Mekhi (The Broken Book 1)

by Serena Simpson

  “Is that so?”

  She raised her head and looked at him. Don’t do it, Quinn. Remember what happened last time? She remembered it just wasn’t enough to keep her from kissing him. She leaned over and licked his lips smiling when he opened them on a growl.

  “There is so much I should tell you, but it won’t change anything.”

  His lips met hers. She stroked his tongue taking in his spicy flavor before he took over the kiss. His mouth devoured her looking for all the hidden spots she never shared. He licked the side of her tongue, and her legs rubbed together. He bit her tongue making her needy as little meowing sounds left her mouth.

  When she thought he was done, he rolled her over. His hand went to her neck. His fingers stroked her making her aware that she was more than sensitive there. When he nipped her, her hips thrust up as her arms went around him. For a minute, she wanted to beg him not to be stringing her along, then his hand pulled at her nipple.

  “Quinn.” The roughness in his voice made her swallow hard. She loved the way it sounded and so did her body as her pussy tightened and her heart beat with the sound.

  “Yes?” She tried to pull back, not wanting to give too much too soon.

  “I need you, tiny warrior.”

  His words touched a place in her heart no one ever touched before him. He needed her, and that went much further than simply being wanted.

  “Then take me.” There was a softness in her voice overlaying the understanding that he would hurt her. Everyone before him had hurt her. Why should he be any different?

  His mouth went to her nightgown-clad nipple making all thought disappear as pleasure took over her body. Her legs trembled as he pulled on her nipple. Then he bit causing a high keening sound to come from her. Her fingers convulsed on his shoulders where she was clutching. Her small crescent-shaped nails dug into him. A growl came from him making her clutch harder.

  She arched up until she could reach his neck placing kisses there until she bit him in her need to get closer. The sound that came from him as her teeth broke his skin made her pussy convulse begging to be filled. Her head fell back, and she looked into his eyes that were glowing.

  Alien her mind shouted as she placed her hand on his chest and pushed. He rolled over to his back taking her with him until she was sitting on his chest. Her lips quirked up in a smile as her eyes brightened. She raised her hands teasing him before she dragged it down over his chest.

  “I love your body.” Her voice was husky. Her fingers ran over his Pecs before she stopped and lowered her lips finding one hard nipple. She sucked it into her mouth. The low sound he made had her sucking harder.

  “Do you like that?”

  “I do.” She changed nipples and found the other one. Her body slid over him as her needy pussy pushed against his hard thigh.

  “Too many clothes,” he growled.

  She sat up and pulled the nightgown she was wearing over her head revealing her small chest. His hands covered her breasts holding them before he squeezed.

  “You’re beautiful.”

  “Thank you.” She tried to control the smile on her face, but his sincere compliment touched her.

  “I like these.”

  His hand was tracing the thin bit of material of her thong that covered her pussy. She nodded even as her eyes glazed a little from the pleasure of his hand.

  “I’m really thin and hard.” The words were choked out, but better to say them now then to have them thrown back in her face later.

  He reached up and stroked her throat and then came down and caressed over her chest until he was circling her stomach. Little sounds were coming from her as her body shook.

  “Males from any planet can be ignorant. The males here doubly so for not recognizing your beauty.”

  She leaned over and kissed him. He didn’t deny that her body was small, or that she was hard from the work she did. Her tongue stroked his lips before she entered his mouth dueling with him. She would never get enough of his spicy taste.

  He flipped her over never breaking the kiss. He took it deeper devouring her. She was panting when they broke apart. Her hands were in his hair clutching at him before she started her own inventory of his body.

  “What’s this?” It reminded her of a tattoo, but it was deeper. It could have been a tribal mark.

  His eyes closed, and his head lowered a little.

  “You don’t have to tell me.”

  “It’s a reminder of my failure.”

  She blinked fast as the pain in his voice shredded her back making her gasp. Her arms went around him bringing him closer to her body as she rocked a little from side to side. Not knowing what to say she reached down and stroked his erection. His indrawn breath told her she made the right decision.

  “Do you have fur on your cock?” she gasped.

  He laughed sending a current of sensation through her.

  “No, it increases the pleasure I feel and the pleasure you will feel.”

  Her mouth opened and closed. She stroked him. Warmth tingled through her hand that spread through her body.

  “Wow.” Good going, Quinn. She had never felt anything like that before.

  “Do you like it?”

  “I do.” His body was amazing. That made it harder to believe that he was here with her. He kissed his way down her body while she continued to stroke where she could reach.

  He stopped and nuzzled her stomach, flicking his tongue over her belly button.

  She giggled, and he pressed his head into her stomach and growled.

  Holy! Her pussy was convulsing as wetness flowed down her legs. He nipped her sensitive skin and continued downward until his tongue flicked at her clit.

  He swiped it back and forth hitting it just hard enough to make her scream for more.

  “Suck my clit now.” She demanded when she couldn’t take anymore.

