Maxim

by K. D. Jones

  Maxim was a little stunned. He didn’t know what to say. There was no way Nigel brought the flowers for him. “Why is he sending you all these flowers? It’s like being inside a botanical garden.”

  Nigel rubbed his short haircut. “I think there was some miscommunication between me and my assistant. I’ll take care of it. How are you both doing?”

  “Please have a seat, Nigel.” Alona gestured to the sofa. She walked by Maxim as he sat in a chair across from the sofa. He was still holding the flowers tightly in his hand, so she took them back from him and found a small spot on the coffee table to put the vase. She was about to sit on the other end of the sofa next to Nigel when Maxim pulled her into his lap.

  “Maxim.”

  “You sit with me.” He wouldn’t let her up.

  She realized her attempts to get up were futile so she sighed and settled into him. The warmth and scent of him calmed her.

  Maxim seemed to calm as well now that he had her in his arms. He shifted his attention to Nigel. “I apologize for my rude greeting earlier.”

  Nigel shrugged it off. “It’s understandable.”

  “Was there something else that you came by for, Nigel?” Alona asked. She felt more relaxed now that Maxim was relaxed. She knew he was only protective of her and she appreciated it. But for him to apologize for overreacting meant the world to her.

  “Yes, I apologize for intruding on your recovery, but the GCFA board wanted to ask if the two of you would do a press conference. The news has spread all over about Dr. Forbes. There have been many messages from the public demanding to see that you two are fine. There are rumors . . .”

  “What rumors?” Maxim asked.

  “Ridiculous rumors are spreading like wildfire that he performed breeding experiments on Alona, and that you, Maxim, killed everyone involved.”

  “I did kill Soren.” Maxim didn’t sound bothered by it.

  “But they are making it sound like you lost it and you might not be stable.”

  “I don’t want Alona to have to deal with all those annoying questions.”

  “Yeah, I don’t feel like doing that.” Alona agreed with Maxim. They should at least be allowed some private time. Maxim may not regret what he had to do with Soren, but she wondered if maybe he thought about what would have happened if he had found out about Soren earlier. Could he have intervened and saved Soren from Dr. Forbes? They may never know that for sure.

  Nigel rubbed his chin. “How about an appearance at the after party for the next fighting event? Neither of you are cleared for the event, of course, but an appearance at the after party with just a few reporters and some of the fans would be great. If they can see you and how happy you are, I’m sure it will relieve their minds.”

  Alona looked at Maxim. “I’m okay with that if you are.”

  “Do I have to dance?” Maxim asked.

  She smiled. “Only with me.”

  “I can deal with that.” He looked over at Nigel and sighed. “I want to thank you and the GCFA for everything that you have done for us.”

  Nigel waved his thanks off. “It was the least we could do. Let us know if there’s anything you need.”

  Alona was nuzzling Maxim’s neck and he was rubbing her back with gentle hands. She nipped his ear playfully, making Maxim rumble with need.

  Nigel stood up quickly. “Uh, I’ll just leave you two to . . . whatever. I’ll see you at the after party.” He made a hasty exit. Neither heard Nigel shut the door behind him.

  Alona looked at Maxim. “Are you okay?”

  “I’m sorry for overreacting about the flowers. I was jealous.”

  She cupped his cheek. “I get jealous too when the women go gaga over you. But I know I am the one you come home to every night.”

  “Yes, for the rest of our lives.” Maxim agreed. He turned his attention to her lips, but Alona was too interested in where Maxim’s hand was headed.

  He had been squeezing her knee while they were talking to Nigel, but now his hand was slowly moving up her thigh. He easily moved the hem of her dress out of his way. His fingers found her lace panties and then he began to massage her seam through the thin material.

  “Mmmm . . .” Alona was wet and ready for him. She was always ready for him. She tilted her head back so she could kiss Maxim. She groaned with need when he moved his hand down the front of her panties and teased her clit.

  “I should take a shower, I’m all sweaty,” he said between kisses.

  “I like you all sweaty.”

  Alona lifted her hips trying to get him to enter her with his fingers, but he continued to tease her. She reached down and gripped his hand, trying to force him to go where she wanted him to go. But he wasn’t having it.

  “Oh no, my love, I won’t be rushed. I thought all day about this sweet spot right here.” He inserted his fingers deep, lightly rubbing her inner g-spot.

  Alona actually purred. He was driving her crazy. “Please, Maxim.” She wiggled her ass against him, feeling his arousal pressing underneath her.

  “I want to take my take time, make it good for you,” Maxim murmured as he took her earlobe between his teeth.

  Oh fuck. She loved it when he nibbled her ears. If he was going to tease and drive her crazy, she would do the same to him.

  She moved over a little and reached down with her hand. She undid the snaps of his pants, opening him up to her. She reached inside and took him firmly in her hand. She worked him up and down, still amazed at the smooth hardness of him. A nice contrast that fit him in more than one way. Maxim came across to others as stoic and unemotional, but she knew there was a deep layer of passion within him. A passion he shared only with her.

  His other hand reached across her chest and massaged her breasts through her dress. He growled. “Get this off.”

