lube he’d stashed there, he returned to Roy and smirked at him. “This is going to make things a lot easier on you.”
“Um.” Roy licked his lips and sat up. “Can I do something?”
“Of course.” Nexus kissed Roy’s nose. “What do you want to do?”
Roy took several deep breaths before meeting Nexus’s eyes straight on. “Undress you.”
Nexus groaned and stood still. “I’m at your mercy, minha alma.”
Instantly Roy paused and looked at Nexus. “Really? You sure about that?”
“Absolutely.” Nexus nodded and moved in, reclaiming Roy’s lips in a heated kiss. He didn’t doubt that Roy knew exactly what he’d just called him. Minha alma, my soul, was a term he never thought he’d call anyone, but with Roy he couldn’t help but hope for it. That’s why he’d said it.
As they consumed each other in a kiss, their tongues dueling and thrusting together, Roy removed Nexus’s jacket, followed by his shirt. His hands massaged up and down Nexus’s arms, across his chest, and down his abs where they were stopped by the hem of his pants. Roy’s fingers danced along the boundary like a thief in the night before they clasped the button. Nexus sucked Roy’s tongue into his mouth as Roy undid the button and pulled down the zipper, his hand sliding inside to meet the bare heated flesh of Nexus’s fully erect dick.
Nexus hissed as Roy’s clumsy hand enclosed around his cock and stroked him in such a maddeningly sweet way he could come undone with just that. He couldn’t though. What kind of husband or mate would he be if he came so quickly and left Roy wanting? No, he needed to wait for his release. The desire to thrust up and fuck Roy’s hand was near irresistible though, to the point of maddening.
Gently, he disengaged Roy’s hand and laid him back on the bed. He made sure to let Roy know he wasn’t rejecting him, just taking things to the next level as he pushed the material encasing his cock aside, bent down, and took the weeping cock into his mouth. Roy’s moan of surprised pleasure was music to his ears, but it was only going to get sweeter. Popping the cap on the lube, he spread a fair amount onto his fingers and reached beneath Roy.
His mate caught on quickly as he raised his hips and reached for a pillow. Roy slid the pillow beneath him, allowing Nexus easier access to the part of him he so desperately wanted. As he sucked, licked, and nibbled on Roy’s dick in alternating patterns, Nexus circled Roy’s virgin hole. It was a lot that his mate was trusting him with, and it was a trust he didn’t take lightly. With a quick prayer that he did this right, Nexus thrust his finger past the first tight ring and instantly stilled when Roy made a negative groaning sound.
“No, it’s okay.” Roy took a deep breath. “I knew it was going to be different. I’m fine.”
Not saying anything, Nexus doubled his efforts to distract Roy, sucking his cock deeper into his mouth, as he pushed his finger in deeper. When his hand curved along the swell of Roy’s ass, he just held his finger still, letting him adjust to the foreign feeling of having something inside that part of him.
“I’m okay,” Roy said again. “I trust you, Nexus.”
With that, Nexus pulled his finger out and then thrust it back inside in time with his head bobbing up and down along Roy’s cock. Whatever discomfort Roy had been feeling quickly faded, and he was soon moaning and writhing beneath him. Nexus added a second finger, happy that Roy didn’t react beyond a quick gasp.
Carefully, lovingly, Nexus stretched Roy, preparing him for what was to come. When a third and then a fourth finger were inside him Nexus knew he was ready. He still hadn’t come either. Roy either had the world’s greatest endurance, or Nexus had been hurting him a lot more than he thought.
Wanting him to come at least once, Nexus searched out that one spot inside of Roy that would send him screaming. He twisted his fingers and probed around. Roy’s hips jerked, and he whined when Nexus finally found it.
“What? Oh, my god!” Roy shouted as Nexus teased that small bundle of nerves.
He thrust his fingers harder, faster, deeper, as he fucked them up into Roy’s ass, driving him closer and closer to his completion. Roy’s legs shook as he was driven to the edge he’d been just shy of this entire time.
“Nexus!” Roy cried out as he came, his seed filling Nexus’s mouth.
Nexus drank up his mate’s release and licked up every drop before as he continued to finger fuck Roy through his orgasm. When he was done, Nexus pulled his hand free and let Roy’s cock fall from his lips. Nexus slid Roy’s thong off of him finally, and grabbed the lube. He spread the slick substance along his own cock and gripped Roy’s legs. He placed the backs of Roy’s knees in the crook of his arms and smiled at him.
“Ready?”
* * * *
Roy wasn’t even sure if he answered Nexus’s question, but he must have because he soon felt the blunt head of his cock pushing against his ass. He was large, so much larger than a few fingers. The farther Nexus pressed his cock in, the deeper he felt him with his entire being. Roy didn’t know how to explain it, but there was something else going on inside him. It wasn’t just their bodies joining. It was like a deeper connection was forming.
