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  “Someone will bring your things up here for you.”

  “After they search them thoroughly?”

  “Anything you want to warn me about?”

  “Nothing females my age shouldn’t have.”

  “So you had all your tools with you?” He asked as he held his hand out for her bag. She didn’t want to give it to him but she handed it over reluctantly.

  “I’m not your enemy, Stevr.”

  “That remains to be seen, Geena.” She liked the way he said her name. It made her feel warm inside. Oh, God! Here she was practically under arrest and she was drooling over her jailor. “Anything else?” He asked as he moved closer and his eyes trailed over her body making her temperature rise.

  She held her arms up. “Want to frisk me?” She asked softly almost wishing he would.

  He looked tempted for a second before shaking his head. Geena suspected he was worried about getting involved with her. Maybe he did feel this strange bond between them too. Their eyes locked causing her to shake down to her soul. Stevr stepped closer and his arms slid around her. “I may regret this.” His husky voice said. His lips dropped to her as his embrace held her steady. Nipping her lower lip, he thrust his tongue in her mouth when she gasped. Her nipples hardened, her channel became drenched, her arms tightened their hold on him, and her heart hammered in her chest.

  She could feel his cock bumping her stomach and damn was it a monster. The heat she felt was more than his own since he seemed to be radiating warmth toward her. He groaned, showing his desire for her and the pleasure he’d found in the kiss. His hands moved to her ass pulling her up his body and her legs wrapped around him holding on tight. Moving to the wall he leaned her on it as he moved back and forth against her.

  Chapter 7

  Lust

  His heart was pounding wildly and his cock ached to be freed. Her delicious scent filled his nose and his demon roared for his mate. Stevr ran his hands over silky skin that tempted him more. It was almost impossible to stop the thrust of his hips against hers. The problem, or at least one of them was he was so close to cumming he could barely hold back. It seemed to him that if he intended to cum anyway perhaps buried between her thighs would be the best place for it. A shiver ran over him just at the thought.

  Maybe she was a witch that had ensnared his heart and his beast. He’d read about creatures like that and even though most believed them mythical, his people weren’t believed to be real either. Never in his life had he felt anything so strong. In the back of his mind the logical and reasonable part of him was yelling stop. His demon drowned that out as he urged him on. He no longer cared that his future mate might be on this ship. At that moment he wasn’t even sure he would care if she was watching. His need ruled him making him do things he never dreamed he would. He reached behind his neck grabbing the collar of his shirt to pull it off then tossed it to the floor.

  It was his desire to remove any barriers between him and the redheaded witch. “Geena.” He moaned as she pinched his nipple.

  He allowed her to slide down his body even though his skin burned with lust. She stepped back but began to undress. Watching her through heavy lids, he sat to remove his boots and socks. Her shirt was off now leaving her in a sexy purple and black bra. Now she was sliding out of her pants as he stood to remove his in one quick downward slide. Naked and proud he stood before her his cock jutting skyward. Geena licked her lips making him moan. Moving to her, he picked her up and deposited her on the bed. Her underthings were barely there and more arousing than interfering. Stevr moved on top of her then lowered his head to suck a nipple into his mouth through her bra.

  It felt nice enough but he wanted skin on skin now. He tore her bra right off her then lowered his head and sucked in the other nipple. His moan showed how much he was enjoying himself. She writhed under him and arched up offering him whatever he wanted. Thrusting against her felt so good but he could feel the wet heat that told him she wanted him inside her. He tore her panties off too and slid down her body licking and nipping all the way until he was between her legs. The second his tongue touched her she arched and made a strangled sound of need.

  Holding her hip in place with one hand, he speared her with his tongue repeatedly. She tried to thrust her needy pussy in his face but he held her down. Moving his other hand to her slit he replaced his tongue with a finger while his tongue moved up to worry her clit. Pumping in and out fast, he added another finger while his tongue continued to lash her at her nubbin. Finally he added three to stretch her enough that she could take him. Pumping frantically, he drove her closer and closer. When he sucked her clit into his mouth that was when she exploded squeezing his fingers hard.

  Sliding up her body he impaled her on his giant staff. “Gods!” He groaned the feeling of being in her nearly overwhelming him with pleasure. Her legs wrapped around him and her toes pressed into his ass. She pulled him in even deeper than before.

  Stevr moved faster, pumping in and out as sweat slicked his body. The sound of their bodies smacking together echoed throughout the room. Nothing could stop him now from unleashing his seed deep inside her and bringing her to climax once again. A tingle ran down his back alerting him just how close he really was. Rolling his hips he looked for the perfect spot to send her into bliss and found it. One thrust, two thrusts, and the third sent her into a screaming orgasm. Her pussy clenched down on his cock so hard she squeezed the cum right out of him. He bellowed her name, the pleasure unmatchable as he bit her while filling her with his essence. Once he was empty, he removed his teeth leaving a wound that he licked then he rolled over taking her with him so he was on the bottom with her sprawled over top of him.

