8. Lordek

EIGHT

Looking into her eyes made my hearts flutter. The heat between us was palpable, and I felt myself pulled closer toward her, as if an invisible force had taken hold of me.

That's how it always was with fated mates. She was my everything, my sole reason for existing. And I'd only be able to be with her this one time.

How would I survive without her?

Would I still feel the tug when I left this planet? I sensed I would. A cavern would open in my soul and nothing would ever fill it again.

Those thoughts were for later. For now, she was in my arms. She was with me, and I had this time to love her. I wanted to get lost in the depths of her hearts, to feel us become one. My fingertips found their way to her cheek, lightly tracing its delicate shape before stroking down her neck and across her breast.

She arched into my touch, and something within me tugged harder.

I replaced my hand with my lips, kissing her again, drinking from her mouth until she was moaning and writhing beneath me. She wanted me as much as I did her, and knowing that made everything inside me tighten. She was my other half, the only female I'd ever love.

I kissed down her neck to her breasts and sucked one of her nipples into my mouth, stroking it with my tongue while I traced my fingers down her belly and between her legs. It was vital that I make this good for her. I wanted to show her how much I adored her, how much she meant to me. We only had this one time to build memories that would have to sustain us for a lifetime.

She gripped my shoulders and ran her fingertips across the back of my neck, then across my chest where she teased my nipples. They responded to her touch, tightening, and heat shot from them to my cock.

I was stiff already, my bulgit on the end secreting lubrication. When I was inside her and came, it would open, releasing a thin thread that would wind deeper within her. There, I would plant my seed.

I'd always wanted young, but she couldn't have my child here.

My fingers stilled between her legs, and I looked up at her. "We can't..."

She grinned. "We can." We were so in tune she must've sensed my thoughts. "I'm on the pill. I can't get pregnant."

I wasn't sure what a pill could do to prevent young from forming, but I trusted her in this. There was nothing I wanted more than to have a child with her, but if her government would hunt me, I suspected they'd ruthlessly track down and capture any young we might produce. Our child would be at her government's mercy. I'd traveled to planets with settlers similar to this, and no one fared well in a situation like that.

I looked down at her, lying there before me, the woman I loved more than anything in this galaxy and beyond. She was beautiful, lovely beyond belief, her body curved and soft. I couldn"t resist the urge to bury my face in between her thighs and taste her. The scent of her arousal filled my nose, and I inhaled deeply, savoring the heady, sweet aroma. I ran my hands over her hips, rubbing them in broad circles, and she shivered from my touch. She moaned and ran her fingers through my hair as I traced my hands up her stomach and over the curves of her breasts.

But it was the taste of her that consumed me. It was like nothing else in the world, delectable and intoxicating all at once. I licked and sucked at her, reveling in the way her body responded to me. Her hips lifted to meet my mouth, and I knew I was giving her pleasure like she'd never known before. How else could it be when our hearts were fusing together, combining as one?

I lost myself in the moment, memorizing the feeling of her skin against my lips and the sound of her moans filling the air. For now, we were the only two people in the world, the only beings that mattered. This wouldn't be enough. Nothing would ever satisfy my need for this female. But I'd take what I could and treasure it always.

As she reached her peak, her body tensing and shaking beneath me, tears pricked at the corners of my eyes. I was witnessing something sacred, a moment of pure release and ecstasy that wouldn"t be repeated again in my lifetime.

And as she lay there panting from her bliss, I knew that I loved her completely. I would do anything to make her happy, even sacrifice myself if it came to that.

"I need you," she said. "I should be spent and ready to fall asleep." She gave me a sweet smile. "But I want all of you, Lordek. Please."

"And you shall have me, my mate." I rose over her, and she wrapped her legs around me, tugging me near.

Placing the thick head of my cock at her saturated entrance, I shifted my hips forward.