by Lily Thomas
Susan turned her back on him and walked into the forest. She had no idea where she was going, as long it was away from him. She was okay with having a mated species claim her, but the way he'd gone about it? So not ok in her book.
"Where are you going?" Rylnuhn's voice rang out behind her.
She didn't answer him and just kept moving her feet.
"Susan." Rylnuhn's voice held a warning.
But she kept on going. Being his mate explained a lot. He'd been way more than attentive since she'd met him. She glanced behind her to see her blue demon storming towards her.
His hand grabbed her upper arm and spun her around. His blue-skinned face leaned down, so their noses were pressed against each other. "You will not walk away from me, and you will not deny me. I have waited too long for my mate just to let you walk away from me."
Shivers spread over her skin. There was no need to fear him, she was his mate, which meant he couldn't harm her without mentally harming himself.
Swooping her up into his arms he strode back to the compound.
"Let me go!"
His arms tightened around her. "You will go nowhere."
"Excuse me?" Susan fumed. "This really isn't the way to win me over."
She wiggled a few more times, and then gave up. There was no way she was going to break his grip on her.
Rylnuhn's foot shoved open his bedroom door. Susan glanced up at his face, and then over to his bed, and then looked back up at him.
A grin curved the corner of his lips, as he slammed the door closed again. Then he marched over to the bed and threw her down. Susan bounced slightly and watched as he strode to a cupboard on the other side of the room and grabbed something from a drawer.
"Lights off. Close the windows."
The room went dark as the lights flickered off and the windows tinted.
Susan blinked, trying to get her eyes used to the lower light level. "Rylnuhn?"
No answer.
"What are you planning?" Did she want to know? He'd been a little peeved with her and the smile on his lips before the lights had gone out… devilish would be the only word to describe it.
The bed shifted with his weight.
"Rylnuhn?" Why wasn't he responding to her? Her heart raced at his unknown intentions.
One of his large hands wrapped around one of her wrists, tying a piece of fabric to it and then tying the fabric to the headboard.
Susan twisted, dodging his attempts to grab her other wrist. His torso pressed her down as he took her wrist into control, and then tied her last free hand to the headboard.
"What are you doing?" Her voice was strong and carried through the darkness without a quiver.
"You are important to me, and I will show you what being a mate means." His breath tickled her ear.
"If you're looking for submission, you'd best look elsewhere. I'm not the kind of woman who is willing to be meek."
"I would never ask that of you, but you will not deny what we have between us."
His weight left the bed, and her eyes searched the vast darkness, unable to find his form in the dimness. The sound of clothing hitting the floor greeted her ears and a tremble of excitement shot through her body.
She might not be willing to be submissive, but she did like this tying her up thing that he was doing. Susan still wasn't ok with how he'd gone about saving her from the Sri'thaens, but she did enjoy the moments between them, and she wanted more. Call her horny, but the pleasure she was sure to endure would be the best of her life.
His weight shifted the mattress again, this time his legs straddled her hips, his hands found the hem of her shirt, and he ripped it clean off of her.
Her mouth opened on a gasp, as her stomach clenched. Her body found his show of strength enticing.
Now all she had between him and baring her breasts was her bra. Vrak'rir had keener senses than humans, and she didn't doubt that he was able to see her just fine, even though she found it difficult to see.
"Humans may not have mates, but I will not let you go Susan. I cannot let you go."
"You can't force me to stay either."
"Can't I? Maybe, maybe not, but for now I plan on convincing you and if that fails… well, we will deal with that if and when it comes."
One of his claws sneaked under the front of her bra, snapping the thin material which he pushed aside. He sucked in a deep breath upon seeing her exposed tits.
"Think you could turn the lights on?" She'd like to see what was going on inside those black eyes of his.
"No. We will be surrounded by darkness with no interruptions. This way we can learn about each other with nothing to distract us. No focusing on differences."
"Doesn't seem fair with me tied up and unable to see in the darkness."
"This game is about trust. Do you trust me, Susan Mallery?"
"No." Susan scoffed. "Not as far as I can throw you. You're my captor, and I'm your prisoner."
"Then we will have to work on that."
His breath tickled one of her nipples, and her breath caught in her throat. Then he sucked it into his mouth, giving it a slight nip as his other hand teased her pert nipple between two fingers.
Her traitorous body grew wet, as he teased her nipples. Her hands gripped the fabric around her wrists, as her back arched into his grip.
He let out a pleased growl, and she felt her panties grow damper. This Vrak'rir was making her mind spin out of control. Her body demanded she let go of the reins.
"Let yourself go, Susan. You're not in control of this situation, and you can trust me to see to your pleasure."
"You tied me to the bed without permission. Trust is earned, not demanded."
"And here I am earning it."
Susan snorted. "Is that what you call this? Feels more like a seduction." A really good one.
She felt his erection pressing against her clothed legs. It was an impressive length, and her body screamed at him to rip her pants off and ravish her senseless. Who knew such a wanton woman lived within her.
