by Sue Mercury
Kira smiled at Renga. “My husband’s family is very powerful. I’m sure he can help you, if you’re in a bad situation.” She probably shouldn’t make promises she wasn’t sure she could honor, but there had to be something Alex could do for Renga, even if it was merely giving her a place to stay away from her conniving family.
“I have a friend in another clan city I’d love to visit. I’m sure his family would allow me into their home, if only I could arrange for travel there.”
A ride to another clan? Easy Peasy. Kira figured a prince had more than enough influence to arrange something like that. Heck, as a princess, she probably did too.
You’re not a princess yet.
“Renga, I’m sure Alex can help you with that. Now please, we must go back to his home. Do you know the way?”
The girl nodded. “I can get us there very quickly and land if you let me drive. I promise not to trick you. I’m done with my sister’s schemes.”
Kira stared into the girl’s light blue eyes for a moment. Unless Renga was a better actress than Julia Roberts, she was telling the truth. She slid out of the pilot’s seat, keeping her hand on the wheel control until Renga took over.
True to her word, they soared over the clan city and landed smack dab in the middle of the garden, rather than on the street where the hovercraft had been parked earlier. Before Kira ran out of the craft, she turned to Renga.
“Thank you, Renga. You can wait here if you’d like. I’ll talk to Prince Alex about your situation as soon as I can, and I’ll be sure to tell him about how you brought me back safe and sound.”
“Thank you, Kira,” the girl said, flushing once more.
Kira ran through the gardens and into the house, her heart pounding. Was Alex still here? Or was she too late? Oh God. What if Renga’s sister had managed to seduce Alex and they’d mated already?
Tears stung in her eyes at the thought. From the way Alex had described the mating urge, there were no do overs. Reestrians mated for life, and right now Alex was burning up and ready to mate. His skin had been flushed and he’d been sweating bullets when they arrived on Reestria. And how could she miss the massive erection that had tented his pants for the last few hours?
“Alex! Where are you?” Please be here. I need you. I love you.
~ ~ *
Alex pushed Ennta toward the head officer. The tall Reestrian attached manacles to her wrists and one of his subordinates led her away.
“Her name is Ennta,” he said. “She says her sister kidnapped Kira, my intended mate, on a stolen hovercraft. I need to find her. It’s urgent. Kira, she’s… she’s human.” She’s not as strong as a Reestrian, and I need to find her before The Madness takes over.
He ran a hand through his hair and his gaze swept urgently around the mansion, as if Kira would magically appear if he just kept looking for her. The stolen hovercraft could be anywhere by now. Kira was out there somewhere without him to protect her. He doubted Ennta’s sister would kill her, but that didn’t mean she wouldn’t end up hurt, especially if she fought back. And if he knew Kira, she was probably kicking and screaming up a storm right now.
“We’ll begin searching the clan city for her immediately.” The officer gave him a sympathetic look. “Do you have an alternative plan if we don’t find her in time, Prince Alex?”
“Unless you want your entire family to be exiled from the Galattak Clan, I suggest you find her and soon.”
The officer paled and nodded. “Yes, Prince Alex. We will find her.”
Alex wanted to go out looking for her himself, but his vision kept blurring and his fever rose with each second. He could hardly walk and breathe, let alone venture out into the city in search of Kira. The officers were well-trained and were the best shot at finding her. The royal guards Joseph had sent away had been contacted, and they along with all of Alex’s brothers were out searching too.
“I found her!” the officer suddenly announced.
Alex glared at the Reestrian. He wasn’t in the mood for games. “What?”
“The woman with the golden hair running behind you. Is that her?”
Heart pounding in his ears, Alex spun around and his eyes locked on Kira.
He rushed to her and gathered her in his arms. “Kira. Are you all right? How did you get back here?”
She tried pushing him away as he inspected her from head to toe. “I’m fine! Did that witch hurt you?”
“I’m fine too, Kira.”
“She didn’t…you know?”
“She tried to lure me into her mating trap but wasn’t successful. Don’t worry, babygirl. Crazy biological urges or not, I only want you.”
She put a hand on her chest and sighed. “Whew! Well, that’s a relief. Um, perhaps the cavalry can leave?” she asked, and a second later he heard the door shutting behind him. The officers were gone, and he was finally all alone with Kira. Most importantly, she appeared unharmed. Aside from a small bruise on her arm, she looked perfectly healthy.
“What happened, babygirl?”
“Your girlfriend’s sister had a change of heart and brought me back.” She held up her hand to still his speech when he started to interrupt her. “Now you will listen to me. The girl who took me off in the hovercraft isn’t as evil as her sister. Her name is Renga and she says her father and sister put her up to this, but she really didn’t want to help them. I don’t want her to get into any trouble for this. She’s waiting out back in the hovercraft, and I promised her you would provide safe travel arrangements for her to another clan city so she can escape her family.” Kira crossed her arms. “I want her to leave today.”
