by Lisa Lace
With no better option to clothe herself, Katie took a robe from a hook by the shower and wrapped it around her body. It was too big for her and sized for an Oretoz male. She had to wrap the belt twice around her slim waist to keep it from trailing on the floor. Unlike the fuzzy fleece robe she left behind on Earth, this one was made of a smooth material similar to the bodysuits. It was slightly thicker than what she was used to, but it still clung to her curves in a flattering way that no robe from Earth could ever achieve.
Katie stepped tentatively out of the room, discovering that the electronic pad next to the door still didn’t respond to her fingers. Finding Troxeo was easy. The bridge was just down the hall from her room. She padded quietly up behind him. His wide shoulders rippled as he manipulated the controls in front of him.
The large window on the bridge revealed a deep blackness filled with stars. The slate-blue orb of Oretoz was quickly fading away from the ship. When she took a shower, she missed the takeoff and any turbulence as they left the atmosphere. Perhaps the air was thinner on Troxeo’s planet, or perhaps his ship was so advanced that she didn’t feel any acceleration.
“Hi.”
Troxeo swiveled in his chair. His green eyes swept over her, taking in her damp hair and the robe wrapped around her body. His muscles stiffened visibly, though he made no move to get up.
“I hope it was okay for me to take this robe,” she stammered. “It was all I could find in there.”
“It’s fine. I’m sorry I don’t have anything better to offer you.” Troxeo cleared his throat uncomfortably.
“I’ve set a course for Earth. It’ll take some time to get there, but we should be well out of the Fortress’s sensor range already.”
Katie looked down at Troxeo, realizing this was the first time she had the opportunity to be higher than him. He had always towered over her whenever they interacted with each other. Now he was forced to look up at her. The change in position gave him an aura of vulnerability that she found incredibly endearing. She had seen a side of him that was capable of breaking down doors and fighting, but his appearance now made her realize he possessed facets to his personality.
“I want to thank you,” she said meekly, not sure if this was the kind of thing that would offend an Oretoz soldier. “I don’t know what I would have done if you hadn’t come along. Well, I do know, and it shouldn’t be mentioned in polite company.”
Troxeo shook his head, waving off her thanks. “I just did what was necessary.”
“No, I mean what I’m saying.” Katie stepped closer to Troxeo and laid her hand over his where it rested on the arm of the chair. Their touch made sparks shoot through her so fiercely that she imagined she could see them, blue and bright where their skin touched. She looked from their hands up into his eyes, wondering if he had felt anything too.
Before Katie had a chance to question herself, she leaned down and pressed her lips to his. They were soft and giving but firm underneath, just like Troxeo himself. It was immediately obvious to her that it was not a simple kiss of thanks for either one of them. It was far more.
His lips answered hers, and her mouth parted, allowing his tongue to probe into her. Katie’s hands closed around the back of his neck, running over the prickly stubble where his hair was extremely short. His arms responded in kind, wrapping around her waist and pulling her into his lap. She curled up on top of him, deepening the kiss as thrills of energy continued to run through her body.
“I’m sorry,” Troxeo said suddenly, pulling away. “I shouldn’t have done that. You’ve been fighting to get away from men like me, and I have no right to take advantage of you.”
Katie looked at his face, but he wouldn’t look back at her. She could see a conflict fighting inside of him, and now it was her turn to save Troxeo. “Don’t you dare be sorry,” she commanded.
“What?” This time, he did look at her with questions in his eyes.
“I want you, Troxeo. I want you more than I ever imagined I could want an Earth man.”
“Are you sure?” he whispered.
Katie didn’t answer with words, using her body instead. She pressed her lips back to his, skimming his teeth with her tongue. Growling, he wrapped his arms underneath her ass and hoisted her out of the chair. Without breaking the kiss, he carried her back to his room, his cock pressing into her hip. They fell onto the big bed, not bothering to pull back the covers. They didn’t want to waste time on anything but each other.
