Intentional Abduction

Intentional Abduction – Eve Langlais

Intentional Abduction by Eve Langlais

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Copyright © October 2011, Eve Langlais Cover Art by Amanda Kelsey © October 2011 Edited by Brieanna Robertson Produced in Canada Published by Eve Langlais Suite 126 — 2377 Hwy #2 Unit 120 Bowmanville ON, L1C 5E2 www.EveLanglais.com ISBN: 978-0-9869154-5-1 Intentional Abduction is a work of fiction and the characters, events and dialogue found within the story are of the author's imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, either living or deceased, is completely coincidental. No part of this book may be reproduced or shared in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including but not limited to digital copying, file sharing, audio recording, email and printing without permission in writing from the author.

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Blurb

She intentionally abducted him because of his prowess, so when the chance arose, he stole her for revenge—and to assuage his lust. Aylia is on a quest to get pregnant, and in the timehonored tradition of her people, she must kidnap a suitable male for the task. Seducing a reluctant warrior is harder than she expected, especially when her body turns traitor and melts at his touch. When he flips the situation around and takes her prisoner, he doesn’t just steal her body, he also takes her heart. And she might just have to kill him to get it back. Being the scourge of the galaxy comes with consequences, like women wanting his body, but Jaro’s never had someone kidnap him for his seed. Fighting the female’s allure, the captive becomes the captor, and he learns that not all battles are fought using fists and knives. Although, the sword between his legs gives her its best shot. Through the vastness of space, brothels, and unmentionable places in between, can this stubborn pair overlook their pride and past to come together? Or will they forever abduct and pleasurably torture each other?

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Chapter One “It’s time you bedded a male and got pregnant.” Aylia, in the midst of sparring with her teacher, hesitated for a fraction of a nanosecond at this announcement and received a sharp whack across her shins as punishment. Shaking off her shock, she twirled her stave in a protective weave, which countered the continuing jabs of her teacher. “I don’t mean to question your—” Pantariste, her teacher, interrupted her. “Then don’t.” She narrowed her yellow gaze on Aylia and pulled her stubby wings in tight as she stepped up her whirling attack. However, despite her teacher’s rebuke, Aylia couldn’t help herself from questioning the shocking announcement. “But, wasn’t it you who told me that as a foundling, when my time came, I would be unable to mate with a male Zonian?” Aylia interjected as she blocked her teacher’s aggressive barrage. She swept her foot in an arc and just missed her instructor’s clawed feet. A quick spin and Aylia avoided a lunge that would have left a colorful bruise. She thrust at Pantariste as she completed her turn. An arm clad in a leather armguard blocked it, but even her swift teacher couldn’t avoid Aylia’s 5

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foot, which angled up to kick her in the stomach. Her blow barely budged her guardian and teacher, a role held since Aylia had arrived as an orphan twenty-four planetary rotations ago. Pantariste grinned, displaying pointed teeth. “That is correct. Your more fragile female parts could not handle even one of our weak Zonian males, not to mention your two breasted status repulses them. However, in spite of your shortcomings, you are well past the time to learn the mating rituals of the flesh and begin your line. Seeing as how we’ve no males suitable, it has been decided by the elder matriarchs that you must leave on a breeding quest.” The unexpected announcement of her departure made Aylia stumble and Pantariste, never one to allow accusations of weakness or favoritism, swung her stave with a whistle of displaced air and knocked Aylia off her feet. But Aylia’s breath had already left her as she struggled to grasp what her teacher said. “I’m to go off planet?” She tried to not sound too excited at the prospect, even though she’d long dreamed of leaving the Zonian world and seeing the universe—and maybe, just maybe, finding others of her kind. The only other orphans of her species on the planet were still but children, and not exactly bosom companions. Not that she lacked for companionship. The Zonian females, who’d held the position 6

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of friends since her childhood, were just busy these days having moved on from girlhood games to become mothers and matriarchs of their own family lines. Standing over her pupil, Pantariste snorted and shook her head. “Of course, off planet. How else are you to find a male fit to father your line? Have our battles addled your brain, child? Get up.” Pantariste held out a taloned hand and yanked Aylia to her feet. Brimming with questions, Aylia scurried alongside her teacher as she took off at a brisk walk. “But how will I find a proper specimen? I don’t even know where to look.” “I’ve arranged for some new subliminal lessons. You will learn all you need to know about navigating one of our spacecraft, the various races, and how to comport yourself off planet. Anything you don’t learn, the onboard ship computer shall be able to relay. As for locating a suitable male, that is part of the quest. Do you think the fathers of my daughters just fell from the sky?” “I thought one of them did.” “Only after I shot him down, but I still tracked him for three sunrises through the wild Pontusian jungles.” The reality of her quest sank in and excitement made her almost giddy as the Kevlovian wine she and her friends smuggled when younger. “Permission to squeal?”

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“Granted,” replied her teacher dryly, but Aylia could see the twinkle in her beady yellow eyes. Whooping a shrill war cry, Aylia ran through the village, turning cartwheels and flips in her excitement. A few matrons paused to watch her with shakes of their heads and indulgent smiles. In the life of a Zonian, the day a female left the ranks of children and was considered a true warrior had nothing to do with her first blooded enemy—she’d done that at eight revolutions—but the day a teacher deemed a female fit enough to procreate, and start her own dynasty. Exciting news for a fragile-skinned outsider who’d had to work twice as hard to prove her worth, but that’s not what exhilarated Aylia the most. For the first time in her life, she would leave the only world she knew and go into space. And find a male, built like me, to mate with.

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Chapter Two Why can’t I ever say no to a challenge? Jaro pondered the question as he stared up at the hulking, eight-foot monster he’d agreed to fight. Sure, he’d win a disgusting amount of credits once he clobbered the beast, not that he truly needed any more, his credit accounts, both legal and not, containing more than enough funds to last him several lifetimes. As for his reputation, it didn’t really need a boost in the form of a trivial conquest given the only other person in the galaxy who came close to him in skills happened to be his brother. The frukxing jerk. So why exactly had Jaro agreed, other than out of sheer boredom, to combat the four tusked, razor-sharp clawed, killing machine breathing heavily across the cage from him? Oh yeah, his damned cousins Brax and Xarn dared him. The pair of big, hulking idiots goaded him into it by declaring nothing could beat a Lxroakian male in a match of strength, except for Tren of course, Jaro’s damned older brother. And with that taunt—along with several burning shots of Qergon alcohol he’d imbibed—they’d left him no choice. I mean, what’s a male to do when his strength and cunning is called into question? Win, of course. 9

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Stripping off his shirt, Jaro stretched his arms and sent his body through a series of warm up exercises, limbering his muscles. A squirt of liquid on his back made him whirl with a growl on his dark lips only to encounter the grinning miens of his cousins. “What the frukx are you doing?” he bellowed. “Oiling you, of course,” Brax announced. “It’ll make it harder for the Lxroakian to grab you and crush you into a pulpy, gelatinous mess.” “And it’ll make your muscles look good for the females in the crowd,” Xarn added with a waggle of his brows. Jaro counted to ten in a bid to control his temper, lost it at four, and punched Xarn in the face. It didn’t knock his cousin down, but it did wipe the smirk from his face. “Save it for the fight,” Brax admonished. “I’ve got a lot of credits riding on you.” At Jaro’s pointed glare, both his cousins laughed. “This isn’t funny,” Jaro managed to say through gritted teeth. “Insane, stupid, and suicidal, though, come to mind.” “Courageous, incredible, and thigh-spreading are what I would have said.” Jaro rolled his eyes. His damned cousins just never took a damned thing seriously. It’s what made them so much

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fun, the frukxing idiots. “When I survive this, I’m going to beat both your purple buttocks into the next galaxy.” “If you survive, I look forward to it,” Xarn riposted before diving out of the cage housing the match. With a clang, the openings on both sides slammed shut and Jaro got an up close glimpse of his opponent. Ugly and a lot bigger than expected, Jaro kept his eyes trained on the beast, searching for any signs of a weakness. A loudspeaker came on with a static wail and stirred the crowd up. “In that corner, weighing in at one hundred and fifty galactic meteorites, K’illor, Lxroakian male and undefeated cage champion.” Undefeated? Jaro growled as he thought of the damage he’d inflict on his cousins when he won. “In the other corner, our challenger, weighing in at a puny forty-nine meteorites, Jarokaluan, scourge of the galaxy, and first class warrior of Aressotle.” Well, at least the alien in charge had gotten his name right. Once he won, it would probably result in a deluge of new contracts—both real ones requiring actual skill and ones that just required face to face meetings with females curious to see if the scourge of the galaxy would scour them. With a scream of, “May the most worthy fighter live,” the battle commenced. 11

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Taking the measure of his opponent, Jaro bounced on the balls of his feet, observing how the Lxroakian moved. It didn’t reassure Jaro at all when each step of his opponent made the floor of the cage vibrate. One hundred and fifty galactic meteorites, my purple butt! Using his growing irritation with his cousins to fuel his adrenaline, Jaro easily dodged the first and second swinging fist. He jabbed, and the skin on his knuckles tore on the hard coating that passed for skin on his foe. Frukx! Just slugging it out wouldn’t serve him well. Nor would brute force. Weaponless due to the nature of the match, he’d need to rely on his wits—and gravity. A plan formed, but he’d need to tire the towering alien first. With a battle cry that in the past made more than an entire squadron of green-skinned Pracgudian wet themselves, he went to work, taunting and tiring the beast. He made sure to add extra flourish to his movements, seeing out of the corners of his eyes the watching and screaming ladies—that was if you could call the scantily-clad, horny females something so nice. Not that he cared. In his world, the prevailing theory stated why pay for pleasure when he could get it for free—and with more than one female at once. Of course, sating his cock would wait until after he’d tied up his cousins and tossed them onto a ship heading out to the colonies. Priorities before pleasure.

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**** Aylia couldn’t take her eyes from the incredible warrior in the ring. Fleet of foot, possessed of a subtle, yet inspiring strength, and even more shocking, she found him pleasing to look upon. From her first glimpse of his oiled, mauve muscles, rippling and so well defined, to his broad, partially denuded body, she’d found herself enthralled, and not just captivated into watching him fight, but aroused as well, or so she assumed given her body’s response. Under her heavy, hooded cloak, her nipples tightened into aching buds, and her sex flooded with moisture as her mind couldn’t help imagining having such a warrior at her mercy to play with. A male deserving of the honor of fathering her line. A man worthy of the treasure between her legs. And have him, she would. If he survived, that was. Surely, he suffered from a tinge of madness to voluntarily pit himself against the horrible creature in the cage. She could only hope, unlike the others before him, that he wouldn’t expire, a victim of male folly. For several galactic cycles now, Aylia had roamed this particular asteroid, a perfect waystation, or so the ship’s computer informed her, that saw the passage of travelers from around the universe. If she displayed a little patience, a male who met her needs would eventually appear. 13

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She’d almost given up hope. On a quest to capture the seed of a powerful male, a worthy donor to the child she would create, she’d naively imagined that once she got into space, this mysterious donor would fall into her net, or at least show himself so she could chase him down in the time honored Zonian way. Instead of finding a multitude of pale-skinned creatures like herself, she’d discovered more strange beings, which like the Zonians, bore her no similarity. Aliens, who while in some cases sported penises capable of penetration, would not provide a viable seed for her to use. Actually, that wasn’t entirely true. She’d discovered a few weak specimens, craven creatures she’d bested without the use of a weapon. She did not desire their seed, especially not for her first daughter. She wanted only the best for that honor. If I were to selfishly admit, I want someone I could find pleasure with in the begetting. Just because the Zonians hunted down their males for procreation didn’t mean they did not enjoy it. While tradition was the basis, attraction played as great a part as strength in their choosing. Until this Jarokualan, she’d thought she would never feel the hunger of desire. Up until now, she’d wondered if perhaps she’d set her sights too high. It seemed, though, she’d just needed patience. And now she also needed some luck, and pray that her chosen one would emerge victorious, further proving his 14

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eligibility. Almost forgetting her requirement for discretion, she screamed, as the purple warrior strutted around the cage, his knees partially flexed, his hands balled into light fists. She groaned when he didn’t dodge a swinging fist quickly enough and went flying. But, he’d no sooner hit the floor, tucked in a ball, than he sprang up again. A smile tugged at her lips as her chosen one taunted the horrific beast, goading it into rushing, and then, in a swift move worthy of a Zonian female warrior, stuck his foot out and tripped it. It still amazed Aylia to discover that off planet, males were the dominating sex. Having grown up on a world where females ruled and males were relegated to the status of slave or laborer, it stunned her to realize that elsewhere, males were not only bigger than the females, they could fight! They weren’t cowards like the Zonian males whose idea of feistiness was running or brazenly saying no before swooning. How backwards is that? It made her quest all the more exciting, though. Unlike her home world traditions, she wouldn’t just be able to take her purple male down with a few submission moves. Nor would she best him in a contest of strength, or so she judged, since her target definitely outweighed her and displayed an impressive amount of muscle.

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But Pantariste warned me this might happen. It’s why my ship is equipped with a few extra items to aid me in my endeavor. One way or another, I will conquer that purple warrior. Given the dampness in her cleft, she couldn’t wait.

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Chapter Three Downing the fiery alcohol laced with a healing potion his irritating cousins brought him, Jaro blinked back the sweat and blood as he tried to filter their babble. “Good job on the fight,” Xarn said, slapping him on the back, right over a nicely developing bruise. Biting back the wince, he took another shot of booze, waiting for the medicine to kick in. “But couldn’t you have won a little less spectacularly?” Brax complained, throwing up his hands. “The Lxroakian’s eighteen wives and six of his sons were in the crowd. And they’re not too happy you bested the ugly fellow.” “Well excuse me for not laying down to die.” “That’s not what we meant,” Brax hurried to say. “However, did you have to jab out his eye using his own claw?” “And emasculate it until it was shrieking like a virgin in a brothel?” Xarn grinned as he said it, the bloodthirsty wretch. A shrug of indifference lifted Jaro’s shoulders. “He and his family should count themselves lucky I didn’t kill him. I was feeling benevolent today.” 17

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“Yeah, well, you’d better feel that big ‘B’ word in space because rumor is they’re on their way to pay you a visit.” “Really?” Jaro arched a brow. “I’m not weaponless anymore. I’d like to see them try.” The galaxy’s scourge never went about unarmed, although it played havoc on metal detectors. Not that he cared. Those who stood in his way didn’t do so for long. “Oh, they’re not out to kill you,” Xarn replied, a smirk tilting his lips. “They intend to marry you to the ugly brute’s eldest daughter. They were so impressed with your skills that they’ve decided to make you her husband.” The swallowed alcohol went down the wrong way and Jaro straightened in his seat, sputtering as his eyes watered. “What?” he bellowed. “No frukxing way! Tell them I said thanks, but no.” “And dishonor them?” Brax tsked him like a naughty child and shook his head. “Sorry, dear cousin, but we like our body parts intact. Your best bet lies in eluding capture.” “Fine. I intended to leave in the next galactic cycle anyway. Although, I would have liked to have enjoyed the fruits of my labors.” Jaro grumbled more out of habit than anything else. Truthfully, his sore body would enjoy a bit of respite that he wouldn’t have gotten if he entertained the females waiting for him. 18

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“Don’t worry, cousin, we’ll enjoy your fruits for you. After all, never let it be said we don’t do our part to maintain the family honor.” Jaro tried to growl, but truly, the idiotic pair were comical when they weren’t trying to get him killed. Much as he wanted to slit their throats half the time, he couldn’t deny they entertained him, and if push came to shove, they’d have his back in a nanosecond. “My ship should already be fueled and stocked to go, so unless you’ve got any more bad news for me, I shall take my leave.” Brax shook his head. “Not dressed like that, you aren’t. Did I mention they have troops everywhere?” “Not outside my door, they don’t.” Tired of his spaceship cabin, Jaro had anonymously rented a set of rooms during his stay. He’d quite enjoyed the luxury of liquid showers as opposed to the laser cleansing found on board his craft. “Not anymore.” Xarn whistled innocently while Brax laughed. “What did you idiots do now?” Jaro asked, refraining from sighing. “Who, us?” Xarn asked with wide-eyed innocence. “Well, we didn’t think the half dozen soldiers they sent to fetch you was sporting. A male of your reputation and 19

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stature deserved at least twice as many. So we took care of the puny advance guard.” Jaro did sigh at this point and pinched the bridge of his nose. “Great. Let’s piss them off even more. You do know I never leave by the front door, right?” “Of course, but did we mention your usual escape route might be compromised?” “And why is that?” Xarn pretended interest in the ceiling while Brax shot him a glare. “Someone accidentally divulged it while in the throes of coitus, but don’t worry, we have a backup plan.” “Does it involve killing things? Because I’m really in the mood to shed some blood right now,” Jaro growled. “And start a war?” Brax replied. “You know how your brother hates that.” Tren, Jaro’s brother, once the greatest mercenary in the galaxy, now a cutthroat politician on the galactic council. If he started trouble, his older sibling would probably sign the order to execute Jaro himself, and smile while doing it. “Fine, no killing things then. What’s your plan?” he asked with a sigh. The matching grins did not reassure him at all. ****

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At first, Aylia almost missed him. The intriguing male warrior had chosen his disguise well. If it hadn’t been for the bumbling purple idiots following him, trying to appear discreet while doing anything but, she might have. One look at his outfit, and she blessed the stars she’d caught his masquerade. Dressed like a whorehouse assassin, a special breed that no one messed with, he’d shed his trousers for a skimpy loincloth that cupped his impressive man parts. His skin appeared gray instead of his natural purple-mauve color. A knotted rope made a dark line across his chest and she could just see the gleam of silver daggers tucked under his arm, and she’d wager he carried a sword down strapped to his back. Crisscrossing one of his arms, more rope decorated him, the winding pattern bringing attention to his bulging bicep. According to the computer databanks she’d studied, the special twining he sported required just a flick to come undone and serve as a whip. The elegance of the design delighted the fighter in her. He also wore knee-high black boots, the gleam of the hilts tucked into them winking as he walked. The crowning touch to his ensemble, though, was the emerald cape. It covered his head, leaving only his eyes visible, piercing orbs that swept over her cloaked figure and dismissed her. The silken material flowed in his wake as he stalked through the 21

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crowd, every inch the warrior, and someone the aliens dove out of their way to avoid. In this quadrant, sex ruled, and those who meted out the pleasure controlled everything. When they sent one of their enforcers out, unmatched assassins, or so the records said, only the stupid stood in their way. And apparently the Lxroakian’s suffered from a lack of mental faculty, along with ugliness, because they crowded the spaceport docking bay and began braying as they pushed and shoved their way in the direction of a male who would father her first child. Completely unacceptable. Getting involved seemed like the only option when the dozens of brutes closed in on him, the shrill screaming of a female sounding over the din, and making Aylia’s lips tighten in displeasure. “Don’t hurt him. He needs to be able to perform after the wedding ceremony.” Sorry, but this male is mine, Aylia thought with a growl. Sweeping through the gawking crowd, she made it to the rear of the ranks of the gargantuan aliens. Sliding her blade from her sheathe with only the slightest whisper, she danced among them. Pantariste had taught her many tactics for battle. In this case, the strategy she fell upon was inelegantly known as, 22

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“how to defeat a much larger enemy who also outnumbers you.” Personally, Aylia thought they should have renamed it to “frukxed.” Despite the name of the situation, she had a solution. Without warning, she incapacitated the towering guards. Winding through them, her body weaving and spinning, her sharp blade sliced through the tendons of their legs, right at the joint, collapsing the giant brutes. It wasn’t her usual permanent solution of death, however, given the current situation, it served the purpose. As she bobbed among the aliens, their bellows transitioning from challenge to surprised pain, she caught glimpses of her target, his silver hued blades flashing and his emerald cape rippling as he dispensed violence. The bright flashes of light came from his companions, purple-colored fellows like himself who calmly fired at the encroaching horde. Not exactly the brightest defense maneuver in a docking bay where one stray shot could depressurize the whole area, but she couldn’t do much about it other than rid the area of attackers so they’d stop shooting. Oddly, the more soldiers that went down, the more determined the rest seemed. The loud-mouthed female, watching from the safety of a hover platform, just about foamed at the mouth in her screaming excitement. Annoyed at the blatant lust shown at her chosen prey, Aylia whipped out her lead weights and twirled the string attached to them. 23

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Letting them fly, she allowed herself a grim smile of satisfaction when the noisy alien female received them in the face and fell back off her pedestal of prominence. One annoying distraction taken care of, she dove back into the fray. At one point in the battle, which diminished as newcomers hesitated, wading through the sea of blood, Aylia came face to face with her target. Well, eye to eye given that they both wore headdresses to cover their identity. His glacial eyes, reflecting the green hue of his cape, scrutinized her for a moment, a heart stopping nanosecond that made everything else fade to nothing, before he whirled away, displaying a taut pair of buttocks that flexed as he ran. It proved a good thing the fight was pretty much done as she gawked after him like a foolish girl dazed by her first glimpse of battle. Unable to tear her gaze away, she tracked him as he raced away from her and up the docking tunnel leading to his ship. The future father of her babe safe, Aylia disappeared into the chaos and shadows, seeking her own small vessel. It wouldn’t do to lose him now. Besides, their departure from this stinking cesspit of a city suited her just fine. Out in space, she could chase her quarry down without fear of interference, and even better, keep him to herself for as long as it took to accomplish the deed. 24

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And her teacher had made sure she’d brought along plenty of rope to keep him tied up for the duration. Despite her inexperience, the burgeoning desire in her body and her curiosity made Aylia hope that the mating process would take a good, long while. ***** Jaro left his cousins behind to finish up the battle. Why not? After all, they’d caused it. Knowing the lucky pair, they’d find a way to come out profitably ahead of this fiasco. Jaro, on the other hand, would need to lay low while the repercussions of the mini war conducted in the spaceport died down. A shame really. He’d spotted one interestinglooking female while he broke off his unintentional engagement to the alien Lxroakian princess. Despite a cloak, which hid her form and face from view, he’d caught flashes of her toned legs as she used them to lash out, causing damage. And her eyes… His brief glimpse of them almost made him forget the danger around him as an urge to reveal her features overcame him. He wondered why she aided him, but given the number of assailants thrown at him, didn’t worry about it long. Although, if she hoped to earn a favor from him, she’d find herself sorely disappointed.

