Free From Eden

by T. Cobbin

  Alex reached over and clasped her hand. Looking up into his blue eyes, she felt a little better because she wasn’t alone, but she also felt guilty that Alex had yet again been kidnapped.

  “Why are we here?” he asked the woman, his voice clear and strong.

  Lulu heard the snarl in Henrietta’s voice as she replied. “To finish what I started, of course. Lulu will begin to feel the effects of her heat in the next few hours. While you were both unconscious we gave her an injection to bring it on. We tried this before but administered too much and the subject became rather aggressive. Don’t worry though, we do learn by our mistakes. Alas, there is one problem—doing it this way, Lulu, you will suffer a small amount of pain because we are bringing your heat forward before its time.”

  Lulu looked up into the small woman’s face with disgust. “I won’t do it. You can’t make me.”

  “Oh, my dear, I won’t be making you do anything. I’m hoping nature will take its course. If you are able to fight it and control yourself, then I will simply inject you with a more potent dose.”

  “What then?” Alex asked. “You can’t keep us here ’til she has the baby. My parents and quite a few other people will be looking for us. You will be found.”

  “That’s another thing we have learned, my dear. Once Lulu is impregnated we will move her to a safe place where she can’t harm herself or the fetus until the child is born.”

  “What about Alex?” Lulu asked quietly, dreading the answer.

  “What about him?” Henrietta shrugged and started to move away.

  “Why me? Why not any of the other women? Why not women from the other facility?”

  Henrietta twisted around and charged toward the cage, but she wasn’t angry enough to lose her head, and she stayed just out of arm’s reach. “Because, you stupid little girl,” she spat, “I had it all! I had a team under me willing to do as I told them. I told others what to do.” Lulu could feel the waves of anger churning out from the woman as she ranted on. “Letting Eve go was the biggest mistake yet. But the big bosses said let it ride out, see what happens. Went to the fucking press she did! Got us raided and fucking shut down! Got me fired! I’m a wanted fucking criminal now!”

  Henrietta slowed her pacing and calmed down.

  “You are the one way I can get back and try again. Once I have you impregnated and taken in they will have to let me carry on working for them.” She glared at Lulu before spinning around and walking away from the cage.

  Lulu turned and went straight into Alex’s arms, holding onto him as tightly as he held her. “I’m sorry,” she whispered.

  “Hey, it’s not your doing.” He put his finger under her chin and lifted it, forcing her to look at him.

  “But it is, you wouldn’t be going through this again if it wasn’t for me.”

  “We are in it together.” He kissed her deeply, showing her just how much he was in it with her.

  Henrietta potted around at the end of the warehouse, keeping an eye on them. Four men with pistols roamed around the warehouse, checking on both the occupants of the cage and each of the two doorways.

  Alex checked every inch of the cage to see if there was anything loose or weak. The lock on the door was electronic and needed a code. When he came back to sit beside her he shook his head.

  Lulu knew two more men were upstairs. By the sounds of it both of them were sleeping. She had closed her eyes, collecting all the information around she could. It was relatively easy, because the sounds bounced off the walls of the warehouse. The scents were musty and dank, but when she reached out to the corner Henrietta was in the chemical smell was pretty strong.

  As she tried to pick up more information, she was thwarted by the effects of her heat. She became restless, her skin crawled, and she felt irritable. Even the musty smell coming from the mattress was making her feel sick.

  Alex stroked her arm, trying to soothe her, but all she could think about was his hands on her breasts, touching her naked skin. She wanted to strip the clothes off his back and lick him all over. She wanted to strip her own clothes off; her bra felt like it was chaffing her stiff, swollen nipples.

  “Help...” she whispered into Alex’s chest. “I can’t take much more.”

  He looked down at her. His strong face showed the pain he felt being locked up and seeing her in pain. His powerful arms lifted her so she was straddling his lap.

  “What can I do?” he muttered against her neck. It aroused her more just feeling his gentle breath against her skin.