  “Yes, tiny warrior.” His mouth engulfed her clit making her thrust up against his face. Her hands clenched the bed sheets as her body twisted thrown into an orgasm.

  He continued to suck her even as she screamed her pleasure. When she finally collapsed on the bed, he raised his head.

  She looked at him. “Oh.” It was long and drawn out and all she could she say.

  The gleam in his eye told her it was enough. He pushed her legs apart. Good thing because she knew she couldn’t move them.

  His finger traced her slit through her panties before one claw came out to cut the waistband on each side. He took her thong in his hand and threw it to the floor.

  “So much for your pristine room,” she murmured before her mouth opened wide. His finger pressed on her slit making her pussy work with a greedy need to draw him in.

  “Quinn?”

  “Yes.” She could see the need in his eyes. He was desperate and yet he wanted to give her one more chance to say no.

  “Take me, please.”

  He positioned his cock in front of her. She licked her lips as she looked up to watch him. One thrust of his lean hips had him buried in her. Her voice came out in a strangled cry as her legs wrapped around him trying to keep him buried forever.

  His second stroke made her breath catch in her throat. She met him stroke for stroke after that. She could feel the heat of his body surrounding her claiming her. Her fingers dug into him as he pounded deep into her. Her pussy clung to him refusing to let him go as she caressed and squeezed him.

  “I want to do this forever,” she screamed. Fire blazed up her back leaving a trail of ecstasy behind it.

  “Mekhi!” She screamed his name as her body tried to come apart from the pleasure he was giving her.

  “Come with me.” She held him tight working his cock inside of her when he gave a roar of pleasure and joined her in the fire.

  Together they burned until their bodies fell silent and heavy on the bed.

  Chapter Sixteen

  Quinn half opened one eye hoping she was alone in the bed. The fact that she felt like the sun was touching h
er on a spring day told her differently.

  “You’re still here.”

  “Did you want me to leave?”

  “No.” She turned her head to look at him. His face was soft, and his eyes were glowing. That look made her heart speed up. She got a little closer so she could lay her head on his chest. His arms wrapped around her, and she sighed. If only this could last.

  “I’m glad you’re still here. That was amazing.”

  “I thought so too.”

  Her lips lifted against his chest hiding her smile.

  “Do you still want me to design your backyard oasis?”

  “Why do you do that?” His voice was sharp, but she knew he wasn’t upset with her.

  “Do what?”

  “Think I don’t value your skills or talent?”

  Well, that was easy. She spent the last two years fighting for the right to be acknowledged as a professional. It still felt like an uphill battle.

  “I’ve been working in a man’s only world so long it feels almost like second nature to fight for my right to be respected.

  “The job belongs to you and your crew. When it’s done, we will get into the hot tub and watch the waterfall. I was thinking, can you put a screen outside? That way, we can have some of our movie nights in the back.”

  “That’s a great plan. I don’t know why I didn’t think of it before. I know where it can go.” She slid out the bed forgetting she was naked. The plans were sitting on his desk in the den.

  She padded across the floor only to realize that it was heated. Her toes curled up against it.

  “When we fought there were times it was hotter than the sand in your desert and other times when it was colder than what the north pole is reported to be. We heated the floors, so we never have to experience those extreme conditions in our house.”

  “The ones who created you abused you.”

  “How do you abuse a thing? We were their weapons. What did it matter if we lived and breathed or felt pain? They planned to decommission us when there was no longer a need for weapons.”

  They were standing in the living room. She changed directions and walked over to him wrapping her arms around him.

  “I don’t know about the people who created you. It’s hard for me to believe there is another species out there capable of making someone as intelligent and caring as you are. It boggles my mind that they couldn’t see your worth or the worth of your brothers.”

  “All they cared about was their people. There was one she saw more than a created being. She saw the worth in who we are.”

  “Where is she?”

  “Time caught up with her. We are a little less for her passing.”

  Quinn pressed her head against him and held him tight. He picked her up and finished walking into the den.

  “You know I think I need to put clothes on.” It would have been unthinkable to walk around naked with any of her previous male friends. She had never felt that comfortable with them. “You might need clothes too.”

  He was holding her, and his cock was telling the story of just how interested he was.

  She bounced as he let her go on the sofa. Shocked laughter came from her as his eyes flashed bright for a moment. She left and came back wearing a pair of panties with his robe in her hand. She handed him a pair of joggers she found.

  “I know you’re not ready for me again.” She put his robe on staring at the obvious bulge in his pants. “When you are, I’ll be ready too.”

  Good Lord, she was ready to sink into his bathtub but only if it was filled with cold water. He was making her feel like she had curves for days, and she loved it.

  She pasted a smile on her face and hoped it didn’t look needy or greedy for his cock.

  “Let’s look at the plans.” She spread them out. “Right here is empty space. We can move the hot tub here and place the screen where it used to be. Which is perfect because we can place the waterfall here. The background of the trees will highlight it.” He nodded his head as she spoke.

