Choosing Riley

by S. E. Smith

  “You feel good,” he had murmured in her ear.

  Riley had felt an excited shiver run down her spine. She wondered if he would kiss her. A part of her hoped that he would. She often listened to the other girls talk about what it was like when one of the boys kissed them. The lights had been dim with the flickering of a disco ball lighting up the area making it kind of romantic. She could hear other couples talking quietly over the music the band teacher was playing.

  “Thanks,” Riley had replied shyly. “Uh, you do too,” she added nervously.

  “You know, with hips like this you were made for having babies,” he whispered in her ear. “Do you want to go out back for a little while? I could show you how it’s done.”

  Riley flushed as her Grandma Pearl’s warning came back to her. “You’ve got big boobs and a big ass, Riley girl. Every guy between the ages of twelve and eighty are going to be wanting a piece of you. You need to decide if you are willing to give it away for nothing and if you do, are you willing to pay the price for giving away your body to someone who only wants to use you.”

  Riley had pulled back and looked down into the smirking, know-it-all face with a sinking feeling. “What did they bet you to dance with the Amazon?” She asked in a deceptively quiet voice.

  Todd had flushed before he glanced over to his friends along the wall. They were watching them and laughing. “Twenty bucks if I get to fuck you. Ten if I get to cop a feel of your big tits.”

  Riley smiled sadly down at the flushed face. “Thank you for the dance,” Riley said pulling out of his arms. “I won’t humiliate you because you were honest about why you asked me. May I give you a bit of advice, though?” She asked as she stared down at his shocked face.

  “Uh, sure,” he said awkwardly.

  “Even Amazons have feelings, think about that the next time you want to use one of us as a whore. Now, I think your friends need to pay up. It’s the least they can do for forcing you to have to dance with me,” Riley said as she turned to look at the three football players lounging along the wall. Her eyes glittered with fury.

  She had gotten a three day suspension and told she wouldn’t be allowed to attend any more after school functions but it had been worth it. She had taken the punch bowl and poured it over the three guys who thought it would be fun to pick on the big girl. She had then proceeded to relate a long list of observations about the guys to the entire sophomore through senior class. She never got asked to dance again. Hell, she never even got asked out on a date. She had focused on her school work and started dual enrollment the next year. The unfortunate consequence was Tina was also punished for what Riley had done. Her little sister had been ostracized for simply being related to her.

  She started in surprise and turned when the door opened to the living quarters she had been shown to earlier. She bit her lower lip as Vox strode into the room as if he owned the place. They had been rescued earlier in the day from the old freighter and brought aboard the Horizon. There were several different alien species on board this ship – warship – Riley corrected herself. There were quite a few that looked like Adur and Cross and a few that looked like Vox, Tor and Lodar. She hadn’t seen any others that looked like Bob or Fred, though. What did surprise her was when she saw two other human males. They had been with two of the same purple creatures that had attacked the freighter, only they didn’t appear to find the purple females unattractive.

  “What are you doing here?” Riley asked nervously, looking at Vox as he stopped to stare at her intently. “You know it’s polite to knock or something before entering someone’s room.”

  Vox’s lips curved and his eyebrows rose at the nervous wobble in her voice. “I am here because this is my living quarters, therefore there is no need for me to ask for permission to enter,” he said quietly.

  Riley could feel her throat moving up and down as she tried to say something smart but nothing came out. Her mind went blank as her eyes focused on Vox’s fingers. He was undoing the hooks on the front of his vest. Her eyes followed the movement as he slowly pulled the black leather apart then slid it off his broad shoulders. Her tongue came out and she licked her suddenly dry lips as his hands moved down to the front of his pants. She groaned softly when he paused to toe off his boots. Her gaze flickered up to his briefly before moving back down to his fingers. She trembled as he slowly undid each button.

  “I need you, Riley,” Vox said softly. “My cat and I want you so badly we can taste your sweet crème on our lips.”

