He took out his scope and examined the compound. His target was still surrounded by half a dozen men. Even if it took him a few seconds to take out the human guards, it could give Juan the chance to enter the control code into his computers.

  Draconians had been studying the effects of the techno-drugs for some time now. They knew that Juan had mind control over the people who had become addicted to his drugs. He could make them self-destruct or turn them into a zombie-like army that could take out even more innocent human lives. Oro refused to let that happen.

  As the sun went down, he continued to inspect the compound, using his equipment to analyze the movements of the humans within. Even when Juan went to sleep, he had guards at his door. Seeing that the man was alone, at least within his bedroom, Oro decided that now was the time to strike.

  He put his equipment away and flicked the button at the base of his neck that made his uniform contract. He was ready to shift, but checked his scope one last time. The shape of a female form opened the bedroom door and climbed into bed with the target. Damn. It was imperative that Juan be alone when Oro struck. The consequences of failing to do that were far too dire to take any chances.

  He watched the man and woman through his scope for several moments. It was obvious that they were mating. The sight of it, even in his x-ray vision, reminded him of the woman who waited for him back in his own room.

  Standing naked in the cool Arizona night, his cock stiffened with need at the thought of his mate. He needed to get back to her now and began the mating process. Even if he wanted to take her now, the woman’s body could not accommodate a Draconian phallus without proper preparation. She could be injured if he went too fast. That meant he had to take his time with her, slowly open her like a ripening flower, before he could shoot his seed inside her and grip her neck with his sharp teeth to give her the mating bite.

  As much as he wanted to complete the mating with his human woman, it was all a distraction from his mission. He flicked the base of his neck and his uniform covered his naked flesh. Oro picked up his bag of equipment and hurried back inside the resort. A few moments later, he was striding down the hallway toward his door. What would she say when he reappeared? He had left her alone for many hours. Would she be angry or irritated? He didn’t know all that much about human women, but his Tabby had already shown her dissatisfaction with the arrangement. He did not wish to upset her any further and planned not to if it were within his power to prevent it.

  He slowly pushed open the door and walked into the dimly lit living room of the suite. She was nowhere to be seen. She must have already gone to bed.

  He could smell her scent permeating the space. It wrapped around the base of his skull and made his dragon scratch against the back of his eyeballs. Oro squeezed his eyes shut and rubbed his temples, trying to drown out the sound of his dragon’s screams.

  He set his bag on the coffee table and slowly walked towards the bedroom door. It was closed so he pushed it open. The smell of her body hit him hard and his eyes rolled back in his head. It would take every ounce of self-control he had not to claim her now. He moved to the bed, seeing her form under the blankets.

  He retracted his uniform and slid under the blanket beside her. His erection was painfully hard and throbbed angrily to be buried deep inside his woman’s wet hot softness.

  He leaned towards her and took a deep breath of her neck. It was pure heaven and pure hell. It felt like a drug that would drive him mad. He ran his hand up her thigh and over her head, gripping her waist. She stirred in her sleep and turned towards him. He could see her eyes open in the dimly lit room.

  “You’re back,” she said in a groggy voice.

  “I’m back for you,” he growled.

  Chapter 6

  Tabby woke to the feeling of a hand on her body. When she came into consciousness, she realized that it was Oro touching and caressing her. His big hand felt so good on her skin. She turned to him and opened her eyes, happy to see him back.

  Her body and mind buzzed with excitement and awareness of his presence. Finally, they would spend some time together. She had wanted to get to know him before they got down and dirty. But that couldn’t be helped now. If she was this Draconian guy’s one true mate, that had to mean something. Right? Maybe he was her one true mate, too.

  Why not? It only made sense. Just because humans didn’t know about fated mates, didn’t mean that they didn’t exist. Maybe they did exist for humans, and humans just didn’t have the technology or the level of awareness to figure it out.

