Wed to the Orc (Arranged Monster Mates, #6)

by Layla Fae

This is Alia Terra. It belongs to the monsters, and we belong to them.

And suddenly, I was determined I would get a smile out of him. Many, many smiles. I would make him smile every day, and maybe someday, even laugh.

“The oil is remarkable.” Lundark’s low voice came in through the buzzing in my ears. “You can take up to eight inches normally, you know. Yet now, you’re taking all sixteen.”

“You think an orc like me will be satisfied mating just once? If you stay in this bed with me, I will take you five or more times a night, every night. You will wake with my cock inside you, and your body and voice will give out by morning. Whereas I will be sleep-deprived and unable to do my job. Is this what you want?”

“I want to thank you, too. I never thought you even paid attention to what I was saying, and…” But he looked up sharply before I continued and interrupted me. “I hear your every word. It’s impossible not to pay attention.”

“You’re full of bullshit,” she said, her voice low. “I’m right here. I made it plain from the start: whatever you need, I’ll do it. I want to be a good wife. And you’re acting as if… as if I’m only here to give you trouble. I’m on your side. But clearly, you’re not on mine.”

It hit me like a punch, the impact of her gaze, and I realized how I had missed the simple fact of just being seen by her.

But it was impossible. I wanted her, and if she’d turned to me at that moment and demanded anything, I would have laid the world at her feet and taken her to bed.

She should have understood I didn’t want her to keep avoiding me. But she didn’t. Or maybe she did. Ina wasn’t obtuse. She knew what I was trying to do. And she had just let me know it wasn’t enough.

“But I don’t trust them not to get their hopes up when they see such a beautiful woman. I need to show them what’s what.”

“Six hours a day. No more. And the rest is yours. I’ll be a good husband. Better than I was, I promise.”