Toss of a Coin [Other World 1] (Siren Publishing Classic) Read online

  She crossed her legs and squeezed them together. Her skirt rose, showing him how creamy her skin was. He longed to be wrapped in their long length. Luken’s hand itched to touch her and his tongue was begging to taste her flesh.

  Her eyes darted to his crotch and lingered for a long moment. Her cheeks darkened again and then her gaze lifted to meet his. “Keneese Culpepper.”

  The breathless tone in her voice stoked the growing fire in him. “Are you attracted to me?” He knew she was, but he had to ask. It was important for her to admit her attraction to him.

  Muscles in her legs flexed as she tightened them. “Yes.”

  Luken barely stopped himself from jumping and shouting in joy. “I accept you, Keneese Culpepper, as my natural mate.” Letting his primal side free, he grabbed her up and pushed the button on his wristband that transported them to his spacecraft.

  The awesome feel of her in his arms caused him to groan and hold her tighter to him. Need ruled his actions. He cupped her face between his hands and tilted her face upward. Her lips parted on a gasp. Taking advantage, he slid his tongue into her mouth. A groan rumbled from his chest the second he got a good taste of her sweet mouth. The intimate glide of their tongues against each other’s caused a sharp spike of lust to circulate through his pelvis.

  Tor entering with the female he’d approached forced Luken to accept the sad fact that he couldn’t claim Keneese physically just yet.

  He pulled back, but kept his arms around his mate as he looked at his friend. “Is she yours?”

  “No.”

  Luken grimaced. “You know what to do.” With that said, he turned and led Keneese to the sleeping quarters he’d put his belongings in.

  Once inside, she bit her lip and asked, “What’s going to happen to her?”

  “Do you know her?”

  “No. I’ve never seen her before. She must be new to the area. She didn’t work at the company I worked for.” Her gaze darted to the door and then back up to his face.

  Needing to calm her, he lightly squeezed her hand. “Tor is going to put her to sleep so she won’t spend the next few hours worrying. She’ll be fine, I promise.” He ran his hand down her arm and grinned when she shivered delicately. She was a delicate thing, so the action suited her well.

  “How can you be sure I’m your mate? Do you guys make mistakes sometimes? What happens to the women when you do?” Her straight white teeth peeked out and bit her lower lip.

  His scanner was still on, but he didn’t need it to know she was nervous yet excited at the same time. He hugged her and regretted it when the beast between his legs sought freedom from his pants. Unable to control his hips, Luken pressed his hard length into her soft belly. She moaned and rocked her hips into him.

  He kissed her softly and then stepped back. “That’s how I know. The chemistry between us demands we bond and that’s just what we are going to do as soon as I return from helping Tor get this craft homebound.”

  It nearly killed him to leave her, but the sooner they were on their way, the sooner he could come back and physically claim her. He left the room knowing this was going to be the longest takeoff of his life.

  Chapter Two

  Keneese watched the door close behind him and realized she didn’t even know his name. Moving to the door, she tried to open it. To her frustration, the thing wouldn’t move. She knew it worked, she just didn’t know how. After taking a deep breath, she looked around.

  “I’m not going to freak out.” Her gaze darted around the space she was being held in. It was small and had no windows. The light-blue walls were calming. The large bed was a little daunting. Not really, her hormones whispered.

  She spotted a pack similar to a duffle bag on the floor next to the bed. She moved over to it, but didn’t have enough guts to look through it. Dropping down on the bed, her mind began to wander. Pressing trembling hands to her face, Keneese promised herself she could handle this situation. She’d worked with people long enough to be able to calm even the most volatile person. She could do the same with her seven-foot captor. He wasn’t really her captor, but right now, it felt that way.

  “Suck it up, girly. You were chosen and that’s that. No tears. It’s not like you’re leaving anything or anyone behind.” Her voice sounded small, even in the tiny room. In a firmer tone, she encouraged, “You can handle this situation graciously. Nobody in your line of work is allowed to freak out. It’s unprofessional. You’re not about to look or act unprofessional now. That the guy claiming me is a hunk doesn’t hurt at all.”

