“That is why that man stopped you to ask you who I was being given to.”
He nodded. “Gru did not like it that I kept you but I have more than earned the right to withhold you for myself. He thought he was deserving enough for me to give you to him.”
“You’ve won other women?”
“Yes.”
Jealousy hit her. “You bred with them?”
He eyed her with narrowed lids. “No. I handed them over immediately to what man I had deemed deserving.” He reached to cup her face gently with his hand. He brushed his thumb along her cheek. “You are the only woman I have had taken to my bed since we were taken from our planet. That was six months ago.”
She was shocked again. “Why did you keep me? Why didn’t you keep any of those other women?”
He smiled. “I was attracted to you so strongly I felt it in my blood when I laid eyes upon you. I had to have you.”
She nodded. “I’m glad.”
“I am glad as well. Let’s go to our room. I feel the need for you in my blood and I don’t think it would be safe for me to have you here.”
Chapter Four
Ral shut the door firmly. “Remove your clothes.”
She stripped quickly. She watched Ral remove his pants. He was aroused. He walked to the mattress to sit on his legs. He tapped his lap.
“Up or down. Your choice.”
Ariel smiled. “Do you always sit on your legs?”
“Your kind does not?”
“No. Stretch out flat on your back for me.”
He hesitated but then lay back. She dropped to her knees to climb across the mattress. Her hands massaged his chest as she straddled his lap. Desire burned in his eyes as he watched her silently. He didn’t protest. She leaned over him opening her mouth. She licked his chest. Instantly his body tensed. Growling, he arched his back to bring his body closer to her mouth.
She took that for a good sign. She licked his nipple and sucked it into her mouth. He slid his hands into her hair with a groan. “Lord of the Moons,” he whispered.
Ariel smiled as she released his nipple. “Who is this guy?”
Ral chuckled. “The protector and watcher of my planet.”
“God.”
“Is that who protects your planet and watches over it?”
She hesitated. “Is your Lord of the Moons a breathing person or someone you believe in?”
“A belief.”
She nodded. “I have God.”
“Do that again with your mouth.”
She lowered her face to play with his nipple in her mouth. She brushed kisses across his chest to tease the other nipple. She drew back an inch to blow air on his wet skin. She grinned as his nipple puckered. Ral groaned.
“I need you.”
She gripped his thick erection in her hand. She was turned-on and wet. She stared into his eyes as she adjusted him under her hips. She moaned as she slid down, taking him into her body. He felt damn good as she lowered herself until he was buried deep inside her. Ral growled low.
“Ariel, that feels so amazing.”
“Wait.” She moved on him, riding him.
Ral gripped her hips, tossing back his head. He thrust upward into her as she drove down. They moved faster together as the pleasure grew.
“Touch me,” she gasped. “I’m so damn close.”
He released one of her hips so his hand was free to touch her clit, rubbing it between his finger and thumb. That was all it took and Ariel screamed out, coming hard. Ral snarled and threw back his head as his hot body jerked under her, pulsing deep in her. She collapsed on his chest.
Ariel smiled against his skin. “So…was that as good as when you sit on your legs?”
“Better.” He chuckled.
“Your women don’t enjoy sex unless it’s just that one way?”
He rubbed her ass with his hands. “Their unis can only be rubbed by the hais of our staffs and that is the position that works.”
“Hais?”
He rolled them over so Ariel was pinned under his larger body. He withdrew from her slowly and went to his knees. He gripped his cock, touching the top ridge of it. “Hais. Feel. It is rougher than the underside.”
She explored the tip of his cock. Ral had a harder ridged area at the top of his mushroom-shaped head. She saw him shiver as she rubbed her fingertips over him. He shut his eyes with a groan.
“Sensitive area?”
“Very.”
She slid her fingers to the underside. “What about here?”
“It feels good but the hais is the most sensitive.”
“Inside me that rubs no matter what position you are in.” She released him and moved back.
Ral nodded. “When Zorn men punish a woman some of my men will breed a woman in a position that will keep her from pleasure.”
“I don’t understand.”
He grinned. “We are a male-dominated society.”
“I still don’t understand.”
He pulled her into his arms so they were curled together. “If a woman is too willful and needs a reminder that her man is in charge he will breed her without her pleasure until she submits to him.”
“You’d hurt a woman?”
“No. Imagine me arousing you but I refused to let you come.”
“That’s mean.”
He laughed. “It is a lesson. When a woman submits then we make her come.”
She rubbed his chest with her fingertips. Ariel loved touching Ral. “That won’t work with me.”
“I would find a way around it. What would happen if I didn’t rub your unis in front?”
“I’d still enjoy it. Just not as much.”
“How else do you enjoy being bred?”
“Do you have oral sex?”
He got a confused look.
She grinned. “Using your mouth on my unis or me using my mouth on your hais.”
The confused look disappeared. He nodded. “Women can but unless a man has a very long tongue we can’t reach a unis with our mouths. They are about six inches inside a woman.”
“That sucks for your women.”
“They enjoy finger stimulation.” His hand ran down her body. He stopped at her hip. “Your unis is very accessible.”
