Chapter Eight
Morgana awoke the next day to see bright yellow eyes watching her. When she smiled down at, as it would seem, her newly adopted pet, it warbled with delight at seeing her awake. She reached forward and scratched behind its ear.
“Do you understand what I say?”
A soft trilling sound met her ears. She sat up and looked down at the baby dragon.
“Are you a boy dragon?” The same trilling sound met her ears, and the beast nuzzled against her touch. She smiled.
“Come on, let’s go get ready for the day. You and I have a long journey ahead of us.” A soft squeak emerged from him in response as he climbed up her arm to take his spot on her shoulder again. She had to admit, he really was rather cute.
Emerging out of the tent, she squinted her eyes at the bright sun. The entire pack was waiting outside, and a hush broke over them at catching sight of her. It seemed as if news had traveled fast about the small beast. She looked over the crowd, and felt a quiet rumble build deep in the dragon’s chest. He was nervous, and quite obviously threatened at the sight.
Kade came up beside her and gathered her hand in his. He met her eyes and smiled softly.
“You asked me to trust you in this, so that is exactly what I’m going to do. Now it’s time for you to trust me,” he said, his voice low enough only for her to hear. He cleared his throat and looked back at his pack.
“My people. You see before you something that many of you never knew existed, and if you did, you probably thought them to be extinct. This is indeed a young dragon. Morgana and I came upon it last night. She feels that there is something special about the connection she has with it, something that may help in our quest to rid her of her magic-sealing shackle that Lord Nero forced upon her. I ask that you not be afraid, and give Morgana and her dragon the space and trust she needs to figure out what she needs to do. I ask you this as your leader and your alpha.”
Soft whispers murmured throughout the crowd before Max stepped forward and spoke up.
“Is it safe? Will it attack us?”
Morgana placed a hand on her dragon’s chest, calming him with her touch. She looked at Kade and then back at Max before she began to speak.
“This dragon is very young. You are in no danger from him, yet I ask that you do not provoke him. He seems protective of me. I believe he has something to do with freeing myself from this metal bracelet, the one that keeps my magic from being free as it should. I ask that you trust me, as your alpha has. I would not put you in unnecessary danger.”
Kade interrupted her, gripping her hand with his.
“As your alpha, I believe now is the perfect time to make an announcement. I have chosen to take Morgana as my one true mate. Her word carries as much weight as mine. Her blood is my blood.”
She gasped along with the crowd, having not expected to hear him say anything of the sort. As far as she understood, members of the Blood Rose pack mated for life.
He pulled her into him and paused, looking at the dragon on her shoulder. The beast had risen up to full height at the sudden change in Kade’s demeanor.
“I’m going to kiss her now, little dragon. You’re going to have to be okay with that.”
The dragon snorted and looked away, and Morgana couldn’t even giggle as Kade’s lips descended down to meet hers. A cheer rang out through the pack, along with several whoops of excitement. Kade kissed her deeply before pulling away and lifting her hand into the air.
“Everyone, welcome your new alpha female, my chosen mate, Morgana.”
Silence befell the crowd, and she turned away from Kade to look out over the pack. Every single one of them had fallen to one knee and bowed their head. Her hand raised to cover her mouth, which had fallen open in blatant shock.
Every voice rang out, steady and clear, all coming together as one.
“We pledge fealty to Morgana, mate of Kade. We promise to honor and abide her rule, as we have promised to honor Kade, our alpha male. We welcome Morgana as our alpha female.”
Silence rang out throughout the clearing. They seemed to be waiting for her. Kade nodded at her, urging her to say something.
“You may all rise. I thank you for accepting me as Kade’s mate. It truly honors me. I hope to make you all proud.”
The beast on her shoulder trilled with happiness as his head nuzzled her. Apparently, he approved of this development. Smiles appeared on faces throughout the crowd at the behavior of the little creature. Between the three of them, everyone looked much calmer and happier with the events of the day.
“It’s time to get moving. We have to continue on our journey to Eridell,” Kade commanded, ending the spectacle. The pack began to reluctantly disperse, and he pulled her aside so that they could get ready as well.
