Living among the Stars (Sky Riders #2) (12 page)

Chapter 13

Kharis’ ship neared Nimbus 3. He sent down the request to be allowed to land in the less populated part of the principal city of Nirrow. He didn’t want to make a grand spectacular of his arrival and wanted to keep a low profile.

“Sir, we have received the necessary clearance to send down a shuttle.”

Kharis watched the main viewing screen as his ship orbited the orange planet below. He didn’t relish the thought of having to go down to the surface of the infamous planet, but it needed to be done. The dragons would definitely be staying behind but getting Kelly to stay put would be an entirely different story. He knew she was itching to put her law enforcement skills to the task but didn’t want to see her endangered in any way.

He was about to head down to the shuttle bay when Kelly came flying onto the bridge in a fury.

“Were you going to leave me behind again?” she shouted up at him.

Damn, she was a tiny female but so full of fire! “I was planning on it but as I see that you are here now, you might as well come along.”

“Really?” Her face told him he had stunned her by telling her she was going with him.

“On one condition.”

“Anything!” she shrieked as she jumped up and down with a smile now spread across her beautiful face.

“You must stay next to me at all times, is that clear?” He waited for her response which came in the form of a head full of nods. “I am serious, Kelly. Nimbus 3 is a dangerous place and the only reason why I am allowing you to come along is that I know you will try to follow.”

“Well, I promise to stay by you.” She said sweetly as she rubbed her breasts against his chest when she moved in to embrace him. “I will behave.”

“You better. Don’t make me regret taking you. I need to run to our quarters first.”

The entire way back to their quarters he fought the urge to yank her into his arms. Once safely inside he frowned down at her until he couldn’t resist the look she gave him. Her eyes pleaded with him to be nice while her lips looked moist and inviting. “Gods, female! You are going to be the death of me yet with those looks you give me!” He couldn’t resist her any longer.

He jerked her body to him and pressed her up against his cock that was straining against his pants. He ran his hands down her back to cup her ass and lift her up until she could wrap her legs around his waist.

“My, my, my. Are you happy to see me?” Kelly teased as she rubbed her sweet pussy against his engorged cock.

He could feel her heat through both layers of clothing that blocked their skin to skin contact. “Ummm…I need to bury myself inside your sweet pussy.” He held her up with one hand while his other hand came around to the front to squeeze between them. He cupped her mound in his hand while she continued to grind against him. “That’s it! Clothes off!” His sudden announcement surprised even him when he carried her to the bed in their room and tossed her onto it. His eyes never left hers as they each stripped quickly out of their clothing.

“I’m not going to last long, my sweet!”

Kelly was out of her clothes before he was. She spread her legs and held out her arms to him. He wasted no more time in giving her what she wanted as much as he did. He pushed his flight pants off his hips letting his cock spring free from its prison. He moved between her silky thighs, ran a finger through her slit then brought it up to his mouth to taste her honey. “I will never get enough of this.” He sucked off the last bit of moisture from his finger then positioned his cock at the opening of her channel. In one quick forward thrust, he buried his cock all the way to the hilt in her warm, wet pussy. When he hit the end of her channel, he paused for just a moment to give her time to adjust to his size. They may have joined together numerous times since they became mates, but she was still small and he didn’t wasn’t to hurt her.

“Why are you stopping,” Kelly breathed out huskily. “Move! Now!”

He smiled down at her and leaned forward to put his hands on the bed. He began to move his hips in long, powerful strokes. His cock slammed back into her pussy time and again which elicited a moan or a gasp of pleasure from his mate. Her pussy gripped his cock tightly each time he went to withdraw desperately trying to pull him back inside. Just like he had told, he could feel his release quickly building, but he wanted to wait until Kelly was at her own breaking point before he released his seed deep inside her.

When he thought he wasn’t going to be able to hang on much longer he felt the first tremors of Kelly’s orgasm rip through her. Her pussy clamped down on his cock so hard it sent him over the edge head first into his own orgasm.

“Kharis!” Kelly called out. Her finger nails dug into his biceps as she rode out the waves that crashed over both of them. It was one of the most powerful releases he had ever had and it took him so time to recover from it. He flopped down on top of her mindful not to crush her with his weight.

“Don’t you like we’re going to be late?”

“What?” he asked confused. His breathing was still fast and uneven. It took him a minute to remember about them going down to the surface of Nimbus 3. He lifted his upper body off hers and looked down at her. He couldn’t help but smile at the look of satisfaction written all over her face. “Yes, I think we should be going. We got…umm…a little distracted!” He pulled out of her and felt the coolness of the air in the room on his cock.

Kelly laughed. “I would have to agree. But it was a good distraction!” She sat up on the edge of the bed and started to pull her clothes back on. “Are the dragons coming with us?”

“No,” he said as he too pulled on his shed clothing. “It’s too dangerous for them. Too many would love to get their hands on a dragon.”

