Chapter 13 #2
He carried me off the ship into his penthouse. He didn’t stop there either, much to my chagrin. He brought me down to a medical bay. He laid me on a table and closed a glass lid above me. I turned my head, feeling uneasy yet trusting of him all the same.
The glass lit up with blue text. A dim glow scanned over me, and a contraption of some sort stilled over me. A robotic arm rubbed a piece of cloth over my skin, numbing it before a needle sank into my flesh.
I wasn’t sure what the machine injected into me, but I immediately felt better. Any lightheadedness rushed away. I closed my eyes and fell asleep, knowing that the medical equipment at Talyn’s disposal would ensure that I was just as healthy as he was.
When I woke up again, I was tucked into Talyn’s bed.
I opened my eyes and looked down at my hand, noticing I was clean.
There wasn’t even any dirt underneath my fingernails.
I blushed, realizing that he must have bathed me when I was out.
I lifted my head and searched the room, finding him seated in a chair scanning through a series of holographic screens in front of him.
When he noticed that I was awake, he grinned and closed everything.
“My Raiza,” he murmured happily.
“Talyn,” I breathed. He looked good. Better than good. His eyes were bright. There wasn’t a shred of pain or agony within them. Thank God.
He sat down on the bed and brushed his knuckles across my forehead.
“You had a pretty serious concussion, my little pet,” he chided. For some reason, I blushed, and his smile widened. “You should be all better now though.”
“Me? You’re the one who was blown to pieces,” I countered, and he chuckled.
“No need to worry about me, my sweet. I’m good as new,” he replied. “Turns out I can survive explosions too.”
I glared at him suspiciously.
“You didn’t know that when you threw me to safety?” I gasped furiously.
He didn’t answer, but his guilty smirk told me everything. I wanted to be angry with him, but I was far too relieved to have come out of that entire ordeal with the two of us intact. I reached for his hand and curled my fingers within his.
“Thank you for coming to rescue me. I’m sorry that I left you and the city,” I murmured.
“I know. I don’t want you to worry about that. We will deal with that together later. Right now, I want you to tell me what you want for dinner,” he answered gently. My pussy pulsed at his promise, and I squeezed his hand a bit tighter.
“Lasagna,” I replied almost immediately.
“Cheese on cheese then?” he grinned, and I giggled.
“Yeah. Turns out that cheese, tomato sauce, and some more cheese is pretty damn tasty,” I said, and I couldn’t stop smiling.
This was perfect. Him and me. I couldn’t ask for anything more.
He pulled my hand gently and helped me to climb out of bed. He guided me out of the bedroom and led me to the couch, where he tucked me in with copious pillows and blankets. He turned on one of the older human films and took off into the attached kitchen.
I was thankful that he didn’t leave my sight. I watched him work, layering the pasta and cheese for a while. I pretended to watch the movie, but it gave me far more comfort to just observe him instead.
I still found it hard to believe he was still alive.
He’d risked everything for me, even his own life and now he was here cooking me dinner in the kitchen while I relaxed on the couch.
I didn’t know what I’d done to deserve a man like him, but for the first time, I was happy I’d been the one to pull the joker card.
Back then, I’d thought that was shit luck, but now I realized that it was maybe something like fate, that Talyn and I were supposed to come together like this.
He caught me watching him and pointed back to the movie. I turned my head, swallowing a laugh as I did so.
After he placed the lasagna in the oven, he joined me. He pulled me against him, and I pretended to pay attention. Thankfully, he didn’t ask me any questions about what happened because I was mainly thinking about riding his cocks later.
The oven dinged and he got back up. He swiftly plated two large pieces and carried them over to me once he was done.
I ate every bit of that delicious meal, savoring his company along with every delectable mouthful.
When I was done, I even thought about having a second plate, but there was always room for more later.
I was more concerned about what Talyn had in mind for me tonight. I snuggled closer to him, running my fingers along the flesh of his arm and he groaned softly behind me.
“How are you feeling, my sweet human?” he asked.
He pressed his lips against the side of my head and my heart swelled.
His arms tightened around me in a soothing embrace.
His forearm pressed up lightly against my throat.
I didn’t feel any fear because after everything we’d gone through together, I knew that he’d go to the ends of the earth for me and that meant something.
I turned my head, intertwining my fingers with his. I lifted the back of his knuckles to my lips and kissed them gently. He purred, the rolling vibration of his tongue pouring over me like music. I sighed happily before I even remembered that he’d asked me a question.
“I feel really good,” I replied, and his thumb traced up and down mine. I could tell he wanted to say more, so I stayed quiet.
“I need to tell you something, Raiza,” he murmured.
“What is it, Talyn?” I answered carefully.
“When you were safe in the medical bay, I returned to the underground. I brought several men with me. Not an army or anything close to that, just enough to deal with the group of men that hurt you,” he began.
He paused for a moment, hugging me closer.
Maybe he was checking to see if I was tensing up, but I didn’t.
“I hunted them, and I found them. I made sure every man that threatened you or placed a single finger on your head was dead,” he continued. His hands glided up and down my arms.