Alex stared at her in silence for a long minute. He had almost forgotten how stubborn she could be sometimes. “Very well. I’ll contact my brothers. One of them can take care of it and clear her name with the authorities.” He twirled a finger in the air. “She has officially been pardoned by Prince Alex.”
Kira stood on her tiptoes, bounced upward, and planted a kiss on his lips. “Thank you, thank you, thank you! She’s waiting in the garden. I’ll go give her the good news and then we can you know.”
Oh he knew. He found her adorable way of referring to sex… well, adorable. He followed her down the hall, watching as her hips swayed back and forth in the tight gown. He’d have to track down the designer of this dress and buy her one in every color. She disappeared down another hall and out into the gardens, where he watched at a distance while she spoke to a young Reestrian female. While they talked, he pulled a communicator from his pocket and sent a brief message to his brothers, giving them the details about Ennta’s sister. Joseph immediately messaged him back saying he’d personally deliver the girl to whatever clan city she wished to make her new home. He put his communicator away as Kira approached him.
She took his hand and led him back into the entrance hall and toward the stairs. “I believe you were just about to take me upstairs, your royal highness.” Mischief danced in her eyes, and her lavender scent filled his body with awareness of her. She was about to become his mate, and he couldn’t think of any other woman he’d rather spend the rest of his life with. She would make a fine wife and a wonderful mother. In fact, he couldn’t wait to see her grow heavy with his child.
Just before they reached the stairs, he swooped her up and threw her over his shoulder.
“Hey! Alex! Put me down! What are you doing?” She wriggled around, and he smacked her bottom once.
“I’ve decided to go all caveman on you after all.” Taking the steps two at a time, he soon reached the top, enjoying her squirms and protests the whole way up the stairs.
He burst through the door to his large chambers and headed straight for the bed. He tossed her atop the covers and gazed down at her with a look that probably bordered on smug. His vision wasn’t blurring so much anymore, but he still felt heated all over and his cock pressed against his uniform pants.
Knowing time was running short, he stripped off his clothing while keeping his eyes trained on Kira. She peered u
p at him a bit nervously, and once he removed his pants and underthings, her mouth dropped open and she gasped.
“Holy crap, Alex, just how many growth cycles did you go through after you came to Reestria?” Her eyes grew large.
“Six growth cycles.”
“Did you gain an extra inch during each cycle? I mean, wow.”
He crawled onto the bed, pushed her gown up, and forced her legs apart. “Don’t be afraid, sweet Kira. I promise not to hurt you.”
“See that’s the thing, Alex. I’m sort of a… virgin.” She cleared her throat and glanced away, her hands trembling at her sides.
He swallowed hard. “Well then it will only hurt this first time.” At least that’s what he thought. He’d never deflowered anyone before. Fuck.
She parted her thighs further and slipped the silver gown off her head, tossing it on the floor. Now it was his turn for his mouth to drop open. She hadn’t worn any undergarments, and she was now completely bared to his gaze. And gaze upon her he did. Stiff pink nipples tipped her large breasts, begging to be squeezed and teased. Her hips lifted as if she was seeking out his cock and inviting him to enter the sweetness between her thighs. She was as perfect as he had imagined, her skin soft and glowing under the lamplight. And oh how she tasted divine.
He leaned down and captured her mouth, thrusting his tongue between her lips and taking total command of the kiss. He cupped her face and held her in place as he explored and tasted. She groaned and whimpered, and her noises of pleasure went straight to his cock. His balls tensed and he ached for her with more intensity than ever before.
“I don’t know how much longer I can hold out, sweet Kira,” he said, pulling back to gaze down at her flushed face. Her eyes were hooded and she grinned at him while once more lifting her hips up in invitation.
“I don’t know much about Reestrian mating practices, Alex, but I trust you. I want you to take me right now, please. Claim me as yours.”
He stroked between her legs and found her soaking wet. Slipping two fingers into her channel, he pumped into her slowly and swirled his thumb over her clit, spreading her essence over the swollen nubbin. She grabbed onto his shoulders and moved her center against his hand in tune with the thrusting of his digits into her tight, wet entrance.
He suckled upon her nipples, running his tongue over her alluring peaks and teething her flesh as she writhed underneath him. He kissed her mouth again, and she ran her hands up and down his back, digging her fingers into his skin.
~ ~ *
Kira was beside herself with need. She needed Alex to keep kissing her, and she needed him to sink his hardness into her pussy. He withdrew his hand from her center and reared back, his expression darkening with primal lust, making him appear more beast than man.
As he stared at her intently and positioned his throbbing length at her entrance, his eyes went completely black for several seconds. A sliver of apprehension raced up her spine, but in the next moment the darkness faded and his eyes became a soulful shade of brown, his normal shade yet enhanced somehow.
His muscles rippled with his every movement, and he gathered her wrists together and held her arms above her head, forcing her to remain still beneath him as he prodded her slickness, drawing his cock up and down over her wet pussy lips and spreading her moisture all around. She felt completely at his mercy.
