Escaping the Hunt: SciFi Alien Romance (Galactic Courtship Book 4)

by Lily Thomas

  Skyler backed up, as the alien approached her. Dropping the food packages, she dashed in whatever direction she could. She was positive Kyux would care more about her safety than the food supplies, and she was not going to be captured by this creature again.

  The alien shook the ground, as it came running after her.

  “What the hell is your problem? Why are you targeting me?” She screamed at the alien, as she kept dashing around trees trying to lose him with her agility.

  Realizing he wasn’t about to give up, she stopped, turned, and got the daggers ready. The yellow giant alien came crashing towards her. She braced herself, and when his arms came swooping in, she stabbed her daggers into his arm with a quick jab.

  The yellow alien stepped back, taking her daggers with him. His skin had been thicker than she would have thought.

  “Shit!” That wasn’t supposed to happen!

  He picked them out of his arm and threw them away like it had been nothing more than a couple of tiny splinters.

  He came back in, scooped her up, and threw her over his broad shoulder.

  “Damnit! Not again!” She banged her fists against his back. “Let me go! I can promise you you’ll regret this! My alien mate is going to kick your ass left and right.” Assuming Kyux was able to find her.

  Where was Skyler? His little human was late, and the sun was setting. The food drop had been closer than his weapons drop. She should’ve been waiting for him when he got back, yet she wasn’t in the cave or anywhere nearby.

  Maybe she got lost on her way back from the drop or got lost on her way there. Kyux couldn’t even bring himself to imagine the worst. If she was lying dead somewhere in the forest, he wouldn’t just kill every single alien on this planet, he’d destroy the damn Hennian home world for bringing his mate to such a dangerous place.

  Then he’d have to live the rest of his life with the knowledge that he’d let his mate walk off to her death, when he could have gone with her.

  Kyux grabbed another spear and marched into the surrounding forest. He’d head towards her drop site and see if she was still there. If she wasn’t, he’d search the area for any tracks. He just prayed she would be alive when he found her.

  After a couple hours of searching Kyux hadn’t found anything useful around the drop site. It was like Skyler had just disappeared into thin air.

  Kyux’s mood was sour at best. He’d lost his mate, and it was his fault.

  As he made his way back to the waterfall and cave, a foul odor drifted through the forest. His nose crinkled up in distaste. What was that horrific smell?

  It was one of those nasty yellow aliens. They were territorial, and they were hard to kill, and they even ate other aliens. Nasty creatures they were. Kyux always avoided them. He still wasn’t sure if they were native or not.

  Kyux stopped dead in his tracks, as his eyes widened when a horrible thought floated through his mind. What if the creature had run into Skyler and decided she looked like a tasty treat?

  It was his first and only real lead, so Kyux decided to follow the horrible stench. Eventually, it would lead him to the beast’s home. If Skyler wasn’t there, and Kyux knew the beast hadn’t eaten her, it would be allowed to live. Maybe.

  Skyler stared down at the pot of boiling water which she was dangling over. The steam came up and warmed her toes. The yellow giant alien had strung her up, the moment they’d arrived at the cave.

  Clearly, he’d learned from the last time he’d taken her and she’d escaped.

  He was right to tie her up above the pot. She wasn’t about to escape from her ropes when she was hanging over a pot of boiling water. She didn’t want to screw up and accidently land in the hot pot of water.

  When she got home, Robert had better pray he wasn’t involved with this kidnapping or she’d have his head served to her on a platter. Heck, she might even have Kyux do it for her, because she was sure he would. Anything to make his mate happy.

  Skyler was about to become this alien’s next meal, so of course she was on the grumpy side. She wouldn’t really ask Kyux to kill Robert. Would she? She’d have to think on that a little later.

  The yellow alien plodded into the cave and threw some vegetable like things into the pot.

  Skyler gulped. She really didn’t want to be boiled alive.