  Tabby was willing to entertain the possibility that Oro was the one for her, too. She’d started this whole thing as a way to get off the planet, but she was finding the benefits of being with a Draconian were more than just the money. The feeling of his hand on her waist as it slowly caressed upward over the silk nightgown sent a shiver of desire through her body, and it ached in her core. That feeling alone was worth the price of admission.

  “You’re back for me?” she asked. “What for? I thought you had an important mission to do.”

  “Right now, my only mission is you.”

  She moaned as his palm slid over her breast. Her nipple brushed against the slick satin material of her nightgown. His hand grasped her breast more tightly, pinching her taut nipple between his thumb and forefinger.

  “Do you like this?” he whispered, nuzzling her neck.

  “Yes,” she breathed, wrapping her arms around his neck.

  He continued to palm her nipple, his lips grazing her neck. His breath puffed over her sensitive skin, hot and sensuous. Tabby’s breath caught in her throat. The very presence of Oro beside her sent her body and mind into orbit. She was up in the thermosphere with the Draconian and space armada, and she never wanted to come down. She could feel him hard beside her. His erection throbbed at her side, stiff and enormous. She ran the tips of her fingers along his shaft, his naked skin as smooth as silk.

  Oro growled and gripped her neck with his sharp teeth. She cried out and thrust her pelvis toward him. His hands ran down her back and over her ass, pulling her leg up over his. He pressed his stiffness against her soft core and gripped her thigh with his big, strong hand. Slowly, he retracted his teeth and rained kisses over her neck and face with his luscious full lips. He sucked her bottom lip into his mouth, his sharp teeth pressing gently against her flesh.

  She moaned and gripped his shaft, pushing down slowly to the base.Oro’s tongue darted into her mouth, sliding in and out in a sensuous rhythm. He moved his hand over her ass between her legs, rubbing her hot pussy over her nightgown.

  “How does this come off?” he growled. “I must feel you naked against me. Touch you, taste you.”

  His fingers gripped the hem of her nightgown as he moved up over her on the bed. Oro’s deft hands pulled the gown over her head, leaving her in her panties. His hands slid across her body, tracing her curves.

  The dark pools of his eyes gazed down at her with reverence. Tabby reached up and took his shaft in her hand. Their eyes locked when he knelt before her on the bed. Pre-come beaded on the slit of his cock. Oro ran his fingers through her hair and gripped the base of her skull. Her tongue flicked out, licking the tip of his cock.

  Tabby knew her way around a man. Maybe not a man this endowed, but she knew what they liked. “I can’t believe how big you are,” she said, before licking up his rigid shaft. The veins bumped under her tongue. Oro bellowed a growling groan. His fingers tightened in her hair. His own fingers circled around his erection. He pulled her back.

  “I must taste you,” he said.

  He pushed her down on her back and snapped off her panties, throwing them on the ground. He spread her legs, his eyes harsh with desire. Tabby shivered, feeling less in control. She hardly knew this guy. In the few hours they’d been together, he’d been rude and blown her off. The promise of everything she wanted in life was an alluring draw, but Oro’s body beckoned her in inconceivable ways.

  She watched him as he
held her knees wide and stared at her slick entrance. She was wet and throbbing. Her fingers reached for her clit, and she rubbed it instinctively, letting out a soft moan.

  Oro’s eyes narrowed, and he batted her hand away. He held her hands down on the bed next to her thighs and dove down to taste her. His slick tongue ran up her opening, lapping up her juices. He landed on her clit and twisted his tongue around on her mound.

  Tabby squeezed her eyes shut. Pleasure gripped her whole body and she leaned her head and arched her back. He held her hands tightly down. She was trapped with his head between her thighs as he licked her like she’d never been licked before.

  Oro’s big tongue vibrated on her pussy, forcing her toward orgasm. She tugged against his grip, barely able to take the pleasure building inside her.

  “Oro,” she growled, leaning her chin toward her chest. Her body exploded and her nipples pinched tight as iron divots. It tightened her frame with an electric shock of pleasure. She flinched, coming hard. He continued to suck and lick her and she couldn’t push him away.