  Shifting, she crossed her legs and touched her fingertips together. Breathing calmly, Keneese tried to blank her mind. She really did. A touch of alarm rose up her spine, shattering her cool. “Fuck calm, I’ve been taken from my home by a huge, hot male.”

  Jumping up and off of the bed, she started pacing. Talking out loud to herself seemed to help some, so she continued, “Maybe I wouldn’t have been taken if I’d lied. I should have told him I had a man hidden in my apartment.”

  She worried her teeth over her lower lip. “That wouldn’t have worked if he’d asked to be taken to the made-up man. It is against the law to lie to the VisOrrentians,” she reminded herself. Her gaze darted around the small room nervously.

  The law sucked. So did dying from lack of medicine. A puff of air burst past her lips. There was no denying it, she had been chosen and nothing could change that. Earth needed what the VisOrrentians provided. So far, the alien planet had given way more than they’d taken.

  After blowing out another breath, she admitted she was just surprised to be taken. Nobody she knew had been taken. Through the gossip grapevine, she’d heard of a few females being taken, but it was so rare she was stunned to be standing here on this spacecraft heading to another world. One she didn’t know anything about.

  One thing she did know was that Earth needed the supplies it got from VisOrrenta. With a sad shake of her head, Keneese wondered, not for the first time, what a grape tasted like. Global Warming had hit Earth hard in 3850. Grapes were just one of the plants that died and were never able to grow again. So much had been lost.

  The sinister scientists that created a virus for vengeance against the government in the year 3955 ended up wiping out more than just most of the government officials, but also a large portion of the population. The history of her planet wasn’t a pretty one.

  The pact signed in 3960 between Earth and VisOrrenta proved the aliens needed their help as well. That was fortunate for Earth. The VisOrrentians were patient people. For many years, after the pact was signed they let the population grow before they took the first female.

  “Earth needs me. I can do this. I’ll just think about all of the people’s lives I’m saving.” Keneese’s mind brought up a vision of him looking down at her with those beautifully unique sky-blue eyes that were touched with blue-gray as well. They were intense and surprising because they didn’t have any pupils, but the two-toned blue had been ringed in black. Did the black outer ring make up for the lost pupils?

  The strong lines of his handsome face flashed before her eyes. Blue had shone in his collar-length black hair. She wondered what that blue-black hair felt like. The authoritative way he held himself heated her core. The long black coat he wore over dark, fitted clothing added to his powerful presence. The remembrance of his body touching hers and his hungry kiss had her heart racing and her sex juicing in need.

  He’d said the chemistry between them was how he’d known she was his. That chemistry had been explosive. Would it always be like that? Her freshly throbbing clit surely hoped so. “Damn, I shouldn’t have been thinking about how hot he is. Now I’m all heated up and he’s nowhere in sight.” She jumped in surprise when the door suddenly opened.

  He growled something as he advanced on her. She took a step back and bumped into the bed. He growled something else and a streak of fear crawled up her spine. Why wasn’t he speaking English? Could he only do that on Earth?

  “I can’t
understand you.” Would he be mad at her? Even hot aliens could get angry, right? All of the sudden she longed to be taller than six feet. Most of her life she’d looked down at people. She swallowed hard as she looked up a good foot into his beautiful eyes. Her fear receded when he smiled.

  He touched a spot behind his ear and growled again. “Can you understand me now?”

  Relief flooded her nerves, calming her instantly. “Yes. What’s your name? I forgot to ask earlier.”

  The big guy gave her a slight bow. “I’m Prince Luken DeZaccherus. Please, don’t tell my mom I forgot to tell you my name when we met. She’ll razz me about it forever.” He reached out and touched Keneese’s hair. “You do crazy, wonderful things to me. Things that make me forget my manners. Well you forgive my rudeness?”