Troxeo was on top of Katie as she ran her hands through his short hair and down his back, pulling at his shirt. He obeyed, pulling himself off her long enough to rip the garment from his body and toss it across the room. As he leaned back down over her, she shoved him away. He looked at her with confusion as she sat up on the bed and pushed him off.
“I told you I wanted you,” she explained. “That means I want every part of you.”
She moved to the floor and got on her knees, Troxeo standing in front of her. She ran her hands over his bare chest, feeling his rock-like muscles under a scattering of hair. Her hands flowed down to his waistline until she reached his belt buckle. Slowly, teasing him, she pulled his belt apart before gently unzipping his pants. Katie rested her hands on his hips as she ran her fingers against his skin inside his waistband, pushing his clothing down inch by inch. She felt the round firmness of his buttocks as she slid his pants down further until his cock stood in full glory in front of her.
The girls on the spaceship that took her from Earth had speculated about sex with an alien, wondering if their parts would be any different. They had joked about blue erections and giggled frantically. If she ever saw them again, which wasn’t likely, she would tell them that there wasn’t anything funny about it. His cock thrummed as it pointed at her, eager for events yet to come.
She took it in one hand, feeling the velvety smoothness of skin stretching tautly over it. Unable to resist, she wrapped her lips around his cock, flicking her tongue gently against the tip. Troxeo groaned, and she plunged him further into her mouth. There was no greater turn on than knowing her mate was aroused. She slid her lips toward the base of his shaft, opening her throat to make room for all of him. Katie clutched his butt with one hand and ran her thumb around the base of his balls with the other.
Troxeo hissed as she consumed him, rolling her tongue over his cock and sucking hard as she pulled back. He tangled his hands in her hair, pressing his hips into the pleasure she gave him. A tingling sensation vibrated between her legs, jealous of the attention her mouth was getting. It wouldn’t be long before she needed him inside of her.
As though reading her mind, Troxeo pulled himself out of her mouth and tipped her chin up. She had to look at him. “Stop. No more. You’ve got to let me have a turn now.”
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Troxeo burned inside after what Katie had done to him. He thought he had known pleasure in his brief encounters with Oretoz women. They had sated themselves quickly and moved on. It was nothing like the exquisite torture Katie wanted to put him through. Her moves were new to him.
He had never thought of delaying pleasure, but now that he had experienced it he couldn’t imagine living without it. She had brought him to the very edge of an explosion and even seemed to enjoy it. But Troxeo didn’t want to be reduced to the receiving end. With every bit of self-control he possessed, he pushed her away from him.
Katie looked up at him. Her lips were red and swollen. Her eyes were both submissive and commanding, begging him to please her. He slowly unbound the belt at the waist of her robe, determined to torture her as much as she had tortured him. But her clothing fell away quickly, falling to the floor into a puddle and revealing the pearlescent glow of her skin.
Troxeo pushed her back on the bed so he could see her full body. Gorgeous round nipples topped the quivering mounds of her breasts in a shade of pale pink that matched her lips. Katie’s hair fell around her shoulders in dark waves that were a sharp contrast with her skin. It tapered down to her
trim waist, smooth and flat around her navel. Her hips widened out from there, framing her core.
Troxeo fought against the throbbing in his cock that demanded he plunge into Katie immediately. He desperately wanted to feel her walls close around him and finally purge the sensations she incited in him from the moment he saw her. She had given him new ideas, and he’d be damned if he wasn’t going to get the chance to try them out.
He climbed on top of her. He kept his weight on his arms to keep from crushing her small frame as he flicked one of her nipples with his tongue. It hardened and stood firm for him, seeming to beg for more. Troxeo took it into his mouth, licking and sucking just as she had done to him. She murmured with pleasure, encouraging him as she wrapped her arms around his head and pulled him closer.
