Chapter Thirteen: Panic
Dalthu's words echoed in Samson's mind: "It's our turn."
Samson's eyes flicked over his shoulder. The door they'd entered through was less than ten feet behind him. If he was going to make a move, it would have to be now. Samson tensed his muscles, preparing for a burst of energy to escape when something hard gripped the back of his neck. It was Dalthu.
"Trying to disobey me already?"
His captor's voice rasped erotically against his ear, tickling his skin and sending a pleasant shiver through Samson's body.
The orc quirked his eyebrow in disbelief. "Don't tell me you forgot the rules already?"
Samson bit his lip and silently recited the warnings that Dalthu had given before entering the cavern. Do not leave his side, do not speak, and keep my eyes on him. If he did all this, Dalthu promised that Samson would be safe.
Well, no, he promised that everything would be 'fine,' Samson argued with himself. Who knows if his definition of 'fine' is the same as mine?
"I didn't--"
Dalthu pressed a finger against Samson's mouth, shushing him. "We will discuss your memory lapse later but for now," He gave Samson's neck a gentle squeeze, "just follow my lead." And with that he steered Samson forward.
"Keep your eyes on me."
Samson remembered how fervently the orc had uttered those words. He remembered how sincerely his captor's golden eyes had shone when he'd asked to hold hands. How his battle-hardened face had melted when Samson had praised his crystal.
Stop it! You shouldn't think about that.
Samson shook his head, but instead of knocking his thoughts aside, it only made him lose his balance. He threw his hands out to save himself as his body pitched sideways. But before he hit the ground, a force yanked Samson backward, and he flung his outstretched arms around the next closest thing. That thing, again, happened to be Dalthu.
The orc's arm immediately looped around him. "Careful," he said and pulled Samson even closer. "The ground here is uneven."
Is he actually worried about me? That feels... nice.
Samson's heart drummed against his chest. The warrior's body wrapped around him perfectly, cradling Samson in a protective embrace. He knew he should object ("I'm fine!") and push Dalthu away, but for some reason...
I can't.
"Sha! Did you fuck the legs out from under him?" The heckler, a brown-speckled orc, waggled his hips at them suggestively, eliciting snickers from the onlookers. Samson flinched. He'd forgotten they had an audience.
"Can you blame me?" Dalthu replied coolly, stroking his thumb against Samson's arm.