by Sue Mercury
Taking a deep breath, he decided he must give her honesty. It wouldn’t be honorable if he didn’t warn her about what might happen.
“Leah, I must tell you something.”
“What is it?” She peered up at him, her expression a mix of curiosity and worry.
“Do you remember that I told you I’m a member of the Vash’arr, an elite group of Marttiaxoxalian warriors?”
“Of course. Do you have to go to work right now? I would understand if you must leave for a while. I realize you are probably very busy.”
“I don’t have to go to work. The king has ordered me to take a brief leave of absence, so I will not need to leave your side for some time. Ten full days, in fact.”
To his delight, she brightened. “Oh. That’s good news, then. I must admit, I enjoy your company, Jav. You have been very kind to me.”
Her words warmed his heart and he found himself leaning closer, desperate for another whiff of the moisture gathering between her thighs. He repressed a growl and focused on her eyes again, mesmerized by the tiny flecks of gold and their unique shapes.
“I am pleased to hear you enjoy my company, sweet Leah.” He kissed each of her hands, then turned them so he could press his lips to the soft undersides of her wrists. When his tongue darted out of his mouth, he moaned as he licked her skin, unable to help himself.
Fluxx, he would be content to spend the rest of the day licking her all over and bringing her to pleasure.
She whimpered and shuddered against him.
“As I said, I must tell you something.” Desire heated his blood and he took several deep breaths, trying to calm his racing heart and tamp down the passions rising from deep within. He needed to warn her first. “The Vash’arr are genetically enhanced warriors.”
She sucked in a shaky breath. “Oh? Is that why you’re so much bigger than all the other Martians I’ve seen?”
“Yes, but it’s more than my size and my strength. I must warn you about something. When we mate…” His voice trailed off. How could he explain it when he wasn’t certain what would happen himself? He had only heard rumors, and maybe he had better self-control than most Vash’arr warriors. He was the commander of his unit, after all, the most skilled among his comrades.
“Will something unusual happen when we mate?” she asked. To his surprise, she didn’t appear the least bit frightened. Her eyes darkened and her breathing became unsteady. The scent of her arousal also increased in the air, causing another wave of heat to flow through him.
“Not precisely,” he said, “but I have heard that once a Vash’arr warrior mates for the first time, he often goes into a frenzy of lust and cannot get enough of his female. They will mate over and over again during a short time period.”
Her lips parted and a flush spread from her neck upwards, until her entire face became a shade of dark pink. She muttered something under her breath in her native tongue and glanced at the bed.
“I will not claim you until you are ready, sweet Leah. If you would like to wait several days, or longer, know that I will not force you.” He pressed a kiss to her forehead before releasing his hold on her and backing away a few steps. “I want you to think on it.”
Chapter 10
Leah stared at Jav as she tried to process all that he’d just told her.
Her face flamed when she thought about mating with him. God, he was so sexy, part of her just wanted to jump straight into bed with him, the consequences be damned.
When he’d described what would follow after their first mating as a frenzy of lust, her pussy had spasmed as she conjured a mental image of Jav taking her over and over again.
Perhaps she ought to be more scared of him, but she wasn’t. It was difficult to imagine him truly hurting her when he’d been so sweet to her thus far. Ten days. He had ten days off work. The idea of spending so much alone time with him lifted her spirits. She enjoyed his company and had started to think of him as a gentle giant.
Frenzy of lust.
Her face heated further.
“There are others?” she asked. “Other human females who have mated with Vash’arr warriors?”
“Yes,” he replied, his voice strained. It sounded as though he were in pain.
“And they are all alive and well?” she asked in a somewhat teasing tone, trying to bring some light to the situation.
“Of course. A Marttiaxoxalian male would never do his female any harm. We treasure our mates, sweet Leah, I promise you that.” His dark eyes gleamed with truth.
She recalled what he’d told her when they first met. He’d claimed he’d spent his entire life waiting for her. He’d also mentioned it was a dream of his to have a family. Hope filled her at the thought. If they were ever blessed with children, she would hold those babies tight and smother them with love.
She’d done the math during her time in jail. A twenty-five-year sentence meant she would be forty-three when she got out of prison, not an entirely impossible age to conceive a child, but a difficult age to start trying. Especially since there was the whole finding a decent father to settle down with dilemma she would’ve been facing too. A challenging prospect with a record like hers. Most men wouldn’t want to marry a woman with a record because it meant she couldn’t easily find a job, and it usually took two salaries for a family to survive in Zone 12, as well as most other zones on Earth.
In the confines of her cold jail cell, she had mourned the loss of the family she would never have. Before her arrest, she used to think she’d marry Steven and live happily-ever-after. What a fool she’d been, falling for a guy who had only wanted to use her.
She’d grown since then and was no longer as gullible as she used to be. Thank goodness for that. But she’d rushed into her relationship with Steven. Was she a fool to rush into her relationship with Jav? Maybe it was best to take it slow, wait a few days, or even longer, before they consummated their mating union.