His eyes went pitch black again, and she wondered if the constant changing had something to do with his mating urge. Before she could think on this further, he pushed into her with one swift move, sinking hilt deep in her tightness. She cried out in a mixture of pain and pleasure. Regret briefly washed over his features, and she knew he was sorry he’d just hurt her.
Stilling inside her for a minute, he stared down at her as his eye color continued to change. Delicious spine tingling growls continued to rumble from his throat. He released her wrists and grabbed her hips, then began thrusting in and out of her, building speed with each deep plunge. Inhuman speed. She couldn’t believe how rapidly his hips thrust forward and backward.
Pleasure coiled tighter in her loins as he continued, not slowing once as her awareness of time and their surroundings faded. There was only him. Alex. The man she no longer had to feel ashamed for loving. On Earth they might have had to worry about nasty whispers concerning their relationship, but here on Reestria she would be considered his rightful mate. His princess. Tears burned in her eyes as her heart swelled, and she raked her hands down Alex’s back as he pumped into her like a man possessed.
He said nothing as he claimed her, he simply kept going, kept holding her in place as he mated her. The waves of pleasure in her core quickened, and it wasn’t long before an intense release crashed upon Kira. Her vision blurred as ecstasy drained all her energy, and once the orgasm ended she could do nothing but hold onto Alex as he increased his pace and his cock began throbbing noticeably within her tight walls.
His fingers dug into her hips and he came with a roar that resounded through the vast spaces of his chambers. The bed shook beneath them, and as she detected the warmth of his seed filling her, a strange sensation overcame her.
She felt like she was floating amongst the stars, but she wasn’t alone in the brilliance of space. Alex was holding her hand and leading her toward a vivid white light. Once they reached the light, it was if they become one spirit, their souls becoming entwined for all eternity.
The love she’d felt for him previously grew a hundred times, and as he cupped her face and she gazed into his dark brown eyes, sheer joy spread out from her heart to join with his own happiness. She couldn’t stop her tears from flowing.
From amidst this strange occurrence, she heard him utter, “We are bonded now for life, babygirl. You are my mate, and I am yours.” He wiped at her tears, his tender touch a stark contrast to his previous roughness.
Somehow she’d thought she wouldn’t feel anything out of the ordinary when they mated. After all, she was human. But she didn’t want to question it, because she was so grateful she could share in this experience with Alex.
~ ~ *
The next five days passed in a whirl of Alex claiming her again and again, in every possible position she could imagine. They only emerged from his chambers—now their chambers—to forage for food in the kitchen.
Though he’d been quite rough with her the first few times he took her to bed, the following instances were much tenderer. He spent time caressing every part of her body, and damn did the man know how to kiss. Gradually, as the days passed, his fever calmed and by the sixth day his temperature had returned to normal. Most of this last day alone was spent sleeping, and when they awoke it was to the sound of his brothers banging on their chamber door.
“Get dressed, sweet Kira.” He chuckled. “My family is anxious to meet you.” He kissed her hand and tossed a gown at her from her closet.
She caught the garment and rolled her eyes, thinking it much too revealing. It was going to take some getting used to wearing Reestrian clothes all the time, but it was a small price to pay for all the happiness she’d already found on this planet. She hurriedly dressed as Alex put on one of his more casual royal uniforms.
He grasped her hand and kissed the soft underside of her wrist, his eyes darkening as he did so. Then he moved to cup her face and kissed her lips, gently at first, but it soon turned into a most commanding kiss that made her quiver with need. His hardness pressed against her.
“Aren’t you, you know, exhausted from the last few days of mating?” she asked with a laugh. The pounding on their door increased, and bawdy calls echoed in the hallway outside.
He grinned down at her and brushed her hair behind her ears. “I will always want you, Kira. Even now that my mating urge has passed, that doesn’t mean your mere presence won’t make me ache to possess you.”
His words provoked a heated tingle between her thighs and she shuddered against him.
“Come, my sweet princess, and I will introduce you to my family. Then perhaps I will go
all caveman on you again.” He waggled his eyebrows at her.
She slipped her small hand into his very large one and smiled. “Whatever you say, your royal highness.”
THE END
A note from the author:
Thank you so much for purchasing or borrowing Step Alien! I hope you enjoyed reading about Kira and Alex. There are more books planned in the Reestrian Mates series, so please check my Amazon Author Page for regular updates.
Book Two in the Reestrian Mates series, Sweet Alien, will feature Alex’s widowed brother, Joseph, and it’s slated for a May 2015 release.
About the author:
Sue Mercury loves reading, writing, tea, cupcakes, yoga pants, and cozy sweaters. She lives in Maryland with her husband and children, where she hopes one day she'll turn on the television to find a breaking news report about sentient alien beings contacting Earth.
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Table of Contents
Copyright 2015 by Sue Mercury
About this book:
Excerpt:
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
A note from the author:
