Page 35 of Warrior (The Outlander Book Club… in Space! #2)

“No.” Daisy lifted my hand from her heart and kissed my palm before snuggling against my side. “I think it happened the night before we escaped.”

“When you said you loved me.” I remembered the words along with the lushness of her body, and how it felt to sheath myself in her warmth. “I felt my heart squeeze, but it was nothing like I’ve been told of the valakana.”

“I felt my heart squeeze too,” Daisy confessed. “I thought it was just because of realizing how much I love you.”

“My mate,” I murmured the words, running my fingers through her thick hair, the golden highlights brighter in the med-bay lights. “Mine.”

“Are you sure?”

Daisy’s voice held a tinge of uncertainty. I curled my fingers under her chin, raising her gaze upward.

“I can’t have children. Remember?” Her eyes flickered with sadness. I wished never to see that expression on her perfect face again.

Shrugging, I gave a snort and raised my head to press my lips to her forehead. “We already have twenty younglings. Why do we need more.”

The emotions flickering over her face stole my breath. In the dimness of the cave, I thought her the most beautiful female I’d ever know. Here in the brightness of the med-lab, wrapped in my arms, she was so lovely it was nearly painful.

Daisy scooted upward where her face was even with mine.

“I love you,” she whispered, fingertips stroking my face.

“My mate.” I managed before covering her mouth with mine.

The kiss was slow, sensual, our tongues languidly stroking against each other’s as those there was nothing else in the word either of us would care to be doing.

Well, there was one thing.

I shifted, rolling Daisy on her back, and settling between her thighs as my fingertips found the hem of her dress, jerking it upward.

Daisy froze, issuing a faint eep. “Daicon, it’s too soon. You just woke up from being dead.”

“I’ll die if I don’t have you mate.” I knew from the wicked gleam to her smile that she felt me rock-hard against her. “But if you’re worried, you can be on top.” Wrapping my arm around her waist, I rolled shifting onto my back with Daisy straddling my thighs.

“Daicon!” Daisy’s tone was scolding even as she ground against me.

Her lips crashed onto mine, my heart hammering so fast I worried about hers trying to match the tempo. Our tongues clashed, and a soft, satisfied groan issued from deep in my throat.”

“Ahem!”

Daisy’s embarrassed squeak preceded her jerking away, her hands nervously going to where my fingers cupped her perfect ass.

Toovis stood just inside the doorway, arms crossed over his chest while his brows drew together in aggravation.

“You have the worst timing.” I growled at him, yanking the thin blanket up to hide the expanse of Daisy’s creamy thighs.

“Glad to see you back to your old self brother.” Toovis rolled his eyes, but I didn’t miss the flash of relief that crossed his features.

“Would you tell him that he needs to rest?” Daisy tried to squirm off me, but my hands settled on her waist, holding her tight.

“Like it would do any good.” Toovis shot me a scathing look, but his expression morphed into admiration and respect as it shifted to my mate.

I snorted in agreement.

“Just go to your own room,” Toovis discharged me with a wave of his hand before adding. “You need to take it easy another week” One eye closed in a wink. “Nothing too strenuous.”

I swung my feet to the floor, Daisy held tightly against me. My head swam a little—not surprising since I died a week ago—but a couple of blinks found me clearheaded.

“Don’t you want to put some clothes on?” Daisy whispered, the pink in her cheeks adorable as she cut her glance down my body.

My nakedness came as no surprise, but who the hell wanted to put on breeches just to pull them off in another minute.

Not to mention the daunting task it would be with my throbbing erection.

Holding Daisy against my side with one hand I snatched the blanket from the bed and wrapped it around my middle while ignoring Toovis snicker as we left the med-bay behind.

We caught a few more shocked and amused glances as I strode down the corridor, Daisy pressed to my side, her legs wrapped around my waist. Her face was buried in my neck, a small tremor of laughter shaking her shoulders every time someone passed by calling out greetings and best wishes for my healing.

Of course, most of the words came accompanied with a knowing chuckle.

I could have cared less.

Let them all know I was on the way to claim my mate.

My mate.

Mine.

Daisy was mine.

The bio-lock on my cabin door disengaged with a loud beep, sliding quickly open.

Daisy raised her head, a slight pucker between her brows as she looked around.

A sudden, stark need that she like my quarters filled me.

It was a simple room, like all the warrior quarters with a small seating area, bed, and bathing area.

My weapons and shields filled the wall across from the bed and my holo-pad lay askew on the low stone table near the sofa.

The area was neat, almost too neat, nearly sterile thanks to the robots that tended the domestic chores on the ship.