  “You can,” Riley replied faintly. “I mean you shouldn’t. I can’t…. I’m ….. This is a bad idea,” she stammered looking up into Vox’s dark tawny eyes.

  They were darker than before, the yellow containing more gold than before. “Why can’t you? Why would you think this is a bad idea when I can smell your desire every time we are in the same room?” He asked. “I know you want me.”

  Riley looked up into his eyes again. “You’ll just use me, like the other men wanted too. Once you get tired of me, I’ll….” Her muttered words faded as he closed the distance between them and pressed his lips against hers in a savage kiss that left them both shaking.

  “Does this feel like I’ll just use you? I’ll never get tired of you, Riley,” he said, pulling back until his lips barely touched hers and ran his large hands up over the silky fabric of her robe to her shoulders, drawing her closer.

  “I promised myself I wouldn’t give in to a man unless he put his ring on my finger and promised me forever,” Riley tried desperately to explain. “I don’t want to end up raising a baby on my own.”

  Vox’s dark groan filled the air at the thought of Riley rounded with his cubs. A fierce wave of need, stronger than anything he had ever felt before swept through him. He closed his eyes in an effort to regain control of his slipping hunger. If he didn’t, he would take her hard, fast, and often. His hands slid back down along her arms and he gripped them tightly as he tried to breathe deeply. He knew that was a mistake the moment he drew in the heady scent of their combined arousal.

  “You will not raise our cubs alone, Riley. I will be there for you always,” he growled out in a deep voice.

  “Vox?” She choked out as her eyes widened at the dark possession reflected in his.

  “You are mine, Riley. I claim you,” he purred out in a rough voice as he gripped the silky fabric in his hands and tore it from her body. “I have waited too long for this. My cat and I must mark you, claim you.”

  “But…” Riley cried out startled as the fabric of her robe tore under his hands. “I can’t….”

  Vox’s mouth descended again, blocking her words of protest. His hands caressing all thoughts of resistance out of her mind as they ran up and down her back until he pulled her against his swollen cock. Riley raised her hands shyly up, touching his stomach and feeling the muscles tighten under her fingertips. A shudder ran through him giving Riley a heady sense of power that her touch could draw such a reaction out of so powerful a man. She opened like a flower to the sun under his skilled lips, moaning as his tongue swept into her mouth. She tentatively returned his caress with her own. Her hands moved up to his chest where she ran her thumbs over his distended nipples as she flicked her tongue along his sharp teeth. She ran the tip along one of his slightly longer canines and was rewarded with a reverberation of a purr.

  “Gods, Riley,” Vox pulled back and choked out in a strangled voice. “You fire my blood.”

  *.*.*

  Vox was fighting a losing battle with his control. He wasn’t kidding when he said she fired his blood. The feel of her soft, sweet flesh under his hands and the taste of her lips ignited his blood to a raging fury. He could feel his cat pacing back and forth, determined to mark his mate with his essence. Her hands running up over his stomach to his chest tore at him. The soft, sweet hands moved slowly, as if unsure of his response to her tentative touch. How any male could resist her was beyond comprehension. He believed Tor and Lodar when they said it had been killing the
m. Riley had an innocence about her that brought out the protectiveness in him and his cat and her natural sensual nature was enough to cause both of them to want to pounce on her. The sway of her hips, the flash of humor in her baby blue eyes, and the way she nibbled at her bottom lip when she was nervous all played havoc on his system.

  Vox deepened the kiss, sliding his arm down under her knees so he could pick her up. He silenced her objection with his kisses, holding her tightly against him so she would know there was no more protesting. He would take her. He carried her across to the large bed. Bending, he gently lowered her onto the soft covers never releasing her lips. He didn’t want to give her a chance to change her mind. The way his body and his cat were reacting at this point, he wouldn’t have stopped anyway. It may have been wrong but he knew she was his even if she wasn’t sure. There was absolutely no doubt in his mind.

