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“Of course not,” her friend said solemnly, even though her eyes twinkled. “But you were the one who first told me about all the… fun things that can happen between a woman and a man. And alien males seem to be very blessed in that department.”
“There is only one male who should concern you, my mate.”
Harkan gave Rosie a mock frown as he came to join them and she smiled up at him.
“I was just sharing how wonderful you are. Are you ready to go home?”
“Yes. I wish to fulfill your faith in me. As soon as possible.”
Rosie laughed and blushed as he lifted her easily into his arms, despite her advanced pregnancy.
“I can walk.”
“But I can walk more quickly.”
Mary barely had time to say goodbye before Harkan whisked Rosie away, passing Borgaz as he returned.
“The animal is ready.”
Since she really didn’t want to walk home in the dark, she gave in to the inevitable, turning to thank Kalpar for the meal and saying goodbye to the others.
“It was a pleasure to see you again, little Mary.” S’kal bowed his head politely. “If you need anything from Port Cantor, you have only to let me know.”
Borgaz growled again and swept her out the door before she could thank S’kal.
“What is with you?” she demanded. “You’re like a dog with a bone.”
His annoyed expression vanished as he considered her words, clearly translating them in his head.
“You think I wish to feast on you?”
Her mind immediately conjured up an image of that horned head lodged between her legs and heat pooled in her stomach. Would that really be so bad? It had been a long time since she’d had any interest in men but her body was undoubtedly responding to Borgaz.
The amber glow in his eyes deepened as he stepped closer and she waited breathlessly. His hands circled her waist, big and strong as they flexed against the soft flesh, so close his delicious spicy scent filled her head. He lowered his head but instead of touching his lips to her mouth, he brushed them softly against the frantic pulse beating in her neck. An aching rush of sensation washed through her and she let out a small sigh, trembling against him.
He rumbled with pleasure and repeated the caress, a whisper across her throat, and she wrapped her arms around his neck, leaning into him. Big and strong and comforting. And then he opened his mouth and a soft brush of fangs raked across her sensitive skin. She shivered and he let out a satisfied sound before pulling away abruptly.
“We should go.”
Without waiting for an answer, he picked her up and sat her on the horse, then settled himself behind her. This time she made no attempt to try and keep their bodies separate. She let herself lean back against him, inhaling that warm spice. She could almost imagine the rumble in his chest was a purr as his hand curved around her hip to hold her more tightly.
It was a long, pleasurable ride home.
CHAPTER 8
Borgaz was grateful for the darkness as they rode silently through the night - he suspected his uncertainty would be clearly visible on his face. He had no business putting his mouth on the female in his arms, let alone teasing the tempting pulse of her neck with his fangs. The place where he would put a mating bite, if he were ever to be mated.Which I am not, he reminded himself.I am not a fit mate.
No matter how sweet and tempting she had been beneath his mouth.
She was no longer wiggling around as she had been on the ride over, trying to separate their bodies, but having her lush ass settled firmly against his erection was just as enticing. He forced his mind away from his cock and onto practical matters.
“Are you tired?” he asked, raising his voice slightly to be heard above the soft clopping of the horse’s hooves.
“No.” Her denial was immediately followed by a yawn and she laughed. “Well, maybe a little. And I’ll probably be up before sunrise anyway. I’ll have to get used to early mornings again.”
“I remember. And life in the military was no different. It is only civilians who sleep late and waste the day.”
“I don’t know. Sometimes it’s nice just to be lazy and stay in bed.”