“So, this is your bachelor pad, huh?”

Daisy regarded me, eyes dancing with amusement and a curl to her perfect, full lips.

“Bachelor?” The word was vaguely familiar, but not enough to recognize.

She giggled and pressed her lips to my cheek in a quick kiss.

“I forget you don’t speak English through a translator and there are some words you might not know. A bachelor on Earth is an unmated male.”

“I am a mated male now,” I announced proudly, the wondered. “A mate is better than a boyfriend, correct?”

“Correct,” Daisy giggled.

“You may do anything to the room you wish. Ask Orzon to help you get anything you need.”

The gold in her eyes grew deeper, and her gaze shimmered as Daisy wound her arms around my neck.

“The only thing I need in this room is you.”

My mate.

I felt her fingers grasp the edge of the sheet around my waist and with a jerk the fabric fluttered to the floor.

I didn’t even bother trying to lift the garment from her body. Instead, I ripped it apart with a single line along her spine, the fabric falling away from her body like leaves from a tree. I liked the dress, but having her naked against me was more important.

My fingertips ran lightly across her exposed back, slipping lightly into the curves between each vertebra. My other hand followed suit, massaging my way around her full, round bottom as I moved closer to the bed.

Daisy straddled me as I sat on the edge of the bed, her slim waist fitting in my hands as she shifted her hips back and forth. I closed my eyes, relishing the pleasure that radiated through me with each delicate movement.

My lips curled into a snarl and my throat vibrated with the low, primal rumble. My teeth gently grazed her pale neck as I tasted her skin, letting out little growls of pleasure.

"What do you want my sweetling?"

"You." Her voice was little more than a needy moan. ?

I let out a low chuckle as I slowly ran my tongue over her collarbone, exploring every contour of her body with my hands.

Her skin was soft and smooth like velvet under my fingertips, and my touch left a satisfied trail along every inch of her body.

My movements were careful but deliberate, coaxing her nerve endings into a pleasurable buzz.

Daisy's body quivered as I licked a gentle circle around her nipple and then drew it into my mouth, my tongue rolling in small circles to send shivers of pleasure through her.

Her eyelashes fluttered against her cheeks and a soft gasp escaped her lips as I teased the tender curves of her breasts.

I felt the heat radiating off her body as she shifted in my lap and began to rock her hips ever so slowly, grinding against me until she was trembling with pleasure.

“Daicon, please… I need…”

She leaned in, pressing her hands against my chest. I resisted the gentle force, not wanting to fall back onto the bed. Our faces were close enough that I could feel her warm breath on my lips and see a gleam of excitement in her eyes.

I grabbed her hips firmly and lifted her up, our eyes locked with a silent promise of pleasure.

I tilted my hips slightly to line up with hers, and the head of my cock easily found its way inside her wet core.

I savored every inch as I slowly lowered her onto me, until I was completely sheathed in her hot embrace.

I advanced with calculated strokes, every inch entering her with deliberate slowness. Daisy moaned in pleasure as I nestled fully inside of her, my presence setting off a deep and reverberating pulse within her body.

My body was coiled tight, muscles trembling with effort as I pushed in as far as I could. Her warmth and the chaos of sensations that being connected to her sent through me were mesmerizing. My mind spun around itself in dizzying circles, feeling like a blissful trance.

"Please Daicon," she whimpered, fingers clutching frantically at my shoulders.

My hands slid up her sides to grip her hips and I pulled her in for a passionate kiss.

Daisy moved faster, pushing herself onto my cock and swirling her hips as she went deeper.

The friction caused ripples of pleasure to course through her body and her moans grew louder with each thrust. With a deep arch of her back, the orgasm hit Daisy like a wave, crashing against every inch of me.

My hands gripped her hips as I spun us, sliding her body against the crisp white bed sheets. Every thrust pushed her deeper into the mattress and brought me closer to my climax, heat radiating throughout me as I moved within her.

She grabbed my forearms in a tight grip as I thrust into her, our bodies entwined. Her eyes closed and her face contorted with bliss as she felt another orgasm ripple through her body. She cried out in pleasure, clawing at my back as I kept up the frenetic pace.

“My mate,” I growled, letting everything the word meant course through my body with each beat of my heart.

“Yours,” Daisy whispered her lips finding mine.

The atmosphere of the room changed as our energies fused. I could feel the boundaries of reality becoming blurry and undefined. With an unrestrained cry, I released myself inside of her in wave after wave, pouring out the depths of my soul.

We lay entwined in each other's arms, hearts pounding and bodies slick with sweat. Soft whispers of love drifted from our lips like a lullaby, soothing us to sleep.