Eland and Jeanne (Tales of the Shareem)

by Allyson James

  “You’re making me tear up. Because I love you so fucking much, I can’t stand it.”

  Jeanne brushed moisture from his lashes. “Then we’ll have to do something to take our minds off it.”

  Eland’s grin returned. “Oh, yeah, sweet baby, we will.”

  He closed his lips over each of her nipples and gently attached the nipple clamps. The chain whispered as it dropped between her breasts.

  Eland slid the blindfold over her eyes and fastened it.

  “Now,” he said, voice dark. “I might leave you here to wait for me. I might get some more toys and play with you. I might invite other Shareem over to share in the fun. Or I might just kiss you.”

  Eland’s breath brushed Jeanne’s lips, then his kiss touched her mouth.

  The kiss grew deeper, Eland tasting her, Jeanne running her tongue over his. It was a sweet kiss, a loving one, and her heart swelled with happiness.

  Sweet went away very quickly. Eland licked his way down her body to her opening, swiped around it with his tongue, then withdrew.

  The next thing she knew, Eland was inside her again, his mouth on hers, his hands caressing, soothing, holding.

  Their frenzy returned, and they thrust against each other, needing the oneness of the moment.

  “I love you!” Jeanne cried as her peak lifted her up and swept her away.

  A few seconds later, he came with her, pumping into her, groaning her name.

  “I love you, sweet Jeanne. Ah, fuck.”

  Eland’s words were lost in the crush of pleasure, and then they were holding each other, laughing, crying, kissing.

  A long time later, when the frenzy died into quiet, happy caresses, Eland traced Jeanne’s lips.

  “Here, I am sweetheart,” he said. “A Shareem, made for a lady’s pleasure.” The sinful light returned to his eyes, wiping out sorrow and anger. “So tell me, angel … Want to keep me?”

  ***

  Six months later

  Jeanne was glad she’d taken a vacation day from work. She sat in Judith’s upstairs sitting room, straddling Eland, who was hard inside her.

  She had the blindfold on, which she liked—in the darkness it created she could concentrate on the sensations in her body.

  The nipple clips hung from her breasts, the tight pinch of them sending a hot tingle through her. Eland’s hands clasped her ass, holding her tightly on him.

  A cock was in her mouth—she didn’t know whose. All she knew was that Eland had brought her here for the next step, not only having sex in front of others, but letting them join in. A little bit at a time, Eland said. No rushing.

  He’d invited in other Shareem, but Jeanne didn’t know how many or who they were. She suspected Rio, because he couldn’t ever keep quiet, and his laugh was familiar to her now. Aiden, probably, because of the exotically scented oil Eland had brushed on her.

  One or two others, she thought. Braden, possibly Ky.

  They’d all become friends in the bar downstairs, and now they’d be lovers upstairs.

  She knew Judith’s slender fingers on her back then brushing her buttocks. Judith had expressed interest in trying things with her, and Eland had said that would be fine one day. Jeanne wasn’t quite certain how she felt about it, but she’d discovered herself willing to experiment.

  The cock in her mouth was Shareem, all right, thick and very long. She suckled it, pulling it further in, enjoying the taste and feel. The faint groan that reached her was certainly Rio’s.

  The others were there to watch or do … whatever it was they did. Jeanne’s main focus was Eland.

  The others might not exist. Jeanne was his, would always be. Whatever games they played, or if they played no games at all, Eland was in her heart. He’d moved into her home, her life. The love that deepened between them every day was incredible.

  Rio’s cock started to jump in her mouth. He put his hand on her shoulder and withdrew before he came. Eland had not allowed that yet.

  Released, Jeanne let her head fall back, which lifted Eland higher into her. Cries left her mouth, of joy, love, and amazing pleasure.

  Eland pumped up into her, his breath quickening, his heart beating hard. The chain between her nipples was warm, brushing them both.

