Anders: An Auxem Novel

by Lisa Lace

  His simple words seemed to be enough for her. She put her tiny hand into his, allowing him to pull her up off the bed. She lost her balance as her feet hit the wooden floor, and he caught her in his arms. As she looked up at him, the horror and embarrassment in her face quickly mutated into something else.

  “Oh,” Katie said, as though she had come to a sudden realization. Their touch felt electric.

  Troxeo felt it, too, but he knew they had to get going. He couldn’t risk Arkhan regaining consciousness or letting the wound on his leg go untreated for much longer. There was also a possibility that someone had followed him from the Fortress.

  Looking down at the torn vestiges of her bodysuit, which lay scattered on the floor and over the bed, he pulled off the cleanest sheet he could find. With a flick to shake off the dust, Troxeo wrapped it around Katie’s body and scooped her up into his arms. She flung her hands around his neck, and he could have sworn she was leaning into his chest. He carried her down the stairs and outside. Her skin felt warm and soft against his body.

  “I’m strong enough to walk,” she insisted as they headed into the woods. Troxeo’s only response was to hold her more tightly.

  When they reached his ship, he took her to his cabin. It was the largest room and had more luxurious accommodations than the room in which he had initially put her. “I’m going to get the engines going,” he explained, watching her carefully for any signs that she was ready to run. “You can get cleaned up and come to the bridge when you’re ready.”

  Carrying her on the way to the ship hadn’t been enough for him. He needed to touch her again and feel the smoothness of her skin under his rough hands. But it wasn’t the time, and he knew it. Instead, he turned on his heel and headed for the captain’s chair. He would get them off the ground and out of the atmosphere, and figure things out from there.

  Chapter Twenty-Eight

  Katie watched the door slide closed behind Troxeo. She stood for a moment in the center of the room, feeling bewildered and wondering what had just happened. With Troxeo’s help, she had gotten away from Arkhan. That was the most important thing right now. But what was the sensation that rushed through her body whenever Troxeo touched her? It had affected her very core, changing her from the inside out.

  The feeling hadn’t only been in her head because she had seen something on his face as well. But what did it mean?

  Shaking the questions out of her head, Katie looked at the room around her. The bed here was double the size of the one Troxeo had initially assigned to her. The room was bigger in general, with a side compartment that she instantly recognized as a bathroom. The shower was different from what she was used to on Earth. She randomly pressed buttons underneath the square shower head until the water adjusted to the right temperature and started humming under the spray of warm water.

  Katie had only been away from Earth for a few days, but it seemed as though she hadn’t bathed in a month. Not seeing a washcloth close by, she ran her hands over her body in an attempt to clean away everything that had happened to her. Another button push released a cascade of foam over her curves, building to a delightful lather.

  As she washed, Katie thought about the huge man who had both captured and saved her and was now flying her to safety. She imagined his hard muscles rippling as he used the same shower she occupied. Katie couldn’t help but envision the two of them sensually entwined under the steamy water.

  Nope. No matter what she thought she was beginning to feel, the Oretoz soldier surely didn’t see her that way.

  As soon as Katie stepped out of the shower, she started drying herself with a towel she retrieved from the shelf. A quick search of the cabinets in the room revealed a limitless supply of the black sleeveless shirts and olive green pants that were Troxeo’s standard attire as well as several pairs of heavy boots. There didn’t seem to be any of the tight bodysuits Chixo could produce at the wave of a hand. Katie hoped Chixo had been able to make it back to the Fortress safely.

  With no better option to clothe herself, Katie took a robe from a hook by the shower and wrapped it around her body. It was too big for her and sized for an Oretoz male. She had to wrap the belt twice around her slim waist to keep it from trailing on the floor. Unlike the fuzzy fleece robe she left behind on Earth, this one was made of a smooth material similar to the bodysuits. It was slightly thicker than what she was used to, but it still clung to her curves in a flattering way that no robe from Earth could ever achieve.

