Captive's Desire (17 page)

Hayden followed her in and he too paused for a moment.

“Let’s get Katie out of here,” he said, taking hold of her hand, giving her some courage in that small gesture.

While Livvie stared, Hayden walked through the women and must have recognized the resemblance between them. Although not identical twins, they shared very similar features.

Livvie walked up to the table. “Oh, God,” she said, choking on the words. “Oh, Katie.” She reached to touch the still girl’s hand.

A small sound came from the table.

“She’s still alive, Livvie. And she doesn’t have the incision some of the others do. Find a blanket. I’ll get her unbound.”

Livvie looked at the other women. He was right. She forced herself to take in the long incisions that had been roughly stitched together on the women. They ran the full length of their abdomens. Katie didn’t have the scar. Maybe they were in time.

“Livvie,” Hayden repeated.

She nodded and turned to search for a blanket. When she returned with one, it was to find Hayden lifting Katie into his arms. “She’s so pale, too pale, and too skinny.”

“She’s alive, Livvie. That’s all that matters. Put the blanket around her.”

Livvie glanced once more at the belly of one of the other women. Her own stomach heaved, but she swallowed back her fear and wrapped the blanket around her sister’s body.

“Good. Take my gun. Let’s go. Back where we came. Fast.”

There was an all-out war overhead and the two ran.

They’d made it nearly back to the start when shots rang out simultaneous with debris falling from above. Livvie was thrown to the ground.

“Livvie!” Hayden screamed.

“My arm!” Had she been shot? The pain was so sharp.

More shots came as Hayden crouched to set Katie down, but before he’d even done it, someone kicked the gun back within Livvie’s reach and she shot with her uninjured arm. Marc joined in, taking down the six soldiers behind them.

Hayden gathered Katie back up. Livvie was already on her feet, clutching her wounded arm.

“Ok?” Hayden asked her.

She nodded, then turned to Marc. “Where are Dana and Beth?” she asked.

Marc shook his head. “Let’s get out of here.”

They ran toward the exit they knew as the raid quieted down. Aircrafts flew overhead, but they were random and the dome was destroyed. The city was in chaos behind them, but the three didn’t look back as they ran out into the night, heading toward Hayden’s ship.

Epilogue

Katie smiled faintly at Livvie and Jenna. Three weeks had passed since the attack on Magnus One. They’d lost four ships, but the rest were intact. They’d taken the cities by complete surprise. Shane had led the troop back to the camp and the resistance fighters had accomplished what they’d set out to do so many years ago. Blowing the domes off the cities had worked as Hayden had thought and as the drugs that were pumped into the air wore off, the citizens revolted. The battles were far from over, quite the opposite in fact, but at least now, they stood a chance.

“You’ve got some color back today,” Livvie said, adjusting her blanket with her uninjured arm. She would have sworn she’d been shot, but it had been a deep cut from debris and Katie had been the one to take the bullet to her hip.

Katie’s smile deepened a little, but Livvie didn’t miss the wince that accompanied it. They’d been just in time before the butchers at Magnus One could slice her open to take what they needed.

“It’s Jenna’s food,” Katie said, her eyes teary as she gazed at little Anna who lay in Jenna’s arms sleeping, a tiny snore emanating from the bundle.

“You should taste Livvie’s apple pie,” Jenna said.

Livvie had filled Katie in on the camp and told her everything she’d learned. Katie hadn’t put up much resistance to it all, remembering all too well her treatment at the hands of Magnus’ doctors.

“I can’t wait. Did they say how much longer I’d have to be in here?” she asked. “I want to go outside. I want to walk and breathe real, fresh air.”

“Just get better first; you’ll do all of that. Besides, I think I heard something about you being allowed out in a wheelchair later today,” Livvie said. “Someone arranged it for you.” She winked.

As if on cue, the door opened and Marc walked inside with a huge bunch of wildflowers in his arms. “Hey,” he said to Katie.

Livvie didn’t miss how Katie’s face lit up.

“I guess we’ll go,” Jenna said, elbowing Livvie.

“Wrap her up tight in the blanket, Marc. And make sure you…”

“Let’s go. He’s got it covered,” Jenna said, rolling her eyes along with Marc.

