Page 26 of Ruarc

RUARC

I sit here in the middle of the room listening to them all talking at once. Mam is in rare form as she seldom raises her voice. “Slavic, you have spent half of your life on that ship, plundering the stars. It is time you take your rightful position here with your kind.”

“I can better provide for you upon the Zenith, rather than down here.

Up there, I have the opportunity to attain the things you all need.

If we stay, we are simply adding more stress to an environment that cannot yet sustain us.

Hopefully, Falon will be able to figure out how to get the comm system running, and then we could talk every rising.

Einar has to go back with me because we do not know what condition Bikar or Murgul are in, and I might not have time to get them back here for treatment if they have gotten into some sort of trouble.

“So, all of you are leaving me once again?!”

“Of course not, since Ruarc and Falon both agreed to stay. We will all alternate between here and the Zenith.

“What about the other human female?”

“Heather is welcome to stay or head back with us, as that is her choice.”

Heather jumps to her feet, as if she has been eagerly waiting for this opportunity to interject into the conversation, “I am good right here. You can all have that cold ass, tin box!”

Everyone laughs as she sits back down with her arms folded across her chest.

“Slavic, do not misunderstand me. I know the Zenith is important to you and I would also love to see Murgul and Bikar, but I hate the fact that I cannot have you all with me at once.”

He gets up, gathering her into his arms. “Mam, once we figure out what is going on up there, and I know it is safe, Ruarc can bring you up to the Zenith since we are leaving one of the shuttles here. I assure you mam, this is not goodbye, so you need to stop thinking like that.”

I can tell this conversation is going to last a while, even though the same results will be achieved in the end.

Even though I am not fully healed, the ache of needing to hold Kallen in my arms is all I can think about.

I watch as she walks around with a few others, passing out drinks and what the humans call ‘snacks’.

The moment she is within reach, I pull her down onto my lap.

“You want to sneak out of here?”

“Definitely … but we should not. You are still healing. and you need to rest, not be out walking around.”

“Kallen, I am going to ask this again: Do you want to sneak out of here? Ahh, never mind! If it works for my brothers, it will for me as well.” Before she or anyone else realizes what I am doing, I stand up and throw her over my shoulder in the process.

Laughter, whoops, and whistles surround us as I make my way out of the room and the compound.

Ruby lets out a whistle. “About damn time you grew a pair, Ruarc.”

Kallen smacks my ass, “Put me down before you hurt yourself worse.”

I decide if she is allowed, so am I. I reach over and bite the luscious curve of her butt cheek right next to my face. “Behave and hold on. I am never too weak to hold you in my arms.”

Grabbing the floating disk I placed next to the ramp earlier, I step onto it and swing Kallen down in front of me.

Before anyone can stop us, I pull her close, maneuvering us through the timber line and away from all the potential interruptions at the caverns.

Kallen does not say anything when I turn away from the main path, but I believe she knows where we are going.

The hidden valley comes into view, and I stop at its entrance.

Setting Kallen on the ground, I quickly deactivate the disk, leaving it there until we need it later.

Taking her hand in mine, we walk together in comfortable silence until we come upon the sleeping platform I made earlier in the rising for us.

The large timber is once again swaying back and forth, as the bells hanging off its huge limbs sing softly in the breeze.

“How did you do all of this without me knowing?”

The pleased wonder in her voice makes my chest swell with pride.

I have finally done something correct where my Starshine is concerned.

“I snuck out while you were with Atasha and Ginger looking at the baby Suets earlier.

“You all were so wrapped up in those young ones, you had no idea who was there and who was not.”

Turning her toward me, I frame her face with my calloused hands, stunned that someone as perfect as her is mine.

This time when I kiss her, I lose myself in the slide of our tongues as they tangle with one another.

The way Kallen tastes settles the monsters in my mind like nothing else ever has.

My hands release her delicate face to roam down her body, tracing across her ribs and down to the curve of her waist. Slowly, I loosen the ties on the wrap she is wearing.

The moment I have her bare before me, she moves her hands as if to cover up and hide herself from my gaze.

Gently, I move her hands out away from her body, using the grasp I have on them to pull her in closer.