  “I need you, Alex. I need you inside of me, I want your hands on my skin.” With her hands on his chest she could feel his groan.

  “Try concentrating, close your eyes and send out your senses, sweetheart.”

  “I can’t. Please, Alex,” she whined. She felt so hot, so uncomfortable, the only thing that would help right now was Alex. “Please,” she cried. She ground her hips against his growing erection.

  She watched his gaze roam the room. When he turned toward her she felt like she was looking straight into his soul—he was hurting with her. The next word out of his mouth cooled her ardor slightly, it also gave her hope they would soon be out of this situation.

  “Watch!”

  She looked down to see him tapping the leather band attached to the watch on his wrist. It was then she remembered the previous conversation about his father putting some kind of tracker in it.

  Chapter 12

  Lulu’s eyes flickered from Alex’s watch back to his eyes. Her freckles dimly lit her skin, showing just how relieved she was.

  Suddenly, pain filled her body. Her muscles stiffened, and her back arched. She cried out as agony permeated every cell in her body.

  “Help! Help her!” She heard his deep voice scream out, one of his hands slamming on the bars, trying to get the scientists’ attention.

  “Give her what she needs, Mr. Darby!”

  “You bitch, she’s in pain. For fuck’s sake, help her!”

  “A good orgasm should help,” came the woman’s smarmy voice. Lulu heard the soft footfalls as she walked away.

  “Fuck!”

  Lulu felt Alex’s hands stroke over her skin, and her body began to relax, the pain subsiding more with each caress. Her clit throbbed painfully, and her pussy pulsed, needing to be filled. She began tearing at her clothes, trying to get them off. Sweat beaded all over her hypersensitive skin.

  “Please!” she begged over and over. “Alex, please.”

  “Okay, sweetheart, shush now.” His velvet lips nuzzled her neck, roaming slowly downward. With nimble fingers he opened a few buttons on the shirt she was wearing, leaving more of her slick skin exposed. He sucked then blew a light breath over the area, tantalizing her.

  She pushed his shirt aside and grasped his naked shoulder, kissing his neck and breathing in his scent. She gasped when one of his fingers reached under her bra and traced around her stiff nipple. Her hips bucked. She cried out at the sensation of him rolling the bud between his fingers. She could feel her channel already beginning to flutter, and her panties were soaking.

  Finally, after more pleading, he reached down and undid the top button of her jeans, his hand sliding inside, down toward her heated core. Her hips bucked when a finger slid over her nub; he flattened, pinched, and pressed hard. Her body arched again as she came, flying off toward the stars for a few precious seconds. The pain her body felt eased off. His fingers penetrated her, setting off another one. She gasped, rocking her hips.

  “You are so sexy when you come.” His gruff whisper had her opening her eyes.

  At the sound of someone clapping they broke apart.

  “Very nice. She does indeed come well. Now, I’m sorry to say you only have a little time left. It would seem the police have turned up at your parents’ house and are planning something. I suggest you take this time to copulate, because if impregnation doesn’t happen this time, then Lulu will either spend the rest of her heat in severe pain, or one of my men will take care of
it.”

  Lulu ducked her head against Alex’s chest, silent tears falling down her heated face as Henrietta walked away.

  “Hey,” Lulu called out. Turning, she walked toward the bars, putting her shirt and jeans to rights. “If we do this, you have to let Alex go. This has nothing to do with him. I’ll co-operate, I promise.”

  The small, plump woman turned and walked a few steps back toward the cage. “Lulu, you will do as I say no matter what. If you and Mr. Darby don’t do as I say, then I’ll shoot him and open the cage for my men. But I suppose I’ll give you one thing out of all this.” Henrietta placed her hands on her hips. “I am willing to let Mr. Darby go when you are pregnant. My men and I will be long gone by the time he’s found.”

  Lulu watched Henrietta walk away with a satisfied step, knowing her subject would do anything to keep the man she was with alive.