  He lay there breathing in deeply trying to calm his body and take stock of what he’d done and what it meant. She felt good lying there on him and the sex had taken so much out of her that she fell asleep. Unwilling to wake her and not really wanting to move himself, he lay there until his breathing slowed and he fell asleep himself.

  He forced himself to wake in stages so he could enjoy this time with Geena because he knew that he would have to face the consequences of mating without approval. Never had he heard of a mating occurring without going through the proper ceremony. Even Maxar had been pushed to go through a limited ceremony before claiming his mate. His family would be angry, his father might not accept her. If that was the case they wouldn’t be able to stay on Oison. Stevr loved his family, but now this female had become the most important thing in his life. In three days he would know what his father decided. That’s how long they had to enjoy without trouble until they were back to Oison. Home had always been the one place he was assured of his acceptance. That wasn’t true anymore.

  Geena woke and looked at him. “Did you have that tattoo before? I don’t remember it.”

  The tattoo had appeared! Didn’t that mean they were fated mates? He remembered seeing Maxar’s and Ernie’s just before he left. He’d only seen a small bit of Ernie’s. Maxar was a possessive bastard. Theirs had been what Lista had called mulberry. His and the one on Geena she hadn’t seen yet looked like grape. The feeling he had was that once she saw it things would get dicey.

  Instead of answering he moved quickly claiming her lips with his. The heat that rushed between them was distracting not only to her but to him as well. Stevr got lost in the kiss forgetting why he’d wanted to distract her worrying only about claiming his mate once again. The feeling of being where he needed to be rolled over him. He was home, she was now his everything. One problem with that was he’d not done things by the book. If there was a way to go farther from their customs and more toward the ways of their primitive ancestors than he had, he love to see it.

  Here he was now instead of admitting what he’d done and taking his verbal spanking, he was getting a little bit more of his female to strengthen him before he went out to face the world. When had he become such a pussy? The answer was the second his eyes had met Geena’s. She had begun to slip into his heart. H
umans didn’t understand their ways. It didn’t take the beast inside weeks of dating to decide what he wanted. Stevr’s beast had always been stronger than most. Okay, stronger than any he’d yet met. It was reflected in his physical body and now he had to admit that it showed in his emotions and impulses. Geena had been what he’d wanted so he’d taken her. Now he needed to pick up the pieces but he needed to start with her first.

  “Do you want me?” He whispered in her ear when he moved his mouth.

  “Yes, oh God yes.” She squirmed and moaned.

  “You’ll be my mate.” He mentioned as his hands stroked her to a fever pitch.

  “Anything.” She said and even though he suspected she might wish she hadn’t, it was good enough. His demon wanted her and he didn’t mind tricking her. Bad demon, but then he was going along with it too.

  He moved so he was completely on top of her. His legs were between hers his arms boxed her in. Leaning all his weight on one arm, he felt her legs wrap around him. Her toes dug into the soft cheek of his ass massaging him as she moved them around. Moving his cock head to her entrance, he began a slow slide into her center.

  “So slick, Baby.” He encouraged.

  “Faster!” She demanded making him chuckle at her impatience.

  “It’ll hurt.” He advised because he was big and she was so tight.

  “Don’t care.” She growled.

  Stevr slammed all the way into his mate. A groan half pleasure half pain came from her throat. Feeling guilty he froze in place. “Don’t you dare stop!” Geena screamed.

  Stevr began to move slowly at first. Even the demon inside wanted to be gentle so she wouldn’t hurt. At her urging, he sped up until he was hammering into her. Rocking and rolling to hit all her sensitive spots brought her right to the edge. The friction built but he held off waiting for his mate to claim her orgasm first. She rode the edge until she went spiraling over screaming his name as she went. Her tight passage squeezed so hard he yelled her name as he erupted like a damn volcano. His hot white cum shot out in ropes filling her entrance.

  He jerked and bucked as she clenched and grasped at him. Shudders ran through them both but they slowed as they calmed. Stevr rolled them over so his female was sprawled on top of him. Her scent wrapped around him as her silky skin rubbed against him. His beast had calmed and backed off allowing him to handle things for now. Staying here and loving his mate was what he wanted more than ever but he knew if he wanted any chance of a life together he needed a plan and things needed to get started.

  “I’ve got to go for now. You know that you’re my mate after what we’ve done, right?”

  Geena nodded and he couldn’t read the expression on her face. She rolled off him just lying there lost in thought. “I’ll have food sent to you.” Hopping up he dressed quickly leaving with mixed feelings. Hopefully the fact that he had to go wouldn’t hurt their relationship. Once he did what he had to he would be back.

  As soon as he left his mate, he went to his room to shower and change. His fellow Mazlans would smell all his recent activities on him if he didn’t shower. Mates wore each other’s scents proudly but until he got approval he had to hide it. As soon as he was clean and dressed, he called to have a human female bring her food and her belongings from the other room.

  Entering the bridge he hoped none of his team would scent anything unexpected on him. No one seemed to notice anything so he got brought up to speed, nothing had occurred while he was gone, and he left to call Razar. There was no reason to expect Razar to help him but he was more approachable since he’d become mated. First he tried for a video conference but no one was available. Next he put in a request, the kind that would follow him and show up on his com when it came in. Next he checked for messages finding a few. One from Razar that showed more connections to the same person on Drugs R Us’ board of directors who happened to be a major shareholder.

