RILEY
Tears begins to form in my eyes from the pain I feel. It is like a thousand termites have invaded my hair and are digging into my scalp. I hesitate and his grip gets tighter. At that moment, a sad whine leaves my mouth as I feel large chunks of hair being uprooted right from its root. “I said, kneel.” His voice comes out, hasher than earlier. Now, a low groan follows it. Slowly, without even realizing it, my knees begin to fold as the get closer to the ground. Slowly. Slowly. Then my knees hit the ground. Could be the tears blurring my vision, or the pain affecting my senses, but as I look up at Jude from down here, I see nothing but pure satisfaction on his face. As he has that smile line at the right side of his mouth stretched, and an odd glint in his eyes. Reading faces and expressions to ascertain how people feel is something that I started for survival, but later on, it just became something I am could at. I can realize how person feels just by noticing the faintest line on their face. But the downside of this, is that even if I am given a mirror, I sometimes don’t know how I feel. Like right now. He bends so that his face is inches from mine. “My precious Luna, there is a certain kind of way this Alpha likes to be pleasured. Being my mate, you should learn it and learn fast. As when I am like this, I have zero patience for sluggishness. You hear me?” Yes, alcohol has that influence on people. Speaking from experience. It makes the loud, bolder, more aggressive and even more emotional. But I learnt early that all that liquid does is to push out the inner you forward. It makes the hidden part, the reserved side, the pent-up aggression or emotion vivid for all to see. It doesn’t create a new you. It gives you a chance to be really you. With this knowledge, I nod with difficulty. “Good.” A broader smile appears on his face now. Without warning, he sticks out his tongue and licks my face, leaving the stink of saliva and alcohol on my face. When he grabs my chin in his hand and my eyes fly open is when I notice that I had earlier shut them. He looks right into my eyes and whisper. “You dirty girl. I’ll do dirty things to you.” I don’t know if that is something that should excite me, as he says it like an exciting promise, but I am aware that dirty is not good. My mind wanders to a pig’s pen, a chicken’s cage, mucus on a rag… Eww. It is no bother I have those thoughts now. Like who can think straight with a vice grip on their hair? “This dirty mouth would be a hole for my dick.” There is no way I would have anticipated the shock I feel, and thud, I am sure it is written all over my face as Jude gives me an arrogant smirk after our eyes lock. He stands to his full height. With his eyes still on mine, his free hand goes to the zipper of the gray pants be had on. My pulse increases on hearing the thing open. I don’t see it, but I feel something slap my face. Something hot and heavy. My eyes go wider as he releases my hair a bit and I see it. I definitely know what I am staring at. I might be a virgin, but I am a curious girl, who never want to not know something. And most of my curiosity related to mating has been answered by the few words I permitted Stefani to read to me from her books. What is now pointing straight at me, is the complete description of what I pictured in my mind from what I heard. Big, round, standing. Jude has his grip around it. His hand goes up and down, up and down. This stroking he accentuates with a deep belly groan. Pleasure. I ignore the hurt in my knee and watch. If this gives the man I love pleasure, I will learn it, placing it as priority of all the new things I’ll learn in this house. His previously shut eyes open and land on me. His heavy lidded hungry eyes speaks a foreign language to my soul. A step is taken closer to me and Jude’s dick is only a breath away from my face. This is where, my knowledge stops, as, like many times, I don’t know what to do. “Open. I want your mouth.” Whoa. I hesitate, trying to understand if that is like a figurative expression, because… My mouth? In my confused state, I forget what he had said earlier about his pleasure and his patience. Well, this, he eagerly reminds me in his own ways. “What are you doing? I said I need your mouth, not your fucking eyes.” He growls. I get zero time to ponder on his words, as his grips on my goes back to vice grip standard, blurring my vision. But now, he does not throw my head back, instead, he pushes me forward, bringing my face closer to his dick. “Open.” I sluggishly open my mouth, pushing out my tongue. “Push that tongue back in. And no teeth.” He threatens without speaking any threats. Without