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"I think A'Xiao doesn't want to have children with me anymore," Jiaoqiu said.
Moze choked on his tanghulu, but to save face, he grabbed a cup of tea and quickly downed half of it, stifling his coughs.
"And you think this... why?" His voice was a bit weak, so he cleared his throat, thinking he'd done it subtly.
"Be careful. If you choke, who knows if I'll be able to help you," Jiaoqiu smiled, his ears twitching.
Shit. Busted.
"She's been avoiding me lately," Jiaoqiu sighed, resting his chin on the palm of his hand. "And she's been coming home late... smelling of a different omega."
His blank eyes opened as he patted the table, searching for his cup.
"You... you think she's, uh, cheating?" Moze asked hesitantly. "Because I don't think—"
Jiaoqiu laughed sharply, raising his cup to his lips while waving a dismissive hand. "No, no! Of course not. She would never betray me like that."
Moze looked confused, biting into his candied fruit, waiting for Jiaoqiu to continue.
"But...She might have fallen in love with someone else," Jiaoqiu mused, fiddling with his cup. His eyes, though sightless, looked sad. "We've been together for so long. It was bound to happen eventually. We've tried for decades to have a child, and I've failed to get pregnant every time." He chuckled bitterly. "Now, I've lost my sight. Her instincts must be screaming at her to find a better mate."
Moze swallowed and shrugged, reaching for Jiaoqiu's plate of rice crackers. "You're overthinking it. Feixiao has dedicated her whole life to keeping you safe. Why would she leave now?"
Jiaoqiu scoffed. "She's healed from her curse!" he snapped bitterly, then his face paled as he blushed at his outburst. "My apologies."
Moze crunched on the crackers, nibbling on the tanghulu every few bites, observing Jiaoqiu in silence.
Eventually, the foxian exhaled in frustration and pushed his plate toward the other male. Moze brightened and ate to his heart's content while Jiaoqiu rambled on.
"I sacrificed my life to heal her, and this is how she repays me? By... fucking another omega right in my face?!" Jiaoqiu drank from his cup. "Not that she owes me her love for doing that, but I deserve some respect, yes? She sticks her knot in some other omega, then flinches away from my touch."
His tail swayed irritably, fur bristling.
"I can follow her if you want," Moze offered awkwardly. "But I sincerely doubt she's unfaithful."
Jiaoqiu huffed, slamming his cup down. "I'd appreciate it. And remember, don't tell her about this conversation. When it turns out I'm right, I'll laugh in your face, and you'll help me pack my bags!"
Moze grumbled, licking his fingers clean before putting his glove back on. He eyed a couple of noisy kids bickering nearby and called them over. Jiaoqiu's demeanor brightened instantly as he greeted them.
"A'Qing, A'Li!" The doctor's previous anger melted into pure happiness.
Moze sunk into the crowd. He'd get to the bottom of this, for his sanity's sake.
Moze drew his blade from its holster and threw it at Feixiao's slumped form. She yelped and dodged, turning with wide eyes.
"You scared the shit out of me!" she growled, sending the blade flying back at its owner.
A blue-haired foxian observed the scene with amusement before excusing herself. As she left, she winked at Moze. Moze glared, standing like a kid caught stealing candy.
"Ah, wait! Yukong-jiejie!" Feixiao protested, standing as if to chase after her, but Moze was quicker. He shoved her back into her seat and leaned against the table, eyeing the jar of wine in her hand with distaste.
"It's grape juice," Feixiao said defensively, lifting her hands in surrender. "I swear! Yukong-jiejie knows not to let me drink." She rubbed the back of her neck.
"You're having an affair with her," Moze stated gruffly.
"Thanks for informing me; I must have forgotten that," Feixiao hissed, pouring juice for Moze, who scrunched his face at the sour smell. "It's sweeter than it looks," she assured him as he took a hesitant sip.
"Now, why would you think I'm having an affair?"
"I was just testing you for the day Jiaoqiu ties you up and throws you in a pot," Moze set the cup down and licked his lips, his face twisting in distaste. "You failed, by the way. Answer like that, and he'll eat you—not in the fun way."
Feixiao slashed her claws at him, baring her fangs in a hiss. "Sit down and explain!"
Moze groaned, rolling his eyes as he obeyed. He might have exaggerated, just a tiny bit, to stress her out.
