Without another word, he turned me around, lifted me with a hand around my waist and filled me from behind. The angle made him feel bigger. He stretched me, rubbing the sensitive spot inside my pussy with his length, making me pant and squirm.
He pumped into me in a relentless rhythm, and I tilted my head to the side, exposing the unmarked side of my neck, the unbroken skin, in blatant invitation.
With a roar that made my pussy clench, his fangs sank deep. There was a spark of pain and then…bliss as whatever was in his bite filled me with heat. The orgasm built hard and fast, whatever he was putting into my bloodstream lighting up my clit like a firecracker.
I went off as he fucked me. Again a few moments later. Over and over until the cold wall and his arm were the only things keeping me upright. This time, when he came, he whispered my name against my skin and placed gentle kisses all over me as he rinsed us both off and carried me to bed.
He tucked me into his side under the covers. His heart beat under my ear. His heat enveloped me. He stroked over my back and hip in a soothing rhythm.
I went to sleep thinking this Interstellar Bride thing was pretty freaking perfect.
When I woke, everything fell apart.
6
Cormac
Lying in the dark with my mate curled up next to me, trusting me to guard her, to give her what she needed, icy dread filled me, made my bones ache. I had never felt so vulnerable in my life. Abby was part of me now, a small, defenseless, desirable female who was mine to protect, to care for. I had no idea what a female might need outside the bedroom. None. The only female I spoke to regularly was Blade’s sister, Silver, and she was an Enforcer as well. A killer like me. There was nothing soft about her.
Worse, there was no true safety for Abby here on the station. Styx security protected this room, but the alarms would only alert me to an attack, not help me defend this small, innocent female. My Abby. And she was mine. Even now, my cock hardened at the thought of filling her again, waking her with a kiss, sliding into her wet heat. I wanted more.
Ineededmore. I couldn’t go back to the solitary existence I’d had before. Didn’t want to. I didn’t want to keep fighting unless I had her to come home to.
The effects of my bite, my protection, were already showing. Her skin glowed with health. My scent marked every part of her as I was inside her now, in her blood, in her cells. My essence would keep her healthy, help her live longer, heal faster. She was mine. And I was alone out here. No one else from Styx legion was currently on the station, at least none I was aware of. If we’d had people here, I would have known. I didn’t think to bring more fighters with me because I’d never needed them before. I hunted alone.
Hunting to kill and protecting someone else were two very different things.
Fuck.
I had to take her back to Rogue 5 immediately. There I would have the other Enforcers and mean as hell fighters to watch her back. To look out for her. To protect her. I wouldn’t sleep easy until she was surrounded by my legion, in the heart of our territory where nothing and no one could reach her.
With slow, gentle movements, I untangled Abby’s limbs from mine and slid out of bed. Releasing a sigh that made my chest ache, she nestled down into the covers and fell back into a deep sleep. I had exhausted my little mate and had plans to do so again and again, as often as possible. Before her, I’d been content to take my lovers as they came. But looking at the curve of her hip under the sheet, the soft swell of her breasts, I wanted to lay her on her back and feast on her pussy, lift her hips off the bed as I fucked her. I wanted to bite her, pump my seed and my essence into her as she whimpered and sobbed and her pussy spasmed all over my cock.
By the gods, I had to get a fucking grip.
Forcing myself to turn away from pure temptation, I used the S-Gen machine to make clean clothes for both of us. Mine, the usual uniform. Hers? I considered a soft, flowing gown the same blue as her eyes. No. One shot from an ion blaster and she would be dead.
Instead, I used the information in her transport data to create a fully functional set of very small armor, complete with Styx legion’s specialized blast deflectors and the silver armband that would discourage most from bothering us. I also made her a helmet. I did not expect anything to go wrong, but her size—and the fact that she was with me—would attract enough attention without exposing her beautiful face and golden hair to the numerous scumbags I knew frequented the station.
One look and any idiot would know Abby was from Earth, and human females were widely sought after. Cerberus, the leader of another legion, had literally been killed in an ill-fated attempt to steal a human female for himself. No great loss; he had been cruel and without honor. His replacement, the new Cerberus, was a female named Jillela. She was a much better leader for their legion.
Unfortunately, he was not the only threat out there.
A quick comm to the repair bay and I was informed my ship would be ready to leave within the hour. Excellent.
I returned to the bedroom, fully dressed, armed to the teeth—I’d used the S-Gen to produce several additional weapons to protect my mate. I sat on the bed with my back pressed to the wall, alert, watching over Abby as she slept.
* * *
“Ican’t believe you’re making me wear this.” Abby’s quiet complaint threatened to disturb the menacing glare I’d been holding in place from the moment we left our quarters. She walked next to me, covered head to toe in armor with a helmet on her head and the Styx legion’s silver armband on display for all to see.
“This is a dangerous place. I explained this to you.” I’d even given her a small ion blaster and shown her how to use it. She’d been naked at the time, which meant I’d been distracted by the need to spread her wide on the chair and lick her pussy until she begged me to take her.
I’d bitten her again, as well. I was out of control. Out. Of. Control. I’d spent less than a day in her presence, and my mate had somehow managed to completely destroy me.
We made it to the ship without incident, and I told Abby to wait at the entrance while I did a quick sweep. Once I knew the ship didn’t have any unwelcome guests, I settled her in the co-pilot’s seat and went back out to inspect the work I’d had done.
Modified thrusters and an upgrade to the power line that operated the onboard S-Gen machine. Most ships this small did not have one, but this was my brother’s ship, the flagship for Styx legion, and we made sure it had the best equipment our credits could buy. What we couldn’t buy, we stole. That was just our way.