by Pixie Moon
He growls softly. The sound cranks up my need. My fingers pinch his nipple. His eyes flash and his mouth comes down on mine. The rasp of his whiskers is a beautiful contrast to his soft lips. I love the sting and the sweetness.
I run my fingers through is black hair and pull him closer. He moans as he dips his tongue in my mouth. I open for him. Our tongues clash and fight for control. He pulls me closer.
Solid erect flesh presses into my belly. I shudder and wiggle. Need courses through me like a wildfire that can’t be contained. I want to rip off his shirt and beg him to fuck me.
No. This isn’t right. I don’t know that he’s worthy enough to be that intimate with. I shouldn’t let my body rule me. When his hand moves up my thigh and grips my hip firmly, I shiver and moan. As he kisses a path to my ear and nibbles on my earlobe my will turns to mush. I need him. The hungry pearl between my legs throbs harder.
My stomach growls loudly. I ignore it. I’m hungrier for him than for food. I press into his considerable erection and moan. He is going to feel so good buried deep inside me.
Another snarling rumble comes from my stomach. He pulls back. Damn it.
“I’ll get you something to eat, little warrior. You need to get stronger.” Rylem rolls from the bed and heads out of the room.
The sight of his fine ass is just as good today as yesterday. I look down at my stomach and scowl. I drop my head down on the bed and blow out a harsh breath. This is for the best. I need to test him a bit more before I give myself to him. I have a feeling that once I’ve had him it will be almost impossible to give him up.
The call of nature has me getting up. My legs are less steady than I expected. Damn, I was really sick. Rylem is right. I need to get my strength back. I cautiously walk out of the bedroom. Rylem is sliding into a pair of pants. That’s a shame.
I quickly do my business and then meet him in the tiny kitchen. He has a platter with fruit, muffins, and yomine.
“We can share this.” He walks to the couch and I follow.
I like his thinking. Why mess up a platter and two plates. I take one of the two utensils that’s on the platter. My gaze jumps to his. Humor lights his pretty eyes.
“I promise not to take you hostage today.”
Rich laugher rumbles up from his broad chest. “I like your honesty, little warrior.”
I tense. “I’ll never lie.”
He tilts his head and stares deeply into my eyes. After a long moment, he nods. “Eat.”
I frown at his commanding tone, but I start eating because I need to. Once again the food is tasty. As soon as we are finished, I ask, “Where is Kanda Oistin? Who is the female that fixes up these platters of food?” I’m going to be disappointed if he says she’s a slave. Although, technically, I guess I’m his sex slave. None of it sets well with me.
He takes the platter to the kitchen counter and then comes back to the couch. The black couch shifts under his weight. A vision of me shifting under him flashes through my mind. No, no, no. I can’t think those kinds of carnal thoughts right now.
“Kanda is being taken care of by my brother, Klimen. She is doing well. Megan is the human that sends the food to us. She belongs to Hilam Braknee. When I believe you are ready, you can see them.”
“What? I’m ready right now.” I don’t like his tone at all. Its way to authoritative.
Rylem shakes his head. “No, you are not ready to be around other humans.”
“Yes, I am.” I hold out my arms. “I feel good today.”
A wicked smile curls his lips. “That’s not why you can’t see them.”
Huh. My face scrunches up as I try to figure out his reasoning. “Why,” I give in and ask.
“You just tried to get away on the last active cycle. Plus you tried to take them with you. You can’t be trusted right now.”
Fire heats my face. Damn it. I did act with dishonor. Or did I? I shake my head. “Captives are supposed to try to escape. It was the honorable thing to do.” At his chuckle, I glare at him.
“See. You are not ready to be around them. I like your feisty side, little human. But my friends wouldn’t appreciate it right now. Not when it could influence their females.” He rests his arm along the back of the couch and touches my hair.
I have a strange urge to cuddle to him. Instead, I ask, “Do I have to stay in here all the time?” The warrior in me shudders at that thought.
“No, with time you can start going to the community kitchen and the laundry room.”
“What? That sounds horrible. Don’t you have an exercise room?” This is unbelievable. My heart pounds out an angry beat. I can’t be caged. Not even in this cozy cage with a delicious male.
He tenses and gestures around. “This isn’t a bad place. Earth is a mess. You should be glad you’re not on it anymore.”
