A voice suddenly asked me inside my mind if I missed them.
OH MY GOSH!
I suddenly sat up in bed, panting hard. Lion woke up, embraced me and gently pulled me back down to lie beside him, asking if I had a bad dream.
He spoke all sorts of reassurances while kissing me all over my face and neck.
The voice in my mind chuckled and swooned sarcastically, noting that it was a sweet scene, but asking why we couldn't just skip to the good part.
GET THE HECK OUT OF MY MIND!
Oh, I know that it's you, ASMODEUS!
The voice chuckled and answered that he was surprised to learn that I could still remember him.
At this point, Lion's kisses are getting intense. He is licking me all over my neck as he slowly removes my clothes.
JUST GO AWAY, ASMODEUS! I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER!
Asmodeus laughed and told me not to take too long and suggested a few interesting....
SHOO!
Thankfully, I can feel my mind at ease knowing that he left.
Now let me concentrate on Lion first.
At this point, he is....
Ahhh...
Lion....
He seemed pretty enthusiastic, maybe because it's been so long since we had intercourse, not to mention that we were doing it on his bed.
Our bed, according to Lion.
Heh.
He's been like that since we first mated, which was a long time ago. He always corrects me whenever I say his if I'm talking about something he owns and insists that it's ours.
Whatever he owns is always ours, nothing is just his.
I have to admit that even though we've been together for so long, more than a decade or so, that I still can't get used to it and always ask his permission whenever I use his..
Ours!
Oh, sorry.
Anyway, he always grumbles whenever I ask him permission about using his.. our.. stuff.
As for my stuff, it's his stuff too. He loves looking at, touching and even tinkering with some of it.
He told me about his plans for his.. er.. our room, which he is going to fix up in the morning, since Leon gave the pack the week off to prepare for Dad, Ten and Khamsin's arrival.
Our room is going to be expanded because we have so much stuff we haven't unpacked yet from years of traveling on our missions.
I think we are going to be extremely busy in the morning.
...
Lion whispered into my ear, telling me to focus. In a sudden surge of energy, I pinned him below me and rode him like a cowboy.
Oh, he likes it a lot!
The face he made when I told him he was at my mercy and that we had a lot of catching up to do.
I have a feeling that my sudden surge of energy has something to do with the fertility potion I drank.
Was it two drops or five drops?
To play it safe, I'll just drink three drops instead.
There are no side effects yet. What happened back at the palace was a result of that stupid demonic magical circle, which somehow resonated with the demonic blood inside the corrupted transformation stone. I don't know how to explain it properly.
In short, the stupid transformation stone acted like a magnet, trying to pull the evil energy from the room towards it.
No, I don't know why. Also, the explanation was too long and gave me a headache.
Anyway, back to Lion.
...
The more Lion moans, the more insatiable I become.
This is weird.
I like having intercourse with him but I usually have my limits.
Usually, I can't last long without resting after a few rounds.
But now?
It's... wild.
He's not complaining though. In fact, he looks like he won the lottery.
Not to mention that he kept asking for more.
Now who among us is insatiable?!!
I finally raised the white flag to him when I noticed that it was morning, as the suns' rays entered the windows of our room.
To my dismay, Lion waved his hand and the curtains suddenly covered the windows by themselves. He sat up and licked my ear as he positioned himself behind me and whispered that it's his turn now.
But we have so much things to...
Ahhh..
Nevermind..
Pleasure comes first.
...
By the time I woke up, Lion had finished expanding and decorating our room.
He's not inside the room so I took my time looking at the new additions he made.
Oh! He placed our portrait on the wall!
Um.. it's not only one.. but several of them..
Ooohh.. I have a walk in closet! That's... uh...
It would take me years to wear all of the clothes.
That's too many!
As I examined the clothes, many of them had runic designs on them.
Lion made them.
He made most of them for me.
I won't complain anymore.
I went into the bathroom and took a bath. We have our own bathroom that was attached to the room.
After I took a bath, I changed into clothes that were extremely comfortable, though a bit provocative.
Not to mention that my mating mark with him easily stood out.
Oh, well.
Finally, I was satisfied with how I looked and continued inspecting our room until I was done.
I'm quite happy about it.
Lion has his own little office in the corner where there are several little portraits of me on the wall above his desk.
Sigh.
Not to mention, he has a cabinet beside his desk that is filled with all the stuff I gave him over the years.
Much to my embarrassment, he displayed everything as if they were trophies.
And what's even more mortifying is that there's a spotlight brightening the entire cabinet, as if he wants it noticed instantly.
Oh gosh.
Whatever pleases him.
....
Finally, I'm done inspecting everything.
But I noticed that he hadn't touched several of my magic bags he'd placed on the couch.
