by Zara Zenia
I couldn’t stop myself from laughing. Even in the face of danger, Zaruv was charming. I could feel the mood starting to lighten. The militia had no effect on us as we sailed through the sky. We were untouchable and it felt amazing.
Chapter 9
Zaruv
We flew and watched the flat landscape pass under us endlessly. My keen sense of direction led us toward the coordinates of the downed pods. The fact that I was being straddled by Jennifer, was not lost on me. Had I been in human form, my member would have been throbbing to get this close to her. With Ragal at my flank, it was easy sailing. I felt Jennifer shift on my back and at once gave her my full attention.
“They are still behind us,” she muttered.
I glanced back and sure enough, I saw the headlights reflecting from my tail. They had a good lead on us and would be difficult to shake. It was starting to get late, but I could see a change in the landscape about a mile away.
“These humans are like dogs with bones as the saying goes,” commented Ragal.
I laughed and Jennifer gripped my shoulders. I’d forgotten that she couldn’t hear the conversation.
“Sorry, Ragal was just being dramatic,” I said as she nestled back into me.
“Do we have a plan?” he asked me. “I don’t want to seem presumptuous, but carrying a passenger for this long isn’t easy. I have done it. Are you looking to the hills?”
“Yes, but I don’t know what to do about the militia. They will follow us into the hills and it will be a confrontation all over again. I know Jennifer won’t be okay with us killing off her friends.”
“What do you suggest?”
I frowned, “I think the only way will be for you to deter them. Make an example out of one of their vehicles, but don’t injure them. Hopefully, that will scare them away.”
“Now?”
I glanced back at Jennifer. She was asleep, curled up on my back. I felt terrible for putting her in the middle of my search. I wished I could have met her at a different time. Maybe she would consider coming to the next planet with me. She was so happy here though, the chances of her ever leaving were very slim. I liked to think that there was hope. She’d changed my life so much in just a few days.
“Yeah, go ahead and go now while Jennifer is still asleep. Once less thing for her to get upset with me over.”
Ragal laughed, “She has a strong will, that’s for sure.”
I sighed and Ragal looked over to me. “Something else on your mind brother? I must say, I’ve never seen you quite so taken with a woman before.”
“There is something special about her,” I said softly.
“Maybe fate has placed us here for a reason then. It’s time that you found someone and settled down.”
“I don’t know about all that. I’ve learned a great deal about her and myself during this trek.”
“That sounds like talk of war, brother,” Ragal said cautiously.
“I don’t want to pull you into it. I would never ask you or the others to risk your life for me and my cause.”
“You don’t need to ask. We would stand behind you no matter what. You, out of all of us, know the perils that face our kingdom. You were trained as the spare in case of a death.”
“And we are taught that it’s an honor to be a crown prince in exile. It is supposed to be a rite of passage and a lesser burden than running the kingdom. Our king though isn’t fit. He will bring our people to war or ruin before his reign is over.”
“There are others who would follow you too, Zaruv.”
I knew that he was right. I had heard the whispers as soon as my father fell ill. Other people among the guard and the population saw the dangers that the new king posed. He didn’t have the level head needed for a ruler. My brother could be bought and that was a fatal flaw that he had. The only way to stop him would be to end his life. Otherwise, the war would continue for centuries as it had done before the Infernians were banished to their fiery home. It was a war that still haunted our kind and humans alike.
“So, I could lead them to their deaths? I don’t think so,” I decided. “If I take on the king, I will do so alone. I don’t need others to die for my cause.”
“And we won’t let you go it alone,” Ragal promised.
Jennifer stirred and sat up. I cursed myself for not sending Ragal away to handle the militia before she awoke, but the conversation we’d had, had been a long time coming. I needed him to know that I wasn’t going into exile after we found our brothers. I would be going back to face our king. I knew Ragal, he thought he would come with me, but I wouldn’t let that happen. I would leave under the cover of night.