  She whined, pulling against his grip. “Stop,” she gasped.

  He rose from her with a groan. “What? Didn’t that please you?”

  “I need to rest.” Her body still throbbed from the orgasm, and she felt herself contract from head to toe. Oro wiped his face, his stony expression unreadable.

  “What’s wrong?”

  “My dragon screams for you,” he said, running his fingertip over her hip and down her thigh.

  “Give me a second,” she said, reaching for him. “What about you? Don’t you want a turn?”

  “I must spill my seed on you,” he said. “Your sex is too small and fragile to take me. You must grow open.”

  “What?” she asked, confused. She’d never heard about any of this. It was pretty kinky shit. She could see why they didn’t mention it on the TV ads.

  “You will open like a flower, and my cock will be pleasure to you.”

  That sounded better than the alternative. Oro’s cock was huge. She was willing to try, but didn’t really believe it could fit inside her. Apparently, there was a solution for that problem.

  “So my pussy is going to get bigger?”

  “More accommodating.” She figured that meant she would get more elastic or something. That sounded fine. She supposed. Tabby licked her lips and gripped Oro’s cock again.

  “You need to come on me to do that?” she said in a teasing voice.

  He growled and gritted his teeth. “It will make you want me even more than you do now,” he said.

  “That sounds good,” she said, pumping up and down on his cock. She thought Oro was super-hot, and she was certainly turned on. He was a decent guy, but at this point, it felt more like a business agreement than a love affair. She wanted to make him come like he’d made her come. Business agreement or not, it was only fair.

  His hand gripped her sex and two fingers slid inside her core. They were long and thick and filled her like a normal sized human penis. Tabby gasped.

  Oro’s thumb circled on her clit, and his fingers pressed against her inner pleasure. She threw her head back, almost unable to keep her hand on his cock. As he pumped harder into her core, she pumped harder on his cock. Oro growled and pushed her down on her back. She lost her grip on him, but he took his own cock in his hand.

  “I will spill my seed on your breasts,” he said, continuing to stroke her pussy with his other hand. He pumped himself in long, hard strokes. The sight of him big and hard, pleasuring himself, mixed with the feeling of his huge fingers pumping into her pussy.

  Tabby growled and moaned, coming on Oro’s fingers. His cock throbbed in his hand, and his come shot over her skin, pumping white and thick on her breasts. Her body contracted against his fingers and he continued to fuck her with them. She panted, and Oro moved his hands over her breasts. He began to rub his semen into her skin, gripping her breasts as he massaged the fluid into her flesh.

  He dipped his damp hand down and rubbed it over her quaking core, pushing a finger inside her. Tabby ran her hands over his hard chest, her eyes taking in every nuance of his form.

  The whole thing was so kinky and erotic, she almost felt embarrassed. Almost. Mostly it just made her feel like she wanted to see what it felt like try to get his cock inside her. What would it feel like to have him sink his teeth into her neck and claim her as his?

  There was a mythological creature inside him that lusted after her. Tabby shuddered at the thought. It was terrifying and arousing at the same time. He had to hold back all that desire in order not to hurt her. She couldn’t even imagine how hard that was for him.

  He laid down beside her and let out a deep breath, brushing his hands through his hair. She looked over at him. There was a sheen of sweat on his skin. He scrubbed his hands down his chest toward his pelvis, rubbing away the moisture.

  “Sex is good,” he said. “I like to do this with you. My dragon is placated. For now.”

  “I liked it, too.” She ran her hand over his chest, and he caught her in his arms.

  “My sweet little woman.” He sniffed her neck, brushing back her hair to get a better sniff. “I can’t get enough of you. My cock stiffens even now to get another taste.”

  “I need a rest,” she said. It was the middle of the night and she had been fast asleep when he’d come in. “I’m so tired.”

  Oro growled in agreement and pulled the comforter over her naked body.