“You feel it?” Nexus asked, his voice as rough as gravel as he bottomed out. “Our souls are reaching for each other.”
“Nexus.” Roy reached for his husband. He had no clue what was going on, but he did know that the man over him wasn’t going to let anything happen to him.
“I’ve got you,” Nexus whispered against his lips. “And I’m not letting go.”
Roy trembled and nodded. “I’m ready.”
Nexus smiled and kissed him. As their tongues twined together, Nexus started moving. He pulled out only halfway and then thrust back in. His thic
k, cut cock easily found Roy’s prostate on both the out and in strokes, making his body scream in pleasure. His own cock was trapped between their two bodies as Nexus continued to move inside him, creating a maddening friction on Roy’s dick. It was just enough to keep him on the edge, but not enough to push him over.
“Nexus,” Roy moaned into the space between them. “Oh god. I…Nexus!”
“I know,” Nexus panted as he started thrusting harder, fucking up into him with more strength.
His eyes had changed from their familiar golden brown to a catlike yellow. Roy should probably be scared about the change that had come over the man above him, but instead he trembled with desire. Nexus trailed hot, open-mouthed kisses down Roy’s neck until he reached the junction where neck met shoulder.
“Roy,” Nexus breathed against his skin.
“Nexus,” Roy called back, his arms wrapping around him. He had no idea what it was he was waiting for, but he needed it. Now. Even more than Nexus’s hard cock thrusting up into him. He needed whatever Nexus was leading into. “Please.”
A growl left Nexus before Roy screamed. Pain and pleasure blossomed inside of him, starting at his shoulder and then encompassing his entire body. He felt himself come undone again and again as Nexus thrust into him erratically, his cock never fully leaving Roy’s body. He physically felt Nexus swell inside him and then come, his hot seed bathing Roy’s channel.
His teeth withdrew from his shoulder, but his cock didn’t. Nexus licked at Roy’s neck as they rolled to their side, Nexus tucked behind Roy. He wasn’t sure how they managed that with Nexus still buried inside of him, but he wasn’t going to question it. Not with sleep creeping in around him.
“I feel…different,” Roy mumbled as his lids grew heavy. He didn’t even care that he was sticky, his flaccid dick hanging between his legs, depleted of everything.
“I know.” Nexus sighed, kissing Roy’s neck. “We both are now.”
Roy wanted to ask what Nexus meant by that, but he couldn’t keep his eyes open another moment. He let the darkness claim him and slid into a peaceful slumber of what the future might look like. Him, Nexus, and a child.
Until that dream turned into a nightmare with his sister-in-law removing his baby from his arms, a bloody rattle being left in the child’s place.
Chapter Nine
Nexus heard Roy crying in his sleep and woke to his head tossing about the pillow beside him. Turning a light on, he gently shook his mate. “Roy, wake up. Roy.”
Roy’s eyes flew open and darted about the room before settling on Nexus. Tears flowed freely down the corners of his eyes as he sat up and looked down to his empty hands. Hands that were shaking.
“It was just a dream,” Nexus whispered, kissing Roy’s temple and pulling his mate into his arms. “Nothing that can hurt you.”
“It was awful,” Roy trembled, cuddling against Nexus.
“How about a hot bath?” Nexus suggested. “It might help. You’ve been through a lot these last couple days.”
Roy just nodded and drew his knees up to his chest, hugging them tightly as Nexus climbed out of bed and headed to the bathroom through the only other door in the room. The single door led first to the walk-in closet. One side had all of Nexus’s clothes, shoes, ties, and jackets. The other, which had been empty until yesterday, now held Roy’s entire wardrobe. It barely took up a quarter of the available space. As Nexus passed the clothes, he made a small mental note to take Roy shopping in the near future.
The bathroom was just past the closet. Light tile floors, white marble counters, and dark wood cabinets gave the room a spacious and elegant feel. Two separated vanities with sinks, a standup shower large enough for five men Nexus’s size, and a luxurious spa tub showed the wealth of the western clan in excess.
Honestly, when Nexus first arrived at the Regulus manor, he’d considered it all a bit much for one man. Now, with Roy at his side and the possibility of filling the rooms with children, he was thankful for the extra space, and the private sanctuary.
Moving to the tub, he started the water. Not sure what temperature Roy liked, Nexus set it to his preferred temp. Hopefully it was warm enough, or not too hot, for his mate. It would take the tub several minutes to fill, so Nexus returned to the bedroom where Roy was looking at his cell phone.
“Everything okay?” Nexus asked, moving to sit beside him on the bed.
“My mom just called,” Roy sighed, tossing the phone to the blankets. “She wants to know where I was yesterday. Apparently, someone saw my things being removed from my apartment and they called her.”
His instincts went into high alert as Nexus watched Roy slowly stretch. His actions were deliberate. Almost like he was trying not to move too quickly, or strain anything. “What did you tell her?”
