Invasion of Her Heart (5 page)

And although Venus was highly attractive, Volund just didn’t have the enthusiasm for taming and claiming her.

What would Zi-Ahda think of all this?

“Volund!”

His gaze snapped up to meet Jaxxon’s. “What?” “Answer me! What do we do if Earth—?”

The urge to punch is brother nearly suffocated Volund. “Schizma! Do you let your sapin rule your brain? Take the female, if you want her!”

Stunned into silence, Jaxxon mutely accepted one of the metal containers Volund handed him. They used their fingers to scoop the contents out of the cans. The taste of the beef, apparently a kind of meat, was odd and salty, but Volund liked it. The pear-fruit swam in heavy, sweet syrup that pleased his tongue. It was satisfying to eat real food instead of rations.

Remembering their pets, Volund opened two ration pods and shook their contents out on the floor. Ka sniffed the food and then snorted as if to say, “Why do we get this garbage when you have something that smells delicious?”

Next to him Ino whined and perked his ears.

“Blame Jaxxon,” Volund muttered to the animals. “He just ate the last of the meat.”

Jaxxon suddenly set the can he ate from on the floor with a distinct clank. “You feel like you’re being unfaithful to Zi-Ahda, don’t you?”

Volund said nothing, conveying his annoyance through his gaze. “She has been gone a long, long time, brother. It’s time to move on.”

“Maybe I don’t want to,” Volund snarled. He struggled with his anger. “Now finish eating and leave me alone.”

“Volund, I—”

“I swear by the Twelve Galaxies that if you finish that sentence I will beat your supper out of you.”

Jaxxon scowled at him, but remained quiet.

***

On the floor across from Jaxxon, his brother snored softly. A flat illumidisc lay on the tile between them, sending a column of soft amber light up to brighten a tiny part of the room. Jaxxon studied the empty metal drawers and shelves that composed the odd chamber. What kinds of riches had been stored here, and what had happened to them? Looted and moved to another city, he supposed. However, the thieves were now dead or mutated, and the wealth probably lay moldering in a street or a dark corner of a hideaway somewhere.

He couldn’t get the female out of his mind, and as his thoughts dwelled on her body too long, his sapin grew so hard it nearly snapped the loin-string beneath his
tilk
.

Jaxxon adjusted the garment over the tented structure his member had created. He sighed. At this rate, he’d never get any sleep.

If only I could go up and see Venus. Maybe if I had time to talk to her alone, she’d relax.
He glanced at Volund, who snorted and rolled onto his other side.
After all, Volund told me I could have her.

At that thought, guilt slipped through Jaxxon. Even though Volund told him he didn’t want the woman, Jaxxon couldn’t shake the idea she was the only one for.... He took the opportunity to convert the Azutuan
meikics
into American miles and groaned. Not only could Venus be the only female for miles around but maybe even for
tellens
of miles. It bothered Jaxxon to have a mate if his brother had to remain alone.

He had to see Venus, had to talk to her. Sitting up, he scrambled to his feet, willing his stubborn erection to abate so he could focus on the matter at hand.

How could he get by the force field encompassing the floor above? He strapped his pack on, his mind going over various scenarios, when a possible answer hit him.

Surely, this structure doesn’t have a cap on the force field.
It was the tallest building in this section of the city, and with nothing nearby it to jump from or somehow climb to the roof, he might have a chance of reaching Venus from above. He smiled as a plan formed. It was worth a try.

Jaxxon removed the Trans Shifter from his tool belt and gave himself another injection. He put it back and waited as the sting of the solution coursed through his veins. Once the sensation vanished, he drew in a deep breath and focused on what he remembered of the building when he’d seen it from outside. He saw himself disappearing from their current chamber then slipping through the walls and outside to go up, up through the humid air to the roof, where he hovered over it to come down in the rooftop’s center. The light, airy feeling buoyed him, and then the harsh tingling hit his stomach. Something soft and pliable touched the soles of his boots.

Opening his eyes, Jaxxon grinned. Triumph arrowed through him, and he almost let out a whoop of victory.

He’d trans-shifted to the rooftop, but he’d arrived in the middle of what appeared to be some kind of garden the woman was raising.
What an incredibly intelligent female!

