Tallusian Nights [Xihirian Shifters 2] (Siren Publishing Classic)

by Ciara Lake

  “I act so bad around you.” She looked down at her meat in her hand.

  “I know. I like it when you’re bad. ” He kissed her cheek. She turned to kiss his mouth. She couldn’t help herself, she had to taste him. Val pushed her onto her back. She pulled him closer, wrapping her arms around his neck. He moved toward her, hovering over her. The flavor of his kisses was addictive.

  “You taste so delicious.” She sighed slightly, spreading her legs, allowing him to lie between them. She loved the feel of his warm weight on her.

  “You’re so nice. You’re delicious, too.” He ran his hand up inside her coat under her shirt. Fondling her breasts, he kissed her with fervor. In turn, she found his enlarged penis beneath his pants. Its hard ridge pushed against his uniform. She molded her hand over it, fondling him. Finding its tip, she steadily rubbed him through the material. What sounded like a purr resonated from his chest. He nuzzled her neck, nipping her ever so softly. She remembered he’d bitten her last night. It seemed completely healed. She felt no evidence of a wound, just a tingling sensation increased by his kisses and nips.

  Withdrawing his hand from under her coat, he released his cock. It sprung free of his uniform. Taking it fully in her hand, she wrapped her fingers around him. Her hand was small in comparison to his cock. Boldly, she pumped up and down on his cock. His hands were at the top of her pants unbuttoning them. He yanked them down until her boots stopped them. She opened her knees, making room for him despite her pants’ restrictions. In one push, he was inside her moist channel. Val growled so loud an unnatural silence fell around them. All movement in the surrounding forest ceased at his sound of aggression. With force, he pumped into her. She held onto him, his face buried in her hair. He fucked her intensely. His powerful body moved against hers, claiming her. A feeling of immense joy washed over her. He was hers. Possessiveness took hold as he rode her body. She shook as a wild climax took her.

  She screamed his name, clutching his back, and her nails dug into him, surely drawing blood. Her aggression was surprising to her. In response, he growled, a purely animalistic sound escaped from him. He slowed, but pounded hard, his muscles tensed as he shook. She could feel his hot seed flow into her, causing her womb to quiver uncontrollably. Her womb felt as if it was on fire as he filled her with his seed. The sensation flowed through her entire body, making her mindless to anything else. “Val, I love it. It feels so good.” She moaned, clinging to him. He kissed her face and neck. Cupping her head with his large hand, he tugged her hair. The tugging on her hair thrilled her, too. Their bodies vibrated together as they climaxed. Finally, they stilled. He lay upon her, lodged deep within her core. Rising up on his hands, he looked down at her.

  “You’re mine.” His voice sounded less than human. His expression was harsh and intense. She could tell his beast was just beneath the surface of his humanoid façade. His features contorted before her eyes. Seeing his slight transformation made her realize others who feared these Xihirians had good reason. If this was battle and not sex, she’d be petrified with fear, too. However, his powerful beast only heightened her lust for him. “You’re mine.” He nipped her shoulder. She made no comment, asked no questions regarding his declaration. She’d heard him say it before. Instinctually, she kissed him, soothing him, caressing his back through his uniform. He relaxed against her. His kisses became gentler, playful. He pulled from her, sitting up. He helped her pull her panties and pants up. Again, she was damp from their sex. She sniffed and could smell the evidence of what they’d done.

  “I really need a bath.” She kissed his lips. Tenderly he kissed her back as he secured his penis inside his uniform. It was still partially erect and huge, pushing against the material of his pants.

  “I want, no, I need to fuck you some more. But we have to move on.” He stretched his legs. She thought of taking him in her mouth. She looked up at him. He watched her, too. She blushed, looking away. Val pulled her to him as she rested against his chest.

  “Let’s walk. Or do you need to rest more? We can wait a while for you to rest some.” His hand brushed her hair.

  “No, I’m good. I just need a bath.” She made a loud sniffing sound. “I can’t stand myself. I want to find the water you mentioned.” He pushed back her curls from her face.

  “Okay, let’s go.” He pulled her hood up again, tucking her hair under it. “Are you warm enough?”