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As the battle wound down, self-preservation kicked in and he fled while the chaos ebbed and before a new wave arrived. He didn’t waste time once aboard, barking out orders to his computer. “Seal the portals and disengage from the docking station.” “Launch sequence started,” replied a sensual female voice. “Destination?” “Anywhere I have no frukxing enemies or bounties on my head,” he grumbled as he flopped into his command chair. “Scanning.” Jaro drummed his fingers as he waited for the computer’s reply. The jolt of takeoff happened along with acceleration before his AI unit returned with an answer. “Negative.” He frowned. “Negative what?” “There are currently no known parts of the galaxy where there are no bounties in effect.” “Figures,” he muttered. As scourge of the galaxy, a name acquired due to the delicate missions he’d embarked upon for various governments and individuals, he’d gained quite the reputation which proved both beneficial and detrimental. On the one hand, his high priced services were always in demand; on the other, no one wanted him in their sector for fear he’d come looking for them. 26

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“Destination?” His computer prompted him, and for the first time, probably ever, Jaro felt chagrin that he didn’t have a place he could call his own, a refuge to escape the galaxy and its bloody games. Much as it pained him, Jaro needed to lay low for a bit. Truth told, he could use a respite from the constant fighting and defending of his life. Unfortunately, there was only once place he knew where he might accomplish it. His lips curled in distaste as he gave the order. “Computer, take me to my brother.” He relayed the coordinates out loud since he’d never bothered to store them into his ship’s memory. They’d only recently reunited after all. Despite their mutual dislike of each other, he knew Tren wouldn’t turn him away. He’d taunt Jaro mercilessly, he and that human barbarian he’d taken for a mate, but at least, within his brother’s home, he could regroup and decide where he wanted to go next—and what to he wanted to do. Funny, a few planetary cycles ago, he’d scoffed at his brother for retiring as an assassin because he’d grown weary of the constant drama. Now, Jaro found himself envious. In the arms of a weak, pale-skinned human, his brother found contentment and even stranger, joy. Jaro didn’t quite understand it, or how it worked, but he couldn’t deny the few times he’d seen his older sibling, he’d appeared…happy. What a novel concept for blood thirsty warriors like 27

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themselves who lived for the thrill of adventure, the scent of blood and the taste of death. Yet, Tren gave it up, without a qualm or regret, for Megan. Could he find that kind happiness as well? Not that Jaro would give any female a chance to noose him. He knew firsthand how duplicitous they were. Females only ever wanted something from males, be it money, fame, or vengeance against their foes, and once they got it, they showed their true colors before moving onto their next conquest. It was why Jaro never allowed females to get that close to him, not anymore, not since Shinja, that twotiming whore. In his life, females served only one purpose— pleasuring him. He’d bed them, once, maybe even twice, but then, he moved on. It wasn’t as if he needed to content himself with the attention of one female, not when he had dozens in every port looking to climb atop his rod. No, unlike his brother, Jaro would never settle down with a female and pop out little screaming aliens. Instead, he’d— “Commander, we seem to have a spacecraft following. Orders?” Train of thought broken by the threat of danger, he snapped to attention. “Bring it up on the viewscreen.” The panoramic view of the star cluttered galaxy disappeared, 28

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replaced by that of a sleek vessel. “Origin of the craft?” he asked not recognizing its style or markings. “A Zonian explorer ship. One life form aboard.” And far from home. Their race tended to not travel far from their solar system. “Am I currently wanted by the Zonians for anything?” He hoped not. That fierce tribe of females, while they rarely left their home world, were renown for their fighting skills—and the fact that males, not of their species, tended to not survive the mating dance they indulged in after battle. “Negative, commander. Ship appears to be veering off.” “Any other signs of pursuit?” “No.” “Good. I’m going to sleep now. Wake me if anything changes.” Heading to his quarters, Jaro stripped out of the assassin head cloak and the tiny bottoms that left little to the imagination. He placed it in the ship’s cleansing unit, though, along with the bloody arm whip. A warrior and assassin never knew when a disguise like that might come in handy, either for subterfuge—or in the bedroom. Nude, he used the ship’s laser shower unit to disintegrate the gray dye from his skin. Back to his purple color, he dressed in some loose shorts. Using the smaller computer unit in his room, he did a system 29

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and galactic perimeter check. Everything seemed calm and vessel free, which meant he could get some rest. Dropping off into sleep, the jarring sound of the ship’s alarm woke him only a short time later. He’d no sooner sat up when a shockwave rocked the ship. Everything went silent and black as the energy pulse temporarily threw his computer offline. Ah frukx. I should have known my escape was too easy.

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Chapter Four Aylia only trailed her target’s ship long enough for her to listen to his plans via the bug she’d planted on its hull. While a true tracking device, or attempt to hijack his computer, would bring attention, a simple audio recording device, made of organic components, went virtually undetected. Once she learned his destination, she veered off to shadow him out of range, her ship’s cloaking device, a rare and expensive feature, hiding her from his ship’s radar. Impatiently waiting for her chance, and for them to reach a less habited part of the galaxy, she couldn’t help the constant squirming in her seat as excitement gripped her. Soon I’ll have my purple warrior in my grasp and then... What to expect next, she’d not quite fully understood, although, she’d watched some educational videos that made it seem like a lot of groaning and gyrating. Presumably, the beings indulging found it pleasurable, although some of the contorted expressions and screams made her wonder. However, this isn’t about personal gratification but the start of my future as a Zonian matriarch. Despite her mental claim, the flutter of her heart said otherwise. She also had to wonder if her experience would mirror what she’d seen on screen given none of the creatures depicted looked completely like her. 31

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Most of the females seemed to sport more than two teats, and their skin hues varied to every color but the pale white pigment she owned. Am I a mutant of my kind? She’d allowed the computer to run tests on her, and it claimed she was perhaps descended from humans originating from a barbarian protected planet called Earth. But, the image of the female it displayed showed a black-skinned being, who, while two breasted obviously, didn’t even come close to sharing the same skin tone. Not that it mattered. She was Zonian now despite her background. The testing did serve another purpose, which involved the computer displaying potential races she could mate with, their genetic makeup similar enough to her own for breeding to work. And lucky for me, my chosen purple warrior has just the right genes. Ever impatient, Aylia made her move as his ship entered a galactic dust cloud, the charged particles swirling around their ships, messing with the computer readings. Depressing a button, an energy pulse, followed by a second one for good measure, shot from her prow and hit the target ship, the electrical zap shut down all onboard systems. The effect, a temporary one, would render the ship useless until his system rebooted. Not wasting any time, the computer brought her ship over to the other, locking them together. The hatch at her feet opened, and she aimed a laser 32

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torch at the metal, cutting a hole through the hull. Tossing a sphere into the space, she slapped her hand against the console to seal the portal, and then counted. The gas bomb would take a few galactic moments to disperse, rendering her prey unconscious. Donning a facemask to filter left over fumes, she opened the portal and dropped into the darkness. She unclipped a light from her belt and switched it on, its faint illumination enough for her to make her way through the vessel in a silent search. A more sizable ship than her own, the power managed to come back on before she’d located her quarry. At the first glimpse of his mostly naked purple flesh, her heart quickened, and a strange tingling heat invaded her body. Rolling him onto his back, she couldn’t help admiring his strong features, which even in his unconscious state, drew her. His dark lips appeared as the only thing soft about him. Everything else, from his square chin, his sculpted cheeks, and his rugged nose, screamed strength. She couldn’t help glancing at his body, a formidable specimen of defined muscles covered in a sleek mauve skin, a hairless chest leading down to a pair of loose shorts. Curious, she drew her knife and slit the fabric from him, parting it to reveal…a rather disappointing, flaccid rod. But that’s because he sleeps. According to the computer, in order for it to stand up like a mighty sword, he must feel arousal. She 33

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refused to think about how she would get him to achieve that state. Surely, it couldn’t be too difficult. The videos she’d seen all showed the males hardening at the first sign of feminine nudity. Time enough later to figure out how to get his cock to plump up, first she needed to get him situated before he woke. In all her scenarios when she’d planned her abduction, though, she’d never counted on one thing. The male was bloody heavy! In the Zonian society, females outweighed the males and thus encountered no problems hoisting their chosen prey onto a shoulder to take them to a private place that they might ravish them. In her case, though, the male proved huge, and when she tried to lift him, she only managed to get him partially off the floor and slide him a few paltry units. Dropping him with a heavy thump, her chest heaving with exertion, she placed her hands on her hips in exasperation. She needed a new strategy because carrying him appeared out of the question. In the end, she abandoned her original plan of moving him onto her ship and into the specially made bed with manacles waiting for him there. Instead, with the use of some rope, and a makeshift pulley system, she managed to heave him back onto his bed. But her task didn’t stop there. 34

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Seeing signs of him stirring, she tranquilized him and then went to work. Using a power mallet, she drove some spikes into his floor and walls that she might thread some rope to bind him. Just the act of tying him, stretching his powerful body, and feeling his heated skin against her own, made her cleft moisten. She couldn’t resist stroking a hand down his muscled chest, circling about his cock, not yet bold enough to touch it. It came to her attention, that unlike many male species she’d researched, this one did not have bollocks under his shaft. How disappointing, as she’d found the hanging balls quite fascinating in her studies of the male form. In the end, she tranquilized him several times while she went about her tasks, her victim’s resistance to drugs formidable. She finally finished preparing him and the surrounding area for his ravishment before he regained consciousness—probably because she’d given him a triple shot just a short time ago, tired of constantly having to prick him. Disappointed and impatient, instead of standing over him, staring like some battle struck newbie, she left him to take care of the ships. She needed to ensure her craft didn’t undock until she’d repaired the hole in the hull. Once she welded the opening shut, she’d order her ship to shadow her captive’s one until she’d completed her task. While she worked with her hands, she used audio commands to run a bypass from her computer to his to take over control of his 35

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ship. While the Zonians preferred their home world to the vastness of space, their vessels and computers were extremely high tech and ahead of many civilizations, although, she could grudgingly admit that her prey’s craft came in a close second. The entire time she took care of the mundane tasks to ensure their safety and continued seclusion during their space odyssey, she couldn’t help her sweaty-palmed excitement and the way she jumped every time the computer spoke. When the announcement finally came that her prey woke, it was with fumbling fingers that she prepared herself for the mating, denuding her body and brushing out her long hair. As she walked toward his sleeping chamber, a shiver ran through her, a touch of trepidation she hadn’t felt since the battle where she’d shed first blood. I conquered that, though, and now, I will conquer him. Taking a deep breath, she strode in. ***** Jaro regained consciousness and shook his head in confusion. He blinked, and then blinked again at what he saw, none of which made sense. The last thing he recalled, he’d woken as his ship was hit by some kind of electromagnetic pulse and he’d lost all control of his craft, well, the computer at least, which guided the ship’s functions. 36

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He remembered trying to get to the bridge so he could manually turn on the backup system, but he’d stumbled over his own boots in the damned dark. Then after that ignoble fall, nothing. Apparently, though, he’d survived whatever calamity befell his ship even if his situation appeared odd considering he found himself spread eagle on a soft surface. Judging by the familiar ceiling and walls around him, he’d ended up back in his bed, however, the silky material he lay on definitely didn’t belong to him. The reddish glow emanating from his fabric-covered lights added a surreal feel to his once familiar space. Pulling at his arms and legs, he scowled as he discovered them restrained. Craning his head, he also noticed that he appeared to have lost his clothing. Then again, so had the female who entered his field of vision. Pale of skin, like the barbarian female his brother had mated with, the petite beauty possessed a pair of full breasts—a hefty handful, if he was any judge—with pink tips pierced with golden rings. Her hair, a fiery red curtain, fell past her waist and matched that of her pubes. Green eyes flecked with gold regarded him with cool interest, familiar eyes that he couldn’t quite place. Not that he cared; he’d still plow the obviously willing female. And enjoy it too.

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What an elaborate scheme just to get in my bed. Given her looks, I’ll admit I’m flattered. And horny. Despite his situation, Jaro couldn’t help the surge of lust, which made his cock rise. She didn’t miss it either and she trailed her gaze over his body, her look heating his blood and expanding his prick even further. Her nipples tightened and her lips pursed as she approached him. Oh, the things he could do to that delectable mouth, grabbing her by those fiery locks as he thrust into it came to mind. She ran a finger edged with a sharp nail down his chest. Jaro’s body trembled, consumed with a desire to claim this female, to thrust into her trim body and devour her luscious breasts until she came, clawing at his back. His raging arousal surprised him. Did she drug me with some type of aphrodisiac? A firm grip wrapped around his shaft and he sucked in a breath, unable to stop himself from arching his hips up. Okay, so he’d deal with her subterfuge after she’d brought him to release. Slowly, she stroked him, her face tilted as she watched her own hand, so pale around his cock, moving up and down. The smell of her arousal filled the air, a decadent aroma that drove Jaro wild with lust—and need. “Untie me,” he said hoarsely, eager to give her what she so plainly desired. 38

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The motion on his cock halted, and her eyes stopped their perusal of his body. Her gaze flicked up to meet his, and caught him. “I don’t think so, purple warrior. I have need of your body, and this position suits me just fine.” Jaro frowned at the ominous tone to her words. “I don’t understand.” She clambered onto the bed and straddled his waist, her moist core hovering over the tip of his prick. “You will soon. Don’t worry. I won’t hurt you—much.” Jaro couldn’t help it. He laughed, a reaction that drew her brows together in obvious pique. “What is so amusing?” she demanded, her tone that of an imperial queen. However, royalty screamed just as loud any other female when pleasured, so it did nothing to curb his humor. “You, thinking you’re going to hurt me.” “I could if I wanted to,” she stated, bracing her hands on her hips, making her rounded globes thrust out enticingly. “How? Are you going to slap me with your breasts? Does your pussy have teeth?” “No and no. This is not going the way I planned.” Her irritation, plain on her face, didn’t detract at all from her loveliness. On the contrary, it made him harder.

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“Untie me then and let a male take control as is proper. If you wanted to bed me, you just had to say so. No need to go through all this trouble.” Her eyes flashed with ire. “I am the one in charge here. And this is not about seduction, but need.” The word “need” struck him and created an odd warmth in his chest. He shook the feeling. “You need me, then take me. But I warn you, my little fiery princess, once you let me go, you’d better be prepared for the punishment.” Oh, he could already imagine the delectable view of her bent over his lap as his hand alternately slapped and stroked her buttocks. His prick, which had softened during their conversation, hardened at the image. Cocking her head, she gave him a cool smile. “What makes you think I’ll ever let you go? I’d say you are in no position to make threats or demands.” “If this is some strange ploy to get me to bind myself to you, then forget it. I will never marry myself to any female.” Her laughter, low and husky, slid over his skin, and he couldn’t help the shiver of arousal that tingled through his body. “Who says I want to keep you permanently? I just need your seed. Once I have that, then perhaps I shall release you. Or sell you.” She shrugged. “I don’t really care what happens to you once I’m done. You are simply a means to the end.” 40

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She wanted his what? Her words penetrated, and a cold rage settled over him. “I don’t think so.” “Excuse me, did you think you had a choice?” Her brow arched along with one side of her lips in a taunting smile. “You want to use my cock to satisfy some twisted fantasy? Fine. Do it and be done with it. But do not think you can have my seed. I will father no bastards.” Actually, he currently couldn’t. He’d long ago opted for the implant that rendered his seed unviable. Not that he’d tell the audacious minx. Let her think she could. It would just make his revenge later on that much sweeter. Jaro didn’t doubt his ability to escape. After all, in his line of work, capture happened on a fairly regular basis. It never failed to baffle him that those who did manage to get past his guard failed to immediately kill him. Idiots. He assumed the many bounties on his head impaired their judgment. They never made that second mistake twice, probably because Jaro never showed mercy. “I have chosen you as the one to beget my daughter and care not what you want,” she said, sitting down hard and squashing his soft cock. A grim smile of satisfaction crossed his face. She ground against him, her face the picture of consternation. “Make it hard again,” she growled, lifting her flashing green eyes to meet his. 41

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“No.” Pleasure was one thing, but her plan too closely resembled rape, and he’d have no part of it. I am the one who pillages! “But I am naked,” she exclaimed, holding out her arms to display her assets. He bit the inside of his cheek, using the sharp pain to keep his cock from stirring, and from laughing at her chagrin. It only partially worked. She truly was much too beautiful to behold. Rolling off him, she stood by his bed and glared in the direction of his groin. She grabbed his semi-hard member. “Stubborn warrior. I shall just have to touch you again, and make your tool hard.” Jerkily at first, she stroked him, soon falling into a steady rhythm that he fought. But damn her, no matter how he tried to ignore her actions, his prick, with a mind of its own, woke. It didn’t help the way she watched her pale hand on the darker skin of his dick, her rapt fascination almost as arousing as her simple touch. He couldn’t stop his rising cock any more than he could have prevented the rebellion on Ryllayon Five. The view of her hand sliding up and down his shaft mesmerized him, as did the clear hunger on her face. Instead of holding back as he usually would until he’d buried himself into a wet and welcoming sheathe, he let himself go, his hips bucking and his cock engorging almost 42

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painfully. He shot his essence into her face, the thick cream coating her and entering her mouth when she gasped in surprise. I have to admit, she looks good wearing my seed. As her open mouth of shock turned into a shriek, he started to laugh. “What did you do?” she yelled, wiping gobs of his cream off her face. “You wanted my seed, you got it,” he quipped. “Argh!” Unfortunately for him, he couldn’t move when she flung her sticky hands at him, splattering him with his own bodily fluids. His laughter was cut short as he cringed from the clammy goo that clung to his upper chest and the bottom of his chin. “Wipe it off!” he bellowed. A feral grin lit her face. “Why? Weren’t you the one saying you didn’t want to give me your seed? Well there you go, I’ve returned it.” And with those saucy words, she whirled and stalked out of his room, the jiggle of her perfect buttocks almost distracting him from his anger. Oh, this is war, my fiery princess. He could already picture his victory where he got her on her knees, staring up at him as she swallowed his next load. Every last frukxing drop.

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Chapter Five Aylia muttered aloud as she stalked to the cleansing chamber to rid herself of the drying gunk on her face and hands. “Stupid, stubborn warrior. He thinks to thwart me, does he?” She slammed her hand on the control panel to start the particle shower and let its tingling rays remove the goo from her body, but while it cleansed her skin, it did nothing to diminish the desire raging in her body. Or at least, she assumed the reactions in her body were arousal. What started as a fire in her lower belly when she’d observed him after capture turned into full-blown flames when she’d touched him. Even now, after what he’d done, she wanted to return to his side to stroke him again, to place her moist center on his cock and see what would happen. However, the jerk had outmaneuvered her, wasting his essence on her face instead of her womb. Worse, studies done on his kind showed they needed some recuperation time between bouts. She’d give it to him, and the next time she visited, she wouldn’t bother to talk, even if she liked the rumble of his voice. Mayhap I’ll gag him. For some reason, though, instead of picturing his mouth full of cloth, she

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envisioned her breast instead. The image did nothing to cool her ardor. Shower done, she stepped forth, and wrapped herself in a linen towel. Curious as to his reaction to her departure— and imbued of a strange need to see him—she ordered the computer to show her his room. A good thing, too, because he’d already undone her series of intricate knots holding his hand down on one side and now worked on the other. With a curse, she sprinted back to his quarters, losing the towel on the way, and entered just as he pulled the binding free. His legs, however, remained caught, so he couldn’t leap off the bed like his thunderous expression told her he wanted to. Sitting up on the mattress, he crossed his arms over his chest, a wicked expression on his face making his eyes glow, and his lips curved into a taunting smile. “Back so soon? Come here, my eager little princess. I’ll give you what you need.” Judging by his tone, he thought she needed to stop breathing. “I think not. I see I’ll need to make my knots tighter next time.” “There won’t be a next time, and if I were you, I’d run now. Leave, and maybe, just maybe, I won’t feel a need to punish you.”

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Aylia laughed. “Big words for a male who cannot get out of his bed. I am not going anywhere. I am not done with you yet, my purple warrior.” “Jaro. My name is Jaro. Remember it because you’re going to scream it when I put you over my knee for the first of your many punishments.” Aylia leaned forward, just out of reach, and let a slow smile stretch her lips. “I never name my prey.” “You are a cocky female,” he said, almost admiringly. “What a shame, I’m going to have to kill you.” “I’d like to see you try,” she whispered huskily, sidling closer, pretending to not notice she’d entered his sphere of grasp. Before he could make his move, her hand shot out and hit the pressure point at his neck. He managed to open his eyes wide in surprise before slumping. A sigh of relief left her. She’d not been entirely sure it would work. But for how long? She pushed him back and he hit the mattress with a thump. Quickly, she retied his ropes then scurried to a corner to grab the metal manacles she’d also brought from her ship. She’d hoped she wouldn’t have to use them as they clanked rather noisily, but given the ease with which he’d undone her knots, she needed something sturdier to keep him from getting free.

