PS: Before I mentioned that Aurora was in Orion’s room, but I’m changing it now; she was staying in the guest room, and their first night happened in Orion’s room.
Chapter 22 - Take it all.
Aurora’s POV
I had promised Roland I wouldn’t go down there, but here I was, taking my flashlight to the basement. I couldn’t sleep as I lay tossing and turning on the mattress, burying my head under the pillows to drown out the sounds filtering up from the basement. At first, the growls were angry and terrifying, the sound of a beast, but the tone shifted to whiny and ragged that made my chest ache in a way I couldn’t explain.
I suddenly jolted in bed, my breath hitching as I rubbed my dry throat, looking at the nightstand and realising I hadn’t left any water last night. My heart hammered against my ribs as I slid out from under the covers, walking gingerly out of the room. I told myself I was just going down to the main floor to get a glass of water, and then I would run straight back to my room. Nothing else.
But as I stood by the kitchen counter, swallowing the cold water, my flashlight beam caught a glint on the table. It was the keys.
I stilled, holding my breath as I crept towards the table. I looked around the dark house, wondering if this was some kind of test left by anyone, but the house was dead silent except for the muffled, agonising vibrations beneath my feet. I picked up the brass ring, the metal clinking against my palm, and let the sound of his whimpering guide my steps.
I couldn’t help myself. Orion was down there, chained up like a wild animal just to protect me from himself. He was my soulbond; his sound was calling me, wanting me. I couldn’t just leave him to suffer alone; clutching the keys tightly against my chest, I opened the basement door and stepped down into the shadows.
The air grew colder as I walked carefully through the corridor, my flashlight beam trembling against the walls, and I stopped at an iron gate. When my hand touched the metal, it rattled loudly, and at the far end, bolted to the walls by chains, was Orion.
The whimpering stopped instantly as I squinted through the dim light, my chest heaving as his glowing irises locked dead on me. He didn’t move; he just stared, studying me like a predator assessing its prey, his chest rising and falling in harsh, ragged pants. A wave of guilt washed over me as I remembered my promise to Roland, but it was overridden by a need to be near him. I couldn’t leave him alone.
I unlocked the iron gate, the lock clattering to the floor as I stepped into the room; a cold breeze from the small window made my skin shiver. I forced a soft, trembling smile. “Orion... I’m here,” I whispered, but he didn’t respond, only a guttural hiss that rattled his throat.
I took a careful step closer, and then another, until I was standing right within his reach. Without a word, I reached for the strap of my nightgown, and I slid it down my shoulders, letting the fabric pool around my ankles with a soft rustle as I stood naked before him. Opening my arms, I looked into his golden eyes and whispered, “Don’t you want me?”
The question had barely left my lips before a deafening clang shattered the silence as Orion lunged forward after violently ripping the chains on his hands. I blinked. Was he pretending to be weak? A gasp escaped my lips as he slammed his body into me, pinning me flat against the cold floor.
Instinctively, I tried to cross my arms to cover my breasts, but he swatted my hands away. "Female", he growled, his voice a gravel in a non-human rumble that vibrated against my skin; his eyes flashed. “You know what you’re doing is dangerous.”
I gulped, my back pressed against the cold concrete, my thighs trapped under him.
“My female wants me,” he grinned, a feral, possessive expression across his face as he stared down at me. “I’m going to mark you, claim you and breed you, my female," he mumbled, tilting his head before he crashed his mouth against mine.
The kiss was fervent and raw as he shoved his tongue into my mouth, swirling it against mine, tangling our breaths together in a desperate, bruising hunger. With one hand, he grabbed both of my wrists, pinning them securely above my head against the floor. When he finally pulled back a second to let me breathe, I inhaled hungrily, my throat bobbing as my vision began to daze from the intensity of his grip.
“My female... so beautiful,” he murmured crazily. He was completely clouding my mind as he captured my lips again, consuming me, sucking the air from my lungs until a string of saliva connected us as he pulled away. He smiled darkly, his long tongue lapping out to lick a wet trail down my throat. He nipped at the skin of my neck, making me arch into him, before trailing his mouth down to the valley of my breasts. He buried his face between them, releasing a deep, content sigh.
Suddenly, he clamped his mouth over one of my nipples, his sharp teeth stretching and tugging the sensitive bud as I cried out, a mix of pain and intense pleasure shooting to my core as his hands kneaded my breasts.
“Orion,” I gasped out softly. I thought his mind was gone to the rut, but the moment his name left my lips, he paused his torture. With my areola still wet in his mouth, he slowly raised his head, his ears twitching like a puppy.
I cleared my throat, locking my eyes onto his. “Orion... can you hear me?” he gave a slow nod. And I offered a breathless smile. “Can you please release my hands?”
He tilted his head, his gaze shifting from my face to where his fingers were crushing my wrists against the floor. He nodded again, slowly releasing his grip. I winced, rubbing my bruised skin as the blood rushed back into my hands. Seeing the faint red marks, Orion let out a low whine of regret. He leant down, his tongue lapping over my wrists, licking the bruises.
I giggled, my fingers sinking into his hair to ruffle it. “Orion, can we go to your room? I don’t want you to take me down here. This floor is so cold.”
As if switching onto autopilot, he swiftly scooped my naked body up into his arms, taking the basement stairs two at a time as he carried me up into the main house and into a part of the hallway I had never seen before. He kicked open the door, bringing me into a room that smelt of him—pine and after-rain on earth. Orion’s bedroom.
He dropped me gently onto the centre of his bed, hovering over me. “Are you okay now, my goddess?” he rumbled, his voice dropping.
I nodded breathlessly. “Thank you.” I leant up and kissed the tip of his nose.
Orion slithered down my body, his tongue trailing over my stomach, making my body quiver before he buried his face between my thighs. He began lapping at my clit, devouring my slick cum with wet, greedy strokes that made my thighs clamp around his head. But he used both his hands to open them and continue his ministries, my breathing ragged, holding the sheet.
“Orion—” My voice came out breathless.
“Stay still,” Orion ordered, spreading me open wider. "Let me eat my pussy.”
I whimpered at the words as I could feel myself getting wetted, and he shoved a finger inside me, then another, and then a third as he curled them in me, and I choked on a moan, my back lifting off the mattress. His hands were thick and long.
"You’re soaking, my female," he growled against my skin, his breath hot on my clit. "This pussy knows who it belongs to.”
"Orion—" His name dissolved into a cry as he sucked hard on my clit; at the same time, his fingers hit my sweet spot, and my body jerked.
Like his control snapped, he pulled his fingers free and rose over me, parting my thighs wide and slamming his cock deep into me in one brutal thrust. I released a loud moan, my back arching off the mattress as the stretch burned and ached and filled me so completely that my vision blurred. Orion smiled darkly, leaning up to lick the tears from the corners of my eyes as my body struggled to accommodate him.
Orion stilled for a second, his jaw clenched as his cock buried to the hilt inside me. "You’re so tight around me," he gritted out, his voice fraying. "Squeezing me like you don’t want to let go." He dropped his forehead to mine, breathing hard. "This pussy was made just for me. Only for me."
"Orion, ple ase—” I breathed. My nails raking down his back, my legs trembling.