Captive Heat

by Susanna Eastman

  She would not back down. This was unchartered territory, but she’d do whatever she could. “We need to do what’s best.”

  “No,” he cried hoarsely. “I will not use you that way. I saved you so you wouldn’t have to do something like this. I will not take your body. I am not like them.”

  “Of course you’re not like them,” she soothed. Honor was paramount to him. While she respected his principles, she wasn’t going to let him die protecting them. “Jaden, I’m offering, you’re not taking.”

  His face tensed again and his voice cracked. “No, I won’t let this happen.”

  “Jaden, last night we had to…”

  “That was different. Your body was sabotaged.”

  “I don’t think we have a choice.”

  “There’s always a choice.” He again swallowed hard. “I can’t let you do this.”

  She changed tactics. “If you die, I won’t be able to get out of here. I won’t be able to get home.”

  “I’ll tell you what to do. I’ll make sure you’re safe.”

  “No, no. That’s crazy. I couldn’t live with myself if you died because of me. Do you understand? I won’t let you die.” Then a thought occurred to her. “Are we compatible?”

  “Compatible?”

  “Anatomically. Can Vantas and Earthlings mate?” He was humanoid, a very masculine humanoid, but maybe there were differences in key places.

  “Yes.”

  “Before, you said I was sexually desirable, but maybe I’m not what you need.” She was thinking the words and unconsciously spoke them out loud. Last night, he’d had so much control when she’d begged him to mate with her. Even when they’d played footsie in bed, he’d refused to flinch. He’d felt desire, but that hadn’t been enough to make him act. Maybe she wasn’t what he needed to quench his heat.

  He interrupted her thoughts. “You’re exactly what I need.”

  “So, we can do this? My reproductive implant is current.”

  “I could hurt you, Mia. You’re very small.”

  Her eyes shot down the blanket once more and her heart thumped. The bulge under the blanket was bigger than before. “I’ll be fine.”

  Hot emotion warred in his smoky dark eyes. Slowly, he nodded his head, an apology on his parched lips. “I’m sorry.”

  “No, you don’t need to say that.” Her body relaxed as her mind started to sprint. They’d fought and argued, and now she was going to have constant sex with this feverish stranger who’d saved her life. “I’m not sure what to do.”

  “But you said you mated with a man before.”

  “Yes. It’s been awhile, but yes.”

  “We need to be skin to skin. I’m not sure what else. I’ve never had sexual intercourse with a live female before.”

  His words startled her, and she wobbled back on the bed. What did that mean? “Live female?”

  Jaden sighed as he re-wet his dry lips. “There are few females on my planet. My brother fell in love with a girl who lived next to my family. It would have been inappropriate for me to take a female since my brother joined with Elissa.”

  “So, only one female per family?”

  “Yes. For sexual release I’ve used pleasure droids and VR programs.”

  She’d heard about pleasure droids. Mia pushed back her pity; he wouldn’t want to see that in her eyes. “Did you say we needed to be skin to skin?”

  This would be the first time he’d see a real naked woman. “I hope I don’t disappoint you too much.”

  His eyes softened for the first time since the heat began. “That is not possible.”

  “I’m sure droids and VR women are perfect with no flaws or imperfections.” She imagined both were programmed to be the ideal sexual playmates—from appearance to performance.

  “You are most appealing,” he murmured, a reassuring smile in his eyes. “My reluctance has nothing to do with your appearance.”

  “I’ve never initiated sex before,” she confessed, wishing she could remember all the things to do and how to do them. “If I’m not…good at this, you’ll have to forgive me.”

  “Don’t worry. There will be nothing to forgive.”

  His face was etched with pain and exhaustion; the time for talking was over. She carefully slid off her side of the bed and stood beside Jaden. He needed relief and only she could provide it.

  ****

  The most beautiful female he’d ever met wondered if she was desirable enough for him. Desirable enough? Even through the weight of the fever, he found the notion astonishing.

