ago.”
“I shall tell them. Good luck taming your mate.”
“I don’t need luck,” Thyos exclaimed as he strode off toward the jungle. “I need ear coverings lest she render me deaf.”
“Excuse me? Did you just tell me to shut up? I am going to carve off your ears then feed them to you. No, I’ll roast them and eat them myself,” Clarabelle screeched as he took her away from Betty and freedom.
How dare he use his brute strength to carry her off! Why couldn’t she hurt him as she’d been trained to do?
Why couldn’t she admit she liked him?
They only went far enough to be out of sight before he flipped her into his arms and growled, “Stop your complaining. I didn’t harm you.”
“What happened to not manhandling me without permission?”
“You wanted to go with your friend.”
“But didn’t.”
“By your words, it sounded as if you contemplated it. You’ve yet to complete the terms of our bargain.”
She couldn’t help but sneer. “Ah yes, your blackmail.”
“We have an agreement.”
“We do, and in a few days I’ll be done with my part.”
“You are going to leave,” he stated.
“Yes.” A reply that didn’t feel entirely honest given the turmoil inside her.
His expression darkened. “Because you are repulsed by me.”
For a moment she opened her mouth to deny it then frowned. “Not repulsed, not exactly. But I have to take into account the fact you’re different.” She couldn’t help but glance at his tail, flicking madly.
“You’ve been enjoying that difference.”
She felt herself blushing. “I didn’t say it was bad. But you can’t expect me to make a lifetime decision so quickly. I still feel as if I barely know you. A few more days won’t change that.”
“How long do you need?”
A question with no real answer. If they were soulmates like he claimed, shouldn’t she know? Wouldn’t she already be certain?
“I don’t know.”
“You enjoy my company.”
She nodded.
“Is it the coitus? Do I not please you?”
Her jaw dropped. “Hell yeah you please me.” She then blushed.
“That is good to know because if you are intent on leaving, then we are wasting time talking when we could be having pleasure.” He reeled her close, and she glanced up at him.
How could she even think of abandoning him? What if she never found another man who made her feel like he did?
What if she was making a mistake?
What if…
She needed to stop thinking. Let her only feel.
She rose on her tiptoes and kissed him. Or he kissed her. Hard to tell as they came together in a clash of teeth then a hard press of bodies against the nearest tree. His tail took the brunt of the rough tree bark rather than her back as he thrust into her, the loin cloth proving its use once he managed to shove up her wraparound skirt. She hooked her legs around his hips as he held her by the ass, bouncing her on his cock.
She came so hard she forgot to breathe.
Later, back at his lair, she remembered to breathe but lost it all in a scream as he made her come again.
Over and over, he made her body sing. Their lovemaking was fast, furious, and explosive.
She wanted to hate him; instead she desired him. She tried to remind herself of his alien nature but found it intriguing instead.
And they kept having sex. They only had to look at each other and they were finding a place they could tear at each other’s clothes. Why would this passion not abate?
Why didn’t she tire of the way he filled her, thick and hard and long? Why did it feel so good every time she clung to him, riding him to a crest of pleasure that had her gasping and yelling her pleasure? Would she ever be able to stop giving in to the passion?
Because that was all it was. Lust. Sex. Hormones. Surely she would break this spell he had on her before the eight days was up.
On that final morning, she couldn’t say no to the tender caresses. It was hard to remind herself she had to say goodbye.
Why?
Why couldn’t she stay? He wanted her to. Ralph would miss her if she left.
What of her mission?
What of it?
Thyos had the coordinates, and there was nothing stopping her from sending them to her friends so that she could remain here and forge a new life. And if it didn’t work out…she’d have a place to go.
The decision made her light. She could almost imagine his face when she told him. He would