Dragons of Cinderhollow Bundle

by Hawke Oakley

  “I must not have noticed the symptoms because of all the chaos,” Halo mumbled. “It has been hectic lately.”

  “That’s true.” I swallowed hard. It was getting harder to breathe with the aroma of Halo’s musk filling the air.

  He glanced at me from underneath thick, honey-colored lashes. “So… What do you want to do?”

  There was only one desperate thing on my mind and it choked out any logical thoughts. My mouth pooled with saliva and I swallowed it again, finding it just as difficult as before. “I want you.”

  He put a hand on my lower arm. The light touch electrified me. “I want you too, Kass.” He leaned forward, close enough that his breath ghosted across my neck. “I want you in me.”

  A shudder shot down my spine. “Okay.” With my hands still glued to Halo, my free hand shot out to the bedside table and I rooted around awkwardly for a condom, which were generally free to use in shifter motels.

  “No,” Halo said suddenly as he grabbed my wrist. “Without one.”

  “Halo,” I began, breathless, “you’ll get pregnant.”

  “I know,” he said immediately. His expression was firm and determined. He was set on this, and he wasn’t going to back down.

  I blinked as my hormone-crazed brain tried to digest all this information. “You want another baby?”

  “Yes.” He crawled closer, and this time when he spoke his lips actually grazed my neck. “I want you to breed me, Kass.”

  All sense and tact evaporated. I leapt onto Halo, pinning him to the bed. A frenzied grin spread across his lips. He wanted this as badly as I did.

  Not want. Need.

  The scent of his heat flared intensely, overflowing through the room. I wouldn’t be surprised if the people next door could smell it. But if any other alpha thought they could touch Halo, they were dead wrong.

  “You’re mine,” I growled, burying my face in his neck, devouring as much of his scent as possible.

  Halo moaned and lifted his body to touch mine as I kissed and nipped his neck. He threw his arms around the back of my neck and dug his nails into my shoulders to keep me close. But I wasn’t going anywhere - not until I’d impregnated him.

  The heady musk drove me insane. I managed to keep enough control to not rip the buttons off Halo’s shirt and jeans. He did the same, fussing and cursing to get rid of my clothes until we were naked and our bare flesh met. His skin was hot, and he moaned again as I pressed my cool palm to his side.

  “Kass, I’m already wet,” Halo muttered.

  I lowered a finger to his entrance to check for myself. Slick fluid leaked out of his hole, ready and willing. I teased him, earning a small whimper, but removed my finger quickly.

  “Why?” Halo whined.

  I had other plans. “Not yet.”

  Before he started bitching and moaning, I grabbed the base of his cock - already hard - and Halo immediately yelped.

  “Oh,” he said.

  The primal urge to smell him overtook me. I buried my nose in the patch of dark honey-colored hair above his cock, drowning in his scent. Halo whimpered and lay as still as possible. Pre-come leaked from his slit.

  When I finally got my fill of his intoxicating aroma, I enveloped the head of his cock with my mouth. He jerked at the sudden hit of pleasure, letting out a small moan. The taste was just as delicious as the smell; I couldn’t stop myself from taking more of him.

  “Gods, Kass, slow down,” Halo whined, sounding like he wanted nothing more than for me to keep going.

  I hummed around his cock, hoping he interpreted it as the no I meant it as. He clutched the comforter harder as my lips reached the base of his cock. Saliva would have poured out of my mouth if my lips weren’t wrapped so tightly around him. The hot, wet heat must have felt amazing; Halo stay desperately dead still, with only the rapid rise and fall of his chest visible. I felt smug - was he already going to cum?

  Slowly, I pulled back, letting all the spit drag behind on his dick until it was wet and shiny. The sudden touch of cool air compared to the high temperature of his skin caused Halo to shudder and groan. His cock was tight and hard, ready to explode.

  Halo gasped. “Kass, I can’t…”

  I popped my mouth off. “Can’t what?”

