Defying The Alliance: INFERNO (Novokin Alliance Invasion 2) by Bobbi Ross

uniform. I was powerless to move anywhere but towards his gravitational pull.
    "As a member of my crew, you will follow my orders." My words came out as no more than a whisper. ‘A member of my crew’ resonated in my head. I was here to reprimand him, I reminded myself. Maybe punish him for insubordination, not fraternize. What in the seven planets was I doing? Had I blown a fuse somewhere?
    Trex's look darkened, as he pressed his strong frame against mine. Olive eyes shimmered with anticipation. A muscular thigh pressed heavy against my hip sending shivers up my spine. The full thrumming pulse against my belly demonstrated his need and excited my rapidly heating core into overload. The memory of our last time being this close arrested my mind. He had pushed me away. 
    "But I'm not a member of your crew Captain. You made that quite clear to me before I came on board." His breathy voice now held a hint of amusement. "If you recall, you just offered me a ride."
    My body trembled as his lips grazed my ear, but my stupid brain thought – sheetek . Was this whole thing just a joke to him? With one hand I pushed him back. He seemed surprised. The real surprise was yet to come, skeck-head . As if in hyper-drive my other hand snaked up and -SLAP!- landed a meaty one across his face.
    He just smiled. The son of a bitch smiled. I struck out again, but this time he caught my attack and pinned my right hand to the bulkhead above my head. How dare you not take my slap!
    Acting of its own volition my left hand jumped up to take revenge.
    SLAP!
    I'm sure the resounding sound of skin meeting skin echoed across the far bowels of the ship. His large hand fastened my left hand, still red from the impact on his face next to the other. A deep growl reverberated through his massive chest turning my knees to wet noodles. He held both my hands stretched above my head. I tried to shake him off, but to no avail. His firm grip held me in place while his half naked body pinned mine against the bulkhead. I was pissed and unhappy. The huge barbarian had me immobilized. What if one of my crew walked in on us. They would find their captain nailed down and helpless like a kitten by this humongous alien. I’d never live down the humiliation. Especially since I bragged about whooping his ass in the gymnasium. Then he had the audacity to lean in as if to kiss me. I shot him daggers with my eyes. Smart man he stopped short. Smart man. I was ready to bite that lip if he tried anything.
    That’s when I noticed his heaving chest. He was panting. Why? Not from exerting himself holding me in place, that's for sure. I was nothing more than a feather in his massive grip. I lifted my head and shot a defiant look at him. I gazed into the troubled, dark green waters of his soul. There was no mocking, no mirth in their depths but something else.
    The look on his face had morphed from laughter to hunger, igniting every cell in my body to tingle and then burn. At first his jaw clenched. A determination read in his face to overtake his prey. His prey being me. Never thought myself as prey. Yet a deep craving vibrated through me as scorching heat assailed my wet core. Thinking of this hunky alien ravishing my body, I shuttered. My back bowed against the bulkhead, and my chest pushed forward as if to challenge the predator inside him. His hard cock pushed and grew at my belly. Then just as fast the tight muscles around his jaw relaxed and his body eased the pressure off mine.
    Realization struck. This barbarian wanted me. Trex wanted me. Raw passion and desire bled through every pore of his body. He wanted me but he held back.
    Why?
    Was it because I was his captain? Was it because of his mission to avenge his people? Maybe it was me. I guess punching him in the face at the gym, then slapping him on more than one occasion and telling him never to kiss me again could have sent the wrong message. Whatever his reason, now I’d seen his deep desire to be with me. So the