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Chapter Six

W atching the artwork displayed was interesting, but she much preferred to see it in situ. Kris wanted to take her time and look at it from all angles.

She slightly smiled when she thought about Harwin. Of course, she would become a queen. It probably suited her. Harwin would look great in a crown. She had that kind of head.

Essan asked, “Something amuses you?”

“I was imagining my friend in a crown. It would suit her.”

He hissed softly, his eyes amused. “You seem to be rather minimalist.”

“I don’t have as much extra strength as Harwin does. Plus, stuff burns and melts if it isn’t sturdy. It’s an actual issue.” She touched her clothing. “This would go up in a heartbeat.”

“Clothing is easily replaced.” He smiled. “I believe enough selections have been made today.”

She looked around, and the room was empty. “Where did they go?”

He hissed softly and got to his feet, extending his hand to her. “I gave the signal while you were daydreaming.”

Kris took his hand, and he helped her to her feet.

They walked out of the hall and through the pathways, heading toward his private wing.

“So... you mentioned that Yorness sold my contract?”

“She did. I have taken it on.”

“Why? How?”

“Well, you were supposed to be offered to me on arrival. If you had, that couple would have met their end as they were swamped by mud.”

“You would have gotten them out.”

He shook his head. “No, I wouldn’t. I was told the resort was evacuated. It wasn’t until Yorness called me that I headed out to assist.”

She nodded. “I remember seeing you, but then, I was just getting my ride to fly, and that took all of my focus.”

“How did you do that?”

“Heat rises, and the bird was strong, so I just had to help a little, and up we went. Why didn’t you let me get back to Yorness’s?”

“Because I was irritated that you had taken a risk and wasn’t sure why.”

“Why?”

“Why was I irritated? I developed an interest in you and wanted to pursue it, but you emptied your body of everything, and it needed immediate assistance, so I gave it. That bound us in the same manner as a more enjoyable method.”

She frowned as they walked. “What do you mean?”

“First, the nanites are introduced to your system, and then, the control is added that reshapes you. The first was done during injection, and the second was a simple bite. You taste enthralling, by the way.”

“Wait. Where is the bite?”

“You didn’t notice it?”

“Um, no. Where is the mark?”

“The mark is gone. It was seasons ago.” He squeezed her hand.

She sighed. “So, what happens now?”

“Now, we read your contract, and then, I seek to prove that our attraction is mutual and that your future is not arduous.”

Kris glanced at him. His face showed concern. “You don’t look convinced, Overlord.”

“I normally consume what I need and release my servants when they are depleted.”

“But, no release for me.”

He smiled. “You will not leave the planet without me, but your release is of primary importance. I can also consume the energy you output when you burn.”

“Well, at least you won’t starve. I can burn a lot more easily than I orgasm.”

Essan chuckled. “I will work on that.”

She lowered her head. “You don’t have to. I can just do controlled burns.”

He slid his arm around her waist. “Oh, but I want to work on that.”

Kris swallowed. Words escaped her.

The contract was the contract, but the moment she signed it, Essan was intent. She learned in a few seconds that his tongue was forked, and the dexterity was amazing. He could probably knit with it.

Her body was waking rapidly, and holding on was her only option. His scales were so fine that they felt smooth. He was surprisingly cool, but she was warm, so she moved closer to him until she was rubbing against him, and he didn’t mind.

The kiss was slow, and her senses just registered spicy with him pressed against her. She couldn’t identify the spice, but it relaxed her all over.

He lifted his head. “You are enjoying yourself?”

She looked into his stellar eyes. “Yeah.”

“Good. May I continue?”

“Yes?” She wasn’t sure, but she wasn’t injured, and it wasn’t like her mom would find out. She had died years before the asteroid.

He smiled and turned her to lay her out on the sleeping platform. He moved her thighs apart and settled between them.

The fabric that covered her slid aside, and he bent her knees until he had the image he was looking for. “Lovely. A work of art.”

She leaned up on her elbows and glared at him. “I am not going to be on display for the population.”

He quirked a smile. “Of course you won’t. This is for me alone.”

She was about to comment, but he lowered his huge head and gripped her thighs, settling lower in the bed. The first contact of his tongue against her clit made his fingers tighten as she jolted upward.

Kris felt fire under her skin and under his tongue as he flicked her clit and delved his tongue into her with slow slides.

