Bay's Mercenary [Unearthly World Book 1] (11 page)

“She’s not a pet.
I’ve made a terrible mistake.”

“I already know
she isn’t a pet.”

“But
how?”

“It’s nice to see
you again,
Blu
.” Bay smiled as she said this.
Blu
looked amazed.

“You can speak; he
said you could, but I didn’t really believe him.”

“Who said I
could?” Bay was getting a sinking feeling in her belly.

“Zane, the
Tonan
I bought her from was captured; in exchange for
leniency, he gave the
Castians
information about Bay.
He told them he sold her as a pet to me. The
Castians
want her; they were furious I bought her as a pet. Their kind can mate with
these Earth females; they can have babes with these Earth females, and the
warriors want them. The
Castians
won’t wage war on
us—it was an honest mistake, and I swore she was never mistreated. She hasn’t
been, right?”

“No, she hasn’t
been mistreated, and no, the
Castians
can’t have her.
Bay is mine; she mates with me.” Zane looked furious. Bay had to peek around
him to see
Blu’s
reaction.

“She mated with
you?”
Blu’s
look was beyond incredulous.

“Mates with me,”
Zane corrected.

“More
than once?
But how is that possible? Females
don’t mate more than once and then not again for two years.”

“This Earth female
is different. She’s like nothing a
Zargonnii
warrior
has ever encountered.”

“Zane, our females
are coming. The
Castians
know this. They want Bay far
away—they fear for her safety. Our females are bigger, most are stronger and
aggressive; what if they sense her here? How will you protect her?”

“You only just
thought of this now?” Zane demanded.

“I thought she was
a harmless pet. Our females have no interest in pets, but if this is a female
who will mate, and apparently keep mating with a
Zargonnii
male, they may feel threatened.”

“The
Zargonnii
females can spend their entire cycle time trying
to break the walls of my home down—which they can’t and I doubt they will. I
won’t give up Bay.”

“How is that fair
to Bay? The
Castians
look like their human males when
not armored. The planet
Bagron
caters to human
females. There isn’t a single thing on their planet that can hurt them.”

“And yet they
didn’t protect her from the
Tonan
did they? They
didn’t keep her from being a captive and turned into a pet,” Zane shouted.

“Bay can’t leave,”
Draven
wailed. “She is going to be my mother.
A real mother.”

“It’s all right,
honey,” Bay soothed as she tried to take
Draven
in
her arms, but the child fled down the hall to his room.

“Damn it, Zane. We
don’t want a war with the
Castians
.”

“What if Bay wants
to stay? Are you saying the
Castian
warriors would
rip her from her home?
A place where we
make
love?”

Bay would have
chuckled at Zane’s analogy but was too concerned. She didn’t want to go with
the
Castian
warriors; she wanted to stay with Zane
and
Draven
. Zane had told her nothing could penetrate
his home, and the
Zargonnii
females would only stay
for two weeks. Once their cycle was done they would leave, there was nothing to
keep them here—not even Bay.

“Zane, be
reasonable,”
Blu
demanded.

“I am.” Zane
turned to Bay; he took her hands in his. “Do you want to leave me? I will go by
any decision you make, but please know, I don’t want you to leave. Please,
don’t leave. I can’t imagine my life without you.”

Bay was moved by
his words; he wanted her. He was strong enough to bare his feelings—so was she.
“My planet was dying, the despair was never ending. We were told
Ulsy
was a safe wonderful place, it wasn’t. The
Tonans
were cruel and evil. I spent the entire time on that
planet running and hiding—starving, feeling afraid and alone. I was kidnapped
and beaten because of the
Tonans
’ need to torment the
Castians
; so because of them, I was held hostage.
Only nobody wanted me.
Blu
gave me away; Finn didn’t
fight to keep me. Now, I have you and
Draven
; I have
a family. I don’t want to be taken away again; if you’ll have me, I want to
stay.” Bay’s eyes dripped tears as she said this. The
Zargonnii
were different, but Zane knew how to love and she loved him.

“The
Castian
who captured this
Tonan
will want to hear that for himself.”
Blu
ran a hand
quickly over his face. “I know those creatures scare you, Bay, but they are not
cruel to females.”

“Neither are
Zargonnii
males,” Bay said, and after wiping her eyes, she
smiled up at Zane.

Chapter 8

Bay stayed awake
waiting for Zane, listening to both of the brothers talking. She was giggling
with
Blu’s
incredulous, loud, tone she heard through
the open bedroom door. It appeared Zane was describing in detail how a human female
mates.

“She did what?”
Bay buried her face in
the pillow laughing. She heard the undercurrent of Zane’s murmur.

“How is that even
possible?”
Blu
continued to yell.
“On
top?
But you’re too big.
Sideways?
Holy hell
she couldn’t. You did? She actually…?
The bottom of the bed?
In your lap?”

“Will you lower
your voice?” Zane demanded.

“More than once,
and you’re saying a female can climax? It feels like what? Huh?
Really?
No way.”

Bay felt her face
color.

“She put it in her
mouth
? But her teeth…
wait,
her dull teeth would feel—
well shit
. Shit, it would feel
incredible now that I think about it.”

“Keep it down,
damn it,
Blu
.”

“Well shit, can I
have her back? Just thinking of that makes me feel…”

Bay cringed when
she heard the sound of a fist landing a solid punch—though she wasn’t
surprised. Shortly after, the front door slammed shut and before long, Bay lay
in Zane’s arms; he crept into bed growling low in his throat. Possessively, he
yanked her to his side making her squeal.

