Through the fog of the drug I didn’t notice a lot of details while he carried me into and through the palace. At least the atmosphere on Krotan was similar to Earth’s, so I had no problem breathing. The little things, I told myself. Eventually I was put onto a bed, heard heavy footsteps walking away from me and a door closing, then I was alone. That was how I felt: completely and utterly alone on a strange planet, here no one knew me and no one would search for or come to help me.
The anger grew stronger, after some time I was at least able to walk on my own again. Finally I could think clearly. Yes, I was alone but so was Sia, wherever she was. After months of traveling through space, they had torn us apart. After the landing they had taken me out of the cargo bay, forced me to shower and put on new clothes, then pushed a needle into my neck…and well, I guessed, they had sold me. The trip here had been hard enough, these fuckers had hardly fed us, most likely in order to make us weak and easy to handle. In reality traveling through space had only been the beginning, now I realized that my journey had only just begun. What awaited me here on Krotan?
Why had that guy bought me? What did he want from me?
Pacing up and down, I finally stopped in order to take in my surroundings. The room seemed luxurious, the furniture looked very expensive, even the sheets on the bed were silken ones. Surely they didn’t treat prisoners this well, right? What was I doing here, then?
Hours later I still hadn’t found any answers or a way to flee. The door was locked and glancing through the windows made me dizzy, because I was so many stories up. I hadn’t eaten properly in days. Outside, three suns were setting, and pacing the suite had tired me out. Tentatively I went to the bed, lay down and closed my eyes. A few hours of sleep wouldn’t hurt.
► Krian ◄
“You should go to her,” one of my advisors said. They were all much older than me and hopefully wiser. The others nodded in unison.
“The earlier you unite, the sooner we’ll know for sure if Krotans and humans really are compatible.”
“This is what she came here for,” someone else said shrugging.
“If she won’t conceive in the next four weeks, we’ll have to look for another species.”
Standing from my chair at the round table, I nodded. They were right. Even though I was still reluctant to lie with someone so fragile—to weaken our heritage of physical and mentally strong warriors—I had to admit that there was just no other option. Well, there was extinction of course.
“Tomorrow the doctors can take a look at her.” With that I left the conference hall, on my back I felt the gazes of my advisors. We all were anxious, we all wanted, no, needed this to work. The little human had no idea how important she was, I would just have to be careful not to crush her.
Solemnly I crossed the palace to get to my suite in the east wing, where I had left the human. She’d been space sick, also she’d seemed tired and nervous, giving her time to adjust had been my goal. As I walked up to the door of my suite, I didn’t hear anything from inside. Perhaps she had already gone to bed and was waiting for me? Without a sound I unlocked the door and entered. Indeed, I could see her small figure beneath the covers of the bed. In this moment she seemed even more fragile than before because on my bed she was tiny.
Before joining her, I crossed the room and entered the adjoining bathroom. After having taken a shower, I didn’t bother putting on clothes. The aim of this whole thing was, after all, getting naked with the human. Quietly, like the great predators in our woods, I walked towards the bed. At its foot I made a halt, balled one end of the sheet in my hand, and pulled. Slowly it fell from her body. I gave myself time to study her curves, curiously I watched her skin prickle as soon as the blanket was gone. Was this a sign of her being cold? The anatomy of a female human and a female Krotan was quiet similar—they both had small waists, wide hips, and round breasts…and their nipples both got hard when being aroused.
A little smile tugged at the corners of my mouth. Most likely I already knew her sweet spots.
Carefully I lay down behind her on the bed; in order to get a feel for her, I leisurely let a hand slide over her thigh to her hip, then further up to stroke her arm and neck. Visibly her body shivered, suddenly the most delicious odor reached my nose. From one moment to the other I froze, one of my hands fisting her hair, as if wanting to prevent her from leaving. Leaning forward I breathed in the scent of her skin, even though she smelled mouthwatering, I hadn’t found, yet, what had made my cock suddenly ache. When I turned her to her back, my hands sliding down her body, pausing for a moment to knead her breast, the little human shivered again. Seemingly in her sleep her body reared up to press into my touch.
