Living among the Stars (Sky Riders #2) (9 page)

              “Commander Zol’tsa it is a pleasure to meet you. Come in and have a seat. I am General Morgan.”

              He did as asked and looked around at the males surrounding him. Two had on green uniforms that were decorated with numerous metals. Two had on the type of uniform except white with metals. One was dressed in what looked like casual clothing, and the other was dressed in what he assumed was a flight suit.

              General Morgan continued after the introductions. “Commander, we just wanted to meet with you and find out what you have to offer our people. I also understand that you are willing to take some of the others who have been sentenced to jail. May I ask why?”

              “I have a mining operation that is dire need of workers. This is a new discovery on my planet and one that will make us quite rich.” He had to contain his laughter when he saw the reaction he got from the males. “We have discovered a large deposit of gold but do not have the manpower to extract it. Those who come will be well paid.”

              Whispers went around the table. He smiled smugly to himself and waited. General Morgan addressed him again. “You are free to scout out those who want to go on your own but we would like for you to take some of those in jails. The prisons are so overcrowded that many are having to share a bed.”

              “That would be acceptable, general.”

              “The ones we would send are the ones that are in prison for the rest of their lives. Their crimes range from grand theft to drug possession. It wouldn’t be fair to send those with extremely violent attitudes or are in for violent crimes. Is that suitable?”

              He smiles outwardly. “That is perfect.”

              “Now, commander, tell us about your world.”

              For the next hour, he filled in the story he needed to tell. While he did tell some of the truth, it was all truthful. He neglected to inform the group of the recent move his people had just made and what he really needed the people for. He answered any questions asked and provided any information the males wanted. At the closure of the meeting, he was satisfied it had gone exceeding well. The general informed him that the first of the prisoners would start to arrive at the convention center in two days. At first, the prisoners would be asked for volunteers then, if necessary, they would send unwilling ones.

              After he had left the convention center, he and his pilot walked through the city. It was so primitive compared to some of the places he had visited throughout the universe and even his on home planet of Lephus. As they walked they drew a lot of attention especially with the females. Many were very beautiful and he longed to have one in his bed. Possibly he might be able to get a female to tag along in order to start procreating again.

              They walked down a particularly noisy street. Bright lights filled the evening air as well as a stench he wasn’t familiar with. One male in particular was emptying his stomach contents in the middle of the walkway, unaware of those around him.

              This place reminds me of Vorus,” the pilot said.

              He grunted his response as he veered around the Earth male. “I would have to agree.”

              They walked for a bit longer until they reached an establishment that had a woman skimpily clad sitting outside the entrance. Two gold dots covered the nipples of her breasts and a small matching triangle of gold cloth covered her sex as she swung around a metal pole. As soon as she spied them she used a finger to urge them to come closer. His cock jumped as he approached the female.

              “Hi, guys! Y’all want to see a good show?” She let go of her pole to pull him closer.

              Her breasts were larger up close and he noticed that the gold cloth did not cover up her ass. Only a thin piece of sting graced her globes and disappeared between them.

              He licked his lips as he stared at her. Her hair was a strange color he had never seen before. While most of her hair was light colored, she had blue streaks running through at odd intervals.

              “Yes, we would like to see the show. Are you participating in it?” He couldn’t help but lick his suddenly dry lips again.

              “Come this way boys.” She wiggled her finger at them again as she pushed through a set of red curtains.

              Inside, the air was thick and dark. The smell of smoke filled his nostrils as he followed the female to a table near a platform that was lit up with different color lights. There were numerous other males sitting around other tables obviously waiting for something.

              “Enjoy the show boys,” she said then left them.

              “What is this place, commander?”

              He was about to answer when the room was plunged into darkness for a brief time. A loud male voice came over the speaker to announce someone by the name of Cherry. Immediately after, music began to play and the curtains that were on the platform opened to reveal a female sitting on a chair. She had his undivided attention when she stood up and walked to the edge of the platform. She was standing right above him to the point he could reach out and touch her if he chose to. As the music picked up its beat, she whipped open the long coat she was wearing.

              “By the gods!” his pilot said stunned.

              Neither male could take his eyes off the female who was standing completely naked in front of them. She tossed the coat to the side and reached for the pole that stood in the middle of the platform.

              Zol’tsa watched in fascination as the naked Earthling twirled around the pole. He almost came on himself when the she slid down the pole to lay on the platform, exposing her sex for all to see. He wanted this specimen. He was going to take her back to his ship and have her the way he wanted to fuck a female.

