Rylan caught her in his arms and was stunned to realize that although she was thick and voluptuous, she weighed but a Melan feather in his arms. He knew her kind was tiny in comparison to ninety-nine percent of the galaxy’s creatures, but now that he had her in his arms, there was, for the first time in his life, a sting of worry. She couldn’t be more than five feet, and compared to his seven foot tall height and three hundred pound build, she was more like a child in her stature. How could she handle him and all the filthy things he wanted to do to her, let alone Zarek and Soran, too?
He looked down at her and examined her delicate features. Her skin looked smooth, fragile, and had a creamy complexion to it. Her flesh didn’t appear so unlike his kind’s, but where the Hades males’ flesh appeared humanlike, it was, in all actuality, thick and fire resistant in order to resist their planet’s harsh climates when out of their homes. The Hades people were humanoid in appearance, but that was where the similarities in their species stopped. The warriors were taller, more muscular, and a hell of a lot fiercer and more violent. He lowered his eyes to her small feet, ones that were filthy, but somehow that was adorable. Rylan followed the length of legs to her belly. Wherever she had been living clearly had enough food to sustain life, and it was clear she hadn’t gone hungry. That pleased him immensely. He liked this female all lush and soft. Her legs were closed, and he couldn’t see her cunt, a shame really, but he would have time tonight to memorize every inch of her, as would his brothers. Her hips were wide, and the image of him holding to her from behind while he pounded his dick in and out of her played through his head over and over again.
Goose bumps popped out along her flesh, but he knew it wasn’t because she was cold. The scent of her curiosity, as well as her arousal that she was trying desperately to hide, was clear. This little female might be apprehensive and fear what her future held, but she liked the way he looked, and there was nothing that she could do to hide that from him. He took in her form, knew that the temperature outside would be uncomfortable for her, but once he was airborne there would be a breeze that helped keep her cool. The temperature on Hades was over ten Miloknots, but for a human that was over one hundred degrees. Perspiration dotted her flesh, and Rylan wanted to run his tongue along the beads, gather them up, then press his mouth right on her pussy and eat her out until she came all over his goddamned mouth. A low growl left him, and her eyes widened. Rylan certainly didn’t want to frighten her, but his kind was animalistic in nature.
“You’re mine, female.” He grinned, but he was riveted to the sight of her breasts, which shook slightly as she breathed in and out rapidly. He could have looked at her for hours, just continuing to let his cock thicken behind his leathers as he became even more aroused by the sight of her. But Rylan needed to get her back to his brothers and her new home, and the sooner she became acclimated to her new life the better. He kept a tight hold on her as he made his way out of the building. The possessive and territorial side of him roared out in satisfaction and victory, because even if he had just purchased this female, she was his, and that was fucking set in stone and forged in fire.
Chapter Two
Tessa’s heart was pounding fast and hard, and it felt as if it would burst right through her chest. The creature that held her was monstrously huge and frightening. Although he held her in an ironclad grip, he was surprisingly gentle, especially given the fact he had some wicked looking black claws. It was said claws that curled into her flesh and hinted at the promise of pain. When she had first been captured all she had been able to think about was escape, but as the time passed and she was taken from one planet to the next as these slave traders gathered females, Tessa’s hope of ever seeing her home again dwindled away. Now it was about survival. She hadn’t lived for the last twenty-three years by doing foolish things, like running when death, or even worse torture, would be imminent. She very much wanted to live, and she knew her fate, had seen it when she watched the unwilling females be gathered up like livestock and sold to the alien willing to pay the most. Once more, she looked at the creature that held her. If she appealed to this male, perhaps he would treat her more like a pet that served him food instead of what she feared he had planned. To some being a pet was horrid and they longed for death, but Tessa had learned enough with the other humans she had been living with, and if she wanted to live she needed to play the part. Besides, this male could very well torture and maim her if she didn’t cooperate, and as much as she would have longed for death then, there were creatures in this solar system that derived pleasure from the blood and tears of others. No, she would have to play this safe and smart, because there was no one coming for her, and her chances of leaving were not worth the risk of the punishment that would be exacted upon her.
The alien was silent, and the only words she had heard him say were to the other serpent creature, but the language had been gruff and not something she had ever heard before. She was so out of her element right now, and more scared than she had ever been. But what made her feel uncomfortable and confused was the arousal that tried to claim her. It had been so sudden, and had started the second she fell into this male’s arms. The way he looked at her told her that her fate would most definitely have sexual activities involved. She should have feared her life at the thought of being with this male in any way because of his sheer size alone. There was no doubt that what he had between his huge muscular thighs was just as large as the rest of him.
She had been captured what felt like ages ago, and in all honesty it could have been because the days meshed together. It wasn’t like the traders spoke directly to the females they kidnapped, and aside from some harsh commands in the language each female could understand, they were ignored. They didn’t even have the pleasure of bathing alone, and when they were allowed to clean up there was always a nasty creature watching. The first thing that registered when they landed on this planet was that it was uncomfortably hot. And then when they had exited the craft and she saw the jagged mountains, the red hued and smoky sky, and the rivers of lava that flowed far too close to them, she had known she was in hell itself. At first she had assumed she would either become food for another species, or a servant. There had been much talk of humans being nothing more than that to other species at the camp of humans where she had been born. But when her kidnappers stripped her of her clothing and lined her up with the other naked female creatures Tessa’s fate had become very clear. She was to be sold as some kind of pleasure slave.
Earth, the planet her kind was originally from, had long since been destroyed, and she now knew humans were an almost extinct species. Etera, the planet where she had been living, resembled what she knew to be her ancestors’ planet. The food was abundant, the climate comfortable to sustain human life, and she had been happy there. Although Etera was perfect for her kind, there were wild animals that were ten times bigger than they were, and that were carnivorous. They had lost many people to those creatures, ones that liked to maim before consuming. But there was no place that didn’t have its dangers.
She stared up at this male, one that looked like a demon by all accounts, and who bared his teeth at anyone foolish enough to come close. He had to be at least seven feet tall, with red tinted skin, and his hair that brushed his shoulders was the same shade as the ink from the Squinda beast. He may somewhat look human in appearance, but there was nothing humane about this male. Tessa felt his muscles tense beneath her, and they were so massive, so pronounced, that she knew it would take nothing but a flick of his wrist and he could break her in two.
He pushed open the large door, and as soon as the fresh air hit them she coughed and gagged from the intense smoke that rose up from the rocky ground like menacing black fingers.
The air wasn’t fresh and crisp as it was on Etera. It smelled slightly sulfuric. The heat was also intense enough that her already sweaty skin became even wetter. He looked down at her, and she was caught in his onyx stare. There was no white of his eyes, just blackness that reminded her of the endless night, and had her even more apprehensive as to what this alien had planned for her. He started to speak in that strange, trance-like language. He had to know she wouldn’t understand him. He grinned, and it was a scary as sin sight, one that had her pulse racing, because she could only imagine what he had said that made him happy. His teeth were straight and white, but he had elongated incisors, ones that had her thinking of all kinds of horrifying scenarios where he punctured her flesh over and over again. She swallowed, but didn’t dare move. He lifted his head and scanned from left to right.
She had just become the devil’s concubine. The demon looked back down at her. A soft sound filtered around them, but soon it became deafening, and then there was a gust of wind that surrounded them. A glance over his arm showed Tessa that he had giant black wings sprouting from his back. They had to have a wingspan of fourteen feet. He said something else, and then they were airborne, but Tessa didn’t make a sound, just clenched her teeth, closed her eyes, and prayed to whoever would listen that whatever her fate was, it wouldn’t be painful and would go very fast.