Rocor (Dragons of Kratak Book 5)

by Ruth Anne Scott

  She bit her lip as she spoke, looking uncertain of her words. “While it doesn't excuse you putting my life in danger – as well as the lives of my parents – I am actually glad you came.”

  My pulse raced, and I felt a smile forming on my face. “You are?” I asked.

  “I am,” she said. “Because like it or not, I care for you, too. I have no idea what you are or even what's going on, but I can't stop thinking about you, Baz. These feelings are intense. And it's been quite a while since I've felt so strongly.”

  The more she spoke, the more my heart filled with joy, and the harder it became to resist my impulses to touch her. Her hand reached out and touched me first, though, surprising me and breaking my resolve as I felt her caress my cheek. Closing my eyes, I leaned into the touch, and before I could stop myself, I leaned forward, closing the distance between her and me, and kissed her deeply.

  She took in a deep breath as our lips touched, causing me to pull back at first, but she didn't stop the kiss. Instead, she kissed me back, pressing those soft lips of hers to mine. Our lips parted, and her tongue touched mine as my hands moved to the back of her head, freeing her hair from the ponytail and letting it fall over her shoulders.

  I may not be a human, but I was still very much male and had needs like any other male would. I felt myself growing hard against my suit, and I resisted until Paige pulled away, taking me by the hand.

  “Come on, Baz,” she whispered, her voice coming out breathy.

  “Where to?”

  “My bedroom,” she whispered. “For some privacy.”

  “Privacy?” I asked.

  Paige blushed, almost like she was embarrassed or ashamed. “I'm not sure how to ask this,” she said. “This is crazy. But I mean, you do have – umm – well, a penis? Being an alien and all...”

  My eyes grew wide as I understood what she was asking me. “Oh, of course. I'm built much like a male human. In fact, the physiology between humans and Optorions is very, very similar. In fact, there is some speculation–”

  “Baz?” she raised an eye brow at me? “You're doing it again. Wandering off on a tangent.”

  I cleared my throat and felt a little embarrassed myself. “I still have all my parts – parts that are almost human-like, yes. Does that mean you want to–”

  Paige bit her lip and stared at me, her beautiful eyes wide and her hair cascading over her shoulders now that it was free. God, to think of making love with such a beautiful creature – I felt the tightness in my suit grow even harder.

  “Only if you want to, of course,” she said.

  “Oh, I do,” I said. “I truly do.”

  I'd never been with a human woman before, and I was nervous. So I was forced to appeal to an expert – such as he was.

  “Human anatomy is very similar to our own,” Anjol chimed in with. “Mating happens much the same way as it does with your people, Baz.”

  “Thank you, Anjol.” I truly was thankful for that tidbit. It made what we were about to do less scary. “Please, continue. Tell me more. Tell me what human females find most pleasurable.”

  Chapter Five

  When we got to Paige's room, she took me by surprise and kissed me. I was still in shock to be kissing this amazingly beautiful creature – not to mention that I was about to have sex with her. But as she pressed me against the door frame, I became more aware that this was truly happening, and if I wanted it to continue happening, I needed to make a move.

  I grabbed Paige by the hair, pulling her face to me and kissing her deeply. I moved down her neck, sucking and nibbling on her soft, supple skin as she groaned softly.

  “We have to be quiet,” she giggled. “God, I can't believe I'm an adult saying this – but my parents are right down the hall.

  “Of course,” I muttered, my mouth firm against the flesh of her neck. “I will make sure to remain silent.”

  I was still a male, and that meant I wanted to make her scream out in pleasure. Not to brag, but back home, I was known as a very good mating partner. I didn't want Paige to hold back, I wanted her to let me know what she liked so I could make her feel good.

  But I also knew that if her parents found us making love in their home, that might not be the best thing for either of us, especially given the fact that she was already nervous about her parents finding out.

  I pulled Paige's shirt off over her head, exposing her delightful cleavage. I couldn't help but stare in awe.

