by Catty Diva
“I don’t suppose I can convince you to let me go?”
“I can’t be bribed. There’s nothing you can offer me that will tempt me,” Cyn insisted.
“What if I knew where one of your sisters is?”
“Do you?”
“Yes, I do.”
“I’d like to know that, but I have no way of being sure you’re telling me the truth.”
“What if I tell you by taking me in, you’re throwing away a three-year investigation into the labs?”
“Again, I have no way to be sure your telling me the truth,” Cyn said.
“Looks like we’re at an impasse.”
“I have to take you in.”
“Alright, let’s go,” Lori suggested. “Maybe an escape after being captured would go over better anyway.”
Cyn walked behind her as Lori led the way to the next level. Her boss would not be happy, but that would be between him and the Moon hunter’s boss. She had tried her best to escape and been caught, anyway.
As Lori moved up the stairs, she was both excited and nervous to meet Terrik. What would he think? Would he believe she was a monster like the others they had caught? How would that affect the way he treated her? Some words and actions couldn’t be undone.
Once the door was open, she strode inside as if she hadn’t a care in the world. It was just an act, but it got her through more often than not. She turned to Cyn. “I need a private line to Cash.”
“You know him?” Cyn asked surprised.
“Not personally, but professionally.”
“I guess it wouldn’t hurt to let you talk to him.”
Lori stopped like a deer caught in the headlights. Terrik stood in front of her. “You caught her.” He looked both surprised and uncertain.
“Once I knew there was a second sub level, it wasn’t that hard,” Cyn replied. “She wants to talk to Cash.”
“Is that wise?” Terrik asked.
“I don’t see what it will hurt,” Cyn countered. She led Lori to a small room where communications were already set up and Brutus was bringing Cash up to date. They both stared hard at them.
“Why is she in here?” Cash asked.
“She wants to talk to you privately,” Cyn explained. Terrik stood in the doorway trying to ferret out what information he could while he hoped she wasn’t as bad as she appeared to be.
“Alright, all of you out,” Cash said. Terrik was surprised Cash was willing to go along with this and disappointed that he was sending them out of the room.
They all left so Cash and Lori could have their talk. Terrik stewed outside the door waiting for her to come out. It was twenty minutes before the door opened. Lori stepped outside. “Cash wants to talk to one of you.”
Terrik stepped in the room, but left the door open. “What’s going on?” He asked.
“She gave me some information I need to check out. Treat her well and don’t turn her over to the Mazlans. Lori may be freed if her information checks out. Are you good to keep working on this?” Cash asked.
“Of course, I’m just fine. What do you mean?”
“I’ve noticed the girl interests you.”
“She’s attractive, so what?” Terrik asked.
“Just checking. I’ll be back in touch soon,” Cash advised.
What the hell was all that about? Had she made a deal with Cash. He went out and found Cyn. “Lori is to be treated well and not turned over to the Mazlans.”
“Why?” Cyn asked,
“Cash is checking out something she told him. If he likes what he hears, he’s going to set her free. That’s all he told me.”
“That makes no sense, but I’ll let everyone know, since the shuttle is being loaded to meet up with the Mazlans soon.”
An hour later, Cash called. “Let her go.”
“Are you sure that’s wise?” Terrik questioned.
“There’s information you don’t have.”
“Then tell me.”
“I’m not at liberty to say, but maybe you can get her to tell you.”
“Yeah, wish me luck with that,” Terrik groaned. Their relationship wasn’t based on open communication. He wished it was, because he thought she might be his one. Mazlans called it fated mate, Humans called it soul mate, but no matter what they called it, they all agreed there was only one shot at it. Terrik cursed his shitty luck.
He marched to the cell where she was currently the sole occupant. “Who are you?”
“I’m just Lori.”
“You are someone, if you’re able to get Cash to release you.” A big smile covered her face. “Thank the Gods, I was going crazy in here.”
“Better here than in the Mazlans’ not so tender hands,” Terrik mumbled.
“The Mazlans aren’t so bad if you don’t do anything to hurt them.”
“And you haven’t?” Her expression became guarded. “I can’t discuss that.”
“Can’t or won’t?”
“Can’t, at least not until I talk to my boss,” Lori explained.
Terrik opened the door and led her to the small room she’d been in before. “I can’t call from here. Sorry, I need to go to my room.”
“It’s being searched. I’d best lead you there or they’ll think you escaped.”
“Lead on.” Terrik took her down the hall and to the shuttle bay. He was a competent pilot, so he took her himself.
The flight was around thirty minutes and they were quiet, at first. “Can you tell me anything?” Terrik asked.