“Oh, okay.” She stood up to retrieve her shoes. “By the way, what did we come back here for? Did you forget something?” His half smirk told her all she needed to know. “Oh man, you’re bad!”

The smile she gave him melted his heart. He thanked the gods and goddess everyday now for allowing him to have such a beautiful, loving mate. Everytime he looked at her, it was still hard to believe that she was really his. The first time he saw her when Etor rescued Maggie and her friends he knew that she was destined to be his. It had taken him a long time to find his true mate and with the help of the gods he did! He would protect her and care for her every day for the rest of his life, hopefully, they would have a very long life together.

“Come, we need to go.” He held out his hand to her.

Hand in hand they walked to the shuttle bay where a shuttle was waiting for them. Kelly entered first and took up the seat behind his and strapped herself in. He slipped into the pilot’s chair to check all the gauges before moving the shuttle into a position to disembark.

A voice came of the speakers in the shuttle, “Commander, you are clear for takeoff.”

“Thank-you. Here we go.”

The shuttle lifted off the bay floor and slowly crept to the exit of the ship. The blackness of space was visible through the opening as they drew nearer. A bubble around the ship’s shuttle bay doors prevented everything in the bay from being sucked out into the emptiness of space. The bubble would encase a shuttle as it entered or left the bay through the main bubble that protected the opening. When the shuttle was safely on the outside or inside the bubble would so call “pop” in order to release the craft, sending it on its way.

“How long will it take us to reach the surface?” Kelly asked from behind him.

“About twenty minutes at the most. We’ll be landing on a less used landing pad. I want to keep a low profile.”

The shuttle continued on its current path. The descent became a bit bumpy as they entered the outer atmosphere but soon smoothed out as it sped towards the surface. Gray clouds zipped by outside the front window only to eventually fade away to reveal a dingy dark planet with a rundown looking town coming into view.

“Shuttle one, you are cleared for landing,” a disembodied voice said.

“Thank-you, Nimbus 3.” Kharis slowed the shuttle as the landing pad came into clear view through the front window. He landed the shuttle without any trouble then powered it down. He unstrapped himself and stood up next to his seat looking at Kelly. “Remember what I said, Kelly. You must stay by me.”

Kelly followed suit and unstrapped herself. She stood up in front of him and craned her neck back to look up at him. “I know, I know.”

“Let’s go,” he said.

Outside the shuttle, a dust storm was taking shape. The air was filled with fine dust that had been kicked up into the hot air making it harder to breath. The wind blew the air around in small bursts causing the dust to pelt exposed skin.

“Is it always like this,” Kelly asked as she trotted alongside him.

“No, but it’s not as bad as some storms can get. There're been times when everything was shut down for days at a time. Doesn’t seem to affect the people who live here too much though. It must be a minor storm since we were still able to land.” They walked in the direction of the central part of town. There was a bar there he wanted to check out first and see if anyone knew anything about Zol’tsa.

The group meandered its way through the streets until the bar came into view. From the outside, it didn’t appear to be busy.

“Remember what I said, little one.” He stopped outside the door to warn Kelly one last time. She nodded her response then urged him inside.

Stepping inside the bar, he found that it was empty with the exception of one man sitting at the bar. He guided Kelly to the bar then pulled out a barstool for her to sit on.

“What will it be,” the bartender asked.

“Two house specials,” he said. He leaned on the bar to survey the surrounding area. A mirror ran the entire length of the wall behind the bar, so he was able to watch the area to his back without looking suspicious.

The bartender made the two drinks then sat the glasses on the counter. “That will be eight credit, please.”

Kharis handed the man his credit card. “It’ quiet in here today.” He wanted to get the bartender talking. Usually, the bartenders would know the latest information concerning major changes or occurrences in the surrounding areas.

“All thanks to that damn storm out there,” the bartender replied dryly.

“I’ve seen it worse.”

“That storm out there has been blowing for over a week now. The last busy night I had was when those Lephusans came in right before it started.” The bartender leaned on the counter. “Strange group of people.”

“Why do you say that? I don’t know much about them, but I hear they are a friendly lot.” He hated to lie, but it was the only way to the information he needed. This bartender obviously knew something and he was going to find out what.

“Friendly! Those people are a bunch of nuts cases, if you ask me!” The bartender snorted as he laughed.

“What’s wrong with them,” Kelly asked.

The bartender looked her directly in the face. “You must not be from around here if you don’t know about the Lephusans.”

“No, I’m from Earth,” Kelly said before Kharis could stop her.

“Earth! You are a long way from home, little lady.” The bartender smiled at her. “I haven’t had someone from Earth in here in a longtime.”

“You know about Earth?” Kelly asked.

Kharis was going to kill her when he got her back to the ship. She was supposed to keep her mouth shut! But was she listening? No!

“Of course, I know about Earth! I am from Earth myself. Seattle originally. How about yourself?”