Arobi's Queen: A Mate Index Romance (The Mate Index Book 11)

by S. J. Sanders

  Grish had left, returning to his farm to collect his brother, and upon their return to their house Simah would be making calls to people she had never met. If they did it like they had been, they were going to stick her with a babysitter rather than every one of the males being out there doing what needed to be done.

  She wasn’t having it this time.

  “I want to help,” she said, breaking the silence.

  Exeri tensed in front of her. “No,” he growled. “We will not risk your safety.”

  “I won’t be a burden to be watched over by someone singled out when you are all needed. I can stay out of the way, but I need to do something to help. Anything. You’re my males. I can’t just sit by and do nothing.”

  “Perhaps I can set her up in the system room,” Simah said. “If we can lure it into our territory, where we would be better prepared, she can analyze the feed from the security systems. If she sees something that we do not, it could be helpful.” He slanted a quick glance at her. “And the room is reinforced. I think she would be safe within it by herself.”

  Hayley grinned over at him. She could kiss him for that!

  Exeri grumbled. “I will consider it. First, we need to solidify our bond with our mate. Not only because I want nothing more and have been waiting weeks for this moment to come… but for practical reasons as well.”

  Hayley’s smile fell. What practical reason could there be? She glanced at the other males and saw a look of understanding come over each of them.

  “Someone want to clue me in?” she demanded testily. “What can be more important than hot, sweaty bodies coming together out of love in celebration of life and our commitment to each other?”

  Heated groans filled the air, some of them making an effort to swallow the sound back, but she heard them anyway. She arched an eyebrow as Bilax smiled down at her sadly.

  “Exeri says it is because you are now fertile. We can scent it on you. It requires all four of us to breed, the alpha to fertilize and the rest of the pack to sustain the fetus. If anything happens, it may be our only chance to give you a pup.”

  Face hardening, Hayley looked at her mates. “We will bond, but not because we want to breed, but because I love you and want to know we’re truly together before we face this thing. None of you will die—I won’t allow it. But if the worst should happen, I want to know that you were mine first. If a pup comes, it’s just an extra blessing. I love you and want to mate with you for who you are, and that’s the only reason.”

  A hand curled around hers, and she glanced over to see Tanji looking over at her, his eyes bright. “I am happy that we are blessed with you for our queen,” he whispered.

  “We could not ask for better,” Exeri said, his eyes landing on her in a gentle caress. “A queen who sees us as we are and wants us for no other reason than because she loves us.”

  Bilax grunted his agreement, his head bowed as she watched him struggle to control his emotions.

  When the flyer landed, it was different than last time. Exeri didn’t sweep her up and carry her in his arms with the pack milling around, eager to get to her. This time, he took her hand in his and led her through the house to a large room that looked like it hadn’t been touched. Across from the bed several cuffs hung from the wall. She raised her eyebrows wondering what exactly that was for. He glanced over at her as she gawked at it.

  “We built this room to share with our queen. It didn’t seem right to use it without you. We have been sleeping in spare rooms waiting for this day—dreaming of it,” he said quietly as his hands skimmed down her arms. “My restraint devices are already in place.” He hesitated uncertainly. “An alpha is too...aggressive against his brothers if he is not restrained until the last.”

  A shiver of excitement chased the glide of his palms, and she turned her head to watch as Bilax, Simah, and Tanji undressed, their honed bodies bared. Exeri let her go, and he too stepped away and removed the clothes from his large frame.

  As he slowly bared himself, Simah’s hands came around her from behind to gently cup her breasts through the clothes she wore, his claws toying with her nipples as they peaked and tightened under his touch. At the same time, Tanji crouched in front of her and lifted the hem of her robe, sliding it up her thighs as Bilax, crouched at her side, slid her panties down. Hands caressed and tongues flicked over her skin, tasting her as they worked to remove every article until she was as bare as them.