“I had a normal childhood even though I was adopted.”
“Lab-born and bred?”
“Maybe.”
“That tells me why you searched out the labs. We all want to either find our families or find justice for them. But why you would work for them? That makes no sense.”
“I can only hope he’ll let me tell you what is going on, but even if he does, it’s only for you to know.”
“My lips will be sealed.” Terrik stared at her blonde hair as it fell across her face. Her sapphire-blue eyes barely visible under it. She was hiding from him and the intimacy that was growing between them. She was taller than Cyn, somewhere in the upper range of average and her body was lithe and toned, but not skinny.
She was everything he could ever want, but he knew regardless of the explanation she gave him, she would be leaving. Could he bear to have her walk away when he’d just found her? It was true some people, most people according to the statistics, never found the love of their life. But wasn’t it worse to find them and lose them all at the same time?
Lori seemed to want to tell him, but he really wasn’t sure of anything anymore.
Chapter 10
Mates
Lori was relieved when they got to the station. They made it to her room where a group of guys were going through everything, including her underwear. “You guys can go now. Cash cleared her.” Terrik said.
Eyebrows raised, and she was sure those guys would be double checking. Once they were gone, she looked at Terrik.
“What? You want me to leave, too?” He asked.
“Just for a few minutes, so I can have a private conversation.”
“Fine,” Terrik said and stepped out.
Lori made the call using her high-tech equipment. Derek answered right away. “What the hell is going on down there?”
She explained everything to him. “I can go back in and tell them I escaped after I was captured.”
“Are you sure you want to take that risk? They’ll be as suspicious as hell.”
“I think I can convince them. I met a man.”
“Yes, I already heard. I suppose you want to tell him?” Her boss asked.
“Yes, I’d like to. He’s trustworthy.”
“You better be right because your life is in his hands.”
“Thank you, Derek.”
“You know I always try to support you.”
They hung up and now it was time to speak to Terrik. She opened the door and invited him
in. “My boss is allowing me to tell you after I impress upon you the need for secrecy. I work for the ASB. It’s the Anti-Slavery Bureau. It was formed when females were overproduced on Earth and alien pirates were abducting them to sell at galactic auctions. Our funding is through secret channels and we operate independently.”
“So the president has no control of your people.”
“None. We started the undercover operation three years ago. We’ve helped many escape, but we found a connection to several high ranking officials, and that is who we want now. Once they are taken down, we’ll hit the labs.”
“You’re going back in.”
“Only long enough to get the proof against the officials.”
“What if I don’t want you to go?” Terrik asked.
“You won’t do that. You know how important this is.”
“Yeah, I do.” He pulled her to the bed and kissed her like there was no tomorrow. “I want to kiss and lick every inch of you.”
“Gods, that sounds good.” She moaned and she felt herself getting wetter in preparation for him claiming her. Terrik started unbuttoning her shirt and slid it off her. Her bra went next.
His mouth moved down her neck and to her chest where he latched onto one hard nipple tugging on it then the other as his hands stroked her back. His fingertips skimmed her skin soothing her even as his mouth on her nipples excited her. He nipped at one nipple, the sting zinging through her before he soothed it with his tongue.
The touch of his magical fingers and mouth turned her core molten and need spiraled in her. “Finish undressing for me,” He directed as he stepped back and stripped off quickly. When she was naked too, he murmured his approval.
He pressed against her lightly, sending her back onto the bed. He landed beside her, but rolled on top if her. She could feel the heat coming off his body and warming her skin. “Oh, Gods I want you!” She whispered, as his hand slid down to test her readiness.
“So wet for me, Sweetheart. I want you that much, too.” His whole body lightly brushed against her as his arms kept his weight from sinking on her.
She could feel his cockhead at her entrance, pressing and slowly sliding in. Her breath caught in her throat as her need spiraled out of control. Arching up, she forced him further inside her. He could no longer hold back and he plunge all the way inside. Lori felt full and the slight punch of taking a male his size only added to the pleasure of the moment.
“Move before I go crazy,” Lori orders, and he does.
Terrik begins pumping in and out of her deeper and harder than she ever imagined she could handle and she only wants more. “Gods female, you feel so hot and wet wrapped around me. I’ve never felt anything so wonderful.”
“Me either. I’m so close,” Lori admitted. Terrik just plunged into her deeper and she felt a buzz run over her. A ball of tension tightened in her stomach and even though she knew she was about to climax, she wasn’t prepared for the explosion that rocked her world.
