I rested my hands against his chest as he smiled down at me. “Does this feel all right, my sadora?”
“Mmm,” I said. “I like this position.”
“Me as well.”
I loved the intimacy of facing him this way with every part of our bodies touching, his big hand cupping my thigh as he rocked his hips back and forth. I squeezed around his cock and he moaned, his tail flicking over his hip to wrap around my waist. He held me tight against him, cupping my small tits and playing with my nipples as he fucked me with slow and gentle strokes.
I closed my eyes and Galan said, “No, Ellis. Look at me.”
My eyelids fluttered open and I stared hazily at him as pleasure grew in my belly. “It feels so good, Galan.”
“It does,” he moaned. His hand cupped my face and he ran his thumb along my mouth before smiling at me. “You are beautiful, Ellis.”
“Thank you,” I whispered.
“Do not look away,” he said.
I stared up at him, the tenderness in his gaze made me catch my breath. He moved harder and faster and I clutched at him as he gripped my ass and drove in deep.
“I cannot get enough of you, sweet sadora,” he moaned. “You feel so good.”
“I’m close,” I panted. “Galan, I want to come.”
“I want that too,” he said. He reached between us and rubbed gently at my clit. “Come for me, my sweet sadora.”
My hips bucked and I cried out, staring at Galan as I came around his cock. My second orgasm was a little less intense but weirdly more satisfying. I kept my gaze on Galan as his breathing turned shallow and the cords in his neck stood out.
He groaned, his back arching and his chest brushing against my nipples as, still holding my gaze, he came deep inside of me. His big body shook, his hand squeezed my ass hard and the love and tenderness radiating from his beautiful copper eyes took my breath away.
I looked away, feeling close to tears as Galan held me tightly against him.
“Are you all right?” he said after a few moments.
“Yes,” I said. “Are you?”
“More than all right,” he said.
His cock was softening inside of me and he pulled out. I didn’t object when he reached down and took some of his seed to smear into my stomach and breasts with soft care. He did that every time we made love now and I had realized it was an almost necessary ritual for him. It made me sticky but, weirdly, I kind of liked it when he marked me that way.
I relaxed against his chest, closing my eyes and listening to his heart beat slow into a normal rhythm. The tenderness and intimacy Galan had just shown left me ridiculously happy but mixed in with that was alarm. We didn’t have a future together and both of us needed to remember that.
* * *
Galan
“Galan?” Ellis’s soft voice, low and a little hoarse, nudged me awake.
“Hmm?” I said before spooning her closer. I loved having Ellis in my bed. Loved waking up to the warmth of her soft body.
“Your vertex is buzzing.”
I released her reluctantly and turned on my back, grabbing the vertex from my bedside table. My mother was trying to hologram me and I set the vertex back down without answering it. I spooned Ellis again, kissing the back of her shoulder as she relaxed against me. It wasn’t as late as I thought, I must have just fallen asleep.
“Are you not going to answer it?” she said.
“It is my mother. I will call her back later.”
She sat up, clutching the sheet around her breasts. “I can leave so you can talk to her.”
I tugged her back into my arms. “No, I want you to stay.”
“Are you sure?”
I nodded and she rested her head on my chest. I ran my fingers up and down the bumps of her spine, memorizing the feel of her soft skin. The last week I’d been happier and more content then I’d been in a very long time. Spending time with Ellis, touching her and mating with her, soothed me in a way I’d never experienced before.
She is your mate.
I pushed that thought away immediately. Ellis couldn’t be my mate. This had to be only sex between us. It was dangerous to even consider that it could be more. Convincing Quill to allow the human to stay would break the treaty and cause issues with the humans. I couldn’t ask him