Until now I hadn’t believed it possible that she would arouse me. I had always liked my females strong so that I didn’t have to hold back, could hammer into them and lose myself in their tight core. The way this human female reacted to my touch, though, made me want to give her everything. Impatiently I jerked her shirt upward, thus I could see her rosy nipples. Her skin tone was different from what I was used to, also she felt much warmer than a Krotan female had. Her skin was heating my fingertips, when I twisted her buds between them. A little cry left her lips which was a wonderful sound. When I dropped my head, I let my tongue slide over her skin, her taste was different but sweet. The closer I got to her pants, the stronger that heavenly scent became. Could it be that it came from her sex?
My cock ached at the thought of tasting her there. What had been an unwanted duty to my people, was turning out to be a pleasure instead. Quickly I laid my hands onto her pants to open them, before I could do so, her body turned rigid. Confused I looked up from her pants to her face. Her eyes were widened—was that a good or a bad thing? Humans seemed to have a variety of facial expressions Krotans didn’t.
“I’m glad you chose to come to Krotan,” I murmured while stroking her left thigh. When I smiled at her, though, she shot up into a sitting position. She held my gaze as I watched her but I was still unsure of her expressions. While looking at me she edged away from me. Was this a game? Did humans like to chase? Krotans certainly did. My lips curled, as I realized her intention.
As soon as she leapt to the left side of the bed, I was already on her tail. Reaching out I grabbed her ankle, the sweet little cry, which came from her lips then, was like music to my ears. With one strong pull, I had her back where I wanted her—beneath me. Bending my head to her throat, I nipped at it punishingly and let my hips sink onto hers. Again her body heat surprised me but it was the best feeling. Automatically I rocked against her, my heart hammered in my ears and my breath left my lungs in a rush. Fuck, she felt good. Better than I could have ever anticipated.
Only when I tasted the skin of her throat again, the heavenly taste and scent were being replaced by… Hot pain spread from my side. Had she just…had she just liver-punched me? With a snarl I raised my head to look into her eyes. They seemed furious. Before I could make any sense of the situation, she hit me again. With flying fists she screamed curses at me—I didn’t need to know her language to understand her.
My body had been trained for combat and reacted on its own: Within seconds one of my hands was wrapped around her throat, my other held her wrists in a tight grip, deeming her immobilized. “What on Krotan are you doing?” I hissed. She’d come here for one reason only, had she not?
Then I smelled it.
Suddenly my body went completely still. With horror I stared down at her. Fear. The expression in her eyes might be furious but the odor of her panic lay heavily in the air and had completely erased the scent of her lust. It didn’t matter what had happened, what had frightened her—no matter what, I should have noticed it earlier. I had no problem torturing female enemies but I had never taken a woman against her will.
“Fuck!” Cursing myself I let go of her and held my hands into the air, hopefully she would understand the gesture: I won’t hurt you, I was telling her silently. For a moment she seemed as if frozen to the
spot and I was unsure if I had damaged her spirit. It would be a shame because, as weak as the human seemed, her fighting spirit had been strong. Damn, she had even tried to take me on. Me! The strongest of all Krotans.
With a start she bucked, obviously trying to wind her way out from beneath my body. Only my damn cock didn’t get the memo and strained against her as soon as she pressed upwards. When an angry scream left her lips, I was partly amused and proud of her. She was taking on a much stronger opponent and didn’t even seem to care.
Slowly I lifted myself from her little frame. Not a second later she scrambled from the bed as if fearing I would change my mind and force myself on her. Immediately my eyes darkened. I would never ever do that.
Chapter 3
► Ella ◄
That fucker had overwhelmed me! I had been sleeping soundly, had even had a sweet little wet dream, when suddenly he was on me.