              The show ended all too quickly and the dancer disappeared behind the curtain. He stood up confidently and walked to where the female disappeared. Her naked body slipped through the door that closed immediately in his face. Without any hesitation, he opened the door and saw her sitting in front of a mirror.

              “Sorry, honey. The show is over.” She was brushing her long red hair in quick even strokes. Her blue eyes watched at him suspiciously.

              He didn’t answer her. Three steps took him to stand between those silky thighs where her sex was now hidden from his sight. He held out his upturned hand to her and waited.

              “You’re one of those aliens I heard about, aren’t you?” she placed her smaller hand into his and stood up to face him.

              “I want you to come with me.” His hand closed around hers and pulled her to him.

              “Go with you, where?”

              “Come to my world with me and I will make you a queen.” He lowered his head and briefly touched his lips to hers. As he did so, he pulled a thin cylinder tube out of his pocket and pressed it to her neck. She gasped in shock and looked up at him. Her eyes rolled back in her head then she went limp. He supported her body with his arms then scooped her up. He stepped out into the hall to find his pilot guarding the door.

              “Send for the shuttle and be sure it cloaked,” he said then headed for a different exit. A second late he turned back to face his loyal pilot. “Is there a female you wish to take?”

              A smile spread across the pilot’s face. “Yes Sir!”

              “When the shuttle arrives you may go back inside and retrieve the female.”

              The trio left the building through a dilapidated door that hung on rusty hinges. It made a loud creaking sound as it was pushed outward into a smell alley. The area they were in was wide enough for the shuttle to slip down into without anyone noticing.  

              A sudden whirl of the air alerted them to the presence of the shuttle overhead. When it was within feet of them, the cloaking deactivated. It landed on a solid, dirty ground without a sound. The side door opened with a hiss and fell silently to the ground.

              They walked inside and he placed his female in one of the seats then strapped her in. Wasn’t about to take any chance with anyone seeing him take the female, so he wanted to get her up to his ship immediately.

              “Go get your female,” he said over his shoulder to the pilot.

              Running footsteps banged on the lowered door as the pilot took off back inside the building. Satisfied his female was securely locked into her seat, he sat down next to her. She was still naked so he was able to ogle at her body, the body that was now his.

              Her breasts were just the right size to fit perfectly in his hands. Her nipples were a dark pink and were hard. He grazed his hand lightly over the sensitive buds and watched in fascination as it tightened even more. If he had the time right now, he would wrap his lips around the bud to gain a quick taste of her. His eyes lingered on her breasts a moment longer then moved down her flat belly. She had beautiful, wide hips that would be prefect for giving birth to his children. The same color hair covered her sex making his mouth water.

              Heavy footsteps coming up the door drew his gaze away. His pilot entered the shuttle with a small female with short black hair. She wasn’t naked, but there was enough skin exposed to give him a look at went she hide beneath the material.

              “Nice one, my friend.” Zol’tsa stood up and moved out of the way for the pilot to place his female next to his. “Let’s get them up to the ship. I want to taste my female.”

              Both men laughed then seated themselves in the front seats. The door lifted shut and sealed itself with another hiss. The pilot checked his instruments then lifted the shuttle off the ground. The cloaking device automatically engaged itself as soon as they were far enough off the ground.

              “How long do you think it will take before they notice the shuttle is gone?” he asked the pilot.

              “They won’t.”

              “How so?” He knew is pilot was good but how good?

              “That’s the beauty of my work, sir. As soon as the shuttle cloaked itself it left behind a holo-vid. As far as the humans can see the shuttle is right where we left it. And if someone should go near it, it will emit an electrical pulse.”

              Zol’tsa smiled. His pilot was better than he had thought. “Excellent!”

Chapter 10

              Serelath and Parath were rolling around on the floor of his quarters when he entered his quarters. The two dragons had been doing the same thing for days now. Every time he returned they were up to something and to make matters worse, Kelly sat on the sofa watching and egging them on.

              “What the hell is going on in here?” He stood over the dragons lying on the floor.

             
I teaching Parath how to fight. She needs to know how to protect herself,
Serelath said he rolled the smaller dragon beneath him.

              “Umm…she’s a dragon! She already knows how to protect herself.”

              Serelath ignored him. Kelly walked up to him and tiptoed to place a kiss on his cheek. He took her in his arms and covered her mouth with his. Gods, he would never get enough of this female. She drove all of his sensed crazy when he was around her. Kelly pulled away first and looked at him.