Careful not to damage any of the plants, Jaxxon moved through the plot to the door. Luckily, there was enough moonlight to show the way. Otherwise, he would’ve been reluctant to use an illumidisc and draw unwanted attention from anything looking up at the building.

He grasped the doorknob.
Locked
. Again, he envisioned being on the other side, but before he had the image firmly placed in his mind, he remembered the female’s quarters and willed himself there instead. If the force field didn’t have a cap on it, then he should certainly be able to access the female’s chambers by working from the rooftop down.

Tingles speared his belly, and feeling as if he were floating, he soon felt something solid beneath his feet and opened his eyes. A small light glowed on a tabletop, its circle of illumination barely reaching the female. Where the soft bench had been earlier, the woman now lay on a bigger version she used for a bed.

Tonto noticed him instantly. The dog bounded to his feet and trotted over, sniffing and snuffling against Jaxxon’s tilk, the animal’s tail whipping from side to side in a blur. Kneeling, Jaxxon whispered into the animal’s ear. “No sound. Be quiet and go lie down by the door.”

Without any reluctance, the dog padded to the door and lay against it.

Returning his attention to the woman, Jaxxon quietly approached her resting place and stood looking down at her. On her back, her silvery hair spilling across the pillow, she slept naked. A thin blanket covered one leg. Her other leg stuck out, slightly crooked. The female slept with her fingers curled in the covers, holding them even with her navel. Venus’s large, ripe breasts begged to be touched, their weight tugging them slightly to the sides of her chest, their pert, pink nipples beckoning Jaxxon to sample them.

Lust raced through him, and the longer he stood watching her sleep, the harder his sapin became, until he thought he might come beneath his leather tilk. He had to claim her, make her his. He’d detected the aroma of her arousal, and something told him she’d experienced similar feelings when he and Volund had met her. She was destined to be his mate, and once he claimed her, he’d never let her go.

Quietly, Jaxxon removed his boots, foot coverings, tool pack, tilk, and loin string. His member stood at attention, the head of it already seeping pre-cum. Just thinking about sinking into her soft, wet folds nearly had him spilling his seed too soon. He had to concentrate, had to show Venus not to fear him. If she succumbed to the strange fates traveling through space and time, she would be his companion, lover, and his half-heart forever.

Jaxxon sat on the edge of the strange bed and slipped under the cover next to Venus. The heat of her body sent a pang of need through him so intense his sapin twitched. He’d never force himself on a female, but if his senses were correct, Venus was a pre-destined mate. One kiss would be all it took to find out if his senses were right. The natural mating chemical in his kiss would make it difficult for her to tell him no, but if she truly did not want him or need him, she’d be able to fight the effect of his kiss and turn him away. With reluctance, Jaxxon would leave her.

Propped on one arm, he leaned over Venus. Her full pink lips glimmered with moisture where she’d recently licked them in her sleep. Jaxxon’s member thrummed, and he almost groaned aloud from the desire shooting through him. He placed his mouth upon hers, kissing her, slipping his tongue past her lips.

She responded with a moan of pleasure, one of her hands gliding up his left bicep to his shoulder. For a long moment, she kissed him back, their tongues dueling, essences mingling. Jaxxon slid his hand up over her flat, firm belly and up her ribcage to palm one large, warm breast.

By the Twelve Galaxies, he wanted her so badly! He needed to plunge his throbbing sapin into her softness and ride her until she begged for him to come inside her, but he had to pace himself, had to wait and see if she accepted or rejected him.

The woman whimpered, and he sensed her consciousness swimming to the surface of her mind. She stiffened, and a half-frightened, half-furious sound burst from her. Both her hands hit his shoulders, and just as she brought her knee up toward his groin, Jaxxon blocked the maneuver.

He released her lips and looked down at her, his heart slamming in anticipation. “Don’t fight it, Venus. We’re meant to be mates. I sense it, and I know you do, too.”

Chapter Five

“What the hell are you doing here? I told you there would none of this, and….” Venus moaned. Her nipples hardened, and once again her pussy grew wet. She squeezed her eyes shut as she tried to rein in the lust galloping through her body. She licked her lips, contemplating the odd taste of something a bit like coconut but with a wilder, exotic flavor. “What did you do to me?”