"You're making this up," Feixiao shook her head. "There's no way Jiaoqiu of all people suspects me of cheating."
"Do you think I want to be the bearer of bad news?"
Her sharp eyes narrowed. "Actually, I do."
Busted again. Bad day.
Feixiao rubbed her temples. "I'm just worried about him. He's always been so needy—"
Moze grimaced. He did not need to know this.
"—in rut. I can't control myself around him. Now that I'm actually healed, I'm scared I'll... hurt him. What if I blow out his back? General Feixiao, the Merlin's Claw, kills her mate with her huge—"
Moze curled up deeper into his seat, pulling his hood down and muting the rest of her words. He prayed for this to be over.
"—and he wouldn't even be able to see his pups' faces," she finished quietly.
Moze exhaled through his nose. "You're overthinking it," he said, for the second time that day. "He really wants children with you, whether he can see their faces or not."
Feixiao blinked, her ears flattening. She buried her face in her hands, breaking into sobs.
Moze wanted to scream but instead raised his stiff arm to pat her shoulder awkwardly. "He, uh, loves you. And I care." He nearly gagged. "I care for both of you. So. Um." He shifted uncomfortably as she sobbed louder, his patience wearing thin.
Cringing, he handed her his cup. "If you don't get honest with him, I'll tell him you signed a contract naming me the godfather of your first child. Get your shit together."
"Don't you dare!" Feixiao snapped, downing the sour grape juice without batting an eye. What a well-matched couple. "I was drunk. It doesn’t count!" She looked fierce but also ridiculous—her face was red, makeup smeared.
Moze sighed and offered her a handkerchief as she blew her nose.
"W-What if he hates me? I mean, he lost his sight because of me..." she babbled. "My poor JiaoJiao! I'm a failure of an alpha!"
Moze genuinely didn’t know what to do. This was the first time he had ever seen her cry. She never shed a tear when countless subordinates died, not when she was wounded. She didn't even cry after they found out Hoolay was keeping Jiaoqiu hostage, which, in his humble opinion, was much more serious than their little lovers' spat.
"He doesn't hate you. He wants you to... sire his..." His face turned green at the thought. Imagining his friends having sex was never a welcome thought. "...anyway, stop crying and go to him."
"You're right," she sniffled. "Damn, you're kind of a softie," she chuckled through her tears.
Moze scoffed. "I just want you two to make up so I don't have to listen to your whining. Additionally, you're my sister's favorite CP," he shrugged and took out his phone.
Her brows furrowed. "What—What does that mean? CP? And what sister? You have a sister? Moze?" She watched as the man turned invisible and flipped her head around, looking for him. A flash hit her face, and she closed her eyes on reflex.
That'd make good blackmail material.
Feixiao fumbled with her ponytail, her hands cold with nerves. She knew Jiaoqiu couldn’t see her disheveled appearance, but just knowing herself would ruin her confidence. Hah, confidence. She had none when it came to their quarrels; she mostly just nodded her head along and then gave Jiaoqiu mind-blowing orgasms so he would forgive her. Jiaoqiu could be petty and held grudges, but he was usually right, so she followed his whims without protest.
She would never tell him, but she secretly loved it when he lectured her. Anger looked quite hot on him, and she may or may not have caused fights on purpose in the past to get him riled up. But that was about small things, like wearing jewelry in bed, drinking straight from the carton, or exercising while having a cold. They had never had a fight this serious before, and they didn't even actually have one yet, because Feixiao ran away. She was too scared of rejection.
And if Moze was right, her running away only fueled Jiaoqiu's resentment and doubts. She felt like a lousy alpha— instead of talking to her mate, she drowned her worries in alcohol and vented all her fears to Yukong-jiejie, who was just nice enough to only look at her with a condescending smile, tail swishing in irritation.
Fuck, what if this was a bad idea? Maybe she should just go and find a better alpha for Jiaoqiu on her own? Maybe it'd hurt less. Her useless sperm couldn't even impregnate her perfect mate; any alpha could do it—any except her!
The door opened, breaking her out of the inner turmoil, and the smiling face of her mate caused a shiver to run down her spine.
"You've been standing here for half a shichen. Is there a reason why you don't want to come in?" His voice was cold, his ears were twitching, his tail was flicking aggressively. Feixiao felt a whine build up in her throat but kept it in, tails flattening against her head.
