Elm: A Phoenix Warrior Romance (Phoenix in Flames Book 8)

by Catty Diva

  “That’s a relief.” Mike admitted. Now they moved down the hall quickly checking for empty rooms. The rooms that were unused seemed to be spread out but Mike marked them so the team would know. Once they found six they took the next room and he led her inside.

  Quickly, he turned to kiss her. “That feels amazing.” He said as she gasped for breath. “Let’s undress and go to bed. No point in wasting time.” It surprised him when she complied.

  Her shirt went first then she looked at him. “Aren’t you getting naked too?”

  Now he began to strip as well. Once he was naked, he looked up and saw she was also. His mouth watered and he struggled to keep it closed and not drool. His mate looked amazing. Pale as fresh milk, her dark hair hung around her breasts but did not cover the delightful pink nipples. Her stomach was slightly curved and his hands itched to touch her. When he was done, she would know his hands and mouth on every inch of her delicious body.

  He pulled her into his arms and kissed her in a way that she would know what he wanted. She was his and he would never let her go.

  Chapter 4

  Fated and Mated

  His body was pure perfection and she could feel his smooth silky skin pressing against her as well as a sizable and readily identifiable body part. Sure, she’d had a hell of a scare and she was grateful he’d saved her life, but she also wanted him badly. Now she just couldn’t fight the desire anymore.

  Her fear of making mistake was no longer larger than her fear of missing out on this time with him. Something special was between them and she needed to see what it was. Otherwise she might regret it for the rest of her life. Logic no longer applied and she had go full throttle into this relationship and either find her soul mate or deal with a broken heart.

  Somethings were worth the risk. She swore when she looked into his eyes she could see flames there. His skin was hot, much hotter than hers. Her hand reached down to find his cock which was huge. She would never look at him without awe on her face again. Sometimes she had inappropriate thought like how did he carry that big thing around all the time.

  As a doctor, she knew it would fit, if he took his time and prepared her properly, it might not even hurt, much. She’d always said size didn’t matter, but she was excited about being filled with him. Was it his giant cock or the appealing man who wielded it? His hands and mouth were everywhere then he lifted her and placed her on the bed before joining her.

  Now she got a look at his hard muscles, well-defined abs and beautiful thick, long cock. It made her channel grow wet looking at him and imagining him sinking slowly into her. Flat on her back, he leaned over her kissing her mouth then working his way down so slowly her channel clenched with need. Once he reached her small pink nipples, he stopped to play making them ache with need.

  He pinched one as he sucked hard on the other than switched them. By the time he was done, they were tender and her need had skyrocketed. Had she known how amazing he would make her feel, she’d have given in much faster. His tongue rimmed her belly button but he stared lower at the landing strip on her pussy. That was clearly his target and he moved lower until his head was between her thighs.

  His hot breath hit her there making her even wetter. He must have smelled it because he groaned with need. It ramped up her own desire. Now his tongue shot out and ran up the seam of her nether lips. Dear God! A moan was forced from her just as his tongue slid between her lips. It felt amazing and she wanted more. That seemed his plan as well when his tongue was replaced with a finger while his tongue slid up to her little nub.

  “Oh my God!” She cried out caught off guard.

  “Are you okay?” Elm asked.

  “If you don’t stop I am.” She replied and he chuckled.

  He went back to his work to drive her into sexual frenzy and he was doing a good job of it. She was making little sounds as he drove her crazy with two fingers now as he stretched her to prepare her for his amazing cock. His tongue circles her nub bringing her closer to her release. It wouldn’t be long.

  Now he added a third finger and she felt full and a slight burn from the stretching. That still felt good and she could handle it in order to get all of him. His fingers now moved faster as he sped up his tongue and she was ready to erupt at any time. Suddenly, her breath froze in her chest and a feeling of pure bliss came over her. She screamed out his name as her channel clenched down on his fingers until they couldn’t move. Wave after wave of pleasure rolled over her as she bucked against him and her fingers gripped his hair holding him in place. This was almost more pleasure then she could stand.

  Elm didn’t wait nor did she expect him to. She felt him slide right up her body and use the pleasure rolling over her to dull any pain of accepting his large size. There was a pinch, but it eased quickly then he was fully seated inside her. Immediately, she felt this was not just sex. A feeling of belonging, of being something more than just herself, washed over her.

  What had he done to her? It had been only her and now it was them. They were together and it would hurt if he ever left. That was just the kind of relationship she’d refused to be in. Now as he started to move, she lost the ability to think about anything and only feel the joy of their coming together. He was hitting spots that had never been touched before deep inside her. She arched up to meet him as he plunged deep into her.

  They were moving fast when her first orgasm hit her hard and she tightened her body around him. It was amazing but once it was over, the next one was so strong she feared she’d die of a heart attack. This time Elm joined her and she could actually feel hard jets of warm cum filling her inside. Joining with him was like nothing she’d ever done or even heard tell of. He fell over beside her and he panted heavily just as she did.

  Their breathing slowly got back to normal and her heart beat eased a bit at a time. She tried not to get emotionally involved with her sexual partners, but Elm had pulled her in completely. What was she going to do now? The only thing that came to mind was rest because she was going to need it.