“Have fun,” Livvie said and allowed Jenna to walk her out.

“I think it’s sweet they found each other,” Jenna said.

“Yeah, especially after finding out about his sisters.” Dana and Beth had been killed in some sort of chemical explosion at the factory years ago.

“How are things with you and Hayden?” Jenna asked.

Livvie checked the time and smiled. He was expecting her at his office in ten minutes. She knew she was in a little trouble for her stunt with Marc, even though the outcome had gone as it had. “Good. Very good. I have to run in fact. I’m meeting him in ten minutes.”

“Well, don’t forget you’ve got dinner with us tonight!”

“Don’t worry, I won’t. I promise!”

They parted ways and Livvie headed to Hayden’s office.

* * *

Hayden checked his watch. He’d been unable to do any work while waiting for Livvie to get to his office. Since their return to camp, he’d stayed one night, then headed out to join with the resistance fighters in nearby camps. The cities had been unable to rebuild their domes and the drugs had fully worn off within days. The rebellion he’d hoped for had come to fruition. He didn’t fool himself into thinking it was over though. Far from it. Many lives would still be lost, but the light of a better future lay within his reach, within their reach. He sat back in his chair smiling. He’d accomplished something he’d been working toward for more than twenty years.

There was a tentative knock on the door.

“Come in,” he said, setting his forearms on the desk and clasping his hands beneath his chin. He wanted to appear as strict a disciplinarian as he could, at least at first. Truth was, he was proud of Livvie. She was brave, even braver than he’d realized. Stubborn as hell, but brave.

“Hi,” she said, smiling a nervous smile. She stepped inside and closed the door behind her, maneuvering everything with her left arm.

“Hi,” he said. Any thought of chastising her was out the window when he set his eyes on her again. She was magnificent.

He pushed his chair back from the desk and motioned to his lap. She walked toward him, obviously unsure what to do, and so he reached for her and stood her between his legs. “Your arm ok?” he asked, touching it lightly.

“It’s fine,” she said. “Doctors just want to keep the bandage on for a couple more days. They’re not taking any chances, I guess.”

“I’m with them. How’s Katie doing?”

“Better.”

Hayden knew it had been touch and go for a while between the drugs she’d been sedated with and the shot to her hip, but at least they’d been on time before irreparable damage could have been done.

“Marc’s got quite the crush on her, you know,” she said.

He took her wrist and turned the delicate inside toward him, tracing a soft line up to the crease of her elbow. “M-hmm. I heard. There’s a rumor she might like him just as much.”

“Yeah. He’s not so much a jerk when you get to know why he was so angry, I guess.”

“It’s all in the past now. Our mission was successful and although it’s not over, I hope we’ll be able to live a more normal life, an easier life now. Marc deserves that too.”

“I know.”

“We do need to talk about what you did though,” he said, reaching to unbutton her blouse. He felt her body tense infinitesimally.

“Are you going to spank me?” she asked.

He waited to answer until he had peeled the blouse from her body and let it fall to the floor.

“No,” he said, serious for a moment. “I’m not going to spank you. I understand why you did what you did.”

She exhaled and smiled.

He pulled her closer by slipping his finger into the waistband of her jeans and tugging. “Besides, I’m sure you’ll earn more spankings to come. And I’ve decided to go ahead with weekly maintenance spankings once your arm is fully healed.”

“Oh.”

He grinned and unbuttoned the first button. “I think,” he said, slipping the rest of the buttons free and dipping two fingers into her panties, “you’ll look forward to them almost as much as I will.”

“Hm, maybe,” she said, obviously not agreeing with him.

His fingers tickled her pussy, which she’d kept bare since he’d shaved her that day. His eyes remained on hers as he did it, watched her pupils dilate as he played. “Let’s get these off,” he said. Once he’d stripped her, Hayden tugged his shirt over his head and pulled her down to straddle his lap. Her legs were wide and he wrapped his arms around behind her, gripping each buttock, spreading her even more.

Livvie tried to grind herself against his erection as she leaned in to kiss him, but he wouldn’t allow it.