  “Can’t hold it anymore,” he said breathlessly. “Gonna - ”

  Before he could finish his sentence, I finished getting him to orgasm. In one gulp I took his entire cock in my mouth, pushing it to my throat, and Halo exploded. He cried out in a pleasurable scream, letting his hot load fill my mouth and overflow down my throat. When the lack of air became an issue, I pulled back with a gasp. Saliva and cum dribbled down my chin.

  “Gods, Kass, what the hell,” Halo muttered, unable to tear his eyes off me. “You look so fucking hot like that.”

  I made a big display of swallowing the mess, and Halo shivered.

  “Fuck you,” he said.

  I lifted myself so I could grab his hips. “How about I fuck you instead?”

  He smirked. “Yes, please. Finally.”

  I grabbed the base of his cock again, which was already half-hard despite cumming a moment earlier, and with my other hand I travelled down to his slick entrance. Halo bit his lip as I pressed my fingertip teasingly to his hole. It was incredibly wet and I easily slipped a finger inside. The hot, tight pressure made me shudder in anticipation - it would feel a million times better around my cock.

  “More,” Halo complained. “I can handle it.”

  Instead of two, I went straight to three. He flinched momentarily before relaxing with a sigh.

  “Look how loose I am for you,” Halo murmured with a sly grin.

  I licked my lips. “Mm. You always were a slut just for me, weren’t you?”

  Halo whimpered at the dirty talk. I knew he loved it, and I was only ever in the mood for it when I was incredibly turned on - like now.

  “Answer me,” I demanded.

  Halo nodded vigorously. “Yes, I am. I’m your slut.”

  I twisted the three fingers inside him and he let out a pleasurable cry.

  “I’m going to fuck you senseless,” I told him. “Do you like that?”

  A mewl escaped his lips. “Yes.”

  My fingers stretched him. When I withdrew, my hand was coated in his slick fluids. He was clearly ready for something bigger.

  My own cock strained painfully. It hadn’t been touched this entire time and my mind was foggy with lust. I desperately needed some kind of release.

  Clumsily I pressed the head of my cock to Halo’s entrance. The warm wetness invited me in, and a few inches of my dick slipped effortlessly inside. Halo groaned, and so did I. Even though my cock was barely inside his ass, the tight pressure and soaking wet heat was already overwhelming. I bit my lip to stop myself from crying out.

  Meanwhile, Halo had no qualms about being noisy. He let out whimpers and moans with every slight movement as I pushed deeper. My cock slowly disappeared into his wet hole until my entire length was out of sight. My balls brushed against his cheeks.

  “Your slutty hole swallowed me up,” I muttered to him.

  Halo’s face turned red. “I’m sorry. I needed your cock so badly.” He paused and asked shyly, “Can you please fuck me now? I want more of your dick.”

  His act of submission made me shiver. Not able to tease any longer, I grabbed his hips and eased myself out of him, just enough that only the tip of my cock was left inside. Halo’s breathing sped up, becoming even more shallow. His pupils were blown wide from lust and anticipation.

  I slammed my hips forward. My cock pounded deep, and my balls slapped his ass. Halo threw his head back and let loose a choked cry.

  “Oh gods,” he said.

  I growled and pulled back, ready to thrust again. “Does it feel good to have your hole pounded, slut?”

  “Yes!” Halo cried. He wrapped his legs desperately around my waist. “Please, please fuck me more!”

  My rhythm increased as I fucked him faster
and deeper. Sweat dripped down both of our brows.

  “What do you want?” I demanded in a mutter close to his ear.

  “Your knot,” Halo whimpered. “Please. Fill me with your knot.”

  “How badly do you want it?”

  Halo nearly sobbed. “More than anything, please! I want to be pounded and bred by your knot! Impregnate me with your cock!”

  I moaned openly as I fucked him now. Waves of pleasure crashed over me. I felt the telltale hot pressure growing below my stomach.

  “You wanted it so badly,” I said breathlessly, “so take my knot, slut.”

  Halo grit his teeth, then gasped loudly. My cock swelled inside him as my knot flared, consuming space in Halo’s hole that was barely there. I couldn’t help groaning at the intense pleasure of filling the tight wetness. My balls ached, desperate for release. Halo’s cock stood full and hard again, too.

