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He
debated what to tell her. When she began to frown again, he sighed quietly. She
was a much more intelligent female than he was accustomed to. Years of slavery
had worn down most of the women he’d known. “When
Zoen
comes, you will understand more,” he said, leaving his explanation vague.

She
sat up. “You make no sense,
Jaxt
.” She scrubbed her
hands through her multi-colored hair, making it stand up on one side. She
looked beautiful. More beautiful than anything he’d ever seen before.

“I
swear, you say these cryptic things to me just to get me riled up,” she
continued, waking up more with every word.

Jaxt
listened to her quiet rant, then leaned over and kissed her to shut her up.

She
didn’t take it well. He hadn’t expected her to, so he was prepared. He already
had his good hand in her hair, holding her head tightly.

“
Shh
.”

She
jerked her face back, but didn’t get very far. “
Shh
?
Don’t you shush
me!
”

He
let his tongue test the air. Good. She wasn’t afraid of him. She was … aroused?
His gums ached as his fangs slipped out. She was perfect.
Absolutely
perfect.

“Sky,
shhh
,” he said again, right before he touched his
lips to hers.

****

Sky
nearly punched him when he kissed her the second time, but something told her
he wouldn’t react very well if she did that.
Besides, haven’t you
been wanting
him to touch you like this ever since he
stopped acting like an asshole?
a
small voice
chided her.

Shut
up,
she told herself, opening her
mouth. He had her hair in his fist and was squeezing just the way she liked, so
she rewarded him by kissing him back. His tongue slipped between her lips and
she thought the fork would disgust her, but when he began to use the tips
independently, she knew she was a goner. He kissed like a demon. Like an
expert. She made a small sound, and he deepened the kiss, devouring her like
there was no tomorrow. No yesterday.

She
didn’t protest when he hauled her onto his lap, just wound her fingers into his
hair and held on. He was much bigger than she was, so for the first time in her
life, she felt delicate. She had to figure out how to avoid cutting herself on
his fangs, but the added danger only made her burn hotter.

“Fuck,”
she muttered when he finally let her up for air.

He
gripped her hair harder, pulling her head back. “Not now,” he
said,
voice low.

She
shuddered, her sex hot and already wet. “Then kiss me again,” she demanded.

His
eyes narrowed at her.

“
Jaxt
.”

He
growled and pulled her closer, using her hair as leverage. “Say my name again.”

She
smiled, inhaling the hot cinnamon scent of him.
“
Jaxt
.”
She leaned down and bit his lip.
Hard.
“
Jaxt
.”

He
groaned and bit her back. A tiny nick on her lower lip stung, and his eyes went
wide. Before she could figure out what happened, he licked her, his whole body
going taut.

Shit!
His legs,
she thought suddenly,
pushing at his shoulders.

He
didn’t let her go. Instead, he sucked her lower lip into his mouth and worried
at it. Sky clenched her legs around him tighter as sparks shot through her. His
cock pressed against her pussy, and even through both layers of their clothes
she could feel his heat.

“
Jaxt
,” she breathed, clutching his biceps.
“Your legs.”

He
paused,
then
chuckled into her mouth. “Do not worry
about my legs, sweet Sky.”

“I’m
not sweet.” She dug her fingers into his skin. “And I don’t want to hurt you.”

He
pulled back and grinned. “You could not hurt me if you tried.”

That
pissed her off. She glared at him and slid her hand down to his injured arm,
holding her fingers just above the break. “Don’t be an asshole.”

He
pursed his lips, black eyes glittering in the firelight. “Kiss me again, stormy
Sky.”

She
cursed under her breath when his words turned her insides to jelly. What the
hell kind of woman was she to be feeling like this?
For a
Xyran
, no less?

“You
think too much,” he said, just before he took her mouth again.

Sky
gave up trying to control the situation. Clearly her body had other ideas. The
tighter he gripped her hair, the more she wanted to surrender. She squirmed on
his lap, trying to get his dick in just the right spot.

“Something
you want?” he murmured, biting down her jaw.

“Yeah.”
She fumbled with her pants, shoving them down.

He
pulled her head back again, bowing her spine. “You think you can just take what
you want?”

She
glared at him.
“Asshole.”

He
chuckled,
then
let her go. She collapsed on him,
rubbing her clit against the bulge in his pants. Somehow, he managed to open
her shirt. He slipped a hand inside,
then
pinched her
nipples until she moaned. His broken arm slid around her waist, and he lifted
her closer. Her wet pussy slid along his abdomen.

“Take
my pants off,” he commanded.

She
licked her lips and did as she was told, fumbling with the laces a little. When
she had the front loosened, his cock sprang out, thick and hot.

“Suck
me,” he said.

“In
your dreams,” she retorted, going up on her knees.

He
twisted a nipple, making her cry out. “Suck me,” he said again.

She
huffed,
then
slid down until his prick was at eye
level. “That’s not going to fit in my mouth.”

He
narrowed his eyes and slid his good hand back into her hair. “Do it. I have
studied human anatomy and your species’ sexual practices. It will fit.”

She
resisted, but he brought her face down. Every time he made her do something it
aroused her more.
You are such a pervert,
she told herself just before
she took the tip inside. His flavor burst over her tongue as she ran it around
the curve of the crown, getting used to him. He tasted like cinnamon and male.
He groaned when she sucked lightly,
then
trembled when
she used her teeth a little.