  “Yes.” She nodded. It had warmed a bit. As they got deeper into the forest, the trees got thicker, cutting down the wind.

  “You look adorable in your hood.” He winked. “I want you to be warm. Always tell me if you are uncomfortable.” His features returned to his more normal appearance. Yet his eyes remained bright with elongated pupils. His white teeth looked dangerously sharp. When he smiled at her, his expression softened further. Surges of need raced through her.

  “I’m a mess.” She shook her head. “When you bite me, it seems to heal fast.”

  “Yes, my saliva has healing qualities. I want to bite your breast.” He winked at her. “Will you let me?”

  “Yes.” She nodded. “But they’re tender.”

  “Are they?” He grinned. “Good, I like tender. You like to play with me?”

  “Yes.”

  “If I lick your wounds, you’ll heal fast. Got any wounds you need me to heal? Any between your thighs?” He winked again. “I’ll nip and lick you there, later, too.” He stood up, reaching down to take her hand, helping her stand. “Let’s go find our water, and then I’ll make camp. I’ll catch us some dinner, too.” Quickly he packed everything back up.

  “How long do you think it’ll take for your crew to find us?” She carried what he handed her.

  “It won’t take too long. My people are quick. They’re good at what they do. They know, for the most part, where they lost contact with us. They will start there. Tallusia is a large globe, so I imagine they should find us in the next day or two.” Val took her hand as they began to walk. “Unless the Realmist are foolish enough to engage our ships in combat. They ran when we arrived.” Val seemed less tense now as if something soothed him. Zalora grinned.

  “What you grinning about?”

  “Nothing.” She shook her head, looking down. “But the Realmist are foolish idiots. Don’t you think?”

  “Yes, I do. You have no idea the depths of my thoughts about them.” He reached for her hand. “Come on. The water’s just ahead.” He tugged on her as he started to run. Surprisingly, she kept up without any difficulty. “You’re getting stronger, faster.” They rounded a group of trees then some bushes they’d not seen any of before that were scattered beneath the trees. On the other side was large running creek with beautiful, clear water.

  “It’s odd, but yes, I do feel stronger.”

  “It’s normal. Let me set up camp, and then I’ll make a fire. You will be able to bathe then get warm quickly.” Val smiled. “I’ll bathe with you. It should be fun.” He looked mischievous.

  “Do you have any cleaning bars in your bag?”

  “Yes, we’ll have a party in the water. Sound fun?” Val grinned. Her heart nearly hurt with the joy of the moment. She was amazed at how playful and handsome he was. Every time she looked at him, he made her wet with desire. It surprised her at how much she wanted him, again and again. Her body ached with need for him. Never had she felt such joy as when he was inside her.

  “Sex is wonderful.” Zalora touched his arm to get his attention.

  “What?” He stopped, grinning from ear to ear. “Sex is okay. What we do is fantastic.” He placed one of the empty bags on the ground for her sit down on.

  “You are so nice.”

  “I can’t tell you how wonderful it is to be with you. Sit down, I’ll put up our tent then make our fire. This is a nice place with lots of little dinners around us. I like the sound of the water, too. It’s sort of romantic here, despite the fact we’re stranded.”

  “Yes, it is romantic here.” She looked up at the trees. “I lov
e the colors of this forest. Did you say, little dinners?” She giggled.

  “Yes, little furry things I’m going to catch and cook. I’m hungry.” He flashed his sharp teeth.

  “I want to help this time. What can I do? The furry things are cute as long as they don’t eat us.”

  “Don’t worry. You’re safe from them. Sit here, out of my way, just look beautiful for me.” He pointed to the bag spread out on the ground. “Just having you here with me is helping me.” He put his hands on his hips as he watched her.

  “Okay.” She shrugged, ignoring his comments. “I guess I don’t know how to build a tent or make the fire pit work.”

  “I’ll show you how to work the fire pit.” He pulled the apparatus out of their other bag then demonstrated how easy it was. It was as simple as opening the can and flicking a switch. “You could collect some of those amber leaves? We’ll burn them. They do smell nice. It would be helpful. ”

  “Yes, I can gather leaves. I can collect some to cook, too.” She grinned.