She nodded.
He lifted her, pinning Ariel on her back, and smiled down at her. “Let’s see how this works.”
She hesitated. “I should take a shower first.”
He chuckled. “Because I’ll taste me on you? I don’t mind.” He moved down her and gripped her thighs. “I want to experiment on you.”
She spread her thighs wide. “Anything you want.”
Ral moved between her thighs studying her body closely. He lowered his head to stare between her spread legs. Fingers parted her to give him a perfect view of her clit.
“So pretty.”
Ariel laughed. “You think I’m pretty down there?”
He inhaled. “You smell really good too.” His mouth lowered and his tongue touched her clit. He sucked on her. Ariel moaned. His mouth released her.
“Good?”
“Yes.”
“You taste good. I will do to you what I like to see how you like it.”
“I can’t wait,” she said breathlessly.
Ral licked her and sucked. He used his teeth lightly to scrape against her clit. Ariel moaned louder and clawed the bed. “Ral, that feels so damn good.”
He growled, vibrating against her. His mouth was merciless as he played with her. It didn’t take long at all for Ariel to scream out his name when she came.
Ral lifted his head from between her spread thighs. “I want to do this often.”
“I’ll let you.” She lifted her head, grinning at him. “Your turn. Roll over on your back.”
He chuckled as he sprawled flat on his back for her. Ariel rose up and climbed between his spread thighs. She stared at his hard erection.
“Tell me what you like.”
“Show me how your men
like this.”
She licked her lips, gripped him and ran her ran tongue over the top of his cock. He groaned softly, fisting the blankets. His muscles tensed all over his body.
“Good,” he growled.
She ran her tongue down the underside of his shaft and licked upward. She wrapped her lips around his cock and sucked him into her mouth. Groaning loudly, Ral clawed at the bedding.
“Lord of the Moons. That feels so good.”
Ariel slowly took him deeper. Ral’s body twisted a little under as she moved faster, sucking on him harder, and used her tongue to tease him unmercifully. Ral shook. Ariel swallowed as he came in her mouth. His semen was warmer than anything she’d ever experienced and he tasted sweet like candy. She moaned and kept milking him until every drop was taken from him. Ral took a shaky breath.
“You are killing me.”
She released him with her mouth. The dazed look on his face made her laugh. “You liked that?”
He yanked her on top of him. “I like your way better. Lord of the Moons, was that amazing.”
“What was different?”
“Our women only lick the top. They don’t take us into their mouths like that. Your way is…” He shivered. “So much better.”
She cuddled into Ral. “We have great sex together.”
He laughed. “We do. I am ready for sleep. Are you ready for sleep? We did not sleep enough last sleep cycle.”
“Ummm. Someone wore me out.”
She snuggled closer to Ral’s large body. Ariel shut her eyes feeling happily sated wrapped in Ral’s arms. Both of them were about to drift off to sleep when someone pounded on the door.
Ral growled as he moved Ariel. He grabbed the blankets and covered her body completely from neck to toes. “Stay,” he ordered her. He jumped from the bed, grabbing his pants and yanking them on.
Ariel clutched the blanket over her body, feeling a moment of fear. Were more men at the door wanting to fight Ral for her? Ral shoved the door open and glared at whoever was there. Ariel couldn’t see around Ral’s large body that blocked her view. She heard a soft male voice but she couldn’t make out the words.
“I will be there in minutes.” He shut the door. “Dress, Ariel. We must go fast.”
She was alarmed, but climbed out of bed to dress quickly. Ral helped her with her belt. She looked up at him. “What is wrong?”
“We have a meeting to go to. It is very important. One of my pack heard something they need to share.”
“What does pack mean? I don’t understand the term.”
“It means loyal to me and my family. They are trustworthy and won’t turn on me. They have earned my trust and that of my family. It is a deep friendship bond. Do you understand?”
“Yes.”
Ral gripped her face and studied her. “Do you in love with me, Ariel?”
She stared up at him. She knew what he was asking her even if his words weren’t exactly right. He wanted to know if she had feelings for him. She nodded. She wasn’t sure how it had happened but she did love Ral. He’d killed to protect and keep her. He made her laugh. He made love to her. How could she not love him?
“I love you.”
“Can I trust you?”
She nodded, never looking away from his eyes. “Yes.”
“I have no doubt but I had to ask. Let’s go. This is very important.”
He pushed open the door and grabbed her hand. He walked so fast that Ariel had to run to keep up with him or risk being dragged along. They ended up in someone’s sleep room very similar to the one she shared with Ral. The room was crammed with men. Ral pulled Ariel in front of him, his arms locked around her possessively. The door was pushed shut behind them.
“What has been heard to help us?” Ral’s voice was low.
A man stood up. He nodded at Ral and then his eyes flashed to Ariel. “We can trust her?”
“She is bound to me,” Ral growled. He sounded angry. “Do not insult my woman.”
The man paled. “I meant no insult to your woman.” The man lowered his eyes.
“Speak,” Ral sighed.
