Dark Empathy by Archibald Bradford (inspiring books for teens TXT) 📕

as Nina dragged him most of the way out of bed before hoisting him in the air with ease.

It was not the first time she had manhandled him so.

“We are. You did your bit champ, now let the girls have a turn. So with all the love that I possess: fuck right off.”

As she stomped towards the door panic filled him and he scrambled futily in her grip.

“Nina, wait! Pants!”

Without ceremony she dumped him outside their room and slammed the door in his face, leaving him sprawled on the floor in the hallway, completely nude.

And of course, of course, Ginger had to have chosen that exact moment to come out of her room across the hall on her way to the showers.

Having witnessed the giant chucking him out of his room, the redhead greeted him with a cheerful wink and a broad smile.

“Dude, your dick is enormous! Congrats.” She kept walking on her way to the washroom, throwing one last thing over her shoulder just to add insult to injury; “And like I said: your life is complicated!”

He slumped against the door to his dormitory with his elbows on his knees, hearing the other cadets stirring throughout the hall as they too prepared to greet the day.

He thumped his head against the unyielding door and heaved a morose sigh.

“Don’t I know it.”

With nothing to do but wait, Nameless waved blithely at the other cadets as they passed, not bothering to cover himself as they jeered at him.

After a few minutes, the door opened again and he fell backwards inside.

“Oh! Sorry!” Escrya blurted as she helped him up; “I had thought you took the opportunity to bathe yourself.”

He shrugged.

“No towel, plus I kind of wanted to see how things went in there. So uh, how did things... went?”

He dearly wished to have something on, since they were still standing in the hall in plain sight. But with Escrya fully dressed and clearly intent on leaving, he didn’t want to miss out on the chance to say goodbye.

She smiled at his awkward phrasing, ignoring the scandalized look that Celeste, Ginger’s Harpy bond-mate, shot them as she left her room to catch up to her mistress.

“Your wives will speak for themselves I think. As for myself: after last night I... I am fine with leaving things as they stand.” Escrya said warmly before quirking one eyebrow; “For now.”

He shuddered at the heat in her tone, before standing on the tips of his toes to give her a relatively chaste kiss on the lips.

Though she still had to bend down to accomadate him.

“Then I guess this is goodbye, for now.” He echoed.

With nothing left to say between them she gave his ass a familiar squeeze and with one final look of longing, stalked down the hall.

He stepped back into the room and closed the door.

“Can I just say, you two are fucking hot together.” Erica sighed.

He smiled at her words, but couldn’t stop the automatic glance he cast towards Milly.

“Milly, are you-”

“I’m okay.” She said quickly.

With his concerned look unabated, she drew in a deep breath as she focused inwards to see if that were really the case.

It was several seconds of silence later before she spoke again, this time with a warm smile on her face.

“I really am okay. I thought, I don’t know, I thought I would be upset or something, but Escrya has always been such a good friend, since the day we met. I wouldn’t-”

She looked away suddenly as her voice caught, and once again there was silence as she regained her composure.

“I wouldn’t say that I’m completely against the notion. And I think it was good practice for when you start making Empath babies.” She admitted with a deep blush.

Erica sidled up to her, purring intensely as she butted her head against the Minotaur’s breasts.

“Does that mean I get to fuck her too?”

Never one to miss the opportunity to voice someone’s name in indignation, Ophelia did just that.

“Erica!”

“What?” The Katje said defensively; “He got to!”

“That is different and you know it!”

Nameless surprised them all when he interjected himself in the debate.

“No it isn’t.” They all looked to him as he fumbled with how best to express himself; “If we end up- no, if we choose Escrya, then we do so together. So if she isn’t opposed to it, I say go for it, Erica.”

“How magnanimous of you.” Nina said flatly.

He blushed at the giant’s tone.

“You know what I mean!”

“Yeah, I do. You enjoyed fucking her, and now you want us to.”

His jaw worked as he tried to find the words to refute her.

But then... she wasn’t wrong.

Fortunately Volka came to his rescue.

“Would that be so terrible? We are creatures of appetite, though some of us more than others.” She gave both Erica and Nameless a meaningful look.

Nina frowned slightly and tilted her head to one side.

Her bond-mate could feel her thinking.

It was a long time before she spoke again, all of them waiting in silence.

Finally, she gave a decisive nod and looked to Erica.

“Sorry babe, but I’m next. She’s an Amazon, so she knows how to throw a punch, but I still need to test her.”

“What does that mean?” Milly asked.

The Gigas took up her hammer and headed for the door.

“It means I’m going to kick her ass. Because Volka was wrong, she does have to prove herself. I’ll catch up to you later.”

Erica extended one hand as she was leaving.

“Hey wait, Nina! What about... that thing I asked you to do?”

But Nina was gone, and she then cast a sidelong glance at Nameless, as if hoping to keep her secret… secret.

For his part he played dumb, avoiding