  “Never seen a breast before?” she teased.

  “Not like yours, I'm afraid. Women on my planet are less… shall we say, bountiful as you.”

  That caused her to blush ever so slightly. There was only one garment separating me from those delightful breasts, and I was intent on removing it. As I fumbled with it, I started pitying the poor males who had to remove these on a regular basis. More than that, I felt sorry for the women who had to wear contraptions like those.

  “Let me,” Paige said, reaching behind her back and unhooking the latch in one smooth motion.

  The garment fell to floor, and her breasts were free. I so badly wanted to nestle my head amongst them, to feel her soft flesh against my skin and cheeks, but I feared that might be considered strange or inappropriate. I wasn't familiar with human traditions around mating and sex, so I erred on the side of caution, taking in the beautiful sight with only my eyes.

  Paige slid out of her pajama bottoms, letting them – and her undergarments – fall to the floor. She was nude in front of me, and it was a sight to behold.

  “Now it's your turn,” she said, fumbling with my suit.

  “Here, let me,” I said.

  I pressed a button on my wrist and ran my finger down the length of the chest, like a human might do for a zipper. The suit opened up, exposing my chest and Paige helped slip it off of me. In one fell swoop, and then I was naked too.

  “I almost feel like an awkward teenager,” she said. Paige bit her lip and looked up at me with eyes that were partially closed and relaxed. “Almost like I don't know what to do.”

  “Believe me, I understand your emotional state precisely,” I scratched my head as I stared at her, continuing to enjoy the lovely sight before me.

  Paige stood on her tiptoes, letting our mouths touch again, and this time, we pressed our bodies together. Her hands explored my body and I explored hers. She was warmer to the touch than females on my planet. Our body temperature was naturally cooler, so to touch her was something entirely new and surreal to me. It almost made me dizzy.

  We moved over to the bed, and I pushed her down upon it, my body above hers. Staring down into her eyes, I felt her hand grab hold of me. She tightened her grip, stroking my hardness before guiding me into her opening. Slipping inside of her was an unbelievable sensation and my eyes nearly rolled back into my head. Paige let out a gasp, grabbing onto me and thrusting her hips upward as if to make sure our bodies were truly connected.

  Making love to Paige was an experience unlike anything I'd ever had before. Yes, we were very similar in anatomy – in fact, outright indistinguishable – but being with a human was still different than being with someone of my own kind.

  Things were very similar to how they were on our planet, but better. I couldn't explain it, but human females were warmer than my own kind – our body temperature is naturally cooler thanks to our planet's climate and living conditions. But it was more than that. It was the body heat thing in part, yes. But it was also the way human women did things.

  Paige had taken me into her mouth, which was something entirely new for me, and something entirely amazing. The way she used her mouth, tongue, and hand on me almost made me instantly climax. She had gotten down on her hands and knees and told me to get behind her, to pull her hair as I thrust myself in and out of her. She'd commanded me to go faster, harder, and all the while, my own excitement was building.

  Paige's warmth was truly something unbelievable to me, especially the way it felt to be inside of her, wrapped up in it all. She, too,
seemed to enjoy herself, leaving her mark on my shoulder – a literal bite mark, that is – from trying to stay quiet as I pumped my hips, moving myself in and out of her.

  I, too, had my moments where I almost lost control. It was more intense than anything I'd ever experienced before. At one point, Paige was on top of me, but I guided her body with my hands, touching her at last. For all I had wanted to do was to touch her, to feel her, and there I was, getting to touch her in ways I had only imagined I would get to. And in some ways I'd never even been able to imagine.

  In the end, our bodies shuddered as we climaxed together, forgetting that she was human, and I was alien. We were simply two people lost in a moment of making love. Her hands in mine, our lips pressed together, and our bodies shuddering and writhing as the most intense pleasure took over my body. She was whimpering, her pace intense as she'd ridden me, until both of us collapsed in a heap of sweat and bodily fluids. Utterly spent.

