smile intact, but it hurt to know that he saw her as a problem to be solved.
He brought her hand to his lips again. “I want you pain free and able to enjoy life.”
“What if that can’t be achieved?”
“Then, I will do what I can to make your life easier, when I can.” Before she could stop him, a pair of fangs popped out and he sank them into the soft flesh between thumb and forefinger.
“What the hell?” She pulled her hand back, but he held it fast. Icy cool entered her blood first, followed by searing heat.
Aura played a lullaby, and it was a gentle song that eased her into unconsciousness.
Chapter Nine
Warmth filled Leo’s body as she woke. She was spooned against Eykanyo’s body, and he was humming along with the music Aura was playing.
“How do you feel?” He murmured it against her neck.
“Warm. My joints feel better. My body doesn’t ache as much.”
She lifted the hand that he had bitten, and she saw two almost healed puncture wounds. “How long was I out?”
“Nine hours. Aura is waiting for you to take us through the jump.”
“Then, I had better get to the deck.”
“We will need to talk about what happened.”
She snarled at him and wrapped herself in the linen wrap again. It seemed to have been peeled from her at some point.
She stalked to the command deck and slammed herself into position. There were four jumps to Tragathi, and she pulled the Gold Fairy through the first one with a snarl.
Before returning to her room, she stopped in the small medical bay. A few scans told her what she suspected. There was something new in her bloodstream.
She forwarded the scans to her researchers before stalking back to her bedroom. “What the hell did you put in me?”
He blinked and his wings lifted a little in defense at her aggressive tone.
“Um, the Scekorar have a venom that is an excellent pain killer, and I have a contribution that can make your system more receptive to the repairing agents your brain has been programmed to create. You will no longer need to get an upgrade in management chemistry every few months. Is that worth the bite?”
She put her hands on her hips. “You could have told me.”
He walked to her and placed his hands over hers. “You would have argued. You are very cantankerous when you want to be.”
Leo wrinkled her nose. “I am when I do not want to be.”
“And yet, your mercurial nature fascinates me. I have been around many beings in my life, and you are the first to want me for me.”
She laughed and admitted to herself that mercurial might have just hit the nail on the head. “Speaking of wanting you…”
She looked down and stared at the small, erect frond with the soft cup that jutted from the base of his penis. She stroked it with one fingertip, and it flexed and quivered, opening and closing hungrily. “What is that?”
“It is called a xeli. Don’t your males have one?” He tugged her wrap loose, and it puddled to the floor a moment before his long fingers slid against her clit.
“Um, no, they don’t.”
“Then why do you have this?” He stroked her clit, and it throbbed under his touch.
“Um, to distract me while having intense conversations?” She gasped and gripped his arms.
He laughed. “In my species, the xeli is there to provide extra security and stimulation during mid-flight couplings.”
“I see. Well, it feels wonderful when it is in action.” She bit her lip and blushed.
“I am very glad. Would you care to try again?” He waggled his dark brows in a suggestive manner.
“I think that a repetition might not be a bad idea.” She pressed her hands to his chest and stroked his strange musculature. Her palms tingled everywhere they made contact with his flesh, and he held still while she explored him.
Eventually, she stepped closer and stroked the length of his cock. The head was more pointed than she was used to seeing, but the heat of the shaft was what she was craving. It was thick, too; her
He brought her hand to his lips again. “I want you pain free and able to enjoy life.”
“What if that can’t be achieved?”
“Then, I will do what I can to make your life easier, when I can.” Before she could stop him, a pair of fangs popped out and he sank them into the soft flesh between thumb and forefinger.
“What the hell?” She pulled her hand back, but he held it fast. Icy cool entered her blood first, followed by searing heat.
Aura played a lullaby, and it was a gentle song that eased her into unconsciousness.
Chapter Nine
Warmth filled Leo’s body as she woke. She was spooned against Eykanyo’s body, and he was humming along with the music Aura was playing.
“How do you feel?” He murmured it against her neck.
“Warm. My joints feel better. My body doesn’t ache as much.”
She lifted the hand that he had bitten, and she saw two almost healed puncture wounds. “How long was I out?”
“Nine hours. Aura is waiting for you to take us through the jump.”
“Then, I had better get to the deck.”
“We will need to talk about what happened.”
She snarled at him and wrapped herself in the linen wrap again. It seemed to have been peeled from her at some point.
She stalked to the command deck and slammed herself into position. There were four jumps to Tragathi, and she pulled the Gold Fairy through the first one with a snarl.
Before returning to her room, she stopped in the small medical bay. A few scans told her what she suspected. There was something new in her bloodstream.
She forwarded the scans to her researchers before stalking back to her bedroom. “What the hell did you put in me?”
He blinked and his wings lifted a little in defense at her aggressive tone.
“Um, the Scekorar have a venom that is an excellent pain killer, and I have a contribution that can make your system more receptive to the repairing agents your brain has been programmed to create. You will no longer need to get an upgrade in management chemistry every few months. Is that worth the bite?”
She put her hands on her hips. “You could have told me.”
He walked to her and placed his hands over hers. “You would have argued. You are very cantankerous when you want to be.”
Leo wrinkled her nose. “I am when I do not want to be.”
“And yet, your mercurial nature fascinates me. I have been around many beings in my life, and you are the first to want me for me.”
She laughed and admitted to herself that mercurial might have just hit the nail on the head. “Speaking of wanting you…”
She looked down and stared at the small, erect frond with the soft cup that jutted from the base of his penis. She stroked it with one fingertip, and it flexed and quivered, opening and closing hungrily. “What is that?”
“It is called a xeli. Don’t your males have one?” He tugged her wrap loose, and it puddled to the floor a moment before his long fingers slid against her clit.
“Um, no, they don’t.”
“Then why do you have this?” He stroked her clit, and it throbbed under his touch.
“Um, to distract me while having intense conversations?” She gasped and gripped his arms.
He laughed. “In my species, the xeli is there to provide extra security and stimulation during mid-flight couplings.”
“I see. Well, it feels wonderful when it is in action.” She bit her lip and blushed.
“I am very glad. Would you care to try again?” He waggled his dark brows in a suggestive manner.
“I think that a repetition might not be a bad idea.” She pressed her hands to his chest and stroked his strange musculature. Her palms tingled everywhere they made contact with his flesh, and he held still while she explored him.
Eventually, she stepped closer and stroked the length of his cock. The head was more pointed than she was used to seeing, but the heat of the shaft was what she was craving. It was thick, too; her