  He had talked privately with Creon Reykill. Creon had been very receptive, even amused and if Vox wasn’t mistaken relieved, when he had explained he would not be able to fulfill the requirements of the treaty between his people and the Valdier. Creon had laughed and slapped Vox on his shoulder and told him there was no need to worry, he was positive Zoran would have no problems with the changes. Creon had explained that all of them had taken a human female as a mate and could appreciate the effect the species had on a male. Vox had to admit after he met Creon’s mate, Carmen, he was thankful she had come into the young lord’s life. He could see the difference in his friend and thanked the Gods for sending the female to help Creon heal.

  His fingers trembled slightly as he gripped the thin straps of the gown that Riley was wearing. He pulled them down as he continued running kisses along her swollen lips and down along her neck. He drew in a deep breath as her large, plump breasts brushed seductively against his chest. His cat was in heaven. The only thing that would make it completely happy was when it could mate with the she-cat that was about to be born. He would give a part of himself to his mate, allowing her body to change. His cat couldn’t wait to see what its mate would look like. The thought of her silky fur brushing against his male was enough to make him want to bite her and release the chemical regardless of whether she was ready or not.

  Riley’s gasp and loud cry spurred him on as he sucked one of her succulent nipples between his teeth. He nipped it gently, purring as she arched up into him in response. Her body flushing in response to his touch.

  “Vox,” her husky voice panted out. “Oh God!”

  He chuckled and sucked deeply, pulling and tugging on the swollen nub until her legs fell apart and she tried to wrap her long legs around his in an effort to draw him down to her. He sighed deeply as he realized there was no saving the delicate fabric of her gown. It didn’t matter anyway. After tonight, she would not be wearing any type of clothing to bed again. He wanted to feel her silky flesh against his without a barrier between them. He doubted she even heard or realized he had ripped the thin silk away. She was muttering hoarsely as she unconsciously kneaded her fingers against his shoulder, her nails digging into his flesh as he became more frantic.

  “Please!” She wailed. “I need you.”

  He released her nipple with a loud pop, pulling away far enough to shuck his pants and kick them away. He knew he would take her hard and fast this first time. He would have loved to have been able to take her at a leisurely pace but he was beyond that. He would take his time when he made love to her again. Vox reached down and gripped Riley’s thighs in his large palms, pulling them apart and bringing them up to his waist. Aligning his cock to her slick, heated core he gazed down at her. He shook his head as he realized he was having problems catching his breath. She was magnificent! Lodar was right, her breasts were going to overflow his hands when he cupped them. The rounded globes with the dark roses of her areola drew a groan of pleasure out of Vox as he rocked his hips forward, sliding his thick cock into her tight vaginal channel. The hot, smooth walls surrounded him, calling to him to claim her in the primal ways of a male. His arms shook as he tried to hold himself still long enough for her to adjust to his hard length.

  “Vox?” Riley’s frightened gaze turned to him as she felt the sudden fullness invading her body.

  She squirmed as he pushed in another inch, his thick cock resting against the barrier she had protected. “You are mine, my beautiful mate,” he groaned as he fell forward burying his face in the curve between her shoulder and neck at the same time as he buried his cock all the way to her womb.

  He felt her stiffen in surprise at the sudden intrusion. Her cry of pain tore at his soul even as he let his teeth sink into the tender flesh of her neck, releasing the mating chemical that would forever bind her to him. His large hands moved to pin her wrists to the sides by her head when she started to struggle. He pulled his hips back slowly allowing the feel of his cock to stroke the sweet, sensitive lining of her vagina before he drove it back in. He repeated the movement over and over until her hips were rocking in rhythm with his. He continued sucking her sweet blood into his mouth even as he allowed his cat to release his essence into her blood in return. The exchange was even more erotic than he had read about. Thin threads wove between them, connecting their souls, both in two-legged and four-legged form, together as one. The snarling hunger and restlessness of his cat calmed, rubbing and purring as the hunger that ate at him was sated for the first time.

