Hunter's Desire

by Meg Ripley

  "Oh, really?"

  He nodded and kissed her.

  "And I belong to you."

  Liora ran one hand along his chest and nuzzled against him.

  "Well, if that's the case," she lifted her head and bit his bottom lip playfully, "Then come cool me off."

  ****

  She pushed away from him and ran from the pyramid, gathering her skirt higher so that it didn't tangle under her feet. He growled as he came after her and she squealed, picking up speed so she could elude him. They ran throughout the pyramids, sliding from the dark shadows into the dying light of the gradually setting sun and back as he chased her.

  Finally, she ducked into one of the pyramids, turning to the entrance as his silhouette appeared against the darkening sky. He stepped toward her and she stepped back, catching herself on the wall as she stumbled over something she had not seen on the floor. Her fingertips touched the stone, dipping into the grooves of a hieroglyph, and in an instant the chamber around her was gone.

  Liora felt the pull deep in her stomach and a scream tore through her as she realized what was happening. In the next moment, she lay on the ground in the pyramid in Egypt, the voices of the crew filling the space around her as they gathered around her.

  "No!" she screamed, pulling onto her knees and clawing at the wall, trying to find the hieroglyphs that would bring her back to Amasis.

  "Liora!" Ethan's voice broke through her own frantic screams and she turned to him. "What the hell happened?"

  She let him bring her to her feet and as she looked around she realized she was not in the small chamber behind the false wall, but another, larger chamber she hadn't seen before.

  "How did I get here?" she asked.

  "I don't know. You were beside me one minute, and then the next you were gone. We've been searching for you for hours. Where did you get that dress?"

  Liora gathered the dress in her hands, balling as much of the skirt into her palms as she could and pressing it to her face. Sobs racked through her body and she felt like she couldn't hold herself up. She couldn't get back to him. Amasis himself had said he didn't understand how she had managed to use the portals that had been sealed for thousands of years.

  Ethan wrapped an arm around her shoulders and she let him lead her out of the chamber and along the corridors until they stepped out of the pyramid. She was still sobbing as he guided her into her tent, the pain threatening to crack her chest in two. His hands eased her down onto her sleeping bag and she heard him mutter to someone who had followed them to get the doctor.

  "I don’t need a doctor," she said, her crying now quieted and replaced by an aching emptiness. "I need Amasis."

  "Who is Amasis?"

  "The descendant of one of the extraterrestrials who came thousands of years ago and helped build these pyramids."

  "Please don't start that again, Liora. This is serious. You were missing for hours. Something must have happened to you."

  Liora shook her head against the pillow, curling into a tight ball.

  "I am serious. He has been waiting for me."

  "Where?"

  "I found a hidden chamber in the pyramid and it transported me to his planet. He showed me the ruins of pyramids that have been there for thousands of years, since they decided that the people of Earth weren't worth their alliance and left."

  Before Ethan could reply, the doctor came into the tent. He instructed Liora to sit up and poured water down her throat, insisting she was suffering from heat exhaustion.

  "She should leave tomorrow," he said over his shoulder to Ethan, "We can finish this investigation without her. We have enough of her notes on the hieroglyphs to get through."

  His words sank in and suddenly Liora was on her feet, running back toward the pyramid. She leaned down as she passed the tool tent, scooping a chisel off the ground without stopping. Behind her she could hear Ethan and the doctor screaming at her, but their words were drowned out by the pounding of her heartbeat and the rush of her blood in her ears.

  Liora ran down the corridor into the chamber and through the false wall into the smaller space. Lifting the chisel, she began pounding at the wall, desperately trying to engrave a symbol into the stone.

  "Stop! Liora, what are you doing?" Ethan shouted, climbing through the false wall into the chamber with her.

  She continued on, screaming with the exertion of each movement, frantically hitting the wall until her arms gave out and she couldn't lift the chisel again. Her body crumpled to the ground, the tears pouring again, and Ethan dropped to his knees beside her, gathering her against him as she cried.

  Suddenly she noticed a flicker of light out of the corner of her eye. She looked up and saw a new hieroglyph glowing in the stone. A moment later, another appeared, closer to the false door. She touched it and in an instant, another appeared, this one right outside the false door in the main chamber. As she followed them, more of the glowing symbols appeared, guiding her along the wall of the chamber to the opposite corner.

  Light pulsed along the seam of the corner as she drew closer, and Liora touched her palm to it. Instead of another false wall, she felt the entire wall shift slightly and blinding light poured into the space. The stone beneath her hand gave way and was replaced by soft, warm skin. Strong fingers intertwined with hers and she stepped back, helping Amasis step through the wall into the chamber.

  As soon as he was standing beside her, he gathered her against his chest.

  "My light," he whispered into her hair, "I thought I had lost you."

  "Dear god," Ethan said from behind them, "You were telling the truth."

  Liora raised her head to respond, but she heard the commotion of the rest of the crew racing down the corridor and she looked up at Amasis desperately.

  "Go," she said, pushing him back toward the gap in the wall, which was starting to ease closed.

  "Not without you," he said.

