He turned her gently in his arms, pressing her head against his shoulder as he stepped out of the cleansing unit. He carried her into their living quarters and laid her gently down on the bed. Reaching down, he tenderly brushed her hair away from her still flushed face. He waited patiently until her eyelashes fluttered before her eyes slowly opened. He raised the hand he clutched in his large hand to his mouth and pressed a kiss to her knuckles.
“Wow!” She said with a husky, shy laugh.
Jazin chuckled. “Wow.”
“If I didn’t get pregnant from that we are definitely going to have to try again,” she muttered as she rose up into a sitting position and put a hand to her head as it spun. “That was…. Wow!”
Jazin’s chuckle turned to a deep, satisfied laugh. He leaned forward and brushed a kiss along her full lips. “Your body accepted my seed. Soon you will grow round with our child. But, that does not mean we cannot continue practicing for the next time.”
Star’s hand dropped to her stomach at the same time her mouth dropped open. “How can you know whether I got pregnant or not? It will be weeks before we know.”
Jazin shook his head. “No. I felt the moment your body opened and accepted my seed. A Kassisan warrior does not give his seed lightly and when he does, he knows when it is accepted. Soon, you will know I speak the truth. Your parents will have to accept me. You are mine forever, Star.”
Star saw the vulnerability flash through Jazin’s eyes as he mentioned her parents. A light clicked on as she thought about what had just happened. Her big, strong warrior was afraid. He was afraid of losing her. He was afraid of her parent’s not accepting him. He had absolutely nothing to fear.
“My parents are going to love you,” she murmured. “You’ll see. You are the man I love, forever,” she reassured him tenderly.
She ran her fingers over the faint scar on his cheek that he received when they first met. That seemed like another lifetime ago. Her life back on Earth seemed surreal compared to her life now. She never thought she would be thankful for being kidnapped by a group of rebel aliens but she would be forever thankful to the fate that set her destiny in motion.
Jazin’s comlink sounded next to the bed and he released a sigh as he pulled back enough to reach over and activate it. “Speak.”
“We are in orbit around Kassis. Crews from the planet have already started the resupply and transfer of crew,” Dakar stated.
“We will be ready shortly,” Jazin said. “Tell Armet and Jarmen to prepare to depart with us. We need to meet with my father and brothers to discuss our next plan of offense against Tai Tek.”
“Yes, my lord,” Dakar responded.
Jazin released a deep breath as he turned to look at the relaxed features of his mate. His eyes roamed her nude figure and he bit back a groan as his body responded again. She was going to be the death of him.
“Come, let us get ready,” he said. “I suspect your parents, sister, and River are anxious to see you.”
Star’s eyes lit up with delight. “Oh, I forgot all about them already! I can’t think of anything else but you when I’m with you,” she said with an excited giggle.
Jazin hid the smile of delight at her response as she moved to gather her clothes. He listened distractedly as they dressed. She told him about several members of her extended family. He could tell she had a deep affection for all of them as she shared story after story. Her tiny body practically hummed with suppressed energy as she moved.
He caught her in his arms just before they exited their living quarters. “I love you, Star Ja Kel Coradon.”
A shy smile curved her lips as she pressed her lips against his briefly. “I love you too, Jazin Ja Kel Coradon. Don’t you ever doubt it.”
Chapter 21
Two weeks later, Jazin was watching in disbelief and with no small amount of fear as his mate flew through the air. His heart plummeted to his feet and didn’t return to his chest until he saw her tiny hands grab the bar that was swung out to her. He was about to storm into the huge tent set up in the middle of the compound where Star’s parents and the other species – humans – lived to get his tiny mate when two strange creatures with unusual white and black paint on their faces stopped him. They never said a word when he came. They just stopped him. There was something about them that always made him stop even if he didn’t understand what it was. They didn’t carry any weapons, they never touched him, but there was something that froze him in place as they acted like they had to search him, pulling outlandish things like scarves, feathers, even a strange furry thing with a long tail on it from his ear, the back of his vest, and other places. Then, they would act like there was an invisible door they had to unlock and open before he could enter. It was downright intimidating!