Troxeo moved between her breasts, reveling in the feel of the mounds of flesh against his face. He could die happy here, but he continued to his right to give her other nipple the attention it deserved. The sweet bud was already tempting him, a hard raisin against her skin. He used his tongue to toy with it as he took as much of her breast into his mouth as he could.
Leisurely, he worked his way down her supple stomach, stopping to kiss each one of her hips before moving down to explore the soft folds between her legs. Taking his cue from her, he ran his tongue over her slit. Katie instantly arched her back and spread her legs wider for him.
Troxeo grinned and pushed his tongue deeper, probing into her sex. She tasted warm and sweet as he moved his mouth over her, flicking, licking, and pushing. He knew he had to be doing something right because Katie angled her hips to give him better access. She ran her hands over her breasts as she moaned.
Parting her lips with his left hand, Troxeo gently pushed one finger inside her. She gasped but didn’t protest, and he slid it slowly in and out. Her hips undulated in time with his movements. Troxeo slipped a second finger inside, gently pushing her further open. Katie’s juices glistened against his skin. She was pleased, but he couldn’t be satisfied. Still moving his fingers, he covered her once again with his mouth. Katie drew a sharp breath as his tongue found her center of pleasure.
She murmured something unintelligible as her hips start pulsing against his face. “Yes, right there. Don’t stop.” He continued his efforts, determined to work her up to the same mindless intensity he felt. Her hands left her breasts and pulled at his hair, locking his mouth to her sex. He sucked the tiny berry that seemed to control her, teasing her to a peak.
Katie screamed, her legs wrapping around him tightly. “Please,” she begged. “I need you inside me.”
Troxeo pulled away and shook his head. “I need to keep doing this.” He flicked his tongue across her clit once more just to see her squirm.
“I can’t take any more,” she whimpered. “It’s too good. Stop teasing me.”
Troxeo’s heart pounded. He had wanted this woman so badly, and he never thought they would get the chance to be together. Now she was underneath him, begging him to take her. “Tell me more.” He didn’t mean to increase her agony, but it was a dream come true. He wanted to live it to the fullest.
“Please,” she said. “I want to feel your weight on top of me. I need your big, hard cock inside me, pounding into me again and again. I want you so badly I can’t stand it.” Her hands had returned to her breasts, holding them and rubbing her thumbs over her hard nipples.
Unable to keep Katie waiting any longer, Troxeo immersed himself into her. She felt tight, but he pushed his way inside until he penetrated her completely. He buried the length of his cock inside her pussy, and she writhed underneath him. He felt the ecstasy of her walls quivering around him, but he also felt something more.
The tiny sparks and pulses which passed between them before now curled inside him like coiled wire, their cores melding together. The entire universe seemed to spin within the two of them, as though someone had made the stars and planets for their pleasure.
He saw the spark reflected in her eyes, and he knew once and for all that he was right. She truly was his eleste. Katie belonged with him, and she knew it as well as he did. So few Oretoz still believed it was possible to find a soulmate, but he had proved them all wrong.
He thrust against her, her warmth surrounding him, inviting him, and claiming him. He was home.
Chapter Thirty
Katie stared at the man on top of her. She had been looking for the perfect man and planning her wedding her entire life. The relationship she had with Ben had worked at the time, but she saw everything from a different point of view now. Katie had spent her time on Earth as a young and foolish girl who knew nothing of the universe.
As Troxeo thrust into Katie, she knew her life had changed. Troxeo was showing her there was more to sex than lust. She felt her heart surge toward him and imagined he felt the same way toward her. Their bodies melded together. It didn’t matter which planet they came from or what happened between them before this moment.
Katie surrendered herself to life with Troxeo, whatever it brought. She couldn’t imagine living any other way. His presence was intoxicating, making her quiver and convulse around him. She wanted him to stay inside her, to fill her up and make her whole.
She shuddered with pleasure, moaning and pressing up against him. Her core rippled around his cock, pulling him further inside. They built up to their climax together, the intensity increasing as they rocked back and forth, exclamations of pleasure growing louder as they became one. Katie screamed, unable to hold anything back anymore. She felt his cock expand inside her, reacting to her pleasure and filling her with his seed.
