Chapter 17 - 017: His turn 2[R18]
After a few more deliberate strokes of his tongue, he raised his head fully and looked at her. His breathing was heavy. The wolf was clear in his gaze.
"That time before wasn’t enough," he said, voice low and rough. "I’m going to claim you better now."
A soft chime sounded only in Anaria’s mind.
[Husband Candidate One — Affection Rate beginning to stabilise]
[Host, keep doing what you are doing.]
Anaria’s lips curved into a small smirk. The system’s words only confirmed what she already felt. She reached up, slid her fingers into Rylan’s hair, and pulled him down to her. Their mouths met in a deep kiss. She responded without hesitation, her tongue brushing his while her hand kept stroking through his hair. The kiss lasted, slow and heated, both of them breathing harder against each other.
When Rylan finally pulled back a little, he stayed close enough that their noses almost touched. Anaria’s face was flushed. Her body was already warm and restless under him, but her eyes stayed clear and demanding. She wanted more, and she made no effort to hide it.
Rylan reached down between them. He took hold of himself and shifted her legs wider, settling between her thighs. The blunt head of his cock brushed against her, slick from his mouth and her own wetness. He rubbed it slowly along her folds, watching her face the entire time.
"Get ready," he said quietly.
Anaria gave him a soft nod.
Rylan pushed forward in one steady motion, sinking deep inside her. A long, broken moan left Anaria’s throat as he filled her. The stretch was familiar yet different from Kai, thicker in a way that pressed against every sensitive place. Even with the lingering ache from earlier, the fullness pulled real pleasure from her.
Rylan held still for a moment, breathing hard against her neck, letting her adjust. Then he began to move.
His first thrusts were deep and controlled. Each one drew a soft moan from Anaria. Her hands slid up his back, claws lightly grazing his skin. Rylan’s ears were angled forward, his focus locked on her. He watched every expression that crossed her face as he worked himself deeper.
Soon the pace increased. The wet sound of their bodies meeting filled the small clearing. Anaria’s moans grew louder, rising every time he drove in to the hilt. Rylan’s own breath turned into low growls against her skin. His wolf was fully present now, possessive and intent on marking this moment as his.
He hooked one of her legs higher over his arm, changing the angle so he could go even deeper. Anaria cried out, the sound half moan and half gasp. Her fingers dug into his shoulders. The leftover soreness from Kai only made every thrust feel sharper, more intense, but she did not pull away. She met him, hips lifting to take him fully.
"Rylan..." she breathed, the name breaking on another moan.
He answered with a deeper thrust and a rough sound of his own. Sweat began to form on his skin. The muscles in his arms and back flexed with every movement. He kept the rhythm strong and steady at first, then faster, the force of his body rocking her against the soft moss.
Anaria’s moans turned continuous, open and unrestrained. Her fox ears twitched with every deep stroke. Her tail, half-curled beside her, flicked against the ground. Pleasure built quickly under the force of his claiming. She could feel the difference in him. This was not the careful first mating they had shared before. This was his wolf answering the threat of another bond by taking what belonged to him.
Rylan leaned down and kissed her again while he moved, swallowing some of her sounds. His tongue brushed hers in time with his thrusts. When he pulled back, his eyes were darker than before, the wolf fully in control of the pace.
He shifted her slightly, pressing her thighs wider, and drove into her harder. The new depth tore a sharp cry from Anaria. Her walls clenched around him. Rylan growled in response, the sound vibrating through his chest and into hers. He did not slow down. If anything, the reaction only pushed him further.
The clearing filled with the wet slap of skin, Anaria’s rising moans, and Rylan’s low, continuous growls. He claimed her with deep, powerful strokes, each one meant to remind both of them that he had been first. Anaria’s hands moved restlessly over his back and into his hair, holding on as the pleasure climbed higher.
Rylan’s rhythm grew almost frantic for a stretch of thrusts, then settled into a hard, deep pace that kept her moaning without pause. He watched her face the whole time, as if memorizing every reaction. The conflict that had followed him from the cave was still present at the edges of his expression, but it was being drowned out by the need to take her thoroughly.
Anaria’s body tightened under him. Soft, helpless sounds spilled from her lips with every deep push. The ache from earlier had faded beneath the stronger pleasure he forced through her. She lifted her hips to meet him, matching his force, showing him that she was still choosing this, still choosing him.
Rylan’s breathing turned ragged. His claws pressed carefully into the moss beside her head. He leaned down once more, forehead against hers, and kept driving into her with steady, powerful thrusts, determined to make this claiming last.
Anaria’s moans grew sharper. The pleasure was climbing fast, mixing with the leftover ache until every deep stroke felt overwhelming. She wrapped her legs tighter around him and spoke against his mouth.
"Cum inside me."
Rylan’s rhythm faltered for half a second. His eyes locked on hers, the wolf fully present. A rough sound left his throat. He thrust harder, deeper, the force of it rocking her against the moss. Anaria cried out, her claws digging into his back as he drove into her without holding back.
His movements turned almost desperate. The wet sound of their bodies filled the clearing. Anaria’s moans rose with every thrust until her voice broke. Rylan buried himself to the hilt one final time and came hard inside her with a low, shaking growl. At the same moment the base of his cock swelled, locking them together in a firm knot. The sudden pressure pulled another long moan from Anaria as he pulsed deep inside her.
They stayed joined, both breathing heavily. Rylan’s forehead remained against hers. His body trembled once more as the last of his release filled her. The knot held them tightly, a clear physical claim from his wolf.
For a while neither of them spoke. Only the sound of their breathing and the soft rustle of leaves filled the space. Rylan’s hand moved to her cheek, his touch still a little unsteady. When he finally found his voice, it was low and rough.
"No matter how many husbands you take," he said, "I was your first mate. I will always be."
A clear chime sounded only in Anaria’s mind.
[Congratulations, Host.]
[Husband Candidate 1# Affection Rate: 30%]
[Affection Rate Stabilization: Complete.]
Anaria’s eyes flickered for a moment as she read the words. Thirty percent. Higher than before, but the jump still surprised her. She had expected slow progress, not this. A quiet conflict stirred in her chest. Was it the intimacy, the reassurance, or something her system was pushing? She did not know. The number felt both like a victory and a question she could not yet answer.
Rylan shifted slightly above her, still locked inside by the knot. His ears were no longer flattened with jealousy. The restless energy that had followed him from the cave had settled into something calmer, more possessive, but no longer sharp. He looked at her with the same conflicted expression he always wore when his feelings and his wolf did not fully agree, yet this time he did not pull away.
Anaria lifted one hand and rested it against the side of his neck, feeling the steady beat of his pulse. She did not speak about anything. She only met his eyes and let the moment remain between them, the new number quietly sitting in her mind while his body stayed joined with hers.