I leap up and look down at him. “Are you kidding me? Nobody wants to be forcibly taken from their home. No matter how bad it is.”
His eyes flash and then his face smooths out.
Shit! I just realized the power he has over me. If he gets mad at me, he can sell me to someone on the next planet we land on. I don’t want to be separated from Kanda. She’s my only friend in this horrible phase in my life.
“Don’t make a scene in front of my friends or you will be punished.” His tone has the hairs on my arms standing up.
Fuck! “I’m sorry. I don’t understand the rules yet.”
“They are simple. You do as I say, sesien min.” He pats the couch. “Sit. Tell me who you left behind.”
His words stun me. How did he know I left people I love behind?
His masculine chuckle startles me. “Nobody fights to stay on a dying planet unless they have a grauling good reason. Family and good friends are the only ones I can think of.”
I plop down on the couch. “You’re right. I was taken from my grandmother and friends. I miss them.” My throat tightens. I desperately try to swallow the lump that has formed in it.
“I lost a good friend on a mission. He was killed simply because he looked like someone else. It was supposed to be an easy mission. A part of me still misses him.” Rylem takes my hand and lightly squeezes it. “It gets better with time.”
I nod since that’s all I can do right now.
He gives me time to get myself under control before asking, “What did you do on Earth?”
I blow out a breath. “I helped protect our tribe.”
His eyebrows shoot up. “That’s honorable and impressive. I’m a warrior for Dagrin. Plus I explore the spaceports and surrounding areas of the planets we go to. Sometimes I’m a buyer of goods if I see something we need.”
Damn, he sounds like a fine male. Alien or no, I’m starting to like him a lot. “My friends and I used to scout and bring in food. We had a computer that helped by scanning for heat signatures.”
“I thought computers were in short supply on Earth.”
“They are. People who have them guard them carefully. We only had three in our whole tribe.” A longing for my friends pierces my heart. I keep a straight face though. He doesn’t need to know my every thought and emotion.
“How big was your tribe?”
“Around fifty. Some would come and go. How many crew members are on this ship?” I hope he doesn’t realize that I’m digging for information just in case he turns out to be bad.
I look up into his pretty sapphire eyes. Damn it. A knowing gleam is staring back at me. Will he answer my question?
“There are ten of us. All of us are trained in fighting and killing.”
Heat spools around my core. Knowing that he has skills is a turn on. A flash of him fighting for me comes to mind. The trip to the ship had been a dangerous one. With a weaker male, I wouldn’t be here now. My clit hums as desire builds. He has been proving his worth since the moment I met him.
I push my lustful feelings aside…for now.
“What does your brother do?”
“Klimen is the pilot, plus he coordinate
s our routes. Do you have any brothers or sisters?” Interest lights his keen eyes.
A touch of pain moves through my heart. “No. My parents died a long time ago. Are your parents alive?” It’s good to know how many family members I’ll have to deal with when they go home. Knowledge is power. In my captive state, I need all the power I can get.
A grin curls his kissable lips. “Yes. Glyben is my father and Solma is my mother. They are both mission coordinators and agent trainers for our government. They love to travel. I guess Klimen and I get it from them.”
A pang of jealousy weighs on my heart. I wish I’d come from a good home with loving parents. At least he did. He’s showing all the signs of being a good mate. My cautious side rears up. I need to keep an eye on him just to be sure.
His comm unit makes a light sound and he gets up and goes into his office to check it out.
I love watching his fine ass move. I shake my head. I can’t let my crazy lust for him rule me. He is my captor. If I get too comfortable he could get mad and sell me.
He wouldn’t do that to you, a soft voice whispers through my mind. I hope not but it’s too soon to tell. He seems honorable. As long as he continues to be so, I’ll have to prove my own honor.
Rylem Trillobe seems to be worth it.
~ Rylem ~
After I answer Drandok’s question about training, my mind starts processing the information I just got from my little human.
From her pretty golden eyes, I know she was keeping something about her past from me but I can respect that. She doesn’t know me. I can slowly get more from her. I know I will because I have an insane need to know everything about her. I don’t know if I like my strange attraction to her or not.
As my mind replays our conversation, I think about how in control of herself she is. Most humans are drawn to our scent so strongly that they have to touch us. Rizpa nin. Is she not affected by me?
