by Ava Ryant
“As long as we could prove we can provide for them then according to human law...yes.”
Chapter 14
Alexa spread her hands over his chest. His skin glinted silvery in the darkness, his azure Metallics glowing bright. Their lips met and this kiss was more, just more. It made her flesh heat and vibrate with longing. Everywhere they touched made her burn. She was on fire, his hands grazed down her bare back as he pulled her close to his body. Her breasts pressed against his chest as they continued to consume each other. Their kiss a battle of mutual want and desire.
“I love kissing you. I never knew it would be like this.” Ryhs whispered in her ear, as he moved down her neck, sucking and biting, making her gasp and shudder.
“Hmmm, I quite enjoy it too.” She moaned out dreamily. His hands stroked her wanton body, roaming down her torso with a light touch as if he was worshiping her. She arched into his caress, wanting him closer still.
His mouth finally reached her aching breasts. His hands came up and cupped them, his thumb brushing over her distended nipples making shards of pleasure shoot through her.
“I love your breasts. They are so lush and full. Your nipples are the loveliest shade of pink I have ever seen. So soft and delicate.” He whispered to her and kneaded them, playing with said nipples, making her gasp and moan. Until his mouth drew in one and she cried out, her hands thrusting into his hair.
“Don’t stop.” She moaned. And he...
Alexa woke again in her own bed and she really thought about screaming. Or using her Tk to just blast everything in the room against the walls in total destructive behaviour. But she didn’t. No, she was done with this bullshit. Alexa knew better than to keep fighting against herself. So she got up and ripped open her door, stomping to Ryhs’s bedroom. She thrust open the door to see a pacing, agitated Ryhs look up at her, his torso bare and glinting in the light. His face was hungry with need as he looked at her with eyes twirling of navy blue and starlight. She didn’t hesitate. Going over to him and pulling his head to hers, standing on her tiptoes and kissing him. Kissing him with every ounce of pent-up need and desire she had in her.
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Ryhs groaned at her touch. Night after night he had endured the Mating Call through their shared dreams. Touching her, kissing her...he had never known such pleasure existed. Not before her. And now...now she was kissing him in the flesh. And it was better than any dream, perfection made real. Alexa wound her arms around his neck and he wrapped his arms around her, lifting her up and drawing her close to his chest. Her breasts pressed against him and that made him crazed with longing.
“The bed.” She panted, pulling away from him to speak for a moment before kissing him again and he walked over to the bed and laid her down, his body over hers.
Their hands were everywhere, touching where they could, ripping their clothes off each other and tossing them aside. Kissing, biting, clawing at each other, this was no gentle loving. This was a savage fight to slake their needs. The Mating Call was too intense now to be denied. After endless days of repressing their lust it was now an out-of-control storm bent on their total submission. And he gladly gave in to it. It had been a living torture to go so slow, but Alexa had needed it. At first, he had been beyond annoyed at the wait but later, as he began to get to know her...he understood her need for control. She had lost so much and then with the Mating Spark...she had lost control of that situation as well and the entire colony had been in an uproar. So he had waited and been very patient. And now he had his Mate.
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Alexa thrust her hand in Ryhs’s hair, she was naked now. Her night gown torn off her in the heat of the moment. She was beyond desperate. It felt like she had had days of foreplay and now...now all she wanted was Ryhs thick, rigid cock inside her. She wrapped her legs around Ryhs’s waist and her hands clawed at his back urging him on.
“Don’t wait, please. I can’t stand it.” Alexa moaned as he bit down on her nipple. Pleasure and heat rushed through her like a live wire. She felt his cock rubbing against her pussy and she moaned. Ryhs groaned and she felt him push inside her. She could feel the ridges on his cock as they pressed against her inner walls and moaned. It. Felt. So. Good. They were hitting her on her sweet spot as he began to thrust in and out of her. His tempo increased and she arched with him, they moved together with fierce intent. Driving each other towards an epic release. Alexa opened her eyes as their foreheads touched and saw his eyes staring into hers. They were a cyclone of brilliant shades of beautiful colors, changing rapidly with his high emotion. They memorized her, drawing her in. And in that moment, when her body seized and her pussy clamped down around him she felt them connect.
Elation shot through her and their souls merged. Literally. At least that’s what it felt like. It was like having a new sense, one that was intently focused on Ryhs, one where she could feel him, inside her. And he was feeling...well…as blissed out as she was at this moment. His body collapsed on her, his weight felt good. She loved the feeling of him on top of her. Alexa caressed his back in slow, lazy movements as he panted in her ear. Ryhs shivered at her touch and an odd sensation shot through her. He liked when she did that, she could feel it.
“We are joined now, my Spark.” He whispered to her, kissing her neck softly and she felt him harden again inside her. Her eyes widened and Ryhs gave her a sexy smirk as he began to move once more. She gasped as her body ignited. If this was an example of his typical stamina, she was a lucky, lucky girl. Then she stopped thinking as they came together in a dance as old as time.
