The Heartstone Saga by Archibald Bradford (short novels in english .TXT) 📕

shyly stepping out into the hallway in search of their familiar faces.

It wasn’t long before she found them, in the commissary with others in grey uniforms, none of which she recognized despite her having helped the Aegis before.

Though uncertain, she sidled closer to her bond-mate, not wanting to crowd her while at the same time needing the security of her presence.

“Morning Becks.” Miranda greeted with a smile, her mood greatly improving; “Salad for breakfast?”

The Lapine was a bit distracted watching Kala eating her breakfast quite heartily along with a few other monster girls.

“Um, yeah... please.”

She had joined a family, but she didn’t yet know where her place was within it, so she had that to worry about along with all of the faces she didn’t know.

Any apprehension she had vanished though as soon as Jan hugged her from behind and brazenly cupped her breasts through her loose shirt.

“You’re so sexy Becks, I wish my tits were this perky.” She squeezed them heartily while kissing and licking at the Lapine’s neck.

“I like your tits!” Jez chirped; “All eight of them!”

Miranda rolled her eyes, her cheeks a bit pink as one of the other operatives coughed over his plate, clearly hiding a laugh at her expense.

She set the plate of food down next to Kala and gripped Rebecca’s shoulder to get her to sit.

“Dig in kiddo, we got a long day ahead of us.”

While the bunny did as she directed Miranda bent at the waist and nuzzled her face into her red streaked blonde hair, kissing her several times before pressing her lips to each of her pierced ears.

It was a simple gesture of affection, but her bond-mate’s touch all but melted the Lapine into her seat as she struggled to remember which end of the fork to hold.

There were more smirks from around the room, but no one commented on it, they all understood.

An hour later Becks was in a jubilant state as they retrieved her belongings from the Hornet hive, and received some distracted congratulations from an oddly fatigued Cordelia.

Rebecca didn’t know it, but her blissful attitude ended up serving as a buffer for two young humans who weren’t exactly sure how to act around each other anymore.

Once Kala and Jan helped Becks pack the last of her meager possessions, they all shouldered their burdens and headed towards the exit of the hive.

Nameless and Cordelia shared one final awkward look, the memory of him cumming inside of her multiple times the night before enough to make direct eye contact a challenge.

There was still so much that needed to be said, or at least ought to be said, but there just wasn’t time.

“Be well, Cordelia.” He finally spoke in a low voice before turning away.

It was all he had to give her.

But in the end it was all she needed from him: Oldeera would take care of the rest.

“You too.” She mumbled as they disappeared into the streets of Algrade, but a moment later her eyes widened; “Fuck! I never got any milk from Milly!”

Muffin, her wingless Hornet, patted her on the shoulder consolingly before guiding her back inside.

There was no rest for the Aegis, no matter how much sex was had the night before, so Nameless and company moved with purpose through the streets.

Soon they were leaving the city, and Miranda pursed her lips as she watched the pensive Nameless, the two of them a short distance away from the others.

He could be a bit dense at times, but even after the crazy events of the previous day he couldn’t miss the beaming Rebecca cheerily bouncing along beside Miranda’s other bond-mates, not to mention he had been there when she was packing up her things at the hive.

“Alright kid.” Miranda sighed; “Let me have it. I know you have an opinion on my new bunny.”

Her words jerked him out of his own heavy thought, and he chuckled as he shook his head slowly.

“Not really. Though yes, it is kind of hilarious. Erica especially has been enjoying hearing all about it from Jez.”

“I bet she has.” The elder Aegis operative remarked sourly; “Though I suppose since she saved my life I can forgive her judgement.”

“No judgment.” Nameless was quick to assure her; “Just amusement. And as for Rebecca, all I will say is that she’s happy, even if she’s still nervous about the bond and how it formed.”

Miranda cheeks reddened and she scowled at him, but he merely chuckled.

“I didn’t enter her mind and see! I’d need her heart for that. I just caught the broad strokes through Volka.”

The gruff woman’s look didn’t ease up in the least, but Nameless found that her glare didn’t quite have the same impact that it used to.

She sighed when she made the same realization.

“I liked you better without all the hard-won self confidence.” She griped for a moment before her expression turned towards concern; “How nervous are we talking?”

He shrugged carelessly.

“Not overly, however the bond came about, you handled it really well. It’s just a little overwhelming for her after what she went through with Sinclair. But that will fade quickly I think. The important thing is that she’s happy and so are you.”

In that moment Miranda realized her normally schooled demeanor had slipped and she was smirking slightly as she thought about her new bond-mate.

Sighing somewhat at the absurdity of it, she shook her head at her one-time protégé whilst rubbing the smile off of her face.

“I’m too old to be acting this goofish.”

“Paul bonded to his flock at ninety seven and hasn’t been able to get anything productive done since.” Nameless disagreed with a shake of his head; “Monster girls have a way of bringing out the stupid in us, as well as the best in us.”

She