"You are going to marry me?"
She laughed this time.
"Ask me again when I'm back in my head, not floating somewhere outside my body."
He dipped his head and licked a path from her breast to her mouth. She sighed into his when he kissed her, fervent and passionate, stealing her breath and stirring her desire beyond her control. She went to grab him but he moved out of her reach, sliding down her body and taking her flight suit with him. Her eyes opened and she stared up at the ceiling when he stripped it off her, leaving her bare on the bed.
She went to say something but all words failed her when he eased her legs apart and darted his tongue between her folds. Her head fell to one side, her eyes wide and mouth open as he licked the length of her, from her slick opening to her pert nub. She moaned and stared at the stars, feeling as though she was going to explode as he devoured her, his tongue teasing and lapping at her arousal.
"Kosen,” she said, panting it as the feeling of tightness inside her increased, her body so hot that she was aching for release. She writhed against him and he moaned. The sound of it only drove her on and she threaded her fingers into his hair, clutching him to her, begging him not to stop until she had come undone.
The moment his finger eased into her hot depths, she cried out her release at the universe. Her whole body trembled around him, quivering as she came. He thrust his finger into her a few times, drawing out her orgasm, and then pulled it free. She collapsed into the bed and then tensed again when he lowered his mouth and lapped at her opening, drinking her juices. It tickled.
She pushed against his head, forcing him away from her. Wriggling on the bed, she looked up at him as he stood by her feet, watching her. He grinned and the sight of his sharp teeth sent a flush of heat through her.
"In Arkus's name I've never tasted anything as sweet as you."
If he thought that her taste was amazing, he was in for a surprise. Her mother had warned her that her hair might not be the only thing that she had inherited from her.
Sitting up, she gave Kosen a seductive smile and ran her hands up him. She pulled the fastening on his black flight suit and eased it downwards. Her lips parted and her whole body trembled at the sight of hard packed muscles rippling under his pale skin. She had never seen a body like his, compact but powerful, speaking to her hunger on a sexual level.
She eased the flight suit off him, pulling it down over his hips and pushing it down to his boots. He kicked them off and then stepped out of the suit.
"Now I really don't want you brothers to see us."
She smiled and looked at his long hard length where it jutted out from a nest of black curls. Leaning forwards, she took hold of it, wrapping her hand around its girth, and licked the sensitive head. He was shaking. He would be doing a lot more than shaking soon. She closed her mouth around his cock and sucked on it, moving her mouth up and down. The feel of it gliding into her aroused her. When he thrust forwards, she moaned, wanting more.
He groaned. “I really really don't want your brothers seeing this."
He worried too much.
But, just to be sure they were left alone, she reached over to the control panel on the cabinet beside her bed and locked the door.
He would need it.
If what her mother said was true, he wasn't going to go quietly when she got him inside her.
Kosen groaned again and muttered something about stopping. She did and looked up at him. He had his teeth buried deep into his lower lip, his eyebrows knit into a frown. Taking hold of his hips, she guided him to the bed. Dominance. It sounded like fun.
It only took a slight push to make him fall on his back on the bed. Before he could say anything, she was on top of him. Whatever protest he had been about to form left his lips as a groan when she lowered herself and rubbed her slick groin against his hard shaft.
"Wait...” He held his hands up, breathing hard. “We need—"
She pressed her mouth to his to silence him, kissing him and grinding against him. She needed him inside her now. She was tired of being so innocent and she wanted to be his.
"My mother is a nurse,” she said, knowing what he was trying to say. “I've been given sterilisation injections since I turned mating age."
His eyebrows rose and he didn't seem to have a response so she ground one out of him, rubbing herself on his length and tearing a moan from his throat. He felt so good beneath her, the sensitive head of his cock teasing her nub.
"Are you sure you're ready for this?"
She smiled down at him and kneeled, taking hold of his length. “Are you sure you're ready?"
He frowned and before he could answer, she sank back onto his cock, letting it slowly fill her. There was a momentary sting of pain and then nothing but pure bliss. Kosen groaned and his hands went to her hips. His fingers pressed in as he gripped her hard and started moving her on his cock.
The feel of it thrusting into her, filling her and striking deep inside her, tore moan after moan from her throat. Her body trembled as she tensed and Kosen closed his eyes, a heavy frown marrying his eyebrows. She pressed her hands against his stomach and moved up and down on his cock, riding him, her thrusts opposite to his. Her entire body burned, tightening with each plunge of his length into her and each slam of her clit against his pelvis.
The tightness in her abdomen grew, feeling as though it was pulling everything into it like a vortex, sucking all the heat from her body until she was crying out for release. Kosen's hands went to her breasts and his thumbs flicked her pert nipples. She stared down at him and when her eyes met his, the whole galaxy exploded.
A blast of fire and lightning slammed through her, a bright white shockwave that left her quivering and trembling against Kosen's chest, weak and hot. The sound of his heart pounding filled her ears, mixing with the tremendous beat of her own. She shook in his arms and then realised that he was shaking too. His rough breathing matched hers. His length throbbed inside her, spilling his seed.