To her shock, the idea of waiting, even another day, left her saddened. She liked it when Jav touched her, especially when he put his arms around her. He possessed a kind heart. And even if he was a complete jerk, they were still considered mates. She’d come to Mars to become his bride. Never look back.
They were bound to remain together for the rest of their days. He’d even had a doctor start treatments on her which would allow her to match his lifespan, and Marttiaxoxalians mated for life.
She searched her heart and didn’t find much fear. She was a little nervous about mating with Jav for the first time, but she’d already started to trust him.
He’d promised not to hurt her, and the sincerity gleaming in his eyes made it difficult for her to believe he might lie to her. She pushed away the guilt she felt over her own lies and took a deep breath, meeting her mate’s heated gaze.
“I don’t want to wait, Jav,” she announced, her tone coming out more formal than she’d intended. “I think we should mate right now.”
Jav stared at Leah as desire swept through him. His cock hardened to the point of painfulness and his balls tightened. The scent of his mate filled the air, teasing him with her heady essence.
He took a few steps closer to her but stopped short of touching her. He had a feeling, once he touched her this time, he would give in to the heated passions coursing through his body.
“Are you certain, sweet Leah?” he asked.
She bit her bottom lip and nodded. “I don’t see the point in waiting. After all, we’re going to spend the rest of our lives together. We might as well start now, don’t you think? I do appreciate your patience though. It speaks for your character. It tells me you’re not cruel or unfeeling. That’s important to me.”
He finally reached out to touch her, placing his hand on her shoulder. He stepped closer and peered into her pretty dark gaze, once more mesmerized by the golden flecks in her eyes. Her hair gleamed underneath the overhead lights and shifted slightly as a breeze entered through the open window.
“I vow to cherish you until t
he end of my days, Leah from Earth.” With his other hand, he stroked her hair and cupped the back of her head.
“And I-I vow to honor our mating union as best I can,” she said, her voice gentle as the breeze ruffling her hair. “I was incredibly nervous about coming to Mars, but now that I’ve met you, Jav, I feel as though I’m getting a second chance.” Her eyes widened after she finished speaking and she pressed her lips together, as if she hadn’t meant to utter this confession aloud. But he was glad she’d said it, because it sounded as though she were speaking from the heart.
The scent of her arousal reached him again and he growled deep in his throat. He cupped her face and leaned down to press his lips to hers. He growled again and proceeded to kiss her thoroughly, delving his tongue inside to tangle with hers and savoring the vibration of her little whimpers.
Soon, he would take her to bed and bring her to the heights of ecstasy.
Despite his desperate need to claim her, he also longed to bring her pleasure. He wanted her writhing beneath him in the throes of passion, screaming out his name as she came again and again.
He broke the kiss, but only so he could sweep her up in his arms and carry her to the bed.
“I’m going to claim you now, sweet Leah. I’m going to make you mine.”
Chapter 11
Leah’s body hummed with pleasure as Jav pressed her down on the bed. They were both still dressed, but he kept kissing her, wonderfully passionate kisses that made her feel as though he really cared about her. And maybe he did.
I have been waiting my entire life to meet you.
His sweetly spoken words returned to her, leaving her warm all over. Did Marttiaxoxalians fall in love at first sight? Given his thoughtful treatment of her thus far, she was starting to seriously wonder.
Occasionally, he trailed kisses down her neck and over the top of her cleavage. His skin was hard but smooth and she couldn’t resist running her hands up and down his arms and feeling his huge muscles. The growls that had once frightened her now turned her on. Every time he made such a noise, the animalistic sound vibrated through her and caused her pussy to clench.
She gasped at the sensation of his erection pressing at her through the layers of their clothing. He ground his center to hers and groaned. He pulled back from kissing her neck and peered down at her, his nostrils flaring and his eyes black as the night. He was panting hard and perspiration gleamed on his forehead.
She was panting pretty hard herself and she drew in a few much-needed deep breaths as she awaited his next move. He growled and pulled her off the bed, but only so he could strip her clothing off. He yanked the dress over her head, leaving her in nothing but her bra and panties, some of the new undergarments that Nassia had given her. She was glad not to be wearing the ugly prison-issued underwear, even though she didn’t think Jav cared much about what she was wearing right now. His only focus was getting her naked.
After he started pulling her panties down, he made a noise of frustration in this throat and proceeded to rip the undergarment off her. He tore her bra off her next and tossed the shredded items to the floor.
His dark eyes roved over her naked body and his nostrils flared wider.
“You are breathtaking, sweet Leah,” he said.
Sweet Leah. She loved that he kept calling her that. After years of being alone, knowing there was no one in the world who cared about her, it made her want to cry. But she blinked rapidly and forced the emotion back. They were about to consummate their mating union and she didn’t want to spoil it with tears. Besides, she had cried enough over the years, in the darkness of the night when no one would see.
Pushing thoughts of Earth and past regrets aside, she focused on the huge purple Martian standing before her. Her neck ached from looking up at him, but she couldn’t tear her eyes from his. She reached out and tried pulling at the waistband of his pants, hoping to help him undress, but he pushed her hands away and did the job himself. He kicked off his boots and stripped his pants and shirt off faster than she could utter “oh my” under her breath.