further warning, he jams that long thick thing right to the back of my throat. Tears come to my eyes as I gag. *. *. *. * There is a burn in my throat. My back hurts. My knees are sore. My eyes are heavy. My scalp aches. But I am fine, because I am I Jude’s room. I am in his bed. I am in his arms. When he had groaned with pleasure after a century long of going back and forth, stretching out my esophagus, I felt powerful. Fulfilled for bring my husband pleasure, though my whole body ached. It still does. But, I am fine. After he had ordered me to swallow the hot sticky liquid he had spurted into my mouth, he kissed my cheek. Called me pretty, then kissed my dimples when I smiled in reaction. When he released my hair and my face and ordered me to come to bed, all pain got forgotten. I didn’t wish to be slow, before he changed his mind, but my knees had to get used to the new situation of me standing up. He moved to bed, leaving me there, as he expected me to immediately follow him. So before my legs could follow through with my brain and move to the bed, his soft snore made announced his sleep. I smiled as I tuck myself in bed and pushed in between the sheets, getting comfortable in his arms. Now I lay, still very much awake. My breathe coming out hoarse and unrushed, as my lungs try to recover from its very recent exercise. Nobody told me that placing your mouth on a man’s dick brings him pleasure. The high from how I feel from accomplishing that, would be something that would last for a while. I pause to feel, something. Maybe a burn at the side of my neck. I feel… Nothing. But why didn’t he mark me? During intense mating, mates mark each other. That is what I was told by Stefani. Well, that was intense. For him. I guess. So why didn’t he mark me? Thoughts and worry become the highlight of my first night in Jude’s bed. Sleep envelopes me as I lay breathing in Jude’s scent. Dust. Fresh raindrops. That is my husband’s scent.RILEYDull rays from the sun greet my lids, but I refuse to open them.I refuse to wake up.From the faint chirping of birds and the cool breeze, I figure it is morning. But I am still in Jude’s arms, so I will not wake up. Until now, I have not realized how I crave to be held. And Jude’s large build complimenting my small frame gives all this the protective feature.Oh how I love to be held by him.Stefani would go scarlet if she hears about this. That girl is a romantist, if there is a word like that, and lives for all thing romantic.Jude steers, pulling me closer. I smile and go deeper into hi….“Who?” His husky morning voice enquires.And I go still.Getting no reply, Jude immediately withdraws his hands from around me, sits up and yanks the covers away from us both. I turn to him in shock. Then watch as his hard and alert eyes immediately go soft.“Oh. It’s you.” Realization us evident in his voice.“Hi.” I say shyly, remembering last night.“That was you last night?”The pride
RILEYSeveral pairs of eyes stay fixated on me. All holding different mood and questions as I step into the space and take that exact position where I stood to exchange vows with Jude.Exchange?Was that an exchange?Well, lets just call it an exchange.Roughly thirty women stand with frowns on their faces, barely hiding their shock on my arrival.“Hi everyone.” I say with my brightest smile, which I punctuate with a small, very unconscious wave.Uh oh.For a second, I forgot that I wasn’t introducing myself to a group of little pups, or to my age group.These are women.The lines on their faces speak of experiences, decades of existence. Their glares go straight to my brain and register that ‘hi’ is not a greeting for this breed.Hi?Riley this was not the plan.I recharge my confidence and decide to try again. There is no harm in that right?My shoulders go straighter, my head, I put higher, I tighten my chin, wiping all traces of smiles off my face. And hope I don’t look stupid.“I
RILEYTonight, I look tough without, but within, I flinch at the unrecognizable sound of my own voice.I hear a gasp from the crowd.Okay, the plan is respect, not fear. I remind myself.“Distractions throw me off. It’s something I avoid. I hope you understand and try not to interrupt me again.” My voice is softer this time.“I understand.” Jill replies with her eyes on the ground.“Good.” One conquered.I look towards her pair, Margaret, to read her reaction. But she immediately avoids my eyes.Definitely conquered.Oh the joy I feel.“The apology wouldn’t involve you all, it will be myself and few of you, maybe two or three. This number of people walking into your house would raise an alarm, even before their intentions of coming is made known.”No more objections. No more interruptions. “After this is achieved, we move to the next plan; making a Delivery committee for the pack.”I hear light murmurs as they turn to one another whispering their opinions, but they make sure I hear