  Her blonde hair was finer than the pale gold found only in the mountains on Eravis. Her eyes were the perfect blue—like the seas on Kabis or the mountain skies of Zelos. Her mouth was soft, her skin so luminous. He shuddered as his eyes swam over her face. If he could create the perfect female for his VR chamber, she would look like, be like, Mia.

  Yesterday, he’d been gripped with fear. She’d been so needy, so desperate as she’d lain in his bed, legs spread and soaked with desire. If he’d buried his cock in her sex, she’d have welcomed it, welcomed him.

  But he’d had a job to do and touching her so intimately, and not allow it to be intimate, had been agony. It had taken everything he had to push aside his masculine needs and focus on her.

  That would all be impossible now.

  Mia blushed as she lifted her arms to undress. No matter how tough she talked, this wasn’t easy for her. In one quick motion, she yanked her nightgown off her body and over her head. Her long shining hair covered much of her torso, but she shifted it back, sending it cascading over her shoulders.

  His chest heaved, and his breathing almost stopped. Her breasts were large and round and unbelievably perfect. Her nipples, like two small tan coins, tightened under his watch. He’d seen images of large beautiful breasts before, but never anything like this. His fingers itched to touch them.

  His breath hitched again when she grabbed the thin stretch band at the top of her scant panties and stripped them off. Last night, he’d seen her most private parts, but right now, this was more private. “You are the most beautiful…” Exhaustion choked his words, and he couldn’t get them out.

  She brushed the back of her palm to his cheek. “You’re still burning up. Jaden, please don’t talk.”

  “I shouldn’t want this.”

  Mia perched on his side of the bed and took his hands. “You are the most decent man I know. You saved my life, and you’ve done everything you can to protect me. There is nothing dishonorable about what we need to do.”

  “I shouldn’t feel…”

  “You should—I want you too,” she pleaded. “How awful if we had to do this, and it meant nothing.”

  He paused for a moment then nodded, her words ringing in his head.

  “Now, it’s your turn,” she said softly and leaned closer to him. “I’ll help you.”

  A knot grew in his throat as Mia carefully unzipped the front of his jacket, and slowly eased it off his body. She took a deep breath as she approached the top of his pants. He wore customary male undergarments, and it was easy for her to pull them off as she lowered his pants.

  Her eyes widened as she stared at his naked cock. He’d had a massive erection before she’d undressed him, but now he was bursting, his shaft dark and throbbing.

  “Should I touch you first?” she asked, her voice a hint above a whisper.

  “No,” he shook his head. “I’m past that now.” His fingers closed over hers. “I need to be inside you.”

  “I’ll get on top of you.” She spoke to herself as well as Jaden. “If I do anything wrong…”

  “You can’t, I promise.”

  Chapter Five

  His pain was about to end.

  Jaden sighed and choked back a gasp as Mia’s pale golden waves tumbled over her shoulders and flowed onto his damp chest. The soft threads stilled his breathing as she skimmed his hips and slid across his body.

  “Mia…I want…” He trembled, whispering
an unspoken oath, as she shifted again and the silken curls between her legs brushed the coarse strands surrounding his cock. Her soft breasts molded to his chest, as the sweet, sleepy scent of her delicate skin rolled over him. His eyes shut and he savored the sensation. In every way, this was what he needed.

  Mia clung to his thighs as she pushed her hips forward. Jaden dug tight fingers into his bedding, tearing the thin sheets underneath him. This was the first time, the only time, he’d shared his bed with another like this.

  The head of his cock pulsed at her entrance. His blood boiled and he waited. With a silent plea on his lips, he braced as her tight inner walls enveloped him in her heat.

  Jaden scanned her face for discomfort. The dim lights in the sleeping alcove cast a shadow across her pretty features. Was she in pain? When her eyes clenched tight, his fear increased. “Mia, are you…?” Then she cried out, and a series of sweet little sighs rang in his ear. Relief cooled his blood and his fever abated. Her tender walls seized him again and again. Gasping out loud, he soared over the edge.

