I move to stop her, but Esthi just gives me a wink and puts a finger over her lips.
She finds my cock and strokes it with a warm hand. All I can think about is finding a way to be inside of her.
“Swear it was in this pocket.” She gives me a dark look of satisfaction when she massages me again. But I cannot protect her in this compromised state.
“Esthi—” It’s a prayer for more and for her to stop. There won’t be a future if I don’t protect her now.
She quietly gets dressed and picks up her gear as I monitor the Solcrue that hike out to the edge of the creek. “Didn’t think Titans could find humans attractive. We’re so weak compared to you.”
“And yet you freed me when I couldn’t do it myself.”
She frowns and bends over to buckle her boots, leaving me staring at her backside and wishing we could find a sheltered meadow or a private cave where we could be alone and make as much noise as we want.
I wish she didn’t have to put more clothes on. I’d rather take them off.
The soldiers down the creek refill canteens and talk loudly like they forget how far sound travels on a planet.
Esthi straightens like she wants to speak, but I draw her back against me and rest my mouth to her ear. She takes in a breath that earns us the attention of the Solcrue.
We both freeze as they walk in our direction.
“Probably just neoelk, Sathrin. There’s a big herd out here,” the shorter male says. He packs his canteen into his bag and rubsa hand over his face. The edges of his hexagonal scales pulse deep green, something I’ve not seen before. “The Titans are all moving south. We’ll catch them at takeoff.”
Sathrin hisses at him. “You’re so certain they can’t see our ships. And yet, we find they learn to defeat every system we build. Your kind of arrogance is why our race fails to maintain a firm grip on dominance.”
“They won’t survive our weapons or our mutations. You’re right, I’m not worried.”
“Celathious, that mental rigidity will exploit our mortality. We are not infallible. They win battles because they adapt. We need to be more like them. We used to be.”
“More like them?”
“Yes!”
A gunshot tears through the air, punching through the trees just in front of us.
Esthi jolts in my arms.
I hold her tighter against me. Esthi’s skin is soft and warm beneath my lips. I whisper barely audibly in her ear. “I’ve got you.”