In the days before Talyn, I might have been angry by such news. Now, however, they’d not only tried to hurt me, but they’d caused Talyn terrible agony in their efforts to kill him. I could not forgive that.
“Good,” I murmured.
He squeezed my upper arms, kissing the top of my head once more.
“I’m so proud of you, my little soldier,” he whispered and just when I thought my heart couldn’t get any bigger, it bloomed that much more with emotion.
“I want you,” I whispered, and a rumbling growl revealed just how much he wanted me too.
“You and I have something to deal with first, don’t we?
” he said. There was no malice or anger in his voice, only dark desire and my stomach flipped with anxious arousal.
I curled into him and hid my face in his chest. The scent of oranges and spice and masculine energy surrounded me.
It only compounded the need swirling inside me that much more.
I nodded, feeling too excitedly nervous to even speak.
We hadn’t done anything in a few days. I’m not even sure how many had passed since the tunnels.
He told me that he’d wanted to make sure there were no lasting effects from my concussion, as well as my other smaller injuries.
I had several lacerations that had fully healed with the help of his advanced medication.
I was much better, but now I was feeling feisty and wanted his hands on my skin.
Impatiently, I lifted my chin and kissed his cheek.
He grasped my cheeks and kissed me so roughly that it reverberated into the depths of my soul.
I pressed my lips back against his just as desperately.
I turned, pushing my breasts against his chest and he lifted me right off the couch.
He didn’t break that kiss as he carried me into the bedroom, where he sat down on the bed.
I moaned into his kiss. When he finally pulled away, his violet eyes were so dark that they almost looked pitch black.
“When you’re ready, you will climb off my lap. I want you to strip for me,” he murmured in my ear. The heat of his breath curled around my skin, and it took everything in me not to melt into his embrace even more.
“What are you going to do?” I said anxiously.
“You’re going to find out,” he answered firmly, and I shivered hard. My backside clenched knowingly, and I glanced down at his palm. He noticed, but he said nothing to confirm my suspicion that I was about to spend some significant time over his knee.
“Talyn,” I whispered. Now that the time had come, I felt more nervous than ever. I knew I was safe with him, that I loved him, but I also knew that what was coming would hurt.
“The more you delay, my pet, the harder this is going to be for you. You left my penthouse without permission. Stole one of my ships. Tried to warn the humans we were coming and put yourself in danger without communicating a single word to me,” he chided gently.
“I know,” I answered. He was right. All that considered, the worst part of it all was that he’d gotten hurt too. My actions had spiraled, and we were both lucky to have gotten out alive.
“Now I understand why you did it, sweet girl, but you forgot one crucial detail. You’re mine and you will never be able to run from that again.
I will come for you, again and again, no matter what.
You need to know that and I’m going to show you that tonight, do you understand?
” he continued firmly, and every syllable vibrated into my core.
My inner walls fluttered with excitement.
I nodded, shuddering hard before him with anxious need.
“My world is not a friendly one, but those rules don’t apply here in our home.
You will always answer to me. You are my mate, and if you need something, I will listen.
I promise you. If you try to go over my head, I will punish you, just as you’re about to be punished tonight,” he said.
My pussy clenched greedily just as my stomach flipped anxiously.
“I love you, Talyn,” I whispered.
“I love you too, Raiza,” he answered so surely that my heart tingled with passionate feeling.
“You mean that?” I asked.
“Every word, my Raiza. I was so scared I would lose you down there in those tunnels,” he answered. His voice shook with emotion and his arms squeezed me even tighter.
I stayed in his lap for a little while longer, savoring the safety of his embrace as much as I could before I took a deep breath and climbed backwards.
I slid the loose gray pants I was wearing down to the floor. Beneath it, I had a pair of lacey blue panties. His eyes glanced down at them, and his lips tipped upward. It made me feel like the most desirable woman on Earth.
Slowly, I slipped my fingers beneath the hem of my flowy tank top and lifted it. It felt naughty and a bit brave to reveal myself like this. A bit teasingly, I grazed my palm over my bra. It matched the panties I was wearing, which made me feel even more beautiful.
He gazed back at me with open appreciation.
“You are perfection,” he murmured, and my pussy squeezed tight.
Bashfully, I reached behind my back and unclasped my bra. When the back popped free, I paused for a moment before willing up the courage to pull it away from my body to reveal myself.
When I finally did, my nipples were already rock hard. He grinned, clearly enjoying the sight. My breasts felt heavy with desire and with a smirk of my own, I glided my fingers over my nipples, pinching them lightly and he growled with desire at the sight.
With only the lacey panties left, I blushed heavily. I dared a peek at his face and the expectation was there.
With a hard swallow, I dipped my fingertips beneath the cloth of my panties.
I slid them exceedingly slowly down my hips, pausing just before I revealed my pussy and smiling seductively in his direction.
His returning grin was far more dangerous, and my backside tensed nervously.
I finally let the fabric go and they fell to the floor, leaving me naked and vulnerable in front of my alien captor and my mate.
The love of my life.
He didn’t say anything for the longest time. He just looked at me and I quivered, waiting for the inevitable. When he pushed himself up off the bed, I bit my lip.
He was going to give me exactly what I needed.