by Lara LaRue
I rubbed my eyes and sat up in bed. There were two guards standing there, and instantly, I was at the bars.
“Open them,” I growled.
They looked across at each other, and then one of them leaned to his right and slid his hand across the screen. There was a click, and then the bars rolled open. They moved to stand on either side, and I looked oddly at them. I felt like I was in a prehistoric game of “escaping the hunter,” and though I wanted to be free, I also wanted to be alive.
“So what? I run, you chase, I die?” I asked the men as I looked at them. “Is this a trick of some sort?”
“You are free to go,” one of the guards said, even though he didn’t look at me.
I had known of men who had been here before, but I’d never heard of one that was ever set free.
“Lord Magnus requests your presence at The Great Pike. We are only here to escort you,” the guard added.
I needed no further information. I started running down the hallway, and the guards gave chase.
“Wait!” one of them shouted.
But I felt like I had been waiting for far too long. I needed to see her; there was no use in being free if I could not be with her. I got to the door, and I slid my fingers across the screen to open it. I had used it many times before, and I was glad it had not changed. I was out the door and down the platform before the guards got to me. The chute came after a few minutes, just before my pacing carved a hole into the metal flooring.
The chute could not glide fast enough, and I bounded out, rushed across the platform, and through the doors. I ran down the halls as I headed for the room where I knew I would find my father. I looked back and saw the guards were no longer chasing me, but had taken to walking; they were not allowed to run through the halls except in extreme emergencies. I got to the large metal door and pressed the button shaped like an M in the center. The doors slid apart, and I rushed inside.
“Father?” I called.
I did not see them at first when my eyes scoured the room. But then I saw her head stick out from behind the column to my right.
“Keira,” I breathed as I ran to her.
We collided somewhere in the middle, and I wrapped my hands around her. I pressed her against me until I could feel her heart beating against my chest, and then I pulled back and smoothed the hair down her face.
“Are you all right?” I asked, and then I kissed her before she could answer me. “Are you?”
She started laughing, and I was not sure if I had ever heard that sound before. It caressed me just as her fingertips did when she stroked my face. “You won’t give me a chance to answer.”
Then I realized she was here, in my father’s room. I looked over at him, my eyes armed with a ton of questions.
“What does this mean, Father?” I asked, even as I kept my hands secure around her waist.
“Your human, she makes quite an argument,” he said as he came over to us. Then he patted me on the shoulder and smiled. “I’ll let her give you an update.” Then he walked out, and I searched her eyes for the answer.
“Is this real? Is it over?” I probed. “What happened when they took you away?”
“They brought me here, but you know me. I don’t shut up,” she said and smiled. Her entire face lit up, and I felt her warmth traveling through me, and all I wanted was to take her in my arms and show her how much my spirit needed her.
“What did you do?” I asked, already sensing my freedom had been her doing.
“I simply asked him to let you go,” she said and grinned.
My head snapped back as I looked at the amusement on her face. “That cannot be true,” I replied. “I’ve asked that many times, and I was ignored.”
“Well, you’re not a woman from Earth with great influence,” she continued to tease, and I pulled her closer to me.
“If you don’t tell me the truth, woman, I will not be held responsible for what happens next,” I warned, as I played with her. I had never seen this side of her before, and where I had felt like I had wanted her before, I realized I could not have been more wrong. “Keira,” I said in a husky voice, and I dipped my head as I prepared to kiss her again. My lips remained suspended in midair, held by her index finger as she broke my advance.
“Don’t you want to know what happened?” she asked as she pried herself from my reluctant fingers.
“Must you tell me now?” I asked. Need was driving me insane, and all I could think about was stripping her right there and taking her.
She looked around the room and then moved closer to me. She had that look in her eyes, and when she stood before me, she bit her lower lip and started making trails down my chest with her fingertip. I felt the ripples on my skin as she moved, and a slight groan escaped me as my member began to pulsate and burn with desire.
“You think your father will be coming back in here anytime soon?” she asked.
She looked up at me with her large brown eyes, and I lost control. I pulled her to me and kissed her with such ferocity it made my head spin. Her tongue darted into my mouth and began exploring before my own joined hers, and the two engaged in a sensual dance. I gripped her ass and pulled her in even closer until I could feel her heart beating against my chest. I could feel my erection throbbing, wanting nothing more than to enter her, but I wanted to take every part of her.
I pushed her dress upward and covered her soft, warm breasts with my palms before finding her lips again. I squeezed them and listened to her moan against my mouth. She gripped both sides of my head and forced me downward, and I followed her lead and caught her nipple through the thin fabric. I felt a sharp pain as she grabbed a fistful of my hair, and my tongue only moved faster, flicking over her firm peaks as I moved from one to the other. Even the pain she inflicted awakened my erogenous zones. I listened to her breathing and experienced a new level of pleasure.
One hand remained on her breast while the other moved down to her middle, and I felt her body as it melted under my touch and the liquid got sticky on my fingers. Slowly, I slid one inside her, feeling as her body opened to me, then closed again around my finger. I stroked her, and I could feel my own body begin to melt as my own liquid rose to the surface and balanced at the pinnacle of my erection.
