“Yes. Do you want them on?”
“Yes, but low. Not too bright.”
“Lights, fifteen percent power,” he stated a little louder.
The lights above them began to glow subtly. It left the room dim but she could see his outline when she turned her head to peer back at him. Vera wiggled a little to get onto her back before facing him. She splayed her hands on his chest.
“I love touching you.” Her eyesight adjusted enough to make out more of his features. Roth’s golden eyes were open. “Can I explore you?”
Roth answered by shoving the covers lower down their bodies, exposing his chest as he lay on his side.
Vera inched closer and circled one of those dark disks on his chest with her fingertip, tracing his nipple. She felt his cock stiffen even more between them, until it pressed against her hip. She trailed her other hand down his belly to the stiff protrusion, exploring with her fingers. He felt as thick as he had inside her. His cock was shaped like a human penis, but just like everything else about Veslors, he was bigger. The head of his cock was slightly flared.
Roth made a soft rumbling noise as she continued to intimately explore him. He had veins on his shaft. Or maybe they were ridges. She wasn’t certain but she liked how they felt, even if she couldn’t circle the girth of him with her hand. It amazed her that they’d fit together.
She leaned in to replace the fingertip of her other hand with her mouth. She licked and gently suckled his nipple. Roth’s cock stiffened even more, jolting a little. Those rumbling noises coming from him grew louder, vibrating his entire chest.
He suddenly rolled away, lying on his back. It tore his cock away from her hand and his nipple from her mouth. “You need more sleep.”
That didn’t dissuade Vera. She sat up, getting on her knees. Roth silently watched her as she grabbed the cover and shoved it lower, exposing his cock. She knew her mouth parted slightly at the sight of a very aroused Roth. He was big, thick, and clear fluid leaked from the tip of his alien cock, shining in the dim light. It definitely resembled a human penis in shape.
“I need to touch you.”
A low growl came from him next, but he didn’t try to stop her as she reached for his cock again as she scooted down the bed, closer to his hips. She gently gripped him with both hands. That’s what it took to completely encircle his cock. The clear fluid he leaked was warm and felt almost like lubricant. It made her hands glide easily over the thick shaft.
“Vera,” he groaned. “You need to stop or I’ll take you again.”
“Newsflash, sexy. That’s only going to encourage me. You rocked my world twice and put me in a sex coma, from how good it was between us. I’m all for a repeat. Only this time, you’re not going to devastate me with your mouth. It’s my turn to make you come first.”
She stroked him from the head of his cock, down the shaft to the base. That’s when she felt something odd where his balls should be. If he had them. She figured he probably did, since his body looked so human like. She leaned closer, trying to get a better look as he spread his thighs a bit.
“My yunce.” He breathed faster, his voice coming out in a rasp. “Your males don’t have those.”
She released his shaft with one hand and explored it. It felt like ribbed skin, covered in the same fluid-like lube. She ran her fingertip over it as it seemed to expand, pressing upward toward his shaft. It wasn’t a second cock after all. Just a curved protrusion.
Roth suddenly gripped her wrist. “I’m extremely sensitive, if you feel under it.”
“Under it?” She turned her head, meeting his gaze.
“It protects my seed sack.”
She bit her lip, her mind attempting to translate that. “You mean your balls?”
“We have one seed sack. Not two, as I’ve been told your males do. My yunce protects it, surrounds it. When our rods grow, the yunce opens to allow our sack to swell with seed.”
“I’ll be very gentle,” she promised, curious as hell.
Roth released her wrist.
Vera gently slid her fingers over the ribbed, curved yunce, and she found that Roth did indeed have a large ball. It felt hot; there wasn’t any velvety fur over the rounded bulge, but baby-soft skin. Her fingertips came up against another shell on the underside. It kind of reminded her of a clam shell on earth, though not as hard. Both sides were shaped a bit like the walls of a shell, probably to curve around his ball. It fascinated her.
