Erotica: Forbidden Mates

CHAPTER 3

The employees cheered and fawned over him while I retreated to the office to pack and leave quickly.

However, just as I turned, he called out, “Ms. Cambridge, will you not escort me to my new office?”

The crowd clapped when he smiled and whistled when he got into the elevator with me. His charm seemed to infect everyone with one disease – ‘I want Jason Cambridge’ disease.

“Jason! Jason! Jason!” Everyone erupted and cheered for him. Now I knew how the hostile takeover happened overnight. He had already won over hearts and if not, he bought them off.

I stepped out of the elevator.

“You know the way, Mr. Cambridge. My resignation letter is on the table. I wish you success and luck in your new venture,” I politely said and somehow made a dash for my car without breaking down in front of everyone.

In the parking lot, a band of arms caged me against the car and lips furiously crashed against mine. Salty tears and blood mixed as our lips meshed.

“I missed you,” he said between kisses and through bloody lips while I continued biting him.

“And I hate you,” I declared, my cheeks wet with tears. The r*scal chuckled.

“That’s good. As long as you feel something for me,” he replied and lifted me so that my legs were wound around his waist. His lips attacked my neck and his fangs dug in, trying to strengthen the mate bond.

My head flung back while he ground against me and sucked me to his heart’s content.

My fingers tightened around his hair and I pulled them hard from the roots but the scalp burn only made him groan in delight.

“You are only MINE,” he declared. “No company or man can take you away from me,” he explained and I bit his earlobe in response.

After he had his fill and licked my punctured neck to soothe the sting and help the skin close over, I took the opportunity to slap him. Again.

He carefully put me down and took my stinging red palm in his cold one. He blew over it and softly said, “If you want to hit me, don’t hurt yourself like this. I will do whatever you want. You know that.”

“Then leave me alone!” I took the opportunity.

“Except for that,” he calmly answered.

“You are so selfish. You took over the company just because I won’t give you enough attention?” I fumed, taking back my hand from him. My fingers curled into fists beside me.

Jason sighed. “Yes.”

I was done with this man who ever he was now.

I rounded around my car and sat inside the driver’s seat. I put on my seatbelt and started the car.

“Get out, Jason. Go and work at your company,” I told off the man who got into the passenger seat in the moving car.

“Nope. I missed you and I am going to make up for the time I lost with you in the last twenty-four hours,” he replied.

I stopped the car and turned to him.

“The employees and shareholders are like babies. You need to help them, nurture them and work along-side them. Surely you will not disregard my teachings,” I baited him to get out of the car.

“I respect them and that is one of the reasons why your lover, Mark, is still breathing and well in his position at the company,” Jason drawled, looking laid back.

“He is not my lover,” I snapped.

“Then why is he still your Chief of Staff after the stunt he pulled off,” Jason fired back.

“You are impossible,” I murmured.

“Yes, impossibly jealous and possessive when it comes to you,” he replied. “You know what thinking about makes me want to brand you as mine right here, right now,” he suddenly remarked.

“No, Jason!” I quickly tried to start the car but the large man was quicker and already pocketing my car keys.

I reached out inside his pocket to claim back my keys.

Jason let out a low whistle. I looked up at him smiling cheekily. I looked down again, frowning and blushed when realization hit me. I tried to pry my hands back but he forced them in place inside his pocket and brushed them against his monster resting by his leg.

“Oh, fvck, yeah,” he groaned by just the mere brush of my fingertips against his clothed member, his eyes slipping close.

“Jason!” I exclaimed, wrestling with his hand while he continued rubbing his member with my fingers. “Let go, Jason!” To my horror, he moaned. Moaned!

“Oof! Hai-ley!” he groaned and flung back his head, gasping softly and bucking his hips against my caged fingers. “Oh, yes! Just like that, babe,” he rasped, as I dug my nails into his most sensitive part.

I put more force to claw him out but to my shock, he burst and the slow hiss as he spilled let me know that the beast beside me was half human and half snake presently.

Suddenly, I found myself snatched from my seat and on top of the nutting snake. His fingers dug into my ass in two handfuls while his lips crashed into mine in a fiery, needy kiss. He shook powerfully beneath me, causing the monstrous SUV to tremor.

I pushed myself away from him and looked at him incredulously.

“What the hell, Jason!”

“Thank you, mate,” the snake emperor hissed before his fangs dug into my neck. Oh no, not again and before I could react, the royal beast was licking my skin close already.

Sparks erupted as pleasure bloomed from the region.

My eyes dilated and body weakened. My limbs got heavier and heart beat rapidly.

