A Pet for the Dragons

66.

ZORGE

I stormed out of Arika's bedroom before I could do something serious. I was so close to sinking my cock and knot into her and claiming her. My dragon was on the edge, so ready to have her, but instead of taking her, I left her bedroom.

'I need it, please. Please, master Zorge fuck me. I need your cock... please. Use my cunt the way you used my mouth.' Her sweet and needy pleas rang in my ears, making it harder for me.

I was so close... so fucking close, but I ran. I left her hot and needy. I wrung my pleasure out of her, but when it was my turn to give her the pleasure, I deserted her.

She deserved this for betraying us. I tried to remind myself but found it hard to stick to this reason. I'd dreamed of having her for so long, yet I ran foolishly. I had always dreamed and planned of laying my claim on her first and of mating with her first, but I left.

Why? I didn't know exactly, but when I was about to fuck her, I remembered the day she left. I remembered how she had lied to us that day. I remembered those promises she made to me, intending to never fulfil them.

Those had hurt me a lot. I was still unable to digest what she did to us. What was the guarantee that she wouldn't do it again? As much as I wanted to, I couldn't force myself to believe her.

Maybe all her pleas tonight were more of her lies? The thought hurt me deeply. I hoped she was begging me for real, but there was no way for me to find out. I could only trust that her pleas were real, but I couldn't dare to trust her after her betrayal.

All I could do was be cautious of that woman. I'd gotten carried away so much already. I almost gave in tonight. The urge to take her was still burning in my loins.

Even after spilling my seed into her mouth, I was still hard as a rock, and my knot was full of more fresh seed for her. I needed to take care of it before it could get to my head, and I ended up making a stupid decision. My dragon constantly paced inside me, urging me to return to her and finish what we started.

He didn't like what I did to her. He thought it was too cruel of me to leave her like that, but I tried to remind my dragon of what she had done and how untrustworthy she was. He fell quiet at this, but still, our need for her didn't die down.

It was pretty late at night, and even if I went to bed, I wouldn't be able to sleep, especially after what had happened between us. I was afraid that if I went to bed, I'd overthink about her and then return to her. That would be a terrible thing to do.

I decided to go to the kitchen and skin the bear I hunted earlier. It was a laborious task that required full attention. It'd be a good distraction and help me take my mind off Arika.

With this intent, I headed to the kitchen and found Radrox there. He was treating the skin of a previous prey to turn it into leather. We gave each other a silent nod of acknowledgement before getting to work.

First, I drained the bear's blood, ensuring that nothing was left behind and then started making the cuts. It was a white bear and didn't have much fat because it had recently come out of hibernation, but it still had a good coat of pure white fur that would make a beautiful cloak for Arika.

I clenched my jaw and pushed her thoughts out of my head as I concentrated on skinning the bear.

"Is she asleep?" Radrox broke the silence after a while. I groaned at his question. I was trying not to think about Arika, and he had to ask that question.

I could still sense my brother's anger and resentment towards her. I felt the same to a great extent, but under all that, he harboured the same desire for her. I pulled myself out of his emotions before they could distract me from my task and make me think about her again.

"Yes," I replied curtly. Radrox hummed and got back to work. More silence followed, and I could finally concentrate on skinning and gutting the bear. After cleaning it, I started butchering it, separating the meat for grilling and making stock. It was a lot of work, and I was glad to be doing it.

Halfway through my work, I couldn't help but notice that Radrox seemed slightly unsettled. I tapped into his emotions to find out what was going on with him. I expected it to be mainly about Arika, but that wasn't the case.

"What is it?" I asked him.

"I was out patrolling earlier," he replied, "and I found a message left by the interloper." My eyes widened at Radrox's answer.

"What did the message say?" I asked, forgetting the task at hand immediately.

"He fucked with one of the rigs and left this nearby," Radrox replied and tossed something at me. As soon as I caught the object, I realised it was a scroll with a familiar insignia.

It was from Empress Mavie from the Cardinal House. I knew instantly what that meant, and a tinge of uncertainty and fear pulsed in me.

"While we were hunting for Arika, many southerners saw us and reported us. It somehow reached the empress," Radrox said darkly. I clenched my jaw.

"I don't think it has solely to do with that." I gritted, thinking about Ivret. He'd been a royal healer whom Empress Mavie trusted, but he left the Cardinal House to come here and live a simple life. I always found it unsettling how easily she let Ivret go. But now, things were starting to get more clear.

"Doesn't matter," Radrox grunted. I clenched the scroll hard until I heard a crack. I didn't want to open it, but knew what was inside.

"So all three of us have been summoned by the Cardinal House?" I asked.

"Including Arika," Radrox replied.

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