  “You are the bravest woman I know.” Alex tugged her into his arms and kissed the top of her head. Silent tears fell down her face and dripped on his shirt.

  “Do you think they will get to us in time?”

  “We can hope, honey.”

  She gritted her teeth and stiffened as another wave of pain went through her. She didn’t even realize her legs had given away until she was in Alex’s arms on the crappy mattress.

  “I can’t take any more.”

  “Just a little longer, sweetheart, can you do that? You’re breaking my heart.”

  She could see the pain in his eyes. Another wave of pain shot through her. She had to do this, there wasn’t an option. She would be taken away from Alex and carry his child, who would have a life of testing and being used as a guinea pig.

  “I love you,” she whispered through gritted teeth.

  “I love you too.” He kissed the end of her nose. His smile didn’t reach his eyes, but she knew he was trying for her. The wave of pain began to subside, giving her a little time to relax in her man’s arms.

  “Promise something?” she asked. “If we have to do this, if no one comes in time, promise that you won’t ever give up looking for me whether I carry your child or not.”

  He clutched her tightly against his chest and kissed the top of her head. Releasing her a little, he looked down at her, and she saw his own tears trying to flow free.

  “First off, I’m not going to let any other man touch you—you are mine! Second, if we have to do this, it will be my child you carry. And lastly, I will fight every man and woman I have to in order to find you. I can’t be that knight in shining armor without my princess, right?”

  Between the waves of pain, which were now making her pretty weary, Lulu and Alex watched the sun move its way through the warehouse’s dirty windows until it became dim with night drawing in. They knew Henrietta was gradually losing patience. She would walk to the cage every so often, throwing out threats of the other men or another injection. Each time she appeared the tidy, gray-haired bun on her head became more frazzled, her face a little redder. The woman approached the cage again, this time her face showing her anger.

  “Time is up.” She gestured to the man beside her, and he dropped his gun to his side and moved toward the cage.

  “No, no, you can’t take Alex!” Lulu cried, clinging to Alex.

  “I have given the pair of you enough time. It’s over, we will have to move soon.” Henrietta looked down at her watch then back up to the cage.

  The uniformed man pressed a couple of keys on the pad. Lulu could feel Alex tense beneath her. She had two options—she could try to stall for a little more time or, if this would be the last time with Alex, she had to let him know that no matter what happened she would always love him. In all her despair he had been the one to reach out and help her. And if she did get pregnant, she would have a little of Alex with her.

  “I’ll do it,” she said, sitting up. “I promise. Let me have a little more time, we will do it.” She looked up into Alex’s questioning eyes and nodded slightly.

  “An hour! If you aren’t impregnated by then my men will take care of it in transit.” Henrietta walked away mumbling.

  Lulu looked up into Alex’s dark blue eyes, knowing she had made the right decision. This man wouldn’t stop looking for her, and although she may have his child who would spend time being tested on, she hoped the scientists had a little heart and let her take care of it. She would have a little of him with her.

  “If this is to be our last time for a while, let’s make it count,” she said.

  His smile didn’t reach his eyes, but she knew in her heart he knew what she meant.

  “I’ll never stop looking.”

  “I know,” she whispered. She stretched her neck to his lowering head and they kissed.

  Chapter 13

  Lulu’s freckles lit up as Alex smothered kisses on her over-sensitive skin from above. They’d used her jeans as a pillow but kept her shirt on to keep covered as much as possible. She’d grown up without feeling self-conscious about her body. She was used to being seen, tested, and investigated. Alex, however, found it pretty hard.

  Knowing he would need a little help, she rolled them so she was on top of him and unbuckled his belt. Giving him a little more privacy, she untucked his shirt and pulled it down as far as she could. Then she grasped his half-mast cock and stroked from top to bottom. His face showed he was a little alarmed, so laying slightly over him so nothing could be seen, she kissed his bare chest at the top of his shirt.

