Freda Pov
I felt better for maybe ten minutes after Urdon finished inside me. The heat backed off. The burning eased. My body relaxed for the first time in hours. I actually felt almost normal.
"Thank you," I whispered to Urdon. "That helped so much. I feel almost human again."
"Good," Urdon said. He was lying on his back, breathing hard. "That is all I wanted. To help you feel better."
But then I felt it start to build again. The heat. The need. The terrible burning that demanded more. It came back fast. Faster than before. Like the curse was punishing me for finding relief.
"No," I said softly. "Not already. Please not already."
"What is wrong?" Urdon asked. He turned his head to look at me.
"The heat is coming back," I admitted. "It is building again. Faster this time."
"How fast?" Urdon asked.
"Fast," I said. "I can already feel it. In a few minutes, I will be just as desperate as before."
