by Mikayla Lane
Cari loved the feel of his body so close. Feeling the warmth of his skin, his hard muscles pressed into her softness. Gripping his head while he nuzzled her neck, she began to run her fingers through the silky strands of his hair, her body moving against his sensuously while she touched and explored him. Wanting and needing more than she’s ever wanted or needed before. The emotions were so strong and thick in the room that she no longer knew, which were his and, which were hers. And she didn’t care.
She pulled one hand from his head and used it to rub her hand along his muscular back and to feel his chest, caressing every inch of him that she could touch. She loved the feel of him, touching him, and she wanted more. More of what she wasn’t sure, but more of this and him.
He couldn’t think anymore, only feel. And he’d never felt anything better in his life than the feel of Cari in his arms. Her body moved against his own, making him harder than he’s ever been with wanting her. Without thinking he pushed his knee up between her legs until she could slide down the wall and put her weight on his knee, freeing up his hands. Gently grasping her face in his hands his lips descended on hers with a growl of satisfaction.
He kissed her without mercy, licking her lips until she breathlessly parted them, before plunging his tongue into her depths to taste every corner of her mouth. Her scent, taste and the feel of her in his arms driving him to a point of mindlessness he’d never known before. He could feel the beast within him rising to claim what he already knew was his.
Having never been kissed before, Cari wasn’t sure what to think when Scaden plunged his tongue in her mouth and began sucking and licking her. However, the soft, erotic feel of his tongue and the heat of his mouth and body had her learning very quickly how to use her mouth and tongue to dance with his. The heat rose within her, the passion so strong she could feel the wetness soaking her panties, and she rubbed herself against the knee that she was resting on.
Scaden couldn’t stop his hands from beginning to roam her body as he continued plundering the sweet depths of her mouth. He cupped both breasts, overfilling his hands as he felt her nipples were already peaked in excitement. He didn’t think that he could get any harder than he was, but he was wrong. He tried to pull his thoughts together, to think about what they were doing, and then he felt her begin riding his knee searching for her pleasure and felt her wetness going through his pants. He couldn’t handle it anymore; the beast inside him rose up so quickly there was no way to stop it.
He pushed her higher up on the wall, breaking their kiss. The sound of her panting and moaning drove his beast to be even more aggressive. His fingers stroked almost roughly down her body as he sought the source of her wetness, mindlessly wanting only to claim and satisfy his woman. He ripped away the small scrap of cloth covering her. His fingers slowed and became softer and lighter as he caressed gently through her slick folds. He growled at the feel of her.
As he brushed up against her hard little bud, she let out a moan of absolute pleasure, urging him on for more. Slowly, he began to work one of his fingers into her tight, hot depths. Moaning in need, he kissed her again, deeply. Her breathing increased as her hips moved faster and faster on his finger, needing and wanting more of him. Her responses to him, driving him wilder by the second. Never did he ever think that it could be so intense and as pleasurable as it was with Cari. Never did he think that a female could respond as beautifully as she did. The beast in him reveled in the feel of her, claiming her.
*****
Gracus had gone to Amun right after Scaden left the dining room. After informing him of what had happened, he asked his friend his opinion of what might be wrong with Scaden.
“I have no idea. The last scans I did of him showed an increase in hormones. But other than that, there was nothing that would explain his violent outburst.”
“Could it be another virus?”
“If it is, then it’s more sophisticated than our scanners can detect. But I honestly don’t know for sure. Maybe we should talk to Randor and see if he knows of anything that may be causing this. There may be something on the planet that can affect our bodies that we aren’t aware of. Either way, maybe he can shed some light on the problem for us.” Amun suggested, hoping that it wasn’t a virus that may well end up affecting the rest of the crew.
“Randor? Can you come to MedLab please?” Gracus asked him through the comm.
“Is anything wrong with Cari?”
“No! Amun and I need to ask you some questions. Scaden has been acting strange lately, and we’re trying to figure out if maybe he’s affected by something he may have been exposed to on the planet.” Gracus barely finished the sentence when Randor walked through the door.
“You move pretty fast for an old man.” Gracus attempted to joke.
“What has he done?” Randor asked, ignoring the quip.
Gracus realized that Randor knew something he hadn’t shared with the rest of them, or he wouldn’t have gotten there so quickly or known immediately to ask what Scaden had done.
“Why don’t you tell us what you know is going on, Randor?”
Amun looked at Randor expectantly. Like Gracus, he could tell by Randor’s reaction that he knew exactly what was wrong with Scaden. “I need to know if there is something that is going to affect the health of this crew, and I need to know now.” Randor knew by the tone of Amun’s voice and Gracus’ determined stance that he was going to have to explain to them what was going on with Scaden… and Cari.
“I think Cari is his mate.”
“What? How can you know that?” Amun was shocked. This was the last thing he expected Randor to say.
“I recognize the symptoms that we all felt on Earth when we found our mates. It’s so much more intense than anything we were ever told it was supposed to be. I don’t know if it’s because of their gifts, or if it’s because the All Father wanted to make sure we didn’t overlook them, but our mates bring out something inside of us that we never expected or could prepare for.”