RILEYWHAT?I go stiff, saying absolutely nothing, but I’m sure my wide open eyes and wide open mouth relays my shock.Jude obviously notices, as the frown clears from his face.“Okay, that came out wrong.” He lets out an exasperated sigh. “A luna should be able ti stand and face whqtever comes her way. Bloody or not. I too wouldn’t join a group which the initiator refuses to join. I would not advice anyone to do so too.”Okay. I see a lot of sense in what he is saying. Of course, he is the Alpha, so he should be sensible. But…Blood.“Th..The thing is, I…I feel sick at the sight of blood. It’s something I haven’t had any reason to overcome.” I try to sound persuasive. “Well, now you are Luna. You now have a million reasons to overcome it. It’s a thing of the mind.Wait. Do you feel sick at the sight of your own blood?” One of his brows go up, in question.Okay. I did not expect this.“No.”He spreads out his palm. “See? It’s a thing of the mind.”“It...It’s not the same.”“Now it so
RILEY I don’t regret this.I don’t regret this.I don’t regret this.I don’t regret this.I don’t regret this.This chant plays non stop in my head as I run out for the fourth time since we got here, to vomit, probably, the last batch of the little food I forced down my throat this morning.I get to the open field in front of the house, race to the root of the tree where the previous contents from my mouth had been disposed.I open my mouth, willing my gag reflex to draw out the vomit. But nothing but a loud belch comes out.I guess my stomach is now emoty after vomiting for three times.Not tgat I had eaten much earlier in the day. The thoughts of the pain that I would see on the delivering woman’s face, all those blood and the bloodied pup, has had my stomach tightened since last night.But when Jude summons me from thr kitchen, which I have returned to and now settled into as my own space, to come have breakfast with him at the dinning, all thoughts of not eating keft my mind. It
RILEYI did it.After I had coming back from vomiting nothing for the last time, I did the unthinkable.The midwife had finished cleaning up the pup, and had its still form edged on her left arm as she used other hand to wipe out dried blood from the bed. The mother of the pup was nowhere in sight so I guess the other women had taken her to go clean up.On sighting me, the midwife’s expression lights up with what I later realized is the weirdest ideas.She took the little distance separating us, walked towards me and…Handed the pupOverToMe.I had hesitated. But I did it.I took that little male creature into my shaky arms and held him close to my chest.Those tiny hands, the calming scent, those brown eyes.I loved the feeling.Now I am heading towards the living hall to go tell my husband about. I can’t wait to relay to him how my day one of overcoming my fears went. I’ll definitely skip the details of my vomiting spree.Ill focus on the good. How ecstatic I felt while holding th
RYANMurdering a wolf has never crossed my mind until these past months.I can’t just help but wonder if he will struggle against my grip. Will he shift to fight me back? Will his pathetic pack wipe over the loss of their pathetic Alpha?I see red as I grind my chin. My thoughts are filled with all things bloody, things that align with his murder.I had been doing what I do best.Just watching.Till I saw that lone tear run down her face. Her pretty pretty face.Then I pledge to myself. It is more of an oath that I plan to keep.Even if I bleed.He will pay.RILEYMaybe, I had hurt my head at childbirth, or my doctrines have been built by the weirdest occurrences, but all along in events in my life, I have realized that the way most reacted to things was far from mine.One certain day, during my early years of serving Stefani’s parents, an accident that ended up making me sleep in the chicken cage for two nights took place.I was new to the activity of raising chickens, so I knew almo
RILEY“Then why do you want to start by knowing what they dislike. Why not what they like?” Theresa squints her eyes in enquiry.That is easy.“Knowing what someone doesn’t like specifically, broadens your chances at doing what they like.”See? I am smart.“Okay, that’s reasonable. It’s just that normal people start from the likes, not the dislikes.”I ignore that thing I hear undertone. There’s an aim, so I press forward.“Yeah, I am far from normal.” My gaze stay fixed on the fire.It might seem like a brag or an intentional act to sound pathetic, but it is the truth. A truth that I have accepted a long time ago.“Well, that I am aware of.” Theresa mutters under her breath. She avoids my eyes as she focuses on stirring the fish soup in the large pot. It takes her a few minutes to be done with stirring, adding more ingredients and stirring again.After what seems like ages, she finally sits. But still, says nothing.“So?” I urge.“Oh. For a second, I had forgotten. Okay, let me thin