  “Sounds delicious.” He winked. “Not really, but go ahead eat as many as you like.” Chuckling, he handed her a metal disk then showed her how it expanded to a pot. “Collect your leaves in this. We have four pots. If you want, you can collect some water in this one.” He sat it next to the fire pit. “We’ll cook the meat in one of these other pots.” As he constructed their tent, she filled the pot with leaves nearby, tossing a few in the fire.

  The pleasant aroma of the leaves filled their camp. Sitting her pot down, she picked up another one to fill it with water. “Okay, our tent’s up.” He walked over to where she was standing by the fire. “If this wasn’t war, our disk hadn’t been shot down, and your planet hadn’t been under attack, this time together would not have happened. This time has been an extremely enjoyable experience. I like being outside like this. I like this forest.” He watched her stir the leaves. The fire was putting out nice heat.

  “I do, too. I’ve never done this before, but I can see where it’s fun to camp out. Especially if it weren’t cold, dreary, and I wasn’t afraid Realmist were lurking everywhere.” She removed her coat. “But I guess if all those bad things hadn’t happened, I’d never have met you.” She smiled wide. “It’s funny how things work out. My mother used to say good always comes with bad. You just have to look for it.” Her sight got blurry with sudden tears.

  “Your mother has wisdom.” Val unbuttoned his uniform. “Let’s take a bath.” He handed her his cleaning bar. He nodded toward the creek.

  “Yes, my mother was wonderful. She died when I was fourteen annums. I miss her.” She took her boots off followed by her pants. “Let’s go see how cold it is. You go first.” She nodded to the water. “I’ll let you test it out for me.”

  “You want me to go first huh?” He shook his head, grinning. His hair fell down into his eyes, making him looking younger. “Thank you.” His eyes flared to bright amber, and then he completely stripped. He had mischief written all over his expression. With absolutely no regard for his nudity, he walked toward the creek. Hesitantly, she followed, reluctant to get naked and cold in the water. He walked into it slowly. When he got to the middle, it was at his upper thighs. “It’s not very deep.”

  “Is it really cold?”

  “No.” He shook his head. “Not too bad at all.” He splashed the water up on himself. Zalora removed her shirt then her pants. Val watched her every movement. His cock sprung to full attention. Now it stiffly stood against his taut, muscular stomach. Carefully she stepped in.

  “Oh no, it’s too cold. You tricked me.” She giggled, rushing to him. “You said no. You really fooled me. How can you behave as if it wasn’t this cold?” She cut her eyes at him.

  “I didn’t lie. It’s good to me. It feels fine.” He splashed her playfully

  “Right?” She rolled her eyes. “Stop with the splashing.” She reached down to splash back.

  “Here, soap up then rinse quickly.” He handed her the cleaning bar. She soaped her arms.

  “I’m not going to wash my hair, it’s too cold. It will just have to wait.” She shivered, running her fingers through her hair as she rinsed off. When done, she rushed out of the water. “I can’t stay in there long.” She quickly made it to the shore. He followed close behind her. Grabbing hold of her, he pulled her close. His body was warm, comforting.

  “Here, let me warm you. Close your eyes.” He spoke close to her ear. His breath smelled spicy, and it soothed her as well.

  “Why?” She pretended to pull away, teasing him.

  “Trust me, Zalora. Close your eyes, and don’t open them. I’m going to warm you really good.” He nipped her ear.

  “Oh.” She laughed. “I know you are.”

  “You’ll see how warm you’ll be. I’d never hurt you. I want to make you feel good and share myself with you.” His hand cupped her breast, fondling it. Obediently, she closed her eyes, and leaning back into him, she sighed.

  He scooped her up in his arms, placed her on top of the extra tent material near their fire. “Keep your eyes shut.” He kissed her lids then her lips.

  “Why?” She laid still, waiting for what, she didn’t know.

  “Just trust me. Do what I say.” He kissed her neck.

  “You’re bossy.” Zalora squealed when soft fur pressed against her. A warm furry body covered hers like a blanket.

