Educating the Alien: Raedyn (The Azurite Series Book 1)

by Sara Hotchkiss

  “It’s not that I don’t want to. It feels really good, actually. I’m just not sure I’m ready.”

  Lexi began to swirl her fingertips in figure eight patterns across his skin and Raedyn let his eyes roll back and close.

  “We can stop any time you say so,” she reminded. “Do you want me to stop?”

  After a moment Raedyn shook his head. He was throbbing with need and one way or another he required release.

  Lexi moved her hand further up and grasped Raedyn’s large cock. She couldn’t circle him completely with her fingertips and he gasped at the touch.

  “How do you like it?” she asked, simply holding him.

  “It’s good. It’s great.”

  Lexi smiled. “I mean, do you like it firm or soft? Fast or slow?”

  “Whatever’s good,” he managed.

  She began to stroke him, squeezing the firm flesh tightly with long, lazy strokes. Raedyn’s hand flew to his mouth and she stopped.

  “Are you alright?”

  He nodded.

  Lexi released her grip and brought her hands to cup his face.

  “Could. Could you please not touch my face with that hand right now?” Raedyn asked, breathing deeply with relief when she removed her hands. She gave him a few minutes to gain control of himself.

  “I’m sorry,” he said, shaking his head in obvious embarrassment.

  “You don’t need to be sorry. I remember my first time.” She propped up on her elbow. “What happens when you go to make a deposit?”

  Raedyn relaxed. “You sign in and then go into a private room. There’s the retrieval device that you attach and sit back while it’s processing. After it’s complete, you wash your hands and leave.”

  “Do you think you could imagine that I’m the retrieval device?”

  Raedyn snorted. “Doubtful. It a piece of machinery. It’s a hollow cylinder tube that vibrates and provides suction,” he raised an eyebrow. “Do you vibrate and provide suction?”

  Laughing, Lexi shook her head. “I don’t vibrate, but I can suck.”

  His eyes went to her mouth and back again to her eyes with a hopeful expression. She pushed his shoulder, pushing him back on the bed.

  “Take off your briefs.”

  He quickly complied.

  Lexi was actually looking forward to sucking him off. The things she didn’t like about human men, namely body hair, wouldn’t be a problem with Raedyn. He was too huge to take fully in her mouth, but he wouldn’t notice her hand helping out once she started.

  “Close your eyes. I want you to relax and visualize yourself in the clinic.”

  “I’m naked,” he responded smartly.

  “It’s called imagination. You’re in the clinic and you’re going to attach the device.” Lexi straddled Raedyn’s legs, mouth hovering over his erection. A bead of cum already formed on the tip and Lexi licked her lips in anticipation.

  “Wait. This is a lot of work. I’ll probably be okay.” Raedyn stiffened to sit up.

  “Shh. Shh. How about just the tip? I promise if you don’t like it I’ll stop.”

  Raedyn nodded and sunk back on the bed. Lexi opened her mouth wide and accepted the bulbous head. He was salty and she swirled her tongue around the top, running the tip of her tongue across his slit. Raedyn groaned and thrust his hips.

  “More,” he gasped.

  She lowered her head, taking as much of him in as she could, tightening her lips and sucking hard as she began to bob. Wrapping her hand around his girth, she stroked him in tandem with her mouth. Raedyn started shaking slightly and grabbed a handful of her hair. She felt his dick expand and knew he was close.

  “Stop, Lexi, stop. I’m going to come.”

  Lexi didn’t stop, pumping him several more times until he spurted hot fluid into her mouth. She stroked him to completion before releasing him and crawling over his body. His eyes were closed and he breathed heavily. She leaned in close, her cheek next to his ear, and she swallowed the load she had carried in her mouth.

  Raedyn’s eyes popped open at the sound of Lexi swallowing his seed. He jumped up from the bed, throwing Lexi off of him and onto the floor before running to the bathroom.

  Well, baby steps, Lexi thought as she rubbed her elbow that had knocked against the bed frame.

  13.

  The next morning, Raedyn acted as if nothing had happened the evening before. He hadn’t returned to the bedroom, opting for a rough night on the couch instead. He was cordial to both Lexi and Mary before they took the car to the embassy.

