Anaz-Voohri (38 page)

“I’ve seen the effect first hand, and I’m counting on it." Zack went to a side bar and slid two stem glasses off the upside-down rack. Then he pulled a bottle of champagne out of a refrigerated cabinet. “I was keeping it for a special occasion, and this definitely qualifies." He popped the cork and filled the glasses without spilling any bubbly.

“Yes. This calls for a celebration." Tia needed to relax, lower her defenses. She’d waited so long for this, yet she wasn’t sure she could trust anyone anymore, even Zack. But she must if she ever wanted to find happiness. She’d lost all innocence when she discovered her hybrid nature. Could she learn to trust and love again?

Zack handed her a glass and sat beside her on the couch.
“To our reunion.”

Tia toasted with him and drank a long sip, enjoying the cool bubbles, wishing them to wash away her apprehension. “Tonight I want to forget the whole world outside.”

“I know just the thing." Zack’s warm hand ignited her thigh through the white denim.

Heat suffused Tia, from her core to her extremities, flushing away all doubts. “Remind me how this works.”

He took the glass from her and set the drinks on the coffee table.

Unsettled, the cat leapt to a safer place on the backrest of the couch.

“First,” Zack said in a deep voice she’d never heard, “there are too many pieces of clothing between us.”

Leaning back, Tia let him kiss her throat as he tugged at her sweater, unveiling her lacy peach bra. She lifted her arms to let him pull it over her head.

Zack nibbled on her ear. “I’ve pictured this moment many times in my mind over the past years, but this is so much better.”

“We were so young the last time we did this." She slipped her hand inside the black shirt and caressed his smooth chest while popping the buttons one by one. “We didn’t appreciate what we had.”

Zack’s
breath
shortened. “There is still time." The words came ragged with yearning as his shirt fell away.

Tia’s body tensed with anticipation as he undid her zipper and slipped off her jeans, leaving on her peach panties. “I believe we can make up for lost time." She felt his powerful erection pressing against her hip through the fabric of his pants, stronger than she remembered…

When he lifted her and carried her toward the bed, she buried her face into his bare chest, like a tame kitten, reveling in the musky fragrance of his aftershave. For the first time in her life, she felt safe, close, and accepted for what she truly was. Only Zack in the vast universe fully understood her.

Tia hadn’t had enough champagne to blame the alcohol for her shameless behavior. Forgetting all restraints, she wanted to give Zack the best night of his life.

As soon as he dropped her on the bed, she pulled him down and devoured his mouth breathlessly. Now that he’d unleashed her passion, Tia couldn’t wait anymore. She needed his contact, skin to skin. She fumbled with his belt buckle.

“Slow down, my love,” he whispered in her ear. “We are together for good, now. There is no need to rush.”

The words made Tia’s mind reel. Her chest filled with overflowing adoration. “I love you so much,” she breathed against his cheek.

Without realizing how, Tia had lost her last bit of lace. His clothes, too, had vanished. Nude in his arms, she let her hands roam his body. She’d expected raised scars on his back but found only smooth skin. “You look so... perfect.”

Zack smiled mysteriously. “I have my secrets, too. We are more alike than you know.”

“What secrets?" Tia couldn’t believe the extent of his recovery. He looked so fit and smooth, hairless, even better than during their soldiering years together... much better.

“There’ll be plenty of time to explain." He cupped her breasts and teased her nipples with his teeth, depriving her of any wish to speak.

Did she deserve such rewards? It didn’t matter. All that mattered was that Zack would finally find happiness. He deserved it.

Soon, the fire in her lower belly called for immediate action, but he let it burn to a paroxysm, holding her down while his insistent caresses brought moans of desire from the deepest recesses of her being. How she wanted him, and how she loved the way he made her wait. If that was punishment, she wanted more.

Although it drove her mad, she admired his restraint. The younger Zack hadn’t shown such patience. “I want you now,
hombre
,” she whispered in his ear.

The subtle change in his breathing told her that passion had taken him over. He gripped her hips as she opened herself to accommodate him. The first thrust made her cry out with intense release as she tightened around his swollen manhood, but he didn’t remain still.

He kept driving into her with surprising force, and she knew he’d lost control. She reveled in the wild abandon of their lovemaking, matching him thrust for thrust, strength for strength, in a frenzy to climax first.

Rapture washed over Tia in a warm wave, as Zack kept ravaging her in a delirious furor, making her groan in a cavernous voice she never knew she had. She didn’t want it to end, but she didn’t know how much more she could take.

When he slowed and exploded inside her, Tia cried tears of ecstasy. She held on to him, kissing his brow as he shook and groaned with pleasure. She never wanted to let him go and wished she could keep him inside her forever.

They remained immobile a long time, content to just lay there, entwined.

No matter what dangers the future held, Tia would not have to face them alone. She finally belonged, with Zack, with Mythos. She’d found her niche in this dislocated world and looked forward to tackling ORION and the Anaz-voohri with this wonderful man she loved.

“What happens tomorrow?” she asked after they disengaged.

Zack kissed her eyelid. “I’m glad to know that you can breathe heavy sometimes, although I didn’t see you sweat.”

“Only
horses
sweat,” she teased. “I don’t." She tried to sound serious with little success. “Are you avoiding my question?”

“About tomorrow?"
He sat up in bed, snatched the cat, and deposited the white furry ball between her naked breasts. “Let’s see... You’ll swear allegiance to Mythos. Then we’ll probably get a field assignment, you and me as a team. I already requested you as my partner.”

“Together?" Tia stopped playing with Cleopatra. “I’d like that very much. Just like the old days.”

“Better than the old days."
He teased Cleopatra’s paws on her chest. “Now we know what we have, and there is no military rule to worry about.”

Tia caressed his hands and looked into his loving eyes. “You make me so happy.”

 
Zack filled her ear with butterfly kisses that made her hips rise with renewed desire. “This night has just started,” he whispered, “and it is all ours, my love, all ours.”

Somewhere in space, the Anaz-voohri threatened humankind, a madman led ORION, and the planet was in chaos, but all Tia could think of right now was Zack, and the gentle tug of his fingers in her hair that brought her face closer for his kiss.

THE
  
END

About the Author

Born in France, award-winning author Vijaya Schartz never conformed to anything and could never refuse a challenge. She likes action and exotic settings, in life and on the page. She traveled the world and claims she comes from the future. Her books collected many five star reviews and literary awards. She makes you believe you actually lived these extraordinary adventures among her characters. Her stories have been compared to Indiana Jones with sizzling romance. So, go ahead, dare to experience the magic, and she will keep you entranced, turning the pages until the last line. Find more at http://www.vijayaschartz.com
  

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