  How could she not forgive a man when he apologized in such an impressive way? Was it against the law to not forgive a prince? “Yes. I forgive you. It was partly my own fault for not asking.”

  Luken caressed her cheek with the back of his hand. A shiver shook her. “You’re perfect. Even your communication background compliments my job as Communication Chief of Other Species.”

  Other species? “How many different species are there?” It looked like she was in deeper than she’d originally thought. She felt quite ignorant compared to him.

  “Several hundred within our range. Don’t worry. You won’t be exposed to them all at once. Some you’ll never meet at all. But to prepare you for meeting them and always understanding me, I need to implant this communicator behind your ear. I’ll make sure it doesn’t hurt too much.”

  His hand brushed her hair back and he leaned down and licked her neck. The action made her shiver and had her feminine parts heating up.

  Luken’s wet tongue swiped over her neck several more times before he leaned back and looked into her eyes. “I need you to trust me. I’m not going to hurt you. We never hurt our mates.”

  The desire coursing through her had her mind a tad bit foggy. That fog cleared some when he held up his hand and a sharp claw extended from his index fingernail.

  “Don’t be alarmed. I need to make a small slit in your skin to place the chip in. Then I’m going to lick the slit until it heals.” At her questioning look, he added, “Our saliva is a potent healer. Within a minute you’ll be healed and ready to breed.”

  The low, husky way he’d said the last part made her pussy ache to be touched by him. She knew she should be freaking out right now, but deep down in her soul, she just wanted him. No human had ever made her feel the way he did. He was her destiny. The one she’d always searched for. There was no explanation for how she knew it, she just did. Heat bloomed in her chest and stoked the fire she had for him.

  His lips brushed across hers briefly and then traveled to her neck again. She felt him lick her again. The texture of his tongue was slightly rough. Another lick, and then there was a small amount of pain. Pressure was all she felt as he placed the communication chip in her. A faint buzzing sounded in her head. The feel of his tongue swiping at her neck drew her attention away from the strange feeling and toward his loving touch.

  His lips worked their way back up her neck, across her jaw and to her eager lips. The passion that was so strong between them grew and grew as he kissed and caressed her body. Her own hands explored his broad shoulders and muscular back. The need to rip his shirt and pants off had her hands grabbing the hem of his shirt and tugging the material upward. He chuckled and kissed her nose and each eyelid. Then he leaned back and looked into her eyes. The blue in his eyes had changed and was swirling stormily. The sight had her heartbeat racing through her heated sex.

  “In a second, delicate one, we’ll seal our bond. First, I have to know if you can understand me and how you’re feeling.”

  It took her a second to realize that he wasn’t speaking English, yet she understood every word he said. “It worked. I can understand you.” She touched the spot behind her ear where the chip was. All she felt was a fine line. The buzzing in her had stopped while he’d been kissing her.

  She smiled up at him. “I feel fine.” His scent filled her nostrils and desire flash-flooded her system. “I need you.”

  * * * *

  Keneese was surprised she’d openly admitted her desire for Luken. Something about the big guy made her head swim, her heart melt, and her feminine parts beg for his undivided attention.

  The dark- and light-blue tones in his eyes swirled faster. Her heart rammed against her ribcage. Did the change in his eyes mean he needed her as badly as she needed him? His skin had also taken on a slightly bluish tinge. Was that a sign of his need? She wished she knew more about his kind.

  His large hands tangled in her hair and tilted her head back. His mouth slanted across hers, demanding her surrender. Loving his domination, she opened her mouth and gloried in the feel of his tongue gliding across hers. His tongue was a bit rougher than hers. A vision of him licking the bundle of nerves between her legs with it had her shaking in need.

  This time when she raised the hem of his shirt, he pulled away long enough to remove his long coat and then whipped his shirt over his head. Her gaze quickly became glued to his rippling muscles. It took her a moment to realize that those muscles were no longer moving because he was totally naked and still.