Leaning in, I lick the delicate skin of her collarbone and smile when she shudders in response.

“You are so fracking perfect.”

When my rough palms brush across her nipples, she arches into my touch, a gasp leaving her soft lips.

“That is it. Tell me what feels good, do not hide your reactions from me. I must know what brings you pleasure, my Starshine.”

Kissing my way down her throat, I make my way to her bountiful, perky breasts and close my lips around one of her nipples, eliciting a moan of pleasure from her while she grips me tighter.

Through our bond, I can feel Kallen’s desires, her wants and needs, as well as her fear of not pleasing me.

Cupping both of her breasts in my hands, I bend down so that we are eye to eye.

“Kallen, look at me... You are a blessing I do not deserve, but one I plan on devouring. You have nothing to fear; all you need to do is stand here and let me worship you. There is no right or wrong — just let yourself feel, open your hearts, and you will experience everything I do. Now, if I do something that makes you uncomfortable, you stop me immediately.”

Her beautiful amber eyes sparkle as I am granted a smile. “Quit talking and make love to me.”

Those words rob me of what little restraint I had left, and by the time I am kissing my way down her belly, she is trembling so hard I fear she is going to fall over.

Straightening, I sweep her up into my arms and walk over to the sleeping platform I assembled specifically for this purpose.

Once I get her settled, I step back, looking at all her glorious green skin and those delectable curves as I kick my boots off in haste.

Unstrapping my harness, I cannot help but smile as Kallen has not taken her eyes off me this entire time, but she has not spoken either.

“Are you still with me in there?”

Her mouth curls in a devious grin before she replies. “Oh, I am very much here. Do you need some help getting those off? The bruises on your shoulders still look very painful.”

Releasing the buckle, I smirk as my pants fall to the ground.

Stepping out of them, I stroke my throbbing shaft, trying to relieve some of the pressure.

I have been hard since we started kissing earlier and desperately need relief, but first, I am dying for a taste of my mate.

Falling to my knees, I settle between her lush thighs.

Picking one of her legs up, I kiss along her inner thigh as my other hand strokes the soft skin where her thigh and groin meet.

“Remember to breathe.”

“Stop teasing me.”

Her breathless command is all the permission I need because I do not give her any warning before I grab both ankles, yank her sweet flesh to me, and cover her center with the heat of my mouth.

The moment my tongue touches her cleft, I grab her fleshy behind to hold her tightly to me because she practically leaps off the platform.

Glancing up at her, I see that her eyes are closed, and her head is thrown back in pleasure.

“Ohhh!”

Cupping her butt cheeks in my hands, I lick her delicate folds, enjoying the sweet taste of her upon my tongue. “Tell me how it feels, Kallen.”

“Intense, overwhelming … perfect.”

Abandoning my hold on her plush ass, I slide my hand around and slowly sink it deep inside her while twirling my tongue around her swollen nub.

“Please do not stop, Ruarc.”

Intense satisfaction fills me at her plea. “I very much like it when you beg.”

Like a male starved, I devour her silkiness, licking at the essence leaking from her body that tells me she is almost ready for the taking.

Plunging my finger in and out of her tight flesh, I can feel her tensing up, and the moans falling from her lips sound like the sweetest music to my ears.

She desperately grips the blankets on the sleeping platform, trying to ground herself as the pleasure surges.

Wave after wave of sensation rolls through her body, and it only heightens my own desire for her.

Grinning evilly against her throbbing pleasure button, I insert a second thick finger into Kallen’s snug center.

The tightness of her flesh relaxes with the stretch, as Kallen flies apart in my arms and I must hold her legs steady as they snap around my head, holding me close to her as she writhes against my mouth.

I can feel her fighting tears through our bond, a bond that pulses like its own entity throughout my body.

Releasing her button with one last lick, I crawl up her lush form, kissing her sweat-dampened skin as I go.

When I finally reach her face, I grasp her chin and pull her lips to mine for another kiss, swallowing her moan as she tastes herself on my lips.

This kiss is deeper and fuller as I allow her to feel all the desperate love and need that I have held back.