I helped capture one of her kind and..." his brother paused "...I phekked up, brother. I think I'm going to have to do something stupid."
Riv’s eyes narrowed.
Sohut’s definition of “stupid” was the same as that of “dangerous.”
"Explain."
"No time. I—"
The call clicked off and Riv stared at the device.
Phek.
It was just one problem after another.
He knew Sohut could handle himself. He'd been the one to teach him how to fight.
That didn’t make him feel better, though.
If his brother had indeed found another human, he wished he would leave her alone.
From his experience, humans were nothing but trouble.
They secretly invaded then wheedled their way in until they became entwined in every aspect of your life.
Speaking of humans…
Riv looked down the corridor at the human’s door.
He needed to check on her.
The way he saw it, she’d almost killed herself by working too hard, even though he’d made a point to do ninety-percent of the work himself.
He should just enter the room and check quickly.
It was his house. Why was he hesitating?
She was probably asleep, anyway.
He could slip inside the room, check on her, and slip back out without her even realizing.
He was hovering in front of the door before he could change his mind.
Punching the locking mechanism, the door opened with a soft hiss and Riv stood in the doorway, his eyes adjusting to the light in the room.
But the gasp that reached his ears had him freezing as he took in the sight before him.
For a moment, he didn't know what to do or say.
His eyes had already adjusted to the light in the room and he couldn’t look away.
She was awake and looking at him, her eyes wide, her entire body rigid.
She was only in her tunic and her legs were splayed—long, pink, naked legs wide open with her hand between them.
The world slowed down as he realized what she'd been doing, what he'd interrupted, and his throat suddenly became dry.
"La-rehn?"
Her throat moved but no words came forth.
Shock had them both caught in its web.
He didn't know he was moving till he smelled her arousal and realized he'd moved to stand by her sleeping pad. The thick, sweet scent coming from between her legs was like a thick dose of her pheromones.
It was exactly how he'd imagined she would smell.
Still, she lay frozen. She'd clamped her legs shut but her arm was clamped between them.
"Riv? What are you doing in here?"
Her words brought him out of his daze and he met her gaze.
There was surprise there and horror mixed with her retreating arousal.
He had to clear his throat and blink away the thoughts clouding his head, very aware that his cock throbbed against his leg. For once, he was wishing she wouldn't break his gaze and look down.
But she did.
At the moment she did, and her eyes widened some more. Her gaze on the outline of his cock in his trousers only made him harder.
"I came to check your hands," he managed to get out, his gaze falling to her arm tucked between her legs.
She seemed flustered, her cheeks were growing pink and her eyes widened even more.
"Um, my hands are okay now. Thank you for the bandages."
Riv grunted and grasped her hand.
He wanted her to protest. He needed her to send him away. He needed her to scream for him to leave.
But she didn’t.
He couldn't move his gaze from her face as her hand slipped from between her legs and the scent of her juices filled the air.
She'd been pleasuring herself.
And phek, it was the hottest thing he had ever seen in his life.
Unashamedly, he wanted to see more.
Would she cry out when she brought herself to a climax?
Would her juices coat her fingers?
His cock jerked in his trousers.
He needed to let go of her.
He should let go.
But did he want to?
No.
He couldn't help himself, and phek him, but she wasn't resisting.
A part of him really, really wished she would.
Maybe if she did, it would break him from this trance.
Instead, her large brown eyes were focused on his as she blinked at him, probably as confused about what was happening as he was.
Lifting her hand, the air grew thick between them as he brought her fingers closer to his face.
Phek.
Her musk was thick and he’d be lying like a fid on a pole if he didn't want to bring her hand closer to his nose.
Raxu knew he wanted to.
As he brought her fingers to his nose and inhaled deeply, she made a soft sound in her throat as she watched