  "Take me with you."

  Amasis tightened his grip on her hand and stepped back through the wall, pulling her along with him. She felt a hand close around her wrist and she screamed, yanking against the doctor's grip so he could not pull her back through. Amasis tugged hard on her and finally she ripped out of the doctor's hand and stumbled into Amasis's arms just as the wall sealed behind them.

  ****

  Liora and Amasis tumbled backwards and landed on the dusty floor, him on his back and her sprawled on his chest. They both lay still for a few seconds, their hard, uneven breath the only sound in the isolated chamber, before Liora dipped her mouth down to his.

  Amasis kissed her back with intensity, using one hand to hold the back of her head so he crushed their mouths together. Their tongues tangled, drawing unchained sounds from deep within them as they put every moment of pain, anger, and fear of losing each other into their kiss. She felt his hands come to the backs of her thighs and pull her forward, causing her to straddle his hips. The skirt of her dress caught and he reached down to gather it out of the way so she could settle onto him.

  Her core cradled against a surging erection and she rocked her hips against it, her lack of panties allowing her to feel the friction of his soft pants against her body. She knew he could feel her wet heat through the fabric and she pushed down harder, coaxing him to touch her.

  Amasis whisked the dress the rest of the way off of her body, exposing her completely to him. He moaned and reached up to cup her breasts, filling his hands with them and kneading his fingers into the supple flesh. In one movement, he sat up, wrapped one arm around her hips, and flipped Liora onto her back so that she landed on her discarded dress.

  The sun was completely set now but she could see him in the light from the moon flowing into the pyramid as he sat back on his heels and untied his pants again. Once they were loose, he raised up and pushed them off, kicking them aside so that there was no longer anything between them. Liora reached for him and Amasis came forward over her, catching himself with his hands on either side of her shoulders so that he
could kiss her before pushing back onto his knees again.

  She complied with the fast guidance of his hands as he pushed her legs apart, positioning them on either side of his. He grabbed her thighs and pulled her forward so that her hips lifted slightly off the ground. Suddenly he was inside her and Liora cried out with the fullness of him burying himself deep within her body.

  He didn't pause, but withdrew slightly and slammed back into her, bringing another sharp cry to her lips. The sounds seemed to spur him forward and Amasis held onto her hips for leverage as he thrust into her so hard and fast she felt like she could barely catch her breath. The feeling of him stretching her walls, plunging further than she thought possible, was glorious. She clung to his arms, digging her nails into her skin as he arched back, roaring with release and bringing his hand between them so he could touch her. The combination of his thumb swirling into her swollen, aching bud and the pulsing of his cock within her sent Liora crashing over the edge and she gasped, breathless at the intensity of the climax that milked him.

  When their bodies finally relaxed, Liora straightened her legs and opened her arms so that Amasis could rest down on top of her. He buried his head in the crook of her neck and trailed lazy kisses along her skin.

  "I thought my light had gone out forever," he whispered against her.

  She felt tears threatening her eyes and she cuddled him closer to her, desperate to feel his skin on every inch of her.

  "Never," she whispered back.

  "I could feel you so close. It was almost like you were just on the other side of the wall."

  "How did you know how to find me?"

  "I could hear the chisel against the stone and I followed it until I got here. Every time you hit the wall, it sent a little spark of light in here to me. I knew you were there."

  "When you engraved the symbols back to me, they were glowing."

  Amasis raised his head and looked down at her.

  "I don't think we will ever be able to use the connector transport again," he said, a hint of hesitation in his voice, "It only worked when we needed to get to each other. I think Seker planned it that way when he sealed it. He foretold this in that message. We are the civility, the union he dreamed of for our species."

  "I don't want to use it again," she reassured him, touching a kiss to his lips and feeling his erection pulse back to life. She smiled and ran her tongue along his bottom lip, easing her thighs apart to welcome him, "I want to be right here with you. I need you."

  Liora sighed as Amasis sank into her smoothly and slowly, taking his time so that she felt him intensely as he stroked across every inch of her. As frantically as he had moved before, he moved tenderly now, using his whole body to envelope hers and kissing her languidly as he rolled his hips against her.

  Liora wrapped her arms around him and held him close, returning his kiss softly. Her body held him closer, fitting around him as though she was made for him. She smiled as she shifted her hips, sending him deeper and eliciting a groan of appreciation. At that moment, she knew she was safe and that she no longer had anything to fear about the darkness. She had her own moonlight to protect her and guide her way.

  THE END

  Seducing The Sacred Alien

  Two curious students discover a secret portal to a mysterious alien world where they meet a gorgeous alien warrior and together, beckon him to partake in a night of complete abandon and other worldly pleasure.

  While studying abroad in China, River and her sexy companion Jordan stumble upon something incredibly odd while on a routine lecture tour of the Great Wall. Mysterious guards appear to be watching over a secret entryway that leads deep inside the wall itself.

  After just barely sneaking past the watchmen, River and Jordan find themselves transported to a strange planet where all knowledge is kept closely locked away under the control of a select few. There, they meet Geming, an irresistibly gorgeous alien warrior who reveals that this information can be weaponized and that he plans to start a revolution to prevent this very thing from happening.