  Alona couldn’t agree more. She pushed his hand away from her pussy so that she could stand up. She then pulled her dress off, throwing it to the floor. She stood before him in nothing but her black bra and panties and a pair of black high heels. She turned around to find Maxim had already removed his shirt and was pulling down his pants. He wiggled to get the pants down while he remained sitting in the chair. He kicked off his shoes and pants to the side.

  “You are so hot,” Alona told him.

  He shook his head. “You’re the hot one. Just look at you, how beautiful you are. It takes my breath away.”

  That’s how he made her feel, like she was the sexiest woman in the world. As she reached behind her and unhooked her bra, letting it fall to the floor, his eyes darkened with his desire. She dragged her panties down her smooth legs, kicking them to the side.

  “Leave the shoes on,” Maxim ground out. He was pumping his shaft, priming himself for her. “Come here, beautiful.”

  Alona straddled him. Her wet dripping pussy hovered over the head of his cock. She moaned when he leaned forward to take a nipple in his mouth. He suckled her while his hand teased her other nipple into a fine point.

  She needed him inside her, she couldn’t wait anymore. She lowered herself down on his shaft, sinking down further and further until she had taken him all in.

  “Yes, so good,” he moaned against her flesh. Maxim placed a hand on either side of her hips to help her find the pace and rhythm they both needed.

  She moved up and down, twisting and arching her back. Maxim thrust upwards to meet each of her downward thrusts. They were both breathing heavily and sweat glistened on their bodies.

  She felt the fire building so fast within her, it was like every cell in her body had awakened and was in need of relief. She was so close, she just needed that extra push.

  Maxim, sensing her need, reached between their bodies and rubbed her labia. It was the final stimulation that she needed and she rocked her body a few more times until they both shouted out their release.

  They didn’t separate right away. Alona slumped forward, wrapping her arms around Maxim’s neck. “Welcome home, baby.”

  Maxim smiled, co
mpletely satisfied. “I could get used to a greeting like that every day.”

  “I’ll see what I can do. I love you, Maxim.”

  “I love you too, my sweet Alona.” They held each other, feeling complete and whole.

  Epilogue

  Alona smiled at the cameras as the photographers took picture after picture at the after party. They didn’t have to speak to the press, for which she was very grateful. They just had to come, pose for a few pictures, dance, and then they could leave.

  Maxim led her out on the dance floor, away from the strangers. All their friends were there with their mates, too, surrounding them, keeping the press and fans away from them. She was grateful to have such loyal friends.

  “Are you happy?” Maxim asked her.

  Alona looked up at him and gave him a dazzling smile. “I am utterly and completely joyful about my life. How about you?”

  “I have you, and there isn’t anything else I could want. You’re all I need. My life is perfect.”

  “Good thing, because you are pretty much stuck with me.” She winked at him.

  *****

  Sersan watched as her friend Alona danced with her mate. Most of her friends were there dancing with their mates. It seemed like everyone was coupling off. Maybe something was in the water.

  She sighed. She could make jokes, but that was what she wanted. She wanted to have a mate, someone she could spend her days thinking about and her nights making love to. But of all the GCFA halfsie team members, she was the most unlikely to find a mate. Especially if her brother had anything to do about it.

  What was the saying? “Always a bridesmaid but never a bride.” That was exactly how Sersan felt. She was a Reptan halfsie. An oddity even among the others halfsies. She had allowed her hair to grow out in the hopes it would camouflage her differences, but when she spoke, it became clear that she was not normal. What she wouldn’t give to be scale less and have a full tongue instead of one that could split.

  Esan walked up to her. “Did you want to danccce?”

  Sersan snorted. “With my brother? No thank you.”

  “Are you going to leave early then?”

  “Yeah, probably.”

  “Have a good night. I’ll sssee you tomorrow.” Esan walked off to ask one of the VIP women to dance. It was easier for him to find a woman to spend time with. It always had been. She wished she could be more outgoing.

  She sighed in resignation. Another night alone. She left the banquet hall and headed towards the elevator. Maybe something good was on TV. She entered the elevator and found that she wasn’t alone, Ronin was there.

  “Good evening, Sersan.” His deep voice rumbled in a way that made her nipples tighten in response.

  “Good evening, Ronin. Leaving the party ssso sssoon?”

  “There wasn’t anything there for me. Besides, I think I prefer to find my own entertainment.” He eyed her short, tight mini skirt.

  Sersan knew she was blushing. She wasn’t good around men. Either her friends or her brother were always with her in awkward situations. But she couldn’t stop herself from asking, “Like what?”

  He moved towards her, making her take a step back until she was up against the wall of the elevator. “I prefer to find a woman that I can spend some quality time with, one on one.”

  “That sssounds niccce.” She knew she was out of her element. She felt her body heating up.

  “It does, doesn’t it? Do you want to be that woman for this evening?”

  Oh shit. Did he just ask her to spend the night with him? What the hell was she supposed to do? What did she want to do?

  The elevator stopped on Ronin’s floor and the door opened. He stepped away from her but held out his hand to her. “What do you say?”

  She looked at his hand, then she surprised herself by putting her hand in his. She looked up into his dark eyes, so mysterious, so seductive, how could she refuse?