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While he lay still comatose, she found one of his shirts and wet it using a carafe of water she’d ordered from the ship’s culinary unit. She wiped his seed from earlier off his chest and chin, more for herself than him. Touching the cold, drying stuff didn’t appeal in the least, and considering she might have to brace her hands on his chest when she rode her bucking stud, she preferred to take care of matters now than encounter it at an inopportune moment. The cloth wound its way down his chest and before she could stop herself, she’d stroked it over his slumbering prick. At rest, it seemed so docile, nothing like the turgid, pulsing pole of earlier. “You should try kissing it if you want it to wake up,” he said in a husky murmur, startling her. Not surprised at his quick recovery, but definitely by his suggestion, she shot him a sly look. “Like this?” Grasping his slowly firming cock, she bent over and brought it up to her mouth then pressed her lips against it. She’d seen this done in the videos, and in each case, the males grew hard almost instantly. He was no exception. “That’s not a kiss. A real kiss has tongue,” he taunted. I chose so well. Even though he is my prisoner, he still thinks to order me about and shows no fear. Her soft chuckle blew hotly across the head of his shaft and it twitched, hardening further. Sticking the point of her tongue out, she ran it across 47

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the fat head. He said not a word, but she heard his breathing quicken, and she blew on the wet skin before popping just the tip in her mouth for a suck, something she’d seen done on the instructional videos. A sweet and salty taste hit her taste buds, and she recoiled slightly, frowning at it. Don’t tell me he’s already given me his seed? She observed none of the spurting of before, and his prick remained standing at attention, ready for the penetration of her sex. Mounting the bed, she straddled him, the tip of his cock nudging her cleft. “So soon? I would have thought perhaps you’d let me return the favor?” Hunger and a sensual appreciation as he gazed upon her made his eyes shine, and his lips curved into a wicked grin. Aylia’s body shuddered in response, heat coiling in her sex as she wondered what it would feel like to have his mouth on her sex, touching her, much like she’d done to him. Like I saw in the videos. The recipients she’d observed all seemed to loudly enjoy that type of intimate embrace. But it won’t get me with child. She shook her head, sending her hair flying. No, no matter the intrigue, she knew that in order for her to complete her quest, she needed to take him into her body. Before he could grow soft on her again—or change her mind with his decadent suggestion— she lowered herself fast onto his length. 48

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And squeaked in surprise at the sudden sharp pain. ***** A virgin! Of all the things this strange day brought— including one humanoid female intent on a forced seduction—he’d never expected the barrier he plowed through when she sank herself onto his cock without preparation. Her cry didn’t seem to be of pain, but more of surprise. It made the mystery around her and her actions deepen, but not as deep as his cock snug inside her. Frukx, it felt good. The moist walls of her channel gripped him tightly and though he’d spent himself earlier, already he could feel himself building up to that pleasurable height again. And he’d reach that peak soon, by himself, if she didn’t stop squirming, the look on her face more one of concentration than bliss. “What are you doing?” he asked through gritted teeth. He knew what he intended; to spew his essence deep inside her so he could think straight. She’d taken him by surprise when she’d incapacitated him using a pressure move. A move I should have done first, but her damned naked breasts distracted me. Waking to her touching him proved more than his cock could bear, hence his suggestion she kiss it. It seemed foolish to 49

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prevent the pleasure she seemed intent on giving him. But climax or not, blissful haven inside her sex or not, he’d still punish her delectable ass when he got free. Right after he survived the tight pull of her channel around his cock. Her bottom lip got sucked between her teeth as she worried it; her brow creased. “I’d say it’s obvious what I am doing. I am riding you.” Her innocence only served to make him harder. “No, you are fidgeting.” As if to prove his point, she wiggled again. “Are you saying I’m doing this wrong? Your rod is inside me, isn’t it? And you’re hard. Now I just need to wait for your cock to spit its seed and we can be done with it.” He gaped at her. “Are you that clueless about sex?” Even virgins knew more than this female apparently did. “I know all that is needed,” she retorted imperiously, a tone at odds with cheeks that flushed red. “No, you do not,” he replied dryly. “But the videos—” A bark of laughter escaped him and he undulated his hips up into her, watching her eyes widen. “I would say your instruction is lacking. Untie me, and I’ll rectify that.” “Ha. Like I’m that gullible.”

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“Fine, do it the hard way, but I can tell you right now if all you plan to do is sit atop me, you won’t get what you want.” Not entirely true, but perversely, he didn’t want to come unless she got pleasure too. Somehow, her clinical view of it challenged him. Besides, by giving her what she so dearly wanted—his seed, even if it lacked viable stock—the sooner this farce of an abduction would cease, and he could turn the tables on her. “Now do you want some help or not?” Suspicion crept into her eyes. “Why are you suddenly so eager to help me?” He shrugged. “The sooner you get what you want, the sooner I get out of this bed. And besides, only a foolish male turns down a chance at pleasure.” It took her a moment to ask him, curiosity warring with her pride. “What should I be doing instead?” As seductive words went, they sucked, but for some reason, the very innocence of them enflamed him. “Have you ever ridden a beast astride, bareback or using a saddle?” “Of course.” “And do you just sit stiffly on your perch, or do you flow with the creature. Rising and following as it trots?” She tried to follow his analogy, but the pulsing of his cock inside her must have proved distracting, or so he judged by her dilated pupils and rapid heart rate. “But you are not moving.” 51

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“Yet. But even if I am still, you need to provide friction, hence the need to ride me.” Understanding dawned. “So I should move like so?” She lifted herself up and bounced down, then up again. A low moan slipped past his lips at the wet, sucking motion. “Oh yes, that’s it. But that is not all you should do. Slip your hand between your legs and find your nubbin.” “What?” She stopped her riding to stare at him. “Why would I touch myself down there?” Astonishment made him blurt, “You mean you’ve never tried?” “No. And I don’t intend to start now,” she sassed, resuming her up and down motion. And then Jaro forgot why he cared if she received any pleasure as her slick friction made his own imminent bliss coil in his body. He held on, gritting his teeth and watched her through passion-slitted eyes as she continued her merry bouncing. He observed as her breathing quickened, and her cheeks flushed red with passionate exertion. Heard her mewling cries as her climax approached, but refused to peak. Up to this point, she’d ridden him sitting upright, but as the sweat pearled on her body, she finally leaned forward, her small hands branding the skin of his chest. The different angle applied pressure to her clit, and her mewling turned into cries as her body peaked. Thrusting his own hips, he saw 52

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the moment she came, her mouth open wide on a silent scream as all the muscles in her channel tightened around his cock, then spasmed in undulating waves that saw him exploding inside her. Despite the situation, her lack of experience and even foreplay, Jaro couldn’t say that he’d ever felt anything more amazing in his life. What a shame he’d have to kill the female who’d shown nirvana to him.

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Chapter Six Gathering herself, both physically and emotionally, Aylia left the purple warrior without a word, and went to the bridge where she’d left her clothes. Sticky fluid leaked down her thigh, but she didn’t dare cleanse it yet, not until the seed had a chance to root. Looking down, she felt a moment’s consternation at the blood she saw. Did he break me? Is he not compatible with my kind after all? Or was this normal due to his large size? She’d, after all, felt pain upon breaching. “Computer, list possible injuries to a female’s sex during copulation.” “Virginity, oversized penile, object insertion…” “Wait. How does virginity result in injury?” she asked. All female warriors remained chaste until deemed strong enough to mother their own line. She’d never heard of the pure state causing injury, though. “In some humanoid beings, a membrane of skin called a hymen is stretched over the opening of the vagina and is most often torn during the first attempted copulation.” “And does this skin come back?”

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“Negative. Although operations can be done to reinstate it for females who wish to return to a virginlike state.” “What in Zonia for?” she muttered. Well, at least that explained one thing. He hadn’t quite broken her, although he’d definitely shown her stars. When she’d previously asked Pantariste if mating with males was pleasurable, she’d always answered with an enigmatic smile, an expression repeated on the faces of her childhood friends who’d joined the matriarchal ranks. In retrospect, Aylia realized the answer was probably a resounding yes .Why else would her teacher leave for galactic cycles on end, coming back appearing tired, but content? She could now see why. The explosion of her body atop his rod overshadowed all previous pleasures she’d encountered before. And she wanted more. But her teacher hadn’t tossed her in the wilderness with only a slim pouch of water and a handful of nuts for nothing. Aylia knew how to ration herself, whether it came to food or pleasure. She would hold back from the temptation of indulging so quickly again. However, she couldn’t completely avoid him as her rumbling stomach complained of hunger, as she imagined his did.

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Dressing in a loose robe, she ordered some dishes, native to her world, from the culinary unit. Plates in hand, she returned to his quarters, the rapid beat of her heart surely not excitement to see her stubborn warrior again. Entering the room, he immediately turned his head to watch her, his clear blue eyes tracking her movements. “Hungry?” she asked, her eyes dropping instead of meeting his as a strange shyness invaded her. “Depends on what you’re offering.” “I’ve got some Zonian nut soup, some jaya fruit and—” “I’d have preferred something sweeter.” She let her gaze meet his, the bright glitter in his making her breath hitch. “Such as?” “The spot between your thighs.” Red heat crept up her cheeks at his blatant invitation. She didn’t give him what he requested despite the tingling in her cleft. But oh, how a part of her longed to, to feel the pleasure his eyes and wicked grin promised. Ignoring her strange desire, she sat on the bed and balanced the tray on her lap. Spoon feeding him like an invalid made the moment strangely intimate. Avoiding his gaze, she tried to keep her features schooled into a mask of indifference, but this close to him, she couldn’t prevent the

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frisson of heat and pleasure that rippled continuously through her body. Not a word did he speak during his repast, but she caught him staring at her the few times she dared lift her eyes to his face. The scrutiny made her blush like an untried maiden. It also irritated her to no end and her movements became more brusque. “Why do need to get pregnant?” he asked after she’d lifted a cup to his mouth for a drink. “To start my line, of course,” she replied, startled by his words after the long silence. It never even occurred to her to lie. “So you’ve said before, but why me, and why attack me and tie me up? You are an attractive female. Surely men would line up for the honor of being your mate.” A flush spread through her body. “You think me beautiful?” She’d never actually thought in those terms about herself. Compared to the Zonians, she was too pale, scrawny, wingless, and possessed two soft breasts instead of one sturdy one. He snorted. “Don’t tell me you’ve never looked in a mirror? And you avoided my question. Why me, and why all this drama just to get pregnant?” “It is the Zonian way.” A blank look met her reply. 57

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She sighed. “I am Aylia Ama’ Zonian from the planet Zonia. In my culture, once you’ve proven you’re a worthy warrior, the elders give you permission to start your own line.” A frown knit his brow. “Zonian? I’ve met some of them before, and you are definitely not descended from them. They are giant females with clawed feet and hands, massive wings, and only one breast.” Grabbing her breasts in both hands, she squeezed them and tossed him an impish smile. “Yes, I was mocked quite a bit when I developed a pair unlike my foster sister and mothers. They offered to cut one off that I might look more like them, but I declined.” A shudder went through his body. “Good thing you didn’t. It would be a shame to separate those beauties.” The heat in his gaze stole her breath, and the objects of his conversation tingled as her nipples tightened. “So you are an orphan? Human, I’d guess, like my brother’s mate.” “You’ve met others of my kind?” she asked, unable to stop the eagerness from entering her tone. “The Zonians rescued me from slavers when I was but a child, and once adopted, our old lives are forgotten. It’s supposed to be easier that way. But I do have to admit, sometimes, I find myself curious about the planet and people of my birth.” She couldn’t help the wistful note that flavored her reply. 58

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“You could visit, you know. While somewhat out of the way, it is not impossible to get to, although, we are strictly forbidden by the galactic council to show ourselves or interfere with the humans in any way. They are still little more than barbarians.” Aylia shook her head. “No, I am on a mission, and cannot allow myself to be distracted by things of no importance.” “Ah, yes, your mission. Getting pregnant.” He said it with a moue of distaste that made her defensive. “You should be flattered that I chose you above all others. My people value strength and cunning. Any child you beget on me is sure to be a strong warrior.” “Why not just go to a sperm bank and get yourself artificially impregnated instead? They have thousands of donors I’m sure that would have met your requirements.” Aylia knew what he spoke of. Pantariste had touched upon it as a solution if she failed to find a suitable male, but she could tell by the repugnance in her teacher’s tone that such a route held little honor. “It is a long standing tradition that a Zonion warrior stalk the male she wishes to mate with. After his capture, she holds him by force or fear, and then takes his seed.” Anger tightened his features. “You do know there’s a word for that. Rape.” 59

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Aylia bit her lower lip. “How is it rape if you enjoy the act?” “Just because my cock gets hard from your touching doesn’t mean I want to give you my seed. Mark my words, once I escape these chains, I will make you pay.” The trepidation he thought to inject her with failed to appear, and she grinned. “I knew I chose well. It is said, the more the male fights, the stronger the babe will be. Given your attempts to rebuff and scare me off, I shall breed the mightiest Zonian warrior ever.” He groaned. “You are insane.” “No. I am Zonian, and you shall be the first to bless my line.” Standing, she dropped her gown, and revealed her body. “I won’t give you what you want,” he stated in a cool tone that belied the heat in his eyes and the steady rise of his cock. “You will do whatever I wish. I am the one in control.” To punctuate her claim, she grasped his shaft and squeezed. His rod pulsed in her hand and he gritted his teeth. Climbing onto the bed, she held his gaze. His blazing eyes stared at her with anger, but he couldn’t hide the lust underneath. With a smile of triumph, she guided him into her sex, her passage already lubricated with anticipation. Sinking

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down onto his flesh, she closed her eyes in pleasure as strident sirens went off, making her ears ring. Sirens? Her eyes flew open and she realized the shrill bells weren’t in her mind, but blaring throughout the ship. “Warning,” announced the ship’s computer. “Incoming vessels. Hailing attempts are not being responded to.” Aylia clambered off her purple warrior and shrugged back into her gown as she barked commands. “Distance?” “Forty parsecs. Estimated arrival, a quarter galactic unit.” “Arm the weapon systems; raise the shield,” barked Jaro. Aylia glared at him. “I am in charge here, not you.” “Have you ever fought a battle in space before?” he asked. “No. My craft has a cloaking device, so I usually travel unseen.” “Well, this ship is too big for that kind of technology and thus a prime target for bounty hunters.” “Why not get a smaller vessel then?”

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“And miss the fun and exercise I get taking them out?” A grin made Jaro’s dark lips part in a feral smile that showed off his pointy teeth. Blood stirred as the lust for battle imbued her. “Sounds like fun.” “Unknown vessels have armed their weapons.” The computer broke their staring match. “Fire on them,” she ordered. He sighed. “You need to be on the helm.” “To do what?” “Fly the ship, of course.” His tone conveyed impatience with her question. “The computer does that.” “You truly are a virgin in more ways than one,” he said, managing to somehow shake his head and make her feel like a child, once again, being scolded by her teacher. A tremor rocked the ship and Aylia stumbled before catching herself. “Impact. Damage to shields, fifteen percent.” Aylia froze in indecision. On the field of battle, she knew what to do; slay the enemy. Out in space, she didn’t have her sword in hand, or even an enemy in her face, just some machine whose commands she’d not completely mastered.

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Another rumble shook the ship, a stronger one this time that sent items rattling. “For frukx’s sake, princess. Would you let me go so we don’t die?” “But you are my prisoner,” she replied dumbly. “Fine. Tie me back up after the battle, but for right now, let’s call a truce and take care of these bastards.” The temptation to see him in fighting mode overrode the warning voice in her head. “You give your word that once the fight is done, you will resume your place as my prisoner?” “You have my promise.” The cocky grin didn’t entirely reassure her, but just then another tremor wracked the ship and a new siren began blaring with a warning about bulkheads getting sealed due to depressurization. Springing into action, she grabbed the key from the corner of the room where she’d hidden it and went to work releasing him. As soon as his wrists were free, he sat up rubbing them while spitting out a series of commands to the ship’s computer. Aylia tried to follow his complicated instructions as she undid his ankles, but he lost her with all his technical astral terms. She’d learned to fly in a simulator, and relied on her computer to do most of the work. Jaro, on the other hand, seemed to have an intimate knowledge of just how his ship

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worked and how to use it to his advantage. Just another facet and strength for the male she’d chosen. Grabbing some trousers, he stepped into them as he marched barefoot to the bridge, still talking nonstop to the computer. Although he ignored her, she got to admire the rippling muscles of his back as he strode. Quite the different perspective from his previously prone position. It also brought home just how much bigger and wider than her he was. If he chooses to fight me, I might find myself at a disadvantage. But he’d given his word. As a warrior, his honor bound him to keep it. “Arm yourself,” he said, finally speaking to her as they reached the command center of the vessel. “You cannot shoot them down?” she asked as she strapped her various weapons to her body from the pile she’d left them in on the floor. She never went to him armed. “You waited too long.” The reproach in his voice came through loud and clear. A childish urge to stick her tongue out at him came over her. She curbed it—barely. He wasn’t her teacher; how dare he chastise her. The screeching of metal on metal made her wince as one of the attacking vessels came alongside. Striding to a wall, he keyed in a code on a console and a panel slid open to reveal an impressive array of weapons. 64

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Arming himself, he turned to look at her as she strapped her last knife on. “I’m assuming you were the one in the docking bay in the cloak?” She nodded her head. “Well, at least you know how to fight a little.” Her jaw dropped. “A little? We’ll see who gets the most kills.” A wicked smile tilted his lips. “Just try and keep up.” With a long stride, he left the command center, and she hurried to keep up with her shorter legs. This time, her view of his back made her think of various ways she could take him down. Keep up indeed. I’ll show him why Zonians are a breed that demands respect. Stopping somewhere midway on the ship, he held his finger to his lips and cocked his head toward a closed doorway. They flanked the portal and waited. With a snick of pressurized air releasing, the door slid open and an ugly beast stuck its head out. Jaro’s blade sliced through its slimy, wrinkled neck, green fluid spurting from the wound. “One,” he mouthed with a cocky grin before diving through the opening. “Jerk,” she muttered as she followed, a foot long dagger in each hand. 65

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Just beyond the opening, the scent of scorched metal and melted plastic stung her nostrils, but the headier aroma of battle delighted her. Jaro was already engaged with two of the enemy with four more pouring through the makeshift hole. With a battle cry learned at her teacher’s knee, Aylia dove into the fray, the silver edges of her blades flashing in the strobing red light of the silent, still sounding alarm. Weaving and twirling among the pirates, she performed a deadly dance, each slice of her daggers, each kick of her foot, landing on the fleshy parts of the thugs who’d interrupted her quest. Alongside her, she could see her purple captive creating his own scene of death, his powerful thrusts leaving fatal wounds. And the body count rose until there were none. Chests heaving, she found herself facing Jaro, the slick sheen of blood not a deterrent, not when it proved his valor. Eyes glittering, he took a step toward her, and she must have moved as well because a moment later, she found herself pressed against him, her hands dangling by her sides, still clenching her blades as he caught her lips with his own. Their first kiss. Actually, her only kiss. And oh my, did it ignite the flames of her desire. A moan escaped her when he ran his tongue against the seam of her lips. “Open your mouth,” he ordered. 66

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She never knew what she would have done; obeyed and explored the new sensuous delight or bitten off his tongue for his presumption, because at that moment, the clumping of boots and guttural cries of the second set of invaders who must have docked the ship at a different point came to them. Moments later, they were once again caught in the fray of battle, but Aylia couldn’t ignore the tingle of her lips, the rapid beat of her heart in her body. It made her clumsy and one of the enemy finally scored a long gash on her arm. With a shriek of rage, she took off the pirate’s arm just as Jaro, wearing a grim expression, used his longer knife to take off his head. The second crew, not numbering as many, were quick to fall, leaving her alone again in short order with her prisoner. A foolish part of her hoped he’d resume the kiss. Instead, he appeared to avoid meeting her gaze. She wiped her blades on the tunic of a fallen foe and followed his lead in heaving the now dead bodies back into the hold of the docked pirate ship. A part of her knew she should reassert her dominance and chain him again, but another part of her enjoyed the mutual camaraderie they shared, much like she would with her teacher. In truth, she wasn’t eager for the truce to end and for them to return to their verbal sparring, 67

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although with her blood still running hot from the battle, she couldn’t deny a desire to climb atop his rod and see if the second time brought as much pleasure. A thought which obviously did not plague him given the way he ignored her presence while cleansing his ship of pirates. As if catching her regard, his eyes finally met hers. “You going to stand there all day, princess, or are you going to give me a hand repairing this hole before we get sucked out into space?” His rebuke proved a cold reminder that their relationship didn’t stem from mutual need, or affection. Not that she felt anything like that toward him. He is a male, after all, good only for giving me his seed. Forcing herself to move, she didn’t respond to him because anything she said would have probably relayed her disappointment at the situation. She opened a sliding panel, which dotted the ship, and pulled out some repair materials. Holding the sheet metal in place for him, she held it only long enough for him to rivet the piece in place for welding. She left as he ignited the torch and took care of hunting down the second hole, which lucky for them, was a lot smaller and in a storage room that she was able to seal off by herself. Ship secured, she turned around in the corridor only to startle with a visible jump when she saw Jaro standing a mere foot behind her. 68

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His clear eyes perused her, his face a blank mask, which made her want to fidget. When he said nothing, she spoke the first thing that came to mind. “You fought well,” she said, a trite compliment that he acknowledged with a cool smile. “I thank you for your aide. Now if you would return to your quarters, I must resume my quest.” His grin widened but held no mirth, not if the wicked lights dancing in his eyes were any indication. “Oh, I’ll be going back all right, but not as your prisoner.” Taking a step back, she slipped her hands down to her sides where her knife sheaths rested. She narrowed her eyes at him. “You swore you would return once we conquered the invaders.” He took a step forward, and she retreated, keeping a distance between them. “Aye, I did, but you seem to forget something. I have no honor. Just ask my brother.” Aylia barely managed to sidestep his lunge. Sticking her foot out, she caused him to stumble, but he immediately righted himself and came at her again, his eyes alight with dark pleasure. A shiver coursed through her despite the situation. Damn but he’s attractive when he’s trying to kill things, even me. She resisted an urge to shake her head, not just at her wayward thoughts in this dangerous situation, but at her stupidity in believing for one instant he’d meekly return to his role as 69