“So does your
brother now know all about Earth females?” Bay stroked his hard skin, trying to
calm him down.

“Yes, and before
long there will be many
Zargonnii
wanting their own.”

“If they steal
them from the
Castians
, there will be war.”

“We won’t steal
Earth females. From what
Blu
has told me, many of
your Earth shuttles never made it to
Ulsy
, some
crashed. The
Castian
warriors are looking high and
low for them; their own females died out hundreds of years ago. But Earth
females don’t belong to just them. If we find them first, they are ours.”

“We are people
with intelligence, we won’t be owned.”

“Not owned—coveted,
cared for, loved. Now that
Zargonnii
males will find
out they don’t need our females to mate, they will be very relieved.”

“But what if the
females of your species get angry?”

“The female of my
species is always angry it seems.” Zane’s words were thoughtful and he seemed
to be pondering an idea. “What if the females don’t want to mate? What if they
only come here every other year to satisfy our needs? They have a love-hate
relationship with us.”

“Have male
Zargonnii
never felt the need to just sit and talk with the
females here?”

“Of course—
kinda
hard to do flat on your back feeling crushed.”

“Well, if I’m
going to go talk to that
Castian
tomorrow, I better
get some sleep.” Bay cuddled into Zane’s side. Lying naked beside him, she felt
Zane’s hand trail up and down her back.

“We should tell
Draven
you want to stay; he was asleep after I talked to
Blu
. He was so upset.”

“He feels another
mother is leaving him. Maybe we should wake him up and tell him.”

“Let him sleep.
Morning will be here soon enough. If we wake him and tell him now, he’ll be too
excited to go back to sleep.”

“I suppose.”

Bay reached up and
kissed Zane good night. His lips were warm even though they were a light blue.
She let the fur on his chest slip through her fingers.

“What was that?”
Zane asked in the dark.

Bay stiffened.
“What?”

“Did you just
taste me?”

She laughed in
relief. “I kissed you.”

Zane pulled her
higher. “Do it again.”

Bay traced his
full lips in the dark and kissed him. He remained motionless, and Bay deepened
the kiss. She trailed her tongue across his partially opened mouth. Her nose nuzzled
against his rough cheek.

“Bay, I don’t
understand how I can be aroused down there, when you’re up here touching me.”

“Foreplay is a
wonderful thing.”

Bay lifted her
knee and nudged at his erection, Zane groaned. He was stiff as steel and just
as hard. Bay had an idea. She took Zane by the hand and they both stood up.

“You like to be
dominant—I understand it’s your nature, dominate or submit. Let’s see how
strong you are,” Bay said.

Before Zane knew
what was happening, Bay jumped up on him, into his arms. She wrapped her legs
around his waist and hung on tight. She could feel his cock pressing against
her opening. Zane caught onto her idea, and holding her bottom, he slid her
down onto him. Bay cried out as she was suddenly impaled. From this position,
she had to take all of him. Zane wrapped a large arm around her waist and pulled
her up before thumping her down.

Zane’s entire body
tensed as he developed his rhythm and Bay clung for dear life. He was a
powerhouse of motion. Bay had had sex once like this before, but the man she
was with kept losing his grip and finally gave up. There was no stopping Zane.
It was easy enough to feel he was enjoying this new position.

A crooning sound
reached Bay’s ears, and as it had the last time, it made her feel strangely
quiet and accepting. The tone was melodic, the pitch deep and lulling. The
sound made her feel safe, like nothing in the world could hurt her because Zane
had her. It made her feel there was nothing stronger than him. The melody
consumed her thoughts, rolled within her mind; and Bay felt herself pressed
back onto the bed.

The weight Zane
placed on her was substantial but not crushing. His movement matched his
crooning tone and Bay wrapped her arms around him, wanting to stay joined forever.
Her insides closed around and caressed his hard shaft. Bay loved burying her
feet into the thick coarse hair on his legs. When the red of his eyes glowed,
it outlined his strong facial features.

Bay groaned her
release; Zane’s crooning grew louder, calming her.
“Harder,
Zane.
I want you harder.”

Zane pulled back
and thumped into her, pushing her higher onto the bed. He wrapped an arm around
her body, holding her in place and sunk his shaft in fast, making her gasp. Bay
struggled beneath him and he chuckled.

“Little one, if
you’re trying to mimic sex between a female and male
Zargonnii
,
it won’t work. I appreciate you trying, but after
making
love with you, my body knows how strong you are not.”

“Being a little
rough won’t kill me.”

“Then I’ll be a
little
rough.”

Zane’s idea of a
little rough soon had her screaming at his power as he thundered between her
thighs. Bay’s breath caught and held. He was so insanely powerful, more of his
generous weight pinned her to the bed; and Bay struggled to gasp in tiny
amounts of air. It was exhilarating, frightening and so damned
satisfying,
Bay shuddered with each orgasm as she climaxed
repeatedly.

She heard Zane
growl low in his throat, his hands tightened onto her and for a moment, Bay
thought he had lost control. A tiny whimper escaped her lips and Zane began
crooning louder than before. He was wild and rough, but the noise he made had
her relax under him. The tone invaded her thoughts, and her legs, that had held
him in a death grip, loosened. Her arms slipped to her sides. For a few more
moments, Zane continued his brutal pace until she heard him bellow. His
breathing was fast as she lay quietly under him.