“Does it completely close around your ball when you’re not turned on?”
“Yes. It is vital to protect my seed sack.”
“That is so cool.” She gently caressed his nut. It did seem to be swelling larger, expanding to balloon out past the protective ridged shell.
Roth gripped her wrist again and pulled her hand away. “It is too sensitive to play with. It hurts when touched too much.”
“I’m sorry.” She wrapped her fingers around his shaft with both hands again and stroked him. His cock grew stiffer. Every ridge or vein she felt seemed to become more pronounced. She loved everything about the feel of him.
Roth’s hips rocked a little, and it drew her attention to his stomach. The muscles there were tense, outlined against his skin. He had at least a twelve pack, as far as abs went. Just the sight of him made her wet as she kept stroking him, watching his body respond to her touch.
When he started to rumble deeper, making an almost purring noise, she became so turned on that she ached between her legs.
“Can I ride you?”
Roth reached for her, his big hands gripping her waist. He sat up fast enough that she lost her grip on his cock. He pulled her up to her knees, then got on his own.
“I will do the riding. Turn around. Get on your hands and knees now.”
She scrambled to do his bidding.
“Closer to the wall. Brace a hand against it.”
She used the bedding to wipe down her hands as she crawled up the bed. Her hands had gotten very slippery. Roth made his own lube, a lot of it seeping from the top of his cock as she’d stroked him.
Vera flattened one hand on the wall and bent, spreading her thighs.
Roth came up behind her, spread his legs on the outside of her legs, and bent over her slightly. His hand splayed against the wall above hers. She opened her mouth to ask him what he wanted next, but she didn’t get the chance.
He curved around her, his cock pressing against her pussy, and then he entered her.
This time he didn’t go slow, but instead drove in deep with one steady thrust.
A moan tore from Vera. She frantically grabbed at the top bar of the headboard to gain leverage as she pushed back. Roth’s free hand gripped her hip, and he started to fuck her. He drove in deeper, his yunce snuggly pressing against her clit. Before long, he was pounding into her, fast and deep.
“Oh fuck,” she moaned. “Yes! Oh god, Roth. Don’t stop!”
Roth closed his eyes, trying to stay in control. He didn’t want to be too aggressive with Vera. He kept one hand braced on the wall to steady his balance on his knees, his other hand holding onto Vera to keep her in place under him, as he brought them both to ultimate satisfaction.
He now understood why two of his males had mated to humans.
The feel of Vera under him as he took her body felt better than anything he’d ever experienced. Her inner muscles clenched tightly around his rod, and she cried out as he brought her to release. His own followed swiftly, his seed shooting inside her. He threw his head back and drove into her deep, stilling his hips as he sealed his lips to avoid roaring from the intensity.
Gnaw had once told his grouping that copulating with humans was completely different from doing so with their own females. Raw. More intense.
He’d never truly understood what the male meant until he’d gotten inside Vera.
Every Veslor female had fought with Roth before copulation. And it hadn’t been because they wished to test a mating. He wasn’t a male they deemed worthy of consider
ing as a father for their cubs, or to spend the rest of their lives with him. No. Females sought him out for the exhilaration and novelty of being pleasured by a fighter.
Those Veslor females had made him battle hard for the right to pin and pleasure them when they had approached him. He had always attempted not to hurt them. It hadn’t been the same for the females. They’d sliced his body with their claws, not holding back and attempting to cause as much damage as possible. It meant being bloody and in pain when he won—and he always won.
But deep down, those victories had always left him feeling bitter and used. Those emotions, along with his physical injuries, had greatly reduced his pleasure.
Copulating with Vera was drastically different. She gave of herself freely, seeking only to give him pleasure, not pain.
Vera’s body sagged under him, and he gently withdrew his rod from her tight sex, pulling her with him as he sat, placing her between his spread thighs. He hugged her torso, holding her close. She leaned against him, resting the back of her head on his chest as they both tried to catch their breaths.