The only sound Kosen made was a strangled sob.
"Wow,” Miali said and sighed against his chest, waiting for the scattered pieces of herself to fall back into place and the room to stop spinning.
"Wha—"
She managed to gain control of her limbs enough to shift herself around so she could see Kosen. He was staring at the ceiling, pale and trembling, his eyes unfocused.
"What was that?” she breathed, still panting to catch her breath. “Besides incredible?"
He nodded and his gaze fell to her. His pupils widened and narrowed, as though trying to focus.
"There's a lot of you,” he said with a drunken grin and went to touch her cheek but missed by several inches. “Which one is you?"
Her mother was right. Dazkaran females did climax in ways that sent males of other species out of their minds.
She took hold of his hand and pressed it to his cheek. “Right here."
He smiled and blinked a few times before passing out. She pulled herself up and smiled down at him. Perhaps she should have warned him but then she hadn't known if she had picked up that trait of her mother's species.
Slumping next to him, she closed her eyes, snuggled against his arm and waited for him to come around.
Hours passed but eventually Kosen muttered something about the cold and stirred. She reached over and pulled the blanket across them.
When he opened his eyes, he still looked a little dazed.
Miali pressed a kiss to his lips and then smiled at him as she brushed the flattened messy strands of his hair from his forehead.
"Better?” she whispered, concerned about the amount of time it was taking him to recover. She hadn't expected it to take this long.
He nodded. “Incredible. A Dazkaran trait?"
She nodded in response and continued to smile. “You asked me a question."
He frowned. “I did? I did ... lost it there for a moment."
She laughed as he blinked as though he was still trying to clear
his head.
"Will you? It doesn't have to be now. Just someday?” His arms went around her, holding her against him.
The feel of his bare body against hers made her ache to have him inside her again but he didn't look up to an encore. At least not yet. There was still a long way to go before they reached the Nebula-Lyra II.
"Will I what?"
"Marry me ... a worthless Minervan who doesn't deserve you?"
She frowned this time and stroked his forehead, her eyes never leaving his. He smiled up at her and it held such hope that her heart warmed.
"A heroic Minervan, the only man in the universe for me, the man who saved me.” Dipping her head, she held her mouth bare centimetres from his and whispered, “Yes."
He craned his neck towards her and she kissed him, her lips caressing his in the lightest of touches. It warmed her through until she was constantly smiling against his mouth. He pulled her on top of him, turning that warmth to fire as his body pressed into hers.
She would have to work on his sense of self-worth but she had the perfect solution to that problem. She rubbed her hips against his and he groaned and kissed her harder. His teeth caught her tongue and this time the pain didn't shock her. It only added to the thrill of loving him.
For now, she would stay on the Nebula-Lyra II and perform her ambassador duties from there, greeting dignitaries and visiting planets where the vessel stopped.
She would stay where she was safe and with the man that she loved. She'd had enough of the adventure of deep space. It was time for a different, more pleasant adventure.
She squealed as Kosen rolled her over, nestling himself between her thighs, and kissed her harder.
The adventure of falling in love.
The End
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About the Author
Felicity Heaton is a great believer in love at first sight and the romantic ideal. Having grown up reading extensively, she developed a deep love of classical literature, ranking Jane Eyre, North & South, and Persuasion amongst her all time favourite reads. The most romantic moment of her life was when her husband got down on bended knee on the steps of Sacré Coeur, Paris, at night in front of several hundred spectators and proposed. She was too drunk on love, and subsequently champagne, to care about the audience. All she could see was the man that she loved. A writer of emotion and life, she always strives to touch a chord of familiarity in her readers and give them characters they can love and a read to remember.
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Stories in the Daughters of Lyra series:
Heart of an Emperor—out June 7th 2009
Princess Sophia, one of the beautiful and strong daughters of Lyra, has had it with the never-ending row of suitors that her father, King Sebastian Lyra I, has lined up for her. When the latest suitor turns out to be the emperor of Varka, a species known for their lack of emotions, nocturnal lifestyle and bloodlust, Sophia wants little to do with him.
But when she greets the emperor and his two attendants, Sophia realises that a Varkan makes her heart beat like no other man before him and might just win her after all. Only, it isn't the emperor who was caught her eye.
Regis, Count of Sagres, is transfixed from the moment he meets Sophia. She pushes him to the brink of surrendering control to his bloodlust with every beautiful glance and smile she throws his way. But would she ever marry a male who doesn't know the meaning of love? Fear of the bloodlust makes Varkans retain an iron grip on their emotions. No Varkan has ever experienced love before, but Regis is willing to surrender control and risk everything to win Sophia. And Sophia will do whatever it takes to make him see that Varkans can love and that she wants no other man in the universe, including triggering his bloodlust and putting the whole palace in danger!
Will Regis's feelings for Sophia be enough to stop him from hurting her and killing the entire palace? Will Sophia be able to love a man that the universe sees as a monster? And will she still love him when she realises the Varkans’ deception?