“I love you so much, my Queen,” the snake hissed, his eyes glowing in hues of emerald green. I felt dazed and hypnotized by his eyes alone. “I will die without you by my side. You can’t leave me. A mate never leaves. I know you will never leave me. In the Earth Goddess’ name, you want me to live, mate. Right, my Queen?” he softly asked.

“Yes,” I instantly answered, half hypnotized and half in awe, looking at the most radiant creature on Earth. Suddenly, pain erupted in my neck and I realized in a rictus of horror what had happened.

The sly snake!

“Trickster!” I cried out, putting a hand over my burning neck as a permanent bond formed with my ‘consent.’ “I deny! I reject!” I cried out but the bond continued to form, a silvery spark setting off between our eyes that almost blinded me.

Soon enough the pain was too much and so was the blinding spark that my body gave out.

“Thank you for the gifts today,” was the last thing I heard.

* * * * *

“Make sure that she does not work. She will not lift even a needle here, do you hear me?”

“Yessss, Ssss-sir!”

“Good. And don’t alarm her with your snakes and monstrous forms. Do not shift unless necessary. Stay human in front of her.”

“Yess-sss, Your Highness!”

“Good. She should have everything before she even realizes that she wants something. If I see her unhappy about anything, heads will roll.”

“We will be – ssss - care-sss-ful, Ssss- sir.”

“And don’t you dare hiss at her. She might get scared.”

“Yessss-sss…”

“What did I just say?” Jason deadpanned.

“Not to hiss-ssss. Oopssss! Sss-ssorry, Sss-Sir.”

“You are hopeless. Don’t talk in front of her unnecessarily,” Jason resignedly said. I caught him waving his hand at an army of maidens and warriors before they scattered away as snakes from the palatial room.

Gold and jewels shined everywhere while royalty dripped like the silk drapes and huge feather soft rugs on onyx floors. Chandeliers glowed in all their glory across the ceiling while huge murals covered the rest of the portions. I could hear the fountains softly lilt in the room and the dew provide a cool sensation on my skin.

I looked down at myself and realized that I was wearing the tightest and shortest blouse known to mankind while I wore a shear, pleated skirt, completely donned with the rarest of jewels and gems. My navel hurt a bit and one look confirmed what I feared. It was pierced!

My n*****s felt heavy and when I ran a finger over them, gold rings greeted me in a circular dance.

My gasp caught the Snake King’s attention.

His smile broadened when he saw me exposed, my cleavage completely on display.

I quickly pulled a sheet over me but he pried it away and pulled me in his lap.

“You are awake!” he happily exclaimed. This was not Jason. This was The Emperor. The Head of all Snakes.

“Where am I?” I finally said.

“At my home. Your home. Our home, mate,” he replied, his gaze turning delighted by the second as he looked over me. “You look beautiful,” he breathed out as if in awe.

I scoffed. I had seen the maidens moments before. They were the epitome of beauty. I was an average plain Jane in front of them.

The emperor narrowed his eyes.

“You are not a plain Jane, nor are they even remotely as beautiful as you. You are the sexiest and most beautiful thing I have ever seen in this world,” was all he said before he made his claim.

His tongue pushed past my pursed lips and fangs sank into my petals. I wiggled on top of him, giving him the perfect opportunity to ground himself against me while staying still. I felt him get larger and harder under me. I instantly stopped resisting and it was still a win for him. He chuckled against my lips and devoured me to his heart’s content.

I felt light headed when I could not get air in my lungs. As if he knew what I was feeling, he pulled away slowly and just looked at me while I desperately took in large gasps of air, breathing heavily.

His gaze dipped to my heavily heaving, enormous chest and his eyes turned even greener if possible. They glowed with a spark.

I instantly crossed my arms in front of my chest.

I felt too exposed in front of him. It felt like he could see me in and out. And how did he hear my thoughts?

“I can hear them because your mate link and mindlink are open to me. I can access anything that I want unless you close them,” he replied.

“How to close?” I demanded.

“That, my Queen, will remain a secret,” he teased and pried my hands away from my chest. “Don’t hide them. They are heavenly. Just like … you,” he whispered the last word while lifting my chin near his face. “Goddess above,” he looked at me in awe. “How did she sculpt such a beauty? The perfect woman,” he said.

I was no way perfect. Here was a mother sitting on her son’s lap, fully exposed and doing everything that could make his “Earth Goddess” want to incinerate her.