She arched up and her pussy clenched at his cock so hard he froze in place unable to move. Her channel clamped down on him, squeezing until he had no choice but to release his load and pour hot ropes of cum into her, coating her whole core with his seed.
Terrik jerked and bucked as his body emptied into hers. Her legs pressed against his sides as she continued to thrash until her orgasm eased. Her soft, sweet sounds of pleasure only inflamed his senses further. When their release finally calmed, he rolled them over so he wouldn’t crush his female.
Lori was sprawled across his chest exhausted and unable to move. Both of them closed their eyes, waiting for their breathing to ease and their heartbeats to return to normal. At some point, they fell asleep and slept for hours with no one disturbing them.
Terrik jerked awake and it woke her, too. “What time is it?” He asked.
She glanced at the clock. “It’s late afternoon.”
“What do we do now?” He asked.
“Why don’t we take a shower? I’ll have to leave in a few hours.”
“I love showers.”
They got up and she remembered her shower would barely hold a male his size. “This won’t work,” Terrik observed. “Let’s go back to bed until you have to get ready.”
“I love a man that goes with the flow.”
“Why don’t you get on the bed on your hands and knees?”
She did and looked over her shoulder at him. He was so big and powerful, it turned her on. He stood behind her, rubbing her ass and then he smacked it. “I just couldn’t help myself.” Lori shot a glare at him but she didn’t mind. The man made her feel too good for her to hold it against him.
He pressed his cock into her channel and she forgot everything except how he filled her and how damn good it felt. Terrik began to hammer into her and she moved to meet him. This man just had to wait for her, he’d ruined her for anyone else.
Her moans picked up as she raced towards her climax. It hit her like a bomb going off and shattered her. The pleasure was almost too much and more than she’d ever felt. Being with him seemed to get better every time. He exploded right after her and she felt the hot cum shooting into her and slipping out to dampen her thighs.
He rolled her over and they laid together cuddling and talking about their lives and what the future would bring. All too soon, it was time for her to go. She didn’t want to, but she had made a commitment and even though Derek would probably let her out of it, she felt she had to see this through.
Epilogue
Two months of being parted and his Lori was finally back. She’d found the proof that was needed and retired from the ABS. She’d joined him working at Moon Hunter’s, but they did small jobs together and she did a lot of research for Cash because she was amazing with anything to do with electronics and that included computers.
He had taken the Sunnite he’d found in the mine and had it assessed and they were rich beyond his wildest dreams, but they both agreed they wanted to work. They were already planning to open an electronics store that specialized in security for the home and business.
When Lori came back from her assignment, she had told him she was pregnant. They had made a child on their first time together. He was excited about being a Dad. His life had changed completely and he was the better for it! He snuggled up next to his pregnant mate and they watched a romantic movie. Luckily, his friends couldn’t see him now.
“I love you,” He whispered.
“You must, if you’re watching a rom com with me.” She giggled. “I love you, too.”
Moon Hunter’s
Book 3
Brutus
Space Station Gamma called him to his fate. Brutus was certain of it. He’d had dreams of a beautiful woman calling him and she was here, at the station. There was no doubt and once he found her he would claim her.
Shari was in pain, always in pain. Kept in the lab on Gamma station her burgeoning stomach filled with the fruit of the seed she’d been implanted with, she had to escape now more than ever. She dreamed of a man, a hero, who would save her and her children then claim her and them as well. Could such a man really exist?
Dreams can be strong portents of the future if only they can be accepted. Can Brutus and Shari find love and acceptance in each other’s arms, or will the troubles between them push them apart?
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Book 1
He found his fated one only to lose her. It sounded like a bad joke but it had really happened to him. Even with all his magical abilities, he’d had no luck finding the woman that had captivated him.
She’d woke up after the hottest night of sex she could imagine, all alone. Embarrassed that she’d behaved so impulsively, she ran and just kept running.
When these two get together, the passion ignites. Unfortunately someone out for revenge wants them both to burn, literally.
Frozen Origin
Book 1
Zeus
He is the leader of the gods, no not the Greek gods of ancient times that they are named for, but the god line of genetically manipulated beings said to be so much more than men. They’ve been imprisoned by Origin, the company that created them, all their lives, but now they have a chance to be free.
She leads the team that has come to free them. She and her team always come in first and leave first on every mission, which is a good thing because she is drawn to the gorgeous god. She needs to leave to get on with her life and the career she loves.
She doesn’t want to settle down, he is unwilling to settle for anything less. When they are thrown together fighting Origin and secrets are revealed, will it bring them closer together or place insurmountable obstacles in their path?