  Katie stepped tentatively out of the room, discovering that the electronic pad next to the door still didn’t respond to her fingers. Finding Troxeo was easy. The bridge was just down the hall from her room. She padded quietly up behind him. His wide shoulders rippled as he manipulated the controls in front of him.

  The large window on the bridge revealed a deep blackness filled with stars. The slate-blue orb of Oretoz was quickly fading away from the ship. When she took a shower, she missed the takeoff and any turbulence as they left the atmosphere. Perhaps the air was thinner on Troxeo’s planet, or perhaps his ship was so advanced that she didn’t feel any acceleration.

  “Hi.”

  Troxeo swiveled in his chair. His green eyes swept over her, taking in her damp hair and the robe wrapped around her body. His muscles stiffened visibly, though he made no move to get up.

  “I hope it was okay for me to take this robe,” she stammered. “It was all I could find in there.”

  “It’s fine. I’m sorry I don’t have anything better to offer you.” Troxeo cleared his throat uncomfortably.

  “I’ve set a course for Earth. It’ll take some time to get there, but we should be well out of the Fortress’s sensor range already.”

  Katie looked down at Troxeo, realizing this was the first time she had the opportunity to be higher than him. He had always towered over her whenever they interacted with each other. Now he was forced to look up at her. The change in position gave him an aura of vulnerability that she found incredibly endearing. She had seen a side of him that was capable of breaking down doors and fighting, but his appearance now made her realize he possessed facets to his personality.

  “I want to thank you,” she said meekly, not sure if this was the kind of thing that would offend an Oretoz soldier. “I don’t know what I would have done if you hadn’t come along. Well, I do know, and it shouldn’t be mentioned in polite company.”

  Troxeo shook his head, waving off her thanks. “I just did what was necessary.”

  “No, I mean what I’m saying.” Katie stepped closer to Troxeo and laid her hand over his where it rested on the arm of the chair. Their touch made sparks shoot through her so fiercely that she imagined she could see them, blue and bright where their skin touched. She looked from their hands up into his eyes, wondering if he had felt anything too.

  Before Katie had a chance to question herself, she leaned down and pressed her lips to his. They were soft and giving but firm underneath, just like Troxeo himself. It was immediately obvious to her that it was not a simple kiss of thanks for either one of them. It was far more.

  His lips answered hers, and her mouth parted, allowing his tongue to probe into her. Katie’s hands closed around the back of his neck, running over the prickly stubble where his hair was extremely short. His arms responded in kind, wrapping around her waist and pulling her into his lap. She curled up on top of him, deepening the kiss as thrills of energy continued to run through her body.

  “I’m sorry,” Troxeo said suddenly, pulling away. “I shouldn’t have done that. You’ve been fighting to get away from men like me, and I have no right to take advantage of you.”

  Katie looked at his face, but he wouldn’t look back at her. She could see a conflict fighting inside of him, and now it was her turn to save Troxeo. “Don’t you dare be sorry,” she commanded.

  “What?” This time, he did look at her with questions in his eyes.

  “I want you, Troxeo. I want you more than I ever imagined I could want an Earth man.”


  “Are you sure?” he whispered.

  Katie didn’t answer with words, using her body instead. She pressed her lips back to his, skimming his teeth with her tongue. Growling, he wrapped his arms underneath her ass and hoisted her out of the chair. Without breaking the kiss, he carried her back to his room, his cock pressing into her hip. They fell onto the big bed, not bothering to pull back the covers. They didn’t want to waste time on anything but each other.

  Troxeo was on top of Katie as she ran her hands through his short hair and down his back, pulling at his shirt. He obeyed, pulling himself off her long enough to rip the garment from his body and toss it across the room. As he leaned back down over her, she shoved him away. He looked at her with confusion as she sat up on the bed and pushed him off.

  “I told you I wanted you,” she explained. “That means I want every part of you.”

