Chapter 10
As he continued kissing her—and stroking her hair and her stomach—Luna marveled at how safe she felt with Balarr.
She also couldn’t help but keep marveling at how wonderful it felt to be pain-free.
To be able to take a full breath without pain shooting through her abdomen.
The absence of pain was truly freeing, and she had Balarr to thank for that.
Though her eyes remained closed as she kissed him back, they burned as she thought about his earlier profession—that she’d given him hope. It was a sweet thing to say, and the honesty that had resonated in his voice had warmed her all over.
He’d started kissing her before she could respond and tell him the same thing—that he’d also brought her hope. Hope for the future.
When she was trapped at the organ-harvesting facility, there had been days where she was despondent over the life experiences she would never get to have. But now she was free, and Balarr was opening up a whole new world to her.
He would soon take her away from war-torn Earth, and he would bring her to his beautiful planet called New Vaxx.
She could hardly wait. She was also excited about the prospect of having children with him.
She’d never given much thought to having children until she’d been imprisoned at Zalora Biotech.
Trapped in her hospital room with little entertainment, she’d had nothing but time to ruminate on the bleakness of her impending days.
But her life no longer felt so bleak. Because of Balarr. Because he’d rescued her and brought her hope.
Her mind soon turned to mush as he deepened the kiss.
To her shock, his tongue started vibrating in her mouth, but she didn’t pull away.
She savored the feel of his tongue vibrating against hers, and she ran her hands up and down his chest as she tried her best to kiss him back.
Judging by the sexy growls he kept making, along with the occasional purrs, she figured she must be doing it correctly.
Warmth filled her when she realized she was pleasing him.
His hands continued roaming over her body, and eventually, his fingers brushed along her inner thighs. He withdrew from the kiss and peered down at her, his green eyes glowing, as he slowly trailed his fingers along the seam of her nether lips. Sensation zipped through her when he grazed her clit.
She gasped and her center shot upward.
“Oh!” She fought to catch her breath.
As he held her gaze, he increased the pressure of his strokes between her thighs, slipping a hand into her folds and exploring her with precise movements that made dark spots cloud her vision.
Every time he brushed over her clit—spreading her moisture across it—her hips jolted, and she ground her center into his hand, seeking more of his touch.
“Before we exchange our mating vows,” he said in a deep voice that thrummed through her, “I want to taste you. I want to bring you pleasure, sweet Luna, and help to better prepare you for the mating act.”
She felt her eyes widen. Surprise rippled through her, but so did desire—and anticipation. Spasms of heat erupted in her core, and she couldn’t seem to lie still.
Balarr leaned in to kiss her forehead, then he proceeded to kiss his way down her body.
He took his time when he reached her bosom, suckling her nipples and gently clamping down with his teeth.
She delved her fingers into his hair, holding his head as he flicked his tongue on one of her nipples, and the sensation went straight to her clit, causing her to lurch upward again.
In this position, his huge, hard cock throbbed along her inner thigh, though not quite close enough to impale her. Her pussy clenched as she thought about the moment he would sink his hugeness inside her. Her pulse increased, heated desire pummeled through her, and she gasped for air.
Eventually, Balarr kissed his way down her stomach.
The tenderness with which he kissed her scars made her want to cry, but she somehow managed to hold herself together.
He was proving himself far sweeter than the first impression he’d given her—when he’d burst into her room at Zalora Biotech looking as though he were ready to commit murder.
She still hadn’t asked if he’d killed anyone to get to her. And on the way out of the building, she’d closed her eyes against the brightness of the day while enjoying the feel of the sun on her face, so she had no idea if the grassy area outside the facility had been strewn with bodies.
Later. She would ask him about the rescue mission he’d mounted later. And she would ask him other important questions—like whether he’d once had a mate or children.
She thought about the Vaxxlian-Irccon war, and her heart broke when she considered all he might’ve lost recently.
Again, she promised herself she would try to be a good wife to him. He’d already proven himself to be an honorable male. Perhaps they would find happiness together on New Vaxx… and perhaps they would find healing together too.
Her thoughts once again turned to mush as he finished kissing his way to her center. The heat of his breath wafting against her core made her lurch. A deep chuckle left him, and he placed his hands on either of her thighs, then he touched his tongue directly to her clit and vibrated it.
“Oh!” She tried to gyrate her center into his mouth, but he had such a firm hold on her thighs that it prevented her movement. The euphoric sensations blasted through her, undulating and intense, affecting her entire body.
He retracted his tongue from her clit, reached between her thighs, and parted her slick nether folds to his gaze. She glanced down and flushed when she found he was staring directly at her down there, so very up close and personal.
His eyes flamed brighter and he growled. He dragged two digits through her moisture a few times before pushing inside her core. She gasped at the sudden fullness, and her fingers tightened in his hair.
He licked around her clit, circling it but not quite touching it, teasing her with strokes of his tongue that almost caressed her most sensitive spot. It was maddening, but when she tried to thrust her center against his mouth, he held her down again and made a tsking noise deep in his throat.
“Patience,” he whispered, and his warm breath once again wafted over her nether parts.
Pure carnal need swept through her, and she whimpered and moaned as he teased her with more strokes of his tongue that still didn’t quite touch her clit.
He also slowly pushed his digits deeper into her core, increasing the fullness. As her need mounted, she became so desperate that she almost begged him for mercy.
But at last—as though he sensed she’d reached the end of her endurance—he touched his vibrating tongue to her clit and circled it with the perfect amount of pressure.
Oh God. She saw stars, and she heard music—an entrancing, rhythmic thumping in her ears as she closed her eyes.
He finally allowed her to move, and she immediately started gyrating her core against his mouth while he simultaneously pumped two digits into her pussy and lapped at her clit. Oh God. Oh yes. She was so, so close. Just a few more seconds and…
She cried out as the climax swept over her, a sudden crash of quaking bliss that stole her breath and left her drained of all energy. Moans and whimpers escaped her, and she also kept repeating Balarr’s name.
In the aftermath of the release, she couldn’t think, she couldn’t move, and she felt as though she were floating in the clouds—or perhaps amidst the stars.
As she slowly drifted back to awareness, she realized Balarr was withdrawing his fingers from her pussy. The abrupt emptiness was startling, and her pussy clenched as she imagined the next, final part of their mating.
He’d told her they would exchange vows, then they would consummate their mating union. Her spirits soared at the idea of exchanging permanent vows with this fierce Vaxxlian warrior who’d rescued her from certain death.
Vaxxlians mated for life. Maybe the notion of forever should scare her, but it didn’t. Quite the opposite. She felt safe with Balarr and she took comfort in the knowledge that the males of his kind took their mating vows so seriously.
She finally opened her eyes, and she found him sitting up, staring down at her with a startlingly affectionate look.
He lifted her and settled her on his lap, then pressed a kiss to her forehead.
She melted. It was the second time he’d kissed her forehead this evening, and she wasn’t sure why, but it struck her as so endearingly sweet.
His eyes continued gleaming with warmth. “It is time,” he said in a voice filled with conviction. “Time for us to exchange the mating vows of my people.”