              “I think Serelath has a crash on my dragon,” she whispered.

              He looked over to the pair on the floor. Why hadn’t he thought of that? Serelath was much older than Parath and knew the ways of the dragons. Was it possible Serelath was wanting to take a mate?

              “How are things going?” Kelly asked.

              “About the same. The search teams haven’t found a single Lephusan. Everything is deserted and there isn’t a trace of where they may have gone. It’s dumbfounding.”

              “But how could a planet full of people just up and disappear?”

              “It wouldn’t be too hard since they didn’t have many people left. The last battle wiped out most of the strong males. Those that were left could have only been the young, females, and the old. Not enough to start over in a new place.”

              He led her over to the sofa and pulled her down on his lap. Her fingers started to work their magic on the back of his neck where the muscles were tense. He closed his eyes as the movements helped to ease some of pain.

              “What are you going to do? I mean, where do you even start to search for them?”

              “We’ll stay here for another day then move on to the closest known habitable planet. Someone somewhere has to know where they went and who they went with. The odds are, Zol’tsa found his way back to Lephus and has claimed the people for himself. If that’s the case then, we have a whole new situation on our hands. Gods, baby, that feels great!” He rolled his neck to the side as her fingers massaged a particularly tense spot. “I should send you back to Qetera.”

              “What?” Her fingers stopped their magic. “I’m not going back without you!”

              He knew it would be a fight to get her to return to their home where he would she was safe. “I wouldn’t have to worry about you if I knew you were safely back on Qetera. I can’t have my mate in the middle of the battle if things go bad again.”

              She jumped off his lap and stood before him with her hands on her hips, legs spread apart, and eyes glaring at him. “Just you wait one minute! I am not about to be sent away just because you think things might get hairy. No way bud. You brought me along for a reason and I intend on staying with you. I can take care of myself if you happen to get into a ‘battle’.” She used two fingers on each hand to pretend like she was putting quotations marks around the word battle.

              “I told you already, I will not allow you to act like one of your law enforcers. It is my duty to keep you safe.” He didn’t want to argue with her. He had come back to their quarters with the intentions of seducing his mate then getting a few hours of sleep. His plans obviously were not going to happen by the look on Kelly’s face. He knew that look and what it meant.

              “OH! So now, I’m a duty?”

              “I didn’t mean it like that, baby. Just come sit back down.” He patted his knee.

              “Don’t call me baby when we are having a fight and I will not sit down!” Her face was flushed with anger and her hands were balled into fists.

              He sighed. That was it! He was ending this! He stood up in a flash, grabbed her under the arms, and lifted her off the ground.

              “Put me down!” She kicked her legs in an attempt to get him to let her go.

              He was so turned on now that he couldn’t put her down even if he wanted to. He didn’t utter a word or a sound as he backed her up against the wall in the main room.

              “What are..,” he cut her words off.

              His mouth claimed hers as he wedged his knee between her thighs to hold her up. His tongue didn’t wait for permission to enter her mouth. When she attempted to speak again, his tongue slipped in to ravage her mouth. It was a demanding forceful kiss. There was nothing gentle about it or gentle about what he was about to do to her.

              One hand moved from under her arm to relocate into her hair while the other slipped beneath the shirt she was wearing. He fondled her breast roughly as his hand tightened in her hair to bend her neck back some.

              “You are mine! Mine!” He growled against the soft skin of her neck. Her breathing had picked up as she struggled to push him away. “I will never let anyone harm you! You understand that?” He spoke in between the kisses and bites he was trailing along the side of her neck. “I want to hear you say it! Say you are mine!”

              He continued with his rough administrations. Her fists had stopped their pummeling and were now engaged with feeling his shoulders as he strained against her. He could feel the heat from her pussy as it pressed down on his knee. She moaned loudly when he pinched the tight nipple under the shirt. Gods, he needed to feel her skin pressed against his. Without thinking, his hands grabbed the collar of her shirt around her slim throat then pulled the obstructing material apart in one swift rip. Her breasts spilled free as the shirt hung limply from her arms.

              He slipped one arm under her ass and lifted her up until her breasts were even with his mouth. He sucked in one nipple and immediately got another moan of pleasure. His free hand had to touch her pussy. She was wearing a skirt so it made his exploration a lot easier when his hand found nothing barring his way to her sex. He ran his fingers through her slit and found she was soaking with her own juices.