“There’s a possessive, jealous, violence that lies just beneath the surface, and it only gets worse the longer you wait to claim your mate. I don’t know how to explain the magnitude of the feelings to you. It’s unreasonable, irrational and out of your control.” There was just no way to describe the feelings to someone who had never felt them. Whatever their parents and ancestors had felt when they found their mates was nothing compared to the emotions evoked by the women they had found on Earth.
“You’re telling us that Scaden is acting this way solely because Cari is his mate? And that it’s only going to get worse?” Gracus asked in disbelief.
“What do you mean violence? Is Cari in danger? Would he harm her?” Amun demanded, furious that Randor obviously had known this for a while and hadn’t bothered to tell anyone.
“I didn’t want to believe it at first. She’s not more than a child, and not ready for this kind of commitment. And I don’t know enough about Scaden to know if he’s going to be good for her. I just hoped that I was wrong, that it wasn’t true. I hoped that she would have a chance to truly have a life for a while, without being hunted before she ended up as a mate to someone. Until she met Scaden. I didn’t even know for sure if our children could be mates.” Randor couldn’t think of how to explain to them why he had buried his head in the sand and hoped that keeping her away from Scaden would delay the inevitable. He shook his head in defeat at how badly he had messed this up.
“You didn’t think the rest of us had a right to know about any of this? How did you expect us to protect her? Or any of the others that we find if we don’t even know what to expect when one of us starts acting this way?” Gracus was beyond angry. If Scaden was this out of control and the crew not warned what to expect, Scaden could have potentially killed someone he thought was trying to steal his mate, no matter how innocent the gesture.
“No wonder why I’ve been patching up so many men lately after they’ve been in the training room with him! Is Cari in danger from him?
Don’t you realize this could have been avoided if we had been warned what to expect?” Amun was thinking of the last time he had talked to Cari. How he had confirmed that she could become pregnant by one of them… theoretically anyway. He didn’t want to have to find out if he was right at Cari’s expense.
“Do the women feel the same thing? I mean, are they just as attracted and feel just as much for their men as the men do? Please tell me that none of you have ever had to rape one of your mates.” Amun demanded.
“No! We’ve never had any instance of rape! We’ve never forced any of our women! It’s not like that. In fact, our women have always responded to us almost immediately. I do not fear he would rape her. In fact, if her reactions to him are anything to go by, she feels the same attraction that he does.” Randor supplied, horrified that they would think any of them capable of rape.
“So the only people we have to worry about then, is everyone BUT Cari. Well at least that is good to know. We need to inform the rest of the crew what to expect, and the crews on the coming ships. This could be a potential disaster if they aren’t aware of when to avoid a possible mate of someone else. And it’s best we warn the council… now. Hopefully, the fact that we may be able to save our race through the children we find will soften the blow that the Commander’s ability to remain commander has essentially been compromised.” Gracus knew he was going to need lots of time in MedLab when Scaden found out he went over his head on these orders.
“Where is he now? Maybe if I can get some scans done on him while he’s going through this… whatever it is, I can figure out a way to detect it in others before it becomes a problem.” Amun suggested. It might actually be a good idea to study this phenomenon while it was occurring. It would be easier on everyone if they could detect it early.
Gracus spoke into his comm and wasn’t sure whether to be relieved or concerned at the answer. Either way, he braced himself to hold off Randor.
“He’s in Cari’s quarters.”
As if on cue, Randor tried to go through him to get to the door.
Chapter Ten
Cari was burning up. It was the only explanation for the intense heat and emotions she was feeling. Of its own volition, her body writhed against Scaden’s, begging for more of his touch and heat.
“Who on this ship makes you so excited that I can smell your heat all the time?” Scaden growled at her. Demanding to know who it was he was going to have to kill in order to keep his mate.
Cari was shocked. Did he really not know? Or did he just want to hear it from her? Did it really matter as long as he didn’t stop touching her?
“You, Scaden. Always for you. Every time I see you, I want to touch you. I want you to touch me the way you are right now. Please don’t stop, Scaden. Please.” Cari said on a moan as she kissed her way down the side of his neck.
His beast roared in satisfaction at her response, and his cock strained harder against the front of his pants. He had to make her his. He couldn’t wait anymore.
He pulled her away from the wall and pulled her dress from her body. She shivered at her sudden nakedness and pressed her body against his warmth, shyness overcoming her.
His hands caressed from her shoulders to her round cheeks, which fit so wonderfully into his large hands. He needed more of her, to see her completely. He turned towards the bed and laid her down, struggling with his beast to go slowly and savor every inch of her.
She was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen in his life. From her thick made of hair, to the blush flushing her skin. Her large breasts and their perfect pink tips begging for his touch and to be tasted. He knew if he took his clothes off right now that his beast would demand he take her immediately. And he wanted to go slow. He wanted to learn her taste, her touch, what drove her wild with need. Leaning down he settled his large body between her legs and took one perfect nipple into the heat of his mouth and drew gently, judging her reaction.