  When she woke to her com buzzing, Elm was holding her in his arms. His com buzzed too. Their eyes met and held before they checked their coms and answered an affirmative. “Time to get our show in the road.” She suggested.

  There was a shower in the room and she took a quick one then began to dress as Elm took his. Damn, he was hot. She waited watching his perfect ass as he moved to the bathroom. Once he was inside she dressed rapidly. He came out dried off already then began to dress while she waited. They would present themselves to Oak together. Neither of them seemed to know what he wanted them for.

  He waited for them in an office of some kind just off the bridge. One of their team directed them to it and they knocked. “Come in.” Oak said. Once they were inside and the door closed, Oak sighed heavily. “We had an incident. One of the enemy tried to kill himself. He said he’d rather die quickly than burn slowly. I’m assuming this is the male that held you and threatened to kill you?”

  “I can only assume so.” She replied. Damn and double damn. She’d gotten Elm in trouble.

  Oak took a deep breath. “I scent congratulations are in order?”

  “Excuse me?” She asked. What the hell did that mean?

  “You and my brother are together.”

  Her face turned red, she was sure of it because it was so hot it made her eyes water. Their sense of smell must be unbelievable. “Yes.” Elm replied. She stayed silent since she wasn’t sure what to say. Were they together? Yes, no, well maybe? Her confusion was extreme and she knew she wanted him for now and maybe forever. This was just a concept she’d never dwelled on before.

  “Okay. The others on the team that aren’t Phoenix think the guy is speaking about his religion. Hell fire and all that. They believe he’s nuts.”

  “That works well for us. I’m sorry I had to show him, but Mike thought it was a parlor trick before we were together. If anyone questions it, we could tell them I had a lighter.” Elm suggested.

  “T
hat’s a possibility, but hopefully it will just blow over.” Oak hoped. “It’s almost time for your rotation so go eat. Our own food is here, then come back to the bridge. Elm, you’ll take command while I go fill in Teresa and Flicker, rest, and eat before I come back. You’ll have a longer shift than the others. The price of being in command.” Oak explained. “I’ll see you when I get back. Command shifts now.”

  Oak hurried away while she thought over all the things he’d said. Elm led her to the cafeteria and they sat down with full plates. His com buzzed here and there so he could deal with command decisions. They ate quickly and then went to command. Elm had her take the navigation console as he seated himself on the command seat. His attention went instantly to the information available to whoever was in command and she turned her attention to her own console.

  As usual, she checked the destinations this ship had previously. They were not all the same as the last ship they had taken. This was not always a ship of war. Sometimes it was used to transport trade goods or emissaries. Even so, it was fully armed and outfitted with a military crew. The fact that this race was so predatory, made this necessary even on their trading ships.

  It was mind boggling the way this race had taken over so much of their personal universe and held it by their military might. In her opinion, that fact was the only thing helping them hold them at bay. According to the information she was accessing, they had intended to move forward on their plans to take over this galaxy several times but had halted to take care of trouble at home. This information could be helpful to them so while she kept an eye on her console, she slowly wrote up a report listing any information she could find. Because her attention had been split, she barely got the report done by the end of her rotation.

  Her rotation didn’t end until Elm’s did. She sent her report on with an extra copy sent to Oak and the main copy went to Teresa and Flicker. That information could make a difference in what would clearly be a battle eventually. Oak stood by Elm as Ranger came to take her place. She quickly moved so he could sit down.

  She didn’t know Ranger well, but had been around him enough to realize he was well educated. He didn’t give off the vibe as trained by Earth’s military but more as a private security force or even a mercenary. All mercenaries weren’t bad, but most she’d met had been. The guy seemed alright and was friendly as well as knowing when to keep his mouth shut. In her opinion, which she often gave whether asked for or not, he would go far in the Mazlan military if he chose to stay.

  Stepping next to Elm, she waited for him to be done. Even though she wished she could hear the conversation, it sounded like bees buzzing to her. “I got your report. Good job.” Oak addressed her. She nodded in response.

  Now Elm took her arm and steered her toward their love nest. It was a shame they had their first time on an enemy ship. Someday they might tell their grandkids, oops. Where was her head at? They hadn’t even decided to commit much less have kids. If they did, her grandkids would never hear the story of the first time they got it on. She’d be a bad grandma to tell such a story.

  “We’re here, Sweetheart.” Elm said.

  Looking round, she saw they were back on the room they’d used last. Drawing in a deep breath, she couldn’t smell sex. If she sniffed the bed she’d bet she could. There was a feeling, especially with the glint of arousal in Elm’s eyes, that he could scent it just fine.

  Chapter 5

  All The Way

  Elm’s noise expanded as his senses drew in the wonderful scent of his mate’s and his combined passion. Finally he’d made headway and refused to lose ground now. Stepping closer to her even though he had bared himself, he pulled her up against him. She looked up at him, neither tense nor relaxed.

  “What now?” She asked.

  “I want you. For now, for later, and forever.”