  Just before Jeanne came, Eland slid off the blindfold. Jeanne was surrounded by Shareem who watched with intensity only Shareem could manage. Aiden and Ky, Rio and Braden. Calder, covered, sat in the corner, watching her over his face cloths. The only one missing was Rees, but Eland had explained that she wouldn’t be ready for Rees for a long time yet. That was a lesson yet to come.

  For now, there was so much heat in here, so much beautiful male flesh, that Jeanne could fall back on the cushioned warmth of their presence, and be happy.

  But it was Eland alone she looked at, Eland’s eyes that held hers as she cried out her pleasure. Eland that she kissed.

  The others dissolved in a blurred rush as she touched Eland’s face and surrendered herself to him.

  “I love you,” she whispered, before astonishing pleasure washed her away.

  “I love you too, my Jeanne,” Eland said. “It’s you and me now, love.”

  “You and me,” Jeanne answered, her heart in her words.

  And that was enough.

  End

  A Note from the Author

  Eland and Jeanne was originally published some years ago as a free, very short story (4500 words) called Eland, by Ellora’s Cave. These freebies were limited to a small word count and were meant to be a sample or teaser about an author’s books or series.

  I had always known that Eland and Jeanne deserved a longer story. When I received the rights back to the tale, I decided to expand the short story to include not only Eland and Jeanne’s relationship but a look into how the Shareem got where they were at the beginning of Rees.

  I hope you enjoyed this glimpse into the Shareem world. By the time Eland and Jeanne are introduced later in the series, they have the reputation for being quite bold and brave in their tastes, and so I tried to show a bit about how that all got started.

  If this is your first look at the Shareem, I encourage you to begin the main series with Rees. The rest of the books expand from there.

  Thanks for reading, and I hope you find a Shareem of whatever level you wish!

  All my best,

  Allyson James

  Books by Allyson James

  Tales of the Shareem series

  Rees

  Maia & Rylan (short story)

  Rio

  Aiden & Ky

  Calder

  Braden

  Justin

  Kieran

  Eland and Jeanne (prequel)

  Boxed sets

  Tales of the Shareem, Volume 1

  Contains Rees; Rio; Aiden & Ky

  Tales of the Shareem, Volume 2

  Contains Calder; Braden; Justin

  More sets to come as more books are added to the series

  Stormwalker Series

  Stormwalker

  Firewalker

  Shadow Walker

  “Double Hexed”

  Nightwalker

  Dreamwalker (forthcoming)

  “A Little Night Magic”

  in Hot for the Holidays

  (short story “prequel”—Jamison and Naomi’s story)

  Read on for a preview of

  Rees

  Tales of the Shareem, Book 1

  Chapter One

  A Shareem male.

  Easy to tell he was Shareem, first because he was tall, more than six and a half feet. Second, because of the slim black chain on his biceps. Third, because he was naked, except for a loincloth around his waist.

  From the other side of the airy white hall, Talan watched the Shareem pause in front of the door to a holo-block.

  He dark blond hair pulled into a tail that hung between his shoulder blades. His back muscles were sculpted to perfection, tapering to a narrow waist and muscular thighs.

  The lo
incloth left his backside bare. Talan had never seen a man’s backside before. It was enough to dry her mouth and make her hot all over.

  Reading about Shareem—researching in a dusty library—was one thing. Seeing a Shareem in the flesh was something completely different.

  Talan knew now why women had once gone crazy trying to get them.

  Shareem. Genetically enhanced males, grown and bred for the pleasure of females. A fashion twenty or so years ago, very illegal these days.

  Despite the cooling system inside Talan’s robes, sweat trickled down her back.

  The Shareem paid for the holo-block with a credit strip, and the big door slid open. Beyond, Talan glimpsed an ocean, palm trees, and a beach. Good choice.

  The Shareem entered the room. The door started to close.

  Talan had never broken a rule in her life. Talan d’Urvey would never, ever sneak into a holo-block rented for only one person, without paying. That would be wrong.

  But she’d followed him this far, and she couldn’t linger for hours waiting for him to come out.

