by Pixie Moon
Out of the shower, he dries me off and then himself. He takes my hand and leads me to bed. When we are under the covers he looks deeply into my eyes. He’s searching my soul. Right now that’s a painful thing.
“You have no reason to feel guilty, little treasure.” His voice is low and confident.
I press my lips together and fight back a wave of tears. “I should have known Len was bad. I can’t judge people at all. We could have all died because I befriended him at the restaurant.”
He shakes his head. “No, Tairin looked into the halnessians. When they find a target they become very mesmerizing. Their eyes pull you in. They get a high from chasing prey and then hurting their prey.”
“What? Why didn’t anyone tell me? I wouldn’t have looked into his eyes if I’d known.” My guilt starts dissipating. No wonder the guys weren’t shooting daggers through me.
“We didn’t know until Tairin looked up more information on halnessians. We don’t get a lot of them on Zaphin.” His thumb caresses my jaw as he keeps looking into my eyes. “Until a species commits a crime we can’t do much. We get a lot of visitors. Each are deadly in some way. But like us, most of them are good. Even most halnessians have pain partners that willingly feed their need.”
He’s right. It’s impossible to know everyone’s intentions. There’s no way I could have known. A weight lifts from my heart. Ryk inhales and growls softly as he nuzzles my neck.
He could have handled this so differently. He could have kept me in the dark and held it over me forever. But he didn’t because he’s honorable. My heart swells with love for him.
Len Po Dee would have used my guilt to punish me repeatedly. My heart races when I picture him looking down at me victoriously. Ryk growls. This time it’s a warning sound.
I remember everything he did. I remember them fighting and then Len shooting and then Dax dragging me to the ground as an explosion lit the sky. I remember Len swatting at the fire on his shirt and it still smoking as Ryk ran his sword through Len’s body.
A shudder runs through me.
“Stop thinking about it, Skyla.”
I nod. He’s right. Len Po Dee is dead. We are all okay. I wiggle my fingers. We are all fine.
My curious nature rears up. “What caused that explosion?”
A chuckle rumbles from Ryk’s chest. “That’s my curious little treasure.” He kisses my neck and then looks into my eyes. “There are plants in the jungle that release a flammable gas in the evening. That’s why we couldn’t just shoot him. Apparently he didn’t know that.”
“That’s why Dax pulled me down in time and you three dropped to the ground.” The pieces are coming together. So is my knowledge of the world I live in.
“Yes, since the gas is light, it rises. The leaves producing the gas are usually around waist high. This makes the ground the safest place.”
He is my safest place. I have to tell him.
I look deeply into his beautiful three-tone eyes. The silver striations starts to pulse. He knows. I say the words anyway. “I love you. I want to be with you for as long as you want me.”
A soft growl comes from deep in his chest. “How about forever?”
Love bursts through my heart and fills my whole body. Every cell comes alive.
“I love you, Skyla. Will you be my kesdy?” His lips bush across mine in a gentle kiss that is at odds with his intense eyes. All of the colors are pulsing now as he waits.
“Yes.” He inhales and growls again. I love that soft sound. I cup his face and stare into his beautifully expressive eyes. “I used to be afraid of loving anyone who might die young. Now I know death can happen to anyone at any time. I love you so much. I want to grab hold of a good thing while I can.” I brush my lips across his and relish his masculine taste. “You are my good thing, Ryk WavTe.”
He releases a pleased growl and his gaze turns proprietary. “And you are my good thing, Skyla Burgin WavTe.”
At my startled look he chuckles. “Once we’ve rested, I’ll claim you. You will then become an official member of my family.”
“I like the sound of that a lot.” My heart can’t contain all the love I feel for him. My body is humming with happiness.
His arms tighten around me. “Let’s get some rest so I can claim you properly.”
Desire and pure love ribbon through my center. I can’t wait to belong to him and for him to belong to me. With his nature, I may need to keep that last part to myself. I snuggle deeper into his arms and sigh as I relish being held in his strong embrace.
It’s the best place in the universe.
CHAPTER
41
~ Skyla ~
♥
Pleasure streams through me.
My legs are spread wide and a tongue is slowly moving up and down through my folds. Ryk. I look down and see his broad shoulders keeping my legs wide apart. Sunlight pours through the glass highlighting the blue in his black hair.
“Good morning,” I say and then moan when his tongue circles my pink bud.
“Good evening,” he counters and then goes back to licking my aching slit.
He’s right, since we went to bed this morning it would be evening by now. I moan as he continues to heat me up. My hands ease down my body and slide into his soft hair. I tug slightly and he growls. It’s a gentle warning.
A strange need circles through me. A need to dominate him. I pull harder on his hair. He looks up at me and the challenge in his intense eyes has me smiling apologetically.
He grunts and returns his focus to my pussy. I writhe and my hips rock as his tongue continues to bring me closer to the burst of pleasure I seek. When his tongue finds my rear entrance, I jerk and then groan when his grip tightens on my hips.