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prisoner. She whipped out a dagger and held it in front of her. “Don’t make me skewer you.” He laughed in clear disdain. “Try me, princess. I warned you what would happen when I got free. Now be a good princess. and run. I’m in the mood for a chase.” Tilting her chin up stubbornly, she snorted. “Never. Prepare to die.” “What, and kill the future father of your child?” he mocked. “There are more males where you came from,” she sassed. Just not as vexing—and tempting, damn him. ***** Rage enveloped him at her casually tossed words. How dare she think to compare me to another? He drew his own blade to engage her, even if he preferred not to kill her. The revenge he’d planned required her to stay alive. Blocking her thrusts, he waited for his chance. He could grudgingly admit she fought well, her movements fluid and tricky. However, he owned the benefit of size and more strength, not to mention, determination. Back and forth they parried, the realization that they both held back from striking killing blows not lost on him. Despite her claim, she couldn’t bring herself to finish him. To 70

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his confusion, he couldn’t either, but it didn’t mean he’d let her off. Punishment was still definitely in order. It took longer than expected—and caused him to grudgingly acknowledge her prowess—before fatigue slowed her motions. As if sensing her waning strength, she threw her knife, but their close proximity didn’t give it the momentum needed to do damage. While he swerved to avoid its sharp tip, she took off running. And Jaro gave chase. His blood ran hot as he loped after her, her swift flight in bare feet eating up the corridor. However, she couldn’t hope to escape his longer stride, not to mention, he knew this ship like the back of his hand. But he hadn’t counted on her laying traps. “Safety measure one B,” she yelled as she approached the cargo bay. Jaro had no time to wonder at her command because he slammed into an invisible wall. The minx erected a force field. Bouncing back, he managed to stay upright, but fury engulfed him as he saw the smirk she tossed him over her shoulder. And then she disappeared into the bay. The heavy doors slid shut as Jaro barked commands to his ship, which didn’t respond, the frukxing thing apparently under her control. As he yanked a control panel off the wall and fiddled with the electrical components, he felt a vibration run 71

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through his ship as a vessel docked to it. With a spark that singed his fingers, the force field dissipated, and he ran to the heavy doors and peered through the thick glass in time to see her opening the bay door used for when ships linked together in space. As if sensing his stare, she stopped and turned. Their eyes met and despite his ire, the beauty of her green eyes made him tremble with a sudden and fierce arousal. A need to possess the vexing female with her beautiful face and curvaceous body washed through him. Rage quickly overtook his desire as she made a rude gesture that was universally known and with a smile on her lips, disappeared from sight. Not wasting time, he took off running to his command center, his feet pounding through the corridors, but despite his exertion, he proved too late. He arrived in time to see her vessel pull away from his own, then streak off out of sight. “Computer, follow that ship!” he yelled. “Unable to comply,” replied the dulcet tone of his machine. “Foreign materials are attached to the…” Jaro tuned out his computer as she listed the damage from the pirates, and the fact they still remained attached to his hull, preventing him from following. As he repaired the issues one by one, including reversing the takeover of his 72

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computer, he tried to mentally list the reasons why it was stupid to follow after Aylia. The important thing is I am free, and she didn’t get what she set out to steal. But that meant his devious, red-haired princess once again roamed the galaxy spaceports, looking for a new male to capture and ply her innocent wiles on. Showing off her luscious two breasted curves to new eyes. Touching with rapt fascination another cock. Cheeks flushing, breath panting and channel squeezing as she rode her victim mercilessly in the name of her quest. Unacceptable. He tried to convince himself that he needed to track her down to save other males from her attempts at rape and theft. But deep down inside, in a small part of himself that he refused to acknowledge, a jealous spark—and an unrequited dose of lust—made him unable to endure the thought of her pleasuring another. She belongs to me. He just didn’t know what he intended to do with her when he caught her, although despite his schemes for vengeance, his cock had some pretty good ideas.

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Chapter Seven Aylia rested her chin on her hand as she tried to pretend interest in the males fighting in the cage. She couldn’t help yawning, though, even as the big humanoid in the ring flattened his opponent. What’s wrong with me? Since her escape from Jaro’s ship, she’d tried to resume her quest. She’d had no choice once the computer came back with a negative result for pregnancy. Locating another waystation, in an obscure part of the galaxy, she began anew her search for a proper male. Disappointment that her purple warrior hadn’t impregnated her proved hard to shake though. Apparently, the seed stimulators I fed him after I disabled his contraceptive capsule weren’t enough. It seemed that it was too much to hope that she’d succeed in getting pregnant with one mating encounter. If only those pirates had held off their attack until she’d managed to mount him a few more times. However, she couldn’t change the past, and she knew what her teacher would say if she could see her moping now. “Stop your crying or I’ll give you something to cry about.” Just thinking about the switch Pantariste used to punctuate her lessons made her wince. Thus, she fought to leave thoughts 74

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and regrets about Jaro behind—but he still invaded her dreams and she woke often, trembling and heated. Aylia resumed her quest, but without the enthusiasm of before. She located several suitable male specimens. Two of them held the strength she looked for. The first, with blue skin and a bright white smile like her own appeared decent enough, but he’d gone off station on a pleasure cruise and wouldn’t return for several units. The other, a hulking grey biped, was the reason she found herself at the fight match. She’d decided to push past her apathy and observe him in person. It changed nothing, though. A major problem had surfaced since her departure from Jaro; she didn’t want either of the suitable males she’d located. The thought of touching them left her cold, and, in the case of the gray-skinned one, made her queasy. As for them laying their hands on her…she wasn’t sure if she could stop herself from trying to rip the offending appendage off and beat them with it. But my quest is not about personal preference or pleasure. I must find the one who will seed my line, and it’s time I stopped pining for the purple warrior I lost. She ignored the nagging voice that reminded her that her tribe sisters and teacher all seemed to find enjoyment in the mating ritual. Alone, and eager to get it done with so she could return home, away from the

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strangeness surrounding her, she didn’t have time to coddle her weak side, or indulge in foolish, feminine fantasies. Bolstering her resolve, she approached Tukil, the winner of the cage match, as he toasted his success in a smoky tavern. She’d already decided to handle things differently this time. Her failure at taking Jaro by force served as a lesson that off planet, her smaller stature made imposing her will by strength almost impossible, unless she chose to go with a weak male. However, a poor specimen would in turn mean a weak daughter. Pride ever was the downfall of a warrior, and she owned that trait in bulk. Inhaling deep, and squaring her shoulders, she marched with a firm step and stopped with a flourish before Tukil’s table. She waited, still as a statue, until he noticed her. When it didn’t immediately happen, she flung the hood of her cloak back, revealing her fiery hair, which she’d noticed few females sported in this part of the galaxy. It garnished her more attention than expected as the entire room went silent. But she caught her subject’s interest. “Hello there,” he drawled, his gravelly voice not making her tingle at all like Jaro’s had. “Were you looking for something?” His beady eyes roved her frame, still hidden by her cloak. “I am in need of a male’s seed to start my line. With your obvious strength, I have decided you will do.” Aylia 76

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didn’t couch her words in false flattery—actually, she didn’t even imbue them with enthusiasm. She couldn’t because she didn’t feel any. A chuckled rumbled forth from the grey-skinned humanoid. “I have no wish to be a father.” It took restraint to prevent her eyes from rolling. “I never said you would be. I simply wish your seed. Once I am pregnant, we part ways, never to see each other again.” It sounded cold and clinical even to her. A part of her hoped he would reject her offer. “Take off your cloak and let me first see what you have hiding under there.” Having expected this, Aylia had dressed earlier in a revealing outfit worn by Zonians at the feast celebrating successful battles. It consisted of a low-hipped skirt slit up both sides and a tight top that left her midriff bare and plumped up her already opulent breasts. A hungry glitter entered Tukil’s eyes as he perused her, and he licked his thick lips. “Very nice.” It took great strength of will not to shudder. “So you agree then?” “It will be my pleasure to plow you as many times as it takes to fill your belly with my babe.” He stood as he said it, his meaty hand reaching out to grab her about the waist and draw her in. When he would have leaned down to kiss 77

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her, Aylia recoiled, her stomach tight with repugnance. Despite her personal feelings about the matter though, she would have to do her duty. It was the Zonian way. “Not here,” she murmured, turning her head so his lips left a sloppy kiss on her cheek instead. “Let us adjourn to my quarters.” With a raucous laugh, Tukil pulled back and let her lead him through the bar, the patrons of which shouted ribald comments after them that made her cheeks burn with shame. Perhaps I should have swallowed my pride and chosen the artificial insemination option. How can there be honor in this? Her steps slowed as she drew close to the room she’d rented these last few galactic turns. When she finally reached her door, she fought an urge to pull from Tukil’s grasp and escape. That smacked too much of cowardice, though. But how can I let this creature touch me? The answer eluded her. A press of her palm against the panel and the portal slid open. Tukil roughly pushed her inside and she whirled, anger tightening her frame. Before she could protest, he’d swung her up against the wall, his heavier body pressing against hers. Panicked, she struck out at him, her knee coming up and hitting him. He grunted and leered down at her. “So you like it rough?” His meaty hand reached up to squeeze her breast,

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and Aylia, try as she might with her own hands, could not dislodge him. “Stop,” she yelled, the events quickly unraveling out of control. But the male she’d chosen for his strength did not listen, instead leaning down, his alcohol tinged breath washing over her face, making her gag. She closed her eyes tight as his lips approached hers, trying to relax in his grip, reminding herself this was what she’d chosen. I can bear whatever he does. Brave words that did nothing to quell the fear inside at finding herself in the unfamiliar role of victim. Instead of the slobbery touch of Tukil’s mouth, a familiar voice, cold with fury, spoke. “Let go of her.” To her ever growing shame, relief and, yes, even happiness, flooded her. Tukil spun from her, and Aylia opened her eyes to see Jaro—looking more splendid than she recalled—leaning against a wall nonchalantly. “Who are you?” Tukil growled, his fists clenched at his sides. “None of your frukxing business. The only thing you need to know is the female is mine. So leave now before I kill you.”

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A rumble shook the hulking grey humanoid. “I’d say you’re wrong on two counts. First, no one beats me in a fight. Second, the female chose me, and I intend to have her.” Jaro didn’t pull out any weapons, but the way he straightened, his eyes glittering with a wild light, made him look so utterly dangerous that Aylia couldn’t help the flicker of heat between her legs. It seemed where her body was concerned, only one male would do—and that suits me just fine. “The female is mine,” Jaro reiterated, and Aylia’s heart beat faster at his claim. But she couldn’t let her emotions cloud her judgment. “You don’t want me, or have you forgotten I had to force you,” she reminded him softly as the two males engaged in a staring match. A snarl curled Jaro’s lip as he shot her a heated look. “Who said I want you now?” For some reason, his words created a pang in her heart. “I told you when I got free, I would have my revenge.” So that’s why he’s returned. Not because he missed me, or wanted me. For revenge. Her respect for him as a warrior rose a notch, but her heart plummeted even further. Before Aylia could say anything in reply, Tukil charged Jaro—and died. Quicker than a sandstorm could rise from the Xano deserts, Jaro’s hands moved, and with a crack, her second

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choice warrior—with the repulsive kisses—dropped with a heavy thud. Jaro straightened and gazed at her, his eyes alight with ire—and hunger. Heat suffused her, and moisture invaded her cleft, which ran contrary to the trepidation that shook her body. Confused at what she needed to do next, having never covered this situation in her teachings, Aylia, for once in her life, chose the path of cowardice. She ran. Or meant to. The door opened and she made it to the corridor before slamming into a pair of bodies. Hands steadied her, and try as she might to thrash and kick, she couldn’t break free from their implacable grip, although, she did inflict enough damage to cause her new captors to grunt in pain. “Frukx, cousin. When you said we were corralling a danger to society, you didn’t warn she’d try and emasculate me,” gasped a purple-skinned male with shockingly white hair. A chuckle from the second male, also with the same skin hue, made her fume, especially when she couldn’t free her hands to hit him when he said, “Damn, but she’s a feisty thing. I bet she’s a wild ride.” “You are not to touch her,” growled Jaro from behind. “I have other plans for this one.” 81

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Aylia craned to see him. “What are you going to do with me?” “Do? Why, give you what you want,” he said in a mocking tone. “You said you wanted seed. So I am going to sell you to a brothel where you’ll find plenty of males willing to give you what you seek.” Make her into a whore? Not frukxing likely. “Never,” she spat. “I knew I should have killed you when I had a chance.” His face tightened and his lips thinned, his face a mask of controlled anger. “Yes, you should have.” He took a step toward her, close enough for her to inhale his musky scent. Leaning down, she thought he meant to kiss her, but instead, he disarmed her. He took all her weapons, her sheathed knives, the hidden pronged stars, the small laser pistol, even the necklace she wore that doubled as a garrote. “I wouldn’t want you to accidentally hurt my cousins, Brax and Xarn. They might be annoying, but my aunt is rather attached to them.” “I don’t need those tools to end your life,” she snapped. “I know more than a few ways to kill a male with my bare hands.” “Try it. I dare you,” he whispered against her lips, and the deadly promise in his tone made her shiver, just not in

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fear. He pulled back and stepped away. “Take her back to my ship and keep her confined to the bridge,” he ordered. “Whatever you say, cousin.” A moment later, Aylia found herself tossed over a brawny shoulder, a heavy arm braced over her legs, staring down at a taut, trouser-covered backside. Lifting her head, she saw the second purple male following behind. His lips quirked into a smile, and she noticed how attractive he was, and muscular. But, oddly enough, unlike his cousin Jaro, she felt nothing, a dilemma she’d ponder later, once she escaped. “Let me go now and I promise not to kill you,” she offered benevolently. Laughter made his eyes sparkle. “Now, you know I can’t do that. While I’m sure you’d try to murder me, unsuccessfully, I might add, Jaro definitely would. Besides, he’s family so I kind of have to do what he says. I will admit, though, I’ve never seen him so completely out of control. I don’t know what you did, but might I say, good job.” “All I did was capture him and mount him for his seed that I might start my line. It’s not like I hurt him and I know he enjoyed himself,” she retorted. His purple jaw dropped, and the shoulder she rode on shook as laughter spewed forth from both of Jaro’s cousins. “What is so funny?” she demanded. 83

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“All of it,” the one carrying her said. “Heck, if you wanted some purple babies, you should have just told us. We’d have been happy to donate.” “So I’m discovering,” she muttered. Arriving on a familiar ship, she waited for her chance to escape, but despite the cousins’ jovial humor, they didn’t give her a chance. I guess I wait for my punishment, because she knew Jaro meant what he said. The jerk. What form his revenge would take, though, remained to be seen. Surely he didn’t truly intend to sell her to a brothel? Leaning against the wall in the command center, she watched the two cousins through hooded eyes, waiting for a chance to incapacitate them. However, while they might possess more lighthearted miens than Jaro, they made effective guards. They kept out of her reach and watched her back with just as much intensity. When Jaro finally entered, clad in skintight britches that delineated his muscled thighs and a loose shirt that hid his magnificent chest, she couldn’t stop her heart from speeding up, or a tingle from spreading through her body. He didn’t spare her a glance, instead seating himself in his command chair and barking out orders to get the ship launched. Aylia straightened, miffed that he continued to act as if she didn’t exist. “Let me go.” 84

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A pair of frigid eyes swiveled to peruse her, and dismiss her. “No,” he replied flatly, and turned away. “Besides, I’ve already set up the auction date with the brothels on the nearest pleasure planet. I’d hate to disappoint them.” Anger boiled up inside her. “You have no right to sell me. I won’t allow it.” He didn’t bother looking at her. “You don’t have a choice, the same way you gave me no choice when you chained me up like some animal and used my body.” A snicker made them both flash a glare at the cousins, who immediately adopted bored expressions. “Out.” Jaro spoke the word softly, but the duo exited immediately, the door not sliding closed fast enough for them to miss the explosive sound of their laughter. “If you go through with your plan to sell me, I will escape and when I do, I will come after you and kill you,” she promised. He inclined his head toward her, and a cold smile tilted his lips. “I’d like to see you try.” Then he ignored her again. Pantariste taught her many things during her training as a warrior, patience being the first and most important lesson, followed by never losing her temper, no matter the temptation or the taunts.

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In the face of his casual indifference as he flew the ship, Aylia forgot all she’d learned. Rage and indignation at his treatment suffused her. Without any audible warning, she flew at him, unarmed, but never defenseless. Jaro met her rush, rising from his seat and turning to grapple with her as she thrust fists and elbows while her feet kicked and stomped. She landed blows, some of which would surely leave some fabulous bruises, but in the end, his greater strength won, and when she spun to give herself better space to fight, his arms manacled around her, holding her tight against his length. Chest heaving, her body flushed with coursing blood, Aylia couldn’t help the tingling that invaded her body at his proximity. A hard bulge poked at her lower back and moist heat flooded her cleft as she realized despite his words, Jaro was not unaffected by her presence. She no sooner realized this than he flung her from him, sending her stumbling. Catching herself, she turned and held herself in a half crouch, waiting to see what he would do next. To her disbelief, he pulled out a pistol and aimed it at her. “Coward,” she spat. A tic pulsed in his cheek, then without further warning, he fired. 86

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Chapter Eight Jaro caught her unconscious body before it hit the floor. Why, he didn’t know. Anger coursed through him, a molten rage that made him want to go on a murderous rampage, and it was all her fault. He’d meticulously planned out his capture of her, and everything was going along according to his plan when he caught her returning to her room with that grey-skinned male. Livid didn’t come close to describing his emotions when the alien dared to touch her and use his brute strength against her small stature. An unfamiliar sensation had washed over him—jealousy. Even stranger, he didn’t know why it filled him to the point he needed to kill the other male she’d chosen. Actually, he lied. He did know why he’d had to decimate the alien biped. Because he touched what is mine. It made him furious to know she’d so casually dismissed him and gone on to another. Sure, he knew she quested for a father, but to go from him, greatest warrior and scourge of the galaxy, to a waystation bully? It made him want to kill the bastard again. Cradling her limp form in his arms, he couldn’t help inhaling her scent, a sweet perfume that haunted his sleep— and even his waking moments—the entire time he searched 88

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for her. To speed up his task, he’d snagged his cousins—in the nick of time too because their most recent scam had gotten them into trouble yet again. Each galactic unit he’d spent searching raised his ire, and boiled his blood as he imagined her in the arms of another. Even now, he couldn’t be sure she hadn’t shared her body in the time they’d spent apart. The all-consuming jealousy at that thought made him tighten his grip on her. Striding from the command center, he headed to his quarters. He’d no sooner laid her on his bed than his cousins crowded in behind him. As he snapped the manacles that he’d resized in his spare time around her slim wrists and ankles, he could feel their silent questions at his back. “I hate to say it, cousin, but don’t you think that’s being a little overcautious?” Probably, but he’d planned this part of his revenge during their time apart—fantasized about it, in fact. “You saw her. She’s too dangerous to leave loose.” “Kind of exciting if you ask me,” Xarn replied. “She can beat on me anytime, naked preferably.” Without even looking, Jaro kicked a foot back, snapping it into Xarn’s leg making him crumple with a shouted “Ow! What was that for?” Somehow explaining that any mention of Aylia with another male made him see red didn’t seem like a good idea, 89

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not unless he wanted his cousins teasing him mercilessly. He settled for, “Don’t let her fragile looks fool you. She’s a killing machine.” He ignored the matching snickers as he moved to manacle her ankles. “You aren’t serious about selling her, are you?” Brax asked. “To the highest paying brothel,” Jaro replied tersely as he closed the last restraint. He stood and turned so as to not see her looking so helpless and small in his bed, the pale skin of her ankles and wrists marred by the black metal shackling them. Both his cousins had no such compunction and peered around him at her still form. “What if we bought her instead? We’ve got some credits saved up, and well, I like the idea of giving my seed to such a feisty female. What a child we’d make.” In a flash, Jaro had Xarn pinned against the wall, the sharp edge of his blade pressed against his neck. “No one touches her,” he growled. “Do you hear me? No one!” Jaro shouted the last part, stunning even himself with his vehemence. “No problem, cousin.” Xarn stupidly didn’t show as much fear as he should have with a dagger only a nudge away from slitting his throat.