  Exeri stood, his eyes glowing embers as he watched, but to her surprise, he didn’t reach for her. Instead he walked over to the wall and waited patiently as Simah followed him and secured the numerous fastenings around him, holding him firmly in place. Hayley stared after him but was distracted when Bilax, coming up from his crouch, wrapped his arms around her upper thighs and lifted her into the air against him, carrying her rapidly toward the bed. There, he laid her out, stretched out in the center of a huge bed, big enough to fit their entire pack. Bilax stretched his body over hers, drawing his tongue over her in slow, sedate licks, teasing her senses and stirring her blood as Tanji settled on one side and Simah on the other. Hands ran over her, sweeping over breasts, playing with her nipples and running over her hips. When Bilax’s tongue worked its way down over her mons to slick over the center of her pleasure, Hayley nearly came up off the bed. The entire time, she could feel Exeri’s eyes on her, watching—making her burn all the hotter.

  When Bilax sat up, she glanced down and finally got a good look at his cock. Fully extruded, it was long, a deep purple color with blue veins over a thick length that bulged in the center before tapering down at the tip. Precum seeped from it, making the entire length glisten. Bilax’s hands caught her arms, pulling them above her head. He pinned her down, his chest brushing against hers as his cock slipped along her folds, bumping at her clit a few times, driving up her need before finally sinking into her.

  He growled audibly, his body quivering under his tight control as he pressed forward. He panted against her skin.

  “So tight,” he hissed against her skin, a violent tremor running through him.

  From across the room Exeri snarled and fought fiercely against the welded chains. She would have been alarmed except that her attention was consumed by Bilax’s thick length filling her, stretching as he pushed forward. His hands left her arms, but the other two males at her sides gripped them, keeping her in place while they continued to tease her breasts. Bilax reared up over her, his eyes glowing brightly as he finally sunk himself within her heat until their pelvises were flush. A shiver ran over him, and despite his meticulous control as he drew back, his hips snapped forward, driving deep within her.

  His claws dug into her hips, only the smallest pinpricks on her skin as he began to rut into her with firm, deep thrusts that rapidly quickened until he was slamming himself relentlessly into her. She panted as the friction of his cock striking her pleasure points sent ripples of desire through her. It built and built, winding through her with every deep, grinding thrust, gripping her tighter in the madness of need. She tried to wiggle away as the tension became too much for her, but he held on, pumping harder into her until her climax detonated, and she clamped down against him as her orgasm ripped through her.

  Tensing, he growled, his head dropping forward to pierce her with his sharp fangs around her shoulder. He thrust one more time and she felt a pressure as if something was latching onto her. It only lasted a moment as hot jets of cum bathed her deep within. Even amidst coming, he continued to grind himself against her until the last of him was spent.

  Snarling, he withdrew with what felt like an internal suction pulling loose, his cock slipping away from her as he moved out of the way. Tanji grinned as he slid into place between her thighs. With a moan, his tongue snaked down, licking at her clit, not noticing or caring that cum was seeping out of her pussy as he sucked the little bud of flesh into his mouth, tugging on it until her body shook with another orgasm. Only then did he release it with a wicked smile before crawling up her body.


  When his cock slid home, it wasn’t slow or constrained. He dove in with such enthusiasm that she clenched around him in surprise, his thick phallus pushing deep before drawing back to pump into her once more. He didn’t hit deep and hard like Bilax did, but pumped into her mercilessly, like a rutting beast. The rapid thrusts rubbed against her G-spot so quick that her thighs seized around him. His eyes glinted down at her as he picked up the pace.

  “Remember,” he growled, “I aim to make you howl.”

  Lifting up her hips at an angle, he pummeled into her as her pussy seized. Her release erupted in a shockwave. She squeezed around him so hard as she screamed that Tanji bellowed, leaning down to snap his teeth around her shoulder as he thrust deep. He held himself there until she felt the familiar sensation of something locking into place, his cock swelling and jerking against the mouth of her womb, bathing her insides again. Panting, Tanji leaned down and ran his tongue against her belly as he popped free, his purple cock sliding away, dripping with cum.