Her small hands wrapped around his wrists, loosely clinging to him. He inhaled deeply, taking in her scent—and the urge to mate her hit Roth hard. He resisted. She might have bravely boasted that his battle form wouldn’t frighten her, but he wasn’t willing to risk it. He needed to give her more time to learn to trust him.
Vera turned her head, the side of her face pressing against his chest. He smiled and held her tighter. She fit perfectly in his arms.
This was something else new. She wasn’t immediately shoving him away and leaving. Veslor females always did so the moment he’d brought them to release.
“That was the best sex ever.” Vera lifted her chin and peered up at him with a lazy smile.
The air froze inside his lungs for long heartbeats as he silently willed her to ask him to mate her. He wanted to claim her as his.
When she didn’t say anything, he forced himself to breathe again. Part of him grieved the loss of the opportunity. “Yes,” he whispered.
“So we’ve tested a mating, right?”
He gave her a nod.
Her smile faded as her pale blue gaze seemed to study his face. “Do you think you’d ever want to make me your mate?”
His heart beat faster. “Yes, Vera. I would. You only have to ask.”
Her smile returned. “Roth…will you please keep me? I’d really like that. I know mating is for life. I’m willing to sign up for that, but only with you.”
“Yes,” he growled, excited.
“Really?” She wiggled in his hold.
He reluctantly released her. Vera got up on her knees, turning before throwing her arms around his neck.
He enclosed her in his arms. Vera would be his female. His mate.
Roth felt utter happiness.
For about five long seconds. Then reality intruded into his mind.
Abby had refused to fully mate to Drak. She claimed it was due to her not being willing to have a child yet. What if Vera balked at the idea of sealing their bond?
“We need to discuss many things.”
She nodded against his neck. “I’ll quit my job with New Worlds. I’m pretty sure that the fleet always need extra drone operators. They sent me a few job offers when I graduated. I went with New Worlds because they paid way more. Abby gave me the impression that you’re all going to be on this ship for a while longer, and that’s not a problem for me. I have a lot of money saved, so I won’t be a financial burden on you until I find work.”
Roth chuckled. Vera amused him. “You could never be a burden to me in any way.” Then he sobered. “Do not join the fleet. They demand years of your life in service. As soon as our king allows it, we plan to leave Defcon Red.”
“I’ll ask the fleet for a civilian contract. That’s no problem. I won’t enlist.”
Roth adjusted his hold around Vera and lifted her, scooting down on the mattress until she ended up sprawled on his chest, with him on his back. It allowed them to be face to face as they talked.
He dreaded saying the words, but they needed voiced.
“I want to mate you, Vera. But you could carry my cub afterward. Only two Veslors have completed the bond with a human female, and each pairing had a cub.”
Vera inhaled deeply but didn’t break eye contact with him. “Do you want a baby?”
“Yes,” he admitted. “With you.”
She nodded. “I always wanted kids. I just thought I’d be way older when I had them…but meeting you has changed things. Hell, the idea of never becoming a mom was one of my other huge regrets while I was trapped in the pods, thinking that I’d die there. I have to be honest with you, though…”
He tensed under her, waiting for Vera to tell him she wished to wait to complete bonding, the way Abby did.
“Will you be okay if I don’t work for a while if we have a baby? My mom raised me alone and always had to work while I was growing up. She said she missed out on all the important firsts of my life. A babysitter got to hear me say my first words, and witnessed the first time I crawled and walked. It made her sad. I’d like to at least raise our baby full time for a couple of years. That’s why I hadn’t planned on having kids for a long time. I was going to wait until I’d earned enough money to retire before starting a family.”
Relief had him grinning. “Yes. You and our cubs will want for nothing, Vera. I will care for you and them.”
“Are you sure that’s not a deal breaker? I’ve never met or heard of a man willing to do that. Both people always have jobs to pay the bills.”
