by Pearl Tate
Closing my eyes, I pull my legs into my chest. Bracing myself for his retaliation of my running. I’m shocked when his weight is just—gone!
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
- Devlin
Stepping over the door at my feet, I pick up speed when I realize there's no one in this room. Within seconds, I smash through another locked door a short distance away.
It’s like night and day. I go from a cave with storage items directly into a very large living space. There’s even a big meal prep area.
As I stall briefly, I take in my surroundings. I hear pounding and watch the door straight ahead open. A terrified Jenny take one step out before she’s thrown to the floor from the force of Mahku hitting her from behind. He’s naked and they slam hard as Mahku turn his body slightly. I still see Jenny’s head crack and bounce off the ground.
Enraged, I’m no longer thinking. Reaching them takes less than a second, and it’s only as I reach for him, he looks up. He finally realizes I’m here. Shock is replaced by fear, just as I grab his head and twist.
The cracking break of his neck is loud, even in this large room. It’s better than he deserves. It was quick. Too quick.
But my Jenny needs me. Her eyes flutter as she tries to focus on me.
“Devlin?” Snatching her up, she moans as her neck lolls on my arm and I realize she could be hurt much worse than she looks. It makes me want to kill him again. And again.
But it’s done and Jenny needs me. The meal prep area is large and bright and just steps away. Laying her down on the flat work surface, I try to access her injuries.
She’s clothed. Unlike him. Maybe I was in time. Her eyelids flutter again.
“Jenny? Jenny, can you hear me?” As she rolls onto her left side, I run my hands over her gently. “Where does it hurt?”
Her head turns slightly and I’m relieved when a small smile tilts her lips. “Everywhere?”
Brushing her hair back from her face, I run my hand over where she hit her head on the floor.
“Ow, ow, ow. Yes, there.” Flinching from my touch, I still work to separate the hair around the bump. I don’t see blood. It’s so swollen though.
“Don’t move.” Stepping away, I quickly find ice and a cloth to put on it. When I turn back, she’s turned her head to stare at Mahku, lifeless on the floor.
As I gingerly put the cloth on her head, her hand quickly covers mine, squeezing. When our eyes meet, she asks, “Is he…?”
“Yes.” I harden my heart to her disgust. It had to be done. They all must be stopped. No one will take her away from me.
Her eyes fill with tears, but she surprises me as she reaches up with her hand not covering mine to pull me down to her by my neck. “I’m so sorry, Devlin. So sorry.” Her lips meet mine. I’m frozen in shock. Why is she sorry? “I know you didn’t even want to do that again. I’m sorry you had to do it for me.”
“I would do it a hundred times.” I’m whispering vehemently against her lips. “I’m only sorry it was so quick. He deserved to suffer more for what he did to you.”
“Okay. I didn’t need to be told that but thank you for saving me.” She tugs me closer again and this time I respond happily. Thankfully.
The taste of her sweet kiss and the feel of her against my body, drives me insane. She deserves so much more than to be fought over like a piece of meat. Just because she isn’t a Quasar female, doesn’t mean she doesn’t deserve certain things. A soft bed, romance, gentle touches and flattering words. I’ll be damned before I allow anyone near her again.
Taken right from our room…
Crashing noises from outside are the only warning I get when a group of males streams in through the doors. Selas is leading them. I’m surprised to see Amari is with him, too.
“Is this it?” Selas points to Mahku as the others fan out. They spread down the hall, opening doors and checking for more inhabitants.
I nod, but Jenny answers him. “Yes. It was just him.”
“Medic!” Selas waves Cordon over who pulls out his scanner. “What happened?”
“Well, nothing really.” Jenny’s denial of the events makes me growl. “Except he tackled me,” she amends. “I was running from him.”
Selas is looking at Mahku’s body with disgust. It isn’t hard to figure out what he was trying to do. He’s naked and even dead, his dick is semi-hard, curved along his belly.
“She was taken from our room, Selas. This can’t continue. I wasn’t even gone long, and you had guards in the halls. Will we need to put guards in our dwellings? When will this end? How do we recognize who to trust?”