She tried to sit up at one point, and the broad side of a wing pressed her back. He was moving with the surety of practice, and she started to cool down when she thought of that. He was old. Really old. He probably had tons of practice.

He paused and lifted his head. “What happened?”

She blushed and was fine until he raised his wing to meet her gaze. “Oh, shoot. I forgot you were eating... sort of. Sorry.”

He smiled and shook his head. “Your lust was smothered. What was it? You were enjoying the contact.”

“I was. Um, I began picturing all the hundreds of partners you must have had, and I am just one in a long line.” She sighed. “Sorry, my brain ruined the mood.”

He stroked a hand over her belly. “It is fine. I am gathering you are limited in your experiences?”

“Safe gather.”

“May I offer a distraction?”

“Um, certainly.”

He didn’t hesitate. He opened his mouth, and two long fangs snapped down. Essan turned his head and bit down, sliding his teeth into her inner thigh.

Shock rippled through her, followed by cool and then a type of heat she wasn’t used to. This heat moved up a few inches and focused on her sex and the folds that were swollen and throbbing. Her nipples tightened, and she arched with a low moan as the bite sent waves of lust through her.

When she was panting and could feel the moisture seeping from her, he released the bite and returned to licking at her. This time, things went quickly. She screamed and heaved her hips up as the orgasm struck.

Lights sparked behind her eyes, sweat covered her, and he held her there, her body twisted up and fighting against his hands while the two parts of his tongue twisted softly around her clit. When she finally went limp, he licked her sex. He released her, loomed above her, and she felt the tip of his erection slide into her. He moved forward until he stopped, and then, she was staring up at him.

She felt a rush of heat, and her eyes went wide. “You didn’t...”

“It is more under control than with other species. It will absorb into your system and continue your alteration into my most precious consort.”

She could see that there was only slightly more than half of him inside her. “That’s good enough for you?”

“That is part of the alterations. When your body can take more, it will. I am not in a rush.” He smiled. “Time is one thing I can guarantee you.”

Kris blinked slowly. “Wait. Did this situation get rid of my allergies?”

He laughed, and she felt him moving inside her. “It did. It reinforced your immune system, and you should be safe to try anything you wish on Kifessan.”

She lifted a hand and pressed it to his shoulder before trailing her fingers down his chest. “Well, I have already tried something. Or rather someone.”

He hissed softly in amusement. She realized that if it was a belly laugh, he laughed, and if it was milder, he hissed. She was still pondering the differences when he was dealing with her when he kissed her.

She closed her eyes and met his lips with hers. Their kiss started slowly and then picked up intensity, and when she was clutching him, he started moving inside her.

Kris jolted awake, and Essan soothed her. “You are safe. How do you feel?”

She took stock and noticed parts of her that he had scraped his teeth on, other parts that had accommodated him ached, hips and elsewhere.

“I feel like I just had a hard workout. With very targeted areas.”

He hissed softly. “Well, I will explore you more thoroughly once we are settled, and you are welcome to explore me whenever.”

Kris looked toward his hand on her stomach. “I am going to have to pace myself. There is a lot of ground to cover.”

He chuckled. “We were designed to be imposing.”

“You are.”

“We were also designed to attach to the species we are guarding, within some limitations. I have left the birds alone.”

She started to hoot with laughter. “Probably for the best. That mental image is going to haunt me.”

Essan kissed the side of her neck. She sighed. “So, what do you look for in a consort?”

“Spirit, compatibility, and she has to taste good or, as in your case, amazing.”

She blinked. “Oh. Like my blood?”

He hissed softly. “Or everything else.”

Kris felt a blush run over her skin. She was surprised she could still blush. Taking a chance, she put her hand over his on her belly, and they were off again.

It seemed his kink was participation.

Kris tried not to groan as she took a flash shower and winced as the light scorched her abraded skin. The blower cooled her, but her skin felt tight.

She walked out, and Essan was sorting through some fabric before he took a length and draped it over her, wrapping the sash around her waist and tugging at the fabric so that way more of her was exposed than she was comfortable with. “Um, what is with the near-wedgie?”

He cocked his head. “I will get that explanation later. What is with the arrangement is that I like to look at you, and this exposes more of you.”

“Well, I can thank you that I am not naked.”

He looked her over and nodded. “I will save that for festivals. What happened to your skin?”

“The flash shower.”

“Ah. What did you use at home?”

“Water. We used water for most things.”