“Are we there yet?” she asked in a dazed voice.
“Almost,” I said. “We have a bit of a problem though. The militia and your fearless Sergeant Lee are still following us. The city is just beyond those mountains, if they follow us in we won’t be able to get back out without a great deal of bloodshed.”
“Damn,” she muttered. “Wait!”
I jerked my head around. “They are stopping and turning around! I wonder why?”
“I don’t know. I’m not familiar with the city, but it’s possible they have the same sort of guards here. Maybe it’s just out of their jurisdiction.”
“Then why go all this way? It’s like they planned to follow, but changed their minds. I wonder what’s in the city that they don’t want to deal with?”
“Who cares? We can take shelter for the night in the caves there and look for your brothers in the morning,” she offered.
“Shouldn’t we go in at night, the way we did with Ragal?” I asked.
She sighed and shook her head. “Ragal was in the middle of the wastelands. No one saw him go down. If this is where you tracked the pods to, we won’t get that lucky again. If I had to guess, I’d say they were found and locked away. I can find out more once I poke around.”
“Hold on,” I said as we started to dive.
The militia was long gone. As Jennifer gripped my sides tighter I landed in a small clearing not far from the tip of the mountain. Shifting back into my human form, I realized just how cold it was. I wrapped my arms around Jennifer to try and warm her up. How could I have not seen before that she was shivering so much? Who knew how long she had been so cold without telling me.
I briefly shifted back into my dragon form and blew a smoldering line of fire from my mouth onto a small, but hearty-looking bush. At once it was up in flames before collapsing to the ground and leaving behind the base for a fire. Jennifer went to the fire and started warming her hands right away. I couldn’t stop myself from standing behind her and stroking her arms, trying to warm her up even more. When she leaned against me, I knew that the bond between us was strong. Ragal appeared from a higher platform with a large tree trunk in his hands.
He dropped it down and broke a section off, tossing it into the fire. “I’m surprised you lasted as long as you did. It was cold enough to freeze you to death up there.”
“And you didn’t think to tell me?” I hissed at him.
Ragal shrugged. “She didn’t seem bothered by it. What would you have done anyways? Couldn’t drop down or land.”
“I’d rather have her alive and be in the midst of a battle with those morons than dead!”
Jennifer gazed up at me and the anger vanished. “It’s okay, Zaruv, it wasn’t that bad I promise. I’m just happy we are here. I just wish I could put my finger on why this place feels so familiar.”
“Have you been here before?” I asked.
She shook her head, “No. And there is a reason why I just don’t remember what it is. When I first moved here I talked about coming to the city, but when I told a friend, he told me never to come here. He wouldn’t tell me why though. There is something dark in that city, we just have to figure out what.”
“And we will, but for now you need to rest. We should start walking on foot tomorrow so we aren’t spotted by any other forms of the military.”
; “Well, I’m going to take the cave up there. I like being on top,” Ragal said with a wink.
Before we could argue with him, Ragal disappeared into the cave again. I laughed uneasily at his antics as I looked at Jennifer. She seemed warmed now by the fire. I carefully used the log and pushed the fire back into the cave. At once the entire small room was warm. We worked silently, each of us knowing what the other needed somehow. I ripped the log into four pieces as Jennifer spread out the soft, dead grass that surrounded us onto it.
“There’s only enough for one bed,” she said quietly.
I sat down on it, the fire glowing as the sun set in the sky. Gently, I pulled her down onto my lap and ran my finger along her lower lip. It stuck out so perfectly, again it was begging for my tender caress. My shaft started to harden at our closeness, but I couldn’t let her go, not this time. Her chest was heaving, her nipples pressing against the thin white fabric of her top. She wanted me too.
“We shouldn’t,” she whispered.
“Why not? We are both adults who want to,” I said.
“Tomorrow is going to be dangerous. I can feel it. We should have a plan together, some way to defend ourselves and minimize injuries if we need it.”