Ah! He didn't know that one of the magic bags are filled with more gifts for him.
Heh. He's going to be quite busy when he comes back.
I took the magic bag filled with gifts I was planning to give him and placed them one by one on his desk.
It took me a long time to finish because there were so many.
A lot of these are my own work, especially that secret high-potency liquor.
To be honest, I didn't intend for it to be that potent. In fact, I have to admit that I forgot about it. By the time I remembered, it had fermented way beyond my expectations, so I don't want to try it. The smell itself tells me that I would instantly pass out if I took a sip.
I had just finished taking out all my gifts for Lion from my magic bag when he returned to the room.
He looked so delighted and ecstatic upon seeing all of it that he instantly carried me in his arms and spun around while smiling and thanking me for everything.
Not just the gifts but for everything.
He gave me little kisses all over my face and neck when he noticed the liquor I was planning to give him.
Gently, he placed me on the couch as he sat beside me while examining the liquor with interest.
Of course he asked me if I made it and I nodded.
He grinned at me and took a sip, then his face instantly turned red.
Extremely red.
Suddenly, with a poof, Lion turned into his ultimate form...
A mini version of it.
He looks somewhat like a cat! A monster cat to be exact.
How cute!
...
IT'S NOT CUTE AT ALL!
Lion refused to get down from my shoulder, so, with a sigh, I just let him be as I went out of the room.
Everyone was glad to see me and was intrigued at Lion's strange form.
I told them about the liquor and now they are nagging me for some, too.
They looked excited when I told them to wait for a moment as I had several gifts for each of them.
When I handed them each a magic bag filled with gifts, including several I made, they instantly took out the liquor.
I'm not surprised.
Of course, Sly grinned at me and thanked me first before informing me that he was going to save it for a special occasion.
I wonder what's the occasion he's saving it for.
He wouldn't tell me, but just smiled mysteriously, excusing himself to examine the rest of the gifts in his room. He said he wanted me to visit there once he was done arranging everything.
After I told him yes, he went to his room but not before giving me a tender kiss first.
With only a taste of the liquor, Orm was knocked out cold instantly.
And got turned into a smaller version of his ultimate form.
Ghost and Alpha were about to help me but I gently declined as I remembered Orm telling me before that his room is filled with portraits of me. Not to mention that his latest paintings of me and him are a bit... intimate.
In fact, he informed me that it's only for him to look at.
I won't argue with that.
So Ghost took Lion from my shoulder, much to his changrin. He kept making all sorts of soft sounds towards me while trying to reach me with his tiny paws.
He's adorable!
But I would soon regret saying that.
...
I brought Orm into his room and much to my embarrassment, he was telling the truth after all.
But I didn't expect it to be like this.
The walls of his room were filled with portraits of me.
I don't know how I should feel about it.
What's even more mortifying is the latest portrait he has of me...
That he placed facing his bed...
With me in an extremely... alluring pose... with nothing on...
I could feel my face turn red as I placed him gently on the bed, along with the magic bag filled with my gifts for him. I was about to leave the room when I saw the paintings of us.
We looked good together.
A loud crash interrupted my thoughts, so I hurriedly left his room.
...
I KNEW IT!
Chaos filled the hallway as Lion and Alpha fought in their ultimate forms, like a cat and dog.
Actually, they are.
Thankfully, they are in their mini version of their ultimate forms, but they still made a mess and caused damage...
Ghost is no help at all, as he keeps cheering them all on.
The three of them didn't notice me at all as they were all engrossed.
They were so engrossed that they didn't notice me get a pail of water and splash it on them without a word.
It is a quite effective way to instantly stop them, but please don't try it, as there are other gentle ways to stop a dog and a cat from fighting.
Lion and Alpha turned back to their regular forms and sheepishly looked at me, while Ghost quietly tried to walk away from the scene of the crime....
Don't even think about it.
I sent Ghost out of the castle to buy various ingredients, as I'm planning to make a feast for everyone as soon as we are all together.
Not to mention that I have to make dozens of special liquors for Dad and Ten, as they don't eat food because they are liches.
And for my father-in-law too. Not to mention he has a huge appetite.
So much to do, so little time...
.....
I opened all the packages that Ghost brought back from shopping, but without a word, I closed them instantly.
Everyone, especially Ghost, looked at me curiously as I took a deep breath and felt my face turn red before I looked at him.
I exclaimed that I didn't know that he enjoyed these kinds of things, making him look confused as he opened the packages.
Inside was full of... pleasure products.. for male creatures and beings.
He gave a yell, his face turning a deep shade of red as he screamed all sorts of expletives, cursing the shopkeeper while hastily picking up the packages.
To my embarrassment, the rest of the pack, especially Lion, looked too interested in some of the products.
Wait, why should I be embarrassed? It's not for me but for them!