He collapsed next to her, sweaty and exhausted. She allowed herself a smile of pride that she had been able to bring such a big man to his knees with pleasure. “That was lovely.”
Troxeo was too busy trying to catch his breath to respond. He lay on the pillow next to her, gasping and running his hands over his face. He blinked and stared up at the ceiling as though he wasn’t sure what had happened, but he nodded dumbly.
“So did you like fucking a human?” She felt confident of her sexual prowess on Earth, but she didn’t know what the standards were for the alien. Making love to Troxeo was not the same as it had been with anyone else before. Fucking wasn’t even the right word for it. It wasn’t anything like what she used to do with Ben. She felt raw passion now. Unleashed, unhinged, and uninhibited.
“Liked it?” Troxeo let out a breathless laugh, a noise that Katie had never heard from him before. “If I had known it could have been like that, I never would have taken you to the Fortress in the first place!”
Now it was Katie’s turn to laugh. “That’s good to hear. I guess you’ll be ready for some more later.”
Troxeo rolled over, pinning Katie to the bed with his chest. “I intend to get as much of you as I can before the time comes.” He trailed off, his countenance becoming somber. “We only have a few hours remaining before I return you to Earth.”
Katie felt like crying out in protest. Although it was true that she had been trying to get back to Earth ever since Troxeo had taken her prisoner, things had changed now. Various schemes flashed through her mind, focused on how she could stay together with Troxeo. Returning to Oretoz was out of the question. They might shoot her on sight when she was recognized as an escaped prisoner. Troxeo was likely a wanted man as well.
She couldn’t bring him back to Earth and pretend to live a normal life there either. Though the people on her home planet were aware aliens existed in the universe, it would be unusual for an entirely new race to show up without any fanfare. Katie had likely averted an Oretoz invasion by escaping from Commander Reck. That might change if EarthGov tried to make contact.
Tears welled in Katie’s eyes. After a lifetime of waiting, she had found her true love, and he was about to be ripped away from her. “I don’t want to leave you, Troxeo. I don’t care if I don’t make it back to Earth. I need you. I don’t know how to make it happen. Can we float around in space forever? Please don’t
force me to go.”
He kissed her on her forehead, a gesture so tender that it only made her tears spill down her face. “I love you, Katie.” His voice spoke straight to her heart, cradling it and stabbing it simultaneously.
Chapter Thirty-One
Rolling back to his side of the bed, Troxeo racked his brain. He knew it would be impossible for them to stay on either of their planets. It would be terrible luck to find a woman he was destined to be with but then have to give her up. Katie was right. They couldn’t travel forever without any plans for resupplying.
“I wish there were a place we could go where none of our complications mattered,” she whispered. “Some place where neither one of us would be hunted, scrutinized, or dissected. Maybe a place where there aren’t any other people at all.”
Troxeo listened to her words, imagining a place that would provide a peaceful rest from all they had been through. Suddenly a thought occurred to him that made him want to smack himself for not having realized it sooner. “I think there’s a planet that has everything you want.”
“Really? Where is it?” She sat up on her elbow to look at him. Her breasts rubbed against his arm, but he forced himself to concentrate on the matter at hand.
“Several years ago, when they promoted me to Captain, the military gave me a bonus. As a soldier bunked in the Fortress, I didn’t need any extra money. I could have used it for upgrades to my ship or saved it for my retirement if I was fortunate enough to live that long. Instead, I combined it with some other savings and bought a parcel of land on a distant planet. Mezval is a resort world for wealthy people who want to be left alone. I only visited it long enough to approve the purchase, but I remember it is beautiful. The land I bought is near an ocean, and it’s big enough that we would never see our neighbors or know they existed. Better yet, they won’t know we exist, either. There’s a nebula near the planet that turns the sky purple and green in the early mornings.”
