Chapter 9

Sadie gasped as Vaarn held still, his cock filling her. Filled her so completely that she daren"t move in case he ripped something deep inside her. The sensation of him stretching her, claiming her, sent shivers down her spine.

His breath tickled her ear as he whispered, "You"re mine now, Sadie. I won"t hurt you, but you belong to me."

His possessive words sent a thrill of excitement through her. She knew he was right. She"d belonged to him from the first moment she"d seen him, even if she"d thought he wanted nothing to do with her. Wasn"t interested in her as a woman. The throb as his thick cock stretched her pussy to its limits proved she"d been wrong about that.

His kiss was gentle, almost tender and her heart all but melted on the spot. He was being so careful and gentle with her when she knew he was capable of raw violence and power. She felt it in his body, leashed as he held himself still over her. The only thing about him that moved was his cock, the heavy beat of his heart on the underside of the shaft transmitting to the stretched flesh of her pussy, throbbing against her core.

At first, the sensation of him filling her burned. It was a hard intrusion that stretched her beyond what her body was capable of. They were frozen for long moments, but then her body relaxed, accepting him. The need to move registered then became irresistible. Biting her lip, she rocked her hips. Just a little.

He growled a deep, primal sound that sent shivers down her spine and looked down at her.

"Don"t," he said, his voice strained. "If you move again, I won"t be responsible for my actions. I will fuck you. Hard and fast until you forget all other males."

Her eyes widened. The dark note in his voice… the tension in his body… the look in his eyes. She realized that he was holding onto his control by a thread. Her lips curved as the temptation to push him over the edge, to see what would happen when that famous control snapped, filled her.

"Sadie." He growled in warning. "No?—"

She rocked her hips, and his eyes darkened even more. Pleasure hit her broadside. He was so big that he touched nerve endings that she didn"t know she had.

Her eyes widened as his warning turned into a growl. The heat of his gaze seared her. She was playing with fire, she knew that. But the temptation was too much and she rocked her hips again, feeling him throb inside her.

His control snapped like a whip and his hands dug into her hips, fingers sinking into her flesh as he pulled back. His cock slid out of her with a wet sound that sent a thrill of anticipation through her. She braced herself for what was to come, but nothing could have prepared her for the force with which he thrust back into her.

The world spun around her as he fucked her in earnest, his hips pistoning as he drove himself into her with a frenzied need. His hands were hard on her hips, holding her still as he took her, and his muscles flexed powerfully as he moved. His chest, his abs, all gleamed with sweat in the dim light of the cabin.

He was merciless, his cock pounding into her, the thick shaft filling her until she thought she would split in two. She was his, he"d told her that, and now he was claiming her with every hard thrust of his hips.

"Draanth, you"re so tight," he said, his voice sending shivers down her spine. "I"ve never felt anything like this. So hot, so wet."

A thrill of excitement rolled through her. He was right. She was so wet and her juices coated his cock, easing the way as he pounded into her. The sensation of being so full, so stretched, was both exhilarating and terrifying. She felt every inch of him, the thick head of his cock rubbing against her core with every thrust.

"Vaarn," she gasped, her voice breaking as he fucked her harder.

"I"m going to make you mine, Sadie." The growl escaped his throat, his eyes darkening as he looked down at her. "I"m going to fuck you so hard, so deep, that you"ll never forget it. You"ll never want another male."

His words sent a shiver down her spine, and she bit her lip, her eyes widening as he sped up, fucking her harder and faster. Her orgasm built, tension coiling deep inside her. She wanted to come, to feel that release, but she was afraid. Afraid that she wouldn"t be able to handle it, that it would be too much.

"Please," she gasped, her voice hoarse. "I can"t?—"

"You can." His hands on her hips tightened. "You"re going to come for me, Sadie. You"re going to scream my name as you come all over my cock."

She arched her back, her hips lifting off the bed as he drove into her. She wanted to come, needed to come.

"Vaarn," she gasped, voice breaking as he fucked her harder.

The feel of his cock inside her was almost too much, and she tightened around him, her muscles clenching as she fought back the urge to come. Heat built in her core, tension coiling tighter and tighter as he thrust into her, his hips slamming against hers with a force that took her breath away.