  When they were finally alone Lexi ventured a conversation.

  “Are you alright?” she asked wearily.

  He gave her a sidelong glance. “Deposit devices don’t do that,” he said grumpily.

  Lexi couldn’t help it, she laughed. And laughed. She laughed so hard, tears began to stream down her face and she got a stitch in her side.

  “Are you finished?” Raedyn asked when she finally calmed. She let off a few small chuckles before answering.

  “Yes.”

  “I’m glad you could find amusement in my embarrassment.”

  Lexi flinched and Raedyn felt shame at his harsh words. In actuality the night had been the most erotic of his life. He never came that hard with a retrieval device. He didn’t actually vomit in the toilet. He wasn’t even nauseous. He had been consumed with feelings that he couldn’t name and it scared him. He had never been so close with a woman before. It was exhilarating, life affirming, and yet another item to add to the list of things that scared him shitless.

  He was ashamed that he had used her as well, leaving her so suddenly without reciprocating, but he wasn’t sure he could go back in the room and face Lexi without doing something stupid.

  Like proposing.

  Raedyn had come to a decision. There was no way he would complete his deposits at the CR. There was no way he would complete another deposit mechanically again. He didn’t want to be on the partner list. He didn’t want to be paired with an Azurite. He wanted Lexi.

  She was quirky and smart and gorgeous and fun and knew stuff. If she could do that with her mouth, he couldn’t imagine what else the woman was capable of.

  “I’m sorry,” she said, turning to face him in the car. “It sure beat a hunk of cold plastic and metal though, huh?” Lexi wiggled her eyebrows lasciviously.

  “They are self-warming.”

  “Oh, come on Raedyn. You shot off like a rocket. You enjoyed it.”

  He shrugged.

  Lexi was disheartened. She was hoping that even though their time together ended badly, that Raedyn might be willing to try again some time. She couldn’t stop the pulsing between her thighs at the thought of him sliding his huge cock into her.

  “What else have you got?” he asked with a glance.

  Lexi perked up. “How much time do you have?”

  ---

  Lexi swallowed gulps of air, her heart race as is she had just run a marathon. It had been a marathon of sorts. When Raedyn and Lexi reached the embassy, he attended his one and only meeting for the day and then returned to her suite. After showering, brushing teeth, and gargling mouth rinse, they explored each other’s bodies. Lexi was surprised when Raedyn took charge, asking her questions as they went along, discovering all the places she liked to be touched.

  She was amazed at how quickly Raedyn learned and improvised. And she was sure once the Earth girls learned of all the anatomical perks of Azurite men, they would be clamoring to be a part of the human colony. Raedyn’s forked tongue fit perfectly around her clit like a rabbit eared vibrator and she learned very quickly what the small foreskin above his penis was…

  “What is this?” Lexi asked, fingering the appendage lazily after the first round of oral sex they shared together.

  “My thu’blah’ni?” Raedyn lowered his ridge in thought. “There’s really not an English translation.”

  “What is it though? Does it have a purpose?”

  He shrugged shyly. “Yeah.
Can I show you?” he asked, his voice cracking as he rolled over on top of her.

  Raedyn took his cock in his hand and began stroking the tip over the tender flesh between her legs. Her slickness coated him and he pressed inside her slowly. It was the first time they had joined together and Lexi was overwhelmed with the emotions of their new connection.

  “Are you okay?” he asked.

  That was another thing Lexi loved about him, his concern for her. Loved? Yes, it was true. Along the way, she had fallen in love with Raedyn.

  She nodded her head and he continued to push forward, filling her completely.

  “Are you ready?”

  She looked him straight in the eyes and willed for him to feel the love she felt. She reached up and brushed her lips against his. “Of course.”

  Raedyn reached a hand down between them and Lexi was impressed with his knowledge female anatomy to know that she needed added stimulation. While they were tightly sealed, Raedyn placed a finger on her clit, only it wasn’t a finger.

  “Oh, my god,” Lexi gasped as Raedyn watched her reaction closely.