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Suddenly realizing what he did, Jaro released him and stepped away, but he didn’t sheath his blade. Someone still wore too much clothes. “Leave.” The next part of his plan didn’t require an audience. Make that, he refused to have an audience looking upon his captive’s nakedness. He’d never shared well with others. “You’re not going to kill her, are you?” Brax asked with clear worry. Why kill her when revenge would taste much sweeter? Jaro bared his teeth. “No. She’s safe for now, but if you both don’t leave, I’ll kill you.” With a shared look, his cousins left and the door slid shut behind them. Silence reigned except for the soft sound of her breathing. Jaro turned and looked down upon her, the way her dark lashes fluttered against her cheeks. How her full mouth parted slightly with each breath, and her bosom moved with each inhalation. Shaking his head, he went to work, slicing through her clothes, baring her body to his view. The sight of it stole his breathe—and engorged his cock. Parting the cloth, he couldn’t help drawing a finger down the soft flesh of her chest, finally touching the body she’d denied him. He let his digit circle around her plump breasts before he drew it up to her nipple, which shriveled immediately at his touch. He tugged on each of the gold rings 91

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piercing her dusky aureoles, so easily imagining himself pulling on them as she rode him, her fiery red hair a silken curtain around them. He couldn’t resist twisting the metal, a sharp pull that stretched her nipple. Even in repose, her body responded to him, the scent of her desire rising to surround him and making his prick harden to the point of painfulness. What is it about this female that entices me so? The fiery thatch at the top of her thighs drew him, and he didn’t bother trying to hold himself back from sliding his fingers through her curls to the damp cleft beneath. Her flesh quivered at his touch, and a soft sigh signaled her approach to wakefulness from the stunning shot he’d given her. Again, he stroked her, the moisture of her sex coating his finger, begging him to taste it. As if burned, he stepped away from her just as her eyelids fluttered open. “I’m not dead?” she murmured. For some reason, she sounded surprised, and he bristled, making his response come out terse than he’d planned. “Death is too quick. I told you, I intend to punish you.” Another sigh escaped her, this one sounding annoyed, unlike the soft, pleased sound of earlier. “Are all males outside of Zonia so vengeful? On my world, while the males 92

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resist, it is more out of tradition. In the end, both parties are well pleased by the arrangement.” “I am not a weak Zonian male,” he growled. “So you can stop trying to compare me to those craven creatures.” Then because he had to know, “So how many males did you use before I found you?” “Why do you care? Aren’t you the one who is planning to sell me to a brothel that I might serve hundreds?” Never. You are mine. The words rose unbidden in his mind, and once there, refused to leave. “I need to know so I can relay your experience to the brothel owner.” “Bastard.” “Answer me,” he ordered, annoyed she kept evading his question. As if sensing his ire, she smirked. “What if I said dozens? Why, I bedded so many, I’m probably pregnant with a half dozen babes by now.” For a moment, red rage clouded his vision and he mentally envisioned hunting down the aliens who’d touched her and killing them in a bloody fashion. Then her words penetrated and he laughed. “What’s so funny?” she asked, her brow knitted in a frown. “You. You really know very little about the mating process, don’t you? First off, I know how picky you were in 93

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your selection. Only the best will do. And a woman who spreads her favors so easily doesn’t try to fight off a male when he’s kissing her like you were when I found you.” The glare eased some of his jealousy. “I hate you.” “Because I’m right. You didn’t bed any other males, did you?” Her snarl said it all, and something inside Jaro eased. Untouched, except by him. A fierce need to put his mark on her made him lean down, his face hovering over hers, her lips a luscious temptation that he couldn’t resist. He kissed her, the fierce brand of a male conquering his female, claiming her as his. Or, at least that’s how it started, then her mouth parted and small moans of pleasure escaped her, arousing noises that he captured. He slid his tongue past the barrier of her lips, tasting her sweetness, and groaning when she hesitantly let her own tongue touch him back. Her innocent caress undid him. He covered her nude body with his own, nestling his body between her thighs, his turgid cock, even behind the material of his britches, pressing against her sex. Her hips pushed against his hardness, begging him for more. And he intended to give it to her. To sink himself into her depths until she thought of no male but him. Until she screamed his name as she came around his prick. He’d plow 94

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her over and over again until he seeded her womb and linked her irrevocably to him. Like a cold shower of ice pellets, his train of thoughts penetrated his out of control arousal. With a pained bellow, he rolled off her welcoming body and fled the room. He pushed past his cousins, who hovered in the hall and tried to stop him with queries of concern. He ignored them and made his way to the command center where he slumped in his chair, staring at the large view screen without seeing. What is wrong with me? This type of out of control behavior and emotional turmoil didn’t make sense. Aylia was simply a female—a curvy, courageous, warrior-tough seductress. He should hate her for what she tried to steal, or at the very least, feel indifference since he cared about nothing and nobody. Instead, since he’d met her, despite their brief encounters, he found himself thinking in a whole new way. Of wanting things he’d never imagined before. Most astonishing of all, if he truly were honest with himself, he wanted her in his arms, life, and bed…forever. Not happening. Mating was emasculating, or at least that remained the impression Jaro received after watching his brother succumb to love. He’d found the display so sickening he’d had to leave. What male wanted to care for a female? Who stupidly wanted to settle down and find enjoyment in the same naked cleft every night? Worse, why would any male 95

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in his right mind want children, noisy little creatures who spent their time eating, shitting or screaming? And why do I want these things with Aylia? I barely know her. After Shinja, the whore who’d bedded him while spreading her thighs for the whole regiment he’d served in, he’d sworn never to let another female collar him. Never to let another whore make him care. Stupid him. Apparently, his heart wasn’t paying attention because despite the seed Aylia tried to steal, and the fact she just wanted a male, any male, to impregnate her, he wanted her—for himself. However, she didn’t want him back. A smart warrior would cut his losses. Let her off at the next waystation to go on her way, returning his life to normal. But, apparently, Jaro might have inherited some of the stupid gene his brother owned because he couldn’t. Make that wouldn’t. Could his obsession simply have to do with lust? Perhaps the simple fact she’d tried to deny him access to her body while she availed herself of his made her so tempting. Could the solution to his turmoil lie in between her thighs? If he plowed her enough times, would she finally leave his poor mind alone? Or will bedding her just make things worse? 96

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Only one way to find out. It was with firm purpose that he went stalking back to the room, brushing off once again his cousins when they would have waylaid him. He stomped into the room, and immediately drew her wary gaze. “Come to tease me again?” she said with annoyance, unable to hide the evidence of her interest in his return. He stared for a moment at her nipples as they pulled into tight buds, begging for his mouth to suck them. “It occurs to me that a non-virgin with no skills won’t fetch me the best price. So, I shall have to waste some of my valuable time giving you lessons in how to please a male.” His words emerged gruff. She snorted. “Don’t bother. From what I’ve seen, all it takes is for me to get nude to rouse interest. Actually, my second choice didn’t even require that. So don’t put yourself out on my account.” Her reminder of the now dead alien made him more determined than ever. I will show her that I am not to be compared to another. And even more importantly, I will show her pleasure—whether she likes it or not. Despite her attempt to cajole him into leaving, he stayed and stripped. As he folded his clothes and placed them on a chair, he spoke in a low tone. “Aren’t you curious at all at the bliss that can be found with the right partner?” “I’m sure I’ll have plenty of time to discover it, what with the new career you’re intent on embarking me upon.” 97

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“Ah, but pleasure begets pleasure. How can you expect to receive it if you don’t know how to give it?” He ran his hand up her leg as he spoke, noting the tremble of her limb as he traveled up, closer and closer to her core. “I’ve seen the videos. I’m sure I can figure it out,” she replied, somewhat breathless. “Aah, but there’s nothing like firsthand experience,” he murmured as he leaned down to press his lips against the creamy flesh of her thigh. A definite quiver ran through her at his touch, and he smiled against her skin as he brushed soft kisses on her leg, moving up until he resided close enough to smell her arousal, a heady aroma that made him close his eyes and just bask in the moment. He nuzzled the soft fuzz at her pelvis and heard her suck in a breath. “What are you doing?” she asked in a quavering voice. “Just get on with it. Stick your prick in me and be done. I am tired and want to nap.” “Stop talking or I’ll gag you with my cock,” he growled, annoyed that she thought to fight him instead of succumbing to desire. It didn’t help that he found himself overcome with lust and wanting to taste her. His prick hurt so bad from need that he wanted to fall upon her and pound her senselessly.

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Of course, his words about placing his cock in her mouth made matters worse, especially when the aroma of her arousal heightened, indicating her curiosity at his threat. Then again, there was a way to indulge both of his desires at once. He repositioned himself, his knees cradling the top of her head, his face overtop her sex. For once, she didn’t speak, probably because he lowered his cock until it pressed against her lips, and lucky him, she caught the hint and opened wide to take him. It belatedly occurred to him that perhaps placing his prick in her mouth where she could bite it off was probably not the best course of action, but when the suction of her orifice tugged at him, that thought flew out of his head along with everything but bliss. Inexperienced or not, she still roused him as she tasted him, sucking at him instinctively, drawing forth a groan from him. But, he couldn’t let her completely distract him, not when a veritable treasure awaited. He lowered his head between her thighs and snaked his tongue out for a long lick across her plumps lips. Then winced as she clamped down on his cock with a cry, and almost knocked him out as her hips undulated upward. He placed his arms across her thighs before he dove in again for another lick. Back and forth, he swiped his tongue as she tried to squirm, her gasps around her mouthful 99

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of cock spurring him on. He parted the folds of her sex and stabbed at her, tasting her honeyed nectar that said more than her mewls that she enjoyed herself. When he finally toyed with her clit, she came with a scream that vibrated all around his cock and he found himself hard pressed not to follow her. However, he’d fantasized for too many galactic units about the velvety glove of her sex. Extricating himself from her, he positioned himself between her legs and stared down at her. She lay there panting, her skin flushed, her lips parted and her eyes closed as she basked in the aftershocks of her orgasm. He’d never seen anything more beautiful in his life. Placing his palms under her buttocks, he hoisted her bottom up, not too far, since the shackles wouldn’t allow it, but high enough to bring her level with his bobbing cock. He nudged her wet cleft, parting her folds with his swollen head, and watched as he slid into her pinkness, the delicate color contrasting with his dark mauve prick. A long sigh escaped her and his gaze flicked up to see her staring at him through heavy-lidded eyes. Eyes locked, he took her, his cock sliding into her welcoming sheath and retreating despite the tight suction of her channel. In and out, he plowed her, his flesh slapping against hers, his full insertion making her mewl with each long stroke. He fell over her, his mouth hotly seeking hers as 100

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he increased his pace until he veritably pistoned her. But his feisty princess took it all, her hips lifting to meet his thrusts, her damp sex tightening around his rod until he could hold it back no more. With a mighty pulse, his cock spewed his seed, and like a trigger, the muscles of her channel began to quiver as her second orgasm took hold. The strength of it locked him inside her, milking him, not that he cared. He’d found nirvana, and like those who’d discovered it before him, never wanted to leave.

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Chapter Nine Aylia should have raged at the fact he’d chained her, turning the situation around so that he became the dominant one. Instead of trying to catch her breath, she should have plotted ways of escaping and killing him for daring to make her submit to his will—and body. Subservience wasn’t the Zonian way, especially not to a male. Yet, the expected anger at her situation or frustration at her inability to free herself didn’t appear. Even when she tugged at her bonds and heard the rattle of the links, all that went through her was delight, a taboolike pleasure that she found herself at his mercy, a captive to his erotic torture. And to think I thought any male would do. Aylia now knew better as she lay beneath Jaro’s heaving body, her own body still trembling with aftershocks from the ecstasy he’d shown her. It seemed the possibility and level of enjoyment in the mating process really depended on the male. In her case, it seemed only Jaro would do. The idea didn’t scare her so much as another thought did. If he keeps seeding me, I’ll soon become pregnant, and I’ll have to leave. For once, the thought of returning home victorious didn’t elate her. Instead, sadness and an odd ache in her chest 102

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made her realize she wasn’t ready to lose Jaro. In the short span they’d known each other, she’d found someone who intrigued her, and made her feel things she’d never known before. And it went beyond the sex, incredible as it was. She wanted to know more about him, who he was and where he came from. What were his likes and dislikes? She wanted to battle again at his side, two warriors sharing the dance of death. She wanted to bear his children and to see the pride on his face when he beheld them. She wanted what she’d seen in videos and on the space station—a relationship between a male and female instead of a tryst for the purpose of procreation. I want the opposite of a Zonian life. But that could never be. She owed her life and her loyalty to the people who’d taken her in. “What has you so pensive?” His question broke her introspect, and she looked up to see him staring at her, his eyes softly glowing, and his face, for once, not an indifferent mask or an angry one. She settled for a partial truth. “I was just thinking that I will miss sparring with you when I leave.” Her words brought back the glare. “I’ve already told you escape won’t happen.” “You cannot stand watch over me forever. And once you go through with your plan to sell me, you won’t be around to stop me.” 103

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He rolled off her and paced, his naked form a thing of beauty to watch. It stirred her just assuaged lust. “Perhaps I should just keep you then,” he muttered darkly. “If you are my prisoner, then I can make sure you never escape.” “Whether in a brothel or your bed, it doesn’t matter. Once I get what I came for, I will leave, and not you or a whole whorehouse full of guards will stop me.” Unless you asked me to stay. The stray thought shocked her so that she missed his sudden movement that found him atop of her, the naked heat of his flesh a delightful friction against her own. “Never,” he snarled and then his mouth found hers in a bruising kiss that left no room for thought, only pleasure. And oh, by the stars and moons, and the whole galaxy, did he know how to give her pleasure. His hands roamed her flesh, making her aware of her skin and body in ways she’d never imagined possible. With his mouth, he drew tortured cries from her, blissful sounds that seemed to encourage him to give her more, and even more, until she thought she would die from sheer delight. But what a way to go.

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Chapter Ten Slipping from the bed and the warm curve of her body, Jaro left Aylia sleeping the sound slumber of a female well sated. He, however, found himself restless. Exiting his room, he ran into Brax, who wouldn’t allow him to sidestep him this time. “You seem in a better mood,” his cousin cautiously said. “Not really,” Jaro replied, heading into the lounge, Brax on his heels. “Odd, I would have thought the numerous times you made her scream would have left any male smiling from ear to ear for at least a planetary rotation. Or did you abstain from release to punish her?” Jaro arched a brow in reply. Brax laughed as he leaned back in his chair. “Okay, stupid question. So what are you going to do with her now?” “Sell her.” Never. But old habits were hard to break, and admitting he cared for the female seemed weak. “No, seriously.” A shrug lifted Jaro’s shoulders. “It’s what I should do given what she attempted.”

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“I’d say you’re even now given you’ve just done the same thing to her.” “I’m not letting her go.” He couldn’t prevent the vehement words and Brax noticed. “I think you care for the redhead.” “No, I don’t. She’s simply a ready vessel for my cock.” “Really, then sell her to me. I’d love to see if I can get her to make that same spine tingling scream when she comes.” Jaro didn’t even know he’d moved until the chair his cousin sat in tipped backward and he found himself straddling Brax’s chest, his fist pulled back, ready to pummel him. A twinkle entered Brax’s eyes. “I’ll take that as a no?” With a snort of disgust, Jaro got off his cousin and went to the ship’s beverage unit, ordering up a shot of alcohol that, while a tepid version of the real thing, still heated its way to his stomach. “There’s no shame in caring for a female.” “There is, though, when she turns around and plays you for a fool,” Jaro replied, the bitterness of the past inflecting his words. “Frukx, cousin, not Shinja again. Just because she turned out a slut, doesn’t mean this one will.” 106

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No, Aylia definitely didn’t come close to having the sexual experience of Shinja or any of his past bedmates. However, she made no bones about the fact she just wanted a child. And once she gets it, she will leave me. Sudden frustration and anger made him fling his glass at the wall where it bounced and narrowly missed Brax. Stupid, unbreakable plastics. He’d have to invest in some glassware at the next port so that the next time he wished to vent, he’d get the satisfaction of shattering shards. “Listen, I know the idea of letting a female close to you again frightens you.” Jaro growled at the implied weakness. “Don’t you growl at me when I’m telling the truth. It’s not weak to admit Shinja hurt you and that now you find yourself wary to care for another again. But face it. You like the redheaded barbarian.” “She’s Zonian, not a human barbarian like Tren’s mate.” Brax arched a brow. “Sure, and Zonian females have two tits. Anyway, regardless of her origin, you like her. And despite the fact she might try to kill you, I think she must like you else she would have probably bitten off some part of your body when you bedded her.” Brax had a point. She’d not tried to hurt him once during their copulation, at least not intentionally. “It’s not 107

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that simple. She only wants a child from me. Once I impregnate her, she’ll leave.” A frown creased Brax’s brow. “But you’re on that contraceptive that makes you sterile. So, she’ll never get pregnant, and thus won’t ever go.” “I think she’ll notice at one point that my seed isn’t taking root. Then what?” A loud sigh escaped his cousin. “For a smart mercenary and deadly assassin, you’re awfully stupid sometimes. Did it never occur to you that the longer you keep her, the more likely she is to fall in love with you and want to stay? Maybe if you stopped being an idiot for two nanoseconds, you’d realize that keeping her tied up as your sex slave might not be the best course of action if you like her and want to pursue a relationship with her.” “But she looks good spread eagle and bound,” Jaro replied with a grin. “I’ll bet she does. But, wouldn’t it be more fun if the ropes and chains were just for bedroom sport and not to keep her prisoner?” “Why can’t you be dumb like your brother?” “Because being smart gets me between more thighs,” Brax joked before leaving the rec area. Jaro sat there in pensive silence, rolling over in his mind the things his cousin said, most of which made sense. 108

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He liked Aylia, not that he planned to tell her. That kind of ammunition belonged in no female’s hands. He did want to spend more time with her, and not just with her flat on her back in his bed—it restricted his repertoire of positions. Can I make her like me? Entice her into staying with me so that I can either relieve myself of this lust for her, or figure out if I’ve succumbed to something more tragic, like…gulp…love. The direction of his thoughts made him scowl. Next thing he knew, he’d look like his brother, all besotted and changing his life to please a female. Despite his intense dislike of that idea, he couldn’t help wondering where in the galaxy he would choose to settle if he decided to ever put down roots. But he got ahead of himself. First, he needed to convince Aylia that she cared for him. And the quickest way he knew to any woman’s heart involved shopping, a male’s most dreaded task. ***** Aylia woke to find herself unfettered, the heavy manacles gone along with the rope. Sitting up, she looked around and ignored the pang of disappointment that she appeared alone. She stretched as she got out of the bed, her joints popping and her muscles pulling. Despite her confined position of before, and the copious ways Jaro had shown her 109

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body-bowing pleasure, she felt great, better than great actually, if hungry. Padding barefoot to the door, she slapped on the control panel, not surprised to find it didn’t open. Apparently, while he no longer felt a need to chain her, he didn’t trust her to roam his ship—or feel a need to clothe her. He’d locked everything in his cabin down tight, leaving her with nothing to cover herself with other than the bed sheets. Not wishing to get caught up in the draping folds should she need to fight, she chose to remain unclothed. Sitting on the bed cross-legged, she tried to relax into a trancelike state, a calming technique Pantariste tried in vain to teach her. As usual, her mind whirled, not with her usual thoughts of battle or adventure, but flashbacks of the pleasure Jaro showed her. Just thinking of how he’d touched her and taken her, over and over again, made her body flush. As if her burgeoning arousal were a signal, the door slid open and Jaro entered. Aylia held herself still, her eyes closed as she pretended indifference, but her body, traitor that it was, responded to his nearness, her nipples pouting for his touch, and her sex lubricating itself for his cock. Fabric hit her in the face and her eyes flew open as a silken mass tumbled into her lap. All the air sucked from her lungs as she saw him, dressed in the brothel assassin outfit once more, the knotted rope enhancing his musculature and the head cloak leaving only his mesmerizing eyes free. 110

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“Get dressed,” he ordered in a gruff voice. Sifting through the material on her lap, her brow creased as she tried to make sense of the filmy strips. “What is this?” “An outfit suitable for a brothel employee.” She didn’t think, just reacted, flinging the clothes at him with a tart, “I don’t think so.” He caught the bundle and stalked toward her, a tall, predatory strut that did crazy things to her body. Refusing to let herself become distracted by this tempting body, Aylia scrambled up and stood on the bed, fists clenched, her knees slightly bent. “Oh, you’ll wear these all right. Now either you put them on yourself, or I’m going to put them on you, but one way or another, you will get dressed.” She crooked a finger and beckoned him. “Come and get me then because I am not putting those on without a fight.” “You won’t win,” he stated with cocky assurance. “Maybe not, but I will hurt you in the process. Or are you going to call in your cousins to help you?” Anger flashed in his eyes. “You’d like that, wouldn’t you? After all, the only condition you require is strength; any male between your legs will do.”

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Aylia gaped at him, not following his accusation. “Excuse me?” “You heard me. You’ve made it plenty clear that you don’t care who you get pregnant with so long as he’s strong. And then what? You’re going back to hide on your homeworld until you need the next child.” Put like that, it didn’t sound very nice. “But it’s the Zonian way.” “You’re not Zonian, though!” he yelled. “I don’t understand why you’re so angry. Why do you care who I bed or what I do once I’m with child? I’d think you’d be happy to be rid of me. Or is your vengeance not yet done?” “You tried to steal my seed.” “And you have now given me your seed, many times over. I’d say we are even. I might even now be pregnant thanks to your antics.” “You’ll never get pregnant from me. Birth control, princess. No male leaves his home planet without it.” Annoyed with this attitude, and confused at his accusations, she could say she enjoyed the next words she threw in his face. “I’m not stupid. Your birth control is the first thing I deactivated after I captured you. So, I guess the joke is on you. Due to your diligence in showing me how to

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please a male, you may have given me exactly what I set out for.” The stillness of his body should have warned her, but it still took her by surprise when he leapt at her, his larger body slamming into hers and pushing her into the wall. Before she could put up a fight, he’d grasped each of her hands and yanked them over her head, trapping her. The submissive posture should have panicked or enraged her. Instead, desire raced through her at his nearness and the visible evidence of his strength. “How dare you?” he growled. The silken fabric of his head cloak, covering his mouth, brushed against her face. “I never lied about my quest. It’s not my fault you thought me stupid.” “Oh, I never thought you stupid, misguided and perhaps too cocky, but surprisingly, I like those traits about you.” He pressed himself against her, and despite his low tone, he couldn’t hide the hardness of his shaft pressing against the V of her thighs. “You do? My teacher’s been trying to beat those traits out of me for numerous planetary cycles.” “The best warriors all own a streak of recklessness. I should know since I’m the best one of all. But you’re changing the subject. I didn’t give you permission to take my seed.” He pushed away from her, his tone not displaying 113

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anger, although judging by the tautness of the muscles in his back, it simmered beneath the surface. “I am Zonian. We don’t ask. We take. And I guess maybe you’re not the best warrior, after all since it seems I bested you.” She expected anger or retaliation at her bold, inflammatory words. To her surprise, he laughed. “So you have, princess. But don’t expect to catch me off guard again. Now, enough chatter. Get dressed.” He seemed to have mistaken her for some docile servant. Crossing her arms over her chest, her reply came out as a challenge. “If you want me clothed, then bring me my own raiment. I won’t wear the cast offs of a whore.” When he twirled to face her, the silken material of his cape swaying with him to settle around his broad, muscled shoulders, she couldn’t help a shiver from coursing through her body. “The only clothes you had I sliced from you and disposed of. Not that they were any more concealing than this garb.” “What of the articles on my ship?” “Sold in the port I stole you from, along with everything on board.” Her means of getting home was gone? “Bastard.” 114

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“Not according to my mother. Now, will you put the clothes on or shall I parade you through the streets of the planet we’re docked at naked?” Cocking a hip, she placed her hands on her waist and thrust her chest forward. “Why hide it? I might as well flaunt it before the auction so I can ensure a steady stream of males willing to donate their seed. The faster I get pregnant, the quicker I can go back home.” An animal stalking, that was what he reminded her of when he came toward her with slow, fluid movements. Unconsciously, she backed up until she hit the wall. He stopped just before her. “You are the most vexing female I’ve ever encountered.” “Really, because I’m just a pale shadow compared to real Zonians,” she retorted. “But you are not a Zonian.” “Perhaps not in looks, but in everything that counts, I am.” “Are you not curious at all about your origins? My computer says you are human, probably from the barbarian planet Earth.” “Our past has no place in the present,” she repeated by rote despite the inner urge that begged her to find out what else he knew.