  Instead of bucking my hips, I stayed still, but took Halo’s cock in my hand.

  “Oh, gods, Kass, don’t - ”

  Halo couldn’t finish his sentence because with a few jerks of his cock, he came with a sharp cry, splattering his chest and stomach with his own cum. He gasped for breath. I grinned as I saw what happened next. Despite his hard orgasm, his cock never went fully soft in my hand. Just moments after he came, all it took was a few gentle pumps for his cock to grow hard once more.

  Halo whined. “Kass…”

  “Do you want me to stop?” I asked, knowing the answer already.

  “No!” Halo cried. “I mean - please, no, it just feels so good… Ah!”

  He let out a sound in between a yell and a moan as I thrust my cock back into his ass. Simultaneously, his dick tightened in my hand. Cum from his previous orgasm acted like a lubricant as I pumped his cock while fucking his hole at the same time. Halo’s noises were incoherent now. His body lay limp and twitching from pleasure as I pounded him.

  “Does my knot feel good?” I asked, my voice husky from arousal.

  Halo’s eyes were half lidded. His tongue practically lolled out of his mouth as he nodded.

  “Say it,” I demanded.

  “Good,” Halo whined, “so, so good…”

  I paused my thrusts for a moment, disrupting the rhythm and getting Halo’s attention before I slammed the full length of my throbbing cock into his trembling, wet hole. Halo nearly started sobbing from pleasure.

  “Tell me what you want,” I growled.

  “Your cum! Please!” Halo cried.

  I thrust hard, feeling my knot scrape his velvety insides. “What about it?”

  “Please fill me up with your cum,” he whimpered. “Please get me pregnant, breed my hole!”

  A violent shudder wracked my body. The intense build of pleasure below my stomach was about to explode.

  “I’m gonna make you overflow with my cum,” I growled. “Is that what you want, baby?”

  “Yes, please, Kass!” Halo cried. “I want all your cum inside my slutty ass!”

  A sound like half-scream and half-moan ripped itself from my lungs. My knot tightened. My load shot out, unending, painting the inside of my mate’s ass white. It felt like my orgasm would never stop. The throbbing waves of pleasure overwhelmed me. My hand squeezed Halo’s dick, and he came hard, sobbing from overstimulation. Spurts of cum erupted over his body at the same time that my own cum filled his ass to the brim.

  It took us a long time to come down from the high. When I finally came to my senses, my knot had loosened enough for me to pull out. Halo groaned when I did - we both watched as the excess cum dripped out from his hole.

  We both blushed fiercely. Now that the heat of the moment had passed, I felt a sense of embarrassment over my words.

  Halo must have realized that, too, because he laughed softly and beckoned me over. “Come here.”

  We crawled under the half-drawn covers and lay together in a pile of sweaty limbs.

  I turned to my mate and gently pressed my lips to his forehead. “I love you, Halo,” I murmured.

  He smiled and nuzzled my neck. The touch made me shiver with pleasure, even though I was thoroughly exhausted.

  “I love you, too, Kass.”

  14

  Halo

  It felt like an eternity when the haze of constant arousal finally wore off, but judging by the motel’s calendar it was only five days.

  Four in the morning, judging by the bedside clock. Kass still snored in his sleep. But I was too restless to sleep - not to mention feeling disgusting. I groaned as I hauled myself out of bed and into the shower.

  During a heat, I could think of nothing except sex and pleasure, but once it ended I was annoyed with myself for wasting so much time. That was five days we could have been dealing with Silas.

  But we don’t even know how, I thought irritably. All we have is a single clue to some cavern, and we haven’t even been there.

  Logically, I knew why. Kass wanted us to regain our strength to stand a fighting chance about whatever was to come. But how much of that energy had we wasted fucking in a motel room?

  I channelled my excess frustration into scrubbing myself raw in the shower. When I emerged, I felt clean for the first time since my heat began.

  Not that I regretted a single moment of it. The intimacy, the manifestation of love, the smoking-hot orgasms… We both needed it. It brought Kass and I together again after what seemed like ages of being apart.