  In a blink, his fire blazed again. But now he had the strength to hold her and guide her slender hips as she raised and lowered herself on his cock. When his hands grazed her sides and cupped her behind, she paused in midair.

  “Jaden, are you all right?” She moaned as the words left her mouth. The head of his penis slid past her entrance and thrust deep into her channel.

  “Much better.” He gasped, unable to catch his breath. “Mia, what should I do?”

  “Do?”

  “For you? What should I do for you?”

  Her fingers gripped his hands and held them tight. “I’ll show you.”

  ****

  She smiled into his determined face. She’d writhed in his bed only hours ago, but now her serious space pilot was unsure what to do.

  Mia bit her lips as she slid his large palms over her breasts. “Touch me here.” She grasped his fingers and used them to lightly pinch the tips of her nipples. They hardened instantly under his talented fingers. His knowledge of switches, knobs, and buttons was clearly useful outside the cockpit.

  “I like this too.” She glanced down where their bodies met and meshed.

  “I know.” Like the good pilot he was, he needed no further instruction. Jaden snuck his hand between her thighs and stroked the slit of her sex. He didn’t need a schematic to make her body shuddered under his touch.

  With gentle fingers, Jaden separated her folds and cautiously stroked her clitoris. Again, she trembled as pressure built through her body.

  “Is this too much?” he asked.

  Her lips curled up. “This is just the right much.”

  “I want you to find pleasure too.” The desire in his eyes caused the sweet ache between her legs to tighten.

  “I am, Jaden.” This time, the fire that coursed ran through her veins. Her back arched as his fingers rolled over her clitoris. He stroked her again and sent her flying.

  “I think I just took your virginity,” Mia said with a sigh.

  Jaden rolled her off him and spooned against her, nuzzling the damp skin at the back of her neck. Her sex throbbed and pulse raced with his solid body behind her.

  “I’ve been having sex since my first heat.” He snuggled close, and she smiled as the soft hair on his chest tickled her back. “I must confess being with you is much different than being with a droid or a virtual reality woman.”

  “A good different?”

  “Yes, a very good different,” he growled into her ear, his tongue skimming the tip of her lobe. When her hair skimmed his cheek, like a sweet little whisper, he leisurely combed his long fingers through it. “I don’t think there’s anyone in all the universe with beautiful hair like yours.”

  “Thank you,” she murmured, so pleased he was enjoying all parts of her.

  “Can you shift your leg a bit?” His erection was growing once more; they would have to begin again soon.

  “My leg?” she asked.

  He clasped a hand firmly around her thigh and lifted it slightly in the air. “Can I enter you like this?”

  “Oh, yes.” She sighed as her sex opened to him, receptive to his heat and the tender strength of his touch. Wetness seeped from her entrance.

  A moment later, she pressed against him, and his cock slipped inside her. He stilled for a moment as his arms wrapped around her waist and cupped her stomach with his big, warm hands.

  She closed her eyes and all she could hear was the soft sounds of their breathing and the quiet purr of the ship. She smiled as her body hummed and joined the rhythm.

  Jaden moved slowly at first, letting her become accustomed to this new position, this new sensation. She choked back a cry. Even through the weight of his heat, he put her needs first.

  But she didn’t need him to slow his pace for long.

  She sighed as he thrust deep into her slick body, so deep he more than filled her. A frantic whimper rang from her throat as his fingers slid down her center and danced over the line that parted her sex. He growled into her ear, so low she barely heard him. His control was slipping again and she smiled.

  For such a strong man, his touch was soft and precise, and he dipped into her tender flesh. She panted as her clitoris swelled under his now-familiar fingers.

  “Like that, Jaden. Just like that.” She grabbed his hand and pressed his fingers into her sex again. She gasped as he petted her small bud, pushing her higher and higher.

  When her body exploded, she took him with her, like a sun about to go supernova.