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“It should because the customs you are trying so desperately to cling to are not your own. In your culture, females, after some mating rituals, choose one male to breed with. The pair most often stay together to raise the children they choose to have.” “How do you know this?” “Research. It is common knowledge if you but ask the computer. Of course, our knowledge about your homeworld is limited due to its protected status, but if you truly were of a mind to discover the cultures of your people, I am sure my brother’s mate would happily discuss it with you.” “She’s like me?” “Yes, right down to the annoying factor. Oddly enough, my brother finds her irritating ways endearing. But he always was strange. I thankfully don’t suffer from the same malady.” “Well excuse me for annoying the frukx out of you,” she snapped. “It must be my barbarian gene making itself known.” “You’re forgiven.” She could have sworn humor laced his comment, not an easy thing to tell with the cloak covering his face. “Enough talking, princess. Time to get dressed, or is this your way of saying you want to feel my

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hands on your body again? I’m sure I could delay our excursion long enough to please your insatiable side.” Truthfully, she did want to feel him touching her and then plowing her with his thick cock, but to admit it smacked of desperation. He’d made it clear his dislike of her despite his use of her body. She also did not, despite her brave words, wish to parade about in the nude which left her with only one irritating choice. In silence, she grudgingly put on the outfit as he leaned against the wall watching with a seemingly negligent air. Dressed, she looked down at herself with a moue of annoyance. “I think I was less conspicuous naked.” The filmy skirt, made of thin strips, hid her sex, and yet didn’t, the soft fabric clinging to her pubic area, delineating it. She could only imagine how her backside looked. The silken top appeared even more sheer, the material molding to her nipples and breasts, the rings of her piercings clearly visible. “Frukx!” His expletive made her look at him and she couldn’t miss the hard bulge which stretched the skimpy cloth around his loins. Whirling, he rummaged through a hole that opened in the wall at his barked command. Without looking, he flung a wadded up bundle at her. “Put it on.” “It” turned out to be a long cloak that covered her head to toe. She found it odd. After all, he’d given her the 117

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damned outfit to wear and now apparently he didn’t want her to be seen in it. It didn’t matter to her one way or another. Their excursion off the ship meant she’d soon plan her escape, before any brothel that bought her thought they could put her to work. But it seemed their preparations weren’t done. He approached her gripping something, and when she saw what he held, she did fight, calling him every vile name she could think of, but in the end, his greater strength won—but not without her giving him some blows that would bruise up nicely. He led her from the room holding the leash that snapped onto the neck of a collar he’d placed on her. As she stood stiffly beside him as they waited for the docking bay door to open, she ignored his softly murmured, “I’m sorry for the leash and collar. Trust me when I say it’s for the best and will keep you safe where we are going.” “So would a knife,” she snapped. “If I give you one, will you promise not to use it on me?” His clear eyes met hers, and she hated the way she still melted under his gaze after his treatment and humiliation. “I’ll carve you with my own fingernails if I get a chance.” Instead of rebuking her, the jerk laughed then yanked her off ship like some fancy pet on a leash while she mentally detailed the ways she’d kill him. 118

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Chapter Eleven Jaro probably deserved some of the choice names she muttered under her breath as he let her trail behind him. The outfit she wore, the only feminine garment he could locate onboard, almost ended up shredded when he saw how lusciously it outlined her body. As opposed to covering her bountiful curves, it served to enhance them, hence the cloak to cover her until he could get her to the shops to purchase new outfits. It was that or fight off every male who got a look at her. The leash, well, he’d only partially told the truth about its purpose. Yes, collared slaves tended to not get harassed— as much—however, his purpose lay more in making sure she didn’t escape him—that and he perversely enjoyed the idea of having her under his control. But he’d known as soon as he pulled it out that he wouldn’t get it around her neck without a fight. So much for getting her to like me. Seduction and flowery words, such as his cousins used, didn’t come easy to him. Females usually saw his prowess and threw themselves at his feet. Well, more like on top of his cock. Simple. He’d never before needed to make one like him. He wasn’t even sure it was possible. I am who I am; warrior, mercenary, and, if required, assassin. I don’t know how to 120

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step into the role of lover. And the more time he spent with Aylia, the more he wished he knew how. Maybe I should ask Tren. Once upon a time, he used to be as uncouth as I, yet, he still managed to get his female to love him. Perhaps his brother found a magical potion that made her ignore all his numerous flaws? He’d have paid a large sum of credits to get his hands on such a cure. Although, mayhap if she liked him and didn’t constantly test his patience, he wouldn’t find himself with the overwhelming need to possess her. Could the challenge she posed form the root of his unnatural attraction to her? If she stopped fighting him, would he lose interest? Peering back over his shoulder into her scowling countenance—adorable even though her eyes shot daggers at him—he somehow doubted it. His fiery Zonian princess had somehow wormed her way into the heart he’d thought lost, and he doubted anything short of a betrayal of epic proportions would ever oust her. Or a lobotomy because surely I’m insane to even think about letting myself care for a female again. As they approached the marketplace, the throng of alien bodies grew dense, and he wound her leash around his fist, reeling her in to tuck her protectively against his side. Redheaded spitfire or not, she didn’t possess the size to protect herself from some of the brutes in this place. To his surprise, she allowed him to nestle her against him, her arm 121

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even curling around his waist while her hand rested on his hip. For a moment, he basked in the sensation of walking as a couple, closely entwined. Of course, he’d temporarily forgotten whom he dealt with. Before she could fully pull the knife from the sheath at his side, he caught her wrist and laughed at her growl of annoyance. “And just what do you plan to do with that?” “Gut you.” “You wound me,” he replied mockingly. “Not as much as I’d like to,” she mumbled as he veered their steps and swung them into an alley. The stench of the garbage thrown haphazardly was not entirely pleasant, but at least it brought them out of the crowd, and gave them a semblance of privacy. The hand he held tugged in an attempt to free itself. Not likely. He yanked it up over her head before snatching her other, already balled into a fist and preparing to swing. He forced it to join the first. She didn’t like the submissive posture at all and she bucked in his grip, twisting her body while inflicting bruises with her well-aimed knees. But he’d suffered worse, so he ignored her attempt to escape as he engulfed both her frail wrists in one of his hands, leaving his other free to wind the leash around them, binding her. Holding her bound hands over her head, he used his other one to spread her cloak, revealing her partially bared midriff. 122

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He tickled his fingers across her skin and held back an urge to grin in achievement when she sucked in her breath. Despite her attempts to hurt him, she couldn’t seem to resist his touch. He’d exploit that weakness—and enjoy doing it. “What are you doing?” she asked, her lips pushed out in a sulk probably because he’d foiled her attempt to skewer him. “I can’t just let your attempt to disembowel me go unpunished, now can I?” She braced herself, her whole body rigid and her lips drawn tight, probably expecting retaliation, but instead of pain, he intended to employ a better solution to her trespass. His lips found hers for a hungry kiss, something he’d longed to indulge in since he’d seen her put on that tantalizing outfit. While his mouth clung to hers—nibbling and coaxing hers to open—his hand curved around her waist. The heat of her skin almost scorched him. He swayed into her, the crisscrossing leather straps on his chest not hindering his need to feel her against him, skin to skin. He rubbed against the silken fabric of her top, which hugged her breasts, the friction of his motion turning her nipples into hard points that poked him. Her back arched, her need spoken without words. He brought his free hand up to cup one heavy globe, his thumb brushing over the straining peak, drawing a cry from her. 123

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“Stop,” she panted against his mouth. “Why?” he asked absently, too intrigued by the feel of her heavy breast resting in his palm to give her command a second thought. He ducked his head and gave in to temptation, drawing the peak in his mouth, fabric and all. She moaned loudly in enjoyment before twisting her body and muttering. “No. No. This isn’t right.” “Feels fine to me,” he teased as he plucked at the tip with his lips, grabbing the piercing to tug and twist, drawing a gasp from her. “Anyone could see us.” Her reply made him realize she remained still only too aware of their public, if tucked away, location. “Then I’ll kill them.” And he meant it too. It seemed he’d discovered something worth pleasing and protecting. But perhaps, he could use her plea to have her concede to him—or at least promise a truce. “I’ll stop, but only if you swear you’ve learned your lesson. Have you? Will you stop trying to kill me?” “A Zonian never gives up,” was her reply, as expected, and damn him if her eyes didn’t hold a challenge in them, as if daring him to go on. “Sometimes there is merit in retreating and acknowledging a superior force,” he taunted.

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“You think too highly of yourself. I will never bow to you.” No, but you will scream. Dared by a female who didn’t even reach his chin, it was time to show her that ceding could have its benefits. His fingers weaved their way under the fabric covering her cleft and stroked her. She retained enough wits to try and push him way, undulating her body against his, her teeth nipping his lip. However, he knew her capable of much more. She put up a farce of a fight, her pride not allowing her to give in without a token resistance. By the stars, it endeared her even more to him, damn her. He thrust back against her, pinning her to the wall as one finger began to rub across her nub. The fight left her as the pleasure he could invoke took over, leaving her panting and writhing, straining for that blissful peak. He buried his face in the crook of her shoulder, his breathing just as ragged as he pumped his digits into her. The way she responded to him excited him beyond anything he’d ever known. For once in his life, giving a female pleasure, and not just any female, but Aylia, was all he wanted. To see and hear her as she climaxed, the worthiest goal he’d ever striven for. He sucked on the skin of her neck, leaving a temporary mark of his passion, fighting the urge to leave a permanent one in the form of his teeth, an ancient custom of his people that bound

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a pair together. He wasn’t ready for that type of commitment even if his whole being screamed at him to go for it. Jaro concentrated on other things, like her mewling cries, how even though she’d unwound her hands from the leash, she clasped his head to her, her fingers tugging tight at his hair. Over and over, he thrust his digits into her, his thumb pressing and rubbing against her swollen clit. The tight wetness of her channel made his cock throb behind the fabric codpiece he wore and he wanted nothing more than to sink himself into her, to let her ride atop his rod until she came with that lusty scream of hers. But he’d started this out as a lesson for her misbehaving and he needed to keep it that way. Besides, he became completely oblivious when he got between her thighs and let his cock take over. In this dangerous place, he needed at least some of his wits about him—what few he currently had left. Of course, the more her sweet flesh squeezed his fingers, and the more frantic her cries grew, the less he cared. A whole squad of soldiers could have surrounded him and he wouldn’t have noticed, so intent did he become on bringing her rapture. Moving his face from the soft curve of her neck— and the temptation to leave a ring of his dentition—he watched her face. He saw the moment she reached her climax. Her eyes opened, their clear green depths clouded by 126

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passion, and a strangled moan escaped her. He kept pumping his fingers into her, the walls of her sex clamping down on them in shuddering waves, his own hips thrusting in time to her ripples. The moment proved so erotic, he almost spent himself. More astonishing, he never wanted it to end. It came to him, as she lay heaving in his arms, her released arms twined around his waist in a hug, that no matter what, he could never let her go. And I really don’t give a frukx if that’s not the Zonian way. ***** It took a few moments for the tremors in her body to subside and as she calmed, her reasoning returned. Opening her eyes took an effort, but the fist Aylia swung at Jaro came up without a problem to hit him on the side of the face. “How dare you!” she almost yelled, livid at his actions, yet even more angry with herself for allowing and enjoying it. “Dare what? Make you come all over my fingers? Forgive me then for giving you immense pleasure.” He didn’t appear in the least contrite. Actually, he appeared smug. “We are in public. That crossed the line,” she hissed. “Then you shouldn’t have tried to unarm me,” he stated, bracing his legs apart and crossing his arms across his 127

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chest. However, it was the cocky grin that made her lose control enough to dive on him, relying on her nails for damage. Jaro rebuffed her attack easily. He always did, to her shame. Her teacher would have beaten her for her weakness. “Behave, or I’ll strip your clothes from you and take you in full view of everyone.” “You wouldn’t dare.” His eyes glittered, the glow that always seemed to signal his arousal lighting them. He yanked her hard against him, grinding his groin with its prominent bulge against her. “Try me.” Before she could retort, he slapped a hand to his neck, and then turned with a roar. “Frukxing bastards. I’ll kill you all.” Incomprehension made her gape as he sank to his knees, before her. “Run,” he gasped, even as he continued to slump in a boneless heap on the ground, his eyes rolling back in his head. Run? Like she’d do something so cowardly. However, unarmed and alone against the approaching pair of whorehouse assassins, recognizable by their outfits so similar to the one Jaro wore but in a shade of blue, along with a half dozen armed guards, she realized she didn’t stand a chance. She hesitated for a moment before she took to her heels 128

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running, all the while cursing her lack of weapon. This would have never happened if he’d given me at least a dagger or a pistol to defend myself with. The thin slippers she wore made each slap of her feet on the ground vibrate up her calf, but she dared not hesitate. Pursuit seemed likely, yet the further she ran, dodging through the traffic that she emerged into when she reached the end of the alley, a quick glance over her shoulder showed that she remained alone. So I wasn’t their target. Slowing her steps, she pondered her next move even as she drew her cloak tight about her in concealment. It occurred to her for a brief moment that she could take the opportunity to escape, but she squashed the thought because she could already hear her teacher’s taunts. “You didn’t escape, someone rescued you—by accident. Weakling.” So what was a Zonian warrior with too much pride to do? Get her bloody seed generator back, of course. First, though, she needed to arm herself, and maybe find some reinforcements. Lucky for her, she knew just the two idiots to help her with that. Finding the ship proved easy, making it there without discovery, while intact, a tad more difficult. Although, the few miscreants who attempted to appropriate her learned, to their deadly dismay, that small— and extremely annoyed—didn’t equal helpless. Her untoward 129

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encounters at least had the benefit of arming her, if with poor quality weapons. Stalking up the docking tube leading to the ship, she alternated between annoyance with herself for not using the opportunity to escape, fear that Jaro might already be dead, and anger that she even cared. The ship’s control panel wouldn’t acknowledge her and give her entrance so she began slamming on the solid portal with the butt of the gun she’d acquired. When pounding didn’t work, she added yelling. “Let me in you overgrown, bumbling purple idiots.” The door slid open and the warrior with shocking white hair narrowly avoided her next knocking attempt. “Hey, what in the frukx are you doing here? Alone?” His brother jostled him aside, a frown on his face. “Where’s Jaro?” “Kidnapped. Possibly dead. I’m not too sure. There were too many whorehouse assasins and enforcers converging for me to stay and find out.” “I told him not to go alone,” mumbled the lighthaired one. “Oh please, Brax. Since when does Jaro need anyone holding his hand? I’ll bet someone distracted him else we both know no one would have gotten the drop on him.” Two pairs of clear eyes fixed on her with accusation. 130

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Aylia couldn’t prevent the hot color from creeping into her face. “It doesn’t matter how it happened. We need to get him back.” “Well obviously, we do, but since when do you care about our cousin?” “I don’t, but it seems only right in case I am carrying his child that I save his sorry purple carcass. I might still have use of him if his seed doesn’t take.” “Hot blazing comet, you are so meant for each other,” the one called Brax snorted. “Hey Xarn, are you up for a little rescue mission followed by some fireworks.” “Fire what?” she asked with a creased brow. “Explosions of a kind,” Xarn replied. “It’s what’s going to probably happen when we attempt to save Jaro who prides himself on never needing saving, and might result in our early demise when he sees we let you come along to help.” “I can see now why he feels an urge to beat you,” she growled. “Because he loves us,” Xarn beamed with pointed teeth. Brax managed to cuff his brother before she did, wiping his idiotic grin. “Enough games. I need weapons, a way to locate Jaro, and you idiots to act as a distraction while I extract him, 131

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if he’s still alive. Oh and some dark clothing to hide the blood.” “Like I said, made for each other,” Brax snorted with a smile. Oddly enough, instead of hurting him for his statement, Aylia found herself imbued with an odd warmth. I wonder what it would be like to stay at his side instead of returning home once pregnant. A part of her wanted to ignore her Zonian upbringing to find out. She gave herself a mental slap.

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Chapter Twelve It didn’t take her long to arm herself once Brax and Xarn led her to her weapons because, of course, they’d first tried to shove her into a room and lock her in. It didn’t work. Xarn still shot her dirty looks as he cupped his groin, a weakness in their build that Aylia was not above exploiting. They’d caught her unawares once before, and because of their familial link with Jaro, she’d gone easy on them, but with him in danger, she couldn’t afford to waste time. Worry for her purple warrior gnawed at her along with the stomachclenching fear she would arrive too late. It baffled her. She couldn’t imagine Pantariste or any of her tribal sisters caring if the fathers of their babes got hurt, and yet, despite herself, she couldn’t stem the emotions that swirled inside her. Un-Zonianlike feelings that seemed like a betrayal of all she’d learned from the tribe who adopted her, and yet, she couldn’t stop herself from caring what happened to him. Ignoring her inner turmoil, she concentrated on locating Jaro, and for once, the purple idiots related to him proved useful. It seemed Brax could manipulate computers and he hacked into the central one for the city they found themselves docked in. Flicking through camera feeds, he 133

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discovered footage of Jaro being unceremoniously carried by a pair of brothel guards and surrounded by at least a dozen more of the brutes along with a pair of the specialized assassins. She took careful note of the building they brought him to, one of dozens in the city, her keen gaze zoning in on the security at the front. “We need a way to get in,” she mused aloud. “Are all its entrances so well guarded?” “It’s a whorehouse. Of course they’ve left no cracks for cheap pricks to get in. Lucky for you, we have a plan.” She didn’t like their idea—no way was she marching up to a whorehouse naked and demanding an audition, to their disappointment. Besides, she had a better plan and hers involved violence and bloodshed, always a better solution. While Brax and Xarn accosted the two main entrances and their guards—drunk and belligerent, not a hard role for them to act—she snuck to the kitchen entrance. With her pistol set to stun, she shot the workers standing outside, sucking on tubes that spat swirls of smoke. An odd pastime, that, for some reason, many aliens enjoyed. Drawing the hood of her heavy cloak around her, she kept her head down and made her way to the main corridor, which at this time of day, stood empty, the pleasures of the flesh mostly taking place during the dark time of the planetary cycle. Any other time, she would have paused to peer around 134

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at her first bordello, gaped at the soaring ceilings gilded in jewels and other riches, stroked the polished wooden walls and brocade-covered furniture, however, she needed to locate Jaro quickly before they discovered her presence and raised the alarm. Exactly how she would escape with Jaro once she found him still eluded her, but she trusted, between the pair of them, they’d find a solution—or die trying. Pantariste always says the greatest honor is to die in battle. Personally, she’d prefer to make it to a ripe old age first before she tested that theory. And I wouldn’t mind a few more pleasure bouts with my purple warrior. It occurred to her after several units of wandering, that she didn’t have the slightest clue where to look for Jaro, and the longer she took, the more likely she’d end up exposed. She’d almost run into some servants a few times at this point and couldn’t count on her luck to last forever. Then, as if some celestial spirit heard her plea, she heard the rumble of his voice coming from a curtain drawn across an archway. But how to slip inside without being seen? The whisper of slippered feet saw her moving to hide behind an ornate statue of an alien sporting more cocks than she owned orifices—disturbing to say the least. Peering over the pedestal edge, she saw a servant pushing a hover cart laden with silver domed dishes. He stopped before the 135

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covered entrance. Straightening his tunic first, the redskinned, uni-eyed tri-ped drew the curtain back and entered the room. “I’ve brought refreshments as requested.” As he spoke to the inhabitants of the room, Aylia scurried to the cart and ducked under its draping cloth. Luckily, only napkins shared the shelf with her underneath, and she held herself huddled, breath indrawn for the servant to guide the serving tray into the room. “Bring them in.” The feminine voice held a thread of steel, and oddly reminded her of Pantariste with her no nonsense attitude. The cart hummed softly as it drifted over the floor, moving for what seemed like an eternity before halting. Aylia held her breath as she listened for clues that would help her identify the number of enemy in the room and Jaro’s location. The metallic ring of a dome lifted from a platter and preceded a pungent aroma that penetrated even the fabric that hid her. “Can I tempt you with some Kigar pastries?” the steely voice of before asked. “I really need to leave,” Jaro replied, his tone terse. She recognized his moods enough to know he sounded unhappy. Aylia wondered what he’d suffered while she 136