The man nodded, looking up again meeting Ral’s eyes. “They are preparing one of the large ships. There is a large planet they are going to visit for more workforces. Their plan is to house them inside the ship until they can have us dig out more area for them to move down here with us.”
Ral grinned. “When?”
The man grinned back. “They leave tomorrow morning right at first shift. It is perfect. The plan we overheard was that they will bring back a few hundred workers they are plotting to steal.”
Ral’s grin faded. He eyed the men around him. “Our time has come. This is it. Make all the arrangements and do it very quietly. Do not tell the others what is to happen. We will surprise all. You all know what to do. We will wake two hours earlier than first shift to prepare.” His gaze swung to the man. “Is everything in place?”
“Yes.”
Ral chuckled. “We are so close.”
The men were all smiling. Ariel eyed each one of them. Why they were so excited about new prisoners was beyond her. Maybe they hoped that most of the prisoners would be women. Maybe they were just lonely and wanted new faces. She held her silence until Ral returned them to their room. He shut the door.
“Undress.” Hunger burned in his eyes.
She stripped. Ral suddenly grabbed her to lift her up his body. Their eyes locked. They were almost nose to nose.
“If I take you facing me while I’m standing will you enjoy it?”
“Yes.”
He growled softly at her. Ariel locked her legs around his hips and wrapped her arms around his neck. Ral entered her in a heartbeat. Ariel loved the feel of him stretching her. He moved, gripping her ass, and slammed her up and down on him. Ariel threw her face into his shoulder moaning loudly. She wasn’t sure what brought on Ral’s wild streak but she was enjoying the hell out of it.
“Lord of the Moons,” she whispered after she came and Ral exploded inside her hard enough for her to feel.
Ral chuckled. “Exactly. Lord of the Moons was that good.”
He eased out of her body and lowered her to the floor. He kissed her before stepping away. “We need sleep.”
Ariel nodded and climbed into bed. She held up the blankets for Ral. “Climb on in.”
He smiled and got in. He pulled her into his body until Ariel’s face was on his chest. “I in love you, Ariel.”
She chuckled at his wording. “I’m in love with you too, Ral.”
“I’m in love with you. Better?” He rubbed her back with his fingers.
“Perfect,” she said honestly. Joy tore through her. Ral was in love with her.
Chapter Five
“Wake.”
Ariel opened her eyes. “Damn you get up early. Did we sleep long? How do you know what time it is?”
“I hear. We have patrols in the hallway that call out the time. My hearing is keen. Get dressed fast. We must hurry. We have much to do, Ariel.”
She got dressed. She saw Ral put on a shirt. She watched him. “You’re wearing a shirt today?”
“Where we are going today is colder than down in the cavern mines.”
“Okay.”
Ral grabbed the blanket from the bed. Ariel watched him dump all of his clothes piled on the floor into the blanket. Something was definitely up with Ral but he wasn’t telling her what was going on. He hefted the bag of clothes over his shoulder and shoved open the door. He reached for her hand.
“You stay by me. No matter what, you stay with me, Ariel. You are bound to me. I am bound to you. We belong together.”
“I remember. I am to not leave your sight and I will stay very close to you at all times.”
“Very correct.”
He took her to the bathroom. Four men were ordered by Ral to leave so she could have privacy. When she was done he walked in and used the bathroom. Three different men walked in. Ral pulled her closer to his body and jer
ked his head at her to not look. She shot him an eye roll but kept her gaze on Ral. She didn’t want to see three men piss. She’d give Ral privacy if she thought he’d let her out of his sight. They washed up before leaving the bathroom. Ral took her to the eating room.
“Eat fast.” He handed the plates he filled with food to Ariel. He got them mugs of water. She eyed the room. It was packed, unlike the morning before. The room was unusually quiet. Ral sat on the bench at the end of the table, spreading his thighs wide. He inched back on the bench to make room for her to sit.
Without him needing to tell her, Ariel slid onto his lap between his thighs. They ate fast. Ral gave a nod at men around the room. She glanced up. Ral’s people were tense. She could almost feel it in the air. She wondered what in the hell was going on. She glanced up at Ral. He looked down at her and smiled.
“Ral?”
“Trust me and ask later.”
She shut her mouth and nodded. Ral wanted them to be on the move. She left the eating area with him. He didn’t walk toward the mine though. He gripped the blanket over his shoulder, took her hand and headed toward doors marked with words she couldn’t read. The markings looked like wiggles with some scratches. The hand holding hers tightened. He paused to look down at her.
“Stay with me. If something goes wrong, we will have to run. Run with me. Swear it to me, Ariel. I won’t lose you and I will die if they take you from me because I will fight to keep you regardless of the odds.”
Fear hit her. What in the hell was going on? Ral opened up the door that led to a smaller hallway. Ral jerked her forward and they nearly ran down the hall. It ended at one of those platform elevator things with the raw rock walls. Ral stepped onto it pulling her into his arms.
“Do not touch the walls.”
“I won’t.” She shivered. “It would be like touching an electric cheese grater at the speed these things move up and down.”