“Don’t say that!” he harshly said out of the blue, making me jump. My heart thudded at the furious tone. “You are perfect if I say that you are, and the Earth Goddess made you my mate. She makes no mistakes,” he replied, enraged.

I forgot he read my thoughts. I wanted to facepalm myself.

“Instead of facepalming, you can palm me, baby,” the Snake King playfully teased, his rage instantly evaporating.

“No! Let me go,” I demanded.

“Nope, you will stay here,” he obstinately replied.

But I need to use the restroom and take a bath. I feel filthy, I thought. Also, I feel scared. What is this place? Will a snake suddenly bite a human here?

The huge snake holding me against him chuckled, his deep laugh reverberating against his chest. The vibrations sent waves against my small and lithe body in his arms.

“You are adorable,” he just said and carried me all the way to a huge room. A square pond of sorts filled the room while flowers of the rarest of rare shades of peach, red and white filled the surface. Earthy and alluring scents blossomed in different flavours across the room. What was this place?

“This, my Queen, is your private bath. You will have ten personal attendants to help you bathe and get ready. You can call anyone for anything. You deserve the world after you gave me your world. So don’t hesitate to ask for anything. Also, here is the restroom. Please make yourself comfortable,” he put me on the ground and sat on a rock of sorts while I looked at the “restroom” in shock.

What?!

The place was a mix of the most luxurious and modern amenities while the view was natural and pristine. Out of the huge glass window, I could see the most beautiful waterfall and green hills while all kinds of creatures danced outside.

Suddenly, I paralyzed in fear.

Could these birds and animals see me? Would they get through the window and devour me?

“No, they can’t reach you and don’t be scared. You have at least a hundred warrior snakes protecting you at any time. Of course, you are under no threat specially when I am here,” the emperor replied.

“Okay,” I nodded. “Can you please give me some privacy?” I added. I hope none of your warriors can see me, I mentally pled.

“No, they can’t see you and no, I can’t give you privacy. I love watching you,” the infuriating thing replied.

“Jason,” I gritted out.

“I am not Jason,” the snake huffed, looking miffed. “I am Zeon.”

I nodded. Zeon. It was a beautiful name. I wonder who kept it? Was it Jason?

“Yes, Jason kept my name when he heard you call me that,” Zeon replied.

I frowned. I never called him ‘Zeon.’

“Alright, get down to business,” Zeon commanded, his face pointing towards the luxurious bath and I nearly followed his instructions. “I need to look into an urgent matter in the courtroom. Your special dress chosen by Jason has been laid out. Let the attendants help you,” was all he said before he vanished from my sight.

I did not use the inviting hot bath nor did I take anyone’s help.

I took a quick shower and quickly went to the room. I gaped at the clothes – if those were what I could call them – set out by Jason for me.

“I will not wear them,” I said but my words fell on deaf ears. Jason’s subjects were loyal and obedient to the extreme.

My breasts were packed in the tiniest silk cloth while the lower sheer drapes flowed seamlessly across the floor. Every part of my exposed body was accessorized.

My midriff was adorned with a diamond studded platinum chain while a diamond strategically shone over the snaking piercing in my navel that connected with the waist chain above it.

Anklets and jewellery spread across my feet and upper arms while my palms were painted with a special red dye. My eyes were heavily kohled and long black hair opened in soft curls and braided at the sides.

My cleavage and gold n****e rings were on display while a slit ran across the sides of both my legs.

I wore white and golden robes while a delicate gold and diamond tiara adorned around my head. My long nails were carefully designed, polished and painted. I wore an asymmetrical necklace and when I saw it in the mirror, it looked like Jason’s snake delicately draped around my neck with emerald eyes!

A thin, soft golden cloth was draped around both my lower arms.

“My Queen, you are ready. We just need to do one last thing. Our apologies in advance,” was all they said, before they inserted a strange looking object inside my skirt and darted off.

The audacity!

I tried to pull it away but it seemed to have a mind of its own as it sunk deeper into my p***y.

“My Queen, please wear these,” a different maiden came in, with a pair of golden pencil heels with straps.

She helped me into those before I found myself in the courtroom. Cheers and applause suddenly broke out on my entry after my arrival was announced.

Jason walked down the steps and carried me in his arms to the throne. Instead of placing me beside him, he settled me in his lap.

“You look gorgeous,” he breathed out, almost breathlessly. “Fvck, I need you now!”

I thought I was safe in public from his crazy antics but that was not the case.

His fingers slid to my waist while lips descended on mine in a searing deep kiss.

My tiny fists beat on his bare, sculpted, rock-hard chest to no avail.

I refrained from hitting the emperor in front of his cheering subjects but I was livid.