With a smirk, I picked up a whip from one of the packages and raised my chin while I told them to kneel before me.
OH MY GOSH!
THIS IS SO WEIRD!
They all knelt obediently before me with intensely aroused looks on their faces, licking their lips and....
Someone murmured that he would come back later as we were busy with something.
Who...
OH MY GOSH!
IT'S LEON! MY FATHER-IN-LAW SAW ME DOING SOMETHING WEIRD!
This is so humiliating!
....
I couldn't look at Leon as he kept guffawing while Sly escorted him to the reception chamber.
Seeing that his father had arrived earlier than expected, Lion immediately went to the garden carrying the sacks of seeds I had found during one of our missions.
Ghost went back to the market to return the packages he got by mistake and pick up the correct ones.
Orm continued to clean and decorate the rest of the rooms for our visitors, while Alpha resumed making the rest of the liquor, as I had shared the recipe with him because I couldn't do everything by myself.
Sly and Leon got along pretty well so I excused myself to get some snacks for them.
I was having a lovely time making all sorts of snacks when I noticed that I was starting to run out of condiments.
Ghost isn't back yet?
Maybe the shop has plenty of customers.
I served snacks to Leon and Sly, along with a sweet liquor that was not too potent, but enough for them to relax.
Just then, Alpha entered and whispered into my ear that he had run out of some of the ingredients for the liquor.
Where the heck is Ghost?
Why is he taking so long?
I asked Alpha to go after Ghost as I badly needed the ingredients. He hurriedly went out while I excused myself from Leon and Sly.
Orm saw me in the hallway and eagerly embraced me, thanking me for everything I gave him. He promised to keep it safe, clean, stored in a secure chest...
Hold on.
I explained to him that those gifts were for him to use. My explanation fell on deaf ears as he grinned, saying that those were his treasures and he wouldn't let them get dirty, but would look at each one from time to time.
Sigh.
Whatever makes him happy.
He was soon preoccupied with giving me kisses all over my face when we heard a loud BANG from the kitchen.
WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT?
Orm hurriedly carried me in his arms as he went towards the kitchen to investigate.
ARGH! OF ALL DAYS!
All the major kitchen appliances decided to die today.
Orm assured me he would make new ones, but I was about to feel relief when I heard several crashes from the liquor room.
THE LIQUOR!
I ran to the liquor room and to my dismay, Alpha hadn't properly secured everything before he left.
And we don't have any liquor left anymore.
I. Am. Starting. To. Get. Stressed.
Deep breaths.
It's alright.
As soon as Alpha and Ghost come back, I can make some more.
.....
Or not.
Loads of packages were delivered to the castle, filled with random things I can't use for cooking or making liquor.
To my annoyance, most of them haven't been paid yet and the ord is still waiting for the payment.
WHO THE HECK DO THESE PACKAGES BELONG TO?
It's a good thing that I had my magic pouch with me and...
Say what?
How much for...
WHAT?!!
20 VIOLET JEWELS??!!!
Now I can feel myself nearly snapping.
....
They forgot to bring back the much-needed ingredients.
Seeing the look on my face, Alpha and Ghost hurriedly went back to the shop again while I tried to finish cleaning up the mess in the liquor room.
The potion that Alpha gave me to use for cleaning looks strange, yet since he told me to use it, I poured it on the floor...
OH MY GOSH!
Numerous bubbles started to appear, soon filling up the room. I hurriedly tried to escape, but to no avail as I slipped and fell on the floor.
HELP!
SOMEBODY HELP ME!
Lion suddenly appeared and with a snap of his fingers, dispersed the bubbles and gently carried me in his arms as he asked me what happened.
I sniffled then cried out of frustration and told him everything.
I didn't mean to cry but I am just too overwhelmed and stressed.
Calmly, Lion nuzzled me, reassuring me that everything would be alright and brought me to our room.
We had a lovely, relaxing bath as Lion told me that his father won't die of hunger while Sly can keep him company and find ways to entertain him. As for Alpha and Ghost, well...
According to Lion, I should leave everything in his hands.
Uh-oh.
I have a feeling that they are in big trouble when they return.
As for the trouble in the kitchen, he will take a look and will help Orm with it.
And yes, Alpha has to make all the liquor on his own with only slight supervision from me.
No worries about the 20 violet jewels. He will make sure Khamsin pays me back double.
Double? But that's too much...
Wait.
That was all Khamsin's shopping?!
He's here?
Lion was about to answer me when he suddenly closed his eyes and smiled.
He murmured that Dad and Ten had just arrived and were with Sly and Leon at the reception chamber.
Oh, good!
Lion slowly licked my neck as he whispered that he had a surprise for me in the garden and he would show it to me...
As soon as we are done here.