I wrapped my hands around her waist, pulling her closer to me as she sat frozen on my lap. How long had it been since she had known a man? Was there a boyfriend or husband that had wounded her in the past? I had so many questions for her. I wanted to know about everything that she had dealt with in life. The desire to learn more about her was strong since I knew she was my soulmate, but my body had more pressing needs, ones that I couldn’t ignore.
“Let’s worry about tomorrow when it comes. If this is going to be my last night alive, I want to spend it with you.”
“You are, I’m right here,” she said with a playful wink.
I rolled my eyes but smiled, “I want to be with you intimately. I want to kiss every part of your body and slowly strip away your clothing.”
Her breathing stopped as the flush rose to her cheek. I continued to talk as I leaned forward, my lips brushing against her ear every time I spoke.
“I want to taste your sweet skin and feel you wrapped around me as I bring you pleasure. Tell me, Jennifer, what is it that you want? Do you want to go to sleep now or plan tomorrow? Or instead should we strip each other down and spend the night exploring each other’s bodies?”
She was breathing hard as I posed the question. When our eyes met, she leaned forward, kissing my neck, I thought that I would explode with desire. Her hands trailed up my arm, a painfully delicious sensation coursed through me as she bit my neck. Jennifer had no idea what biting did to me, but she was going to find out.
“Yes,” she said in a hoarse voice. “Take me, I’m yours.”
Chapter 10
Jennifer
I knew what I wanted and I wasn’t going to back down. It had been so long since I’d been with a man and Zaruv was so much more than just a man. His body was at least ten degrees warmer than a human. Every time I pressed my lips against his flesh I thought that I would die from pleasure. He reached up and gently took my chin into his massive hand, pulling my mouth closer to his. As our lips met and I let out a groan of pleasure, his hands dug into my side and I shuddered with desire.
Parting my lips for him, I felt his tongue dive into my mouth. I copied his actions with my own, letting my fingers run through his dark locks. I felt him tug at my shirt and begrudgingly let go of him so he could tug it over my head. I was no longer chilled. Instead, I wanted to strip my clothing off as fast as possible. He skillfully unclasped my bra and watched in wonder as my breasts bounded free from the restraint.
“Stand up,” he begged.
I did as he asked. In one quick motion, his shirt was off and he was kneeling in front of me, unbuttoning my tight pants. Tugging them down over my hips, he gently caressed every inch of naked flesh as he pulled them off. My stomach flipped with anticipation. I felt the heat rushing to my core. My panties were already wet with desire. I blushed as I realized he would see this and know how much I wanted him, how I needed him.
He leaned forward, pressing his lips against my panties. The warmth from his mouth seeped through as I grabbed the back of his head. Shuddering with pleasure I let my eyes closed as my head tilted back. I barely felt it when his fingers tugged my panties down to my knees. It wasn’t until his tongue darted into my womanhood that I felt my knees give out. His strong arms wrapped around my waist to keep me standing as his skilled tongue flicked my pearl back and forth.
“Zaruv,” I whispered.
Calling out his name only encouraged him. The world around me started to go dark when I felt his finger probe into my tight body. As he pumped his finger into me, I felt the orgasmic climax coming. My body tightened around his finger, stretching me as he flicked my clit between each broad stroke. Just as my climax was about to hit, he pulled away from me.
“No!” I gasped.
He chuckled as he swept me off my feet, laying me gently on the makeshift bed. “Don’t worry my love, there will be much more to come. You don’t get release that fast.”
I bit my lip and a low growl escaped his mouth.
“You have no idea what that does to me,” he warned seductively.
Wiggling my naked body on the bed, I smiled at him and bit my lip again. “Why don’t you show me then?”
He didn’t need any more encouragement as he stripped off his pants. I once again found myself gasping but this time, not from pleasure. His engorged cock was huge! Almost as long as my forearm, I had never seen a member so beautiful before. It bounded in the air and I looked up at Zaruv as I blushed.
