His Virgin Mate(44)

“I’m not a child,” she countered.

I looked down her body, took in her lush curves, remembered the way she’d had her ass thrust up in the air for me to claim it. “I am well aware of that.”

That made my cock thicken impossibly farther and so I took her arm and continued toward her suite. At the door, I cupped her jaw. “Tomorrow, after the challenge, I will come for you. Be ready, Lexi, for I am most eager now. I will come for you, mate. Be ready.”

I thought of her beneath me, thighs spread and pussy dripping. Taking her at first gently, and then releasing the pent-up battle rage as well as my cum deep inside her, at the opening of her womb. Making her mine forever. Perhaps giving her a child.

“Good night, Von,” she said, the words a little clipped.

I knew she was disappointed, but her slight upset was a small price to pay to ensure her safety. Her protection was my top priority.

I couldn’t kiss away her hurt, for if I took her mouth and she opened herself to me, I wasn’t sure I had the will to tear myself away. I’d taken two virginities and my body was pushing me to make her mine completely. With a growl, I walked away, knowing the only thing keeping me from claiming her pussy was my honor.





Chapter Fifteen

Lexi



I knew it was a dream, but it seemed so real. I could feel the heat of large machines on my face, smell the sweat from Von and the other Hunters. We were in some kind of engine room, but I’d never been in one before. I’d never been in dreams with Von before either. In these, I somehow knew details, perhaps because of the sharing. We were on a space ship, not Everis.

Sector 17. His rescue mission.

“The intel is correct. Heat sensors indicate seven bodies.”

It was Bryn. He and Von were dressed in full uniform with their ion blasters out of the thigh holsters, gripped tight in their hands. Black helmets were on their heads with strange visors. I felt the tension between them and the three other soldiers.

“Good. You’ve all seen the layout of this level. No Hive has been here in three hours. We don’t have a lot of time. Complete your task and report back to this location for transport out.”

Everyone nodded at Von’s command. He glanced at Bryn, saw his focused expression. They were about to go into danger. I sensed it, knew it, and wanted to reach out and stop him. But there was nothing I could do. This wasn’t like the previous dreams where Von interacted with me. He wasn’t with me this time. He was opening his mind, letting me see into his head, his thoughts. What made him Von.

“Let’s get this done so Von here can go back to his mate,” Bryn said. “Every second we’re gone keeps him from claiming her.”

Von grinned. “Damn right. Everyone ready?”

Another nod. “Let’s do our jobs.”

They raised their weapons and went into fight mode. Bryn and Von split off from the others, all with tasks to complete on this mission. Down a long corridor they went, waiting at turns to ensure there were no Hive.

God, the Hive could appear at any time and kill them! I’d heard they transported anywhere, in and out, capturing Coalition fighters and turning them into something like cyborgs—and that was if they survived.

I wanted to cry out to Von to go back, just to transport out, but he couldn’t hear me.

Bryn stopped at a door, looked at some kind of display on his arm. “This is it.”

Von nodded, then shot at the wall to the right of it. He waited a moment for the smoke to clear, then reached in, fiddled with some wires. Within a few seconds the door slid open silently.

Von entered first and through his eyes I could see women and children. Their intel had been correct. I counted seven. Four women and three small children. They were huddled together in the corner, the little ones unnaturally subdued as the women used their bodies to shield them.

“Lady Nerum. Ladies.” Von bowed slightly to them. “I am Senior Hunter Von. Commander Grigg sent us to retrieve you. Do not fear. You are safe now. We will see you safely back to your mates.”

Bryn knelt down before them. “Is anyone hurt?”

The woman Von had addressed as Lady Nerum was clearly the leader of the group. She was nearly as tall as Von, her hair and skin an odd gold color I’d never seen with my own eyes. I’d seen pictures though, back at the Brides Processing Center. Prillon Prime had golden-skinned people with the sharp features and oddly slanted eyes. She was lovely, and strong as she stood and gathered the other women close.

“Hunters,” she said the word like Von and his men were walking miracles. Another woman muffled a joy-filled cry with her hand, her relief palpable. All the women stood as Bryn aided them, Lady Nerum gripping a small boy tightly to her side.