It was still daylight. Late afternoon, she might guess, and there was plenty of natural light pouring into the room from the wide bedroom window and the skylight above, giving her a perfect view of Jav’s impressive, naked form.
She shook her head. “No, it’s you who is breathtaking,” she found herself saying, awed by the well-defined planes of his muscles. She would have never considered herself the type of girl to lust after an extremely attractive male, but the sight of him, so tall and huge and proudly naked, as well as handsome, left her quivering with need.
Her gaze drifted lower and she gasped at the sight of his manhood.
“Oh my God,” she said in English, suddenly forgetting the Galactic Common translation. Her thoughts had become too muddled as she stared at his enormous appendage.
“Do not be afraid, sweet Leah.” He stepped forward and embraced her, pressing his erection against her stomach in the process. To her shock, his cock was hotter than the rest of his body. It felt as though his manhood was emitting pulses of heat upon her flesh.
He kissed her again, backing her against the bed until she collapsed on the mattress beneath him. He lifted her slightly and set her in the center of the large bed. His masculine scent surrounded her, and she continued running her hands over his arms and even his back, reveling in the hard but smooth feel of his armored skin.
When she touched the base of his horns, curious about what they would feel like, the growl that escaped him was nearly a roar. He proceeded to kiss his way down her body and settled his mouth between her thighs. She felt her eyes go wide and she started squirming around, her face flaming as she finally understood what he meant to do.
He grasped her thighs and gave her a surprisingly stern look. “Your scent has been driving me wild. I must taste you, Leah.” His hands trembled upon her thighs and she realized he was shaking with need.
Obeying his command, she rested back upon a pillow and parted her legs wider. He dipped his head back down between her thighs and she cried out when he licked the seam of her pussy lips.
His tongue was large and warm, covering her entire center as she lurched upward to meet his touch. He paused and parted her folds, only to press one thick digit into her wetness. Pressure built within her as he started pumping that finger in and out of her, and he soon resumed licking her intimate parts, this time focusing his attention on her pulsing clit.
She gasped at the overwhelming sensation and continually lifted her hips, thrusting her center against his face as the waves of pleasure rushed through her, causing her to whimper and moan and make all other sorts of noises she’d never made before.
“I want to feel you coming upon my tongue, sweet Leah.” His eyes flickered up to hers and he increased the pressure of his tongue on her swollen nubbin.
Her mind whirled and her vision swam. She closed her eyes and leaned back on the pillow, crying out as Jav started thrusting his finger into her faster, as well as deeper. When he added a second finger a moment later, the feel of the sudden increased fullness, along with the continued pressure of his tongue caressing her clit, she found herself soaring toward oblivion.
Chapter 12
The sight of Leah writhing in the throes of an orgasm made Jav’s cock harden further. Gods, he had never seen anything so beautiful before. After she stopped gasping, he withdrew his fingers from her center, then waited until she caught her breath.
With his head still between her thighs, he breathed in the heady scent of her essence. Her pussy was slick and pink and swollen. So fluxxing perfect. He longed to taste her all over again.
And so he did. He held her down, keeping a firm grasp upon her thighs, as he set about laving her pink, swollen parts with his tongue. He growled now and then, causing his tongue to vibrate over her clit. Whenever he did this, she shuddered and cried out and grasped at the covers with frantic movements.
“You’re so lovely when in the midst of a release, li
ttle human,” he said. “I could watch you come over and over again. A thousand fluxxing times a day.”
He paid homage to her and brought her to the heights of pleasure repeatedly, even when she pleaded with him and claimed she couldn’t take any more. He kissed her inner thighs in between each session, allowing her the time to catch her breath before he resumed licking her and shoving his fingers into her wet heat.
He was a bit surprised by his own actions. Earlier, he had imagined sinking his cock into her depths as soon as possible, once she agreed to mate with him. But now that she’d agreed to consummate their mating union, all he could think about was bringing her endless pleasure before he made a move to take any of his own.
Her dark locks flailed about her head as she thrashed around and moaned. She’d become so wet that her arousal had leaked upon her inner thighs, causing her flesh to glisten under a layer of her feminine essence.
The exquisite taste of her heated his blood, and his need for her suddenly increased. He brought her to yet another release and then leaned back, wiping his mouth on the back of his hand. He took in the sight of her panting and trembling upon the bed and knew he must have her now.
Settling himself atop her, he was careful not to put his full weight on her. He didn’t wish to crush her or harm her in the slightest. She was a treasure, a gift from the Gods, though he couldn’t imagine what good deed he’d performed during his life to justify receiving a female as sweet and responsive as Leah. He wasn’t about to complain though.
She belonged to him now. She would always belong to him.
He met her eyes and cupped the side of her face. Her gaze was distant, almost dreamy, but she gave him a sweet smile that told him she was still cognizant of what was happening. She emitted a soft sigh and parted her thighs wider beneath him, arching her center up against his ready cock.