No. My attraction to her is stopping me from thinking it through. I slow down and go over all of our encounters. My cock swells when I remember her kisses and touch when we woke.
I smile as I recall pretending to be asleep while she lightly explored my chest. She tried to keep her desires secret but she couldn’t. Her demanding kisses and the way she was grinding into me prove that she is attracted to me. Lust makes my balls buzz. I shiver as I remember the feel of her confidently gripping me…pulling me closer.
Out of the bedroom, she tries to hold back. That’s my tough little warrior. I’ll let her come to me.
With the powerful passion that burns between us, I know she won’t be able to hold out much longer. Soon she’ll let her desire show no matter where we are.
I look forward to her transformation.
CHAPTER
8
~ Niya ~
♥
Another day…active cycle has come and gone.
I feel stronger every day. I was taken from Earth seven days ago but it feels like I’ve been gone for years. Shocking events change you.
Rylem is working in his office. I just finished cleaning up our dishes. Sitting cross-legged on the floor, I start taking in full deep breaths. My mind immediately goes to Rylem Trillobe.
The hem of my creamy blue dress caresses my thighs. Yesterday he showed me the clothes he’d gotten me as well as where the feminine products he’d had Hilam replicate for me were kept in the bathroom. Yes, he is taking good care of me.
The alien is honorable. His actions have consistently been worthy of a great warrior. Several times he could have been cruel to me. Especially when I attacked him.
He’ll make a good lover. My whole body tingles when his sapphire eyes eat me up. My past lovers never looked at me that way. I’ve been with three lovers but all we were doing was taking care of our natural urges.
I feel different with Rylem. That could be a problem. If he ever tires of me my heart will be broken. I need to appear unaffected by him as much as possible. At least in public. When I meet the others they don’t need to know that he is my weakness.
Other than that one morning, I’ve been able to resist full blown sex. He has been patient. A lesser male wouldn’t have been. Not when he bought a female for sex. Rylem has proven himself many times. The energy between us is explosive.
Lust flares up in my core. I squirm in my seated position. My nipples harden at the remembrance of his hands cupping and caressing them. My desire for him is surprising and overwhelming. I need to feel his cock sliding into me. I shiver at the thought of him spreading my legs and filling me up.
Movement at his office doorway has me looking up. Rylem moves to the closet and gets his black boots out. He’s already dressed in black pants and a dark brown fitted shirt. His biceps ripple as he puts his boots on.
I force my gaze away from his muscles. His comm unit is on his right forearm. “Where are you going?” I stand up. He’s still a little over a foot taller than me, but from this position I feel more in control.
“I have to go to work for a short while. I’ll bring back some more food.”
“Uh, uh. I’ll get my sandals and come with you.” I move to the closet door. He blocks my way.
“You are not coming with me. It’s too soon.”
Fire heats my veins. “What? I can’t stay cooped up in here with nothing to do.” Is he crazy?
He shakes his head causing his black hair to shift on his forehead. “I don’t know what to tell you. Rest…meditate. You’ll figure it out.”
I scowl at him as my brain kicks into gear. “Don’t you have any form of entertainment in here? A history channel or something?” Now that would be good.
He looks up at the soft glowing lights in the ceiling for a long moment. Then he looks at me and smiles. “Would you like to know more about dagrinians?”
“Yes.” Only a fool wouldn’t want to know more about the species that controls their life. I’m nobody’s fool.
He nods and then heads into his office. A moment later he comes out with a slender silver device that’s about the size of his large hand.
He holds it up. “You can read all about us on this device.”
Rylem quickly shows me how to turn it on and how to scroll to the information that I want to study. I want to know everything.
“I’ll be back as soon as possible, little warrior.” He gives me a lingering kiss that makes me want to rip his clothes off and then simply turns on his heel and leaves.
I scowl when I hear him locking me in. I blow out a breath as I realize that he did the smart thing. It also proves that he’s into me enough to make sure that I’ll be here when he gets back.
Moving to the couch, I plop down and open a section on the device. I touch my neck where the chip is implanted. That device is what’s making this possible. The people on Earth would love to have these. Talking and trading with everyone would be so much easier.
At the top of the screen it says ‘An ignorant planet is a conquered planet.’ These people are smart. I’m lucky to be with them. Now it’s time for me to get smarter.