  “We’ll show everyone else. I’m sure they won’t have a problem with it. We want to get started in a week. Will that work with your schedule?”

  “It will. We need to get the yard cleared out it will take about that much time to do it. I can have my crew start Monday if all of you agree.”

  “We do.” They could clear the yard themselves in a day. They would have if it were anyone else besides Quinn and her crew.

  Her stomach rumbled.

  “You need to eat.”

  “So do you, but I want a quick shower first.” There was no way she was walking through the house looking like she had sex.

  “Where’s Tee?” She felt ashamed that it took her this long to realize she was missing.

  “She’s outside playing with Jabari.”

  “Oh.”

  “She didn’t pick him or us over you. You were still sleeping, and she wanted to play. Her second form is too big for you, so she’s tussling with him.”

  “Come on.” She ran to the bathroom. “I want to see this.”

  She took the quickest shower possible and dressed before running through the hallway holding onto Mekhi’s hand, so he was behind her. They burst out the kitchen door to see Tee launch herself in the air hitting Jabari in the back taking him down.

  Quinn gasped and covered her mouth. Jabari was laughing like it was the first time he had fun. He flipped Tee over and sat on her. They continued to fight neither of them trying to hurt the other. Tee roared before throwing him and running over to Quinn. She jumped at her changing forms at the last minute and landing in her arms.

  Quinn lit up.

  “She looks happy.”

  “I know. I’ve never seen anyone as beautiful as her.” His hands clenched as he worked to keep his claws from coming out.

  “We’ll protect her. We won’t fail this time.”

  He silently agreed with Jabari. There would not be another failure.

  “So where can a girl get some food?”

  He turned to the kitchen, and she followed. He reached for the remote and turned on the television.

  “What are you doing?”

  “None of us cook; we fight. Sometimes when we have to fix food for ourselves, we turn on the cooking channel.”

  “You’re serious?” She kept her face bland while her heart was skipping a mile a minute.

  “Yes.” The television came on with the happy face of the host explaining how to make croissants for breakfast.

  He went to the fridge to see what they had in there. “We don’t have all the ingredients. I can send someone to the store.”

  “I have a better idea. Why don’t we go to breakfast, and then we can go shopping after that? I need to call Carrie first so she can get in touch with the crew.”

  “I like the sound of that.” Jabari walked into the kitchen. “I’ll tell the others. We’ll be ready when you are.” He walked out calling their names.

  “We’re all going to breakfast?”

  Mekhi nodded. “Are you okay with that?”

  “Yeah, I think I am.”

  She pulled her cell phone out of her back pocket and took a seat at the table while it rang.

  “Quinn.” Carrie sang out.

  “You sound happy.”

  “I am, it’s a chaotic mess over here, but I love it. How are you?”

  “Strangely enough the same. Do you mind getting in touch with the crew? We will start the outdoor kitchen job I told you about. It's expanded; I'll show you the plans when I see you. We need to clear out the area and do a bit of demolition.”

  “They will be excited to know we have another job.”

  “See you on Monday. Go back to having fun with your family.”

  “Quinn, thanks.”

  “For what?”

  “Keeping me out of an office or being the grunt on some other crew.” She hung up the phone with a stunned Quinn on the other line.

  “Everything okay.”

  “Yeah, I jus
t got a reminder of one of the reasons I buck the system. I’m ready, are we ready to go.”

  “We are.” A chorus of voices went up from the other room, and she grinned like an idiot. “Tee we’ll bring you back something good.”

  “She wants a steak,” Mekhi told her before they exited the kitchen.

  Chapter Seventeen

  They pulled in front of a popular diner. Phoenix and Jabari rode with them. The others went in Slade’s truck.

  “You all have trucks?”

  He was helping her out of his.

  “Real men drive trucks.” He winked at her, and she lost it. They all turned to listen to her laughter.

  “I like your laughter,” Thrice told her. “It gives me peace for a minute.”

  “I hope when you find the right woman for you her laughter will give you complete peace.”

  His eyes shuttered, and he turned away her smile dropped for a moment. Why were they so hurt?

  “Quinn?”

  She pasted her smile back on her face. “Let’s go eat I’m hungry.”

  When had they gone from being clients to people she cared about? Granted, she knew when she had made that switch with Mekhi, but she hadn’t realized how she felt about his brothers until now. She cared about each of them.

  They walked in, and the waitress smiled at them. “Are you all together?”

  “We are,” Slade told her.

  “Give me a minute to get a table together.” She walked off.

  “I’m going to the restroom. If you’re already seated, I’ll find you when I get out.” She went to her tiptoes, and he kissed her. It wasn’t the polite peck on her lips. It was a kiss that made her toes curl.

  One brother cleared his throat. She took a step back to find them all grinning at her.

  “I’ll be back.” Her cheeks were flushed before she turned away.

  “Holy hell that was hot. Tell me they are not all taken.”

  “As far as I know the others are single. Was there one that did it for you?”

  “They all do it, but yeah you could say that.”

  "I can introduce you."