His head dipped back down to her nipple, and his electrifying scent rushed up to her nostrils stirring her some more. He smelled of the freshness of nature mixed with sweat. He had every advantage on her, and she felt it was unfair of him.
Her nipples puckered under his administrations, and she wondered if he'd get her off by just teasing her tits.
He abandoned her straining nipples to kiss his way down her trembling stomach. Rylnuhn made it to her pants, and with a swift flick of his claws, the material was shredded from her body. Those deadly weapons of his were so close to tearing her skin, yet she… trusted him not to harm her by accident.
Susan didn't need a lesson in trusting him. Earlier she'd let him stick his clawed fingers into her pussy, and he'd only delivered her pleasure.
One of his claws trailed across her skin, as he teased the material of her panties.
"What should I do with these?"
What? Why was he asking her?
"Rip them off me." Susan couldn't believe she'd just uttered those words, but there they were hanging in the air.
"With my teeth?" Rylnuhn didn't wait for a reply. She felt his breath tickle her stomach right before she felt his teeth skim her skin to grab hold of the thin material and rip it from her waist.
Her skin was burning up. She needed him, but she wasn't about to beg.
Rylnuhn was pleased with her answer.
Rip them off me.
It was an echo that spurred him on. He intended this lovemaking to be so good, that every time she closed her eyes to sleep she'd remember it. She would never be able to escape him. He would plague her the same way she'd plagued him ever since he'd seen her that very first time.
Her scent rushed up to his eager nose. She was so wet and ready for him. She might pretend otherwise, but her body was begging him for completion, and he would fill its need in just time.
He rubbed his cock against her quivering thigh and nearly burst right there. Gritting h
is teeth, he bent down between her legs.
"I'm going to taste you." He warned her.
She gave a strangled moan, and he smiled right before his tongue darted out and lapped up her sweet liquid.
Rylnuhn couldn't wait any longer he had to have her. He'd been a patient man, but even he had his limits.
His hands landed on her hot thighs spreading them wider. His eyes zeroed in on her pussy. She might not be able to see in this darkness, but he could see her lovely folds glistening with need.
Soon they would have the satisfaction they strained for.
Rylnuhn grabbed his cock in his hand and guided it to her wet entrance. The tip of his cock touched her folds, and he gritted his teeth to refrain from coming right there. His body was eager to claim his mate as his own.
"So wet for me. So eager for my cock."
Susan mumbled something he couldn't understand, but he felt her hips give a thrust as she felt his cock prodding her entrance.
"Eager?"
"Yes!" She panted.
He looked up to see her head roll to the side as she gave a frustrated grunt along with another shift of her hips.
Rylnuhn chuckled, before grabbing her hips and plunging his cock into her wet sheath. She surrounded his length, and he felt satisfaction finally spread through him. She was his.
Always. His. Now and forever.
Susan sucked in a breath right before letting out a throaty moan. Encouraging him, he sank into her wetness, only to withdraw and plunge right back in. He started with slow deep thrusts and gradually gained momentum.
Susan couldn't think as she met every one of his thrusts with one of her own. Her pussy was so soaked, and she had no control over her body. Pleasure rocked her body, as he slammed his cock to the hilt.
She wasn't going to last long. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the pleasure washing over her with every fantastic thrust.
"I'm going to come!" She groaned as her pussy began to clamp down on his enormous width. Her hands clenched around the fabric tying her to the bed as her legs wrapped around his waist, her heels digging into his buttocks.
His chest brushed over her excited nipples sending more ripples through her as she clamped down on his cock, milking him for everything he had.
"You're so tight!" He grunted as he plunged into her with fierce strokes of his cock.
Susan wished she could grab hold of his arms and feel his muscles flex under her grip, but he'd tied her up, the damn man!
Her head rolled back, as she plunged over the brink. Stars exploded behind her eyelids, and she heard him grunt with satisfaction as he came with her.
His chest sank down against her sensitive tits as he gave one final thrust, and then planted a pleased kiss on her lips.
"Better than I could have ever wished."
Susan felt a smile pulling at her lips. It had pretty fabulous for her as well. He'd shaken her to the very core. There was nothing more she wanted other than to stay in his arms and have sex like this for the rest of her life.
"Plan on untying me?"
"Untying you?"
She felt him rise on his hands, his chest lifting off hers to allow cold air to pucker her nipples once more.
"I don't think so."
"Why not?" Susan may have enjoyed the sex, and the light bondage, but she wasn't keen on the idea of being tied up forever like a sex slave.
"I'm good, but I know I have yet to convince you we are meant to be with each other." He slid down her body, and before she could protest he'd left the bed, and then she heard the bedroom door open and shut.
"Hello?" She said into the darkness. Did he leave or had he pretended to go?
No response.
"Rylnuhn? This isn't funny."
No response.
Susan gave a couple of tugs to the fabric, but it was firmly in place. All she could do was sit there and wait.