"I-I just... There was a pretty bird outside?" Out of everything she could have said...
"A pretty bird? Is that why you smell like a different omega? I bet that vixen was singing like one!" He stomped off into their bedroom.
"She's not a vixen. I mean—I'm not cheating on you!" Feixiao grimaced and followed him, hurriedly kicking off her boots. "I'm really not! Moze will vouch for me."
Jiaoqiu’s expression remained cold and unyielding. The doctor sat on their bed, arms crossed. "Take a shower. You stink."
The pink-haired foxian grabbed his alpha's pillow and hugged it tightly, scenting it. Feixiao's heart broke into a million pieces at the sight.
She lowered her voice into a whisper. "I will. And when I come out, we will talk. I will tell you everything, okay?" She kneeled in front of him and held his hand in hers, kissing it.
Jiaoqiu slapped her hand away and crawled under the duvet. Tears sprang into her eyes. Her ears flopped dejectedly as she dragged her feet toward the bathroom.
It was over.
Her life was over.
His life was over.
Jiaoqiu whimpered into the pillow, biting his lip to stop a sob. He could barely stand in front of his alpha without crying and begging her to stay. If she admitted to cheating and apologized, he might have forgiven her. He still might, if he was honest with himself, because despite everything, he couldn’t imagine life without her, because his whole life revolved around Feixiao. Ever since he saved her life, and ever since she gave him his first order, his life had already become hers.
After many years of companionship, loyalty, and duty blossomed into love, and the two had mated. She gave his life purpose, a reason to look forward to another day.
A reason not to kill himself.
If, one day, she came back with another mate, he wouldn't be fine with it, but whatever reason his alpha had, he would take it at face value and wouldn't question it. With time, she would learn how to hide her affair, and they would live like they always had.
She would never. He knew Feixiao was too righteous to cheat. But...
He pulled on the fur of his tail, wincing at the pain. He breathed in and breathed out. Maybe Moze was right, and he was overthinking it. He desperately hoped so.
"What are you doing!" Feixiao grabbed his tail, caressing it gently. Her hands were still damp from the shower.
"You almost ripped out your fur, A'Jiao." Her voice was calm and steady, but Jiaoqiu wanted to cry.
"A'Xiao, please, be honest with me," he pleaded, ears straining for any clues on how to act. Should he bare his neck? Should he placate her with his purring? His head was a complicated mess. He wanted to beg her to stay, but he also wanted to scream at her for betraying him—
"Ever since I ate Hoolay's heart, my body feels... different." Her voice interrupted his spiral. "I'm afraid of hurting you by accident. Especially during my rut, because I can't control my alpha anymore. I... I have new instincts, and they've been overwhelming me."
That's it?
Jiaoqiu felt laughter bubbling out of his throat. He laughed and laughed until tears flowed down his cheeks, and his chuckles turned into sobs. He bawled and buried his face in his alpha's chest, her strong arms wrapping around him. She rocked him back and forth, rubbing her neck against the top of his head, scenting him.
Eventually, he calmed down enough to feel his alpha's body shudder with stifled cries of her own.
"Idiot," he scolded. "Why are you c-crying?"
"I-I thought you'd hate me for being unable to protect you. I was afraid this time, I would be the one who hurt you." Her breath stuttered, and she hugged him tighter, pulling him into her lap. "I'm so, so—"
Jiaoqiu grabbed her stupid high ponytail and smashed their lips together in a kiss. He plundered her mouth with his tongue, silencing her. As she answered with little sucks and nips, Jiaoqiu broke the kiss and pecked her nose. "It wasn't you who held me hostage, now, was it?" He leaned down and nibbled on her scent glands, relishing in her soft gasp. "And you aren't capable of hurting me, at least not physically," He said, as if he hadn't just had a meltdown. She opened her mouth to remind him, but wisely clicked it closed at his frown.
He pressed her against the bed, claws ripping apart her (his) sleeping shirt. She smelled of their soap. She smelled of him, not a different omega. But Jiaoqiu still felt the need to stake his claim.
Feixiao shuddered when her chest met the cold air. "You're right." She looked at the scraps of material, gulped and laid still so as not to agitate her mate further.
"I'm always right," he purred and licked her abs, hands pulling down her boxers. Her soft cock smelled of musk, and Jiaoqiu grabbed it in both of his hands, immediately wrapping his lips around the head, ears twitching.