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So she was now Mated, it was an odd feeling. Alexa could feel Ryhs, his moods, his emotions in the back of her mind. It wasn’t intrusive exactly just...always there. She found herself checking on him throughout the day through the bond; they were no longer physically tied together like a pair of shoelaces since their psyches were always connected. He was, in fact, meeting with the Laren delegation right now on their ship while she had another long-distance vis call with the Prime Commander on Earth, ironing out the final Alliance agreement and finalizing her new place as Ambassador to the Laren, should the Alliance be accepted.
Now that the agreement was done, it was up to the Prime Commander to get it ratified by the ROE. She had some doubts that, that, would happen but it was out of her hands now. The Prime Commander seemed confident and was sending a replacement for her and the initial staff that would accompany her to Sarienne on the next transport from Earth. Things were moving at a quick pace now and her head was spinning with all the changes.
One thing that wouldn’t change was Anabel. She insisted on taking Anabel with her to Sarienne and the Prime Commander wanted her to take a minimum security detail of five assigned by Ryker. Alexa knew the Prime Commander assumed that Ryker would be one of the five since they were as close as family. Family was very important to the Prime Commander and the Praesidio, and family concerns were taken into account for all postings.
Now she was sitting in a Council meeting and telling everyone that soon she would not be the Chancellor of the Mars Colony but rather the Ambassador to the Laren on the planet Sarienne.
“The Alliance agreement has been sent to the ROE for ratification and the Prime Commander assures me that it will be approved. Which takes me to something else...I will be stepping aside as Chancellor. I’ll be taking a new post as Ambassador to the Laren.”
There was a moment of silence before a thunder of chatter erupted around the table. Everyone talking at once, their voices rising over each other so that she could understand none of them. She let them do it for a bit, knowing that everyone would be upset and needed to vent a little before calming down. After ten minutes Alexa called a halt to the eruption with a loud clapping of her hands.
“Okay, now that, that, is done, let’s chat.” Ryker, of course, was first to jump in.
“I can’t believe this! You’re giving up your position, leaving the C
olony and Earth!” He roared out and she arched her eyebrow at him and sighed.
“Ryhs and I...we’re Mated. Our relationship is complex and permanent. I’m in a unique position, becoming Ambassador just makes sense. I’ll be able to be an intermediary between our two worlds and resolve problems as they arise.”
“You really think the alliance will go through?” Justine asked before Ryker could speak again. Alexa paused, this was a tricky question, she had her doubts but...the Prime Commander was a formidable leader and he was very certain that the Alliance would be ratified. Despite the fact that she knew there would be public outcry and panic at the thought.
“The Prime Commander is determined that it will. I have faith that he will see it through.” Alexa said and she hoped it was true or else...she didn’t want to think of where that left her and Ryhs. Between a rock and a hard place, that’s where. A fist pounded the table, startling her out of her thoughts, making her look up at Ryker.
“Fine, but you are not going alone. I’ll eat my hat first and I don’t wear a hat. I’m going with you.” He growled out and she bit back a smile. Of course he was.
“Well, I’m not staying behind either.” Anabel said in high panicky voice and Alexa reached out and took her hand. Anabel was her baby sister and no matter what she wouldn’t leave her behind. Anabel gave her a relieved look as she felt Alexa’s resolve.
“The Prime Commander wants a detail of five to accompany me. Anabel will be one, the others Ryker will choose for security purposes and I will approve.” She said and then began discussing who would take her place, what to do before hand and things to get ready once the ROE ratified the Alliance agreement. It was a long meeting.
Alexa left the conference room and walked to her private salon. Ryker and Anabel on her heels. She knew both would want to speak to her in private. She could practically feel them chomping at the bit all during the meeting. Alexa knew that once she entered her private salon she would be their sister and not the Chancellor.
“Tell me this has nothing to do with that…” Ryker started to say abruptly and stopped when she arched her eyebrow at him in warning.
“With Ryhs.” He bit out instead of whatever derogatory thing he was going to say. She sighed and looked to Anabel, who had a secreted knowing smile on her face and she realized her sister could feel what Alexa felt and already knew the answer.
“Ryker, you know that I can’t say that. Ryhs and I are...tied together now. It can’t be undone. I know you don’t understand but I need to make things work. This Alliance would be the best for me, what am I to do if it doesn’t go through?” She said anxiously, voicing her fears. Ryker’s tough-guy demeanour changed and he pulled her into a tight hug.
“I’m sorry, I never realized what position you must be in with all this. I...just...I just don’t like any of this.” He sighed.
“I know.”
“Fine, I’m going to get a list together of who should go. Justine and I will definitely be going.” He said gruffly and Alexa moved out of his arms to look at his face with a grin.
“Justine and you, huh?” She teased and to her amusement she saw Ryker’s cheeks darken with a bit of a blush. Anabel laughed drawing her attention. Anabel began to hop up and down and clap her hands with excitement.
“I knew it. I knew it!” Anabel said laughingly.
“Are you and Justine together?” Alexa asked gleefully as Ryker began to scowl at both of them, refusing to answer as he stomped out the door. She and Anabel just howled with laughter, so happy for him. He had been alone a long time. His wife had been killed during the invasion, something she thought he’d never recover from. Once he was gone Anabel turned to her.