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wasted time arming herself and planning his escape with his cousins. “But, we’ve yet to begin. Naughty Jaro. As soon as I’d heard you docked, I couldn’t believe you didn’t immediately come to me. You should know better than to try and evade me.” Aylia’s brow creased at the subtle threatening tone. She still couldn’t discern exact numbers in the room, the clanking of dishes and rustling of fabrics possibly misleading. Did she dare try and peek through the fabric on the cart, or would such a motion bring attention to her hiding spot? “I had other business, Wrexlia, business which your guards took me from.” “Yes, I heard about the slave you were cavorting with in the alley.” The female’s voice implied clear disgust. “Really, I thought you had more class than that. Why play in the streets with an unwilling barbarian when you can have all this? Come to me, Jaro, and let me remind you why I am the only female you need riding your cock.” Excuse me? Aylia’s eyes widened as rage suffused her. She didn’t bother checking first; she just sprang from her hiding spot, knives extended, startling the naked female with three breasts hovering over Jaro—my male. It took her a stunned moment to take the scene in. Dressed in a tiny loincloth, his muscles oiled, his hair 137

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groomed, and surrounded by way too many naked whores, not counting the one glaring at Aylia, Jaro grinned at her. “Come to ride my rod too, have you?” “Guards!” screamed the steely-voiced female. Annoyed, and perhaps a tad jealous even if she wouldn’t admit it, Aylia flung her hood back. “I thought you were kidnapped and in need of rescue.” He shrugged. “I was abducted by a bevy of beauties who were irate that I was keeping them waiting for their pleasure. What can I say? My prowess extends from battle to the bedroom, as you should well know. Or have you already forgotten the alley?” His wink and words brought to mind some of the things he’d done to her. And done to—to these sluts! While his reminder of her own weakness around him made her cheeks flush, she masked her embarrassment with anger. Not a hard task given just how furious she found herself. “I can’t believe I worried about your welfare,” she shouted as she whirled to stalk out of the room, just as guards began to pour in. “It’s not my fault my skills are in demand. Isn’t that one of the reasons why you chose me?” “Go frukx yourself,” she spat over her shoulder. “Shoot her,” yelled Wrexlia. 138

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Before the tri-breasted female stopped shouting, Aylia had her pistol raised and firing on the guards, only to end up having to hold her shot as a half-naked, purple body thrust itself in front of her. With a roar, that sounded oddly enough like, “Don’t you dare harm a hair on her head,” Jaro charged the remaining guards, not slowing even when a few of their stun shots hit him. It occurred to Aylia she could help him, but still too annoyed, she punched the one guard not occupied in the brawl with Jaro and stalked out of the brothel room. Let him save himself, the rotten, frukxing jerk. She made it to the front hall unharmed, after shooting, and in one case decapitating, a few more guards who came her way before Jaro caught up and spun her around. “Didn’t you hear me speak, princess? I said stop!” With an icy glare, she faced him. “I don’t give a frukx what you said. Now that I see how mistaken I was about your need of rescue, I am leaving.” “No you’re not.” “Yes, I am!” she shouted. “Why are you so angry?” he asked even as he casually pointed a pistol sideways and shot an assassin sneaking toward them. “I am not angry,” she growled, still unable to shake the image of the female baring herself in front of Jaro, and 139

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worse, the knowledge that he had intimate knowledge of the three-breasted whore. With a scream of frustration, she twirled sideways, the edge of her blade slicing through the assassin who’d thought to use a pillar to sneak up on her. Wiping her blade on her victim’s head cloak, she resumed her exit only to have Jaro plant himself in front of her. “Move,” she ordered. “Make me.” This time, she didn’t hold back when she swung her foot, connecting with his male parts. To give him credit, he didn’t scream like a little girl, nor did he crumple. A dangerous glint entered his eyes though. “That was uncalled for. But we’ll discuss your punishment for that later. Now care to tell me why you’re so angry with me? I’m the victim here, remember?” “Yeah, I saw how victimized you were surrounded by all those naked females,” she snarled. A frown creased his brow, then a dawning smile crested. “You’re jealous!” “Am not,” she retorted. “Simply annoyed I wasted valuable time saving your purple buttocks instead of making my way home.” Her words wiped the smile from his face. “You are not leaving. I forbid it.”

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He what? She gaped at him, then laughed. “You don’t own me. And you can’t stop me.” She dropped to the ground, the sudden momentum making him lose his grip on her arm. With a quick roll, she bounded to her feet and ran, bursting through the brothel doors, past two surprised cousins standing amidst a pile of downed guards, and into the deserted street. It seemed the nearby occupants had fled the violence. In the silence left behind, she listened intently, but heard no sign of pursuit, and surely it wasn’t disappointment she felt that despite his words, he didn’t care to follow. She didn’t need Jaro. As a matter of fact, he’d given her his seed so many times already that she probably carried his babe, meaning she could go home. Home, sweet home, where life followed a set pattern without the chaos and emotional upheaval he kept bringing to her. Swept off her feet, she could only let out a squeak as she found herself thrust over a muscular shoulder. Peering down, she couldn’t help but appreciatively notice the naked purple buttocks of the male carrying her, the strip of material in the crease, holding his loin cloth in place, intriguing to say the least. Pleasure suffused her, but stubborn pride overtook it. “Put me down!” “When I’m good and ready,” he growled. 141

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“Well, I’m ready so…” While he’d anchored her legs with a heavy arm, he’d not restrained her hands. Thumbing the pistol, she checked to ensure it remained at stun and then she shot him in a flexing cheek. He trembled but kept going. She shot him again, and he responded by slapping her ass. “Why won’t you fall down?” she yelled, pounding on his back with the butt of the gun. Not for long because Brax and Xarn, following close behind, plucked it from her grip. “Adrenaline shot. Wrexlia administered it once her guards brought me back. It nullifies not only the sedative her guards shot me with, it counteracts for a time attempts to stun.” “Nullify this,” she growled, lacing her fingers together and swinging them like a club at the base of his spine. A grunt was all she earned for her actions and a, “You shouldn’t have done that” from Brax. Nanoseconds later, she found her cloak flung up and over so that it hung down his back covering her head. A ripping sound saw her flimsy skirt torn from her. Cool air caressed her bare backside, and she struggled even as the first slap landed on her cheek. “Dirty, rotten, bastard,” she yelled as he warmed her behind with the palm of his hand. Slap! He ignored her and spanked her again. 142

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“I’m going to carve out your entrails while you watch,” she shrieked as another blow landed. A flurry of smacks, hard ones, took her breath for a moment, and he finally spoke through gritted teeth. “I’ve put up with a lot from you, princess, but from this moment on, you will cease trying to hurt or kill me.” “Never!” That earned her a spank. “Secondly, you will not do something so foolish as try and save me again. I would have freed myself in short order and come to find you.” He would have? Like she needed saving. She could take care of herself. “Don’t worry. Next time, I’ll let them keep your scurvy body.” “There’s that jealousy talking again.” She pummeled him. He tightened his grip and slid a hand up between her thighs, the tips of his fingers poking at her sex. She froze, suddenly aware of how exposed she was, and the appreciative whistle from her left reminded her they had an audience. “You will look away or lose your eyes,” he growled. “Touchy. Touchy,” Brax said with a tsking sound. “Touch anything on her and you’ll lose a hand,” Jaro snarled. “Brax, you go ahead and make sure the ship is prepped to leave. Xarn watch our rear.” 143

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“Aye, aye captain grumpy,” Brax said. “Ah, but I’ll miss all the action,” Xarn grumbled. Jaro just growled. Taking advantage of his seeming distraction, she yanked on the string flossing his buttocks not quite sure what it would accomplish, but she did enjoy his hiss of annoyance. What she didn’t enjoy as much was the smack on her stinging bottom. “Enough. I am the male in this relationship, and I demand you stop your futile attempts to hurt me and obey.” A snort escaped her. Like that would ever happen. She bit the flesh of his back, not as hard as she would have liked. Solidly muscled, she found it hard to get a proper grip. She heard an ooh from Xarn before the slap on her buttock hit her already throbbing skin, which screamed at the fresh agony. Then she had to bite back a moan as his hand delved between her thighs again, tickling her. I can’t being getting aroused. He’s humiliated me. Exposed me to his cousins and a whole city, not to mention spanked me. I hate him! Her mind might dislike him, but apparently, her body still liked him all too much because it responded to his light caress, her cleft lubing itself. At least the cloak still hung over her face, hiding her burning cheeks. However, she couldn’t hide the evidence of her arousal because it wetted his fingers. Thankfully, despite her body’s obvious interest, he didn’t take 144

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the caress any further, although his step did quicken to a jog that jostled her. “I take it we’re leaving already,” Xarn said from the left. “As soon as we board. I have a feeling we might no longer be welcome here.” “There are better whorehouses out there, cousin,” Xarn answered. “I’m sure one of them will be willing to buy your human.” The meaty sound of a fist hitting flesh was unmistakable, and she wondered at its cause. Xarn hadn’t said anything Jaro hadn’t promised himself. The jerk. “Someone’s in a temper,” Brax admonished apparently have returned to them. “Aylia already has a patron, so I don’t want to hear another word out of either of you.” He’s already sold me? The knowledge hurt, and despite herself, tears pooled in her eyes. At least his callous treatment would make it easy for her to leave when she got the chance—before I do something foolish like beg him to keep me.

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Chapter Thirteen When the dart hit him, sending him to his knees in a drugged haze—and reminding him he needed to work on his resistance to sedatives—Jaro’s only thought centered around saving Aylia. Her safety was also his first thought when he regained consciousness on a fabric-covered settee surrounded by breasts of all shapes and colors—none, however, the pierced pair he wanted. He’d not really had time to plan his escape when the object of his thoughts came bounding out from the serving cart looking like an avenging goddess, a very sexy, yet angry one. As if her surprise appearance replete with daggers shooting from her eyes weren’t enough to deal with, his heart just about stopped when the guards began to fire on her. Never mind she seemed to have the situation under control, picking them off with expert aim. No one harmed his princess. Cold logic, even battle skill and experience, didn’t come into play when he dove on the offenders. Just a need to protect Aylia, with his own body if necessary. And did she stick around to appreciate it and shower me with kisses? No. She’d left and he’d had to follow, acquiring weapons on his way, following her deadly path of

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destruction—a lengthy and bloody one. What a splendid female. Catching up to her proved easy given she killed everything in her way, leaving the path clear for him. He caught sight of her, engaging a guard, and he shouted at her to stop, but without even looking at him, she just took the guard’s head off with her knife and continued to stalk off. As if he’d let her leave, and with that thought foremost, he snagged her and basked in the hot glow of her jealousy. Perhaps he shouldn’t have forbidden her when she announced her intention to depart, but by all the frukxing deities he didn’t believe in, there was no way in the universe he was letting her go. Throwing her over his shoulder provided him with a primitive delight, one that increased when he punished her in a manner he’d only heard about but never tried. Spanking, how archaic and yet satisfying, especially when he discovered the moistness between her thighs. Quickening his steps, he almost sprinted to his ship, not out of danger—his cousins watching his back would take care of any threats—but because he needed Aylia. Bringing her straight to the bridge, which he sealed before his cousins could enter, he barked out commands to his ship while he restrained his struggling prize. Only once 147

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they hit orbit did he let her down, and she flew at him with pummeling fists calling him some inventive names. “Enough,” he growled, grabbing her wrists and yanking her against him. “I am not some slave you can order around.” “No, but I am bigger than you.” He towered over her, firmly holding her against his length, aggressively thrusting his hips against her. Not a shred of fear tainted her expression, but hunger, a need as fierce as his own, he’d wager, made her eyes glitter and her cheeks flush. He claimed her mouth, branding her with the heat of his kiss, and while she could have bitten him, or sealed her lips tight, instead she met his embrace with just as much passion. Needing to touch her while he tasted her on his tongue, he released her hands and she clutched at his shoulders, digging her fingers into his flesh, drawing him closer. Not wasting any time, he divested her of her cloak and remaining garments, baring her to his touch, her soft skin against him silkier than any fabric. Cupping her buttocks, he squeezed the rounded globes, loving when she moaned his name. Mine. Impatient, he hoisted her, and she instinctively wrapped her legs around his waist, her moist core pressing against his still covered cock. It took just a tug for him to tear 148

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the cloth and for his prick to spring forth, its length rubbing against her slick cleft. “Don’t tease me,” she growled when he took a moment to simply slide himself back and forth against her juicy lips. “Tell me you want it.” Tell me you want me. “You know I want it. So stop frukxing around and give it to me.” Not exactly a declaration of undying love, but an admission of sorts all the same. Guiding her onto his dick, he closed his eyes and his head went back as she slid over him, sucking him deep into her body, her muscles clutching him tight. “Oh, princess, why does it always feel so damned good?” he whispered before kissing her again, his embrace soft. He wanted to savor the moment. He pumped her, his hands guiding her with exquisite slowness along his turgid length. Her long, drawn out moan excited him as much as the clenching of her channel. Buried deep within her, he could scarcely contain himself, but he held on long enough for her to ripple around him, her orgasm calling forth a scream that went well with his bellow, as twined together, they found bliss. Unfortunately, the passion eventually faded, and he let her slide down his body, and they both tensed up, awaiting their next confrontation, a battle he grew weary of. 149

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“Can we call a truce?” he asked. Tilting her head back, her green gaze settled on his. “What would the terms entail?” “No trying to kill each other.” “Or punishing,” she interjected. “Aah, but you enjoyed the spanking,” he teased. “Am I allowed to spank you back?” she rejoined. His brows pulled together. “No. That wouldn’t be right. I am a warrior.” “As am I, so treat me like you expect me to treat you.” “Fine. During the truce we will share a bed.” He wanted her cradled in his arms when he slept so when he woke, he could do so with his cock buried inside her. What a way to start his day. “I don’t know if I can do that.” “It’s easy. You take one side, I take the other, and you close your eyes.” “Jerk.” “Princess.” He smirked at her moue of annoyance. “While we are together, you will pleasure no other.” “That goes for you too. Touch another female and I’ll choke you with her breast.” What a little savage, but he enjoyed it. “I think that about covers it.” 150

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“Except for the length of time,” she added. “Once I get pregnant, I will be leaving.” “Of course,” he graciously agreed. He’d already decided to reactivate his birth control, so as long as his seed hadn’t already taken root, he’d have Aylia at his mercy for a long time. Hopefully long enough for her to realize she doesn’t want to leave me…ever.

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Chapter Fourteen After they decided on the truce, life for the next few galactic cycles settled into a pleasurable routine, which Aylia enjoyed entirely too much. And it wasn’t just because of the pleasure Jaro gave her during sex—although it was spectacular. They became companions in ways that didn’t involve getting naked. To keep fit, they sparred with various weapons, sometimes against each other, at other times against the cousins. It delighted her to see the admiration in his eyes when she managed to catch him with a solid blow, or take his bumbling family down. It heated her through and through to watch his muscles ripple as his body flowed in a deadly dance that displayed his agility and strength. Conversation flowed between them, at first in bits and spurts as they got to know each other, then more smoothly as they grew comfortable with one another. Boasts of previous battles tended to get them riled up as they recounted their prowess, which, in turn, usually led to wild sex wherever they found themselves, to Brax and Xarn’s eyerolling entertainment. They didn’t bother leaving the ship for entertainment, except on one occasion to buy her clothes. The fight to get them off planet after Jaro hacked a biped in half for touching her hair proved exhilarating and led to a 152

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frantic bout of lovemaking even as enemy ships pursued them, firing. What a glorious time. So, of course, it had to end and in a way Aylia never expected. She’d left Jaro sleeping, running a finger down his muscled back, never tiring of touching him, as she exited the room. Her stomach rumbled with hunger, probably because of the energy they’d expended in his bed—and on the floor. The male knew some interesting techniques. Ordering a meal, Aylia frowned at what the computer spat out on the recyclable plate. She stared with incomprehension at her serving of food that didn’t resemble her usual fare, not with all those fruits, and lack of meat. “Computer, what is this slop?” “According to my database, a female who is breeding requires things with more vitamins and minerals to ensure a healthy child.” Child? For a moment, excitement bubbled up in her. Jaro’s seed has taken root in me. Then her spirits sank. If I’m breeding, then it’s time to go home, time to leave Jaro. The realization made her want to cry. Where did the regret come from? She’d achieved what she’d set out to accomplish. A dynasty would be borne of their joining, a strong girl child who would hopefully have a lot of her father’s traits. A father I can’t bear to leave. 153

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It stunned her to realize how much she cared for Jaro dare she even say love him, an emotion she’d never felt for anyone outside the tribe. She certainly never expected to feel it for someone of the opposite sex. Such a thing was unheard of in the Zonian society. But oh, how she wanted to stay in his arms forever, foregoing her tribe and their traditions. Reality set in. He’d never said their situation was permanent, and he knew the details of her quest. Once he discovered she’d achieved it, he would send her on her way. After all, he’d never once claimed to want her for more than copulation. According to rumor, and stories from his cousins, Jaro had no intention of settling down, ever. But he seems to care for me. Perhaps if I asked him, he would…what? Tell me he loves me and beg me to stay? A warrior of his reputation didn’t plead, and her pride wouldn’t allow her to stoop to begging, or to come across as weak. Better to end things cleanly. It figured Jaro would catch her as she attempted to leave stealthily like a coward, unable to face him and see the dismissal in his eyes. “Where are you going, Aylia?” Standing in the doorway that led off ship into the crowded spaceport they’d just landed in, she turned to face him with a heavy heart. “It is time for me to return to my world.” 154

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Incomprehension clouded his gaze, then understanding flashed across it. “You’re pregnant with my baby?” He said it like a question, which irritated her. “Yes, your baby. Whose else would it be? Now stand aside. We both knew this would happen. It is, after all, why I abducted you.” A part of her prayed he’d throw her over his shoulder and march her back to his chamber and the manacles. “I see.” A shuttered look dropped over his face as he stepped back and swept a hand at the opening leading to the docking tunnel. “Don’t let me keep you then. Give me a call if you ever need another stud.” His cold words hit her like a blow and she flinched. “That’s not how it works.” “Of course not. Only intentional abductions count, not mutual need or like. How could I forget?” “I’m Zonian. I don’t have a choice,” she said, her voice low and her throat tight. “You could if you embraced your human side instead of a practice by an alien race.” “A race that took me in and gave me a home,” she retorted. “Yes, such a great home. What about if it’s a boy? Have you thought about that? You know our young cannot

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survive without a mother to nurture them. What do you think will happen if you birth a male?” They would toss it into the wilderness as they did the Zonian males, however, in her case, the child would die. Aylia didn’t even want to contemplate that happening and her hand drifted down to rest on her stomach. “And what would you have me do?” she yelled. Ask me to stay. For all his acting injured and angry, he had yet to request she remain—with him. She could have sworn pain flashed in his eyes. But still, he didn’t say the words she needed to hear. “I don’t need you to do anything. Just leave. Get out. It’s what you planned all along. It’s for the best. I was tiring of you anyway.” His lips tight and his eyes blazing, Jaro turned on his heel and strode away, the tight lines of his back more foreboding than any enemy she’d ever faced. She found herself stretching a hand out to him, silently pleading. He never turned his head. With her heart cracking, and on leaden feet, she left his ship, left the male who made her wish her traditions were different. A male who made her wish she had the courage to beg to stay, to tell him...she loved him. There was no doubting her feelings anymore. Despite her upbringing, she loved Jaro, she could just never have him. Because he doesn’t want me. 156

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Pride kept her feet moving even as tears clouded her vision. Her senses dulled by a pain more stabbing than all her bodily wounds combined, she didn’t notice she had company until a body fell heavily at her feet, its four eyes glazed with death. Looking up, she caught Brax’s quizzical gaze. “Are you okay?” She shrugged, unable to speak for fear of embarrassing herself. Xarn appeared beside his brother, and he frowned at her. “We’re here to make sure you get safely home. It looks like we arrived just in time.” The implication she couldn’t take care of herself blunted some of her anguish and she welcomed the heat of anger. “I don’t need you. I don’t need anyone,” she muttered bitterly. Just like Jaro didn’t need her. “Sure you don’t,” Brax said in a placating tone. “Just pretend we’re not here then.” “Or you could just leave.” “Can’t. Jaro’s orders.” Did he order his cousins to follow me as guards because he cares or because he wants to make sure I don’t come back crying for him to keep me? Much as she wanted to believe the former, she couldn’t help latching onto the latter because the warrior she’d come to know would never have let her walk if he truly 157

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felt something for her. The Jaro she loved would have tied her to a bed until she swore she’d never leave. To her shame, she wished he would change his mind and return to steal her, and even once she reached home, that longing didn’t change. Instead, it grew. ***** Once Aylia left him, taking his heart with her, Jaro went to the only place he could think of— after drinking himself senseless didn’t work—where he might find peace without anyone trying to kill him. Given his current state, his possibility of surviving an attack was slim to none. Arriving on his brother’s doorstep, Tren took one look at him and snorted. “What happened to you?” “A female, what else? Damned creatures.” “I thought you learned your lesson after Shinja?” Jaro shot him a glare. “I did, but it seems your affection for your human mate is contagious. Trust me, I am not happy about the situation.” Tren ushered him into his main living area and seated him before pouring them a drink. “So what happened? You found her with another male? Another female?” “No. Aylia was faithful.” “She fainted when she discovered who you were?” 158

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“No, she chose me to father her child because of my prowess,” Jaro boasted. She could also keep up with me as a sparring partner better than most. Drove me insane, and pleased me like no other. Tren tossed his head and laughed. “You? A father? No, seriously.” “I am being serious. She is a human, but was adopted by the Zonians as a child. They sent her on a mating quest and she selected me. Once my seed took root, she left.” And ripped my heart in half, damn her. “Congratulations on avoiding the trap. Not all males are so lucky. Most females, especially breeding ones, stick around so they can drive you insane.” “I heard that,” hollered Megan, his brother’s mate, from another room. “I never said I didn’t enjoy it,” Tren yelled back. Leaning forward, he grinned. “I’m going to pay for that later.” For some reason, that seemed to make Tren happy. Jaro hated his brother even more. Pouring them each another shot of liquor, his brother perused Jaro when he said nothing. “You miss the female, don’t you?”