  “I sssay . . . yesss.”

  Other Books By KD Jones

  Katieran Prime Series

  Katieran Prime

  Prime Commander

  Prime Medic

  Kiljorn Prime

  Prime Deliverance

  Prime Salvation

  Colonial Prime

  Katieran Prime Celebration

  Kiljorn Commander

  Katieran Prime Miracle

  Galactic Cage Fighter Series

  Rage

  Talon

  Taurus

  Zara

  Hammer

  Zen

  Torch

  Maxim

  Earth Evolution Series

  Desolation

  Resistance –Coming Soon

  Inter-Galactic Bounty Hunter Series

  Inter-Galactic Bounty Hunter

  Strange Lake Falls Series

  Strange Lake Falls Vampire

  Strange Lake Falls Werewolf

  Strange Lake Falls Vampire Mistress

  Strange Lake Falls Panther – Coming Soon

  EXCERPT: Katieran Prime

  (Warning for mature readers only)

  “We have a security breach in the interview room!” The lieutenant sounded out of breath.

  “I’m on my way!” He looked at Ren and knew he had heard about the breach. Ren nodded that he was coming too.

  The two men turned to run at full speed toward the hotel ballroom that was being used to conduct the interviews. As soon as they burst through the double doors, they both came to a screeching halt. They were unprepared for what met their eyes.

  About fifteen Earth females stood cowering against the walls of the interview room. That wasn’t what caught their immediate attention. Near the center of the room were six Earth females standing in a tight circle, with one lone female standing in the center of the protective circle. The female seemed to be swaying slightly.

  Katieran warriors surrounded the circle of Earth females, giving commands to the females to calm themselves, to which the Earth females responded by shouting back at the warriors to shove something up. . . Ren wasn’t exactly up on Earth vernacular. One female, with a brunette braid falling midway down her back and dressed in Earth’s warrior attire, seemed more aggressive. As two Katieran warriors advanced towards her, the female warrior took them both down to the floor.

  Ren looked at his brother, who seemed just as shocked as he was.

  “By the fiery flames of Kitana, what is happening here?” The commander looked at the nearest lieutenant who was sweating fiercely. “Why are the females acting this way?”

  The lieutenant looked at both the Prime Leader and the Prime Commander and hated that he was the one having to explain the situation. “Prime Commander, those seven females came in right at the end of the interview session. The medics had been dismissed, so the females were not given the translators. We tried to explain the interviews were over, but they did not understand without the translators.”

  The lieutenant continued, “We noticed right away the female in the middle of the circle was breeding and seemed very sick. We tried to get her to come with us to have the medics check her out. She did not understand and feared us. The female warrior took a protective stance and the other five females joined her and formed a protective circle. The female breeding looks to be in very bad shape.”

  Ren could barely make out the female in the circle’s center. She was wearing a large jacket and had covered her head with a hood. But he could smell her. She had the extra hormones associated with breeding. She smelled like the sweetest flowers grown in Katiera’s well-groomed gardens. He liked the way she smelled.

  “Warriors, report!” Commander KydEL yelled. All the warriors presented themselves before the Prime Commander. Kyd stared into the light brown eyes of the female warrior before he turned his attention to his warriors. He touched the comm link attached to his ear to call the medics back to the interview room immediately with seven translators.

  He assigned each warrior the responsibility of carefully subduing a female while
the medics administered the translators. Kyd planned to subdue the female warrior himself, since none of his lieutenants wanted the task. Ren would be responsible for reaching the female breeding and ensure her safety.

  All Katierans held the health and safety of females and children to be of the highest importance.

  As the medics arrived with the translators, each warrior took a spot in front of a female. Kyd stood in front of the female warrior. His six foot eight towered over her five foot five height. He liked that she was much smaller than he was. He gave her an arrogant smile that made her respond by sticking out her tongue at him. His sex instantly hardened. Damn female.

  Ren stood back behind the warriors but kept himself at a slight angle so he could keep his eyes on the female in the center of the circle. The other females were yelling words that didn’t quite translate to Katieran. Ren wasn’t sure that was a good sign.

  The Commander let out a loud shrill whistle, which was the signal for the warriors to move. As one, the warriors surged forward, each one grabbing hold of a female and dragging her away from the circle. The warriors wrapped their arms carefully, but tightly, around each female, holding their arms down by their sides.

  Ren held his hands up non-threateningly as he approached the frail female. He could smell her panic. She only stood about five foot three. She shivered and looked very pale. She looked up at him as he neared and turned in an attempt to run, but she lost her footing. She started to fall.

  Ren acted quickly as he rushed forward to catch the female in his arms. The hood fell off her head to reveal long, red hair. It was as flaming red as Katiera’s second sun. Beautiful hair. He lifted her easily into his arms and pulled her gently against his chest. She looked into his eyes and his breath caught. She had light green eyes. They were a shade lighter than the Waters of Katiera, and just as beautiful.

  The female struggled to get free, which was pointless, he was too strong. It was all too much for the weakened female. She soon fell unconscious in his arms. Worry for the female’s well-being consumed him. He yelled for the medics.