  “If you let me go, I’ll be your slave. You could use one. The cave needs a good cleaning.” It really did. There were dead leaves and all sorts of bones littering the area. Now that she had such a great aerial view, she could see all the mess. “How do you plan on attracting another hideous yellow alien, if you don’t do a little cave cleaning?”

  It’s four black eyes looked over at her, but she knew he didn’t understand anything that she said. He walked past her and grabbed a sword, which only looked like a steak knife in his hand.

  Was he going to chop her up? She couldn’t decide which was worse, boiled to death or chopped to death.

  “I’d make a fantastic servant.” Living as a servant was better than death.

  The alien started sharpening the knife on a wet stone.

  “No need to chop me up. Keeping me whole is probably better. Keeps the meat nice and succulent.” What the hell was she saying? This was the weirdest one-sided conversation she’d ever had.

  Where the hell was Kyux? She could really use her mate at this dire moment in time!

  “You’ve got my mate.” A voice echoed off the walls.

  Skyler’s eyes widened, as she looked over at the mouth of the cave. “Kyux!” He’d come to save her! Thank god!

  The yellow alien let out a deep grumble, as he noticed Kyux standing at the front of the cave.

  Kyux backed up leading the monstrous alien out of the cave, but then the yellow alien stopped. It looked over at her, and then she saw the pieces of the puzzle click in its four black eyes. It backed up to stand next to her.

  It knew. It had figured out Kyux was here to rescue her.

  “Come on you brute. Come out of the cave.” Kyux growled at the beast.

  “I don’t think he will! He knows you’re here for me!” Skyler shrieked. She really didn’t want to be boiled to death.

  The yellow alien growled over at her, and his sword whipped out cutting the rope. She plunged towards the roiling water, and a screamed ripped out of her throat.

  Kyux came flying out of nowhere and knocked her out of the way, but also got them trapped further in the cave.

  “Untie me! Hurry!”

  Kyux tossed a dagger by her feet, while he squared off with the nasty smelling alien.

  Skyler grabbed the dagger and finished untying her legs and hands.

  “Stay back.” Kyux warned her, as the alien eyed them.

  “I can help.”

  Kyux raised an eyebrow. “Three fighters might be an issue in this cave. It’s already tight with this beast in here.”

  He was right on that point. “Maybe we can just talk our way out of this.”

  “Doubtful.”

  Yeah, it hadn’t been a good idea. She wasn’t really full of good ideas right now. Adrenaline was pumping through her system, causing her rational side to flee.

  The yellow alien had enough of the dawdling and charged forward. Kyux raised his sword and blocked the strike. Skyler watched his biceps strain under the weight of the blow. The yellow alien wasn’t letting up, and she feared it’s sword would slice Kyux right in half.

  Skyler gripped her dagger, aimed it at one of the alien’s four eyes, and gave it a toss.

  The dagger spun in the air, and she gave a quick pray that it would land true, and then it landed with a solid plunk.

  The alien let out an ear-piercing shriek, dropped its sword, which allowed Kyux to plunge his sword into the beast’s belly. He yanked his sword out, and promptly sliced the sword into the side of the alien’s neck.

  “Come on.” Kyux grabbed her hand and yanked her out of the cave. “Good shot back there.”

  “Thanks. I wasn’t sure I was g
oing to make it, but figured I should do something to help you out.”

  Kyux pulled her along until they were out of sight of the cave, and then crushed her up against his chest. “You make a wonderful mate.”

  “Thanks?” She hadn’t received that compliment before from a man.

  “Even if a bit of a trouble attractor.”

  “Not like I’m asking for…” She was cut off, as his mouth landed on hers.

  Skyler melted against him, as his hands moved to her bottom and gave it a squeeze. Gently he coaxed her mouth open so his tongue could dart in and play a duet with hers.

  She pulled away slightly. “We probably shouldn’t do this out in the open.”

  His face fell, and her heart broke at the sight of it. Kyux looked like a child who had an ice cream only to have it fall on the ground and have his parents refuse to buy him another.