He wants this and so do I. My legs turn to jelly as he continues to heat me up. His thick finger slides into my dripping pussy and swirls around a bit grazing several hot spots. I’m panting by the time he pulls out and starts sliding his wet finger into my ass.
I gasp at the full feeling. His tongue moves to my clit and starts circling it as the finger in my dark entrance begins sliding in and out. “Oh dang, that feels weird and good.”
He growls and I shudder. He slides another finger in and I almost explode. He chuckles and I look down and into his amazing eyes. “Dreevonti.”
“What?” I pant. My eyes feel like they are about to roll back in my head.
“Dreevonti is a word that means ultimate pleasure. There is nothing better.” He never stops slipping his fingers in and out of me. His gaze is eating me up. So hot and intense.
When his fingers curl, I cry out. “Yes, dreevonti.” He nods and goes back to licking my needy pearl.
A new need grows within me. The full feeling I get as he adds a third finger has me gasping. Lights flash in my head. I spread my legs wider and accept all he has to offer. He growls then sucks my clit into his hot mouth. I shudder and arch my back off the bed. I never want it to end. Sensations burst through me as he keeps working his magic. So good. I’m so close.
“I want this sweet ass of yours.” The passion in his voice as me looking down into eyes that are filled with such desire and love that I nod.
“You can have me anyway you want me.” Streamers of lust swirl through me. I need him. “Please.”
He gives me a satisfied grin and then latches onto my clit and sucks. His thick fingers fuck me faster. The pleasurable pain quickly pushes me over the edge. I shudder and cry out as ecstasy washes over me.
I tremble and writhe as he gently strokes in and out of me while I ride out the pleasure. Time stands still. Waves of pleasure crash through me. I get lost in the wonderful haze.
Soft kisses to my inner thighs gently bring me back. I look down and see that all the colors in his eyes are pulsing. The sight has my heart picking up speed again. I feel a new swirl of desire start deep in my core. Only he can do this to me.
“It’s time to mark you, little treasure. It’s going to sting but when I rub my
seed into it you’ll feel better.”
Sting. I can handle that to be with him as his kesdy. I yelp when he growls and flips me over. I look over my shoulder and see a wild possessive look enter his eyes. His claws come out and a low proprietary growl erupts from him.
The sight of him so wild for me flicks something deep within me. Love, excitement, and need roll through me. Then a new feeling hits me. The need to dominate him.
I roll over and scoot down to his cock. The big beautiful thing is standing straight up. His stunned expression makes me happy. I open my mouth wide and suck his crown in. He shudders when I swirl my tongue around the sensitive tip.
A heady feeling of power sluices through me. I suck harder and start slowly pumping my hands up and down his massive length. The full veins throb under my touch. I love it. I want to taste his sweet and salty release. He needs to give it to me now. A low growl comes from deep within me.
He stiffens and releases a warning growl. I freeze and look up to see his eyes flash. Got dang it, what was I doing? The need to please him floods my soul. I release his shaft and wait for him to lead. Ahh, this is a feeling I’m used to. It feels right. Desire ripples through my center.
He inhales and a pleased look enters his eyes. I yelp when he flips me over and pulls me to the edge of the bed. Face down and with my toes barely touching the floor, I hold my breath as I wait to see what he’ll do.
The feel of his thick crown rubbing up and then down my wet slit has me gasping and clinging to the sheets. He keeps it up until I’m burning up with need. From clit to ass and back again—over and over.
I writhe as desire builds and builds. The feel of his warm wet crown running between my legs but not entering either entrance is driving me mad with lust. “Please, Ryk.” I take a shuddering breath. “Take me anyway you want me. Just do it, please.”
~ Ryk ~
Her body is calling to mine.
I have to claim her. Skyla’s sweet begging has flicked something in me that can’t be turned off.
A roar comes from my chest as a wild untamable feeling rages through me. I lean down and sink my fangs into her left butt cheek. She freezes and my right hand automatically goes to work on her right hip.
I close my eyes and relish the feel of my claw creating the crossing sword and axe of our family. The lines along the sides come last. The symbol is ingrained in my soul and now it’s been shared.
I inhale her unique aroma and moan. That’s my kesdy’s unique feminine scent. And it’ll be that way from now on. Skyla is mine.
I pull my fangs from her soft flesh and roar again as the need to mate and coat my fresh mark with seed rides me hard.
At the sight of my mark on her a bestial need to love and protect her forever sinks into every cell of my body. It sinks into my soul.
My gaze runs over the mark on her softly rounded hip. It matches mine perfectly. That mark extends her life to that of a zaphinian. Satisfaction radiates through my soul.
She wiggles and the scent of her arousal fills my vents. My heart races and my shaft throbs. My cock demands a piece of my kesdy. With a growl, I line up to her pink entrance and plunge in. Her tight hole takes a few thrusts to completely sink into. I groan when I’m all the way in her hot entrance.