  The door had nearly closed. Talan flung herself across the hall and into the holo-room just before the door boomed shut behind her.

  ***

  Rees gazed out across the blue-green waves of the tropical ocean, sank his toes into the warm sand, and thought about the woman following him.

  Rees liked oceans. The desert world of Bor Narga had no oceans, except for a dried-up one in the middle of the planet.

  He liked the soothing cool of the water and the tropical air touching his ass, kissing his skin like a woman’s lips. It was a perfect place to ponder the problem Rio had brought to him and to think about the woman.

  She’d been following him all morning, ever since he’d left the bazaar. At first he’d thought she was a patroller, one of that fine body of women who enjoyed harassing the now-free Shareem.

  A closer glance told him no. Her robes placed her as upper-class. The patterns and colors on them indicated she was unmarried, educated, and celibate.

  A celibate young woman following a Shareem. He wanted to laugh.

  She’d followed him into the holo-block then dived for cover behind the broad-leafed plants and stayed there.

  Maybe he should give her a show. He could stretch out on the sand, place his hand on his thigh and brace his cock so it would point straight to the sky. He’d spread his legs a little, show her that his balls were tight and lifting for her.

  The DNAmo programmers had designed Shareem to respond to even subtle stimulation. Just being watched by an interested woman could make Rees’s cock rise.

  Besides, she was cute.

  He imagined her coming out from her hiding place, kneeling and taking him in her mouth.

  Mmm, he wanted that.

  A celibate wouldn’t know what to do. He’d have to show her. His cock tingled in anticipation.

  She must not know what Rees was, or she’d have run away as fast as her high-heeled boots would let her. She should have picked a level-one Shareem to follow. Level ones were pretty harmless. Even level twos could be fun, if a lady enjoyed, say, a little spanking.

  Level threes could get even more creative.

  Rees was a level all by himself.

  Even ladies used to Shareem said Rees was dangerous. They said it with an excited tremor in their voices.

  Rees was one of the reasons Shareem were taboo now. He’d been an experiment, a risk, a step too far.

  One day Rees had heard the scientists say that they needed to terminate the dangerous experiment. He’d been pretty sure how they were going to do that.

  He’d gotten away, and the next week the company had gone bankrupt. DNAmo, which had thrived for a hundred years breeding the perfect servants and then the perfect males, disappeared overnight.

  People had looked for Rees at first, then had forgotten about him. They believed the DNAmo scientists had fled with him. No one even knew what he looked like.

  Rio knew. Rees knew. A few women thought they knew, but couldn’t be sure.

  And here he was.

  Rees could taste the lady’s pheromones on the air. She was wet and wanting him. Well, she’d get what she came for. She should learn not to play with fire.

  He turned around and made for her hiding place in the greenery. He’d give her a chance to leave. That was only fair.

  Rees stopped right in front of her. Between the broad, flat leaves behind which she crouched, her fire-colored hair and translucent veil nestled like a flower.

  “Come on out,” Rees said.

  The figure didn’t move.

  “You’re not really hiding,” Rees said, trying not to laugh. “I see you.”

  She quivered a second, then slowly stood up.

  Rees took a stunned step back. Did he say cute? She was gorgeous.

  Red hair framed the round face of a woman in her early twenties. Thick, black lashes enhanced the bluest eyes he’d ever seen. He imagined her fluttering those lashes over his lips, over his balls ...

  Her robes mostly hid her, but he could see the swell of breasts and the round of her hips and backside. He liked imagining what she looked like under all that fabric. He’d like to take off those robes, layer by slow layer.

  “Well?” Rees said.

  “Well, what?” She was trying to be snooty, but she was too nervous.

  “Why are you following me?”

  The woman got more nervous. “I thought this room was empty.”

  Liar. He laughed. “No, you didn’t.”

  Another thing enhanced on a Shareem was his voice. He could soothe a woman just by saying hello, make her shiver by speaking her name.

  The woman looked anything but soothed. “I thought ... I didn’t mean ... It’s all right, I’ll leave.”