  “We can continue this once we get back to the cave. I just don’t want someone creeping up on us while we’re… compromised.” It was the truth. She’d almost died back there, and she wanted to live life to its fullest. She wasn’t agreeing to be his mate, she just wanted to enjoy the benefits.

  His black eyes immediately lit back up, and he scooped her up in his arms.

  “What are you doing?”

  “Getting us back to the cave sooner.”

  Skyler smiled, as he carried her through the forest faster than she could have possibly gone. She gazed up at him, as she wrapped her arms around his neck. She loved the grey horns that curved around his blonde head of hair.

  Her body warmed as she thought about what they’d do when they got back to the cave.

  Chapter 6

  Kyux put her down when they got back to the waterfall. The pebbles shifted under her feet, but he didn’t remove his arm from her waist, steadying her.

  “Here or inside the cave?” He whispered against her neck, as he proceeded to kiss up and down her sensitive skin.

  “Here. Definitely here.” Skyler wanted to melt right there in his arms. She wouldn’t be able to make the swim to the cave with how her body was feeling. Jitters danced inside her as she thought about him between her thighs.

  “Let me wash off first. I still have some blood and sweat on me.”

  Skyler nodded, as he pulled away. Her eager eyes took in every inch of skin he exposed, as he stripped down.

  “Like what you see?” Kyux asked once he was stripped naked.

  “Definitely.” Oh, she really liked what she was seeing. “You might just be the man from my very dreams.”

  Kyux stepped into the water with a cocky grin, and she felt remorse when his member dipped below the water line. She’d really been enjoying the sight.

  She couldn’t wait. She really couldn’t.

  Skyler stripped off her green pajamas, throwing them in the air without a care of where they would land.

  “Like what you see?” She asked as Kyux turned to look over at her.

  His black eyes went fully black, as his eyes made their way from her head to her breasts, and then down to her toes.

  “Definitely.” He growled out.

  Skyler cocked her hip to one side, before spinning in a circle to give him a good viewing of her body. Then she strode into the slightly warm water and met him in the abdomen high water.

  “Thought I might help you with the whole washing thing.” Skyler placed her hands on his pecs, and her cheeks heated. Oh, yeah! She was so ready for him.

  Kyux smiled down at her. “Of course.”

  Reaching under the water he grabbed a handful of some of the water plants.

  “What are those for?”

  “They help to clean off your skin.” He held them up. “Rub them over whatever part of your body you wish to clean.”

  “Ok.”

  She snatched the plants out of his hands and scrubbed them over his chiseled chest, over his shoulder, and down his biceps. She enjoyed feeling his tight muscles right under her fingertips. Ever so slowly, she made her way down his abs and to his cock.

  Her hands ran over the long length, and she felt a thrill run through her entire body. Oh yes! She couldn’t stop herself. She kept rubbing her hands over his cock, until she heard him suck in a sharp breath.

  Kyux backed out of her reach. “You’ll make me come, if you aren’t careful.”

  “Kind of the idea.” She arched an eyebrow.

  “Not until I have you begging me for my cock to be inside you.”

  Kyux strode forward and scooped her up, placing her thighs around his waist. “Lean back.” He instructed, as he placed a hand behind her back to brace her.

  His other hand went down to her pussy where his fingertip worked its magic against her eager clit.

  Skyler’s mouth popped open, as he continued to excite her clit. He leaned down and sucked a tit into his mouth. He gave it a couple sharp nips and a few sucks, before abandoning it, and then plunging two fingers into her wet entrance, careful of his longer and sharper nails.

  Her head fell back in abandonment. She trusted him completely. Her mate would never cause her harm.

  “Oh yes!” She nearly screamed at the top of her lungs.

  “Oh no you don’t.” Kyux removed his fingers.

  Skyler glared up at him. “I was… so close.” She panted. Skyler had never been so fast at going over the edge.

  “I know.” He sent her a wicked smile. “But I’m not ready for you to come quite yet.”

  She surprised herself by letting out a growl of frustration. Reaching down she grabbed his cock and gave it a couple rubs down the length. “You can’t tell me you don’t want to fuck my brains out.”