“You
like that,” she said, sliding off smugly.

He
grunted and hauled her back up so that her legs sprawled over his groin, but
his grip on her hair didn’t let her sink down. “You are very impertinent.”

“Fuck
you,” she said, getting angry. She tried to wiggle down, but he wouldn’t let
her.

He
smiled and arched his back so that the tip of his cock touched her pussy.

“God,”
she burst out as the heat of him slid over her clit.
Damn, he’s strong,
she thought distractedly.
Even after sitting around for days he can lift me
with one hand.

“Breathe,”
he told her, controlling her movements with her hair.

“
Jaxt
,” she begged. “Come on.”

He
slowly slid his fingers away from her scalp.

Sky
licked her lips and sank down, letting him fill her. Her eyes never left his.
His shaft was thick, and she had to work him inside her. By the time he was
fully seated, her thighs burned. “Perfect,” she breathed, putting her palms on
his bulging
pecs
.

“Mine,”
he said, roughly, a hint of fang showing.

She
sat back and tossed her head.
“No way.”
His cock was a
delicious brand inside her. Even so, she wouldn’t take that kind of
declaration, not from anyone.

To
her shock, he abruptly flipped her over. She stared up at him, the wind knocked
out of her.
How the hell?

“You
have no idea how quickly a
Xyran
heals,” he said,
just before he began to fuck her in earnest.

****

Jaxt
grabbed Sky’s shoulders and pumped his hips, plunging his cock into her again
and again. She was hot and wet and so damn beautiful she made his fangs ache.
He wanted to mark her, but that would have to wait for
Zoen
.
The look on her face when he’d picked her up had been exquisite. The look on
her face now was even better. She had her mouth open and her head turned
slightly, eyeing his bicep. He knew she wanted to bite him.

“Go
ahead,” he said roughly. He moved his hands from her shoulders to her hips,
then
slid one down her ass. He played with her anus, knowing
she’d like that. She was that kind of female.

Her
eyes snapped to his. “What?”

He
fucked her harder, fingers busy. “Bite me.”

“Oh
dear God,” she said, but then she set her lips to his arm.

Her
warm breath tickled his skin. “Do it.”

She
opened her mouth and took him in her teeth, playing with his flesh a little. He
shuddered, cock swelling even more. When she finally bit down, hard, he
climaxed, shoving into her violently so that his body ground against her
pleasure bud. She screamed, but didn’t let go of his arm. He rotated his hips,
heightening his pleasure, and felt her cunt ripple around him as she went over
the edge, too. She bit down harder, and the pain and sudden scent of blood
pushed
Jaxt
into another orgasm. He growled, hands
tightening on her hips.

She
will have bruises from this,
he
thought. The look on her face told him she knew it and didn’t care.

When
his spasms finally dissipated, he slowed his movements. Sky released his arm,
leaving the imprint of her teeth behind. Her lips were red with his blood. He
kissed her, wanting the taste. She sighed and let him lick her clean.

****

“I
could never do that, before,” she said a long while later.

Jaxt
eased himself from her body. “You are too strong for human males.”

She
laughed shortly.
“Maybe.”

He
frowned. “You doubt me?”

She
shook her head. “No.” She stroked his arm. “Yes. I don’t know.”

He
loosened the splint on his arm and pushed it off. She could think what she
liked. He knew the truth.

“You’re
really healed?” she asked, trailing her fingers down his skin.

“Yes.”
He flexed his muscles. The growing light from the cave’s mouth showed him the
curiosity on her face. “The bone is fully healed. The muscles will need work.”

She
shrugged. “What about your legs?”

In
answer, he gently rolled her to the side and stripped off the leather and wood
splints before gingerly getting to his feet.
“Healed, but
weak.
I picked out your threads a few days ago,” he said, touching the
scar on his thigh. He smiled as she stared up at him, eyes blue as the morning
skies on this planet. “Don’t worry. It won’t take long for me to grow
stronger.”

She
wrinkled her nose at him and sat up. “I wasn’t worried.”

He
didn’t answer. Something bothered him about the cave’s entrance. He strode
over, staring out over the lightening landscape.

“Well,
so much for cuddling,” she muttered.

“Quiet,”
he ordered.

She
huffed, squirming under his arm.
“Asshole.”

He
saw that she’d grabbed her short axe and smiled inwardly. She was a strong,
intelligent woman.

When
the
Xyran
soldier leaped down from above the cave
mouth, she didn’t even scream.

Chapter
Five

Zoen
cursed. Of all the luck! He thought he’d lost his
Xyran
tail, but instead, they’d managed to attach a tracker pod to the hull of his
own ship, with one enemy combatant inside. He hadn’t realized it until he was
halfway to the location where
Jaxt
was, and he’d
smelled the stink of unwashed
Xyran
on the wind.
Clearly, the enemy was heading to the same place.

If
I am too late, and
Jaxt
is dead, I will kill
himself
for such dishonor.
He took a deep, calming
breath. It didn’t much help.
But not until I find the enemy and make him
pay.
He would dismember the
Xyran
, slowly, until carrion eaters came to pick at his
flesh.

****

Sky
didn’t hesitate when the
Xyran
dropped down from the
air. She simply reacted, sweeping her axe up and into his armpit. She could
barely see him since he blended in with the background, his skin a sickly blue
and mottled brown, but when he screamed, she knew her swing had borne deadly
fruit.