by Alana Allen
"I haven't seen anything around except for my cattle." She heard Max say.
"Yeah, it must get real lonely around these parts." The man replied.
Kadyn tiptoed around the room, looking for her clothing. She found a pair of what she assumed to be Max’s sweatpants and a white T-shirt and began to put them on when Max came into the room.
"What are you doing?" Max asked. He closed the door behind him.
"I'm getting out of here." She said.
"Where will you go?" He asked.
"As far away from this town as I can get."
Kadyn tied the sweatpant strings and looked for her shoes. Her heart was still fluttering from the adrenaline her father's voice gave her, although it could have been the awkwardness she suddenly felt being around Max the morning after their unexplained interaction.
"You can't leave." Max said.
"Why not? He's gone. Isn't he?"
"Kadyn, why didn't you tell me?" Max stood over her, piercing her soul with his deep blue eyes.
"Tell you what?" She asked.
He gave her knowing look that conveyed his patience was ending fast.
"That your father was the sheriff."
Chapter 8
Kadyn scratched her head and paced the room. Max watched her face drop into a solemn expression and knew she was embarrassed at having left out that important detail. However, he wasn't going to let her off the hook.
"How did you find out?" She asked.
"He came to the door with a couple of his deputies." Max crossed the room toward her closing the gap between them.
"He said they are looking for a girl who escaped custody last night." He studied her face.
"Escaped?" Kadyn chuckled.
"What's funny?" He asked.
She busied herself looking for her shoes and trying to avoid his gaze.
"He dumped me out there on the dirt road. Now he's back because he didn't finish the job, or because he's figured out that I know where my sister is."
"What does this have to do with your sister?" Max asked.
"Never mind. It's not your concern. I need to get out of here." She spotted one of her shoes and picked it up as she looked under the bed for the other one.
"You can't leave." He stepped in front of her.
"Why not?"
"Because he told me they are setting up a search perimeter for the next 24 hours." He looked at her critically. "It's time to start telling me the truth, Kadyn."
Chapter 9
Kadyn didn’t want to look Max in the eye. She knew he was expecting her to give him more information than what she could. She wanted to tell him everything. There was something about their exchange last night that made her trust this stranger.
“I am telling you the truth,” she lied.
It was obvious he didn’t believe her but he continued on. “You are going to have to stay here until they leave.”
Kadyn sat on the edge of the bed, her shoulders slumped. “I can’t. I have to get out of town.” She said.
“You won’t get very far. Not with them out there.” Max gestured in the direction of the living room. Kadyn followed him.
“I’ll stay if you tell me what happened last night.” She said.
He stiffened. His eyes left hers and fell to the floor.
“You wouldn’t believe me if I told you.” He began. “By the way how do you feel?”
“I feel great. Better than new. How could that be, Max?”
She waited for him to respond becoming mildly irritated that he appeared to be taking his time answering her.
He walked over and stood in front of her, his lips dangerously close to hers. She could feel the heat from his body radiating on her skin and suddenly she could care less who he was or what happened. She craved the sensations he gave her last night.
He leaned in to her ear and in a hushed whisper said, “I’d have to touch you to show you.”
Chapter 10
He was close enough to hear the blood racing through Kadyn’s veins. Her heartbeat quickened and the flesh on her face reddened. He had fought the urge not to touch her beyond what he had to in order to save her life but it was getting unbearable having her so close and not being able to share the pleasure they both experienced the night before.
But he would wait until she asked him to touch her again. And when she did, he wasn’t going to hold back. He would give her all of himself and then take her beyond that.
It was barely twenty-four hours since Kadyn Gregory had entered his solitary life and within that time he shared with her a bond that he hadn’t experienced with any other human on this planet. There was no telling if he would ever get this experience again. The others never told him what would happen if his kind mixed with a female human and he considered it his job to find out. It would be useful to the mission to collect data like this about the inhabitants of this planet, but more importantly it affected him in a way that he had never experienced before.
“Why?” Kadyn asked.
Max snapped out of his thoughts. “Why what?”
“Why do you need to touch me?” She looked in his eyes searching for the reason. “Are you some kind of healer?”
“Would you like me to show you?” He asked, his lips barely brushing hers.
She tilted her head back anticipating his kiss. “Yes.”
“Then ask me to touch you.” He said.
Chapter 11
“I want a five mile perimeter around the Collier farm set up before sunset tonight.”
John Gregory was many things but kind was not one of them. As sheriff of this town he had to be. Let some of these no good losers think you’re soft and you’re asking for a hard time, or worse. He gave no apologies for it and felt he owed nothing to nobody.
He had to find Kadyn. He knew he left her by the fence on the dirt road not far from Max Collier’s farm. Did someone pick her up or had she run off?
