“Thank you, daddy,” she whispered, clutching Krac’s hand in hers.
“He makes you happy, Lulu Belle,” Bulldog murmured, brushing her red hair back from her face. “That is all I’ve ever wanted.”
“I love you,” she said with a tender smile and rose up onto her toes and brushed a kiss along his cheek.
Bulldog sighed as he watched Krac put a protective arm around his daughter’s waist. He sat down in the captain’s seat and pulled up the star charts again. As he studied them he thought of the huge male who had claimed his little girl.
“If I had to choose someone who could protect her from what is to come, I couldn’t have chosen any better,” he murmured to himself. “I love you, baby girl. I promised to always protect you. Now you have someone who might be able to do a better job than even me.”
*.*.*
Krac sealed the door behind him as they stepped into Skeeter’s cabin. They were heading back to Sallas but it would be a short stay. They would be leaving the Lulu Belle behind and traveling on to Paulus, the capital of the Confederation, shortly after that.
“What is going to happen?” She asked quietly, her fingers slowly undoing the buttons of his shirt.
“A mission to the Alluthan star system more than likely,” he answered her, briefly closing his eyes as her fingers caressed his shoulders as she pushed his shirt off. “At worse, war.”
“You are going to have to go on the mission, aren’t you?” She asked in a trembling voice as her hands rubbed over his chest.
“Probably, along with Seal and the other two Allbreeds if he can find them. It makes the most sense,” he said heavily. “Perhaps this is the reason we were created.”
Skeeter heard the hesitation in his voice, the doubt and a touch of self-loathing. She gently cupped his face, forcing him to look at her. Reaching up on her toes, she brushed a kiss across his lips tenderly before deepening it when he groaned.
Her arms wrapped around his neck as he lifted her up in his arms and carefully laid her down on the soft covers of her bed. She sighed when he pulled back far enough to look down at her. His fingers gently kneaded her hips as he stared into her eyes as if trying to decide whether she would accept what he was about to tell her.
“I was not born, Lulu Belle. I was created in a lab. A mutation of human and Alluthan DNA. Even the scientists who created us thought of us as monsters. They were trying to perfect what the Alluthans had started. They wanted the ultimate weapon, one that could regenerate itself and heal its wounds. They wanted a cold, emotionless killing machine,” he whispered.
“And they made you,” she said with a tender smile. She raised her left hand and ran her fingers along his face. “They made a wonderful man who lit a fire inside me that I’ve never felt before. They made a man who can protect those of us who can’t what is to come without your help. They made…”
“A monster! Didn’t you hear what I said?” He asked harshly. He wanted – needed - her to understand that if she was with him, others wouldn’t see what she saw. “I am a monster.”
“Then they were blind,” she replied. “A monster is someone like Harden. He killed Frog because he enjoyed it. A monster is like the Leader of the New Order and his followers who would destroy millions of lives and worlds for power. That is what a monster is. You, you are none of those things. I love you, Krac. I love the man inside here,” she whispered, touching her hand over his heart. “I love the man who would fight to protect a little girl from the monsters of the world. I love the man who would stand up to a full-grown Triterian and tell him he was sleeping wherever his daughter was sleeping. I love a man who would fight for what he believes in. You are that man.”
Krac could see the sincerity in Skeeter’s eyes as she stared into his. Her heart shone in them as she talked of who she saw. He blinked as an unfamiliar burning stung them. He lowered his head, burying it in her shoulder and pressed a hot kiss to the side of her neck.
“I love you, Lulu Belle,” he whispered in a voice thick with emotion. “I don’t know what the future holds for any of us, but I want mine to have you in it forever.”
“Krac,” she murmured. “I hurt.”
His warm breath caressed her neck as he released a chuckle. She ran her hands along the smooth skin of his back and rotated her hips. A small knowing smile lit up her face when she felt his response.
“I know how to make it stop,” he chuckled again.
“I was hoping you would say that,” she breathed, before gasping as he sat back and ripped her shirt open. “You know, I’m not going to have any clothes left.”
“Good,” he growled. “I like you without them on.”
Skeeter moaned as his hands moved up to her breasts, cupping them while his forefingers and thumbs pinched the taut nipples. It was becoming a familiar argument with them. One that she hoped would continue for many, many decades as he quickly took care of the rest of her clothes.
To be continued: Roarrk’s Revenge
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
S. E. Smith is a USA Today and International Best Selling Author. She has always been a romantic and a dreamer. An avid writer, she has spent years writing, although it has usually been technical papers for college. Now, she spends her evenings and weekends writing and her nights dreaming up new stories. An affirmed “geek,” she spends her days working on computers and other peripherals. She enjoys camping and traveling when she is not out on a date with her favorite romantic guy. Fans can reach her at
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Additional Books:
Abducting Abby (Dragon Lords of Valdier: Book 1)
Capturing Cara (Dragon Lords of Valdier: Book 2)
Tracking Trisha (Dragon Lords of Valdier: Book 3)
Ambushing Ariel (Dragon Lords of Valdier: Book 4)
For the Love of Tia (Dragon Lords of Valdier: Book 4.1)
Cornering Carmen (Dragon Lords of Valdier: Book 5)
Paul’s Pursuit (Dragon Lords of Valdier: Book 6)
Choosing Riley (Sarafin Warriors: Book 1)
Ha’ven’s Song (Curizan Warrior: Book 1)
Hunter’s Claim (The Alliance: Book 1)
Lily’s Cowboys (Heaven Sent: Book 1)
Touching Rune (Heaven Sent: Book 2)
Indiana Wild (Spirit Pass: Book 1)
River’s Run (Lords of Kassis: Book 1)
Star’s Storm (Lords of Kassis: Book 2)
Jo’s Journey (Lords of Kassis: Book 3)
Rescuing Mattie (Lords of Kassis: Book 3.1)
Tink’s Neverland (Cosmo’s Gateway: Book 1)
Hannah’s Warrior (Cosmos’ Gateway: Book 2)
Tansy’s Titan (Cosmos’ Gateway: Book 3)
Cosmos’ Promise (Cosmos’ Gateway: Book 4)
Gracie’s Touch (Zion Warriors: Book 1)
Krac’s Firebrand (Zion Warriors: Book 2)
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
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