  “I do.” His head descended, and he captured her lips, as his hand came up to pull her hair back.

  Her hands came up to grasp his horns, and she rubbed them slightly earning herself a growl from him.

  “You like it?”

  “If you want me to go mindless, keep rubbing them.” He whispered against her lips.

  She let her fingertips skim over his grey horns, as he continued his onslaught against her lips. Slyly she moved her hips against his raging hard on, so his cock would rub against her clit.

  “Trying to tempt me?” She could hear his teeth gnash against each other, as he restrained himself.

  “No. Just trying to get myself off.” She grinded on his cock a bit harder and bit her bottom lip.

  One of Kyux’s hands landed on her waist and halted her ability to grind up on his cock.

  Skyler sent him a pout. “You’re such a tease.”

  He walked over to the bank and laid down on the pebbles with her braced on top of him. He positioned his cock at her entrance and plunged into her, stretching her wide.

  Skyler moved her hips with his pumping rhythm. He filled her completely and effortlessly. She loved every inch of his ridged cock. It was the best feeling as each ridge caused sensations to roll inside her. More women had to learn about the Krocosian men.

  Her hands were braced on his pecs, as she continued to ride his cock with abandon, her hips driving up and down.

  They both came together, and she milked him for everything he had.

  Skyler smiled down at him. “We never did finish washing, did we?”

  He chuckled. “No, we did not.” He captured the back of her head and brought her down for a kiss.

  “Should we make our way over to the cave?”

  “Hmmm?”

  “Kyux? Should we make our way to the cave?”

  “If we must.” He placed another kiss on her lips, rose with her in his arms, gathered their stuff, and waded into the lake, went under the waterfall, and then placed her down on the make shift bed.

  She smiled up at him, as he placed their things at the back of the cave, and then hung their clothing up.

  This was almost fun, if she forgot about what planet she was on.

  Kyux turned around, his eyes still completely black and laid down next to her. He lifted up a small portion of her hair and caressed
his lips with it. Those fine lips of his. Oh, she knew where she wanted those lips to land, not on her mouth, but on her pussy.

  His lips captured hers in a fierce kiss. It stole her breath away, and she weaved her fingers into his blonde hair. His cock brushed up against her thigh, as his hips thrust against her lightly.

  “Already?” Skyler raised an eyebrow in surprise.

  He smiled against her lips. “I’ll always be ready to pleasure my mate. You need never worry about being satisfied.”

  “Maybe there’s something to this mate thing after all.”

  He chuckled. “There’s a lot to this mate thing.”

  Oh shit! Did she really just say that out loud? She didn’t want to give him too much hope for a future, when she still was deciding on what she wanted from him.

  Skyler returned his smile, and then her mouth popped open as he nuzzled the soft skin of her breasts.

  “You make me lose my mind.” He sucked a tit into his mouth, drawing out a long moan from her mouth.

  He was driving her wild, and she was trembling with need. Skyler reached for his horns and gave each of them a long hard pull, earning herself a growl. He nipped her tit lightly, and she felt the area between her thighs moisten all over again.

  She arched her back, driving her tit further into his demanding mouth.

  Kyux kissed her nipple, before kissing his way over her stomach. He gave her a wolfish grin, as his hands slipped between her thighs, his black claws lightly scraping against her soft flesh. Once he had her spread before him, he just gazed down at her sensitive flesh.

  Her breath hitched in her chest.

  “Beautiful.” Kyux uttered, as a purely male smile spread over his face. His head dipped down between her thighs.

  Kyux couldn’t believe he was between his mate’s eager thighs. She was so wet, and her warm scent wafted up to his nostrils. It set his cock on edge. All he could think about was driving into her with long slow strokes, but he wanted to please his mate with more than just a quick joining.

  His tongue swiped up against her clit, and he relished the taste on his tongue. She was driving him insane. His tongue shot out for another swipe, and Skyler’s hips bucked against him.