She heard his ragged breathing and felt the tension in his body as he powered into her, chasing pleasure for them both. All she wanted to do was come, but she closed her eyes, trying to think of something… anything else. If she came now, so soon, she"d take both of them over the edge. She needed to savor it some more before succumbing to what she knew would be an earth-shattering orgasm. She wanted this to last as long as possible.

Suddenly, his hand was between them, trying to reach her clit. She gasped as his fingers brushed against her, sending waves of pleasure through every cell in her body. But the way they were moving meant that he couldn"t quite get his hand in the right position and he grunted in frustration, his hips still powering into her.

He growled and pulled out of her. She let out a cry of protest, feeling suddenly empty. But before she could say anything, he flipped her over onto her hands and knees, his display of strength effortless, sending shivers of excitement down her spine. His big hand tangled in her hair as he pulled her head back to growl in her ear, "I need to be deeper inside you, Sadie. I need to feel all of you."

With one powerful thrust, he entered her from behind, filling and stretching her completely with his cock. Her brain refused to process for a second, her moan loud in the close confines of the cabin. She shuddered as he began to thrust again, not slow and tentative as he had been, but with power and intention. His hips slapped against her ass, the sounds of their fucking filling the air. Pulling her upright, her back was against his chest as he wrapped a big hand around the front of her throat. Holding her in place as he fucked her.

Her thoughts scattered, her body on fire as he claimed her ruthlessly. She felt every inch of his cock stretching her to her limits. She felt the heat of his body against hers, surrounding her, and the sweat that slicked their skin as he fucked her harder and harder.

He parted his thighs and pushed hers further apart. She moaned, her head falling back on his shoulder as he impaled her deeper on his cock. His hand covered her breast, pinching and twisting her nipple. She whimpered, arching back against him as pleasure arrowed straight down to her core.

But it was when he reached down between her legs, his fingers finding her clit, that she lost her hard-won control. He stroked her and tension rapidly built inside her, a pressure that had been building for what felt like hours finally reaching its breaking point.

"Remember, you"re mine," he told her, the low growl making her clench hard around him.

He thrust at the same time that he pinched her clit and she shattered, screaming his name as she came.

Her body shook as the waves of pleasure washed over her, her pussy clenching down hard around his cock as she rode out the orgasm.

She trembled as he sped up, his movements becoming more powerful. Harder. They sent shockwaves of pleasure rippling through her, stretching out her release until she felt like she was floating.

But then he tensed behind her. His grip on her hips tightened, and his movements became less smooth. On the third thrust, he growled and exploded within her, cock jerking and pulsing as he filled her with his seed.

As the waves of pleasure subsided, he collapsed onto the bed, taking her with him. His breath washed over her neck as he murmured, "You"re mine now, Sadie. All mine."

She smiled, her body still tingling with pleasure, and let contentment wash over her. For the first time in a long time, she felt like she was exactly where she was supposed to be.

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Vaarn"s eyelids fluttered open.He squinted at the dim lights of the cockpit, still adjusting to the lack of sleep, the soft hum of the ship familiar and comforting. He was sore from the previous day"s escape, and their nocturnal activities but both were satisfying aches—the kind that reminded him he had protected his own.

His own. Finally, he had a mate... Sadie.

He turned his head, looking down at the small female nestled in his arms. She was still sound asleep, her tiny form curled up against him. The delicate rise and fall of her breathing stirred the hairs on his chest, and he smiled. Lifting his hand, he gently brushed a stray lock of hair from her face. He couldn"t believe how trustingly she lay in his arms after what she"d seen the day before. He"d never wanted her to see him in combat, never wanted her to see the sheer, utter ruthless bastard he could be when he had a blade in his hand. And he"d never wanted her to have any reason to look at him in fear.

But she had seen him in combat, she"d seen him kill… And not only had she not run screaming in fear, but she had actually turned to him for both comfort and protection.

His heart swelled, a strange warmth spreading out from the center of his chest. He didn"t recognize it… Was it love? He had little experience with the emotion, so he didn"t know how to identify it. Whatever it was, it was foreign to him, but if it was love, then he found himself eager to embrace it.

He would do anything for his little mate.

It was a miracle he never thought possible, not with everything his species had been through. But now he had one, he knew one thing. He would protect her, care for her, and make her happy. No matter what it took. Until the end of his days.