“Movie night?” She asked and Alexa nodded.
They had a rotating movie night usually twice a month and it was her turn to host. She missed spending time with her sister and knew that Ryhs would also need to meet her. Anabel was an important part of her life and now...so was Ryhs.
Chapter 15
Alexa smiled and jumped up into Ryhs arms as he came into the apartment. He caught her and she kissed him. Just kissed the hell out of him. She had missed him, checking on him through the psychic bond just didn’t feel the same.
“I’ve missed you, my Spark. I am finding, I do not like being separated from you even for a short time.” He said as they broke apart, a sexy smile on his face as he gazed down at her and her heart, just...skipped a beat. My god, she felt all gooey inside.
“I...I missed you too.” She confessed with a bit of a stutter.
She was about to pounce on him when an alert sounded out from her comm bracelet. It was reminder that it was movie night and Anabel would be coming soon. She backed out of Ryhs’s hold with an irritable sigh. Ryhs giving her a confused look.
“My sister is coming over tonight. We’re having a movie night and it’s time you met her.”
Ryhs went still, a look of wonder on his face. He gave her a huge smile and kissed her softly. She leaned into him, her body only too willing to be pulled back into his embrace. The ping of the door had them breaking apart once more and she looked over to see Anabel’s form displayed outside.
“Come in!” She called as she stepped back from Ryhs. Anabel came hopping in, full of excitement, carrying bags of goodies.
“I brought extra treats since...well...I’ve heard about the Laren’s fondness for ice cream!” Anabel said happily, dropping the bags onto the kitchen island before coming over to them. Alexa took Ryhs’s hand in hers and tugged him close.
“Ryhs this is my baby sister, Anabel.” Alexa introduced them. Ryhs bowed deeply and said in his beautiful melodic voice,
“I am honored to meet you, sister of my Spark. I must confess...I have always longed for a sibling. It is a rarity for the Laren, you are truly blessed to have one another.”
Alexa could feel his past-yearning and honesty as he spoke. It saddened her to think of him longing for a sibling and made her remember how lucky she was. She and Anabel hadn’t always been so close. Before the invasion they had been pretty-much disinterested in each other’s lives. She was four years older and had a life at college while Anabel was still in high school. Don’t get it wrong, they had loved each other but...they’d been separated by their own concerns. Everything had changed after the invasion. Anabel and she had clung to each other in the chaotic aftermath, being the only survivors of their family. Alexa watched as Anabel came to the same realization, her Empathy would no doubt pick up on Ryhs’s emotions.
“Well on Earth when you marry...err...Mate, you become family. I am your sister now too.” Anabel said firmly and Alexa bit her lip, fighting a laugh. Anabel had that stubborn, single-minded expression on her face, the one she’d had four years ago when they’d met Ryker. And now Ryker was one of them. Their brother. Ryhs looked a bit stunned at Anabel’s words, then a fierce smile broke out. Alexa could feel his delight and smiled too.
Movie night ended in laughter. Ryhs was almost obsessively enthralled with the notion of “movies”. Apparently, they didn’t have movies for entertainment on the Laren planets. Anabel had chosen a classic favorite of theirs; The Princess Bride. Ryhs made it all the more fun because he couldn’t stop asking questions and talking throughout. Providing a colorful commentary on what he thought of the characters and plot. And eating all the ice cream Anabel had brought.
“This moov-ie is odd. I do not understand the male in the mask. Why does he wear a mask? Why does he not say who he is? Why does he choose to leave his Spark? I would not. That is not the correct way to spar with a blade and why are they talking like that as they battle?”
Anabel sighed, Alexa and she shared a look, holding back their laughter. Ryhs was riveted by the movie but they’d had to stop three times to explain things and he still didn’t get it. It was a testament to how different their cultures were. For the Laren, love came after the Mating. For humans, before. It seemed backwards to him and he really didn’t get the nuances of satire. Alexa tossed a handful of
popcorn at him. He looked startled as it sprayed all over him on the couch.
“Just watch. I’m not stopping it again. I’ll answer your questions after.”
Anabel left a little while later and as soon as she was out the door Alexa pounced on Ryhs. She had been feeling horny all day and wanted him. Right. Now. She pinned him to the couch, her body over his as she devoured him, their lips fusing together with heated passion. His mouth opened up eagerly and their tongues danced. He moaned and she reached out, placing his hands up above his head.
She broke off their kiss, giving him a wicked look of intent. He strained against her hold, but this time she was holding him down with her Tk. He looked astonished as he tried to move his arms and realized he couldn’t. She roved her hands over his chest, ripping his shirt off and tossing it aside. Touching, kissing, caressing his gorgeous body beneath hers as he strained to get closer, groaning as she licked across his collarbone. They flashed brilliantly and she smiled smugly, feeling his desire heighten. Alexa hadn’t had the chance to explore his body yet, their couplings so far being pure, animalistic rutting and tonight...she would. Ryhs jerked again, trying to move his hands, growling a little.