              He released the nipple he was suckling with a pop and said, “Gods, baby, you are so wet.” The fingers slid through her outer lips and up to where her little button lay hidden. When he touched the bud, she jerked with a loud gasp. As his fingers began to circle the swollen clit, she started to grind her pussy onto his hand.

              “Does that feel good, baby?” He lowered her back down some so he could claim her mouth again.

              “Yes! Oh yes! Please don’t stop!” Her cries enticed him to sink two fingers into her hot, wet pussy.

              “Baby, you’re so tight! I love to feel you wrapped around my fingers as I finger fuck you. I want you to come for me, baby. Come around my fingers.” His tongue dove into her mouth the same way his fingers sank into her mound. Small, wet slapping sounds could be heard as he pumped his fingers in and out of her over and over. She ripped her mouth away from his and screamed out as her orgasm hit her. He felt the muscles in her pussy clenching and pulling his fingers farther into her. He continued to pump her as she rode out her release on his fingers.

              Unable to wait any longer, he withdrew his fingers and brought them to his mouth. Her juices tasted like pure heaven as he sucked and licked every drop of the dripping hand. “Ummm, delicious!” His cock hardened painfully. “I have to be inside you.”

              A quick as he could, he opened the front of his uniform pants letting his cock spring free. Kelly was still in the after throws of her orgasm when he positioned his cock at the entrance of her throbbing pussy.

              “Say it, Kelly. I can’t wait any longer. Say you are mine!” He was trembling as he forced himself to hold back.

              She opened her eyes and looked right in his. “I’m yours.”

              That was all he needed to hear before he surged forward. She gasped and clung tightly to his shoulders as his cock filled her in one swift thrust. He hit the end of her channel then swiftly pulled out only to slam back into her. He moved his hips faster and faster until he felt his own release building. This was not going to a long, dragged out session, but there a quick, hard fuck that they both needed. Her pussy started to tremble and quiver as it prepared to come around his cock.

              “Come again for me,” he hissed through his teeth. His words sent her over the edge and with two more thrusts he followed her. His seed emptied into her hot core and coated her channel. Damn it! She was his!

              He held her tightly to him until the waves of ecstasy began to fade. They were both breathing hard and were covered in sweat as he held her up against the wall. He pulled back to touch her cheek with his hand when he had regained his breath. “Did I hurt you?”

              Kelly smiled then laughed which made her pussy grip his cock again. “No. Not at all. I…I just wasn’t expecting that.”

              He smiled back. “I didn’t want to argue and you are not just a duty. You are my true life mate. There is no one else in the entire universe that can make my blood boil as you can. I would die for you and I would kill for you. I would not be able to live with myself if something ever happened to you.” He ran his thumb across her parted lips. “I will let you stay here with me on the ship, but… if danger should break out or any harm comes to you, I will immediately send you back to Qetera. Agreed?”

              She hesitated for a moment before she replied, “Agreed.”

             
Is it safe to come out now?
Serelath called out through the mind link.

              “Yes, you can come out now.” Kharis quickly released Kelly and rearranged his clothes while Kelly did the same. There wasn’t much hope for the shirt Kelly still had dangling from her arms. It was ripped beyond repair, but she held it together until she could go change.

              “Serelath, I need you to accompany me down to the surface of Lephus. I want you to help search for any life forms that may still exist. For the most part, I suspect that the Lephusans have moved on, but I want to be sure.”

             
It would be my pleasure. When do we leave?
Serelath plopped down on the carpeted floor near the sofa.

              “My teams are preparing as we speak. We shouldn’t be down there long. The initial search with the ship’s scanners showed only moderate heat signatures. They appear to be small animals but just to be on the safe side, I want to check it out. If nothing pans out then I want to head for Galaxis 9. I might be able to find out something there.”

             
Should we take Parath? It might be a good experience for her.

              “I think you’re right. If Parath is going to be part of my mate then she needs to learn how we do things. Make sure you keep an eye on her. I don’t want to have to be the one to tell Kelly that we let something happen to her dragon.”

              “Did you say something about Parath,” Kelly asked as she walked out of the bedroom with a new shirt on.

              “I’m going to take her down to the surface with us. There isn’t much of a chance for any violence so this would be a good time for her to learn.” He wasn’t sure how she was going to react to his sudden decision to take away her newest friend.

              “I think that’s a great idea. I know she’s young and all, but she needs to learn how to defend herself from those who might want to harm her.” Kelly walked past him and went into the kitchen. “How long do you think y’all might be gone?”