Chapter 25: Chapter 25

Damon grabbed her waist again and lifted her. This time, he wasn’t going to hold back anymore. He threw her on the bed and grabbed her legs, drawing the apex of her legs closer to him.

He guarded his hard male meat into her and without hesitation, began to thump… this time, harder and faster.

“Prin…” Belinda fought for her as she felt him fill her and hit her core. He was way deep inside of her unlike before. She grabbed the bed and threw her face to the side.

“Haa… Haa…”

They could only hear their ragged gasps as this filled the air around them. He leaned in and reclaimed again, capturing her beautiful swollen lips and swept inside of her with his tongue. At this point, he tasted all of her, and she, all of him.

The urge came again, the urge to make Belinda his and his alone. He stopped kissing her lips and began to give her neck kisses.

He felt his fangs slowly elongate as he sniffed her neck. He traced her soft skin with his fang, and when she felt it, Belinda grabbed his head with her hand, ready to feel whatever pain was going to accompany his bite.

Hastily, he grabbed her waist and lifted her. He made her sit on his thighs, still not moving his face from the left side of her neck.

He threw his head backwards and opened his mouth, exposing his strong fangs. All of a sudden, he grabbed her with his teeth and dug his fangs into the base of her neck, in between her neck and shoulder.

“Argghhh!” Belinda cried, as she felt intense pain from this bite. She grabbed him pretty hard and tore his back with her fingernails.

Damon lifted his head and stared at her. Tears were in her eyes, but she accompanied it with a smile as she stared at him. She felt whole as they searched each other's eyes.

Damon’s teeth were back to normal, and he kissed her again. “Now, it’s time to finish up.” He muttered, and she raised her legs in the air, giving him her hips.

He began pounding again, and she answered to his thrusting hips. After a while of intense thumping, they both groaned in blissful agony as they reached climax.

They fell to the bed, panting seriously. They breathed in and out the breath that came out of each other, and they loved it.

Damon smiled and looked at his mark on her shoulder. He cleaned her blood with his finger and exhaled loudly.

“I hope nobody finds out you have been marked. Sometimes, it’s so hard to keep. I wasn’t thinking… claiming ownership of you when we are keeping our relationship a secret was a stupid idea. What if someone finds out?”

“Prince Damon, don’t worry. I’ll try as much as possible to cover this mark always, and if they find out, they can’t have an idea of who marked me. They’ll know I’ve found my mate, and that will be all. No one will know a thing except when we say it.” Belinda assured, caressing his face.

“And Megan? You can’t keep this from her, right?” Damon asked, and she slowly shook her head.

“She’s the only one that knows we are lovers. If she knows I got marked, she’ll definitely question me to know who it was, even though she has an idea that I have only you.”

Damon smiled again and leaned closer to kiss her forehead.

“I love you so much, Belinda. I love you so much and I want to be with you forever. How your heart is racing right now because of my touch is driving me crazy.”

“You… you can feel it?” She asked, and Damon chuckled.

“That is what happens when you’re marked, Belinda. We feel each other’s emotions, we crave for each other even more.”

“Really? But I can’t feel your emotions.” She said, looking at his chest.

“You’re yet to have your first transformation, Belinda. Until then, you can’t feel what I feel, but I can feel yours.”

Belinda pouted and looked away. “That isn’t fair.”

Damon giggled and nuzzled her cheeks. “Don’t worry, Belinda. The full moon will be out tomorrow night. Maybe then, you’ll have your first transformation.”

Belinda heaved a sigh and bounced her head. “I hope so too.” She answered. He pulled her into his arms and cuddled her.

“Prince Damon…” She called as she looked at his face. “Won’t you go back to your chamber now? Staying here till morning is very dangerous! Someone may see you.”

Damon clenched his jaw and his head fell weakly on the pillow. “I know, but I don’t want to leave you now.”

“But you have to. Now we have to be extra careful, because this mark will draw more attention to me and I know everyone will try to find who my mate is.”

“That is true. Are you sure you’ll be alright when I leave?” He asked out of concern.

“Of course, I will be alright! Even though I’ll be smiling all through the night, it will be worth it.”

Damon giggled and bounced his head. He kissed her head and got out of bed. He put on his clothes, and as he did, Belinda couldn’t stop staring at him.