  She moved to the floor and got on her knees, Troxeo standing in front of her. She ran her hands over his bare chest, feeling his rock-like muscles under a scattering of hair. Her hands flowed down to his waistline until she reached his belt buckle. Slowly, teasing him, she pulled his belt apart before gently unzipping his pants. Katie rested her hands on his hips as she ran her fingers against his skin inside his waistband, pushing his clothing down inch by inch. She felt the round firmness of his buttocks as she slid his pants down further until his cock stood in full glory in front of her.

  The girls on the spaceship that took her from Earth had speculated about sex with an alien, wondering if their parts would be any different. They had joked about blue erections and giggled frantically. If she ever saw them again, which wasn’t likely, she would tell them that there wasn’t anything funny about it. His cock thrummed as it pointed at her, eager for events yet to come.

  She took it in one hand, feeling the velvety smoothness of skin stretching tautly over it. Unable to resist, she wrapped her lips around his cock, flicking her tongue gently against the tip. Troxeo groaned, and she plunged him further into her mouth. There was no greater turn on than knowing her mate was aroused. She slid her lips toward the base of his shaft, opening her throat to make room for all of him. Katie clutched his butt with one hand and ran her thumb around the base of his balls with the other.

  Troxeo hissed as she consumed him, rolling her tongue over his cock and sucking hard as she pulled back. He tangled his hands in her hair, pressing his hips into the pleasure she gave him. A tingling sensation vibrated between her legs, jealous of the attention her mouth was getting. It wouldn’t be long before she needed him inside of her.

  As though reading her mind, Troxeo pulled himself out of her mouth and tipped her chin up. She had to look at him. “Stop. No more. You’ve got to let me have a turn now.”

  Chapter Twenty-Nine

  Troxeo burned inside after what Katie had done to him. He thought he had known pleasure in his brief encounters with Oretoz women. They had sated themselves quickly and moved on. It was nothing like the exquisite torture Katie wanted to put him through. Her moves were new to him.

  He had never thought of delaying pleasure, but now that he had experienced it he couldn’t imagine living without it. She had brought him to the very edge of an explosion and even seemed to enjoy it. But Troxeo didn’t want to be reduced to the receiving end. With every bit of self-control he possessed, he pushed her away from him.

  Katie looked up at him. Her lips were red and swollen. Her eyes were both submissive and commanding, begging him to please her. He slowly unbound the belt at the waist of her robe, determined to torture her as much as she had tortured him. But her clothing fell away quickly, falling to the floor into a puddle and revealing the pearlescent glow of her skin.

  Troxeo pushed her back on the bed so he could see her full body. Gorgeous round nipples topped the quivering mounds of her breasts in a shade of pale pink that matched her lips. Katie’s hair fell around her shoulders in dark waves that were a sharp contrast with her skin. It tapered down to her trim waist, smooth and flat around her navel. Her hips widened out from there, framing her core.

  * * *

  Troxeo fought against the throbbing in his cock that demanded he plunge into Katie immediately. He desperately wanted to feel her walls close around him and finally purge the sensations she incited in him from the moment he saw her. She had given him new ideas, and he’d be damned if he wasn’t going to get the chance to try them out.

  He climbed on top of her. He kept his weight on his arms to keep from crushing her small frame as he flicked one of her nipples with his tongue. It hardened and stood firm for him, seeming to beg for more. Troxeo took it into his mouth, licking and sucking just as she had done to him. She murmured with pleasure, encouraging him as she wrapped her arms around his head and pulled him closer.

  Troxeo moved between her breasts, reveling in the feel of the mounds of flesh against his face. He could die happy here, but he continued to his right to give her other nipple the attention it deserved. The sweet bud was already tempting him, a hard raisin against her skin. He used his tongue to toy with it as he took as much of her breast into his mouth as he could.

  Leisurely, he worked his way down her supple stomach, stopping to kiss each one of her hips before moving down to explore the soft folds between her legs. Taking his cue from her, he ran his tongue over her slit. Katie instantly arched her back and spread her legs wider for him.

