3013: SALVATION (3013: The Series Book 5)

by Laurie Roma

  He groaned when he realized she was bare beneath her clothes. He broke off the kiss as he dropped her pants on the floor, then his heart stopped.

  Damn, she was gorgeous.

  The sight of Skylar completely naked before him was something he would remember for the rest of his life. The perfection of her had seared its way into his brain, and sent a surge of lust shooting through his body so strong it nearly brought him to his knees. He teased the soft, silken folds of her bare pussy, spreading her liquid need over her flesh, then pushed her thighs wider.

  “Open for me.”

  His voice was guttural, harsh with need, but he didn’t give a damn about that. Dom waited until she spread her legs for him, then pressed his palm against her, desperate to touch her. Desire burned through him as he pushed a finger inside her, straight into her hot, wet heat. She was slick with her desire for him, and he savaged her neck with open mouthed kisses when her head fell back on a strangled cry as he penetrated her.

  “Baby, you’re so damn tight,” he panted against her neck. “So tight and wet for me.”

  “Dom,” Skylar moaned. “More. Give me more.”

  “This is mine, isn’t it, Sky?” Dom pulled his finger out of her only shove two back into her tight, hot hole, working her open for him. “Tell me, baby. Tell me that you belong to me.”

  Her head tilted forward again so her ice-blue eyes stared back at him. He could see they were glazed with passion, but he wanted more.

  He wanted everything from her.

  “Tell me,” he demanded. “Give me the words. Tell me what I need to hear.”

  His fingers pushed deeper inside her slick, tight hole, then retreated again, teasing her over and over again as he worked her tight muscles apart. Sweat broke out over his body and his cock throbbed like an open wound. He was careful to avoid touching her clit with his palm, not willing to give her release until she gave him what he wanted.

  “Damn you, tell me!”

  “And you?” she countered. “If I’m yours, what about you?”

  “I’ve belonged to you since the day we met,” he growled out.

  Skylar wanted to protest as he pulled his fingers out of her, then watched silently as he shoved his own pants down, freeing his engorged erection. She was mesmerized at the sight of him. Stars, he was so beautiful. His massive cock pulsed, leaking a drop of pre-cum as she took him in her hands. She traced the veins on his cock with her fingers, moving up to the large mushroom head. Swirling the tip of her finger in the pearly drop of liquid, she used it to coat his shaft so she could slide her hand easier up and down his length.

  He looked like a warrior standing proudly before her, with his hard body and grim expression. His corded muscles flexed as she continued to stroke his straining flesh, and feminine power surged through her as she watched how he reacted to her touch. Her own body pulsed with need, and she felt the sexual energy building inside her like a fireball.

  She wanted him, and couldn’t wait any longer.

  “Stop,” Dom ordered as he put a hand over hers. “Fuck, I wanted to take you on the bed, but I don’t think I can wait that long.”

  “Then don’t. I want you. Right here, right now.”

  “Not before you give me your pledge. Tell me you’re mine. I won’t take you before you tell me you’ll belong to me.”

  “I already do,” she whispered, sealing her fate.

  Dom’s control broke when he heard her say the words he’d needed to hear. Driven by dark desire, his mouth slammed down on hers. He pulled her body closer to the edge of the table and bent his knees, nudging the entrance of her pussy with the tip of his cock.

  “You’re mine, Sky.”

  Looking into her eyes, he drove his cock deep inside her.

  He let out a hoarse groan as he felt the tender folds of her pussy part to allow him all the way inside her. The feeling of her hot silken heat wrapped around him made him shiver. Nothing had ever felt so damn good. He felt her sharp nails digging into his shoulders, and the small bite of pain added another wave of sensation to his pleasure, making it even more intense.

  She was so hot and tight it was killing him. Watching the pleasure in her ice-blue gaze, it heightened his own. He had to force himself to hold still while he waited for her to adjust to him when all he wanted to do was pound into her tight pussy. “You feel so damn good.”