  Paige stared down at me, her eyes sleepy and tired. “Jesus Christ.”

  I knew enough about humans to know it was a statement. She wasn't actually calling me by the biblical name of a religious figure. Thanks to Anjol for that little tidbit. Always proving himself to be handy.

  I was out of breath and still trying to get used to my body once more. “I told you I was built just like a human male, parts and all.”

  “Built like a human, only better,” she said, looking down at me with a mischievous grin on her face. Her hair blanketed both of us in softness, shielding us from the rest of the world in that moment.

  “Better?” I asked, raising an eyebrow.

  “Bigger,” she whispered, blushing slightly as she spoke. “Much, much bigger.”

  “Oh,” I said, feeling some pride in that statement. “Well, I'm considered well-endowed on my planet as well, so it's by no means average.”

  “Actually, that's not true. The average male–” Anjol started to say.

  “Shh, let me have my moment.”

  Paige laughed, kissing me as I wrapped my arms around her beautiful, naked body. That right there, was something I could get used to. Being with a woman like Paige was something I'd always wanted, but never thought possible. Not on my home planet, at least. She was different, and I meant that when I'd said it. I was falling in love with her because of those differences.

  We both rolled over together, and I slipped out of her. We curled up together in her bed, our bodies exhausted and depleted of energy. All I wanted to do was sleep right there, curled up and snuggling her warm body, but I knew I had to stay awake. I had to protect her.

  “Sleep, Paige,” I whispered, pushing the hair away from her face. “Get some sleep.”

  I'd have to stay awake to watch over her and her family, too. I owed her that much after everything I'd put her through and the danger I'd put her in. Sleep wouldn't come for me, but I'd let her rest. I'd hold her, keeping her safe.

  Paige fell asleep, mumbling something or another that I couldn't make out. I kissed her forehead and rested my head on the pillow next to her. Sleep would be nice, but making sure she was safe was of the utmost importance at the moment. I just had a feeling that Kapoc's assassins were out there lurking, and I couldn't afford to let them get the upper hand.

  “Anjol, I commanded, would you please activate the energy reserves? It's going to be a long night.”

  Chapter Six

  “Incoming message from Tarkonil,” Anjol said. “It reads, ‘They're here, Baz. I picked up a transmission from them. They know where she's at, your human-friend, and they're headed that way. Escape now.’”

  Paige looked so peaceful lying there, I hated to wake her up, but I had to. We needed to get out of there and fast. As long as we were there, her parents would also be in danger, and it would be hard to explain anything to them. I couldn't imagine having to explain to them that aliens were coming to kill their daughter – and them if they got in the way – so I had no choice.

  I had to get us out of there, lead the assassins away from the home, and fight them somewhere else. Somewhere that Paige and her family would not be caught up in it. Hopefully, somewhere there would be no loss of human life at all.

  “Paige, you must wake up,” I said, nudging her awake. “We need to go. Very quickly, we must go.”

  “Go where?” she said.

  “Somewhere else. We can't stay here,” I said, my voice urgent. “The assassins I mentioned earlier are on this planet. They know about you, and they are on their way here. We need to get you out of here to lure them away from your parent's house.”

  Paige's eyes were now wide open as my message set in. “They're on their way? Here?”

  “Yes, I'm afraid so. The only way I can think to keep your parents safe is for us to leave–”

  “Okay,” Paige said, sitting up and picking up her clothes. “Yes, let's do this. Let's leave so they don't come here. We can't let anything happen to my parents, Baz.”

  “I'm doing everything in my power to prevent it.”

  She was scared, I could see it in the way she looked at me. But even though she was scared, she reacted quickly. She knew what had to be done to protect those she cared about, and in that moment, I knew I was falling in love with her. It probably wasn't the best time to be having that revelation, but what could I do? My feelings were my feelings and they didn't always come up at the most opportune times.

  Paige was so brave, even when facing an enemy that she couldn't possibly understand.

  “Let's go,” she said.