  Chapter 7

  Tabby woke the next morning to find Oro gone. Damn. Just when she was beginning to like him. She sighed and flung herself out of the bed. There were hotel robes hanging on the wall, so she grabbed one and threw it around her shoulders. Hoping she might still find Oro, she pushed open the double doors that led to the living room. She looked around. He wasn’t in the living room or the kitchen. She walked out further and inspected the balcony, but he wasn’t there either.

  Alone again. What was she supposed to do? It wasn’t like she’d gone through all this trouble to get mated with an alien just so she could sit around and watch TV all day. She was in a luxury resort, she might as well go get some sun and spend some time in the pool. She was sure the place had some decent restaurants and possibly other entertainment. She peered out the window onto the resort’s grounds. Was that a golf course she saw in the distance? A few rounds of golf might be fun. Not that she ever played before, but as long as she was here, she might as well try.

  She showered and dressed and put on her new makeup. Looking cute and ready for a day of adventure on the resort, she went downstairs to the main floor.

  There was a restaurant that opened out onto the patio through the lobby. She went and stood at the host’s podium and waited to be seated. The young man took her to the patio and asked her if she wanted anything to drink. She ordered a coffee and put her new designer sunglasses over her face. She sat under an umbrella, watching the gleaming blue colors of the pool dance in the sunlight.

  The waiter brought her coffee and a plate, instructing her to where she could serve herself from the buffet. A buffet seemed nice; she would get a chance to try new things. She took the plate to the buffet and filled it with all the delicacies the resort had to offer. She went back to her table and began her breakfast. Soon, she realized she wasn’t that hungry and pushed the plate away.

  She actually felt a little melancholy that Oro wasn’t there with her. She never would have expected to miss him like this. Sure, Tabby was a social girl, but she could spend half a day without company. She felt a palpable tug in her chest, every time she thought of him. She let out deep sigh and leaned back in her chair, crossing her arms. Well, this sucks. What use were feelings like these? It wasn’t helping her situation at all.

  For one thing, Tabby was still on Earth and still sitting like a duck in a resort so close to Juan Norte’s territory. It wasn’t exactly a safe place for her to be. Then she thought about it for a moment. Until now, she hadn’t put the pieces together. Oro was on some
mission to stop some big bad guy. That big bad guy had to be Juan Norte.

  Oh crap.

  She needed to get off the planet as fast as possible and away from people like Leo and Juan all together. Tabby wouldn’t be able to get to the armada herself. She’d need Oro to take her. Oro who she couldn’t get enough of. Oro who had left her alone, again.

  Just when she was beginning to feel hopeless, he approached her, wearing human style clothing. It was a fitted designer suit that hugged his body in the most tantalizing ways. She didn’t think he could look hotter than he did in that skintight uniform. She was wrong. The dark blue suit brought out the darkness of his eyes and hair. He was the most imposing businessman imaginable.

  “Nice outfit,” she said, looking over her sunglasses to get a better look.

  “I’m incognito,” he said. “So I can spend time with you.”

  “I think you stand out too much to be incognito as a human,” she said, giggling.

  “My mission has already taken too long. We must leave the resort to regroup,” he said.

  “All right. Are we going to the ship?”

  “Not yet. We’re changing location. I’ve rented a house in the suburbs near here.”

  “But…”

  “We leave now. Your things are packed and already in the car.”

  “Why don’t we go to the ship?” she asked. She wanted to get out of here. Oro’s mission was bad news, and she wasn’t ready to reveal that she had been involved with the people he was here to take out.

  He gripped her arm and led her out of the restaurant and out the front doors of the resort.

  “I need you near me.”

  “Oh,” she gasped when he pushed her into the front seat of an SUV. It was old fashioned. The kind of thing suburban people drove before the Draconians came. There were still plenty of gas powered cars on the road. But most wealthy people had moved over to hover technology. He closed the door behind her, and she strapped herself in.