Amari is standing next to Selas, his arms crossed over his chest. “I agree. I too am concerned that this will continue. As soon as we left our place across from yours, Rachel let me know that the guard outside Selas’ was not to be trusted. She can tell just by looking. We believe that the guard was there working with Mahku. He swapped positions with another male to have that post this morning. If there were noises or cries, he wouldn’t have investigated.”
“Wait!” Jenny is struggling to sit up. I put my arms around her and pull her into my chest. “Rachel can tell? What do you mean?”
Amari shrugs. “She can tell. She knows when others intend harm. It’s an instinct. She didn’t tell me until this morning. We were just discussing it with Selas when Devlin showed up. It was then we realized that he must have been involved somehow. But we have a plan to have a gathering.”
“A gathering? Like a party?” Jenny asks exactly what I’m thinking.
“Yes.” Selas turns to us to explain. “We will invite everyone. We'll use the pretense of introducing the women and answering any questions. We can round up any lingering Benard followers. I agree that this has gone on too long.” Running his hands over his hair, he attempts to flatten the floaters that give away his agitation. “How is she?”
“She has swelling on her head tissue but there’s no bruising to the brain. It looks like you have a pain killer in your system already? Cyntak?” The medic is packing up and I look at Jenny.
“Oh yeah. He gave me a couple drops of the stuff up there.” She points to an upper cabinet and I step over to open it. There are hundreds of bottles of drugs. Cyntak and Canesta are the two main ones, but there are others that I’m not even sure what they are for.
“Fuck.” Selas waves over one of his men. “Work with Cordon on inventorying the contents of this entire dwelling. Start with the drugs up there." He points to the upper cabinets. "Cordon, I expect to see that inventory by the end of the day. Add everything to what’s in the medical lockup.”
“Sure. Keep in mind that Cyntak will make you drowsy.” Cordon is already pulling down the tiny bottles, lining them up by their contents on the counter top.
“So, don’t operate any cars, heavy equipment, or hand tools. Gotcha.” Jenny laughs at her own words while I pick her up.
“I’m fine. I can walk.” I squeeze her and she shuts up, looking at me with indignation.
“What if I need to carry you? It makes me feel better.”
Her arms circle my neck as she snuggles up to me. “Okay, then. If it makes you feel better.”
CHAPTER THIRTY
- Jenny
As I turn over on the bed, I come up against a warm body. My eyes fly open but it’s too dark to see anything. I’d passed out at some point.
I don’t remember being carried in here. We’d been visiting in the living area with Amari and Rachel.
“I’m sorry I fell asleep on you.” My hands roam Devlin’s broad chest and then head south. “Are you dressed down here?” I’m pleased when only firm, velvety skin is found under my fingers.
I wish I had better eyesight in the dark. Devlin and Amari compared notes of their separate episodes. They both talked about how their vision was almost perfect in tunnels. I’m so jealous of all the enhanced senses they get.
Rachel believes we may still get some. She says her knowing has improved by leaps and bounds just in the la
st two days. Before she would “suspect” but now it screams. She can’t ignore it.
“Mm,” Devlin murmurs softly. His body adjusts next to me and an arm slides over my waist.
“Hey,” I whisper back. “Did I wake you up?”
He tugs me closer and my arm wrap around him, stroking a firm butt cheek. “I was trying to get some sleep, sweetie. You’re making it impossible now with your hands on me.”
I shift and try to pull away. With no idea what time it is, he may need his rest. I’m a big girl and even though I'm stiff, I can get a snack on my own.
“Lights, dim.” Devlin’s arm tightens around my waist as I turn to get up.
Turning back to him, I study a bare-chested and barely awake Devlin. Tan, muscular skin is revealed in the soft light. The sheet pools at his groin, covering the rest of him. I love that he’s in bed with me.
“How do you feel?”
I shrug. “Stiff, but good.”
He grabs me and hauls me flat onto my back on the mattress. Pinning me under his big, warm body, he’s careful not to squish me. “I’m stiff too.”
