You Didn't Make the Naughty List

The man struggled and Chimera continued to hold him close, keeping him in that protective embrace with the surety that he would soon come out of whatever terrors stalked him in his dreams. The hulking brute hadn't even realized it til much later, but his claws had been gently stroking through the vibrant coloring that ran down the smaller man's side and hip. This gave rise to a new slew of emotions. His encounter with the black and purple man had opened Chimera's eyes to the fact that he was capable of both being attracted to and receiving pleasure from males as well as females. He couldn't deny his attraction to this feminine looking man. Was that why he had saved him from his fate on the ship?

Gradually, the struggling stilled and soon Chimera was looking down into the face of the alabaster man as he apologized. The massive man released a low growl, but it wasn't a growl of anger. More a growl of nonsense. "Don't apologize," he spoke in low tones. "We're already here. Just rest." Chi was already comfortable and being curled up like this had made him quite warm. The big man adjusted a bit, stretching out his hind legs for optimum comfort so that he could settle in for some sleep.

Chimera stayed awake, however. Many thoughts sifted through his mind. There was no doubt that Erystotle had known the men on the ship. He'd been told as much. Was that the man's preference, however? Was he a lover of men? A lover of women? Had he ever had a choice? As his property, Chimera would have been well within his rights to take this man and use him as he saw fit. He could do it right now. Part of him wanted to have this beautiful wolf beneath him right now, but he wouldn't do it. Perhaps it was only a flight of fancy that he would outgrow. Perhaps he wouldn't outgrow it at all. Either way, there was a lot of time to decide.

"Speech"