  Rolling her eyes to the side, her breath coming out in ragged gasps, she looked over at Simah. He smiled softly at her as he took his place. Though his cock was thick and heavy between them, he leaned down to nuzzle her. Inspired by a sudden impulse, Hayley turned her head to draw him into a kiss. Though he stilled with surprise, he quickly got the hang of it, sipping from her mouth until he finally broke away. He dropped his head to run his tongue over her breasts before suckling each nipple into his mouth one by one. He pushed his hips forward until just the head of his cock pushed into her. She wiggled against him, needing him deeper within her.

  “Patience,” he whispered against her skin.

  He pushed into her in a long, hard glide as he held her hips down so she couldn’t rush his entrance. He nudged the mouth of her womb, his body rocking against hers. It was slow and sweet, and she could feel every vein and bump along his cock as he continued to drag himself out and push in again. She could feel his skin shudder beneath her hand as she clung to him, silently demanding more.

  Simah’s pace picked up so gradually that she wasn’t aware of it until her body began to jerk with each thrust as his pelvis slapped against hers. Wrapping her thighs around him, she pulled him closer, forcing him to grind deep into her. Her pussy tightened with the build of her climax as she felt his cock swell within her over-sensitized channel. The moment he latched on seemed to be exactly what she needed to careen over the edge. She was barely aware of the sting of his bite as her orgasm whipped through her, but she didn’t miss his low snarl and the way his muscles froze as hot cum sprayed within her.

  Hayley lay on the bed as Simah pulled away with a wet pop, sweat slicking her skin. Distantly she heard locks click and silence fill the room aside from the alpha’s eager pants as Exeri approached. He said nothing, but let out a long feral growl, his eyes burning. His cock jutted away from his body, thicker in girth than the other males but similar in shape except that it had a strange protrusion just above it. His balls hung heavy and round beneath it, swinging a little as he moved toward her. Her other mates picked her up and flipped her over, slipping numerous pillows beneath her chest and head so she didn’t have to put her weight on her weary arms. She leaned into the pillow, aware that her ass and dripping cunt were up in the air, splayed for him. Firm hands held her arms so she remained braced forward and exposed.

  A tremor of excitement ran through her as he positioned himself over her, the alpha covering his female. He leaned forward, his thick cock notching at her opening. With a feral snarl he entered in one deep, long stroke, pushing through her passage mercilessly. From behind, he was able to reach even deeper and stroke her in new ways. Exeri’s hands curved around her breasts, holding her tight against him. He hunched over as he withdrew, then plowed back in again. His hips snapped against hers as he rutted into her. Every slap of his pelvis against her ass sounded loud in the room, accompanied by her gasps and moans which encouraged him to move even faster. Liquid heat rushed out of her as her cunt rippled around him, clenching and sucking him into her body with each of his wild thrusts.

  Shaking her head, Hayley panted. She needed more. She was on the edge but needed more to take the plunge one more time. She pushed back against him and gasped when he pushed forward at the same time and something thick slid up between her cheeks. She felt him shift above her, adjusting his stance, and the long knob of flesh bore down on her, pushing in until it popped into place. Hayley cried out, another gush of arousal flowing through her as her pussy trembled.

  Exeri shifted and then suddenly slammed into her, unable to pull any further than the flesh lodged in her ass allowed, and yet it seemed to pull him back into her with a force that left her gasping. His balls swung forward, tapping rhythmically on her clit as his hands slid down to her hips, anchoring her against him as he went into a full rut.