The day continued as normal, much to Morgana’s surprise. Everyone ate breakfast, packed up their things, and prepared to get back on the road. She did the same, until it came time for Kade to shift into his wolf form.
“Now, my feisty dragon, Kade is an Erassan with a special power. He can shift into a wolf, and I wanted to tell you that, so you aren’t scared by his change.”
His yellow eyes met hers, and he made a sound like he had known that already. She could just imagine him saying “whatever,” and she smiled in delight at his obvious intelligence.
“I wish I knew your name,” she wondered out loud.
The dragon simply looked back at her and cocked his head. An unexpected thought popped into her mind, almost as though he had sent it himself. After studying him a moment, she realized that’s exactly what he had done.
“Your name! You just told me, didn’t you. It’s Ragoth! You put it in my head!” she exclaimed with surprise. The small dragon raised his head and trilled happily. She rewarded him with a scratch behind the ear, after which he proceeded to nestle against her.
Kade watched the entire exchange with an amused grin. Shaking his head, he quickly disrobed and shifted into his wolf form. Morgana looked back at him, her happiness painted all over her face.
“I can’t believe you claimed me as your mate, in front of everyone,” she whispered to him, knowing he could hear her soft voice.
“I know what I want. And I want you.”
Blushing, Morgana looked away, because deep inside, she wanted him too. She pressed her thighs together, feeling a trickle of moisture escape from between her secret folds. Kade knelt down in front of her, assisting her as she climbed up onto his back. All the while, Ragoth balanced on her shoulder, his tiny, but sharp claws biting softly into her skin. Strangely, it didn’t hurt at all, but it was oddly comforting.
Before long, the entire pack was ready, and began to make their way through the woods. The sun was high overhead before they emerged at the edge of the forest, mountains rising high up ahead not far in the distance.
“Wow, those are beautiful,” Morgana said, her voice low, admiration at the sight clear in her tone. The peaks were covered in brilliant white snow. The mountains were a rich red color, the cliffs and rocks painting the slopes with ruddy streaks visible from even far away.
“That’s the Smoky Ridge Mountains. Fabled home of the dragons and all other forms of wild creatures.” Kade looked back at Ragoth pointedly. The beast snorted back at him. Morgana tried hard to suppress her giggles, but failed. Kade looked at her, his eyes narrowing as he tried to look fierce, but that only made her laugh harder.
“Keep laughing there, mate. We’ll see if you’re still laughing the next time I bare your bottom and put you over my knee.”
“Kade! But I haven’t done anything!”
“Yet… But that doesn’t mean I won’t enjoy spanking those delectable globes of yours until they’re a nice rosy pink.”
Speechless, she felt her body warm at his threat, her pussy throbbing at just the mere mention of a spanking from his hands. As much as she wanted to hate his alpha nature, she couldn’t. Her body told her what she truly felt, and she could feel her heart beginning to say the same thing.
Trying to push that thought aside, she focused again on the mountains. She still had to stay strong for her people. Above all else, she had a mission, and that was to take down Lord Nero, and not think about how hot her body felt when she thought about him spanking her naughty backside.
For the next few days, they traveled toward the mountains. Morgana felt like they never got any closer, even though they were walking in that direction for what seemed like ages. The terrain changed from heavy forest, to a lightly wooded area, to grasslands. The pack moved silently, nervous about the lack of cover. One of the men always stood watch when they stopped for the night, changing shifts throughout so that they stayed alert.
By the time they finally made it to the mountains, the pack was exhausted and beyond stressed at being in unfamiliar territory and the potential danger of being discovered. They found a cave hidden from view and settled inside for the night.
When everyone had been tucked away for the evening, she felt Kade grip her shoulder gently, and she turned back to face him. At her movement, she felt Ragoth stir and raise his head.
“Morgana. Why don’t we take a walk? Get some air together,” he whispered, his voice husky in her ear. She very nearly melted into him, her body missing his touch for what felt like years, instead of just days. She nodded, not wanting her voice to give away the breathless desire racing through her veins.
He helped her to stand as they quietly crept out together. Ragoth scampered behind them, mewling his displeasure at being left behind. She knelt down and allowed him to climb up her arm.