  His thu’blah’ni was a small suction cup of skin that attached to her nub and applied suction and light vibration to the bundle of nerves. He had never used it before, not ever having the need, and the waves of vibrations brought him very close to climaxing himself.

  “I’m sorry, I can’t go slow,” he warned before withdrawing only slightly.

  Lexi closed her eyes in surrender. When Raedyn withdrew, the thu’blah’ni drew on her clit, milking it, pleasuring her mindlessly.

  Raedyn thrust quickly and pumped into her body with urgency. After only a half a dozen strokes, Lexi couldn’t hold back any longer and submitted to the orgasm. Her body convulsed around Raedyn, driving him over the edge as well.

  Her hair mussed, tears in the corners of her eyes, she smiled drunkenly. “Let’s do that again.”

  ---

  Life on the ship would not be the same again for Lexi, she thought as they prepared for transport back to the Fier’the’yi Fho’rd. She was going to turn in her acceptance of the job as colony representative and she and Raedyn were moving in together. He wasn’t going to make any more deposits and they were going to file as permanent partners. She couldn’t be any happier.

  14.

  Lexi had just gotten off the phone with her mother, announcing the news of her partnership with Raedyn when she was alerted to a visitor at her door. She checked the time. Raedyn wasn’t supposed to be off a call for another hour. Maybe it was Jaime coming by to say hello?

  She was surprised to find Lae’hear’dahi on the other side with a Cheshire grin on her face.

  “Did you hear the news?” she asked, pushing her way inside of Lexi’s apartment.

  “By all means, please come in,” Lexi groused.

  “Thank you,” said Lae, not detecting the sarcasm in Lexi’s comment. She eyed the living area. “How…quaint.”

  Lexi rolled her eyes. “What can I help you with Lae?”

  “I just wanted to be the first to let you know. Ra’yed’n and I have been matched! He made his final deposits today.” Lae rolled her eyes dramatically. “He couldn’t wait and because he was so close to the end, they let him make multiples. I insisted on helping, but he took care of things himself, so chivalrous. Anyway, as soon as he was put on the list, we were immediately paired. Look,” she said thrusting a tablet under Lexi’s nose. “It just came out.”

  Lexi accepted the tablet and sunk down onto her couch. How did this happen? He had a change of heart? She thought they had worked everything out. They stayed in bed for hours in the suite discussing their plans for the future. They continued to make love until neither of them could stand upright and Lexi nearly professed her love to him.

  “I don’t understand,” she said quietly in English.

  “Oh, honey, that translates in any language. Don’t take it so hard. He just wanted one of his own kind. We belong together and he realized that after being with you. Well, that being with me would be that much, more.”

  Lexi continued to stare at the tablet containing side-by-side pictures of Lae and Raedyn and the gossip news of the pairing of the century. Power couple.

  “You can keep that. I’ll see myself out.”

  ---

  Raedyn shuffled the papers on his desk, cleaning up before leaving and looking forward to going home to Lexi. Home to Lexi. The words warmed him from the inside out. He wondered what ‘mattress gymnastics’ they’d try tonight. He laughed at the words, the English slang so appropriate. Jaime peeked his head around the corner.

  “Hey man! I need to thank you again for your help with the dinner etiquette.” Raedyn’s smile faded as he took in Jaime’s stance. His arms were folded across his chest and his ridge was low.

  “What the fuck did you do?”

  Raedyn was taken aback. Had Lexi told him about their physical intimacy?

  “It’s not what you think. We think it’s a great idea. It’s really for the best.” Did Jaime know about them? Was he jealous?

  Jaime stalked forward and pushed Raedyn in the chest with two fingers. “I don’t know what the fuck you’re talking about. I just got off the phone with HR. Lexi resigned.”

  Raedyn smiled wide and nodded. “That’s great news!” he exclaimed. He didn’t continue though, he was distracted when Jaime’s fist hit him in the jaw. Reaching up, he grabbed his face. “What was that for?”

  “You asshole. She more than resigned. She’s prepping to leave the ship.”

  “What do you mean? She was going to take the colony representative job.”