Cursing him I paced up and down one side of the bedroom. I didn’t have any other choice because the door was locked again. I had checked of course.
“First I get kidnapped,” I snapped, “and then…” Turning around I pointed a finger at him. “…you come around!” Accusingly I stared at him, shortly after I turned on my heel and continued ranting. This situation was so fucked up. “Where is Sia? What have they done to her?” When they had sold me to this guy, to whom had they brought Sia? Krotans were dangerous, I could only hope my sister was better off. Then again: Hadn’t he stopped? I didn’t know what had tipped him off, me telling him to knock it off hadn’t done a thing. Of course not—he didn’t understand me. Hitting him could have turned out either way: Him raping me violently, perhaps even hitting me back. Or—and thank God, I had once gotten lucky—he stopped.
Coming to a halt again, I looked at him curiously. By now he had sat down on an armchair, his legs were spread, his arms were resting on the sides of the chair. His pose was arrogant, as if he owned the god damned world. Asshole. I wanted to hate him, but I realized that I was thankful. This ordeal could have turned out way worse. Perhaps he wasn’t a bad guy. Who knew what the slavers had told him?
Tipping my head to the side, I observed him. “Why didn’t you hurt me?” I asked because I had expected it from him, when I woke up and felt him pressing down on my body.
My cheeks heated when I realized that perhaps he was the reason for my wet dream. Shit. Immediately I looked away and started pacing again. “This doesn’t change the fact that he bought you!” I told myself, nodding vehemently. “But what does he think happened?” I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off. He didn’t look like someone who would buy slaves. And don’t get me wrong: There was ruthlessness in his eyes and I was more than certain that in the Krotan war he had killed Rakes without even blinking but… Sex trafficking was one of the most abhorrent things anyone could do. At once I thought of that girl again, who had been in the belly of the ship with us. Her name was Daisy, of all names, and she indeed was as sweet and as fragile as a little flower. Someone who could grab her and not feel even a twinge of remorse, didn’t have a heart.
I had seen into my slavers’ eyes for months during our travel through space and this Krotan…he wasn’t like them.
Seemingly breathing evenly for the first time in months, I looked at him once more. “Of all the other monsters out there, I apparently prefer you.” Shrugging I made peace with the strange feelings I had for him. “But if you don’t stop smiling, I will slap that smirk off your face,” I grumbled because I wasn’t going to take any shit from him. Today I was tired as fuck but tomorrow I needed to find a way to communicate with him. Perhaps I could even get him to help me find my sister.
For now I needed sleep more than anything. Before my body would simply crash, I walked to the bed. Before lying down, I looked back at that Krotan and glared at him in warning. I wasn’t very convincing, though, most likely because I suddenly felt safe. He had stopped, why should he suddenly change his mind? For the first time in months I could relax, if only for one night.
► Krian ◄
The human surprised me more and more. Damn, she had fire! On the one hand, it was amusing watching her rant, on the other hand, I was worried what might have gotten her so upset. From the way she had been talking to herself and only once or twice pointing at me, I had recognized that she had much more on her mind than us in bed together.
She hadn’t reacted to me as I had expected at all. Now that I had had time to think about it a little bit, I asked myself if the matchmaking agency really was what it seemed. The fees were incredibly high after all.
Our people were desperate, my advisors and I hadn’t really cared about how much money to spend, our only goal had been to test our theory that humans and Krotans were genetically compatible. The corners of my mouth dropped when I was reminded of her fear.
At least in this very moment she was only smelling of aggression and strangely I liked it. It made her seem stronger, perhaps because the human’s emotions were much fiercer.
Thoughtfully I tipped my head to the side, when suddenly her shoulders slumped. As if exhausted, she went back to the bed. When she glanced at me over her shoulder, my lips twitched. Did she really think her glare would stop me? I would never force myself onto her but we did have to get used to one another. The plan hadn’t changed, it was my duty to all Krotans to find out if humans and Krotans could procreate, and after this evening I even wanted to test this theory. Touching her had felt…really good. Her scent—without comparison! And her body heat, I had more than enjoyed it!