  “More,” she panted out.

  She tried to jerk her hips, but Dom’s hands were like vises on her hips, holding her in place. “Just hold the fuck on. I’m big and you’re really tight. Don’t move yet.”

  “No, now!” she demanded. “I need...damn it, I need you. Give me what belongs to me.”

  Dom let out a growl as he plunged his tongue back into her mouth, stroking hers over and over again. He wrapped one hand around her neck, devouring her cries of pleasure as he began thrusting inside of her. At first, he pumped slowly, testing her readiness, but the feel of her wrapped around him was so incredible that he couldn’t hold back.

  His hips shifted until only the head of his cock was lodged inside her, then he plunged back inside her hard. The angle wasn’t enough to allow him to pound into her like he wanted, so Dom forced her back onto the table, using the hand around her neck to guide her down until she was lying flat against the surface.

  “Wrap your legs around me,” Dom commanded.

  He could feel her legs around his hips, her feet against the small of his back. She was so hot, so slick with her desire that he easily forged inside her with every thrust. God, he knew he’d never seen anything as glorious as Skylar lying before him. It just made him want her more and filled him with a sense of primal satisfaction.

  Skylar was his.

  Completely.

  “You’re so beautiful, Sky. You’re tight little pussy feels so damn good you’re gonna make me come soon if you keep squeezing me like that.”

  “I’m close, Dom. So damn close. Fuck, you feel so good.”

  Skylar reached one of her hands up to grip his wrist, not to pull him away from her neck, but to use as an anchor as he drove into her. Breath hitching, she gave herself over to the pleasure as he began to tunnel into her with fast hard strokes. Her hips moved to meet his every thrust as he slammed hard against her. Emotions swelled within her. Dom’s sheer determination to have her made her feel more wanted then she ever had before.

  This was a claiming.

  Not only was it Dom claiming her, but she could feel him giving her a part of himself in return. Sensing that, it set something free inside her. She could feel the energy surging inside her as she drew closer to climax, but panic struck as she realized she couldn’t contain it.

  “Dom!” she cried out in alarm when she realized that the surface of her skin was sparking with energy. It had never happened before, and she was terrified she would harm him. “Stop! I don’t want to hurt you.”

  Using her legs for leverage, she tried to stop him from moving, but he wouldn’t let her. He filled her completely with his impaling cock, pounding furiously into her welcoming warmth with rhythmic thrusts.

  “Don’t hold back on me. Shit, that feels amazing! You aren’t hurting me. Give it to me. Give me everything you’ve got.”

  Shock filled her when she realized that the sparks of energy coming from her were being absorbed into his own skin. She let go then, allowing the energy to flow through her unrestricted. She felt it rush through her into him, uniting them so she felt what he did. The pleasure he felt was intense, and the rush of it pushed her over the edge. She screamed his name as she exploded, her back arching off the table.

  “God, yes! Come for me, baby.”

  Dom cursed as the force of her climax had her clamping down on his cock, muscles tightening around him, making it almost impossible to move. Somehow, she had connected with him, and feeling her pleasure triggered his own release. The feeling was indescribable as sheer ecstasy shot straight through him. He thrust once, twice more, then drove every inch of his hard cock
into her, letting go. He let out a triumphant roar as he filled her with pulse after pulse of his hot seed.

  It was done.

  Skylar was his, and there was no way in hell he would ever let her go.

  ***

  Chapter Eight

  “Stars, woman. Being with you is like taking a shot of speed.”

  Hours later, Dom and Skylar were sprawled out naked on the bed while they ate bowls of spicy chicken and rice. Dom felt his cock twitch as he looked over Skylar’s beautiful body. She showed no signs of being self-conscious, as comfortable in her own skin as he was, and he loved how open and candid she was with him.

  After their interrupted meal earlier, he had carried her into the shower where they had taken the time to thoroughly explore each other’s bodies, since they hadn’t had the chance during their earlier bout of love play. They had made love again while the hot water cascaded down over them, then took the time to wash one another before retreating to the bedroom. Still full of energy, Dom had tossed her onto the bed, ready to take her again. They had come together like two wild animals, tearing into one another as they fought for supremacy.