  Something kissed the mouth of her womb, and then he latched on with one last drive, his cock swelling more than any of the other males as he knotted deep within her. His teeth clamped around the back of her shoulder as he ground against her with frenzied twists of his hips, sparking the mother of all orgasms. The tension grew tauter until it snapped, and her climax rushed through her as Exeri bellowed. His seed sprayed within her, gushing as his thick cock jerked and pumped, her pussy squeezing tight around him, sucking on his length in an instinctive demand.

  He held her there with his arms wrapped around her, keeping her still for several moments until his cock finally slipped from her. The brush of his deflating knot as it pulled out sent another small orgasm through her, and she twitched when a protrusion at the tip of his cock flicked against her clit as it came free.

  Gently he lay her open the bed and her males surrounded her with warm, wet cloths. Glancing over at him, her eyes zeroed in on a slightly hooked protruding knob right above his cock. That was something that definitely hadn’t been there before. She watched as it slowly dissipated.

  “What is that?” she asked curiously. Since it had been firmly lodged in her, she figured it was important information.

  Exeri glanced down at himself and chuckled. “That is my tang. The help an alpha lock onto his female more securely while mating.”

  Her eyebrows flew up. “Is that going to happen every time?”

  “Yes,” he admittedly as he slanted her a curious glance. “Does this bother you?”

  She considered it and shook her head as she settled comfortably against him. “Not at all,” she murmured.

  Within quick order her body was cleaned, the bedding pulled out from beneath her and changed, until finally she was settled against clean bedding with her mates piled around her.

  Hayley smiled as their warm bodies pressed in at every side, completely surrounding her. Exeri nestled behind her with Bilax in front. Simah yawned and plopped right above her head so he could run his fingers through her hair, and Tanji curled around her legs.

  Her smile widened and she ran a hand through Tanji’s silky mane. This was her pack. Her mates. Her family. And for the first time, the thought didn’t fill her with dread but comfort instead as she fell asleep.

  Chapter 28

  Hayley stood with her mates as the small starship lowered over their home, wind blasting them as it descended. Grish had arrived earlier with his brother Borth, and they stood just to the side, wide smiles on their near-identical faces. Aside from Borth being two shades darker than his brother and possessing a few more horns and a leg reinforced with a sort of permanent metal prosthetic, the brothers could almost pass for twins.

  Grish raised an eyebrow at Exeri, who had her tucked protectively against his side. “So they arrive and our reunion is about to commence. Did you get the machine?”

  Everyone had to shout to be heard over the engines of the descending ship, but the alpha nodded and gestured to a giant shrouded shape nearby. “It will likely terminate my contract since I removed it from the mine without permission, but it is not like they were using it after the recent attacks. I doubt any
one will even notice it is gone,” he rumbled. “I hope that you are right, that the sound of the drill will attract its attention to a specific spot. I do not want our queen in any danger.”

  “Yes, I am quite certain. I spoke to my Mintigi contact, and he said that when the drill is placed on the highest speed to break through more obstinate layers of rock, it draws the creatures without fail.”

  Hayley glanced up at her mate. “Have you spoken to Foazarg at all?” A lot was riding on the cooperation of all the residents of the zone.

  Exeri nodded. “He is reluctant to get directly involved since he is very afraid of retaliation against his community by the Calystii. It is for this reason that he wouldn’t share any information with me, but he said that if we bring the creature down and present it to the people as evidence of the damage being done by the corporation, his village will stand with us.”

  “That’s something at least,” she muttered.

  “It is quite a bit, actually,” Grish said with a warm smile, and she was filled with a desire to a hug him. It amused her that an enormous Teril, armed to the teeth, could project big cuddly teddy bear energy. She bet he even loved hugs, but she suspected that her pack wouldn’t be too thrilled if she tried. “We have diverse populations on this planet, and many lawless individuals, but most respect the Mintigi. Their support means a lot to people who have been around for a couple of seasons.”

  Hayley mentally chewed on that as Bilax glanced over at Simah. “How many in our crew were you able to contact?” he shouted over the increasing volume of the ship preparing to land.

  Simah grinned. “All of them!”