After a crew of traders are stranded on a planet, a shapeshifter commander must protect them from space pirates and solidify his relationship with his mate.
Adalyn Jameson fears she and her trade ship crewmates will
die on the uninhabited planet where they’ve been stranded by pirates. Before
panic sets in, Zarain shifters arrive to help them. Ada does not fight her
intense attraction to one of the brawny shifters. A short, sizzling affair with
this man is the perfect way to occupy her time before she goes back to normal
life.
Jagger Antein thought babysitting a stranded crew until they
could be evacuated from the planet would be an easy assignment. He never
expected to find his mate among those he rescued. Now that he has, he’ll seduce
her and keep her close before he claims her. When members of the crew are attacked
again, he’ll have to discover who’s behind it and what they’re after if he
hopes to keep his mate safe.
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“After the way you’ve behaved, I don’t know what you want so
I’m going to make this simple for both of us. Do you want me? No past, no
future. I don’t know if you’re afraid I’ll think this is more or something, but
for us, there’s just now.” She blurted it all out quickly, afraid that if she
tried to explain it better, she’d lose her nerve.
“There is always a past and there will be a future. I’ve
wanted you since I saw you.” His hand lifted to her face, and his fingers
trailed over her cheeks.
His answer bolstered her confidence, but she didn’t think
beyond the words “I want you.” Nothing else mattered. She stood up straighter
and smiled. She hoped he wasn’t one of those men who felt they had to make all
the moves, because she was definitely going to make some demands.
“I want you now.” She peeled the green shirt over her head
and stood before him wearing only the baggy pants and shoes.
She wished she had more of her own clothing. She wanted to
look sexy and attractive. The only thing she could say about the clothing
they’d provided was that it covered her. Specifically, the shirts covered more
than she’d like. She wanted to feel pretty or eye-catching, and the shirts
covered her from neck to waist without even the possibility of showing a little
cleavage.
He took a slow step forward and his eyes lowered to her
breasts. “I can give you time. We don’t have to rush.”
She saw the hunger in his eyes. That was the only thing that
kept her from grabbing her shirt and tugging it back over her head. He was
trying to protect her and the only reason she could think of was that he didn’t
want her to feel as if she made a mistake.
“We have today and I don’t want time. I know what I feel and
what I desire. I want to kiss you, touch
you and fuck. Is that what you crave,
because if it’s not, I can put my shirt back on and go back to the camp. I
don’t need an oversized big brother. I never had one and I’m too old to get
used to the crap now.” She raised an eyebrow and hid a grin as his eyes
remained on her naked chest. She wasn’t overly endowed, but just from the way
he was looking at her, he liked what he saw.
“No doubts or second thoughts. I want you as a lover.” She
drew her hand over his chest, tracing over where she knew his tattoo was.
If he’d been standoffish for too much longer, the larger
ship he’d mentioned to Captain Thomas could have arrived before they even
fucked. She knew that they had only a little time. It would take merely days
after they were on one of the larger ships to meet up with a ship from Central
Command.
He looked at her for a long moment. She had a feeling he was
going to say something and wasn’t entirely sure she wanted to hear it. She
reached up and slipped her hand over the back of his shoulder. Stretching up
onto her tiptoes, she pressed her lips over his. They didn’t need to talk.
He drew in a sharp breath, but his lips opened under hers.
She nipped at the lower curve to give him a little encouragement. He groaned
and his head tilted a little as he pulled her closer. His tongue thrust deep
into her mouth in an aggressive claim.
She met the strokes and demanded more. Twining her arm
around his neck, she arched against him, pressing her breasts against his hard
chest. Her nipples hardened and ached from the pressure but it wasn’t enough.
She didn’t know what it was about being near him, but every time she got close
to him, she wanted to strip them both out of their clothes and tease him until
he couldn’t resist her.
Her other hand slipped down his side. Tugging at his shirt,
she let her hand slide under and savored the warmth of his skin and the solid
muscles beneath her fingertips. She felt them tighten beneath her fingertips
and worried that perhaps he was letting his protectiveness override his desire.
What she’d wanted for the past few days was right beneath her fingertips. She
wasn’t going to let it slip away.
She’d waited and worried too long about him
even wanting her to miss this opportunity because he thought he might cause her
a little pain. Her nipples ached, the tips hardened and ready to be touched or
sucked. She hoped he’d get over his protectiveness soon.
She pulled her hand free of his shirt and reached between
them. Cupping her hand over the ridge of his cock, she slowly stroked her hand
up and down. A growl vibrated against her lips as his tongue thrust deep into
her mouth. His hands clasped her waist and lifted her off her feet.
He tore his lips away from hers. “You’re going to kill me.
Wrap your legs around me.”
She did as he ordered. He lifted her higher than she expected.
When he brought her close to his body, her pussy pressed against his stomach.
Her fingers speared through his hair and she leaned down for a kiss. His lips
closed over hers and his tongue pushed deep and stroked against hers. She
hummed in pleasure. Before she was ready, he tore his mouth away from hers. He
drew in a deep breath.
“Hold on to my shoulders and lean back. I’m not going to
drop you, but I want you to feel safe. I need to get my mouth on your breasts.”
He stared into her eyes.
She did as he asked. Her hands gripped his shoulders and she
leaned back. She wanted to feel his mouth on her only a little less than she
wanted him to fuck her. Since she planned for both to happen today, the order
didn’t matter at all.
“My cock is so hard, reha.” He rocked her hips against his
stomach, rubbing her pussy on his hard muscles. “I’m going to fuck you, but
first, I’m going to taste and tease as you’ve done to me.”
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Rebecca Airies writes fantasy, paranormal and
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the lives of her characters and learning about them. In her free time, you
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poetry, flash fiction and you never know when the muse will strike), gardening,
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