Chapter 208: Where the Sun Shines 18+ sort of
With a final, sharp breath, he consciously retracted his aura, smoothing down his fur with deliberate strokes. He reminded himself he couldn’t stay up here brooding. The teams below, clearly restless, were vibrating with a frantic energy that hovered on the edge of becoming dangerous. If he didn’t step in to give them direction and an outlet, he feared they’d start tearing the mountain apart themselves to stay busy.
Dimitri descended the cliff face in a series of controlled, silent drops, landing in the centre of the camp. Immediately, heads snapped toward him. Sarge, Ash, Marx, and Richard stepped forward, their expressions a mix of grim determination and desperate hope.
"Is she okay?" Sarge asked, his voice a low rumble of thunder. "We saw the rift, we felt the shift."
Dimitri stood tall, his presence acting as a cold anchor for the buzzing teams. "She is safe," he announced, his voice carrying clearly through the mountain wind. "She is in her space with the men. She is... unwell, but recovering. Her body has been through an immense strain."
A ripple of relief washed through the ranks, followed quickly by a barrage of low-voiced questions about the City of Light and the Jackal.
"Tomorrow," Dimitri interrupted, his eyes sweeping over the group with a steel that brooked no argument, "there will be duels. There will be training sessions that will make you wish you were back in the vineyard. We have been reminded today that being ’strong’ is not enough. We were slow, and we were sloppy."
Dimitri noticed Marx flinch, the young panther’s jaw tightening as he responded to the critique.
"But for tonight," Dimitri continued, softening his tone just a fraction, "you relax. If you need to bleed off some of that energy, go clear the zombie hoards at the base of the north ridge. Do not go far. Do not hunt alone. But otherwise, eat and sleep. We move for Bowral at first light."
The men nodded, the tension in the air shifting from frantic to focused. They began to settle, the sounds of sharpening blades and low conversation replacing the high-pitched hum of the rescue.
Dimitri sat on a jagged rock, positioning himself with a view over the valley. He listened carefully and could hear the distant movements of Dawn and Thane as they moved through the treeline, likely acting on his advice and purging some of the lower-level undead.
He stared at the sky, his mind drifting back to the light inside the veil. He would wait. He would protect her, build her kingdom in Bowral, and be the sword that guarded her sleep.
And maybe, one day, the sun would shine on the snow leopard too.
But tonight, as the mountain settled, darkness lingered in every corner. Far away from the restless energy and watchful eyes of the camp, another world held its own kind of peace.
As the teams below settled into a wary rest, the atmosphere inside Felicity’s dimension remained a sanctuary of heavy, possessive warmth.
The bed was a fortress of soft silk and hard muscle. Victor hadn’t moved his head from the crook of her neck, continuing to breathe in sync with her. Voss was draped over her lower half like a living blanket, his amber eyes half-closed as he listened to the heartbeats, her strong, steady pulse, and the two tiny, rhythmic flutters beneath it that only a predator of his level could detect.
Exile and Damien were intertwined at her side, their cold, serpentine skin a soothing relief to the lingering heat in her limbs. Ivan lay on her other side, his massive paw resting protectively near her hand, while Lucan curled at the head of the bed, his shadow-magic acting as a soft, dark curtain against the rest of the world.
They didn’t speak. They didn’t need to. In their shared silence, they were all visualising the same thing: a stone manor in Bowral, surrounded by high walls and rolling green hills. A place where their fox could walk in the sun without a dress of white silk becoming a shroud of dirt.
They were all dreaming of the kits. They were all dreaming of the peace they were going to carve out of the rot of the old world.
As the moon reached its peak over the mountain, the only sounds in the sanctuary were the soft, rhythmic moans coming from Felicity, no longer alone, and the deep, contented chuffs of the monsters as they settled around her, finally finding their home.
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The warmth surrounding Felicity’s body was the first sensation to become conscious for her, followed by waves of pleasure that pulled her from sleep’s embrace. Her ocean blue eyes fluttered open as a moan escaped her lips, her fox-like ears twitching with heightened sensitivity.
"There she is," Victor’s deep voice rumbled against her ear as his skilled fingers worked between her thighs. "Our little one is finally awake."
Felicity’s back arched instinctively in response to Voss’s hot tongue tracing the delicate curve of her spine, sending shivers cascading through her body. Her nipples hardened beneath Damien’s attentive mouth as he grazed the sensitive peaks with his teeth just enough to make her gasp.
"We missed you," Damien murmured against her skin, his usual stoicism melting away when his lips returned to her breast.
Through half-lidded eyes, Felicity watched Ivan at the foot of the bed, his massive hand stroking himself as he watched her, his gaze intense and possessive. Her own thighs trembled beneath Lucan, who left trails of fire along her inner thighs with his tongue, while Exile’s strong fingers kneaded the flesh of her ass with barely restrained hunger.
The events of her kidnapping seemed distant now, like a fading nightmare compared to the reality of being surrounded by her six husbands again. Her body responded to their touch as if starved for it, her hips bucking involuntarily when Lucan’s tongue finally found her centre, replacing Victor’s fingers.
"Oh my god," she gasped, her fingers clutching the sheets as pleasure spiralled through her core. Her tail swished against the bedding, the fur standing on end with her arousal.
Victor moved his attention to her clit, circling the sensitive bundle of nerves with expert precision while Lucan’s tongue delved deeper inside her. The dual sensation was overwhelming, and Felicity felt herself unravelling, her climax washing over her in powerful waves that left her trembling.
"You don’t smell like us anymore," Voss whispered against her shoulder blade, his usual analytical tone replaced by something primal and possessive. "They took that from you."
"We need to fix that," Victor agreed, his golden eyes flashing with determination. "Every inch of you needs to be marked as ours again."
Felicity felt herself being gently repositioned, her body still sensitive from her orgasm as Damien moved to capture her lips in a bruising kiss, his hands tangling in her blonde waves.