Two things become instantly clear. One, he’s aroused, since I can feel his thick, hot erection bumping against my inner thigh. And two, he plans to get me naked too. We’re skin to skin where my nightshirt has ridden up, but he’s pushing it under my arms and above my breasts.
Sucking in a breath, I’m stunned into silence as his head lowers to my nipple. Laving it with his tongue, he presses small kisses across my chest. Reaching the other nipple, he gives it the same treatment. I arch and melt under him, instantly turned on.
“I missed these.” His alluring gaze studies mine and his voice is gruff from sleep. I love how sexy and attractive he is.
“They missed you too.” I whisper back. “They say thanks for rescuing me again too.”
He shifts his weight to make sure he doesn’t crush me as he cups my face. “I was scared. You frightened the hell out of me.”
“Scared?” I take a deep breath, trying to resist the urge to kiss him. I’m so tempted. “So, you were afraid? Of what exactly? You’re so big and tall and strong. You knew where I was and outweigh everybody around here by a ton. Except maybe Amari,” I amend. “What were you afraid of?”
“Him hurting you. Raping you. Being here with me puts you in so much danger. I don’t want to be the cause of more prisoners targeting you. I’m not popular.”
I just stare at him. He needs to trust in the Lord more. Give it over to God.
“It was more than just that though. I’ve been thinking about it. I never allowed myself to get attached to anyone or anything since I was sent here from Quasar. Everyone was ripped away from me. The people I trusted the most, who I thought loved me, they’re the ones that sent me here. Here, you can’t count on anyone being there in the next moment, or even the next day. Sometimes I’m afraid that you being here with me will get you killed.”
His honesty surprises me. He’s obviously been dwelling on this. I don’t know exactly how to respond but my heart melts at the obvious pain in his voice.
“You came for me. I knew you would and mostly, I wasn’t afraid.”
His fingers brush my cheek and his voice lowers. “Not even when he got naked? He was going to rape you!”
“Well, I didn’t know that! It happened so quick. When he gave me the painkiller, he took something too. I thought the same thing he gave me. Then I went into the bathroom and when I came out, he was lying there in all his naked glory.”
His brow furrows and voice deepens. “Naked glory?”
“It’s a saying. It doesn’t mean anything. I ran.”
“Thank your God you did. And that I arrived when I did.” Burying his face in my neck, he sucks on my skin gently. “I want inside you in the worst way. I need to join with you. There’s still so much we haven’t had a chance to do. You need to moan my name over and over until you scream in ecstasy.”
“Please,” I squeeze him back. “Make me forget. Make us both forget about earlier.”
Devlin’s head leaves my neck and his lips brush against mine. “I don’t know if I can forget.”
“I won’t either, but never forget that I love you too.” His eyes burn into mine before his lips force my mouth open under his.
When he touches me, everything melts away. All the differences and worries seem nonexistent. It’s just the two of us, here and now.
My hands wrap around his neck, stroking his shoulders. I soak up the warm feel of his skin as his hair flutters across us. Kissing him back, I open my mouth wider, admitting his eager tongue as he seduces me.
A moan escapes the back of my throat as his hands caress my chest, moving up. His hands grip my nightshirt as he tugs and rips it up the front. Startled I pull away.
“Hey!” I whisper, but there’s no heat to my voice. All I can think about is how sexy that was.
“Don’t tell me to stop. I need you. Now.”
“I wasn’t planning…” My words are cut off as his tongue rasps over my breast. All thoughts fly out of my mind as his lips close on my nipple. Sucking in hard tugs that make me squirm, he ramps up my desire. My entire body jerks when he nips it lightly with his teeth. It sends a jolt straight to my clit.
Moaning louder, I run my hands back down his chest and dig my fingernails into his skin. When he tears his mouth away from my chest, I protest with a whimper. Arching into him, I open my eyes to see him watching me closely. The passion in his heated gaze turns me on more. He appears so wild and ruggedly handsome.
