Chapter 13
GEMINI
Gemini awoke with a start, a strange grogginess clouding her head like she’d taken sleeping pills, though she knew she hadn’t. She was an absolute mess, hair sticking out in all directions and a thin film of dried cum covering much of her body.
Her core immediately clenched at the sight of Apodis’ marks, and all she could think about was how much she needed him, how much she craved more.
Thank God for her implant, because she’d gone so far as to stuff his cum into her eager cunt, which was still dripping with that strange, over the top arousal.
Where was Apodis?
A glass of water awaited her on the nightstand, and she drank as if she were lost in a desert, gulping down every last drop.
When a few more minutes passed with no sign of her alien lover, panic started welling in her chest, her body clenching uncomfortably as a cloud of dread hovered over her. Had he abandoned her? Just like Kenny?
No, no, of course not. This was his home. Maybe he just went out foraging or something? Or was he having second thoughts about what had happened? Oh no, he had seemed reticent for some reason despite the clear chemistry. Had she pushed him too hard? Made him do something he regretted?
“Apodis!” she called, fear pitching her voice high.
If she had done anything to make him uncomfortable, she would never forgive herself. Whatever weird hormonal thing was making her a raging sex maniac, she would just have to ignore it, because Apodis clearly seemed unwilling to stick his cock in her needy pussy.
The door whooshed open, and there he was, in all his glory, his comfortable pants clinging to his legs and showcasing his erection.
It took everything in her power to tear her gaze away from the outline of his cock, the cock that had been fucking her thighs an hour ago?
A day ago? She had no idea what time it was, but Apodis’ awkward smile eased her angst as he brought over another large glass.
“Where did you go?” she asked, not caring how pathetic she sounded.
“I was just getting you more water. You need to stay hydrated,” he explained, sitting on the bed next to her and handing her the glass.
She took a few sips, though it did little to make her feel better, and quickly set it on the nightstand.
“I don’t feel well. I think I’m getting sick. Something’s off.”
Apodis gave her a strange look, his skin flushing a deep maroon and his tentacles twitching behind him.
“What? What is it?” Gemini asked, anxiety clenching her chest.
He looked somber, but took her hand gently, brushing his thumb over her palm.
“I need to tell you something, but I don’t want you to be afraid. Everything will be okay...”
“Is something wrong with me?” Gemini interrupted, unable to contain her panic. “Tell me!”
Apodis shook his head, cooing softly in a way that soothed some of the fear icing her veins. His hand dwarfing hers was a comfort too, and she tried to ignore the alarm bells ringing in her head and focus.
“I think you’re in heat.”
“Heat?”
“Yes, it’s something my species experiences upon sexual maturity. Well, a specific subset of my species. Omegas. It starts with creating a nest, a cozy area to participate in the heat, and then leads to fevers and um…”
“Intense arousal?” Gemini asked, finishing his sentence.
Apodis looked sheepish, but nodded.
“Why am I going through it? I’m not an Oslieth,” she continued, not understanding what alien heats had to do with her.
“There are certain members of other species that can transform in a way when they’re around Oslieth pheromones. Latent genes that are caused by convergent evolution can be… awakened.”
Gemini swallowed hard, the electric prickle of anxiety ramping up once again.
“So what does that mean? You’re scaring me.”
Apodis leaned down, looking her right in the eyes. His turquoise-gold irises were mesmerizing, and she felt reassured by his presence, his touch, his soft words.
“From what I know of the Zephells who have shown omega or alpha traits, it is manageable, if not reversible. There are heat suppressant pills you can take to dull the intensity of the desire to mate and mask your scent from alphas, though I cannot imagine that will be an issue back on Earth. You won’t produce as much slick or feel the urge to nest as strongly with the suppressants.
There is doctor in Aerumi who has been studying the phenomenon and I am certain she will be able to help you. ”
So slick was what they called the wetness seeping from her aching cunt and glazing her thighs.
This was all so much information, but she tried to stay calm despite the hormones addling her brain.
A pill wouldn’t be so bad, would it? Like when she used to take birth control before she got her permanent implant.
“I haven’t forced you to do anything you didn’t want, have I?” she asked.
Apodis shook his head vehemently and squeezed her hand in a gesture of comfort.