Feixiao groaned and placed her hand on the top of his hair. "So impatient," she hissed.
Jiaoqiu pulled away and grumbled, a string of saliva connecting the head with his lips. "I've been waiting for weeks. If I wait any longer, I might just ask some alpha on the street to satisfy me."
Feixiao felt rage boiling inside her at the thought. Perhaps it was her mate's way of getting his revenge. After she fucked him silly, she would grovel and beg for forgiveness. But now...
"Tap out if you need to," Feixiao growled and slammed her cock into Jiaoqiu's mouth, feeling his throat tighten around it. His misty eyes rolled back into his head, and he gagged. She fucked up into his throat as he dug his nails into her ass cheeks and the back of her thighs.
"I'm gonna knot your throat," she rasped. "Then you'll know not to mouth back at your alpha." Jiaoqiu moaned around the length, tears running down his face once again, his red eyeshadow smearing even more. He felt drool dripping out of his mouth as her balls slapped against his chin. He bobbed his head along, meeting each and every one of her thrusts when suddenly she pulled out, smearing her dick on his face. Jiaoqiu coughed and sniffed, tongue sticking out to lick along a vein.
Feixiao groaned. "Look at you," she stared at her mate, his lust-hazed honey eyes and red face a perfect canvas for her cum, but not now. Now she wanted that sweet piece of ass on her face.
"Strip, A'Jiao," she barked the order at him and he hurried to comply, trembling fingers undoing his robes, careful not to rip them apart like he had done to her (his!) shirt earlier. She raised an eyebrow in amusement, but then she remembered, that this was her first courting gift to him, along with a gorgeous comb. A possessive ramble sounded out of her chest as she folded it for her pretty little mate. She could almost feel her control slipping, but she waited patiently for her omega to finish getting naked. She could smell his arousal and she grabbed his hips, laying down on her back.
"You know what to do, A'Jiao," Feixiao pulled on his hips harshly, sitting him down on her face. Her tongue penetrated his slick cunt, her fangs grazing the delicate folds. Jiaoqiu cried out in pleasure and ground down on the alpha's face, leaning down to take her cock into his mouth again. He kissed the head and sucked on it, jerking her off with his hand while the other rubbed her balls. She bit his clit gently, reminding him to hurry up, and she sucked on it apologetically when he flinched. Soon, her length was enveloped in the soft and wet cave of his mouth. She bucked her hips up, fucking into his mouth, her girth stretching his lips so much it must have hurt. His tail wagged and and thumped against her head.
Feixiao spread his asscheeks and scooped some slick with her thumb. Her finger breached the sensitive furl, plunging in and out. Soon, she was scissoring his asshole while fucking his pussy with her tongue, and she felt both of his holes tense as he came, taking her whole dick in his mouth, throat impossibly tight around it.
Feixiao followed soon after, the pleasure unbearable. The alpha forced another two fingers inside her mate's ass, fucking both of his holes while he trembled and whimpered. Her knot swelled inside of his throat, and he screamed, filled in every hole, as he came again. Feixiao fingered him through his high and pulled away. Jiaoqiu collapsed against his mate, holes twitching uselessly and clenching around nothing.
Feixiao grabbed the base of his tail and carressed it. "You know I don't like it when you shave," She complained and wiped her fingers on his tail. She kissed and bit the insides of his thighs. "But it does make it easier to eat you out," she mused and spanked his pussy, laughing at his flinch.
She wasn't laughing when his tail smacked her face and Jiaoqiu bit her dick as a warning. She spit out handfuls of fur with a yelp. "I get it, I get it." She pulled his tail off and touched the juncture between his holes. "Fuck, the view is so beautiful. Do you think you can cum again?" She waited for an answer. Jiaoqiu tapped her twice, maybe.
"Do you want to try?" After a moment of hesitation the omega tapped once for yes. She grinned and caressed his folds with her fingers, ocasionally massaging his clit.
"I'm so lucky," she cooed. "My omega is so pretty. So needy," Jiaoqiu panted and moaned around her dick, the sensations making her see stars. But she was a woman on a mission, and that mission was to bully her partner's cunt into squirting.
"My slutty omega, only mine," She blew some air on the sensitive nub. "My first and my last," Feixiao pushed two fingers inside and watched his cunt twitching around the digits. She scissored him and thumbed his clit, all the while muttering sweet nothings and praising him.
