Pillaged: A Sci-Fi Alien Warrior Romance (Raider Warlords of the Vandar Book 3)
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Kaalek bobbed his head up and down. “I’ll second that, and I have the scratches to prove it.”
“What are you bragging about now, you arrogant ass?” Kaalek’s mate Tara pushed the balcony drape aside as she, Astrid, and Rachael joined us.
All three females were dressed in long gowns for the banquet, with their hair artfully arranged. Although all of our mates were striking, I only had eyes for Rachael.
Astrid giggled as she sidled up to Kratos and watched me staring at my mate. “Didn’t we do a good job?”
I nodded mutely. Rachael wore a strapless, red dress that poured over her curves. The bruises on her face had faded and been skillfully covered. The only marks on her skin were the black ones curling across her cleavage and up to the hollow of her throat.
She wrapped a hand around my waist, her gaze going to my matching marks. “I missed you.”
“I think the rest of us should go downstairs,” my uncle said, striding forward and patting Astrid on the hand. “I want to hear more about when I’m becoming a great-uncle.”
The blonde flushed as the two couples and the old Raas moved off the balcony, and the curtain fell behind them.
“She’s really excited about the baby,” Rachael said. “It will be the first human and Vandar child ever.”
“I am happy for her and Kratos.”
She put a hand on my chest. “It made me think of something. You know the Raisa suite attached to your quarters?”
I tilted my head at her as I waited for her to continue. “Yes?”
“It would be perfect for a nursery.” She fluttered a hand in the air. “Once it’s cleared of its sad mojo.”
“Nursery?” This was not a Vandar word or one that translated.
Splotches of pink mottled the brown of her cheeks. “A room for a baby.”
Now my face warmed. “I like that idea.”
She grinned up at me. “And I like your brothers and their mates. It’s nice to talk to other humans who are mated to Vandar.”
“What did you learn?”
She mimed locking her lips. “Vandar aren’t the only ones good at secrets.”
“Is this more about babies?” I pulled her closer to me. “I have ways of making you talk, you know.”
She gave me a wicked smile. “Not up here on a balcony, you don’t.”
I spun her around so she was facing the stone railing, and bent her over. “Never dare a Vandar.”
She braced her hands on the stone and looked back at me over her shoulder. Her eyes were wide, but a smile teased the corner of her mouth. “But there are all those people below us, and anyone could walk through those curtains.”
I lifted her dress, moaning when I saw that she wore nothing underneath. Her round ass was bare, and as I tipped it up and spread her legs, I could see that she was already wet for me. “Then maybe you should reconsider keeping secrets from your Raas.”
She bit her bottom lip and twitched her ass at me. “Never.”
I reached under my battle kilt and fisted my cock before dragging it through her folds. “Then it is done.” I thrust myself deep inside her, as she arched her back and gasped.
“Toraan,” she gritted out.
I bent forward, holding myself deep and putting one hand over her mouth. “Shhh, mate. If you make a sound, everyone will know I’m fucking you. All they’ll have to do is look up, and they’ll see that my cock is buried in your tight, little cunt.”
She made a small, keening noise that was muffled by my hand.
I dragged my cock out and then drove it deep again. “Do you want to scream? Do you want them to know that you’re being fucked by your Raas?”
She nodded, writhing against me. I tugged the top of her dress down so that her breasts popped out, then I used my free hand to caress her firm nipples, making her moan even louder into my hand.
I leaned closer to her ear as I hammered into her, flesh slapping against flesh. “No screaming, mate, or they’ll see your perfect breasts bouncing as I fuck you.”
With a gasp, she bit down hard on my finger as her body rippled around my cock. The pain from her bite mingled with the sensations storming through my body, and I thrust myself deep as I exploded. I threw my head back, but swallowed the roar, holding my cock inside her as my release blinded me. I finally sank down, curling my body over hers, and dropping my hand from her mouth.
Rachael was panting, and she tugged her dress up as she twisted her head around to meet my eyes. “This doesn’t mean I’m telling you.”
My cock was still inside her, but I slid my tail up the inside of her thigh until I found her slick bundle of nerves. “Who said I was done with my interrogation?”
Epilogue
General Hardin slammed his hand onto the desk, and his tablet rattled against the chrome surface. “How the fuck did this happen?”
The imperial soldier facing him flinched but kept his shoulders stiff, as if bracing for more of an onslaught. “Unclear, General. The last communication we received from Admiral Kurmog indicated that he’d located the Vandar colonies, but no coordinates were ever sent.”
“And the fleet he was commanding?”
“Destroyed.” The soldier stared straight ahead as he delivered the news.
“The entire fleet?” The general shook his head. “Impossible. He was leading over twenty ships, including his own Mercury-class battleship.”
“We sent ships to search for them, but there was nothing but debris from a battle. Significant debris.”
General Hardin rubbed a hand over his forehead, then dragged it across his close-cropped hair. “If the admiral and his fleet had survived, he would have made contact.” He braced his hands on the desktop. “Was it the Vandar?”
“By all accounts, sir.”
The general grunted, then waved a hand in dismissal. “That will be all. Send in the operative waiting outside.”
The soldier’s face registered fear for a moment, before he spun on his heel and left the Zagrath general’s office. The door had not slid shut again, before the operative stepped inside.
Hardin looked up and straightened, grasping his hands behind his back as he surveyed the imperial assassin. Although he’d never personally deployed the trained killer, he’d heard tales. Although he considered himself hardened to battle, the tales about empire’s most notorious assassin had made even his blood run cold.
“You know what happened to our fleet?” he asked, well aware that Zagrath headquarters had been buzzing with little else.
“I do.”
The general walked out from behind his desk. “I’ve called you in because I want someone who can infiltrate the Vandar.”
“To kill them?”
“Not at first. They are like insects. No matter how many we kill, they keep coming. No, I want someone who can get information we can use to bring them down from the inside. Admiral Kurmog managed to discover the location of one of the Vandar secret colonies—or so he claimed—but he was defeated before he could pass along the information. I need someone who will not be distracted by a personal vendetta.”
“I have no personal connection to the Vandar.”
The general smiled. “Not yet, you don’t.”
“Sir?”
“Your mission is to be taken by the newest Vandar Raas. From what we know, he is unmated. Seduce him, win his trust, and discover what we need to know to bring down the Vandar.” General Hardin shrugged one shoulder. “Then you can kill him.”
The raven-haired beauty inclined her head and gave him a smile that had lured many a male into her trap and to their death. “Consider it done.”
Thank you for reading PILLAGED! If you liked this alien barbarian romance, you’ll love PURSUED, book 4 in the series.
My task is to infiltrate the Vandar raider horde and seduce Raas Bron--then kill him. As an assassin for the empire, it’s a job I’ve done countless times. I should have no problem sharing a bed with the gorgeous warlord and then cutting his throat. If only I could ignore the w
ay his touch ignites me—and threatens to destroy my mission.
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Tana Stone is a bestselling sci-fi romance author who loves sexy aliens and independent heroines. Her favorite superhero is Thor (with Aquaman a close second because, well, Jason Momoa), her favorite dessert is key lime pie (okay, fine, all pie), and she loves Star Wars and Star Trek equally. She still laments the loss of Firefly.
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