Jaxxon brushed her hair back away from her face and laid his forehead against hers. “I’m sorry, but I had to know if you were my mate. It was wrong of me to take advantage of you, especially since you’ve been so generous.” He rolled over and stared up at the ceiling, placing one arm above his head on the pillow. “Adult Azutuan males have a special chemical in our saliva that is released along the female’s tongue we kiss. It shows us if a female is truly a mate or not.”

“How does it show you?” Venus had trouble believing him. She frowned, sat up, and stared down at him.

His gaze held hers. “By your body’s reactions. If you’re not my mate, the kiss won’t do anything, but if you are….” He glanced at her exposed breasts, and her nipples hardened further.

Venus didn’t understand what was going on, but her nipples ached to be touched. Every nerve in her breasts tingled. She flopped down on the bed and wrapped her arms around her chest. “I take it I passed the test.”

Jaxxon leaned over her and smiled. “Yes, you are my mate.” A scowl crossed his face, and he glanced at the floor.

“What’s wrong?” She leaned over and grabbed for her weapon under the bed. “Is someone down there with your brother?”

He turned his attention back to her and laughed, gently pushing the M-16 away from him. “No, little warrior. I was just worried about him.”

“Is he sick? God, tell me he didn’t drink the water here.” Venus tried to get out of bed, but Jaxxon wrapped his arms around her and pulled her next to him as he lay down again.

“No, we know better than to do that. Volund is having a very hard time with the death of his mate. He loved her, worshiped her, and they were never apart for long. I used to tease him all the time about it. They were expecting their first child when things started to go bad on our planet. We were out hunting with Ino and Ka, because food was scarce, when a group of raiders attacked our town. When we returned, our whole family had been slaughtered. Our parents, sisters, and Volund’s wife and unborn child. It’s been years since it happened, but he’s still lost without her.” Eyes misty, he met Venus’s gaze and then kissed her lips softly.

Venus trembled in his arms, and a single tear slipped down her cheek. For the first time in years, she had someone she could relate to and empathize with.

Jaxxon and Volund had lost just as much as she had, if not more. “I know what it is to lose your family. It can destroy a person. At least you had each other for support and comfort.” Memories of her parents surfaced, but she shoved them away.

“I’m sorry, Venus. I didn’t mean to bring up painful memories for you. I think that’s why the planet leaders believe this will work. In a way, we’ve all lost someone, so maybe through this knowledge and pain we can all learn from one another. However, I’m worried about Volund. He won’t admit it, but I believe you might be what he needs to put the past to rest.”

He reached over, taking her weapon, and laid it back on the floor. Jaxxon smiled before he leaned down and kissed her neck. “Volund won’t approach you, but I have a feeling you might be his mate also. He protests too much,” he whispered as he drew a circle around her nipple with a fingertip. “Just think…two sets of hands roaming your body, two mouths kissing your breasts, and two
sapin
filling you.” Jaxxon scraped his teeth over her nipple.

“What’s a sapin?” asked Venus, though she suspected she could guess.

She wanted to protest the idea of being shared by two men, but the thought was only a brief one as fire swept through her body. She couldn’t get enough of Jaxxon or the sensations he created in her. Regardless, something he said made her pause and look up at him. Venus moaned the moment his tongue wrapped around her nipple and pulled. “Oh hell!” She arched up, forcing more of her breast into his mouth. “You have such a long tongue! And you taste so good!”

Jaxxon rubbed his hard member against her leg as his tongue gave one more pull on her nipple and released it. “I believe in your language you say
cock
for what we call a
sapin
.” He inched his way down her body, kissing and touching every inch of it.

He gently pushed her legs wider as he shifted positions and settled between her legs. Jaxxon skimmed his finger along her cunt lips. “And this here…” He pushed one of fingers inside her. “Is what we call a
sypu
.” His eyelids lowered. “And yours is so tight
.”

Venus bit her lip. Jaxxon’s gaze caught hers, and he offered her a sexy half- smile. “You do know, where we come from, there are many different ways to please a woman? Even our bodies are equipped to enhance your pleasure. You’ll discover this once I claim you.” The last part of his words were mumbled as he added another finger inside her.