Cari nearly came off the bed. He held her down gently as he continued to lick and suck on her breast. The pleasure was more than she could bear. Her hands began tearing at the row of buttons on his shirt, needing to feel his skin against hers. He leaned back just enough for her to shove one sleeve down his arm, putting his weight on the other arm, he allowed her to get the shirt off first one side then the other.
He rubbed his naked chest against her body as he moved from one breast to the other. His beast growling in satisfaction at her moans of pleasure.
Cari was overwhelmed with sensations. The light mat of hair on his chest tickling her belly. His hot mouth on her breast making the moisture between her legs an almost constant flow. The happiness and need she could feel swirling around her. She had no idea if she was projecting those emotions to him, or if they were his that she was feeling. And she didn’t care. She wanted him to feel what he was making her feel. She wanted to share the amazement of this with him, and she wanted more.
Scaden barely registered that Cari had begun working at the fastenings of his pants. He couldn’t get over the feel of her in his arms, the way she was responding so seductively to his touch. He struggled with his emotions and his beast in order to go slow. However, when he felt her small hand on his aching cock, he lost any control he may have had.
She wanted to see him so badly. He felt incredible. Like silk wrapped steel in her hand, and so very large. She couldn’t get her fingers all the way around him and when she put the tip of her middle finger at his base; the head of his cock went all the way past her wrist. She knew he was losing control and wanted him to. She didn’t want to wait any longer; she needed to feel him inside of her. She needed him to take her… claim her as his own. She ignored the tingling in her left arm as she continued to gently stroke him, waiting for his control to break.
With a roar, he raised his head from her breast and leaning up, he pulled his pants down past his knees not wanting to bother with waiting to remove his boots. With shaking hands, he pulled her legs farther apart and placed the head of his cock at her entrance. She was so slick; it was easy to begin pushing gently into her.
Cari clutched his shoulders as she felt the heat of his begin to try to penetrate her. She gently rubbed his shaking arms in encouragement, and she thrust her hips upward wanting more of him inside of her. The feel of his hard, wide cock spreading her driving her wild with need for more. She panted and moaned as she thrust her hips upward trying to get more of him deeper, where she needed him the most. She clutched at his hair, pulling him down and kissing him in desperate need.
The tight, heat of her body; the way she thrust herself upwards trying to impale herself on him, took the last of the control he thought he had. In one hard thrust, he drove himself deeply into her, breaking through the small barrier that he knew meant she was his only. And always would be. He tried to hold himself still, while her body adjusted to him, knowing from her small cry of pain that their joining had hurt her. The fight for control was causing beads of sweat to form all over his body, his arms shaking with the need to hold her hips as he drove into her.
Cari was burning up everywhere. The initial pain of his entry was completely gone and replaced by an uncontrollable need. Even so, he remained still and unmoving. Her frustration and need grew as the moments ticked by as she waited for him to move within her and stop the intense need for more. She writhed against him, thrusting her hips up in an attempt to make him move, but nothing was working. She wrapped her legs around his hips, her hands clutching his shoulders as she began thrusting her hips upward. The feel of him going deeper caused her to cry out in pleasure and need. “Please, Scaden. Please. I need more.” She begged him.
Scaden didn’t know if it was his need or her need that was overwhelming him. All he knew was that he had to have her. He had to complete his claim on her. The feel of her hot, wet and welcoming body tore away any self-control he thought he had. He withdrew slightly, her body tightening on his cock almost to the point of pain, as if she didn’t want to let him go. Knowing she needed him
as much as he needed her drove his beast on even more.
He pulled out farther, and hearing her mewl of regret; he drove back in deeper than he’d been before. He grinned in satisfaction at her scream of pleasure. She felt so good; he'd never felt anything so incredible, and he needed more of her. He began a rhythm of thrusting fast and deep. Her cries and moans for more driving his pleasure even higher than before. The feel of her nails on his back as she writhed under him, meeting him thrust for thrust made his beast roar in satisfaction.
Cari couldn’t think. The unbelievable pleasure was too much, but yet not nearly enough. A delicious pressure built inside of her as she reached for something… but didn’t know what. The feel of his rock-hard body thrusting powerfully against her, filling her completely, pleased her in a way that was never described in any book she’d ever read. Nothing could compare to this. The feel of his driving so deeply and fully into her, beyond anything she could have ever imagined.
She clutched at him blindly, thrusting her hips upward to meet his as strongly as she could. The almost pain of their hips coming together so forcefully as they both reached for something… adding to the pleasure. The feel of his hands clutching her hips tightly, almost bruising. And she didn’t care. She reveled in it, knowing she was his, and he was now hers.
He could feel her body tightening against his, and knew she was very close to finding her release. He needed to feel her come on his cock more than he needed air. He drove harder and deeper than before. He took one hand and finding her sweet little nub, he added a little pressure and rubbed his thumb in tight circles over it, sending her over the edge.
He held her firmly as she bucked wildly against him, her nail's digger deeper into his back as her body clenched tightly around his cock. The feel of her come coating his cock and the spasms of her around him drove him over the edge. He slammed into her wet heat two more times before he erupted. He collapsed on top of her as he spurted deep and strongly into her. The spasms of her pussy milking him of everything he had.