“You’re so beautiful.” Rising onto his knees on the bed, he adjusts himself over me. He slides his hard cock over my wet cleft before helping me wiggle out of the destroyed nightshirt. throwing it to the side, he stares at me intently. "I can't decide where to start."
His hands skim over my chest again before he leans into nibble on my neck. His lips, then tongue, and finally teeth tease my sensitive skin. My giggle turns to a moan as he bites down. He’s not breaking the skin or hurting me but the pinch of his bite feels so incredibly erotic. He sucks and licks before releasing the skin. Moving to another spot on my neck, he lightly teases me over and over with his soft nips.
“Spread wide for me sweetie. I want to touch your cunt. I can smell how hot and wet you are, and I want to taste you. It was torment to climb into bed earlier and not touch you the way I wanted.” His growled words having me spreading my legs wide, instantly turned on by his desires.
I suck in air and hold my breath as Devlin’s hands slowly slide down my inner thighs as he sits up. I want him to get right to the good part. There’s no need to drag it out. I want him to touch me. I ache for him to make love to me.
Breathing heavily, I wonder if I’ll die if he doesn’t touch me soon. Finally, his fingers find my vaginal lips. They’re slick with desire and he parts me with two fingers, rubbing my slit before homing right in on my swollen clit.
“Yes.” My loud moan fills the room as I press my head back into the pillow.
“Yes,” he growls in response above me, assuring me he doesn’t plan to stop. “I’m never letting you go or out of my sight again, Jenny. Never. You’re mine.”
I don’t have the brainpower to argue with that statement. His fingers capture my sensitive nub that he rubs and tugs softly. Moaning louder, I push my hips higher and arch against him. My nipples tighten until they ache.
“Please, honey. I need you.” Hesitating, I whisper, “Do that but I need you inside me too.”
“You’ve got it.” The need is clear in his voice, making him sound as desperate for me as I am for him. This is Devlin, the sexiest man I’ve ever seen. He turns me on, and it seems I always want him.
Backing up a little, his big, strong hands grip my hips. Nudging my knees up, his gaze fixes on me as a moan comes from him. His broad shoulders spread me even more. His hair floats around us, dancing around my stomach and legs as he leans in closer. His hot breath fans lightly over my exposed labia.
He lick
s me in deep, long strokes. Instantly the intense pleasure sweeps through me. Devlin’s tongue is perfect. I don’t know how long he teases me before zoning in on the exact spot that sends ecstasy cascading through me.
Tensing hard, my back arches more and his large hands and shoulders hold me open or I would have slammed them shut. It’s so much! So good.
The climax tears through me quickly as I cry out his name. It shocks me how fast and hard he makes me come. My eyes are closed but as I start to float down from the euphoric feeling, I realize I’m holding large chunks of his hair. Whoops!
Devlin’s panting as hard as I am, and I gasp as his tongue enters me quickly. A growl vibrates against me and his tongue breaches my body, stroking me from the inside. I’m still twitching from my release and he cups my butt, lifting me from the bed to allow him deeper penetration.
I open my eyes again as he withdraws from me. Licking his lips obscenely, his wild hair slides away from me as he does.
“You taste so good, but I need to be inside you now.” I totally agree with him, nodding slowly. I feel like a puddle. All my limbs collapse as he moves away. “I’m turning us, alright? You can be on top and take as much of me as you want.”
Rolling over, he shows off his impressive strength. One second, I’m below him and in the next, I’m straddling his lap. Holding me at arms length stiffly, he lets me get my bearings. Settling my legs on either side of him, my slit slides against his large frame as I wiggle back and nudge his cock against my butt.
One of his hands is wrapped around my waist. Still holding me, his other hand travels down to position his fingers to massage my clit. I’m a little intimidated by this position. It seems so exposed, but he deserves to feel as good as I just did.
Reaching back behind me, I gingerly grab his cock. It feels really thick. I can’t believe this fits in me.
Leaning forward more, I lift and press him against my opening. With a little pressure, I feel him enter me and it forces a moan from my lips.