“You have to promise to keep watch then, and not interrupt us, Ragoth,” she told him, keeping her voice low, yet unable to hide her amusement. She heard Kade groan quietly next to her at the creature’s intrusion, but she chose to ignore it the best she could.
Taking Kade’s arm with her other hand, she let him lead her into the night. They walked a little way down a trail until they came upon another, smaller cave tucked away behind a few trees.
“Did you know this was here?” Morgana asked, taken aback by the privacy of the little hideaway.
“I’ve had to travel these mountains once before when I was young. I was with my mother at the time, and she knew about this place. I wanted to show it to you. There’s even a hot spring inside.”
“What were you doing up in the mountains?”
“My mother had business in Eridell. We traveled on horseback for much of the journey. There was a storm and we took shelter here for a few days. The trees here kept us dry, and the cave was safely hidden away from anyone that might pass by.”
With that, he helped her to climb inside. Ragoth clambered off of her and sat at the entrance to the cave, his eyes keeping watch to anything that might come their way. Morgana smiled at him before Kade pulled her deeper into the cave.
He pressed her against the rock wall, the slate pressing hard into her back, reminding her that he had complete control. His lips descended onto hers with a hunger like never before.
“I’ve been admiring this gorgeous curvy body of yours for days now. Every swing of your hips, every smile on your lips makes me want you, need you. And now, I’m going to take you,” he growled in her ear, his voice gruff with desire.
If he hadn’t been holding her up, Morgana would have fallen down and melted into a puddle on the ground. She felt her knees give out at the intensity of his words. Her thighs quaked as he untied the drawstring at her waist, shoving his hand down deep into her panties.
She knew what he would find there. Her muscles clenched as his fingertips discovered the evidence of her arousal, gliding smoothly against her bare flesh.
“Yes, sir,” she cried out as his fingers began to circle her already throbbing bud. His body held her firmly, supporting her weak legs, and now her hips, which had seemingly taken on a life of their own. They followed the movements of his fingers, so that she was riding him, rubbing her sensitive nub against his rough callused skin.
She whined when he pulled his hand away from her, and gasped in surprise when he sat down on a nearby rock. He pulled her down so that she was lying over his lap, and before she could blink, her pants were around her knees.
Almost desperately, her hand flew backwards to cover her bottom, the air caressing her almost naked flesh. He caught her wrist and pinned it to her back. With his other hand, he slowly pushed his fingers underneath the waistband of her panties. He dragged them down her bottom so slowly that she whimpered, knowing he was examining every inch of her naked backside.
“I don’t want a spanking! I haven’t been a bad girl!”
His fingers dipped in between her legs, her wetness dripping onto them. Pulling them away, he held up the evidence in front of her face. Leaning down, his lips brushed against her ear, and he began to scold her, his voice making her stomach do somersaults inside her body.
“I most certainly think you’ve been a naughty girl, one who gets very excited when you’re over my knee. And as my mate, that requires me to spank you in order to teach you to obey me in all things. Now,” he paused, the silence almost deafening, “I want you to ask me for it.”
Her body shivered and she could feel herself growing wetter by the moment. His hand settled on her awaiting globes—bare, pale, and very ready to begin feeling his palm.
“If I have to wait much longer, I’m going to paddle you with your hairbrush first. I made sure to grab it before we left the cave.”
“Kade! You wouldn’t!”
“Try me.”
Two sharp spanks bit into her cheeks, which had her jumping and howling at the sudden sting. He placed his hand back on her bottom and waited. Finally, she swallowed and built up the bravado to speak. Her body shivered in anticipation.
“Please, sir. I’m a naughty girl for getting so excited. I deserve a spanking.”
He didn’t wait long before his palm lifted and met her bottom cheeks with a resounding slap. He spanked each side before landing one right over her pussy, and she arched in surprise, the shock shooting straight to her little button of pleasure. He spanked there again, and she blushed at the wet noises it made against her achingly empty folds.
She moaned out loud, her bottom clenching at the feeling.
He released her arm, and she pulled it back so that she could steady herself up against him. His spanks bit into her flesh, but she had difficulty separating what was pain and pleasure. With his hand on her hip, she was pinned to his thighs, and he spanked her harder. Her bottom lifted up to meet his blows, each one now firing bolts of desire throughout every inch of her body. When his fingers finally descended between her legs, she bucked as he grazed her sensitive nether lips, sliding over them with such ease that it left her blushing.