  They were getting closer to making connections that they could use in court or use to justify their own personal attack if they decided to go that way. His com lit up, it was Razar. “Hello brother.”

  “Hi back at ya! I need you to keep something private for me.”

  “I remember when we were kids and those words meant I’d be drawn into whatever punishment you received for aiding you. Please tell me that won’t be the case?” Razar said with a chuckle.

  “I’m not sure. Will you promise me to keep this to yourself?”

  “Can I tell Lista?”

  “If she too promises to keep silent.”

  Her head popped up on the screen making him wonder exactly where she had been. “I’ll keep your secret, Brother.”

  Stevr now looked at Razar who sighed heavily. “Me too.”

  “I met one of the females on the ship.”

  Lista squealed. “That’s not so bad. It was bound to happen eventually. Once you’re mated, it will not be a concern anymore.”

  “There’s more. She’s involved in our situation. There is a group she represents trying to prevent the sabotage on the ship.”

  “That’s a good thing. Maybe they have information that will help us.”

  “My thinking too so I spent some time with her to ask questions.”

  “Tell me this is headed where I think it is. Maxar was a big enough problem. Now you wish to mate an unmatched female too?”

  “Not exactly.”

  “What have you done?”

  “My demon took control. He said she was ours so he took her and mated her.”

  “Was he right?”

  “We both developed the marks just as we should have.”

  “You must realize that dad needs to be told. He’ll have to get ahead of this or others will questions your choices.”

  “Will you speak to him?”

  “I realize you aren’t in a good position to. It’s breakfast time here. As soon as we eat, Lista and I will go to our parent’s house. I’ll talk to Mom first if possible. Be available because he will want to talk to you once he knows.”

  “I’ll have it sent to my com.”

  “Good. I’ll do all I can.” With that Razar signed off. Mating and impending fatherhood had truly mellowed his oldest brother.

  Now he had a million other things to do but he wanted to be with his female more. He checked in with his crew only to be told everything was going well. No need to go on deck, right? His feet led him to the guest suite where he had left his mate. Knocking first, he entered.

  “Hi.” Stevr said awkwardly.

  “Hi, yourself.”

  He cleared his throat. Never had he felt less sure. “I missed you.”

  Geena smiled. “I missed you too. Did you come here to tell me what the plan is?”

  What was she talking about? It was best to ask. “What plan?”

  “You are getting attacked by an unknown group. At the same time, I might be able to help you but I’m being held in this cabin. I assumed you have some sort of plan?”

  “Right now we are trying to get more information. Our mating wasn’t planned. It is not our way to just mate like that. We are supposed to receive the approval of our leader and go through a process at the temple that ensures we are matched correctly.”

  “You want a way out?”

  Stevr growled. “I do not. It is a way to get approval I am seeking. The problem is it will be approval after the fact.”

  “I often ask for forgiveness rather than permission. That’s one of my favorite sayings. What will happen if they say we are not matched properly?”

  Stevr smiled brilliantly. “That is something they can’t say.”

  “Why not?” She asked looking confused. He stepped closer to her tracing the lines of her new tattoo.

  “This only appears on true mates and we each have one.” His face held a superior smirk.

  “Yours appeared before you ask me to mate you.”

  His smirk was gone, a worried look in its place.

  Chapter 8

  Liar Liar

  She ga
ve him one of the searching looks she gave someone she was questioning. No, not an enemy but someone holding back something important to protect themselves or another. Stevr flushed under her regard, there was no doubt he was hiding something. “What aren’t you telling me?” She asked as she smiled sweetly.

  “We might have mated the first time we made love accidently.” He admitted.

  “How do you mate exactly?”

  “Well this was my first and only time. It uh does involve a bite.” His nervousness might have been cute under other circumstances.

  “Have you been honest with me?” She felt like he was playing a game like liar liar to see what she would believe. It was an old Earth game where you told a lie along with several truths to see if your opponent could pick out the lie. Geena had just caught the lie.

  “Yes, but maybe not completely. We mated the first time we made love.”

  “Why didn’t you just tell me?”

  “I thought you would get mad and reject our bond.”

  “Well finally some honesty. How are we going to have a life together if I can’t trust you?” It was more of a rhetorical question since there wasn’t really an acceptable answer. It was kind of cute the way the big guy squirmed under her searching gaze. A small well of sympathy tried to grow but she squashed it.

  “I want honesty between us too. We can agree to do that going forward.” He had a hopeful look on his face. Clearly he wasn’t good at charming females and she liked that.

  The fact that he wasn’t some smooth talking Romeo gave him a few points in her mind. It was important to her to start this relationship properly with everything laid out and agreed upon. But she had to admit emotions had ruled the day. Geena had gone into this expecting a relationship based on what the male and she could do for each other without any feelings on either side. Love wasn’t part of the plan but maybe it could be.