‘Please let me go. I am ashamed to face the public now. I am sorry. I can’t do this.’

Jason softly tapered the kiss while his subjects broke into a dance and drums beat loudly in jubilation.

“There is nothing to be ashamed of, dear. Look, how the people are celebrating the arrival of their Queen. Do you know how long they have waited for one? Since a millennium! For a thousand years, no one was fortunate enough to get a Queen for this kingdom. Do you know how much they suffered with no one to claim the throne of the Queen? This tribe believes that a King is not enough. A Queen brings prosperity and good fortune with her. The luck of this kingdom changed since you claimed me as your mate. We are the largest kingdom but our dome of protection weakened over centuries. The Queen is the most powerful. Even more than a King. She will be the one who will lead us,” he explained, his lips still sucking along the length of my neck.

“I am just a human,” I whispered. I pushed away from him. “I am not special. I am a weak human who is unfortunately your mother and she is old enough to die soon. Please stay away from me. You should reject me and get a better partner from your kind.”

Zeon hissed while Jason frowned deeply.

His hands cupped around my neck before a punishing torrent of bites rained all over my exposed chest and neck. This was anger pouring off in the form of a claiming. The drum beats got louder while shouts and chants matched the rhythm and fury of the King.

“Jason, please. Don’t,” I brokenly said, tears falling freely over his face.

The wetness over his cheeks was like a splash of water that woke the beast back to consciousness.

The drums stopped while the subjects suddenly went still. They could not understand what just happened.

Jason softly cupped my face before pulling me in a deep, soft kiss.

“I love only you. You are MY Queen. MINE. Not even Death can snatch you away from me. As for choosing a different mate, never in this lifetime will I find someone more perfect than you,” he said and thumbed away my tears while the courtiers and sea of citizens broke into applause. They found back their mojo and broke out into their celebratory dance again. This time the music was louder and dance steps fiercer.

However, that did nothing to drive away the guilt in my heart.

For the rest of the evening, Jason kept me close to him but stayed respectful of my boundaries. Fireworks lit the dark sky while the snakes shifted to their huge monstrous, beautiful forms to dance in the huge blue ocean over which the palace floated.

I noticed a half-formed, broken dome over the kingdom sizzled like a live electric wire and over a period of time as the sky got darker, formed a thin bluish-pink layer in the sky.

“The dome is repairing itself!” Someone announced excitedly and chants of “Long Live the Snake Queen,” rang out everywhere.

Even Jason got excited and shifted in the huge ocean to perform a “mating dance” for his Queen. As if my feet had a mind of their own, they walked towards the edge of the parapet that was at least a hundred feet above the ocean and went over the edge.

My feet were not in the air even for a second. Jason, or rather Zeon, softly caught me over his five faced-whitish-green hood and danced to an even more excited crowd. He was clearly showing off his mate.

I was not sure who was happier and more excited – the emperor or his subjects.

The waves seemed to part on their own accord as if accommodating the gigantic coiled figure of my son. I looked at him in awe. I knew he was skilled but I didn’t know the extent. Clearly, leaving him quietly near the Snake Academy had paid off. They had identified his strong genes and trained him into a deadly, trained warrior.

Tens of thousands of snake warriors guarded us while thumping their spears in unprecedented coordination, adding melody to the beats if the drums and the maidens’ singing. However, I noticed that no one stepped over the highest parapet from where I had stepped over the emperor’s five-hooded form.

Strange, I thought.

Soon enough, time flew past midnight and my head started to feel light. Before I knew it, I was falling to my side. However, Jason caught me by his fifth hood and deposited me softly over the parapet’s velvety soft bed.

“You must be hungry and sleepy. I am so sorry, I forgot,” the snake sheepishly hissed in front of me, still coiling and floating in the huge ocean.

The snake in front of me was hissing but I could hear him in my mind. This must be the mind link or mate link, I deduced.

“It is not an issue. Please enjoy yourself. I will find my way,” was all I said before I turned towards the palace.

When I went down the spacious and luxurious elevator that seemed to know where I wanted to go, I was met with an ugly surprise.

“Die, you wh*re, die! How dare you steal my Jason!” A beautiful young woman clad in similar clothes as me suddenly shifted and lunged at me! The bite stung and tears came to my eyes as she sunk her fangs deeper in my arm, almost crushing the bone.

“Protect the Queen,” Alex suddenly cried out and tore the snake away from me.

Before he could lift his spear to kill the frantically wriggling snake, poisonous foam jutted out of her mouth and she went still, bleeding all over the carpet.