It wasn’t likely she could get very far. Not after the lesson he’d given her. Threatening to expose family secrets can get a girl killed. It was only after he dumped her body on the outskirts of town and drove off did he realize that she might not be dead.
When he turned around and came back she was gone. Now he’s going to have to find her sister by himself unless he can find Kadyn first. He was going to find her and finish what he started, but first she was going to tell him where she hid Kara.
He watched as his deputies carried out his orders, setting up two-man posts on each corner of the farm.
Talking to Max Collier earlier, something about the rancher didn’t sit right with him. He wasn’t sure he was telling him the truth about not seeing her. Since his was the only ranch out here, it was likely he was hiding Kadyn in his home. Without reasonable cause, he couldn’t just go barging inside. He still had his reputation as sheriff to consider. It was his only alibi and he needed to keep it clean. But if he could get in without anyone knowing, well, that was another matter.
Collier had been acting strange over the past year. He was always a quiet man but lately he’d confined himself to his ranch and stayed out of town as much as possible. John wasn’t sure what to attribute the change to other than maybe depression. It didn’t matter. His only concern was catching his daughter and shutting her up before she told anyone about him.
Chapter 12
“Touch me, Max.” Kadyn stood before him, her heart beating wildly as she waited for his kiss.
He fought the overwhelming urge to take her right then without care or consequence and unload his desire upon this defenseless human female. It had been so long since he was able to release his energy that he was getting used to dealing with the backup. For his species, regular mating was part of staying alive and preserving the life force that made up his soul.
Now he was standing before her and she wanted his touch. The only barrier left was to focus on not overwhelming her like he did last night. He couldn’t help it though as healing her took more energy than he would normally
inflict. Pleasure for pleasure’s sake was a different matter.
“Be very still.” He warned her.
He pulled on each finger of his glove and removed it then did the same with his other hand.
“Close your eyes, Kadyn.”
She obeyed.
He lifted her shirt over her head as she followed his lead, raising her hands. Her nipples hardened against the cold air. Careful not to touch her skin, he slid her sweatpants off of her hips, kneeling as he bent down on one knee to follow them to the floor.
His eyes soaked in every inch of her naked body standing there before him. He stood up and undressed himself. His human body took over as its instincts kicked in hardening his member. With the lightest touch, he traced the edge of her arms from her hands to her neck.
Kadyn stood as still as she could as an exhilarating shiver ran through her body. It was like thousands of tiny tingles of pleasurable sensations exploding all over her body. Not as powerful as last night, but it felt so good. She tried to catch her breath as his fingers found their way on each cheek. She opened her eyes to find him staring at her.
She started to say something when he covered her lips with his own. Kadyn felt a deep and driving force in Max’s kiss. It was like he needed it like he needed air to breathe. Her loins flamed and swelled with his constant touch.
He guided her over to the bed where he laid her down gently. Looking down at her incited his urge to ravage her completely. He had to fight back that feeling in order to make certain he was gentle. He covered her with the warmth of his body. Using his knees, he moved her legs apart to make way for his entrance. She obliged him by opening her legs wider.
His tongue massaged hers, twirling and lapping at her mouth. He nipped at her lips gently while alternating kisses on her neck. She stroked his back with her fingertips reveling in the weight of his body pressed against hers.
His hardness pressed against her leg increasing the ache in her pelvis. Each kiss he placed on her excited her anticipation. He trailed down from her neck to one of her breasts using his tongue to circle her nipple before taking it into his mouth. A slight sucking followed and Kadyn felt her body release its nectar. She squirmed in delightful agony unable to wait any longer.
Max sensed she was ready for him. He guided himself to her pleasure center, tracing it with the tip of himself before plunging himself full force inside of her. He let out a significant groan of desire as she thrust her head back as she received him. Her body stretched to accommodate his large size creating a slight pain disguised by the overwhelming sense of feeling complete.
She wrapped her arms around his neck as he quickened his pace. Each rhythmic movement inside of her brought him closer to her heart. Sensing her delight, Max alternated his pace between going slow to watch her face as he slid himself inside of her repeatedly and fast as he built to his own release.
Kadyn squeezed her thighs together in a playful move to slow his pace and make it harder for him. He responded by grabbing her legs and pulling them apart until they were resting against her breasts. She was wide open for him now and he took advantage of that to push himself all the way inside of her and stay there. His pelvis laid against hers, its warm flesh resting against her swelling mound. She felt a tiny explosion forming like a dying star right before its release of energy. He kept himself deep inside, moving around in her as she began to groan.