“My lease ended, and I decided to move in with my new boyfriend,” Roy answered easily as he moved around Nexus and got out of bed.
He doubted Roy was trying to be seductive, but seeing him crawl on his hands and knees, naked, past him made Nexus’s cock stir. As Roy stood he turned and smiled at Nexus before his eyes dropped and widened. “Um, I liked last night, but I don’t think I can go another round this morning.”
Nexus grabbed a corner of the blanket and used it to cover himself. “Well, when your new husband is walking around naked in front of you, it’s only natural to react.” He defended his body’s reaction.
Roy’s eyes widened further, accompanied by a blush appearing, as he looked down to himself. Seemed he’d forgotten he wasn’t wearing any clothes. “Oh, right.” He attempted to cover himself. “Sorry about that.”
Damn, this man was adorable. Forgetting about the covers, or his erection, Nexus stood and kissed Roy softly. “No reason to apologize. I’m glad you’re so comfortable around me. I’m also pleased you enjoyed last night.”
“Well, enjoyed might be a weak term.” Roy’s blush darkened. Nexus leered widely. “Anyways, you said something about a bath?” Roy started looking everywhere but Nexus. Seemed his mate planned to go through all the typical reactions for a blushing bride.
“Right through there.” Nexus pointed to the open door, light spilling through. “I’m just going to slip down to the kitchen and get us some food.”
Roy nodded and hobbled to the bathroom. His hips were definitely sore. Nexus reminded himself to give him a massage later.
He followed Roy as far as the closet, where he grabbed a pair of black sweats, and then headed out. As he walked through the quiet room, he allowed himself to imagine the sounds of children running about. He wondered if maybe Roy was, in this moment, pregnant.
Damn, getting married and mating had done a major number on his brain. He’d rarely thought of children, and now the topic was on his mind a lot.
With the thought of kids though also came a reminder of his sister’s threat. Reaching the kitchen, he made himself a cup of coffee and leaned against the counter as he considered his sister’s reasons behind that rattle.
He knew that female shifters had an incredibly hard time conceiving, which didn’t help because female births were already rare and far between. Most of their kind were born from relationships just like his and Roy’s, with ninety percent of all births being male.
Was that it? Was Maria jealous because Roy had a higher chance of becoming pregnant? It wasn’t like his mate could control that. Yes, Nexus felt for his sister, and all the females in their clan, but it wasn’t the human mates’ faults. Threatening an unborn child wouldn’t change that.
With his first cup of coffee finished, Nexus poured himself a second one, and a cup for Roy. He grabbed the silver coffee service from the top shelves and poured a small amount of creamer into the small pot, and added sugar to the silver dish. In another cabinet, he pulled out some cereal bars. From the fridge he grabbed two yogurts, and finally he snatched up two spoons. Placing all of this on a tray, he headed back up to their bedroom.
As he entered, he heard Roy’s phone ringing. With a sigh, he set
their breakfast down and picked it up. Without thinking, he swiped the green circle across the screen and brought the phone to his ear. “Hello?”
“Who is this?” a woman demanded.
“Nexus,” he answered. “Roy’s hus—” He paused and moved the phone to look at the name again. It read Mother in bold letter.
“What did you say? Who is this? Why do you have my son’s phone?” Roy’s mother shouted.
“Yes, I’m Roy’s boyfriend,” Nexus said, returning the phone to his ear. “The one he just moved in with.”
“Oh, really? You mean that man I haven’t met and didn’t even know existed until this morning.” She sounded hurt, and pissed.
“I’m sorry.” Nexus tried to sound sincere. He doubted it worked though.
“Sure you are. Now, give Roy the phone. I want to talk to my boy!”
Wincing, Nexus grabbed the tray with his free hand and went into the bathroom. “It’s your mother.” He handed Roy the phone as he gaped at him. “And, I wasn’t sure how you liked your coffee. You do drink coffee, right?”
Roy smiled. “I do, thanks.” He dried his hands on a towel Nexus handed him, accepted the phone, and started doctoring his coffee. “Hello, Mom. What? Today? I don’t know if that’ll work. Well, Nexus is a busy man.”
“What’s going on?” Nexus asked, opening one of the cereal bars and biting into it.
“She wants you to come over for dinner. Tonight.”
“I’d be glad to.” Nexus grinned.
The sideways glare Roy gave him only made him grin more. They needed to deal with Roy’s family eventually. They didn’t need to tell them about the wedding, but he could at least meet them.
“He’s says we can come,” Roy told his mother. “Yes, Mom. Okay. Love you, too. Give Grandma and Grandpa a hug and kiss for me. Okay. Bye.”
With a sigh, Roy hung up and handed Nexus back his phone. He grabbed his coffee and took several drinks before just resting his head back on the tub.