  Troxeo grinned and pushed his tongue deeper, probing into her sex. She tasted warm and sweet as he moved his mouth over her, flicking, licking, and pushing. He knew he had to be doing something right because Katie angled her hips to give him better access. She ran her hands over her breasts as she moaned.

  Parting her lips with his left hand, Troxeo gently pushed one finger inside her. She gasped but didn’t protest, and he slid it slowly in and out. Her hips undulated in time with his movements. Troxeo slipped a second finger inside, gently pushing her further open. Katie’s juices glistened against his skin. She was pleased, but he couldn’t be satisfied. Still moving his fingers, he covered her once again with his mouth. Katie drew a sharp breath as his tongue found her center of pleasure.

  She murmured something unintelligible as her hips start pulsing against his face. “Yes, right there. Don’t stop.” He continued his efforts, determined to work her up to the same mindless intensity he felt. Her hands left her breasts and pulled at his hair, locking his mouth to her sex. He sucked the tiny berry that seemed to control her, teasing her to a peak.

  Katie screamed, her legs wrapping around him tightly. “Please,” she begged. “I need you inside me.”

  Troxeo pulled away and shook his head. “I need to keep doing this.” He flicked his tongue across her clit once more just to see her squirm.

  “I can’t take any more,” she whimpered. “It’s too good. Stop teasing me.”

  Troxeo’s heart pounded. He had wanted this woman so badly, and he never thought they would get the chance to be together. Now she was underneath him, begging him to take her. “Tell me more.” He didn’t mean to increase her agony, but it was a dream come true. He wanted to live it to the fullest.

  “Please,” she said. “I want to feel your weight on top of me. I need your big, hard cock inside me, pounding into me again and again. I want you so badly I can’t stand it.” Her hands had returned to her breasts, holding them and rubbing her thumbs over her hard nipples.

  Unable to keep Katie waiting any longer, Troxeo immersed himself into her. She felt tight, but he pushed his way inside until he penetrated her completely. He buried the length of his cock inside her pussy, and she writhed underneath him. He felt the ecstasy of her walls quivering around him, but he also felt something more.

  The tiny sparks and pulses which passed between them before now curled inside him like coiled wire, their cores melding together. The entire universe seemed to spin within the two of them, as though someone had made the stars and planets for their pleasure.

  He saw the spark reflected in her eyes, an
d he knew once and for all that he was right. She truly was his eleste. Katie belonged with him, and she knew it as well as he did. So few Oretoz still believed it was possible to find a soulmate, but he had proved them all wrong.

  He thrust against her, her warmth surrounding him, inviting him, and claiming him. He was home.

  Chapter Thirty

  Katie stared at the man on top of her. She had been looking for the perfect man and planning her wedding her entire life. The relationship she had with Ben had worked at the time, but she saw everything from a different point of view now. Katie had spent her time on Earth as a young and foolish girl who knew nothing of the universe.

  As Troxeo thrust into Katie, she knew her life had changed. Troxeo was showing her there was more to sex than lust. She felt her heart surge toward him and imagined he felt the same way toward her. Their bodies melded together. It didn’t matter which planet they came from or what happened between them before this moment.

  Katie surrendered herself to life with Troxeo, whatever it brought. She couldn’t imagine living any other way. His presence was intoxicating, making her quiver and convulse around him. She wanted him to stay inside her, to fill her up and make her whole.

  She shuddered with pleasure, moaning and pressing up against him. Her core rippled around his cock, pulling him further inside. They built up to their climax together, the intensity increasing as they rocked back and forth, exclamations of pleasure growing louder as they became one. Katie screamed, unable to hold anything back anymore. She felt his cock expand inside her, reacting to her pleasure and filling her with his seed.

  * * *

  He collapsed next to her, sweaty and exhausted. She allowed herself a smile of pride that she had been able to bring such a big man to his knees with pleasure. “That was lovely.”