  His shaft swelled in her hand. Bending lower, she swirled her tongue just under the head, licked up and down, then began sucking on it like it was her very own lollipop. She slid her other hand in his jeans and grasped his butt, feeling it clench as his hips bucked, pushing more of his erection into her mouth. She hummed and caressed his arse. Taking him to the back of her throat, she paused and swallowed, making him groan quietly.

  “You’re a minx,” he whispered down at her. “Keep it up, sweetheart.”

  She smiled. Oh, she was trying to keep him up all right. She bobbed up and down, slowly moving her hand, stroking across his skin down to his heavy balls and cupped them, rolling them around with her fingers. He bucked and thrust again into her mouth. She pressed her tongue against the large vein on his dick and groaned, knowing he’d feel the vibration. The taste of his pre-cum hit her taste buds, causing her to moan again. He entwined her hair around his fingers and moved her head slightly up and down, showing just how he liked his cock sucked.

  “Yeah, baby. Lick it, suck it real good,” he quietly whispered.

  She could feel him swelling in her mouth, and she knew he was close. She pulled back off his cock, scraping her teeth very lightly along his shaft, causing him to draw his breath in through his teeth.

  He stroked his hands down her body and grabbed her hips. His dark blue eyes misted with arousal as he looked at her. Leaning down, he captured her lips and ravished them. He moved between her legs, stroking the naked skin on her hips, then lifted them so the head of his cock met her entrance.

  She grabbed hold of the thin mattress as he plunged deep inside her, causing delicious feelings to shoot through her. He paused once he was sheathed totally. She could see guilt written all over his face, so she lifted a hand and caressed his cheek. It was damp with tears.

  She grinned at him and nodded. “Fuck me. Give me your seed. Give me something to remind me of you ’til you find me again.”

  Withdrawing until his cock head was just inside her, he whispered, “I love you, and I will find you.” He kissed her lovingly while filling her with his thick, pulsing shaft.

  He set a soft, loving pace, all the time meeting her eyes and sending his love through to her. Slowing, he bent and slipped his tongue inside her mouth again...strong, licking strokes that matched the beat below. He picked up the pace, both of them panting and damp with sweat. Pulling his mouth from hers, he moved even faster. She grabbed hold of his shoulders and wrapped her legs tightly around his hips, meeting him thrust for thrust.

  “Come, babe, come
for me.” He pressed his finger down on her throbbing clit, and she stiffened and flew as her orgasm hit.

  With her pussy clenching tightly around his rigid staff he slammed into her one more time. She could feel his hot, potent, warm seed jet inside of her. Tears fell down the side of her face when her lower stomach started to quiver. She knew her body was collecting what it needed to procreate.

  An explosion from the end of the warehouse had them pulling themselves together before either managed to gain their breath back. Four of the armed men Henrietta had hired ran toward the noise while the two others that had been upstairs came running down, both of them pulling clothes on, and stood by the cage.

  Lulu watched as much as she could from underneath Alex. When the explosion had gone off Alex had tightened his arms around her and held her as close to him as he could. Her ears rang and her eyes began to burn from the smoke. Shouts echoed around the warehouse as did a few shots.

  “Shit!” Alex swore between body-racking coughs.

  “Armed officer! Armed officer! Put your gun on the floor and slide it over here!” a tall man in a uniform shouted over the noise at one of the men still standing by the cage. “Now!”

  The man stood there in stunned silence for a few seconds, then slowly lowered his gun and dropped to his knees. He lay down on the floor, his hands above his head. The officer went over and kicked the gun away, then quickly knelt on his back and cuffed his hands.

  “They found us!” Closing her eyes, she breathed in as much as she could through the smoke and Alex still laying on top of her. This time the tears had nothing to do with the clearing gas, it was the fact she and Alex could now be free.

  “You two okay?” Another officer came over and rattled the door.

  Looking toward each other, they both nodded.

  “We will get you out of there as soon as we can. Any idea how many suspects?”

  “I know of six men and one nutty scientist woman, but there may be more.”