“You’ve become so greedy,” he said, teasing her with small kisses along her neck, her collarbone, as his fingers explored the moisture between her legs. “And you’re dripping wet.” He leaned in to kiss her fully once as he rose to his feet, lifting her with him.

“You’ve been gone so long,” she said into his kiss as he laid her on his desk.

He stood between her thighs and looked down at her, forcing her to bend her knees as he pressed her thighs to either side of her torso. His eyes traveled down her body to her pussy. She was all pink and soft, her lips spread open, as if welcoming him, hungry for him. He leaned down, took her clit into his mouth and sucked hard, drawing the swollen nub out.

Livvie moaned and closed her eyes.

Hayden straightened and freed one of her legs for a moment as he opened the crotch of his pants to release his cock. She watched him bring the head of it to her pussy and dip it between her hot folds.

“Fuck me,” she said.

He ignored her and kept teasing, watching her face as he ran the length of his cock all along her sex before slipping it slowly inside her. Livvie arched her back as if she couldn’t get him close enough and he penetrated deep once, twice, three times, before pulling out and dragging her from the table.

“No,” she said, resisting.

“On your knees before I do spank you,” he said, pushing her down to her knees as he pressed her head toward his cock. She opened her mouth, eagerly taking it in, licking and sucking, opening wide enough to take him deep. He closed his eyes, holding on to her, regulating her movements. “That’s so good, Livvie,’’ he said. He knew he wouldn’t last long; it had been two weeks since he’d had her, and once again, when he pulled her head back by her hair, she resisted, lapping at him like a hungry animal.

“Up,” he said, lifting her.

“Ow.” She leaned her head back into his hand to relieve some of the pressure although he was only tugging lightly.

He ignored her and turned her to bend over the desk. He slapped her inner thighs several times. “Take your legs wide, girl.”

She did.

He gripped her buttocks and spread her open. One thumb settled over her asshole and when he pressed against it, she opened easily to him.

“Please,” she begged. “Hayden, please fuck me now!”

“I like it when you beg,” he teased, the head of his cock hovering at her pussy. He pushed his thumb deeper inside her back hole and when she tensed, drove his cock into her pussy hard.

She sucked in a loud breath and arched her back. He fucked her, liking the look of his cock as it dripped wet from her juices and he didn’t stop when she clamped down around him, her first orgasm coming on fast.

She moaned and ground her hips back and he held her like that, open, watching her tense the muscles of her thighs, milking every last ounce of pleasure. When she had settled, he pulled his finger from her ass and his cock from her pussy. It nearly dripped with her juices as he traced the cleft up to her asshole and hovered there.

“I want to fuck your ass, Livvie.”

“Yes,” she managed.

It was all he needed to push against her tight hole. She tensed for a moment, but slowly opened to him. He took his time, enjoying the feel of her hot, snug passage as it enveloped his cock, opening for him slowly. She came again when he reached around to rub her clit. He was only halfway in, but as she came, he began to pump, taking more space, knowing she’d be feeling a slight burn, her ass not yet accustomed to being used by him. The thought of training her seemed to make him swell even thicker and he pumped harder and faster, seating himself fully and deeply inside her, until he too went over that edge, thrusting hard once, twice as he came and nearly collapsed over her back.

* * *

They sat naked on the couch in his office, Hayden’s arms wrapped protectively around her.

“What happens now? I mean, with the fighting?” she asked. She traced the lines of his palm as he held her close to his chest.

“We keep fighting. Our armies are growing as the citizens of Magnus One and Two join forces with us. I don’t want to say it’s going to be easy or fast, but we’ll win. In time.”

“I want to fight with you, Hayden. I want to bring them down.”

He turned his face and took her chin with his fingers, forcing her to look at him. “Livvie, I know you’re still angry about what they did to your brother and sister, but you have to put it behind you. I don’t want you to join the fighting. I’m sorry, but I won’t allow that.”

“I’m a soldier, Hayden. They trained me for this.”

“I want better for you. For us. We have a chance at a future now. I want a family, Livvie. I always have. I want a wife and kids. Lots of them. And I can’t think of anyone I’d want for my wife aside from you.”

She smiled a sad smile, tears warming her eyes. “I’m the only one who’ll put up with you, you mean,” she said, brushing his hair behind his ear.