  She swung around, robes whirling in the tropical breeze. Rees caught her arm, and she turned, startled, then glared at him.

  A Shareem never touched an upper-class woman without her permission. It wasn’t done. His friend Rio, a level three and not ashamed of it, did it all the time.

  “I’m just a bad-ass,” Rio would say. Rio would have already lifted this lady’s skirts and showed her what a level three could do. Rees was a little kinder.

  “I can think of only one reason a celibate woman would follow a Shareem,” Rees said.

  She blinked. “Oh? Why?”

  He lowered his voice, made it still more seductive. “Because she wants her first fuck. Why else?”

  She stared at him in amazement, and her face turned bright red. “Of course not.”

  “You didn’t follow me to play hide and seek, sweetheart. You’re celibate. You want me to make you un-celibate.”

  “No, no,” she said. “I’ll go to a clinic for that.”

  Upper-class women had clinics for sexual health and for donating DNA to make children. None of them had anything to do with sex. Not swollen cock in hot, slippery pussy kind of sex anyway.

  “Then what?”

  Her blush spread. “I just wanted to see a Shareem.”

  Rees spread his arms. “Here I am.”

  The woman made no pretense of not looking. Those blue eyes moved as she examined him from his blond hair all the way down his muscled chest and flat stomach, his thighs, calves, and bare feet.

  Her gaze rose again, lingered on the loincloth, and landed on the black chain on his biceps.

  “Do you mind being a slave?” she asked.

  “Shareem aren’t slaves,” Rees said quickly. “We do what we want.” Mostly.

  “But you were made in a factory.”

  “Grown in a vat, yeah. But here we are.”

  She looked him up and down one more time. “You’re not what I expected.”

  “What did you expect?”

  “You’re human,” she said, in wonder. “I didn’t think you’d be so human.”

  That stunned him. Most women looked no further than his huge cock and didn’t much care about anything else. Rees wasn’t considered hu
man. Humanoid, maybe.

  Something in his heart warmed a tiny bit. He should be kind to her. Let her get away.

  No. Hunt her through the brush and out into the waves—

  Rees stopped the thought. “You shouldn’t have followed me. A level one, maybe. But not me.”

  Her brows rose. “Why not?”

  “Because I’m Rees.”

  Her look told him she’d never heard of him. “What’s a Rees?”

  She made him laugh, lucky for her. The rest of his body screamed at him to throw her down, fuck her, get it over with.

  “Rees is my name.”

  Her cheeks got red again. “Oh.”

  He laughed out loud. “Don’t worry about it, babe. Come and swim with me.” He pitched his voice to seduce. “The water’s nice.”

  Her breath came fast, her delectable breasts rising. “I can’t. No. Thank you for asking, but I’m not ready.”

  “Not ready for what?”

  “For swimming. Or anything else. My research isn’t complete.”

  “Research?”

  “On Shareem.”

  He stared at her. “You’re doing research on Shareem? What is there to research?”

  “Oh, many things.”

  Rees wanted to laugh again. He wouldn’t mind helping with a little research. He’d pull off his loincloth, lay her on the sand, lace his fingers through her warm, red hair. Then spread her legs, thrust his tongue inside her fine pussy. Yes, any research was fine with him.

  “I wondered if you would ... ah ...”

  Her stammering broke off as Rees leaned closer. She had a sweet scent overlaid with the tang of excited woman.

  What do you want me to do, love? Fuck you? Lick you? Fill your mouth?

  Bind her hands, part her legs. Take ...

  Again, Rees stopped his runaway thoughts. She was celibate and clueless. She had no idea what he could do, what Shareem could do, what Rees could do.

  The woman drew a calming breath. “I wonder if you’d give me a sample of your DNA.”

  Rees stared at her. “I’ve had bizarre requests before, but ... What do you want to do? Grow your own Shareem? That’s illegal, darling.”

  “No, no. I only want to look at it. To see what’s different about you.”