She was drenched down there, and he knew it. She blushed as she thought about the wet spot that was probably developing on his thigh from her very obvious need. He found her throbbing bud and began to circle it, pressing down with slight pressure that made her beg for more. He gripped her hair in his fist, arching her back as he played with her pussy.
Her body grew hot, and her skin itched with her ever-growing need.
“Please,” she begged, squirming over his lap, desire overwhelming all her senses. She felt wild with it. Hot. Ready. Achingly empty. She needed release.
“Please, sir. I need to come. Please,” she whimpered, her voice strained as she tried to keep herself from falling over the edge.
“I want you to come all over my fingers, naughty girl. And by the end of the night, you’re going to beg me to stop, because I’m going to wring every ounce of pleasure out of your body that I possibly can.”
She came undone at his words, her orgasm coming over her like a flash of white hot light. Her hips rolled over and over, pressing against him as she rode out her pleasure. Her moans rang out through the cave. When her body calmed, she groaned as she relaxed over his thighs, her muscle twitching with her ebbing desire.
Kade helped her up before sitting her back down on the rock. He took her pants down from around her ankles, where they had become tangled during her spanking. Vaguely, she felt the residual soreness in her backside as she sat on the hard stone, but that thought flew out of her mind when he parted her legs.
Blushing, she knew he could see every inch of her, and that he could see her arousal dripping down her thighs. Suddenly feeling shy, she tried to close her legs, but he wouldn’t let her. Lightly, her slapped her thighs, and she whined as the sting startled her. Her eyes glued to her thigh, she watched as a pink handprint quickly blossomed across her fair skin.
“Open your legs for me, Morgana.”
Without complaint, she complied, not wanting another slap to her sensitive flesh. She tried to stay still as much as she could, but still squirmed under his scrutiny. At seeing her discomfort, he prolonged his inspection, pulling open her dewy lips to stare at her clit. As his eyes met hers, his mouth descended to her pussy, his tongue gently flicking her already throbbing nub. Throwing her head back, she groaned as two fingers slid into her channel, arousing against the sensitive spots deep inside her.
His mouth suckled her, bringing her once again up and over the edge into a pleasurable abyss, her body lost to his mastery. His fingers pounded into her, her pussy clenching around him as her body contracted with yet another orgasm. Her groans quickly became screams as the intensity ripped through her.
Kade picked her back up like she was a ragdoll and sat down on the rock. He helped her to straddle him, and frantically she tried to help him free his cock. Her legs on either side of him, her hips bucking at the thought of being full of him, she cried out in relief when she saw his hardness pop out of his jeans.
She felt the head of his member nudge at the entrance of her pussy, and a soft moan escaped her lips. In one single motion, he pounded forward into her and pulled her hips to meet his own. All at once, she was full of his cock, her hips began to rock against him, and everything just felt right. He kissed her as she moaned into him, her body burning for him, and only him.
As her entire being grew hotter, her hips moved faster, her moans more desperate. His own groans met her ears, and she felt more powerful than ever before, because he was enjoying the feel of her body as much as she was his.
His breath, hot in her ear, hitched softly, and yet another orgasm took over her senses, this one ripping through her like a tidal wave as she felt his seed spurt deep inside her. Her arms looped around his neck and she crushed her lips into his, moaning with primal desire at their wild act. She felt his semen drip down her thighs as she came down off her own incredible high, her core clenching and milking his girth.
Smiling tenderly, she looked up at him, very happy but with a hint of bashfulness. She knew that they could have been discovered at any moment, and knew that her moans quite possibly could have woken up everyone in the valley. But at that moment, she didn’t care very much, because she was safe in his arms.
Not long after, they curled up on a blanket that Kade had brought with him.
“We didn’t even make it into the hot spring,” she muttered sleepily.
“Don’t worry, there will be plenty of other opportunities,” he responded with a quiet laugh. She curled up close to him, a small smile edging at the corners of her lips. Soon she was fast asleep in his arms.
At the mouth of the cave, Ragoth still stood watch over them, his eyes resolutely looking over the valley below.