Chapter 10
Susan glanced over at Rylnuhn. They were back at the waterfall after she'd convinced him she needed some fresh air and some time to stretch her sore legs. He hadn't left her waiting for long last night, and when he'd come back, they'd spent the rest of the day and most of the evening learning each other's bodies.
Damn this man was hot in bed and so irresistible.
She stretched out her legs, as she put her hands behind her head and laid back on the tall grass. His stamina was impressive. Any human man would have called it quits a lot sooner.
Rylnuhn was convincing her that a life with him would be great, especially in the sex department, but she had a career and a life. She couldn't just leave Earth, could she? They'd want her to sign an agreement to remain silent about anything she may know, but other than that they couldn't force her to stay the ambassador of Earth.
But what would she do?
She enjoyed managing others' problems. As much as she enjoyed the sex, it wasn't enough for her to give up her job.
"Wanna race?"
"Race?" Rylnuhn looked over at her from where he was leaning against a tree trunk.
"Yeah. First one back to the compound gets to do whatever they want to the other person."
"You think you could out race me?" Rylnuhn chuckled like it was an impossible task.
"There is only one way to find out. I mean I do run marathons for fun. It could be an interesting race."
"In what context are we doing things to the other person?" His onyx eyes lit up with some interest.
"Sexual things." Susan caught a small smile lift the corners of his lips. Damn, he was sexy when he smiled.
She hoped he would go for it and that she won. As much as she enjoyed the sex and thought of him as an attractive man, she was ready to get her ass out of here and back to Earth. The longer she was gone, the more time the circling vultures would have to steal her hard-won job out from under her nose.
It was one thing to tell her she was his mate and court her and a whole other thing to buy her and demand she was his mate. And he hadn't even bought her only because she was his mate. He'd also bought her because she had information his clients needed.
Heck, Rylnuhn could be making the whole mate thing up. True, Vrak'rirs had mates, but just because he said it didn't mean it was true. Maybe he thought she'd relinquish the information he wanted easier if she thought she meant something to him.
Think again Vrak'rir.
"We will race to the bedroom. First, one in can do what they like to the other."
She saw his eyes dance with humor and merriment. He probably looked forward to the competition, but she was going to play dirty if she could.
Susan pushed herself into a standing position. "Where should we start then?"
"Between these two trees." Rylnuhn pointed to one of the trees he leaned against.
"Ok." She came to stand beside him. "I'll let you say go when you're ready."
"Shouldn't I give you a minute head start?"
Susan wanted to refuse, but she also wanted to get to the bedroom first. "Ok." She smiled over at him. "One full minute, no cheating."
"Never." He put a hand to his heart like he was giving her a solemn promise.
It would have to do.
Susan positioned herself.
"Go!" Rylnuhn barked.
She shot off like a rocket. She had to make her minute count, assuming he didn't already have the intention of letting her win. With what she knew of him, she doubted it. He seemed like the kind of man who liked being in control and probably only agreed to this because he thought he'd win the race.
Susan lunged over a fallen tree and kept sprinting. She sucked in even breaths, but she was desperate to get there.
A male Vrak'rir would have no trouble catching up to her in a minute. She'd felt those muscles up close and personal.
"Better run faster!" Rylnuhn taunted, as she heard him crash through the forest.
Was her minute up already? Damn, time sped by when she had a goal in mind.
She could see the compound through the trees. She was almo
st there!
A twig snapped behind her, sending a shiver through her. She had to win. She had to! But he was almost on top of her.
The compound grew larger as she approached, and soon she flew out of the forest. She dashed for the door, opened it, took a look back, and saw Rylnuhn barreling towards her. Susan slammed the door shut and hit the locking mechanism. At least she could lock doors without a fingerprint scan.
Slowly, she backed away. Did he have a key? Did it matter? She shouldn't just be standing there. She should be moving!
Turning around she ran through the corridors. She was going to get there first! He probably wouldn't be happy with her locking him out, but he could go around to the courtyard. It wasn't like she'd trapped him outside.
Susan burst into the room and saw no one inside. A slow smile spread across her lips. She'd made it first!
"Does locking me out count as a penalty towards you?"
Susan spun around at the sound of Rylnuhn's pissed off voice. He stalked forward, and her feet propelled her backward until her back bumped into a wall. His hands landed on the wall around her head.
He leaned in close. "What should your penalty be?"
Susan shook her head. "All we said was the first one to the bedroom. There were no other rules about how to behave."
Her eyes ran over his blue skin. It was stretched tautly over his mass of muscles. She glanced over at his arms, the blue skin marred by an assortment of tattoos. He was so impressive and yet so scary at the same time.
She met his black eyes. "There were no other rules."
Susan was amazed when he pushed off the wall and gave her space. Was he relenting?
"Then I will shower before we do as you command." He sent her a smile before leaving her alone.
She heard the hum of the shower turn on and saw blue light filter out from the bathroom. Now was her chance to find what she needed. She would need something stronger than fabric to hold him to the metal bedposts.
Susan tore through the drawers in his room but was only able to come up with fabric. It would have to do. She gathered enough so that she could tie both of his arms and his legs to the bed.