She was breathing harder now, and I stroked even faster as her hold on my hair tightened. My manhood squeezed against the fabric of my suit, and I detangled myself from her long enough to rid myself of it. I lifted her in the air when I was done, and she wrapped her legs around me. Then I cupped both of her ass cheeks and slid her downward, where my impatient manhood wriggled its head as it tried to force its way into her. I gripped it around the middle and drove it home and felt as she clenched her core around me. I squeezed into her, slowly at first, as I forced her to receive me, and then as she grew hotter and wetter, I moved faster. I clenched my jaw as she enveloped me, and her back rubbed against the wall as I pounded into her. She moaned, and her legs spread wide, and I sank all the way in.
I felt like everything was right when I was inside her, and I enticed her into a kiss, wanting to take her everywhere at once. I was panting and my chest was heaving, and for that moment, I didn’t care about the laws or that she wasn’t even supposed to be mine. Each time I was inside her, she belonged to me, and I consumed her, as she did me, one stroke at a time.
Then I started to move faster, feeling the sensations building up all too quickly inside me, and though I wanted to postpone the moment, I was weak, too. Her walls were swimming from her overflow, and as it filled the space around my member, my body responded in kind. I felt my engorged veins swell even more, and I was aware of the warmth rushing upward. I dug into her flesh and emitted a low moan as my legs tightened under me.
My body twisted and my knees grew weak as I felt myself spill into her. I rocked and buried my head against her neck as I tried to draw strength from her. She was sweating, and her aroma filled my nostrils and caused me to shudder even more. I stroked, much weaker now, as I emptie
d myself, and she clung to me as she took it all. I could feel her legs trembling still, and their hold on me grew slack as she slid one to the ground and then another.
“I think we need to get dressed,” she said as she winked and pulled on her clothing.
I did the same, and in minutes, it was as if nothing ever happened. Sex with her was extraordinary, and I was still breathing hard as I went over to the seating and she took a spot next to me.
“Now you can tell me what happened,” I prompted as I looked over at her.
“Well, your father spoke with the Tribunal, and they agreed to amend the laws. Now, as long as it’s an imprint and not an outright defiance, then it is possible for two persons to be together,” she said.
“I bet that was not an easy thing to do,” I replied as I leaned back in the seat. “There have not been many amendments to our laws over the decades.”
“I think it was stupid.”
“What?” I shot back.
“The laws. Back on Earth, laws are meant to protect people and to make sure no group shows any control over another. We even have the right to buy guns. But here, how can there be a law about falling in love?”
“I don’t think there was much thought about love when it was written. More of preserving the purity of Jupiter and its inhabitants.”
“I’m sorry I spoiled all of that,” she said with a smile.
“That does not look like a sorry face,” I teased as I put my hand around her shoulder.
She leaned into me and sighed. “So now what?”
“What do you mean?”
“Do we have to wait for a while before…? Can we just move in now?”
“Would you rather go back to Earth?” I asked, though I dreaded hearing the answer.
“Not a chance,” she replied. “Not unless you come with me.”
“Not a chance,” I said as we both laughed.
Then the great doors parted, and my father reentered the room. We both stood as he walked over to us. He gave us an odd look, and I felt naked thinking he suspected what had happened before, but I knew that was probably just my guilt nipping at me.
“I trust Keira has told you everything by now,” he said as he stood before us with his hands behind him.
“She has.” I confirmed as I felt the pressure leave my body. He stood there looking at us like he expected us to either be doing or saying something. “What?”
“I thought there might be somewhere else you might like to be,” he said. Keira started giggling, and I blushed. “Was it something I said?”
“No.” I held her hand and went to the door. I stopped inches away from it and then looked back at him. “Thank you, Father,” I told him and smiled.
“I couldn’t let my only son die,” he replied.
He stood there like a god, in his pure white clothing and hair braided down his back, as the doors closed.
Then I placed my hand around Keira’s shoulder as we went home.
Chapter 25 / Keira
I woke up the same way I had for the last five months, with a smile on my face and the alien I had come to appreciate and love, known as Sekkol, right by my side. He was still sleeping, and I turned, causing his hand closer to me to twitch and, as if by instinct, pull me closer to his side. His eyelids moved, suggesting he was still engaged in deep sleep, and I traced the outline of his firm cheeks. The bluish color of his skin was even more beautiful at dawn, when the light was still soft and made delicate patterns on his body. I lowered my head and kissed his chest and then his cheeks and then nestled up to him again.
For the last three months, I hadn’t felt like the walls were closing in on me. I no longer jumped out of my sleep every night because I was plagued by demons I allowed to follow me home. I had thought when I’d first come to Jupiter that my life was over. It was ironic to think it hadn’t begun before that point.
The device on the conical stand next to the bed sounded then, and he stirred. His eyes flickered open, and he immediately turned to stamp a kiss onto my forehead.
“I think Brom needs you,” I told him as I detangled myself.