“Yes,” she groans and rocks back into me as I start pumping in and out of her.
I run my hand down her back and enjoy the feel of her soft skin. Her muscles flex as she moves along with me. Her sweet pussy grips me tightly with every inward thrust.
Her rear entrance catches my attention. I caress her rounded cheeks and then run a finger down her crack. She moans when I start circling the puckered opening. Her pussy releases more juices as I continue to stroke her.
I can easily see my cock sinking into this sweet hole. She moans and thrusts back harder. Fire goes up my back. My cock swells fuller. Skyla moans loudly and her body trembles. I pant as pleasure races through me. I shudder as my seed bursts from my crown. A wild need rushes over me.
I pull out of her snug pussy and soak my mark with cum. Satisfaction moves through me as I cover every bit of the mark. I growl as I rub it in. She moans and quivers.
Her full butt cheeks draw me in. I spread her rounded flesh and growl when her rear opening flutters. Heat flares through me. I take my dripping crown and start rubbing it over the mesmerizing entrance.
I long to drive into her but know it’s not time. I keep running my tip over her entrance until it starts relaxing. Tremors rock her body as I keep rubbing and caressing. Tension coils in my groin. I can’t take much more. I need to be inside her.
A growl comes from her as her looks back. “Take me.”
I growl a warning. She flushes and drops her head to the bed. Need must be driving her actions. It must be the claiming. When her body writhes beautifully, I let her aggression go, for now. I need her too badly.
A groan escapes me as I fit my dripping crown to her puckered entrance and start sliding into her hot passage. She’s so tight I have to go slow. My cock jerks as it conforms to her sweet ass.
She moans and shudders. “Yes, oh yes.”
Tingles ripple through me. She’s so tight and hot. When she pushes back a shudder rocks me.
“Harder,” she demands.
I growl a warning but my cock is onboard. Rocking my hips hard I start thrusting deeply. I slip my hand around her hip and find her clit. When I press down on it she yells and her body trembles as she comes.
Her soft body, sexy scent, and passionate cries push me close to the edge. Wanting more from her, I lean forward and sink my fangs into her shoulder. The release of serum sends pleasure bursting through both of us.
She screams and her sweet body shudders. I pull back and slam into her one more time. A roar comes from me as I fill her ass with cum. Pleasure bursts through me in electric waves. So zyfing good.
I smile and hold her hips tighter when her body totally relaxes. My little treasure has passed out again.
My cock twitches in her tight channel. Satisfaction washes over me. I look at my mark on her hip. My heart softens and my soul flies. Skyla is my kesdy now and I’m her keslon.
As I pull out of her glorious body, I think about the mating and how she got demanding. It’s a shame she’s going to have to pay for that on our claiming day. I ease my little treasure to the center of the bed and stroke her soft hair until she comes to.
Her eyelashes flutter and then her green eyes spring open. She gives me a wide smile. Wide enough to show off that cute dimple in her right cheek. My heart swells with love for her.
“Welcome back, little kesdy.” My cock lengthens as I gaze into her eyes. I’ll never get enough of her.
Her pretty eyes brighten. “That was amazing, my keslon.”
“Yes, it was.” I give her a commanding stare and watch her swallow. “It’s a shame my kesdy has already earned a punishment.”
Her body sags and a hint of shame floats in the air around her. “I think the claiming made me more aggressive. I couldn’t help myself.”
“You’ll have to try harder.” She groans sadly as I roll her onto her side facing away from me. My cock pulses eagerly as I fit it to her wet pussy and slide home. Pleasure bursts through me.
She moans and looks back at me with begging green eyes. I shake my head. “No coming for you this time, kesdy.”
Skyla groans as I pump into her. Even though I smell her growing arousal I can’t give her the release she wants. She has a lesson to learn.
Sweet little kesdys don’t get to dominate their keslons.
CHAPTER
42
~ Skyla ~
♥
I feel like pulling my hair out.
All I want to do is fight, eat, and fuck. Those three fill my every thought. I can’t hide it any longer. The feelings are growing stronger every day. Is this a kesdy thing? If so, this must be why Zima fights with Tymor so much.
I want to scream as the battle rages within me. Today is by far the worst
I’ve had it. Deep down it feels wrong. I’m so messed up. The need to eat hits me hard. “Prelling hell.” The zaphinian word rolls easily off my tongue. I feel a little better but not much.
My emotions roll around in my chest. I go into the living room where Ryk is watching a sports event on the entertainment center. His gaze never leaves the screen as I retrieve two cracker from one of my stashes.
I eat them but they don’t taste right. I need something else. A frown wrinkles my brow as I leave the living room. I’m pretty sure I felt his gaze on me. Good. He needs to know I’m here, got dang it. That big guy does not live alone.
In the kitchen I munch on several things. I scowl when none of them taste good. A flashfire of anger rolls through my veins. A low growl vibrates through my chest. I blink and look around. I can’t believe I just made that sound.
