CHAPTER 64: CHAPTER 64: ARISHA ZENITH!

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The speech was over. The fires of victory burned bright in the goblin stronghold, drums echoing through the halls, and tables piled high with meat and mead. The air was filled with celebration, laughter.

Arisha Zenith sat apart from it all.

Her goblet of strong goblin booze was already half drank, the sharp taste biting her tongue, but it wasn’t enough to quiet the storm raging inside her chest. She sat on a rough-carved chair, her long red hair spilling over her armored shoulders, her eyes staring blankly ahead. She looked every bit the proud knight captain she was trained to be—but within, she was anything but.

Sir Aiden...

The name haunted her. His voice, his face, his every word at her sober mind, and drink only sharpened the ache. At twenty-three, she had been the untouchable flower of Zenith, unclaimed, unkissed, unsullied. Her sword was her only companion, her duty her only solace. No man had ever touched her. Not the goblins she had sworn to protect, not the soldiers who admired her from afar.

But Aiden had.

Even now, the memory of his gaze burned her cheeks hotter than the liquor in her blood. No man had made her chest tighten this way, no one had set her heart to thunder like a drum. She had fought and bled, but with just a glance, he had shattered her walls.

And now he was gone.

She swallowed another gulp of booze. The rim of the goblet trembled in her hand. She wanted him desperately, shamelessly. Wanted to see him again, to feel his warmth, to taste the lips she had only imagined. She was a lovesick fool, a knight undone by a single man.

In the distance, her daze broke when laughter rose above the crowd.

A goblin male soldier, young and broad-shouldered, dropped to one knee before a fellow warrior. a girl in light armor, her green cheeks flushed in surprise. In his trembling hand gleamed a crude iron ring.

Gasps and cheers filled the hall.

The girl’s eyes watered as she nodded quickly, accepting the ring. The two embraced under the roar of their kin.

Arisha’s chest twisted painfully.

Her gauntleted fingers clenched against her goblet. She turned her head away sharply, but the scene seared into her mind. A proposal. A promise of love. Something she herself could not have... not with him. Her throat tightened with jealousy she could not voice, anger that she could not release.

*Why them? Why not me?*

She drowned herself in more drink.

The two lovers—still blushing, still glowing with their promise—wandered toward her. Their steps were unsteady, their voices soft and cheerful as they called out to her.

"Captain Zenith! Won’t you join us in toast?"

"Y-Yes, Lady Zenith! Tonight is for joy!"

But she could barely lift her head. Her cheeks were flushed crimson, her eyes hazy with intoxication. Words tangled on her tongue, and instead of speaking, she let the goblet slip from her hand and clatter to the floor.

Her body swayed, then fell.

"Captain!" the girl gasped, rushing to her side.

The male soldier flinched, catching her before her head struck the stone. She was hot to the touch, her face burning from the drink. Together, the pair half-carried, half-dragged her toward her tent.

Inside, they laid her gently upon her blanket.

"Please rest, Lady Zenith," the goblin girl whispered kindly, brushing silver hair from Arisha’s face.

"Sleep well, Captain," the male added.

Arisha’s lashes fluttered, her drunken eyes blinking at them once. She opened her mouth to speak, but no words came. Instead, she let her gaze drop shamefully toward the ground.

The two bowed, then left her alone, the flap of the tent closing behind them.

Silence.

Her chest rose and fell heavily. Her lips trembled. She turned her head into the pillow, biting it hard.

*Why... why is my heart like this?*

Her fingers shook as she reached up to her armor. With clumsy, urgent movements, she unclasped the leather straps, piece by piece. Her breastplate thudded onto the floor, followed by her pauldrons. She tore her gloves away, her fingers trembling, pale skin flushed with wine and fever.

Her breath hitched as she pushed off her tunic, leaving her bare skin exposed to the cool air.

"Ahh... S-Sir Aiden..." she whispered, her voice hoarse, almost breaking.

Her hands roamed, cupping the ripe swell of her breasts. They were heavy, sensitive, untouched until now. She pressed her thumbs against her nipples, gasping when sparks of raw sensation shot through her.

She groaned softly, arching her back, her red hair sticking to her flushed face with sweat. Her thighs squeezed together, but it wasn’t enough. Not nearly enough.

"Please... Sir Aiden... look at me..."

Her other hand slid lower, fumbling with the straps of her trousers until she tore them free. She kicked them away, baring the last of her innocence to the night. Her fingers slipped between her thighs, finding heat, wetness that should have shamed her—but in her drunken haze, all she felt was desperate need.

"Ahh—!"

She bit her lip, stifling a cry as her fingertip circled her swollen bud. Her body jolted, her hips rocking up to meet her own touch.

Her murmurs became gasps, then moans.

Her free hand kneaded her breasts harshly, pinching and tugging her nipples until her body shook with shudders.

"Aiden... Sir Aiden... please... take me..."

Her thighs spread wider as she plunged two fingers deep inside herself, her walls clenching greedily around the intrusion. Her back arched, sweat beading on her brow, her voice breaking into sobs of pleasure.

She imagined his hands, his lips, his strength above her. She imagined his weight pressing her down, his voice calling her name.

Her hips bucked wildly, her fingers thrusting harder, wetter, the tent filled with the obscene sounds of her drunken lust.

Her body quivered, her breath coming in ragged gasps. Her moans grew louder, desperate, shameless.

"I... I want you, Sir Aiden... I want only you...!"

The pressure inside her built until it burst.

Her body convulsed violently, her cry muffled as she bit her own arm to silence it. Heat flooded her core, waves of ecstasy wracking her frame as she curled up, trembling, fingers still buried within herself.

At last, exhaustion overtook her. Her hands slipped away, sticky with her own lust. Her chest heaved, her flushed skin glistening with sweat.

Tears blurred her vision as she whispered his name one last time.

"Sir Aiden..."

Then, at last, Arisha Zenith fell into drunken sleep.

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END OF Chapter : 64 : ARISHA ZENITH!

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