Iy in a hot bath with Luke behind me, gently massaging my shoulders as I sip


    coffee and nibble on toast. I could get used to this life.


    "Are you still feeling okay?" Luke asks.


    "I feel great actually," I smile, I do feel amazing.


    "Good, as soon as you feel the slightest twinge of iting back then say something, we can try and stop it before it gets painful,"


    "I will. How long do I have before ites back?"


    "No idea, it could be minutes or hours. If you want to bond with Axel and Theo first then you should do it soon," he says.


    "Is that why you all had a mad rush to get everything done?? I ask.


    "Yes, we are taught to act quickly after the need passes. Comfort, clean, food, clean, drink, clean is what is drilled into us," he exins.


    "There''s an actual ss for this?" Iugh. "And why so many cleans?"


    "You''d be surprised just how many sses we have on how to care for our bond, as soon as we hit 16 we are taught about the heat and how to deal with every aspect of it. The cleaning is for the bed and area, the female and then male participants,"


    "Makes sense, there''s a lot of bodily fluids that could get gross real quick," I wrinkle my nose at the thought of my bedsheets after a few days of this. "What else do they teach you?"


    "How to share, the importance of lubrication, especially with anal and double pration, the list goes on," heughs.


    "Wow, that''s a lot to deal with at 16,


    "Yep. Embarrassing too," he snorts. "Especially when youe home from school and your mum asks what you learnt today after you spent the day learning how to fit two cocks in one woman without breaking her,


    "What the hell! Why do they need to teach you that?" I feel outraged and slightly sick. I get the need for sex education but that seems too far.


    "I guess there were enough sexual injuries that it became something they had to deal with, better to be embarrassed but safe than hurt and embarrassed," I feel him shrug behind me. When he puts it like that it makes sense, it still doesn''t feel right though, but then nothing in this realm does.


    "Is it expected of women here to do that stuff, the anal and double pration?" I chew nervously on my lip. I''m not sure I''m cut out to be a woman in this world.


    "Expected, no. Common to explore, yes. Don''t worry about any of that, you don''t have to do anything you''re notfortable with," he reassures.


    "Everything good in here?" Theo pops his head around the bathroom door.


    "All good," I smile, "Luke was just telling me about the bond care sses you all took when you were 16,"


    "Oh yeah, they were fun. Oh, that reminds me, we are at one finger for both. I think she is ready for two. I better go


    Chapter 00S


    tell Axel," Theo says before rushing out. I sip my coffee as process what the hell


    he just said then I spit it out almost choking as I realise.


    "Theo!" I shout and Luke chuckles.


    "It''s not funny, I thought he was just exploring, not putting his prep sses to use on me,


    I huff.


    "What''s up?" Theo pops his head back around the door.


    "You do not need to tell Axel because..."


    "Toote," he cuts me off, "he was literally in the next room, andmunication is key. Now get out of that bath before you both turn into raisins," he says before disappearing again.


    "He''s going to be the death of me," I sigh in defeat.


    Did anyone tell you about the safe words?" Luke asks.


    "No,"


    "Shit, I forget you didn''t take any of these sses and I should be working harder to catch you up. So it''s amber if you are near your limit and red is a stop. You can say green if you are good with whatever is happening and want it to continue, but it''s not really necessary. If you are unable to speak it''s one tap for green, two for amber, and three for red. If you call a red everything will stop immediately, no questions asked. Your safety and needs are paramount," he exins.


    "Understood, thank you,"


    "Once your heat is over I''m going to see if we can get a tutor in here to catch you up on all the bond sses, but if there''s anything you need to ask in the meantime you can ask me,"


    "Thank you,


    I dress in a warm bathrobe and follow Luke into the bedroom. Axel is there, sitting shirtless on the edge of my freshly made bed and I go straight to him. He stands up and opens his arms to me, knowing exactly what I need. I wrap my arms around him and press my check to his chest, nuzzling my face against him,


    "Where are the others?" Luke asks,


    "Mason tapped for a bit and Theo is attempting to cook," Axel says.


    "Shit, I better go supervise before he sets the ce on fire, Luke sighs. "Get her wrapped up in bed and keep her close until I get back. Shout if you need anything,"


    Axel nods and leads me to the bed, helping me to get under the nkets before crawling in beside me. I know Luke is trying to give us some privacy to bond.


    "What do you mean by Mason tapped?" I ask, crawling on top of him to get as much skin contact as possible.


    "He tapped out. He needs to rest," he exins.


    "Sheesh, I didn''t think he was a quitter," I joke.


    "He''s not, I don''t think it''s the sex, more like the emotions He''s emotionally drained,"


    "Makes sense, it has been a big day for him. I''m sorry about earlier if I made you ufortable,” I say nervously. "You have nothing to apologise for, it was just a little stage fright is all. Plus I wasn''t sure I could control myself. Trust me, I enjoyed it, a lot,” he chuckles, stroking my damp hair at the back of my head.


    "Everyone was so focused on getting mefortable in front of everyone but I never made an effort to make you


    Chapter 005/


    "You''ve barely had time to adapt to your new life, never mind anything else. Don''t be so hard on yourself," he reassures. Wey infortable silence for a few moments him stroking my hair whilst I trace my fingers along his upper arm. "You should take a nap before the next wavees," he says softly.


    "I want to bond with you before that happens, I don''t want your first time to be in a frenzy like that," I lean up on him so I can see his face.


    "Rest, the moment the heates we will bond, I don''t care how or when we do it, just as long as we do it," he smiles, a slight pink tone flushing his cheeks,


    "You are the sweetest, you know that?" I tell him, bringing my lips to his for a chaste kiss before settling back down on his chest. I doze off quickly, safe and warm in Axel''s arms.


    I wake suddenly, cramps gripping me. It''s almost like period pain, but worse.


    "It''s okay, I''m here," Axel''s voice soothes.


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