  Luckily, both of them had won.

  It astonished him that after three rounds of mind-blowing sex he was still hard and aching for her. She was his personal miracle. Knowing she belonged to him now settled something inside his soul. But it wasn’t just the physical connection between them. Each time he touched her, he’d felt her open to him in ways that he’d never imagined.

  She belonged to him now, and he was hers...completely.

  “It’s amazing that you were able to absorb the energy I was giving off. That has never happened before with—” Skylar stopped speaking when Dom let out a fierce growl of anger. “Yeah, we won’t talk about that.”

  “Let’s not, unless you want to piss me off.”

  “However, I guess I should thank you for getting ZK that promotion he wanted. Don’t think I didn’t know that was your doing,” she added dryly.

  “Of course it was,” Dom admitted with a smirk. “Just be glad I didn’t get him transferred to Mars, or better yet, one of the run down Beta Stations in the middle of nowhere.”

  She pushed his leg with her foot. “You wouldn’t have done that.”

  “Don’t think I didn’t consider it,” he said darkly.

  She rolled her eyes then hummed after taking a bite of her food. “This is delicious. It reminds me of a dish I order from your family’s restaurant. I usually order from there two or three times a week since I live so close.”

  “I know. I think I might starve if my family didn’t keep my food console stocked at home. My younger brother Griffin is set to take over Cathica’s when he was ready. Griff is only twelve, but he’s already showing a talent in the kitchen that no one can deny.”

  “You’re pretty proud of him, aren’t you?” She could hear it in his voice when he spoke.

  “I am. I guess you could say I feel a little guilty, too. Because Griff wants to take over Cathica’s one day, it means I don’t have to worry about the family business and I can continue on with my career. I may never rise in the ranks, but I’m happy with what I’m doing.”

  “Why do you say that? You’d make a great Commander.”

  “Thanks for that, but I tend to bend the rules a little too often to be considered for promotion. It doesn’t bother me, though.”

  She could see he truly meant what he said, even though she thought they would be foolish not to promote him one day. “See? This is much better.”

  “I thought you liked the burger,” Dom said after he finished chewing.

  “I did, although we didn’t get to finish our meal earlier. But I was talking about us being relaxed with one another again. If we take the sex out of the equation—”

  “Which we never will.”

  She snickered. “You know what I mean. Now that we got the initial awkwardness out of the way, we’re back to normal. Although, it’s still kind of weird sleeping with my commanding officer.”

  “Okay, you are no longer allowed to use that word.”

  “What, weird?” Skylar laughed. “Fine. But it is.”

  Finished with his food, Dom put his bowl down on the nightstand and studied her with a serious expression. “You’ve said that before. What exactly has you so worried? Almost everyone in our division and anyone who knows us is aware of how I feel about you. And—even though I know it’s going to piss you off—they also know how you feel about me and Arik.”

  She frowned at that. “Damn it.”

  Dom chuckled. “Besides, you hardly ever listen to me anyways, so I don’t see this changing much.”

  “I listen.”

  “Ha!”

  She started to argue, then conceded. He was right. She was always challenging him, but he challenged her right back. “I guess you’re right.”

  “Holy galactic sonic boom, I think I need to mark this day in my wrist unit.”

  Skylar couldn’t help but laugh. “Shut up.”

  She reached over and placed her empty bowl next to his, wanting to purr in satisfaction as he ran a gentle hand down her leg as she did.

  “Skylar...I want to claim you.”

  Sitting up, she met his gaze. His voice was like sex, dark and sinful. Dom was a dark devil that had somehow captured her soul and laid claim to her heart. She wanted to tell him yes, wanted to throw herself into his arms and never let go, but there were things she had to say before that could happen. Still, she did want him to claim her, and that made her realize that she was finally ready to face her past.