He couldn"t look away from her face, his gaze latched onto the soft features that gave her an exotic beauty he"d never seen before. Unlike some others of his kind, he was old enough to remember the females of their species. They had been tall and slender, nowhere near as curvaceous as the delicate little female in his arms. Their features, while beautiful, had been harder and sharper than those he"d seen on the human females in the Mating Program. It was as if the gods had gotten together and taken every fantasy he"d ever had, and created the perfect female, just for him… In Sadie.

He was transfixed by the full lips that were slightly parted, and the eyelashes that cast delicate shadows on her cheeks. He couldn"t resist the urge to lean in and press a soft kiss to her forehead.

She stirred at the touch, her eyelids fluttering open to reveal bright blue eyes. A sleepy smile spread across her face.

"Good morning," she said, her voice still rough from sleep.

He returned her smile, wanting nothing more than to wake up to her beautiful face every morning for the rest of his life. "Good morning, kelarris."

Her eyes filled with confusion. "You"ve called me that before. What does it mean?"

His grin widened and he pulled her closer into his arms, settling her more comfortably against his chest. She"d spent most of the night asleep against it, which he was not going to complain about. "Doesn"t your translation matrix pick it up?"

She shook her head, and a small frown formed between her brows. "No, I think it"s playing up. I couldn"t understand a lot yesterday either, during the trade negotiations. It was like everybody was talking gobbledygook, I could only pick up a few words here and there. And with everybody screaming at me…" She shrugged. "To be honest, it was quite terrifying."

Draanth, he hadn"t thought of that. He"d known she was in a completely unfamiliar environment, but he hadn"t realized she couldn"t understand anybody. That would"ve made the whole thing worse. Especially with pirates chasing them, intent on kidnapping her.

"We"ll need to get that looked at when we"re back at Devan Station," he said, stroking her back reassuringly. "It should work better than that. A lot of the languages used yesterday were common in this part of the galaxy so they should be part of the coding in your matrix."

She tilted her head back so she could meet his eyes. "So what does it mean?"

He raised an eyebrow, giving her a blank, innocent look. "What does what mean?"

She rolled her eyes and smacked his chest lightly. "You know what I mean!"

"Oh, when I called you kelarris?" He chuckled and leaned in, pressing a soft kiss to her lips. "Kelarris means beloved in the Latharian language."

He couldn"t resist the temptation to claim her lips again, exploring them as though he hadn"t spent all night doing exactly that and more. Heat rolled through him lazily as he slid a large hand into the fall of hair at the nape of her neck and held her in place so he could plunder her mouth. She shifted over him, straddling his hips as she kissed him back. His cock punched to full mast, sliding between her slick pussy lips.

He ached to claim her again, but instead he held still. He wasn"t unaware of how large he was compared to her, and with the amount of times he"d taken her in the night, she had to be sore. No matter how much his body raged at him, he refused to bring discomfort to his little mate.

Reluctantly, he broke the kiss. "We need to get moving," he told her in a low voice. "We should get back to the station, or they"ll send out search parties."

"Ugh… yeah," she said. "I"m surprised Halle hasn"t already. She was not a fan of this plan."

"With a good reason," he growled, pleased that at least one of the human sisters had some sense.

"Well," she said, starting to sit up. "At least now I won"t have to sign up for the Mating Program."

His mind went blank for a moment, and then it filled with the idea of Sadie with another male. Red filtered down over his vision and his possessive instincts raged to the surface.

In the next heartbeat, he turned and yanked her beneath him. Fury raged through his veins as he leaned in to capture her lips in a hard, demanding kiss. He didn"t give her any chance to argue or refuse him. The kiss wasn"t about exploration, but proving to her who she belonged to.

Him.

"You are not signing up for anything," he said with a growl, the sound deep and welling up from his soul. "Ever again. You"re mine. You"ll always be mine."

The air crackled with tension as he held her gaze, his chest rising and falling harshly. He would not lose her to another male. He"d paint the corridors of Devon Station in blood and guts before he allowed that to happen.

She opened her mouth to reply, but her words were cut off by the sudden shrieking of the alarms from the consoles at the front of the cockpit.

He snapped his head around towards the control panel, all his warrior instincts kicking into high gear. This was a clear route and that was a proximity alarm.

Who was out here with them?