RILEY“All hail the Alpha.”The gravity of this shout, jolts me to instant awareness, wiping out all sleep remaining in me.Theresa had not lied about everyone being in confusion. I had gotten here a few minutes ago and the murmurs were incomprehensible, but loud. Everybody was talking to somebody, with a tight worried expression on their faces.What is going on? I had asked in my head.On noticing that no one paid attention to my arrival, I moved to my side of the Alpha platform and stood overlooking their discussions and activities.The Men wing, present. The woman wing, fully present, I even saw some familiar faces like Jill who faced about six women, probably giving them the ‘full gist’ of what had happened. Pups, very much absent.Then my husband, the man in my dreams, came to stand on the Alpha platform. And all discussions ceased.Jude raises his hand in silent response to their greetings, but where I’m standing, I can see his face through the help of the crescent hanging lonel
RILEY“What else would I do for you to reciprocate and give me your love? Hold me in your arms, in your bed? Jude, its been almost a year, and I cant even tell what your favourite food is. I have experienced loneliness almost all my life, and I walked up to you on our wedding day because your eyes spoke promises of companionship. And, oh how I craved that. If only I knew marriage would be this lonely, maybe I would have reconsidered my decision.” I fold my arms and look away from those lying eyes.We are at a garden carpeted by very green and very soft grasses. The scenery is one to live for. The sKY is so blue, and the breeze is soothing, making my hair go here and there.I don’t know how we got here, but I love it here.By we, I mean, myself and the love of my life, Jude.I am in a flower pronted yellow dress that complements the scenery, my hair, I had left flowing. I sit, arms folded, leg stretched out and crossee in an elegant stlye.I feel beautiful.I feel free.The flowers ar
RILEY“Come on in.”My cheeks spread in a big broad smile. Goose pimples engulfing my skin from both his voice and the cold air of the night. The cold air that reminds me of the cold I had endured while pouring water that Theresa had gotten me, on myself, behind the house. To get clean.Jude’s hesitation earlier had scared me. After that grumble, it had gotten so quiet in there, like my presence had brought sleep to him.I was so close to leaving.I am Luna.I twist the knob and place my barefoot on the polished wooden floor of the room, one after the other. I avoid looking at him as I turn to shut the door behind me.Without blinking, I turn and strike that pose. My right hand flies to cup the back of my head, this raises the dress higher, but I ignore it and move my left hand to perch on my hip. I can’t remember if it’s right leg forward and left leg backward. Or the other way round. So I follow my instincts.I take my right forward and place it ahead of my left leg, which I put no
RILEYOperation win my husband’s heart, activated.I borrowed a red skimpy dress from Theresa. When I say skimpy, I mean a way above my knees, almost showing my panties kind of skimpy. After putting it on, I ask to borrow her full length mirror, which she goes inside to get for me, on refusing my entry her room. As my eyes catch my reflection on the mirror, I stare at my half nakedness. It feels awkward walking about in something this short and this shiny.But…Theresa said I look ‘okay’ in it, and my brain interpreted that as I look pretty in it and of course Jude will like it. Besides, the soft blue of my eyes complements the bright redness of the dress.I sway to the left, to observe how it looks at the back. My backside has risen it higher that it is at the front.Goodness.Wait. That is a good thing.I take the hairband which I always have on my left wrist and tie my hair back into a tight ponytail, accentuating my face.You look good. I say to myself. In taking this bold step