  “I can’t remember where I came from,” she began hesitantly, but forced herself to continue. “I don’t like talking about it, and I think my mind blocked it out to protect me. There’s a reason that happened, and I...I’m afraid of what could have made me shut down like that. It has to be bad. I’ve been avoiding it for so long, trying to tell myself that it doesn’t matter, but it does. Damn it, I’m not a coward, and I hate feeling like one.”

  “You aren’t,” Dom said forcefully.

  “Dom—”

  “No. You listen to me, Sky. You’re many things, but a coward isn’t one of them. Frankly, your courage astounds me at times. As the director of our division, your raw tenacity and sheer guts are assets, but as the man who loves you, it fucking terrifies me.”

  Skylar’s breath wheezed out as if someone had hit her in the solar plexus. “You...what?”

  “You’ve been driving me crazy for months. Do you think I would have put up with it if I wasn’t in love with you?” He leaned in to brush his lips lightly against hers. “I love you, Sky.”

  “Okay...okay.”

  “I think you can do better than that,” Dom chided softly.

  She took a deep breath then said, “I do, too...love you. God, that’s fucking scary.”

  His chuckle rumbled deep in his chest. “It’ll get easier. I know you’ve worried about how our relationship would carry over into our work, but I believe it will only make us stronger. When it come to our duties, I expect you to respect the rank, but in our relationship never doubt we are equals. You are my match, Skylar, in every way. I love that you’re able to stand up to me and aren’t frightened by my...”

  “Intimidation tactics? Forceful nature? Overbearing—”

  “Enough,” he growled, although his eyes sparkled with amusement. “And what about you, you stubborn, willful, obstinate—”

  “Okay,” she said with a laugh. “I get it. We’re a pair.”

  “We are.”

  Happiness filled Skylar so full that she felt as if she were going to burst. Giving into the urge, she threw herself into his arms, and love overwhelmed her as he immediately welcomed her, wrapping his arms around her tight it almost made her wince.

  “Whatever is in your past, we’ll face it together. I won’t stop wanting you, Sky. And honestly, I’m fucking pissed you ever thought I would.”

  She pulled back just enough so she could look at h
im. “I know, but I just couldn’t stand the thought that you might want to end things if this goes bad. I’ve never had anyone in my life really be there for me as a real partner. Someone who will always put me first.”

  “I will, Sky. You just have to trust me and believe it.”

  “I do.” Taking the plunge, she said, “I want to be yours. Claim me, Dom.”

  Dom stared at her for a long minute, and she saw the emotions swirling in his eyes before he released her and got up from the bed. He walked over to the dresser and picked up two items. When he came back, she could see that he had a marking device in his hand and a small box in the other. Feeling the gravity of the situation, she sat up so they were sitting cross-legged facing one another.

  Her life was about to change...forever.

  “I’ve had clearance to claim a chosen for a few years now, but I’ve only started carrying this with me since I met you. When Arik and I...settled our differences and finally agreed that we could figure out a way to both be with you, he told me that he would be willing to forgo having his mark on you since he would have a bond with you that I wouldn’t be part of. But I can’t do that. It wouldn’t be right, so I’ve created a mark that has both of our initials.”

  Skylar’s heart melted. “It means a lot to me that you would do that.”

  “Are you ready?”

  “As ready as I’ll ever be.”

  With his eyes on hers, he lifted the marking device, holding it up to the left side of her face. She felt a tingling sensation and then it was done.

  She was a claimed woman.

  Skylar saw the satisfaction blazing in his dark eyes and held up her hand to stop him from pulling her to him. “I want to mark you now.”

  “You don’t want to wait to have an official ceremony?”

  She shrugged her shoulders, then decided to be brutally honest. “I don’t really need a ceremony. It’s not like I have any family—”

  “I’m your family now,” he said fiercely. “Both Arik and I are yours, just as you belong to us. You may not have had family in your past, but now you have both of ours as well.”

  “Oh, God...”