After he was done, he approached her and kissed her lips again. “I don’t want to leave.” He murmured.

“You have to, Prince Damon. We’ll see tomorrow, okay?”

“And I hope I won’t be urged to pull you to a corner and make love to you when I see you.”

“No, you won’t.” Belinda answered teasingly and kissed him back.

“Good night, Prince Damon. I love you.”

Damon grinned and bounced his head. He traced his fingers on her thighs as he walked away. He got to the door and took one last glance at her.

He blew her a kiss and opened the door slowly. He looked around to see if anyone was around, and when he saw that the coast was clear, he hurried out of her chamber.

Belinda winced and grabbed her bed in excitement. She wanted to yell, but she dared not.

‘Who would have thought that the Prince is my mate?’

~The Next Morning~

Belinda woke up quite late because of the long night she had. After the prince left, she still couldn’t stop thinking about him.

She could hear footsteps and voices of people as they passed by her chamber. ‘What time is it?’

She yanked the bedspread of her body and walked to her window. She shifted the curtain and stared outside. The sunlight hit her face, making her smile.

Her mood was different this morning. She felt happier… happier than she had ever been. She touched the base of her neck slowly and ran to her mirror.

She looked at the bite mark and saw it was healing more rapidly than she expected it to. “This is great!”

She headed into the bathroom to clean up and prepare for the door.

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Belinda could feel people staring at her as she walked to the training hall. ‘Why are they staring? Is it so obvious I was marked last night?’ She wondered.

Though she made sure she wore a dress that covered her up to her neck, so the mark wasn’t exposed.

She got into the training hall and there she saw Megan and Yolanda. They were having a sword fight. Belinda smiled widely and watched them from where she was.

Megan finally noticed her and stopped the sword fight. “I thought you planned on staying in bed all through the day.” She uttered and approached Belinda.

“No, but I woke up late.” She answered.

“Trained too hard yesterday?” Megan further asked, and as she moved close to her, she creased her brows.

“What’s wrong, Princess Megan?” Belinda asked.

“You seem… different. Did you apply makeup?”

Belinda chuckled and shook her head. “No, I didn’t.” She answered.

“I don’t know, but something is different about you. You seem more beautiful, and… I am trying so hard to get it.”

Belinda looked up and saw Yolanda approaching them. She moved back and gave a slight bow.

“Good day, Miss Yolanda.” She greeted her. Yolanda replied with a nod and then stared at her closely.

“Why are your lips swollen?” Yolanda asked, and Belinda’s eyes widened.

“My lips?” She touched her lips and her cheeks flushed without control. She instantly recalled how Prince Damon devoured the whole of her mouth.

“My King!” They heard people in the training hall and on the field chorus. They looked up and saw King Talos and Prince Damon taking a walk. They were pretty close to the training hall.

Belinda looked at Damon and their eyes locked. He smiled with the corner of his mouth, and Belinda lowered her head shyly.

Megan’s eyes moved from Damon’s face to Belinda’s. She knew something was up, and she wanted to know what.

“Come with me, Belinda. Yolanda, we’ll be right back.” Megan uttered, pulling her out of the hall.

“Father, I’ll be going on a hunt today.” Damon said to King Talos.

“Damon, going on a hunt is dangerous. You and I know that.”

“It isn’t. It’s been almost two months and nothing has happened since then. I can’t stay in like a coward because I was once attacked. How will I grow stronger?”

“Damon, you are no coward, but to be on a safer side…”

“Father, trust me. You know things like this don’t weigh me down. I have missed hunting, and I want to start again.”

King Talos sighed and shook his head. He knew arguing with his son wasn’t going to take them anywhere.

“Fine! I’ll let you go, only on one condition.”

“There are conditions now?” Damon asked tiredly.

“Yes. You are the heir to the throne, I can’t be careless about you, okay? The condition attached is that you have to allow Ayman to go with you. It’s the full moon tonight and out there can be dangerous”

“What? Why Ayman of all people?”

“Because he’s the most experienced guard, and he’s also my most trusted. I know if anything happens, he’ll protect you and report back to me.”

“Father…”

“It’s either he goes with you or you’re not leaving this kingdom.” King Talos answered in a final tone.

Damon gulped and bounced his head. “Okay, father.” He answered in a low tone.