On the bed she curled herself into a little ball, which made a strange feeling arise inside my chest. After a few moments, her breathing became even, so she seemed calmer. Slowly I stood and walked towards her. As before, she didn’t hear or sense me—obviously humans were prey, not hunters like Krotans, otherwise she would have noticed me.
As I joined her on the bed, the mattress dipped beneath my weight, whereby my presence was revealed to her. Instantly her head snapped back, her lips opened to tell me something in a stern voice but neither did I understand her language nor did I care what she was saying. Determined I put my arms around her waist and pulled, until her back was pressed against my front. In addition I threw one leg over hers to trap her further in my embrace. Of course she struggled at first—I would have been disappointed if she hadn’t. After a while, though, she began to grumble, then sighed and finally accepted my touch.
At first her body stilled, when I buried my face in her hair, a few seconds later she began to relax. We molded against each other. It was an incredible feeling as if…as if we had been made for each other. Suddenly I was sure that our bodies would match—if not genetically, at least physically. At the thought I grew hard again, I couldn’t wait to bury myself in her heat, to fuck her rigorously, see the fiery look in her eyes, feel her pressing against me and…damn.
With a groan I blocked my train of thought, it would only lead to frustration. Tonight I was solely going to hold her, get her used to my touch, hopefully even comfortable with it. Tomorrow we needed to talk or at least try to.
Chapter 4
► Ella ◄
When he’d wrapped his arms around me, I had prepared myself to fight him again but he hadn’t gone any further. Now, in the morning, I felt completely and utterly at ease within his embrace. It was plain crazy! This Krotan male should scare the hell out of me, instead I apparently had snuggled up to him during the night.
The ever-present hard-on, which pressed against my behind, didn’t make the whole thing any better. And fuck, it was huge! If he thought he would ever put that in me, he was mistaken. We wouldn’t fit, even if we both wanted to. When I started wondering if he was a shower, a grower, or both, I finally recognized the absurdity of my thoughts. What the hell was wrong with me? I had been kidnapped, sold, was now at the mercy of a Krotan and all I thought about was his dick?
Sleep deprivation and starvation were my only explanation.
With a groan I tried to wigg
le myself free from his arms, instead I seemingly only got him even harder. Fuck. Frustrated, I let my head slump back onto the mattress. What I needed to do was to think of a solution. How could I tell this Krotan what had happened to me and my sister?
Hell, even if I found a way to communicate with him, would he care?
Skeptically I looked back over my shoulder to observe his stern face. Even in sleep he seemed fierce, there were a few scars on his cheeks, scalp, and throat, most likely there were more on his chest but I didn’t dare let my gaze wander any further down. After all, he was freaking naked and my hormones were already waging war against me.
As slowly as I could, I tried to loosen his arms around me by gently pushing them away. After a few moments, I was finally getting somewhere …only to suddenly be pulled back against his chest. Had he awakened? Now his embrace was even tighter than before. In my back he grumbled something, which reminded me how important it was to find a way of communication. Turning my head back, I met his stare and swallowed hard. It was irritating how he didn’t blink—like a tiger or a lion, he even had the sharp fangs.
“We need to talk,” I told him knowing that he wouldn’t understand. His brows furrowed and probably just to spite me he shook his head. Typical male! He’d just made it clear that he was the one in control—as if I had had any illusions about that!
Barely could I oppress my annoyed sigh. Inwardly counting to three, I tried to calm myself. So I had to make him think that it was his idea. At least he allowed me to turn around on the mattress, as a result we lay face to face to each other. My heart pounded in my chest, when suddenly I had a wall of a man in front of me. Clasping my hands together I made a pleading gesture, afterwards I gestured towards his, then my mouth. Talk, we need to talk. Hopefully, he’d understand and come up with an idea.
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