RILEY“Then why do you want to start by knowing what they dislike. Why not what they like?” Theresa squints her eyes in enquiry.That is easy.“Knowing what someone doesn’t like specifically, broadens your chances at doing what they like.”See? I am smart.“Okay, that’s reasonable. It’s just that normal people start from the likes, not the dislikes.”I ignore that thing I hear undertone. There’s an aim, so I press forward.“Yeah, I am far from normal.” My gaze stay fixed on the fire.It might seem like a brag or an intentional act to sound pathetic, but it is the truth. A truth that I have accepted a long time ago.“Well, that I am aware of.” Theresa mutters under her breath. She avoids my eyes as she focuses on stirring the fish soup in the large pot. It takes her a few minutes to be done with stirring, adding more ingredients and stirring again.After what seems like ages, she finally sits. But still, says nothing.“So?” I urge.“Oh. For a second, I had forgotten. Okay, let me thin
RYANMurdering a wolf has never crossed my mind until these past months.I can’t just help but wonder if he will struggle against my grip. Will he shift to fight me back? Will his pathetic pack wipe over the loss of their pathetic Alpha?I see red as I grind my chin. My thoughts are filled with all things bloody, things that align with his murder.I had been doing what I do best.Just watching.Till I saw that lone tear run down her face. Her pretty pretty face.Then I pledge to myself. It is more of an oath that I plan to keep.Even if I bleed.He will pay.RILEYMaybe, I had hurt my head at childbirth, or my doctrines have been built by the weirdest occurrences, but all along in events in my life, I have realized that the way most reacted to things was far from mine.One certain day, during my early years of serving Stefani’s parents, an accident that ended up making me sleep in the chicken cage for two nights took place.I was new to the activity of raising chickens, so I knew almo
RILEYI did it.After I had coming back from vomiting nothing for the last time, I did the unthinkable.The midwife had finished cleaning up the pup, and had its still form edged on her left arm as she used other hand to wipe out dried blood from the bed. The mother of the pup was nowhere in sight so I guess the other women had taken her to go clean up.On sighting me, the midwife’s expression lights up with what I later realized is the weirdest ideas.She took the little distance separating us, walked towards me and…Handed the pupOverToMe.I had hesitated. But I did it.I took that little male creature into my shaky arms and held him close to my chest.Those tiny hands, the calming scent, those brown eyes.I loved the feeling.Now I am heading towards the living hall to go tell my husband about. I can’t wait to relay to him how my day one of overcoming my fears went. I’ll definitely skip the details of my vomiting spree.Ill focus on the good. How ecstatic I felt while holding th
RILEY I don’t regret this.I don’t regret this.I don’t regret this.I don’t regret this.I don’t regret this.This chant plays non stop in my head as I run out for the fourth time since we got here, to vomit, probably, the last batch of the little food I forced down my throat this morning.I get to the open field in front of the house, race to the root of the tree where the previous contents from my mouth had been disposed.I open my mouth, willing my gag reflex to draw out the vomit. But nothing but a loud belch comes out.I guess my stomach is now emoty after vomiting for three times.Not tgat I had eaten much earlier in the day. The thoughts of the pain that I would see on the delivering woman’s face, all those blood and the bloodied pup, has had my stomach tightened since last night.But when Jude summons me from thr kitchen, which I have returned to and now settled into as my own space, to come have breakfast with him at the dinning, all thoughts of not eating keft my mind. It
RILEYWHAT?I go stiff, saying absolutely nothing, but I’m sure my wide open eyes and wide open mouth relays my shock.Jude obviously notices, as the frown clears from his face.“Okay, that came out wrong.” He lets out an exasperated sigh. “A luna should be able ti stand and face whqtever comes her way. Bloody or not. I too wouldn’t join a group which the initiator refuses to join. I would not advice anyone to do so too.”Okay. I see a lot of sense in what he is saying. Of course, he is the Alpha, so he should be sensible. But…Blood.“Th..The thing is, I…I feel sick at the sight of blood. It’s something I haven’t had any reason to overcome.” I try to sound persuasive. “Well, now you are Luna. You now have a million reasons to overcome it. It’s a thing of the mind.Wait. Do you feel sick at the sight of your own blood?” One of his brows go up, in question.Okay. I did not expect this.“No.”He spreads out his palm. “See? It’s a thing of the mind.”“It...It’s not the same.”“Now it so