with a bang and take as many of these monsters with me as I can.”
The pirate spun, and ran toward the irradiated creatures.
“Come on.” Donovan grabbed her hand.
Together, they sprinted into the lobby area.
Boom.
She heard the explosion behind them, felt the subsequent shockwave.
She sucked in a breath. Thank you, Arnaf.
They ran out of the building and sprinted down the walkway to the ship. They dived inside the shuttle, and Donovan closed the door behind them.
“Get us out of here, Second Commander.”
Through the viewscreen, she saw the monsters coming. She fired up the engines. “My pleasure.”
Donovan glanced at Airen in the pilot seat. She was silent, tension humming around her.
“We’re locked on course to the Rengard and at star speed.” Her tone was wooden.
“You okay?”
She blew out a breath. “That pirate sacrificed himself for us.”
“Well, I got the impression he usually did things for his own good. He knew he had nowhere to go, and that his pirate clan was all gone.”
She was silent for a moment. “The Kantos might have a way to extract my helian.” She shuddered.
Donovan reached over and grabbed her hand. He rubbed his thumb over her wrist, brushing her helian band. “That’s not going to happen.”
“We need to warn all the female warriors.”
“Once we’re back, we will.”
“I keep thinking of those poor miners.”
“Yeah.” He squeezed her hand. “Poor bastards.”
“I’ll have Malax inform the appropriate authorities.” She stood and started pacing the small craft. “Right now, I want to destroy the Kantos. They want to extract my helian, destroy the Eon, annihilate Earth—”
Her cheeks were flushed, and Donovan decided he much preferred her angry to sad and upset. Apparently, Airen had a hidden temper.
“That’s my warrior,” he said.
She turned to look at him. “You like it when I’m ruthless and tough.”
He leaned back in his seat. “It’s sexy as hell, Airen.”
“Ander felt threatened.”
Donovan smiled, not wanting to think about that asshole. “Do I look threatened?”
She stepped closer. “No.”
There was a flare of green threads in her eyes, glowing turquoise.
Fire and passion lived within Airen Kann-Felis. She hid it well under her skill and discipline, but it was there.
“Back on the asteroid, when the vat fell, I thought I was about to lose you,” she said.
His blood heated. “I’m fine.”
She stalked closer. “I really want to kiss you right now.”
His cock went hard in an instant. “That’s my line.”
Then the gorgeous Eon warrior shocked him by straddling him, right there in the cockpit seat.
He put his hands on her hips. “Airen—”
“I want to stop thinking, Donovan. I want to bend those rules you often ignore.”
She sank onto him. At the contact of their bodies, desire was a rushing flood inside him. He slid one hand into her hair. “What else do you want? Tell me, and I’ll give it to you.”
“Maybe I want you to take it,” she whispered.
With a growl, he pulled her head down. He opened her lips and plunged his tongue inside her sweet mouth. She moaned, shimmying against him.
The world—or rather, the universe—ceased to exist. There was just Airen—sweet, hot, sexy Airen.
The kiss was wild and held an edge. He bit her lip and she moaned, grinding her slim, toned body on his cock.
Shit. He struggled not to come there and then.
“Open it,” he growled.
“What?” she breathed.
“My suit.”
She licked her lips and touched the fastening at the neck of his spacesuit. It parted, baring his chest and she made a hungry sound.
“Touch me,” he ordered.
She didn’t hesitate. She splayed her hands against his pecs, her fingers digging into his dark skin. “I love your body. Your muscles, your skin.”
He groaned. He knew that Airen spent all day giving orders, but right now, in his arms, she didn’t hesitate to do as he asked. “Take your armor off.”
She hesitated for a second, and he kissed her—hard, deep, drawing the taste of her inside him.
The black scales started to melt away, sliding down her torso. It uncovered a black tank underneath.
He reached up and tugged it down, until her breasts popped free. She arched into him, and he leaned forward and licked one pink nipple.
“Donovan.”
“So damn sexy, Airen.”
Her lips parted, her eyes bright. “No one’s ever said that before.”
Dann-Eon was an idiot. “Then every man you know is a fool.”
He pulled her closer and sucked her nipple into his mouth.
“Oh…” She moaned. She undulated against him again, grinding on his cock.
Damn. He fought to hold onto his slipping control. “You drive me wild.”
“Same. Donovan, it’s…”
He licked and sucked, her pretty nipples now hard points. “What? Tell