  Chapter Six

  “Do Vantas kiss?” After a few moments of rest, Mia cuddled in the nook of Jaden’s shoulder and his strong, protective arms. It was a wonderful place to be. Two lovely orgasms had put her in a delightfully relaxed mood.

  “Of course. When we greet each other, we frequently kiss.” He swept his warm lips over her cheek.

  “I meant during mating?”

  He paused, and his brow furrowed for an instant. “I don’t know. Is that what your people do?”

  Her fingers lightly stroked his cheek and rested at his jaw. He came from such a different world from hers. The lack of females on his planet had clearly influenced his sexual repertoire. She smiled. What he lacked in experience, he made up in desire.

  “Before we mate, it’s nice to kiss mouth to mouth.” She smiled as she took in his sensual, kissable lips. “We also kiss mouth to mouth while mating.”

  Her lips brushed against his in a soft, tentative kiss. Her tongue gently caressed his lips, and his warm mouth opened to her exploration.

  “Also, most women feel pleasure when their breasts are touched and stroked.” She took his hand and lightly placed it over her breasts. Her nipples hardened even from the gentle touch.

  “On Vanta, females don’t have breasts like this.” His fingers continued to explore her sensitive skin, and Mia felt a murmur starting low in her throat. She wasn’t in heat, but her body still craved his touch. “They’re small, flat like a male’s, unless they are nursing their infants.”

  “Our breasts get larger when we’re pregnant and nursing, too.”

  “No, I mean that only during the act of nursing do female breasts grow.” His hand cupped the underside of her orbs. “I’ve heard stories, but I’ve never seen…”

  “You’ve never seen breasts before?”

  “Not like yours. Not skin to skin.”

  Shyness overcame her. It hadn’t occurred to her how different she must look to him. “I must seem odd to you.” She twisted slightly out of his reach.

  “I think your body is beautiful.” He lulled her back into his arms. “I think these are magnificent.” For the first time, he leaned down and brushed his lips against her nipple. When she shivered, he ran his tongue along the tip until it hardened. “Is this all right? I know babies suckle…”

  “Men suckle too,” she said, holding him to her, stroking the back of his neck. “I understand they generate very different sensations for women.
”

  “I’m glad to hear that,” he murmured taking her nipple into his mouth and running his tongue over and around it.

  “Oh, that feels so nice.” She molded her body into his.

  “Is there anything else Earth females enjoy when they mate?”

  “There’s probably a lot of things,” she said with a laugh. “I’m not a particularly knowledgeable source.”

  “I would like to make this a pleasurable experience for you.”

  “Do you think I haven’t enjoyed this?” she teased, holding his broad shoulders, enjoying their width and strength.

  “But it wasn’t your choice.” His eyes darkened with regret.

  “Jaden, please, no more guilt.” She brushed his forehead with light, feathery kisses. Even as she languidly kissed his brow, her mind raced far ahead. “There is something I’ve been curious about…”

  “Tell me.”

  “I’ve heard women enjoy…” She paused to work up her courage. If he’d only been with droids and VR women, he’d never had anyone ask for pleasure before. “Kisses on different parts of their bodies.”

  “Which parts?” he asked, instantly curious. “Here?” He picked up her hand and nibbled the center of her palm. His warm lips sent little shivers trailing up the inside of her arm.

  “That’s very nice.”

  “But not the right part?”

  She smiled, liking the game they were playing. “No.”

  His mouth shifted higher until he cupped her arm and kissed the tender skin at the crease of her elbow.

  “This is a fascinating exploration,” he said, continuing his journey to the curve of her shoulder, his warm breath making her hot all over.

  “I like how you explore,” she said with a giddy laugh. His mouth sucked on the hollow of her throat, and she gasped. So quickly he’d learned exactly where and how to touch her.

  “Your body…” He kissed her mouth again as his palm covered her entire breast. Through the kiss, she sighed from his tender touch. Slowly, his fingers played over her breast and he lightly plucked her nipple.

  She completed his unfinished sentence. “Loves what you’re doing to it.”