Small waves of ecstasy toppled over each other, the next more intense than the last. He took one of her breasts in his mouth and sucked as he kept the pressure on her pelvis. Kadyn’s muscles began to contract around him tightening down and causing him to release his own moan.
Sweat dripped from their bodies, intertwined together and soaked into the bed sheets. Her body stiffened as she released an orgasmic yelp of helpless pleasure. Seeing her like that, Max could no longer control his human body. He stopped trying to hold back and instead let himself eject his seed inside of her. The sensation left him releasing a low growl into the atmosphere. Each pulse of his member was massaged by her wet walls tightening around him.
As their contractions died down, he placed a kiss on her mouth following it up with peck on her nose. Kadyn couldn’t move as she was still reeling from his electricity. Max realized his touch was causing her discomfort and rolled off of her, releasing his grasp. She recovered as her breathing regulated. She rolled over on her side toward him.
“You must be from out of this world,” she said breathlessly with a smile.
Max met her gaze. “You have no idea.”
Chapter 13
Kadyn awoke to the warm embrace of Max’s arms. She noticed that his energy seemed to be pulsing through her at a much lower intensity. Was that because she was used to it? Was it because he was sleeping? He was such a curious man whom she hadn’t had a chance to fully understand in the short time they have known each other. There was no doubt that he was different, strange even, but something about his nature made her feel secure when she was with him. It was more than that though. When she touched him there was a peace she felt. A silent but formidable ease at which she found all her worries float away and the only thing she focused on was the calm he gave her.
She slipped out of his arms and grabbed her robe. The difference was instantaneous. What felt like being lit up by an endless supply of sunshine stopped and her sadness returned. Determined not to let it ruin her mood, she shook off the negative vibes and headed to the kitchen.
Kadyn opened an overhead cabinet searching for tea. The shelves were neatly arranged with a variety of products. Beans, ravioli, rice—all telltale signs of bachelor living. Seems normal enough, she thought. She pulled out a mason jar filled with tea bags and set it on the counter.
Grabbing the tea kettle on the stove, she walked over to the sink and filled it with water. As the water ran on her fingers, she felt a tingling sensation as her mood lightened. His scruffy chin brushed against her neck giving her a scare. She yelped as she dropped the kettle in the sink.
“You scared me!” She said.
He wrapped his arms around her tight, the low, humming electricity pulsing through them both completing the circuit. Max nuzzled his face in her hair breathing in her smell. There wasn’t much in this world he had learned that affected him like this human woman. Mating with her last night was an entirely new experience for him unlike anything else he had encountered during his time here. His species had the knowledge of human mating but none had ever experienced the act before. She was a mystery to him. Soft and yet so strong. He felt her life force each time he held her making it difficult to let go.
Kadyn turned around and faced him. She stood on the tips of her toes and put her arms around his neck. He dipped his head down to meet her lips with his own and indulged in the soft, sweet lips he had developed a liking to kissing.
Kissing. It was a curious act. Something he had seen in movies and on the television. However, doing it with someone he had an affection for was quite different. The feeling was pleasurable. That’s what he found significant, the pleasure of touching her.
There were other acts he had witnessed through human media. Acts that he didn’t quite understand until last night when he put some of what he had seen to good use. It appeared to please Kadyn so it was worth remembering. He actually found it deeply pleasurable himself. His human body responded to it. It was so good that he wanted to do more of it.
Kadyn slipped her tongue past his lips, teasing him with it. She tickled his teeth with the tip as she held him closer. Max felt himself harden against her and knew his body yearned for release. However, he planned to take his time with this innocent and give her as much pleasure as he was giving him.
He grabbed the hem of her robe and opened it exposing her blushing flesh. The cold air met her nipples and hardened them instantly. She gasped at the sensation. Sliding his hands to her breasts he massaged them until she tilted her head back and closed her eyes. He feed off of her body language and took it as a sign to keep going.
His hands trailed down to her waist touching every part of her along the way. Her slender figure curved in several places as he traced them with his fingers and felt himself engorged. Her breathing grew louder interspersed with quiet moans as she stayed still allowing him to touch her.
He knelt down before her in humble admiration at the source of her beauty and power as he trailed kisses down her stomach. She twitched in reaction to his soft lips. Placing her hands on his shoulders for balance, she allowed him to continue his journey.
He nuzzled his face into her folds licking the nectar that began to secret for him. He placed his hands on her backside, pushing her closer to him as his lapping accelerated deeper and faster.
Her hands moved from his shoulders to the counter behind her balancing her weight. His electricity pulsed from his tongue onto the deepest part of her femininity. It overwhelmed her senses but she could not move. She was frozen unable to stop it, nor had the inclination to even want him to stop. He knew every inch of her now and explored her without apology or delay. Never had she experienced such desire.