  I'd slipped back into my biosuit and had my weapons handy. They'd find us, I had no doubt about that. But the further we were from that house, the better. I would be able to fight them, to protect Paige, and we'd be fine. But we had to get away from this house so her parents would not be collateral damage.

  “Where should we go?” Paige asked me.

  I was wondering the same thing as I stared out the window to the backyard. There were trees all around us. That would give us plenty of cover.

  “Out there,” I said. “The woods. We can hide out there as we get away.”

  Paige nodded. “Sounds like a plan. Let's get moving.”

  I started to climb out the window, but she shot me a look and put her hand on my shoulder. “There's a back door we can use. That's how we civilized creatures do things,” she said with a smile on her face. “No need to climb out the window, Baz.”

  “Oh, yeah. Right.” I followed her to the kitchen and we snuck out the back door, quietly moving through the night. We reached the fence, and she opened the gate, giving one last look at her family home.

  “You okay?” I asked her.

  “Just worried about them. You sure this is the right thing to do?”

  I couldn't be sure, but knowing how vicious and tenacious the enemy was, this gave us the greatest odds of successfully drawing my brother's assassins away and keep everyone whole.

  “To protect them?” I asked. “Yes. They want you, not your family. If we're not there, they won't go there. They'll look for us.”

  She nodded, and together we walked in silence. The pine trees smelled so fresh and clean. It reminded me of when I'd first landed on this planet and how charming it all was. Everything about Earth was different than back home, and I loved it. The fresh scent was intoxicating and could almost make me forget we were running for our lives.

  We got quite a distance from her house when I heard a sound behind me. And another to my left, and yet another my right. We froze, standing there for a moment as we waited for the enemy to show themselves. I had my sword ready and kept Paige close to me, ready to die to protect this woman if it came to that.

  I felt someone step up behind me, and as I turned to face him, I felt a needle press into my arm. The pinch made me wince, but the feeling of hot liquid pouring into my veins made me grit my teeth to avoid screaming.

  “What the–” I started to say, but I didn't get to finish my question. The paralytic rushed through my veins, freezing me in my place
.

  “Sorry, Baz, buddy,” a voice I recognized from my home planet said. “But you're no match for paralyzing serum. Nobody is. In fact, consider it an honor that we'd have to use a serum to render you paralyzed in the first place.”

  I stood there, helpless and frozen. I couldn't even blink, so I was forced to watch what was unfolding before me. Watch as they killed my beautiful Paige? I couldn't let this happen. I tried to push past it and break the chemical bonds that were restraining me. But the medicine was too powerful for me.

  I mentally kicked myself hard. I'd been so confident I knew what I was doing. We had walked this way to hide from them, but they could also hide from us, and sneak up on us too, apparently.

  The man, a friend of my brother known as Rykan, smiled back at me, empty needle in his hand. Three others had Paige in restraints, and she fought against them, kicking and screaming until one of them stuffed something in her mouth to shut her up. She still fought, however, and for that I was impressed.

  She was no match for the assassins, though, and I feared for the worst.

  “Don't worry, Baz. We're not going to kill her. Not yet, at least,” Rykan said with a smirk. “Your brother insists on keeping her alive for now. But in order to see her released, he demands to meet with you back home.”

  With me being completely incapacitated, Rykan walked over and stuck a needle into Paige's arm. Her eyes grew wide as she fought, but then she went limp. Unlike the serum they'd used on me, though, the one they used on her knocked her out completely. She fell asleep in their arms like a rag doll, unable to fight any longer.

  With me there, frozen in place, I couldn't do anything about any of the situation either. I'd never felt so helpless in my entire life. I watched as they carried her lifeless body away from me. Rykan waved at me as a ship approached from above, gliding overhead, and then landing nearby.

  “See you soon, Baz. At least we better, if you don't want us having some fun with your human-friend here,” he said. “The serum in your blood right now will run its course. After that, you should be free within about five hours. We expect to see you home shortly after that.”