The Heartstone Saga, Archibald Bradford [the snowy day read aloud TXT] 📗

idea, I’m suddenly feeling peckish.”

The milk that Milly produced was so richly packed with nutrients that it could quite easily replace a regular meal, in fact when they were rushed for time it often did.

The cow giggled and chased away the giant’s tiny hands as they reached up to grope at her tits.

“After we fill the pail.” She chided.

Though Nina sulked, she didn’t push, instead she helped Nameless to milk the Minotaur and store the full bucket in the icebox.

Once done though she barely allowed Milly to sit down before she straddled her lap and began to suckle hungrily at her pink nipples.

Nameless smiled at the memory of her first time doing so in their tent on their way into the wilds. She had been so uncomfortable and hesitant about it, a seeming impossibility given her behaviour now.

Milly wasn’t the only one that had grown.

As he watched the giant’s sexy snacking, Volka came down from the loft where the roof access was, her glowing form drawing his attention.

“You’re back.” He said.

She bit back a grin at the obvious statement, coming over to join him in watching Nina drink her fill.

“Good of you to notice.”

“Kinda hard not to, you glow almost all of the time now.”

He gestured at her torso and she looked down to see that she was indeed awash in golden light.

She sighed and closed her eyes and a few seconds later the glow faded.

“Apologies. The power I now bear is not a small thing. Nor is the responsibility that comes with it.”

He stepped up to her and embraced her, savouring the warmth of her wings wrapping around him as she returned it.

“Don’t ever apologize for being what you are. And I wasn’t complaining about the glowing, just pointing it out.”

He felt her lips press against his forehead and his arms tightened around her, his face tilting back to meet her lips with his.

There was a degree of selfishness in the move: ever since she embraced her role as Dominar he could feel her being pulled away from him and it stung far more than he was willing to admit.

Sensing his discontent, she shook her head from side to side, breaking the kiss.

“Ah my beloved! My duty to the world supercedes everything else, even you. But I swear to you, it will not always be thus! When peace returns-”

“I know.” He answered quickly; “Sorry, I wasn’t trying to put any pressure on you. I just… miss you.”

“We miss you, blondie.” Nina corrected as she crawled out of Milly’s lap, her meal finished; “But you do what you gotta do. I’ll keep the little guy safe.”

“And I’ll help!” Milly agreed as she came over to them, Volka’s wings spreading to allow her to wriggle in beside Nameless.

Once the embrace ended they settled onto the plush furniture in the living room, waiting on the other two girls to finish bathing.

Given the waves of arousal that were coming from their heartstones, not to mention the frequent giggles and breathless cries coming from the shower, Nameless knew they were busy.

“How are Tiana and the others getting along?” He asked to distract himself.

Volka was looking to the bathroom door, biting her lip, but she turned to him at the question.

“The girls that have come in so far have more or less settled and are now making preparations for more arrivals. I’m afraid there is little left for me to do but wait on more monster girls to answer my call.”

She was understating things a bit; even with Escrya and the others out spreading the word, Volka was far from being complacent.

Everyone was still holding their breath, waiting for and dreading the next tragedy.

Nina patted the Valkyrie on the thigh and gave a decisive nod.

“Good, then you can come out with us. Ophelia says we need to hit the market this afternoon, unless we all want to just feed off of Milly.”

Volka chuckled and twisted in her seat to kiss the Minotaur soundly.

“I certainly do not object to that! But I believe I can spare an afternoon to be with my loves.”

“I wasn’t really asking.” Nina muttered but let it go.

One thing had become clear to her when Volka had embraced her role as Dominar: there were things higher than the mountain’s peak, so for the first time in her life it felt a bit uncomfortable for the Gigas to tell someone else what they ought to be doing.

Ophelia and Erica came out of the shower, both flushed from the heat of the water and from their own passions, and the others all had a quick wash before the family set out to buy groceries.

When she was in Kettering Volka tried to keep a low profile, but that was impossible now.

And more than that: the opposite was necessary.

Because Garland was a changed city.

The first time Nameless walked into the crowded streets he was in awe of the hustle and bustle of the place, of the variety of people and monsters going to and fro amidst the numerous old world spires surrounding the massive tower that served as the headquarters for the Aegis.

Now the streets were tense and quiet.

It was early afternoon when they set out for the market, but still people spoke in muted voices, as if to avoid drawing attention to themselves.

Countless monsters had disappeared since Jonathan woke from his coma, with nearly as many human lives lost.

And after Lipton Falls the truth came out about the cause of it.

In the wake of the slaughter, fearful refugees had begun to flood the city seeking the protection of the Aegis from the Chimera and her human pet.

As a result much of the Aegis’s job of late had been working within the city limits to assist the lawkeepers