On the other hand, my arm healed on its own and the stinging pain was replaced with warmth as if nothing had attacked it moments ago.

Jason ran towards me, pushing away Alex and his warriors, before pulling me in a crushing hug.

“Oof!” I gasped while the man holding me violently trembled. When I looked up, he was crying. I looked at him in shock. The fiercest snake was a crying mess like a small boy running to his mother when beaten up by bullies.

Motherly instincts took over and I cupped his cheek, whispering soothing words that I was alright and he was my bravest boy. I urged him to bend and bring his face down. Standing on my toes, I placed a soft, chaste kiss over his forehead but the man even in great grief, did not miss the opportunity to capture my lips in a wild, unbelievably public-unfriendly kiss.

I wiggled frantically and hit my fists on his shoulder but the man was unstoppable. He stole my breath and marked me over and over again.

“Yo-your Hi-highness, please ssss-ssstop,” someone pled behind us.

“Yo-your Ma-maje-ss-sty,” he tried again softly, almost scared, the hiss and ‘s’ sounds coming out more prominently in fear.

“My Ki-king, plea-sss-se sss-stop. The Queen - … ”

“WHAT?!” Jason thundered at the poor man.

The man in white robes quickly went down on his knees and repeatedly touched his forehead to the ground.

“Your Highne-ssss. Plea-sss-se let the Qu-ueen go,” he nervously begged.

When Zeon hissed loudly, the man quickly continued, “We need to check on her. We can’t waste time. Princess Z-ss-zelda’s venom is-sss one of the sss-strongest. It can kill an army of our warriors with one drop. It is a miracle that the Queen is s-sss-still breathing,” he got more confident with every word resolutely spoken.

Jason’s face went pink and he nodded.

However, he was back to becoming an unreasonably possessive best when the doctor’s team tried to take me away from him.

“I will carry her. Prepare the room and medicines,” he commanded and carried me all the way to the medic wing. It was huge and pristine with state of the art machinery in place.

Soon enough, the medical team was plugging me to IV lines and various machines while Jason took his place near my head. He softly stroked me and brokenly said, “You scared me. When I felt the bite, I thought I had lost you. I was going to kill her and her clan before killing myself,” he confessed.

I tried to slap his chest but it was a weak pat and he smiled at me, his eyes still suspiciously shiny as if understanding the intent behind the brush of my hands against his n*ked chest.

“She – Princess Zeld - …” I tried to speak but suddenly my throat felt scorching dry.

“Shush, it’s okay,” Jason softly said, caressing my head and hair. “I will avenge you. I promise. Anyone will think a thousand times before they even think about hurting you.”

“No!” I croaked out somehow. “Sh-she was beautiful. Dressed like me. Younger and stronger. Get someone like her,” I managed to gasp out the words. “… as mate.”

Jason’s expression instantly changed. His frequency of petting my head increased as if he was trying to calm himself.

“Stronger?” he spoke through gnashed teeth. “She died after biting you. On her fvcking own! Who do you think is stronger? And thank you for telling what my warriors and Alex forgot to report. She was dressed in the Queen’s celestial dress, hmm? It is forbidden for anyone to wear it except the Queen. This makes her offence a hundred times worse!” he erupted.

Suddenly, I felt scolded. My heartbeat suddenly shot up at his rage. The machine started blaring at an alarming rate.

“Your highness, please calm down. You are scaring the Queen,” the Head Doctor who was an old female calmly said.

She seemed to have some kind of strange hold over Jason because he obeyed her instantly and turned towards me with a softer expression.

“I am so sorry, baby. I got a bit worked up,” he apologized.

I let my fingers gently drum against his cheek.

“What did I teach you about staying calm?” I asked.

“My anger is the enemy’s best weapon. Always stay calm in the worst situations and think before acting,” he repeated my teachings word to word.

“Then why are you over reacting?” the Head Doctor hissed.

“She keeps talking about getting another mate,” Jason told on me while the female doctor quickly injected a medicine in my arms, near the biting scene of crime.

“Hmm, just think that she is saying ‘I love you,’ whenever she says that or go to your happy place. You will have a better control over your emotions,” she suggested.

“Happy place?” Jason asked, intrigued.

“Yeah, a happy place. Everyone has a place imagined in their minds that has an ideal setting and makes you immensely happy,” she answered. My eyes got heavier. The medicine was taking its effect but I saw the twinkle in my son’s eye and sneaky grin that threatened to bloom over his face.

“I very well know what is my happy place,” was the last thing I heard before I blacked out.