  That night, Geming insists that they take a rest and observe one of the stunning meteor showers that his planet is known for. A lust-stricken River finds herself intensely drawn to Geming--and Jordan--and longs for them to share her for one night of unbridled passion.

  "You know, when I signed up for this study abroad program, I really thought it was going to be more engaging than this," River muttered, adjusting her backpack so it didn't dig so deeply into her shoulders.

  "How is this not engaging?" Jordan asked, "You are standing on one of the most impressive feats of architecture in the history of humankind. It took hundreds of years to create this one wall."

  "If you had been paying attention to the lecture that might also take hundreds of years to finish, you would know that it actually isn't one wall. It is apparently the Great Walls and Fortifications and Other Stuff of China."

  Jordan laughed.

  "I've heard this lecture before. I promise it doesn't take hundreds of years. Just a few decades."

  River took a few more steps along the top of the wall and gazed out over the view. It truly was beautiful. The trees and rolling hills seemed to stretch out into eternity, an image that stood in stark contrast to what many people envision when they think of China.

  "If you've heard this lecture before, why did you come back to listen to it again?"

  Jordan shrugged.

  "I've been studying abroad for two years now and, technically, I’ve already completed all of the program requirements. I'm just not ready to go home yet."

  River sighed.

  "This is the last thing I need to complete my Master's degree. I'm not even entirely sure I chose China."

  "You don't like it here?"

  "No. I mean, I do like it here, that's not it. It's just…." she trailed off as she tried to come up with the right words, "I feel like they are so intensive with the courses and lectures, explaining every single tiny little detail of everything, that it has kind of taken some of the wonder and mystery out of it."

  "You want wonder and mystery?"

  River looked at Jordan, watching his startling blue eyes sparkle in the late afternoon sunlight. She hadn't stopped thinking about those eyes since she first saw them when she arrived for her study abroad program, and the enticing sparkle wasn't helping.

  "Yes."

  He took her by her hand and pulled her over to the side of the wall. Leaning over slightly, he pointed down toward the base.

  "How about that?"

  River looked down, but didn't see anything particularly wonderful or mysterious beneath them.

  "What are you pointing at?"

  Jordan leaned further until River was concerned he might tip over the edge and the excitement of her trip would have to be attempting to rescue him, or recovering his body after it rolled down one of the hills. He pointed with more insistence.

  "Do you see those guards?"

  River noticed a dip in the wall that seemed to curve in with a bend in the land so that it wasn't clearly visible from their vantage point. Two guards stood on either side of the curve, and a third stood several feet in front. They were motionless, their eyes fixed on something in the distance. River had the strangest feeling that she was seeing something that wasn't really there, as if she was glancing back in time.

  "I don't understand."

  "Exactly. Why would they be standing down there all alone? I've been here more times than I can count in the last two years, and they are always there. Three guards, never moving, never saying anything. Don't you wonder why they're there and what they could be guarding?"

  "They never move?"

  Jordan shook his head.

  "They stand there all day and all night. There is one two-minute window in the afternoon and in the morning when the guards change, but other than that, they never move. There isn't any ceremony or anything when the guards change. They just step out of position and walk away, and then the others get into place."r />
  River felt a tingle of excitement roll through her. She looked at Jordan over her shoulder.

  "And you have no idea why they're there or what they are guarding?"

  Jordan shook his head slowly, a mischievous smile curving his lips. River glanced back at the guards, bit her bottom lip, and looked back at him.

  "I wonder if we could find out."

  She lowered her voice to a conspiratorial whisper as they stepped forward to follow the rest of the student group that had already moved a few yards ahead of them. They passed by a guard tower built into the wall and River felt Jordan grab her by the wrist and tug her into the doorway.

  River pressed a hand over her mouth to muffle a laugh as Jordan pushed them further into the doorway so that her back was to the wall and he stood just inches away. She was suddenly aware of his body near her and met his eyes.

  "The guards are about to change," he whispered.

  River took a breath and nodded, relieved he had broken the tension, even if only slightly. He peered around the edge of the doorway and then came back into the space.

  "We will only have a few minutes to get down there and not get caught by the guards. Are you ready?"

  River smiled and Jordan took her hand again. A second later, he ducked out of the doorway and started running in the opposite direction of the tour group. Suddenly he climbed up on the edge of the wall and glanced down at her.

  "Come on."

  "What are you doing?" River asked, nervousness making her voice high and thin.

  "You're going to have to trust me," he said and gave her a gentle pull to get her up onto the wall beside him.

  She could hear the shouts of people who saw them, but before she had a chance to react, Jordan tugged her hand and they jumped from the edge of the wall. River gave a short scream as she fell through the air, but a moment later she landed.

  "Side wall," Jordan whispered.

  River shook her head at him and they scrambled to their feet, running a short distance down the side wall until they reached a section close to the top of a nearby hill. They jumped again and this time, River felt herself hit grass, lose her balance, and tumble down to the base of the wall.