“No, no. Of course not. You triggered rut for me, which can happen when an alpha is near an omega in heat. And even before that, I was… am… very much interested in you.”
Gemini bit her lip, arousal replacing some of the fear infiltrating her body at Apodis’ words, his voice hoarse with lust.
“So why don’t you want to have sex? What happens if we do? Does it make us alien married or something?”
Apodis chuckled, breaking some of the tension filling the room like a dissipating cloud.
“No, not alien married. I’ve had sex with other omegas before.”
Gemini growled, possessive of the male sitting next to her in a way she had no business being. She cleared her throat, trying to focus on understanding exactly what his hesitation was.
“So? Why are you so against it? Won’t it help both of us if we have sex?”
“This is not you, Gemini. Not really. I don’t want you to do anything you might regret.”
She started giggling at the absurdity of his concerns, and it took a while before she could rein herself in, the puzzled look on Apodis’ face only furthering her mirth.
“I wanted to bang you as soon as you carried me through the woods. You don’t have to worry about me being out of my mind,” she explained, and it was the truth.
Sure, she was definitely feeling above average arousal right now, but she’d been into him from the first moment when he’d rescued her like an alien prince.
“It’s my fault you got hurt in the first place,” Apodis said somberly, continuing when she quirked a brow in question. “I was… stalking you, so to speak. I scented you when you were in my territory, and I couldn’t resist following you.”
“Scented?”
“It’s how we can tell someone is a compatible mate.”
“You knew all the way back then…” she breathed, shock winding its way through her bones.
“Yes, in a way. Though I didn’t really understand. I wanted to deny it.”
“I scented you too!” Gemini blurted. “That’s why I wandered so far away from my camp. You smell like a pine forest.”
Apodis smiled shyly, though he still seemed upset.
“It’s the scent of omorlalla trees. They aren’t native to this mistforest. I’m really sorry, Gemini. I should’ve told you sooner and brought you back to your camp. We might have been able to avoid all this.”
Gemini shushed him, pressing a finger to his lips.
“I don’t want to go back to my camp. I want to be here with you. And if you’re comfortable fucking, I am too.”
Apodis’ eyes blazed, his gaze raking over her breasts and his nostrils flaring as if he could smell the slick she was dripping onto his bed sheets. He tangled a hand in her hair and crashed his lips to hers, a bruising kiss that sent an electric tremor through her.
Gemini moaned into his mouth, parting his lips with her tongue and brushing it over his own.
Slowly, he lowered her to the mattress, caging her to the bed with strong limbs, his tentacles waving erratically behind him.
His mouth dropped to her neck, and he suckled her flesh, her back arching on instinct as a desperate cry left her lips.
Oh, she didn’t know what she’d do if he denied her again, if he refused to give her what they both so fiercely needed.
“I don’t want to hurt you,” he whispered in her ear, and she grasped his cheeks, pulling him to face her.
Silver hair hung in his darkened eyes, and she traced the lines of his face.
“I can take you, Apodis. I will take you.”
A growl reverberated between them, a primal sound that she wasn’t sure came from her or him.
“Even my knot?” he asked, his fangs extending in a swift click and sending a tremor of excitement through her.
The knot had to be the bulge at the base of his cock, and she knew she needed it no matter what.
“Yes. I’ll take every last bit of you. Now give me what I want.”
Her voice was dark, but her body felt light, like she would float away if not for the fact Apodis was pinning her to the bed.
After only a moment of hesitation, he slid his pants off, exposing that glorious cock which had her cunt and mouth weeping in tandem.
“All of your holes are mine, my mate. And I’m going to fill every one of them.”
Satisfaction coiled around her nerves at the erotic promise, and before she knew it, a tentacle was tracing down her body, over her stomach and raking through her mound. He slid the tip through her slick, and she gasped in a breath, the touch already too much and not enough at the same time.
“Need to get you ready for me, little human. Ready for my cock,” he growled in her ear, and she trembled as the tentacle plunged into her.
He was so different in the bedroom, but no less intoxicating, taking control in a way she didn’t expect. And she wanted to submit, was relieved to give the power over to him, knowing in her heart that she could trust him with her life if she needed to.
“What a pretty little mate I have. So responsive to my touch. You’ve wanted me to do this since we met, hmm? Wanted me to stretch your tight little pussy so I could fill it with my cock?”