Heart of a Mercenary—out July 5th 2009
Princess Miali, one of the beautiful and strong daughters of Lyra, is an ambassador for Lyra. Her true identity is kept secret to protect but it's her beauty that puts her in danger when slavers attack her ship while she's in cryo-sleep. When she wakes, she finds herself heading for the markets, her only company the ship's handsome young Minervan doctor. Kosen makes Miali's body react like no man before him, sending her hair floating with her positive emotions and making her wonder if she might just be falling for her captor.
Kosen has been part of Nostra's crew since his two sisters were sold into slavery. His only desire is to gain enough money to buy them back, and Miali's sale will get him just that. But the more time he spends with her, the more he realises that the path he chose was a mistake and the life he's led is a shameful one. When he discovers Miali's secret, he agrees to help her escape, and not just because she promises him the money he needs. Miali fascinates him with her beauty and the way her body reacts to him, and he can't help believing that they might have a chance with each other, and he might have a chance at a better life.
Can Kosen help Miali escape the slaver vessel and the terrible future that awaits her at the markets? Will he be able to save his sisters and change the course of his life? And will Miali be able to convince Kosen to stay with her?
Heart of a Prince—out August 2nd 2009
Princess Renie, one of the beautiful and strong daughters of Lyra, loves nothing more than exploring space with her twin brother, Rezic, but when they venture too close to the Black Zone, the barrier between Vegan space and the rest of the galaxy, things turn from exploration to a fight for their lives. With Rezic injured in a meteorite shower, Renie has no choice but to accept help from a vessel within the Black Zone, even when it turns out to be Vegan! Separated from her brother and taken hostage, to be held for ransom, Renie isn't sure what she's going to do...
Until she meets a man in the cells, the most unusual and gorgeous male she has ever seen, a man who seems to be willing to do anything to protect her and makes her pulse race.
Tres isn't enjoying his stay in the cells. The commander has broken his thermal suit, leaving him cold and weak, and his last chance of leaving the Black Zone has been thwarted. But the galaxy comes to him instead, and she's more beautiful, warm and full of feeling than he'd ever dreamed. When he discovers her and her brother's plight, he vows to help her if she'll help him, and when she touches him, showing him warmth, he wonders how touch can be so forbidden and realises that he'll do anything for her.
When Renie is injured during their escape and Tres is forced to stay behind so Rezic can leave with her, will she ever see him again? Will she be able to convince her father, General Lyra II, to go back into the Black Zone and rescue the man she's fallen in love with? And will she still love Tres when she realises just who he is?
Heart of a Commander—out August 30th 2009
Lieutenant Amerii, one of the beautiful and strong daughters of Lyra, wants nothing more than to prove herself to her captain and the army without her father, Captain Lyra III's, help ... except maybe one thing. Van, Count of Aeris and attendant to Emperor Varka has been on her mind since she met him at her cousin Sophia's wedding, and she wants to see him again.
Charged with the duty of meeting the Varkan first fleet at Varka Two, Amerii is pleasantly surprised when the commander turns out to be Van, and he wants her to be the one to join him on his vessel to sign the contract between Varka and Lyra. When she meets him again, he's more handsome than she remembered, and she resolves to risk the violence of his bloodlust to make him hers.
Van is sure bringing Amerii to his vessel is nothing short of dangerous and his fears are quickly realised. Amerii stirs his blood like no other female and he's been battling his bloodlust since first meeting her, desperate to know what love is and to find a way of controlling himself so he can have her, but his feelings f
or her are too strong to resist, placing his whole crew in danger.
Can Amerii convince Van that he can love and that he's worthy of becoming her mate? Can Van control his bloodlust enough that he won't hurt Amerii when he bites her? And when Van is taken captive by the Wraiths of Varka Two, how far will Amerii go to rescue the man she loves?
Heart of an Assassin—out September 27th 2009
Princess Natalia, one of the beautiful and strong daughters of Lyra, has spent her whole life on Lyra Five behaving just as a princess should, except for one thing. After her daily duties she sneaks out at night to sing in the bars of Lyra Five, pretending to be someone else. Natalia loves to sing, more than anything else in the galaxy, until the night that Ixion, the handsome commander of the royal assassins, comes to the bar to bring her home.
Ixion is the only man Natalia has dreamed of since she first saw him seven years ago, but she's sure he doesn't notice her and she's determined to change that. But Natalia couldn't be more wrong.
Ixion has loved his elusive princess, Natalia, since the night he revealed himself to her, and now he faces a daily struggle between his duty and his heart, between hoping a princess could love him, an assassin and man of no rank in society, and fearing that she loves another man more worthy of her heart.
When Natalia insists on going to the spring festival, Ixion is ordered to ensure her safety, just as she hoped, but things don't go as smoothly as she had planned. An explosion in the port triggers a battle between the purist factions and the imperial army and Natalia is caught in the middle of it.
Will Ixion be able to protect Natalia? Will Natalia be able to convince Ixion that she loves him and that the passionate night they share won't be their only time? When her family discovers she's in love with an assassin, will Natalia be able to save him or will Ixion face a death sentence?
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