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“No,” Jaro lied. At his brother’s arched brow, he sighed. “I shouldn’t, but I do. But she left me,” he exclaimed, jumping up. “She got what she wanted and went home.” “Did you tell her how you felt before she did?” Megan asked, walking into the room, make that waddled. Her rounded belly projected in front of her like some freakish aberration. Jaro couldn’t take his eyes from it. Is this how Aylia will look when my child begins to grow? His expected repugnance didn’t surface. Instead, a strange longing to see it filled him, especially when he saw how his brother gently rubbed the mound, his face softening with affection and pride. Back to Megan’s question, though. “No. If she cared for me, she would have stayed.” “Come here,” Megan ordered imperiously, hands on her hips. Curious, Jaro approached. “Crouch down.” Bending his knees, he rocked to the side when she slapped him upside of the head. “Hey,” he exclaimed, stumbling back. “What did you do that for?” “Idiot! Why on earth would she have stayed? You fucked her. She got preggers. You didn’t say you wanted her or the baby, so she left. What else did you expect her to do? I’ve read about these Zonian broads. They’ve got their pride, 160

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and even if she is human at the core, you can’t expect her to just throw everything away for a man who can’t say three little words.” “And I’ve got my pride too. I wasn’t going to beg her when she made it clear she wanted to go.” “Pride. It was almost my downfall with Megan too,” Tren interjected as he pulled his mate onto his lap. “Thankfully, she kicked some sense into me.” “Doesn’t matter what the cause, it’s too late now. She’s gone,” Jaro replied morosely, his stomach a ball of tight misery. “Wuss. I didn’t think you were the type to give up so easily. Tren, being a true alpha male, never did, and I was a right bitch to him at times.” “My mate is right. She was a veritable shrew.” Tren grinned even as Megan elbowed him in the ribs. He wrapped his arms around her and nuzzled her neck. “It’s one of her most endearing qualities. As for you, why can’t you get your female back?” “Because she’s gone home to Zonia. You know, the planet with the hordes of females that kill males on sight,” Jaro retorted sarcastically. “It would be suicide to try and abduct her from there.” “Tren could do it,” Megan announced with clear pride. 161

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“Of course, I could. I am, after all, the greatest assassin in the known universe,” Tren added. “Former,” Jaro corrected. “And if you can do it, so can I.” As soon as he said it, something inside him eased and he laughed. Tren joined him. Those same words, after all, had gotten them both into more trouble over the galactic cycles than anything else. And made him the skilled male he found himself today. If anyone is capable of intentionally abducting a Zonian warrior from under the hordes’ beaks, it would be me. Planning an infiltration, though, of a female dominated planet that few rarely stepped foot on proved challenging. Jaro studied every bit of information his brother could get his hands on as he readied his ship for departure. Distracted with thoughts of Aylia, and frustrated with how long the preparation to fetch her was taking, he missed the fist that hit him square in the jaw as he exited Tren’s home. He staggered, and blindly swung back. Brax, however, danced back out of reach. “What was that for?” Jaro growled, rubbing his chin. “For breaking the pretty Zonian warrior,” the usually affable Brax snapped. “What are you talking about? Aylia was injured? You idiots! You were supposed to protect her,” Jaro yelled, clenching his fists so as to not kill his aunt’s overgrown idiots.

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“She’s fine no thanks to you. We ended up following her the whole trip home because after you kicked her out, she alternated between seriously injuring males who spoke to her or even looked at her, and crying.” Aylia in tears? He couldn’t imagine it. “Why would she cry? She’s the one who wanted to leave me because she was pregnant. Breeding was all she ever wanted me for.” Xarn aimed a punch at him, but Jaro dodged it. “Idiot. She didn’t want to go. How could you not see she wanted you to ask her to stay?” “And would it have killed you to tell her you loved her? Any dolt with half a brain could see how besotted the pair of you were,” Brax interjected. “Well, excuse me for not getting the frukxing memo,” Jaro snarled, irritated that everyone seemed to know Aylia wanted him except for him. “If it makes you feel any better, I’m about to sneak onto the Zonian planet and steal her back.” “Really?” His cousins’ eyes lit up. “Can we come?” Why not? Worst case scenario, he could always toss the two pains in his buttocks to the Zonians when he escaped with his fiery warrior princess. And in the best case scenario, some Zonians would abduct the idiots and try to mate with them. Either way, he’d win and get his Aylia back. 163

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Chapter Fifteen Pantariste knocked her down for the third time in a row, not that Aylia could bring herself to care. Pain seemed the only thing that could penetrate her numbness. “What is wrong with you?” scolded her teacher. “Ever since you’ve successfully returned, breeding a child, you’ve moped about.” “It’s nothing,” Aylia replied with a sigh. Nothing except I miss Jaro with every ounce of my being, and I now wish I’d never left. Worse, she couldn’t go back, not when it meant swallowing her pride and begging him to keep her. Talk about pathetic. Besides, having gone over their conversation a million times in her head, she came to the conclusion she’d somehow wronged Jaro, and she knew firsthand, warriors didn’t forgive those who trespassed them. They killed them. Even if he didn’t, and he let her say her piece, let her admit she’d made a mistake in leaving him, she feared his rejection more than anything. “I think your hormones have addled your mental capacity. Anyone can see you’re upset.” “You wouldn’t understand,” Aylia grumbled, throwing her stave to the ground and strutting off. But her teacher wouldn’t let it rest and kept pace beside her. 165

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“Understand what? That you miss the male you mated with as your first.” Astonished, Aylia turned to face her teacher. “How did you know?” Pantariste snorted. “Do you think you are the first female to have feelings for her quarry? Let me tell you something that I will deny if repeated. My children all have the same father.” It took a moment for the meaning to sink in. “You mean, you mated all eleven times with the same male? But how? I thought you hunted the males down in the wild, choosing the strongest and wiliest.” A grin stretched her teacher’s beak. “I still do. My male is so crafty, he made me care for him. When I hunt to breed, he makes sure to taunt me, and leads me on a merry chase. Once captured, sometimes, I am not always the conqueror.” A greenish hue matted her mottled cheeks at the admission. “I have even met my sons. They are not as fierce as my daughters, but they will make fine fathers themselves someday to a lucky Zonian female.” Astonished, Aylia had to ask, “If you care for him, then why do you come back?” “It is the Zonian way,” Pantariste replied sadly. “Bravery in battle is easy. Having the courage to buck tradition? Not so much.” 166

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“And if it weren’t for the Zonian way?” “I think I would enjoy waking in the arms of a lover every sunrise, as would you.” Aylia sighed and looked out the window again. “It’s too late now. He probably hates me because I left him. Besides, he never wanted me in the first place. I never gave him a choice when I abducted him. And he only ever abducted me back for revenge.” Pantariste snorted. “Revenge involves blood and pain. I see signs of neither on you. I’d say, he kidnapped you because he wanted to.” “Maybe, but then I ruined it.” “Stubborn chick. You are just like my daughters of the flesh. Fear not. Things will get easier with time. Perhaps you will find him again on your next mating quest.” Aylia doubted she’d ever have the fortitude to go forth again, not if she couldn’t be sure of finding Jaro. But if she didn’t…the future ahead appeared bleak—and lonely. **** The hand slapped over her mouth woke her, and she thrashed until she heard his low voice. “Stop fighting me or I’ll have to use the rope.”

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Instantly, she went still, her heart racing as her mind twirled through the myriad of reasons he’d come. He wants the baby. He wants revenge. He wants me? Only the last thought sounded more like a query, but how she wished it were true. “Will you stay quiet if I remove my hand?” She nodded and he pulled it away, his fingers stroking her cheek. “What are you doing here? They’ll kill you if they find you,” she whispered, worry for his wellbeing her main concern. His pointed teeth flashed in the darkness of the room. “I’d like to see them try. And I’m here because I couldn’t stay away. Frukx it all, I don’t know how it happened, but I can’t live without you, Aylia.” He couldn’t? The night suddenly took on a decidedly light turn that matched the radiance of her smile. She would have answered him, but his lips claimed hers in a fiery kiss that shot all thought from her mind and sent tingling heat throughout her body. For several moments, he embraced her with an intense passion that she reciprocated. She ran her hands over his body, reacquainting herself with the breadth of his shoulders, the taut muscles of his back, the smell of him. She mewled in loss when he drew back, his eyes glowing in the darkness. Wrapping her arms around his neck, 168

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she tried to draw him down, but with a steadfast strength, he didn’t give in to her pull. “Come away with me, Aylia, please. I will find us a planet to live on, anywhere you like. I will give you whatever you need if you join me. I can’t live without you.” He swallowed hard and she could have sworn he trembled. “I love you, princess.” Air whooshed from her at his announcement, and she gaped at him. Happiness made her heart stretch and she smiled, her hand reaching to stroke his cheek softly. “I need you too. I love you so much, Jaro.” She would have said more, stupid flowery things about what he meant to her, but he dove on her, his hands ripping her clothes from her while his mouth scorched a trail from her mouth, across her jawline, and down her neck. Aylia arched under him, his heated kisses igniting her arousal, making her frantic. His mouth reached her breast and while he cupped its fullness with one hand, he caught her ring with his teeth and tugged, sending a jolt right down to her cleft. She weaved her fingers into his silky hair, clutching at him as he tortured her, sucking on her nipple one moment, twisting her piercing the next. As if that weren’t sensation enough, his free hand slid down her body between her thighs. His calloused finger stroked her between her folds, using her own honey to rub against her engorged nub. 169

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Hips undulating, a cry escaped her as her body, after such a long drought, climaxed. “Shhh,” he whispered, moving back up her body before capturing her lips. While their tongues battles wetly, her hands tugged at his pants, wanting to feel him inside her. Her hand wrapped around his rod and he groaned into her mouth. She stroked his heated length until he growled at her. “Roll over.” Immediately, she flipped onto her stomach. On the battlefield, or in a skirmish, she enjoyed the role of warrior, but with Jaro, naked and aroused, she found enjoyment in submitting. Especially since she knew later, he would submit to her. “I’m going to claim you,” he promised, his hands tugging her bottom up, his body fitting itself between her thighs. “After this night, you will belong to me. And only me.” His possessive words made her moan. “Yes.” “I won’t share you, Aylia. Your babes will be mine. And I intend to play a part in raising them.” “I’ll kill you if you so much as look at another female,” she growled over her shoulder. He slapped her buttock, but playfully. “We were so made for each other, my love.”

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Digging his fingers into her flesh, he spread her, then speared her with his length. Jaro pounded her flesh, the width of his cock stretching her channel, driving into her. Aylia rocked back against him, loving how he seated himself so deep in her. Back and forth he thrust, each stroke driving her pleasure upward and making her sex clamp around him. His flesh slapped against hers in a rapid cadence that saw her biting her fist to hold back her moans of pleasure lest someone hear and come to investigate. Leaning forward, he curved his upper body against her back, his lips placing lingering kisses on the flesh of her shoulder blades. “Oh, Aylia,” he whispered. “My fiery princess. You are mine. All mine. Forever.” With those words, he sank his teeth into her flesh, and she couldn’t completely prevent the small cry that escaped her, not of pain, but absolute joy. In his moment of marking, she climaxed, her channel rippling around his length as he continued to pump before hotly jetting his seed into her. They collapsed on her bed, their bodies entwined, their hearts racing madly from the erotic exertion. Jaro sighed. “What’s wrong?” she asked, running a finger down his chest.

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“This wasn’t part of the plan, which means Brax, Xarn, and my brother are probably worried right now.” “And just what was your plan?” she asked, leaning up on one elbow. “I was going to throw you over my shoulder, take you back to my ship, hopefully before anyone noticed. Then I was going to tie you to my bed and torture you with my cock until you admitted you loved me.” “Sounds like fun. So what are we waiting for?” A chuckle made his chest vibrate. “My perfect mate. Get those sweet buttocks of yours moving. We need to escape before the idiots start a war.” Aylia groaned. “Oh no. Please don’t tell me those two are planetside.” “Maybe.” Their eyes locked in understanding and, in moments, they were dressing. Aylia hoped she could get them out of there before something happened because while she loved her tribe, she’d also come to care for Jaro’s cousins and didn’t want to see them hurt either. If only they could escape unnoticed, she could send a message to Pantariste and her friends later—after she let Jaro use his ropes on her. Maybe alot later, so I also get a turn with him trussed at my mercy.

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Chapter Sixteen Jaro tried to keep her tucked behind him when they emerged from her abode, but of course, his warrior princess would have none of it and she stayed by his side. By all the stars in the galaxy, how he loved her courage. It appeared, however, that their stealthy movement was for naught, though, as the clearing outside her home lit up, and he bit back a groan when he saw the thick ring of Zonians spread out in front of him. Talk about frukxed. If he killed them, Aylia would get mad. Yet, if he didn’t, they’d probably pulverize him. A particularly nasty-looking Zonian with a pendulous breast and ferocious-looking yellow eyes stepped forward. “Who are you, and what do you here?” Jaro stood tall, and baring his teeth in a smile that scared more than one race, replied, “I am Jarokaluan, scourge of the galaxy, and first class warrior of Aressotle, and in the time honored tradition of my people, I’ve come to steal Aylia as my mate.” An excited murmur arose. “That is not the Zonian way,” the birdlike speaker said. “Only because your males are weak.” Jaro puffed up his chest and flexed. “I am not like them, and I have bested 173

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the warrior known as Aylia, and will fight any who think to take her from me.” “Bested?” He quickly regretted his choice of words when his fiery princess turned her glare onto him, and even more when her fist hit his diaphragm, making him almost gasp aloud. “Are you so sure, Jarokaluan, that you are the victor?” smirked the Zonian. “Fine. We are equals. Almost. But it doesn’t matter who is stronger, because I love Aylia, temper and all.” Aylia’s face melted into a smile that would have seen him face a thousand Zonian warriors. The beady eyed one narrowed her gaze. “Truly?” “For now and ever.” Disgusted snorts filled the clearing, and weapons shifted in restless claws. Jaro wondered how long before he’d die. He drew Aylia into his arms, determined to hug her one last time, though, before death. A rope suddenly dropped from the sky in front of him along with a hollered, “Hold on tight, cousin. We’ve come to rescue you!” Jaro wound the cord around his forearm while his other arm snaked around Aylia’s waist. But she’d already wrapped her legs around his waist and grabbed a hold of the

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rope as well. They lifted in the sky while spears and knives whistled through the air around them. “Nice family,” he said sarcastically. His princess giggled, not at all concerned it seemed. “Oh please. They obviously approve or we’d have never left the ground.” As if to reinforce that claim, Jaro heard the Zonian who’d addressed them yell, “If it’s a daughter, bring her back and I will train her myself. And take care of her, warrior, lest I hunt you down and rip your organs out one by one.” “I love you too, Pantariste,” Aylia cried. “Say goodbye to my sisters.” The air around them grew chill and the rain of weapons slowed, then stopped. The rope in his grip jerked as it got reeled in. Moments later, he and Aylia found themselves aboard the small lander from his ship. The purple idiots grinned, quite pleased with themselves, and for once, Jaro couldn’t find fault, not with Aylia at his side for the rest of eternity. As if sensing his regard, she turned to smile at him, and he hard Xarn groan. “Oh for frukx’s sake, they’re about to go at it again.” They did, a quick bout where he held her up against the lander’s wall. Then again when they reached his quarters.

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And despite his claim he’d tie her up, he let her go first. Ah, the pleasurable sacrifices he made for love.

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Epilogue Aylia rubbed her small, rounded belly as she walked with Megan. Her new friend waddled everywhere she went, so huge had her midsection become. “You’re sure this is normal?” “One hundred percent. Humans, the poor women, at least, get to carry these gi-normous babies around for nine months, um, something like two hundred and sixty galactic cycles, if I remember my math right.” “And then they come out of…” Aylia tossed a skeptical look down at the V between her thighs. “I think I’d prefer to fight a gaggle of Ihno raptors again. The Zonians have it so much easier with the eggs they lay.” “I can’t argue with you there.” Megan sighed ruefully. “But at least I’m almost done. Ooh look, here come our boys, and they’ve brought Curly and Moe with them.” “Who?” Aylia asked, looking around but she saw only Jaro and his brother escorting the two cousins who’d just returned from a supply trip. “Never mind.” Megan stuck her fingers in her mouth and let out a shrill whistle. “Did you bring me any presents?” she shouted.

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The males broke into a jog, and approached carrying bundles, the first of which Brax handed to Megan with a flourish. “For you, gorgeous.” She tore it open eagerly. “Oooh, baby clothes,” Megan cooed as she held up garments much too small to fit anything living. Then again…looking at her friend’s rounded belly, Aylia didn’t want to imagine it getting any bigger. Her stomach might burst. “Come here, you two.” Megan tugged Brax and Xarn down for a smacking kiss on the cheek that made them grin at Tren, who scowled. “Must you do that?” he growled. “Yes, because it’s not like my mate has been bringing me any presents lately.” Tren’s eyes widened. “Because you strictly forbade me to leave because of the approaching birth.” “And a good thing too because I’ve seen the alien movies. The chances are good this gigantic child is going to chew its way through my abdomen.” It would? Aylia felt sick until she saw the wink Megan shot her. She relaxed, and then had to stifle a giggle when Tren, with a thunderous expression, swung his mate into his arms and marched off, their voices raised in argument. Nobody paid them any mind. The pair always left when they

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fought, and Aylia had finally clued in as to why. She could see the merits. As if sensing the direction of her thoughts, Jaro folded her into his arms and kissed her, his touch, as usual, igniting a fire within her that soon had her sighing in his clasp. “Get a room,” Brax exclaimed. “No, wait, get naked and do it again.” Aylia caught Xarn in the gut and he bent over wheezing. She then clocked him on the head. She turned to see Brax staggering back while Jaro stared at him ferociously. “So made for each other,” Xarn gasped. “Disgustingly so,” Brax agreed. Jaro shot her a fierce grin, crooked his arm, and inclined his head. “Shall we, my fiery princess?” “Only if you catch me,” she sassed before she took off running, still quick on her feet despite the babe in her belly. As usual, since the moment she’d intentionally abducted him, he caught her, but she no longer minded. She’d abandoned the Zonian way for something better, a wonderful thing called love. ***** Several galactic cycles later, in a galaxy, far, far away… 179

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Brax nodded at Xarn before they dove through the last doorway of the pirate vessel they’d commandeered. Not their usual fare, but they’d gotten a tip the ship carried a fortune in treasure, and since the fiasco on Keltryn nine, they found themselves in need of credits since their own reserves were frozen pending an investigation. Standing side by side, the half-brothers stared in disbelief at the at least two dozen faces peering at them, children by the size of them. All except for one that was. Short and curvy, wearing naught but a rag that did nothing to hide a luscious amount of curves, with her brown hair pinned atop her head in an untidy mess, the human female brandished a metal bar at them. “Stand back, you—you mangy aliens before I, um, hurt you?” She ended her threat on a questioning note, her bottom lip sucked in so she could chew at it worriedly. A prettier—more cock-hardening—sight had never been witnessed within the known galaxy. As with one mind, and one voice, Brax and Xarn shouted, “Mine! Called it.” And from that short declaration, their careful raid devolved into a lusty fist fight.

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Stayed tuned for Brax and Xarn’s story in Dual Abduction. The End

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Author Biography So you want to know a little about me? Well, I'm in my later thirties, married eleven years to a wonderful, supportive man—yes, he's a hunk—who gave me three beautiful, noisy children aged ten, seven, and five. I work as a webmistress and customer service rep from home, and in my spare time—of which there is tragically too little—I write, read, or Wii. I was born in British Columbia, but being a military brat lived a little bit everywhere—Quebec, New Brunswick, Labrador, Virginia (USA), and finally Ontario. My family and I currently reside in the historic town of Bowmanville, about an hour or so out of Toronto. Wow, was that ever boring! Now for the fun stuff. I'm writing fantasy the way I like it—hot with a touch of fantasy. I enjoy writing stories that blur the boundaries between good and evil, and in some cases stomp all over that fine line. I tend to have a lot of sexual tension in my tales as I think all torrid love affairs start with a tingle in our tummies. My heroes are very male; you could even say borderline chest thumping at times, but they all have one thing in common. An everlasting love and devotion to the one they love. Visit me on the Web for news on current and upcoming releases at http://www.EveLanglais.com Thanks for reading.

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More Books by Eve Langlais Published by Amira Press: Alien Mate Alien Mate 2 Alien Mate 3 Broomstick Breakdown Dating Cupid Pack: Book One Defying Pack Law, Book Two Betraying The Pack His Teddy Bear Scared of Spiders The Hunter (Realm series) Published by Liquid Silver Books: Princess of Hell Series Crazy Date With Death Hybrid Misfit Last Minion Standing Toxic Wickedest Witch Published by Cobblestone Press: A Ghostly Ménage Apocalypse Cowboy Cleopatra’s Men Fire and Ice My Secretary Series (BDSM shorts) 183

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Published by Champagne Books: Chance’s Game (Realm series) Take A Chance (Realm series) Published by Eve Langlais The Geek Job Bunny And The Bear Delicate Freakn’ Flower

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