  “What’s this?” She flashed her eyes open. “Oh my sweet Creator.” She looked into the eyes of a big beast. Frozen, she eyed the beautiful beast, truly unsure as what to do. He was upon her, this humongous wild beast. Instinctively, she knew it was Val.

  At first, despite realizing it was her lover, fear mixed with confusion raced through her. However, it lasted only moments. Val’s expressive amber eyes looked into hers. It was definitely Val. He shook his enormous head as he watched her. When he opened his mouth, she could see his mouth was full of sharp, carnivorous teeth. “I guess I wasn’t supposed to open my eyes?” He shook his massive head again as he laid his giant paw next to her head to balance himself.

  His paw was massive, with claws, which looked razor sharp. They were fully retracted from what she could tell. All four of his paws were enormous as his whole body. His muscular body was covered in glistening black fur. The fur coat was soft and thick. It was absolutely beautiful as it gleamed in the fire light. She rubbed her hand through his coat, admiring the texture. Looking him in the eyes, she could see he enjoyed her ministrations. She gently rubbed his head. Perky ears flexed back and forth, showing his approval. His body was soft while hard all over. The lean muscles he had in his humanoid form transformed into bigger, more powerful muscles as a beast. “So this is a Wolfton?” She sank her fingers into his thick fur. “You feel nice.” She boldly hugged him.

  He purred. His whiskers nuzzled her. Carefully, she kissed his whiskered face, giggling. Val purred louder, and she could feel the vibration against her. They both lay there for a while, Zalora absorbing his comforting heat. He was toasty like an oven. Caressing him all over, he continued to purr his satisfaction. He was careful not to put his full weight on her or his paws. Without warning, he separated from her, and before her eyes, he transformed to his more familiar shape. He stood proud before her, grinning.

  “You like me?” He cocked his head to the side.

  “Yes, I do.” She stood, too, moving closer to him. She touched his arm then rubbed his biceps. “I like your muscles, too. They feel good.” She winked. “You like me?” She lowered her eyes.

  “More than you know.” He pushed her chin up to kiss her lips. Then he pulled her closer to him. “You’re mischievous. I like that about you. Get dressed. It’s chilly for you. You can cook those leaves. I’m going to shift again to hunt. If you need me, just call my name.” He turned to walk away, paused to look back. “Zalora, I like the fact you accept all of me.” He walked back to her, taking him in her arms. After a few kisses, he turned to run. His grace was astonishing as he fluidly sprinted away. She hardly dete
cted his transformation. The next thing she knew he was a fabulous beast running on four legs.

  “You’re amazing.” She watched in awe. He growled to answer her as he turned looking back. “Get a big dinner. You look like you can eat a lot.” She chuckled as she put her clothes on. “A beast like you needs to eat and not be hungry even when I know you like me.” He growled to answer again. He had good hearing, too.

  She looked through their survival bag to find a zelite tablet. She added it to the pot of water. It bubbled as it dissolved. When it finished, she added some of the water to the pot with the leaves then sat it near the fire. Digging through their bag, she found something to handle the pot with and to stir the leaves.

  “I’m back,” Val called from behind her. He was carrying something. It looked disgusting.

  “What in Creation are you carrying?” Zalora made a face.

  “My catch.” He held it up proudly. “This is our dinner.”

  “Where’s its fur?”

  “I took it off. Can’t eat fur.” He frowned.

  “Guess not. You’ll be cooking it, too.” She made another face. “It looks nilely.”

  “Is that a word?” He cocked his head to its side. He put his catch down, watching her as he changed into his uniform.

  “Yes, it means disgusting beyond words. It’s a word my brother used to say. It’s old earth slang he picked up from vintage vids.”

  “You have a brother?”

  “I did.” She looked down at her hands. “He was killed with my mother in a space accident. They were traveling to Philison to meet his bride.”

  “I’m sorry.” Val picked his catch up then walked to the creek.

  “It was a long time ago.” She waved her hand following him. “My father’s remarried. My stepmother is having a baby boy soon. Father’s very excited, as am I.” She stood next to him watching him wash the animal in the creek.

  “It’s hard to lose a child or family member.”

  “It’s unbearable.” She sniffed. “I love children. It’s why I teach. My new brother can follow in my father’s steps.”