“I see. Well, that explains why you are so soft.”

She wrinkled her nose.

Essan stroked her shoulder and caressed down to her hip. “I think you may get scales.”

She blinked. “Don’t get me wrong, they look great on you, but I think I would pick at them.”

He hissed softly. “You won’t even notice they are there. I will count them for you.”

Kris stared at him, and her stomach growled. “I am going to find some shoes.”

“Are you planning to eat them?”

“No. They let me move faster. The soles of my feet are only as tough as the palms of my hands.” She bent carefully and picked up the slippers that matched the fabric, straightening slowly when she had them on.

“Kris, are you sore?”

“Little bit.”

He touched her waist. “I will take more care next time.”

“You were careful this time. It is just more of that activity than I have engaged in in a while.”

Essan stroked her cheek. “You did well at letting go.”

“And you did well at self-control. We both deserve something nice and fruity for breakfast.”

“There is a private dining room nearby. You can have your treat there.”

She sighed. “Right. Staying awake is going to be an issue.”

“If you sleep, no one will mention your snoring.”

She laughed and nudged him with her elbow. “That joke is going to get old.”

“You have no idea. You are going to be hearing about it for centuries.”

“You think I am going to last that long?”

“I am thinking that since the designers intervened, they are not going to let you die.”

She frowned. “What do you mean by that?”

“You can sleep, you can become a hermit, you can travel the stars, but dying is out of your grasp.”

Kris turned and stared at him. “You aren’t joking.”

“I am not. Your body is losing its human cells, and they are being overlaid with Hmrain cells. That is what stopped your allergies.”

“Oh, geez. A sniffling Hmrain-human. Why would they do that?”

“You have power. They stabilized it.”

“Oh. Great.”

“You say oh a lot. I heard it until my ears rang last night and this morning.” He smirked.

She looked at him. “You are being rather glib for someone who knows about my insecurities.”

He hugged her. “Only in private, never in public, and it is my great pleasure to soothe your insecurities.”

“That is going to get old quickly.”

He continued to walk to the dining room with his arm around her. “I will simply find a new way to spar with you.”

Kris sighed. “Uh-huh.”

The buffet in the room was stunning. Her stomach rumbled, but at least it was quieter this time.

Essan chuckled. “Go at it. It is for you.”

“Not all of it.”

“All of it.”

She washed her hands and went to taste the fruit while trying to blank out thoughts of the previous night. When she had flashes of memory, it was like being back in the moment again.

She gathered food onto a plate and looked around for a spot to sit. Essan was looking at a tablet and was seated at a small table. Kris walked toward him, and he gestured to the other chair.

“You don’t eat?”

Essan hissed. “I satisfied myself last night. I actually do consume blood; it isn’t just a rumour.”

“Yeah, I got that idea the third time you lifted your head and there was blood on your mouth.”

He shrugged. “You moved, and my grip slipped. I didn’t waste one drop of you, I swear.”

She started eating and had a thought. “Wait. If your semen is in me somewhere and in my bloodstream and you drink my blood, is that oral masturbation?”

He paused. “Well, for the first thing, it is not semen in you, just nanites. Like your white cells. Semen will be different and when we are actively trying to conceive.”

Kris looked over at him. “We are seriously compatible?”

“Of course. I would not be able to consume you otherwise.”

“So, what about your collection of alien tribute?”

“They are like restricted-value food. Limited nutrient value. I can absorb it, but it takes a lot to get what I need.” He smiled. “With you, light contact fills me for weeks.”

“Oh, I am economical.” She smiled.

He hissed softly. “Only for a few more minutes. After we meet with the seamstresses, you will become very expensive, indeed.”

“Why? You don’t wear much.”

“Until your skin thickens and your scales come in, you are susceptible to our sun.” He looked at her seriously. “You will be protected. There will also be other adornments, but that will be trial and error.”

She paused in her experiencing of the food for the first time. “Can I still fire up?”

He chuckled. “That is what we need the seamstress for. And one textile engineer.”

Kris shrugged. “Fine. All that will happen is I will burn through things anyway. I have walked home naked before. I will probably do it again.”

Essan grinned. “Finish your breakfast, or we will couple on the buffet.”

She snorted. “I am a little sore, so you would have a fight on your hands.”

He laughed. “You are perfect for me, after all.”

“How fire-resistant are you?”

He reached over and stroked her hair. “I get the feeling that we will find out eventually.”

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