Page 71 of Orc's Pride
He’d told me he’d been saving it for a special occasion for me, and what better event to use it but at our own mating?
It flows as I walk, the layered bottom swishing softly. The top bodice is laced tight and has a beautiful stitched pattern running around my ribcage to curl around the squared collar. It’s a lovely piece that I hope I get to wear again at some point in my life.
Did orcs do re-mating ceremonies? Maybe in a few years we could re-new vows and I would get to relive this all over again.
Pitha places me in front of Malik, turning to grab both of my hands in his as one of the orcs next to Malik steps forward and wraps us both in red twine. Flowers are placed around us on the ground, fragrant and sweet smelling that relaxes me slowly. A few of the petals are entwined around our hands, tickling my skin when I shift on my feet.
I feel a pair of eyes on me and look up to spot Pitha watching me with a soft smile on his face.
“You look beautiful, Dana.”
My face heats, my own smile breaking out across my face as a salt circle is drawn around us.
“I love you, Pitha.”
He opens his mouth, ready to declare himself back to me when Malik interrupts us with a laugh.
“You both are already moving ahead before I can properly mate you.”
My face flushed out of embarrassment. In the midst of all of this, I’d completely forgotten we were on display for half of the base to see, along with Malik. It’s funny to me that the world seems to melt away the moment Pitha has his hands on me.
As if nothing else matters but him being here with me.
“Well, since you’re so eager…” Malik’s tone is jovial. “I suppose we’ll get started.”
As the orcs come back around to stand next to Malik, he speaks in a foreign tongue that I don’t recognize. His words are lithe and rough sounding but have a soft quality to them that has me squeezing Pitha’s hands in mine.
“As we celebrate this union today, I ask The Warrior to give us your blessing to ensure that this union is kept safe from all that may come to harm them in their journey together. Through you, this union will cherish each other and love each other through the hardships and the many prosperous days ahead.”
As the orcs, along with Pitha, bow their heads, I follow along. Closing my eyes, I take in the silence around me and the pressure around my fingers as my mate-to-be squeezes them once more.
It makes me smile.
“It is decreed.” Malik speaks after a moment of silence, his tone firm and sure.
I lift my head and open my eyes, catching Pitha’s wild grin.
“We’ve been blessed.” he tells me.
A laugh bubbles out of me.
“Congratulations you two,” Malik steps forward, grabbing our shoulders and guiding us out of the salt circle. His hands stay fixed in position as the orcs behind him come around to cut the twine from around us. “From this day forth, you are now mated until The Warrior calls you home.”
The moment the twine is completely pulled off of us, Pitha lifts me into his arms and kisses me.
The cheers erupt around us, and all I can do is drown in love.
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Pitha
Liveliness fills the base as the procession and after party continue on well into the night.
By the time Dana and I stumble back to my home, the stars are in full view and the moon high in the sky. Both of us laugh when I scoop her up into my arms and carry her across the porch.
Her hands find my face, cradling my jaw to pull me into a kiss. Her lips are plush and soft against mine, fitting perfectly together when she tilts her head to deepen our kiss. My hands pat the side of the door blindly, trying to find the handle to push it open without breaking any contact.
I love the way her fingers slide through my hair, tugging at the braids on the sides of my head in a firm grip. It sends a shock right down to the base of my cock, stirring me with need and the urge to thrust my hips forward into the empty air.