  He could taste the difference in her blood as her body accepted the gift from his cat. His body picked up the increased heat coursing through her as the chemicals mixed with her own genetic makeup, shaping and changing her even as he fucked her harder and faster. They both groaned loudly when he finally released her, swiping over the mark on her neck with his rough tongue. He would have to show her just how good his tongue could feel against other parts of her body.

  He pulled back far enough so he could look down into her eyes as he took her. Damp paths still glistened near the corner of her eyes where tears had fallen from his possession of her. There was no pain reflecting in her eyes now. The beautiful, clear blue eyes were glazed with desire and need. Her swollen lips parted as the essence of him and his cat swept through her body in a ferocious wave, taking, molding, and changing her into their perfect mate. Vox rode Riley hard and fast, his need to claim her overwhelming him.

  Her shattered cry exploded as her body convulsed around his. Her fingernails dug into his back as she bowed into him, her body milking him as her orgasm held her in its grip. A loud roar ripped from his soul as he felt his cock lock into her and his seed bursting from his body in wave after wave of delicious ecstasy unlike anything he had ever felt before. Vox’s arms strained as he tried to hold his upper body up he wouldn’t crush her. It was an impossible feat. The power of his orgasm sucked every ounce of strength from his body leaving him weak as a kitten. His head fell forward until it rested in the curve of her shoulder where he had bitten her just a short time earlier. He rubbed his nose along the vivid mark he had left. He could feel the hot walls of her vagina still pulsing around his cock as he continued to remain locked to her. He gently licked his mark, a deep rumble of contentment coursed through him as he gathered her closer.

  *.*.*

  Riley shivered as she felt the rough tongue lapping at her neck. Goosebumps formed as her body reacted to the rough texture. She kept her eyes closed trying to piece together how on Earth she was going to handle this new development.

  Earth! She groaned silently. How could I forget he was an alien and it never, ever works out good for girls like me, she thought in despair.

  Everything turned hazy after he started kissing her. She would have liked to have blamed it on a momentary lapse of consciousness, some alien pheromone, or even sanity but she knew it had been something else entirely different. He had without question knocked her upside down and inside out with just his touch. Her eyes popped open and her breath escaped her in a sudden panic. She wasn’t on birth control thanks to there being no pharmacies available and he hadn’t worn a condom
. Just the thought of being knocked up scared all the desire right out of her. Riley began to struggle, pushing against Vox’s shoulders to get him to move.

  “Get off me, you big oaf!” Riley snapped out in panic.

  Vox rolled over but kept his arms wrapped tightly around her. A satisfied smile curved his lips as he realized he was still locked to her. It would take several more minutes before he could safely pull out of her. He was already thinking of how he was going to take her next. His gaze slid down to her huge breasts as she pushed up against his chest. He released her hips and cupped both globes in his hands, curious to see if they really would overflow them. Hot desire burst through him causing his cock to swell again when they did. He growled softly when he felt Riley trying to lift off of him.

  “Do not move yet,” he hissed out in a deep voice. “I am still locked to your womb. I do not want to hurt you.”

  Riley froze above him, looking down at him in horror. “What do you mean you are locked to my womb? You need to get out,” she said in panic.

  Vox looked up at her, startled. “I cannot pull out of you until my seed and my cat have finished.”

  “What do you mean your seed and your cat?” She asked, licking her swollen lips. “I really need you to let me go.”

  Vox sighed in regret as he released her breasts so he could cup her face gently instead. “The tip of my cock swells, locking me to you. This is to make sure that as much of my seed as possible is released into your womb, increasing the chance of cubs. Since this is our first mating, my cat is also releasing our essence into you,” he explained tenderly.

  Riley began to tremble as the sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach began to grow. “What in the hell are you talking about?” She demanded hoarsely.

  Vox grinned in triumph as he felt his cat stretching and rolling over inside him. The mating was complete. Riley had been marked on the inside and the outside. She was bound to him forever. There was no going back and no way she could escape him now. She belonged to him.