“I’m not human. Our females stay close to cubs until they are old enough to fend for themselves. It’s our way. I will help you care for any cubs we have, too. It is not strictly on the female alone.”
“I believe that. You’re going to make a wonderful father. I already knew that by how amazing and caring you always are with me. What else do we need to talk about? I’m good with moving to your home planet. I know your grouping stays together, too. Abby told me it’s like a big forever family. I’m actually looking forward to that.” She paused. “I’ve been alone since I lost my mom. We only had each other.”
That saddened him, hearing she’d had no one to look out for her. “Wasn’t there any other family? Where are your mother’s parents?”
Vera got more comfortable, sprawling on him, resting her chin on her hand on his chest. “My grandma died when my mom was a teenager. My grandfather got remarried to a much younger woman and they had two more kids. The new wife didn’t want my mom around after she turned eighteen. She was a reminder that my grandfather had another life before they’d met. It hurt my mom, but it wasn’t like she had much say in the matter. Her dad and his new family just cut her out of their lives completely.
“You already know I’m not close to my biological father, and I have no idea if he even has a family. None of them ever tried to contact me or my mom.”
“You will have family now.”
She smiled. “And a mate. So what do we need to do to make that happen? I’m up for anything.”
Roth wasn’t so certain. “We will discuss it tomorrow,” he stalled. It would hurt him deeply if Vera changed her mind.
“I know you need to shift. Abby told me about that, too. I’m not afraid of you, Roth. I know you won’t hurt me.”
“I would never,” he promised. “We should sleep for a few more hours. After we eat first meal—humans call that breakfast—we’ll go over the details.”
“Okay. I’m all in. Just know that.”
He smiled. “I am as well. You are mine, Vera.”
She opened her mouth to respond but a yawn broke from her instead. Then the pale skin of her cheeks turned pink. She softly laughed. “Okay. Maybe I do need a nap. You turn my brain to mush with all your sexiness and amazing bedroom skills.”
“Lights, off.”
The room turned dark, and Roth closed his eyes as Vera put her cheek against his chest. She did
n’t attempt to move off him. He liked her there. Roth gently wrapped his arms around her to make certain she didn’t roll off.
Chapter Thirteen
Vera loved Roth’s grouping. They all sat at the table eating breakfast together. Everyone had been extremely welcoming. Her gaze kept going to the cubs playing on the living room floor, nearby. They had stuffed animal toys, and were currently chewing on them, sprawled together near the couch.
The little girl and boy Veslor cubs were adorable. The two also gave her a good idea of what a Veslor would look like shifted. They kind of resembled panther cubs from Earth, though with very different dark, leathery skin. Both had their father’s unique eyes. They were a bright blue in color, with some vivid green streaks.
“You seem fascinated with the cubs.”
Roth’s soft words pulled Vera’s gaze away from them. “I am.”
“They’re teething,” Darla announced. “Their fangs are coming in. That means my breasts are now closed for business.”
Gnaw chuckled. “To our cubs. Never to me.”
Vera watched the other woman blush, but Darla smiled at her mate. It was easy to see how in love they were with each other. She liked that. “Closed?”
“I nursed them from birth.” Darla explained. “Now they’re going on solid food and their milk supply isn’t coming from me anymore. Their fangs are also sharper now, and while Rasha is gentle, Roshi…not so much. He’s more aggressive.”
Gnaw’s humor faded. “I’m teaching him to be very careful with you and the other females.” He reached out and took Darla’s hand, lifting her arm and scowling at the bandage near her wrist.
Darla kept her smile in place. “He didn’t mean to scratch me with his growing claws. It’s a tiny cut. Even human kids have some issues as they grow and get stronger. My sister liked to bite us as a baby, when she got her first teeth. She outgrew it pretty fast, after she realized it hurt.”
Maith snorted. “Human teeth are harmless.”
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