  Luken’s powerful chest, arms, and shoulders had held her full attention. Her gaze drifted down to his massive erection. Her eyebrows hiked up in surprise. It was enormous and mesmerizing. The large masterpiece had a large plum-shaped crown like a human’s penis, but it was longer and thicker than any penis she’d ever seen.

  The beautiful thing had thick, blue-ringed sections about an inch apart. There were nine rings. Her channel clenched in need and she felt her own juices begin to run down her inner thighs. Unbidden she reached out to touch his massive pleasure tool.

  He groaned and grabbed her hand before she could touch him. “Not this time, delicate one. My need to come in you, to claim you is too strong. Take off your clothes before I rip them off of you.” He held up a hand and extended a claw.

  Not wanting him to ruin her only clothes, she quickly stripped. Would he like how she looked naked?

  “Get on the bed and spread your legs for me.” A low growl flavored his words and heated her body to a new level.

  After climbing onto the center of the bed, she splayed her legs wide. The carnal look in his eyes as he eased between her legs excited her beyond all sensible reason. She was about to be taken by an alien with a huge cock. Her clit was swollen and achy. She was hotter and wetter than she’d ever been in her entire life.

  In a haze of lustful need, she watched as he grabbed his shaft and rubbed the crown up and down her soaking slit. After several passes, her hips started rocking. “Please, I can’t take much more.” This sexual dance had started a good hour ago and she was ready for the next step.

  “Nor can I, but I have to make sure your body is ready.” He pushed the wide tip of his cock against her clit. “This is one of your pleasure points, isn’t it?”

  “God, yes. Press into it harder.” Amorous fire was licking at her groin like never before.

  He lowered his hips. The added weight pushed her overheated body over the edge. She cried out and grasped his shoulders as her climax washed over her. The rocking of his hips kept the waves of pleasure coming.

  Only after she sagged onto the bed did he slide his erection down and slowly begin inching his hard flesh into her body. He was so wide it took her breath away. His handsome face was scrunched up in a passion-tortured mask. Moisture developed on his muscular body. A fresh scent entered her lungs. The aroma heated her core and made her muscles relax.

  “That’s it. Relax for me, little one. Let my scent comfort you.” He worked his hips back and forth, inching a bit deeper on every inward thrust.

  After the fourth wide band was inside her, he stopped moving and kissed her as his hands masterfully played with her sensitive nipples. She deeply inhaled his erotic scent a
nd felt some of her juices slide from their joined bodies. He moaned and his hips pushed forward again and the stretching started all over. She squirmed beneath him and panted as pleasure like she’d never known engulfed her.

  The stretching eased after the next banded section of his shaft slid into her entrance. “Are you okay? Your body is so tight I can barely control myself.” His handsome face was tight and the muscles in his arms bulged as he held himself up and over her.

  That he cared about her comfort sent a measure of warmth spiraling through her heart. “I’m fine, just keep going slow until I get used to you.”

  With slow, careful thrusts, he continued to inch his whole cock into her wet canal. Her inner muscles flutter as if trying to grab hold of him. “Take deep breaths of my scent. I’m producing an endorphin that will help relax you so that you can enjoy our breeding.”

  Keneese took a deep breath. She loved the feeling she got when she inhaled his scent. It eased her muscles and stoked her fire for him. “I love your scent.”

  He chuckled huskily. “I’m glad to hear that, delicate one.” Luken held himself still until he felt her hips lightly rock. He kissed her lips and didn’t stop until she was moaning and wrapping her legs around his lean waist.

  * * * *

  Luken couldn’t believe how tight she was. Her sweet breeding channel fisted his erection like nothing else ever had. The primal need in him was growing. It demanded he take her hard and fill her with his seed. That’s just what he planned on doing, but first he had to make sure she could handle it.

  Slowly, he pulled out of her wet heat one sensitive ring at a time. Spread out beneath him, she moaned with such passion every time one of the thicker sections of his shaft stretched her entrance as he exited her sensual heat. His heart thundered with pride at the knowledge that she loved the feel of him stretching her to the limit.