“How do you know?” he asked as he reached for his device and looked at the screen.
“Doesn’t take a genius to figure out the codes,” I replied and grinned. “Besides, what else do I have to do?”
“Genius, huh?” he asked. “Maybe you can figure out the secrets of civilization.”
“I think someone else did that,” I told him and laughed. “Now get up before he storms the house again.”
“Maybe I can take the day off,” he said as he pulled me down to him. “Then you can show me again what the Earth women mean when they say ‘fuck me.’”
My mouth fell open, and I laughed when I heard the words come from his lips. I hadn’t been aware he’d been taking notes, and it was hard not to laugh at how funny they sounded coming from him.
“What? Did I say it incorrectly?” he asked.
I fell on the bed now, rolling with laughter until the breath left my lungs. “Did he say it wrong?” I laughed still. Tears were falling from my eyes, which seemed to confuse him even more.
“Are you hurt?” he asked as his face grew serious with concern.
I looked then and wiped the tears away. “No,” I said when I realized he was referring to my tears. “This happens sometimes when we laugh too hard.” Then I went over to him and wrapped my hands around his neck. “And we laugh when we’re happy.”
“So you cry when you are sad and also when you are happy?” he asked, looking at me like I was a crazy person.
“When you say it like that, it sounds ridiculous,” I replied. “But yeah, we have tears of joy, too.”
“Strange humans,” he said and then pulled me to him, and we got lost in a blissful kiss just before the device started beeping again. Sekkol growled into my mouth and then pulled away.
“Just go,” I told him, though I hated seeing him leave.
“Not yet,” he whispered against my face, and then he started kissing my neck.
It felt so good when he kissed the base of my throat, and I bit my lips as I rested my palm against his cheek. His mouth moved from my throat to my earlobes and then my lips. I caught them and embraced the rush that was building up quickly inside me. A yelp escaped my lips when he grabbed me around the middle, and we crashed onto the bed with me on top of him. His hands wrapped around my waist and then his fingers moved along the spot just above my ass. He set my body on fire when he touched me, and instantly, I started throbbing with need.
I reached into his undergarments and gripped his member, feeling the heat that emanated from it. I squeezed it and felt him jump, and then he started to tremble. I looked over at him and then kissed his stomach, his navel, and then ran my tongue up the length of his shaft. He froze as he watched me, and when I opened my mouth and slid him into it, stroking the base of his cock in a circular motion as I did, he jerked uncontrollably and grabbed fistfuls of the bedding. I moved my head swiftly up and down, and I tasted his salty, tangy flavor as he climaxed in my mouth.
“How did you do that?” he asked.
I smiled at him, pleased to see he was still hard, and then straddled him. I held his erection around the middle and guided it inside me, and he gripped my hips as he watched me pump. Then I went on my toes and pressed my palms against his chest, and he started moving. He was slow and purposeful at first, but when he started moving faster and going so deep, I felt my walls began to shake. He was hitting all the right places, and suddenly, I found it hard to retain my balance.
I pressed my legs against his chest, and he cupped my ass as he stroked me harder. My moans filled the room as pleasure took me over, and I felt my legs tremble as I climaxed. As soon as I did, I felt his rhythm change as he got jerky, and he increased in speed as he pounded against me until he bellowed and slammed into me one last time.
I was sweating, and my hair fell over my face. He looked at me, rested his hand on my cheek, and I kissed his palm
when he did.
“Now I can go,” he whispered.
“Yeah.” I agreed and gave a mock pout. I rolled off him and drew the covers over me. I was no longer ready to leave the comfort of the bed.
He swung his legs over the side of the bed and went toward the bathroom. I remained there until he reemerged and went out of the room.
I knew what his responsibilities were, and as leader of an elite team of warriors, it left me anxious every day he left. But I had seen him in action, and he was more than capable of handling his own. Further, I had seen how people shied away from him when we went on the streets; they feared him. Though, in that fear was inherent respect. His being with me inspired many of the residents of Anon, and soon, different races were mingling across Jupiter. I could hardly believe that a once insignificant person on Earth could have inspired so much on another planet.
I had already begun to settle here, too, but with the advanced technology and the flying vehicles, it left a girl with too much time on her hands. I was musing over what I would use to occupy my time that day when I heard voices in the other room. My brows instantly slanted as I slowly walked to where I could see who the visitor was.
Shit, I need to get some clothes.
I hopped into a fresh suit that was already waiting on the rack and then swept my hair back. I hoped she wouldn’t smell the sex on me.
“Geneva!” I exclaimed and skipped into the room.
She glanced over at Sekkol before she stepped past him. “Keira.”
I hugged her tightly, already happy she was there. She had become something like a mother figure to me, and I treasured her company. Now I knew what would consume my day; Geneva always had something interesting to do. We had developed a rare friendship since my time with her, and Sekkol continually expressed his gratitude to her and Gideon for allowing me the use of the hovercraft that day when I burst into the trial.
“What do you have planned for today?” she asked as she smoothed her dress behind her and sat on the oval stool that projected from the floor.