  But now that my heat had subsided, more pressing matters had to be dealt with. I made up my mind. As soon as Kass woke up, we would leave town and find the Death’s Peak caverns, whatever they were.

  Kass had slept through the sound of my shower. I knew heats took a lot of energy out of alphas, too.

  Maybe I should let him rest, I thought.

  But there was no way I could sit around any longer. My legs itched, wanting to go outside. I left the room quietly so as not to disturb Kass.

  The early morning air was cool and refreshing. I inhaled deeply, enjoying the experience of being alone on the street, awake before anyone else.

  A sudden realization snapped into my mind.

  “Oh, crap,” I muttered.

  With everything that happened since we entered town, we had completely forgotten to deal with Luce’s request. I groaned inwardly. Were Luce and the other foxes still lurking outside Cinderhollow, afraid to come in? Surely they weren’t that fearful. With a sigh, I recalled the anxious faces of the fox omegas and decided that, yes, they probably were too scared to do anything but wait for our return.

  That means I have to find this Henry guy, I thought. At least it would give me something to do while waiting for Kass to wake up. It wasn’t a big deal if I couldn’t find him - we could simply return to Luce and tell him it was safe to enter.

  I closed my eyes and shifted into the form of a fox. Aside from my heightened sense of smell, maybe a familiar form would help me stand out to Henry. I padded down the street, keeping to the sides of the buildings. Being up in the early morning darkness with no one around made me feel sneaky, like I was playing a game.

  I lifted my nose and scented the air. The symphony of smells nearly overwhelmed me. There were so many shifters with different forms that it was difficult to pinpoint any single scent. I shook my head, trying to clear it, then tried again.

  Fox, I told myself, search for fox.

  The hairs on my neck raised as the musky, coppery note I was searching for hit my nose. I double-checked it wasn’t my own fox’s scent. It wasn’t.

  But that wasn’t all.

  Alongside the musky fox scent was a different scent - soft, warm, and achingly familiar.

  The scent of my daughter, Angel.

  Every single hair on my pelt stood. Angel was nearby with a fox shifter. But the fox’s scent wasn’t at all mingled with the scents of the two men I’d seen with Angel earlier, Scar and Ryu. A horrible feeling settled in my stomach.

  Footsteps and a low, displeased muttering sounded from an alley. I pressed myself int
o the building’s dark shadow and slunk close to the ground to follow the voice.

  Then I heard Angel’s distinct wail.

  My heart rate increased tenfold. I bolted towards the sound, my chest clenching in fear.

  Why is she crying? What’s going on?

  A figure huddled, cursing, deeper into the alley. In his arms was Angel. I skidded to a halt, then slowly approached as I stuck to the shadows.

  “Please, for the love of gods, stop crying,” the fox shifter muttered in a tone that made it clear he detested my baby. My hackles rose, and I couldn’t stop the growl building in my throat.

  The sound made the man stop and stare in my direction.

  “Who’s there?” he asked.

  My growl intensified. “Are you Henry, the fox omega?”

  His eyes flashed with fear. “Who are you?”

  I shifted back. As I resumed my normal form, Angel stopped crying. She held out her hands to me, sniffling. My heart shattered. I didn’t know what was going on, but I knew I couldn’t take her from Henry. Not right now.

  “Answer me!” I snapped.

  “Yes, I’m Henry!” He looked half afraid and half pissed off, like he was trying to decide whether to fight me off or not.

  “Why do you have that child?” I asked slowly. Poison dripped from my voice and Henry shivered at my venomous tone.

  At first, he seemed like he would tell me the truth, but then his face twisted into a cautious sneer. “Why do you care? And if you really want to know, she is my child.”

  My eyes widened.

  My stare must have been truly frightening because Henry shrunk back. “Wait… Who are you? Really?”

  Angel sniffled again, more loudly, as she attempted to reach in my direction. Henry seemed confused, like he wanted to hand her off to me just to get rid of her.

  “I don’t know who you think you are,” I said in an ice-cold tone, “but you will return that child to Scar and Ryu, or I will make your life a living hell.”

  Henry’s face flickered through emotions before landing on unwise defiance. “Are you threatening me?”