"My perfect mate, my omega," She rummaged deep inside of his warm opening. "My little wife, perfect mother for my pups, my A'Jiao," and Jiaoqiu seized, claws digging into Feixiao's thighs, shaken by another powerful orgasm. Clear liquid sprayed over Feixiao's fingers and her face, and she didn't stop her ministrations until Jiaoqiu tapped repeatedly against her skin, begging her to stop. She caressed his butt while gently removing her fingers from his pussy, licking them clean.
"You did so well, A'Jiao," she praised and he sobbed around her cock, bathing in the praise. Feixiao laid back, still caressing her omega's plump behind, spreading the globes of his cheeks and looking inside. She enjoyed his tail and thighs tensing.
"Do you want another, A'Jiao?" Her eyes darkened when a thick mass of slick dripped out of his entrance. He smelled divine. Jiaoqiu tapped thrice for no, and then twice for maybe. She moved on to his thighs, rubbing soothing circles on his skin.
"A'Jiao, during my next rut, why don't we come to Luofu? I know you got attached to the Dozing General's son," she kissed his thigh and suckled on it. "And we haven't had the chance to enjoy all the view- o-or, music," she quickly corrected herself.
Her mate was shaking and she felt dread pooling in her belly, until she realized he wasn't crying - he was laughing at her. She scowled and pinched his ass cheek, earning herself another smack of his tail. "Asshole!" She hissed, a blush on her face.
Soon, Jiaoqiu pulled off her flacid cock, clearing his throat. He crawled forward and rubbed his ass against it, looking at her from behind his shoulder. Feixiao held onto his hips, her member already twitching in interest. "I can't knot you again this quickly. Will you even be able to ride me in this state? Your legs were trembling like a newborn deer's," she remarked, not unkindly.
Jiaoqiu hummed. "I can still make you cum first, even in this state," his voice was raspy and dripping with arousal, causing Feixiao to shudder. "You're on," she said darkly and licked her lips when Jiaoqiu sunk onto her cock, the tightness of his cunt enveloping her to the hilt. The room filled with his broken moans and the slaps of skin against skin, when he slammed his ass against her hips. Feixiao's hands wrapped around his waist, the alpha almost purring in delight at the sight of hand shaped bruises making their home on his pale skin. Her hips bucked involuntarily, and Jiaoqiu shot a glare in her direction.
"Do you want to play dirty?" He smirked and brushed his hair away from his nape, where his mating bite was. The one she had given him.
"Ahn! Alpha, so big!" He cried out and clenched around her member. "Alpha, it feels so good! My alpha, filling me up,"
Feixiao blushed furiously. "W-wait-" she stuttered out but he interrupted her. Her impending climax was getting closer and closer.
"M-my alpha is the strongest and the fiercest," he picked up the pace, only half of her member thrusting in and out.
"Shut up!" She whined, shutting her eyes and biting her lip.
"The prettiest alpha, the best sire for my p-pups, with the biggest cock and knot, if I could I would ride you all day long," he giggled. "I would suck you off under the desk, and let you take me in public, so everyone could know how good my alpha can fuck me!"
Feixiao blacked out, her hips driving home, squeezing her mate's waist and forcing him to take her whole cock. She emptied herself inside him, letting out a broken whimper. She fucked his cunt through her orgasm, before her cock slipped out of him as he smiled triumphantly and laid down on top of her. His teeth latched onto her nipple, the other pinched by his fingers. She sighed at the feeling.
"F-fuck, I think I saw Lan," Jiaoqiu huffed in amusement and swirled his tongue around the pink bud. He parted with it with one final bite and nuzzled her neck, squeezing her breast with his hand. "You're so easy when it comes to praise. How narcissistic of you."
Feixiao rested her forehead against his, her ears twitching. "A little narcissism never hurt anyone. Don't you think I've earned the right to be confident?" she grinned against his lips.
Jiaoqiu huffed and threw a leg over her thighs, cuddling closer into her. "I'm sorry for doubting you." He spoke softly, their lips almost touching.
"I'm sorry for giving you a reason to," Feixiao pressed her lips against her mate's in a tender kiss, hand buried in the soft fur of his tail. Jiaoqiu purred in satisfaction.
Feixiao definitely owed Moze a lifetime of candied fruits.