  A shiver passed through her. Did that mean she didn’t like the idea? No, her gaze never showed it if it was true. Mike had known all along what he’d wanted since he’d never hidden it. Not a patient person, he nevertheless waited quietly for her to answer.

  “Just take it all the way, huh? I’ve never considered having a one and only.” She smiled taking some of the sting out of her words. “I’m not ready to commit yet, but I am willing to give us a chance.”

  Relief rolled over him. If she gave him a chance she would see what they could be. She was the other half of his soul and in time she would know it. Her attitude toward him had undergone a change but it wasn’t complete, not yet. A chance was all he needed to show her how perfect their love could be.

  It was odd really since he’d been told Earth girls were easy and always wanted a permanent relationship. So far none of the ones he knew well had been easy to get to know at all. Claiming had been difficult too. Maybe it just referred to those females left on Earth? It might be the situation there made their females weaker and more dependent?

  Those females he’d met were strong and strong willed. They resisted settling down afraid they’d get the bad relationships they’d seen or heard of that most of the Earth females had. On Earth, many females were used by their males, cheated on, mistreated, and eventually dumped. Few males in that society even held jobs or did any work at home.

  He’d seen movies from long ago and things had been much different then. Earth had gone to hell in a handbasket as Patty was fond of saying. Now there were just seven domes and a station of some kind on Antarctica where the ice had been hollowed out to make a self-contained living environment.

  While it was true many humans had abandoned Earth, many had also died. Of the billions once living on the surface, now only a few million were left there. The NYC dome had a little over a million and it was the largest dome. Of those maybe a hundred thousand were male.

  Mike made a noise and his attention came back to her. Earth and its inhabitance were beyond his ability to help anyway. His mouth dropped to hers and he claimed her with a need that he’d never felt before. She was his everything regardless of her feelings. It would be his job to make sure her feelings grew stronger.

  His mate whimpered, her need scented the air as he took a breath. It was a good sign that she still wanted him. Picking her up. He laid her on the bed in front of him. Nudging her thighs apart, he sank his nose in her sweet feminine center and inhaled as deeply as possible. Unable to hold back, his tongue speared her getting him a taste of her honey. He growled low as the marvelous taste made his desire deepen.

  She brought out the primitive male inside him as nothing else ever had. His tongue wandered up to her tiny nub as a finger slowly sank inside her. So hot and wet his cock twitched with the need to be where his finger was. But he knew she was small and needed to be prepared. Besides, he loved her sweet juice and wanted to get his fill. He added another finger as his tongue twirled relentlessly against her nub. His mate moaned and arched against him so close to her bliss. It was time to add the third and final finger and up the speed of his tongue to finally achieve her complete release.

  “Elm!” She screamed letting him know she was there. Her juices flowed as he lapped up every drop and slid up her body to impale her on his large shaft.

  A groan was pulled from him because the joy of their joining was too much for him to stay silent. He paused, she needed to adjust before he began to hammer into her as he knew he would. Nothing had ever felt this amazing to him in his entire life. There was nothing more incredible to him than time spent with his Mike. Now she arched against him and her toes dug into his ass cheeks attempting to make him move.

  As if she could push him and make him do anything. But he wanted to please her in all things so he began to slide slowly at first. Sweat broke out on his forehead as he struggled to go slowly. His speed increased with each plunge until he was hammering into her nearly ready to explode. Again he had to exert control so she would climax again.

  “Baby please! Cum for me.” He urged.

  That was all it took and her body exploded around him. Her sheath gripped him ti
ght as a fist as she pulled his orgasm out of him and he joined her. Screaming her name, he felt all his essence pumping into his mate. He continued even though he felt nothing coming out anymore. Finally, he rolled off her lying next to her completely drained unable to even move. Gods that had been amazing.

  It was a shame they would have to go back to work as soon as they woke. For now, they both fell asleep, drained by the amazing sex they slept deeply. He hated that alarm but knew it meant he needed to wake. The sweet scent of his mate hit him hard as well as the warmth of her body next to his. During their sleep, he’d become wrapped around her. That was the way he always wanted to be. Unfortunately, it was time to shower, dress and then eat.

  Mike got up quicker than he did and she had the shower going when he finally got in the bathroom. Without hesitation, he stepped in with her and she moved over to give him room. It took a little longer, but they both got clean. They hurried with drying and dressing before they rushed down the hall to the cafeteria. It was an odd schedule, but they were on and off in six hour shifts.

  Once they had eaten, they headed to the command deck. Oak looked surprised showing he’d been so busy he’d not noticed how much time had passed. “Mike, you replace Ranger. At the end of your shift, you’ll be headed back to our ship. Replacements are coming in a group at a time. They are all Phoenix.”

  There must be a reason they were allowing Razar use of so many extra soldiers. Something was going on here that they weren’t aware of yet. He knew better than to ask in front of the others. “Do we have another mission?” This he could ask.

  “Several. It’s a matter of timing which will come first.” Oak admitted.

  “We are certainly in heavy demand.” He grinned at his brother who grinned back. Job security for sure. They had learned many terms like that from Patty. Earth culture was her hobby.