“Don’t worry, I will go slow,” he promised.
I trusted him to keep his word. He climbed onto the bed as I spread my legs for him. He took in the sight of my body, just as I had done with him. My skin was pale next to his tanned body. He leaned forward and ran his thumbs down my sides and over my hips. One hand fell away from me, grasping his shaft while the other moved back to my throbbing bud. He pressed down on me and my primal nature was unleashed.
I arched my back and groaned for him. Wiggling my body, I wanted to get closer to his cock. I wanted to feel it buried inside of me. Zaruv sensed my need and within seconds, I felt his giant head pressing against my dripping wet entrance. Like the rest of his body, his shaft was warmer and seemed to drive me even more insane with every new inch he pushed into me. I felt his eyes on me but I didn’t care. I was lost in a sea of desire.
His throbbing member filled my core, stretching me open and forcing its way deeper into me. I didn’t mind the slight pain, it intensified the pleasure even more. Still, I didn’t know how much more of him I could take. He laid down on top of me, our eyes locking together seconds before our lips followed suit. Slowly, he pulled out of me before thrusting himself back in carefully.
Screaming in pleasure, I broke away from our kiss as my body throbbed. The slow climax was working its way back up. It wouldn’t be long before I was on the brink of exploding once again. Zaruv growled against my throat, and I wrapped my legs around his waist, forcing his cock deeper into me and intensifying the pleasure. His hips ground against my rear and I knew he was buried to the hilt. I could feel his cock inside of me, pulsing and begging for release.
Zaruv started to move back and forth and a fog settled over us. Nothing else mattered except for that moment. We were joined together as one. My body began to tingle, starting with my toes and moving slowly to my core. The pressure built up inside of me and I begged him for sweet release. I wanted to feel his nectar as it shot into my body. I wanted to be his everything just as he was to me. There was no longer any space between us, we were mated as one.
With a fiery vengeance, the pressure inside of me exploded. Waves of euphoria cascaded over me as Zaruv’s cock became engorged and I felt his hot seed spilling into me. He thrust into me, all caution lost as he sank his teeth into the skin of my shoulder. The pain mixed w
ith the orgasm, making them both feel even more intense. I pumped my body against him like a jackhammer, feeling the slippery result as it dripped down my body onto our makeshift bed.
As we climaxed and found ourselves locked together, the world exploded into a thousand small fireworks before my very eyes. The only thing I could see, the only thing that I cared about was Zaruv. His eyes changed colors as we rode out the passion together, slowly coming back down to reality, but staying locked together. I could hardly breathe but it was a small thing. Never had I known so much pleasure before.
Even after we fell apart, exhausted and spent, I still wanted more of him. His cock bounced up and down in the air, ready for another round. I had to breathe first! My mind was racing at how much pure pleasure I had just experienced and yet I was still hungry for more. It had to be Zaruv. He had to have some sort of alien power over sex to make me come so hard. I was still throbbing with the residual pleasure of it.
“My God!” he exclaimed. “Is it always like that with humans?”
“I was just wondering the same thing about your kind! I’m no virgin, but I’ve never felt anything like that before.”
“I understand what you mean. If I could move at all, I would ask for another taste of your sweet skin.”
Blushing, I rolled over and looked at him. He smiled and leaned forward, gently kissing my lips. I didn’t want the kiss to end, but I knew he had to be tired after flying with me on his back all day. It was a strange thing to be with someone who was only human part of the time. Although I was quickly learning that it had its perks, I still had so many unanswered questions. Until I knew how he felt about me though, I would keep them to myself. How could I know if he wasn’t just passing through?
“Tell me something about yourself,” I asked; trying to keep things light.
“I’ve never been in love before,” he offered.
The admission shocked me. I had thought he would give me some brief history about his life as a prince or talk about his brothers. Love was another topic altogether though. My cheeks blushed and he smiled, running a finger along the left side of my face.