  Jaime shook his head. “She turned down the offer.”

  Taking a seat back in his chair, Raedyn tried to process this news. He absently rubbed his jaw. He didn’t understand. They had made plans. She was going to take the new job, she was in his quarters. What could have possibly gone wrong? It had to be some misunderstanding.

  “Has she left the ship yet?”

  “No. Not yet, but soon.”

  “Delay any outgoing transports. Do whatever you can. I need ten minutes to get down there.”

  ---

  Lexi paced the ship’s transport bay. All transports had been temporarily suspended and she couldn’t get off the ship fast enough. Raedyn’s betrayal bruised her heart. How could she have been so stupid? She was in love with him and she felt used for sex. He had used her to resolve his issues with intimacy and was now willing to accept the fate of his culture.

  She fought the tears that threatened to fall. She wouldn’t cry here where everyone could see her. She would wait and mourn in private. Grieve for the life she thought she was going to have. Pressing the heels of her hands to her eyes, she didn’t see him enter the bay, but she felt him. Why was he here now?

  He looked so handsome, his face fierce with anger as he approached her.

  Raedyn placed his hands on her shoulders, her presence instantly calming the rage inside him.

  “What are you doing?” he asked quietly. His quiet disturbed Lexi more than his anger.

  “I’m going home. The U.N. still needs interpreters. Look, Raedyn, I can’t stay here and watch you and Lae together.”

  Raedyn’s head snapped back in shock as if he’d been slapped. Judging by the bruise forming on his jaw, Lexi assumed it wouldn’t be his first bout with violence today.

  “What are you talking about?”

  Lexi dug in her oversized bag and pulled out a tablet, forcing it into his hands. The screen displayed the daily news and gossip with a picture of himself next to one of Lae and an extended article about his completed deposits and ultimate partnering with her.

  “Where did you get this?”

  “Does it really matter?” she asked.

  “Yes, it matters. It isn’t true.”

  “Which part?”

  Raedyn grabbed Lexi’s hand and dragged her out of the bay in long strides.

  “Where are we going?” asked Lexi.

 
“To the CR.”

  Lexi pulled him to a stop. “I don’t want to go there. I just want to go home.”

  In one movement, Raedyn swept Lexi off the ground and over his shoulder. He continued to the CR, walking in the door and demanding the records of his deposits for the last two months. He placed Lexi on the ground and she tapped her foot impatiently. When the documents were finally in his hand he pointed to the sheets.

  “Look. Deposit number 4996 made four weeks ago. I haven’t been in since.”

  Lexi looked at the papers and sure enough, he was right. She met his eyes with tears in hers and he pulled her into his arms.

  “Oh, Lexi.” Raedyn rubbed her back as she sobbed into her shirt.

  “Lae came by,” Lexi choked. “She had the tablet with her. She said you chose her over me. I didn’t know what to do. I resigned my jobs. Oh my god. I resigned my jobs.” Lexi began to panic.

  “Don’t worry. We’ll go down to the office now. Gods Lexi. I love you.” Raedyn lowered his head and kissed Lexi. He pulled away. “I thought I’d lost you. Lae will be reported.”

  “Raedyn. I love you too.” The couple embraced again, ignoring the looks and raised ridges of other Azurites in the CR.

  “Let me make it up to you,” Raedyn whispered in Lexi’s hair.

  “Just love me Raedyn.”

  He closed his eyes, breathing in her flowery scent. “I do.”

  Epilogue

  Five months later…

  “Finally, Ms. Moore. Why do you think you would be a good candidate for the Azurite colony?” Lexi asked the woman before her. Mallory Moore was five feet four inches of spunk. She had dimples in her cheeks and her hair was a mass of short brown curls. Aside from being adorable, she was smart and caring. Lexi thought she was a shoo in.

  Mallory thought for a few moments before answering.

  “I’ll be real honest Dr. Phillips. I am the youngest of six children and I just want to get away. It’s like having five extra parents and I want to be my own person. I’ve always been up for adventures, I like to travel and I get along with everyone. I’m looking for something and I’m not sure what that something is, but I think this could be it.”