Cosmos' Promise: Cosmos' Gateway Book 4 (11 page)

In seconds, a shimmering doorway appeared. Cosmos glanced one more time at Teriff who started forward sharply when he saw the Gateway open between their worlds. His loud roar of rage echoed over the noise far below. Cosmos smiled wickedly before he gave a sharp nod to Teriff in acknowledgement of the challenge the warrior had just issued. Without a backward glance, he pulled Terra through the doorway with him.

Chapter 10

Cosmos paused on the other side of the Gateway, waiting for it to close. The moment it did, he pushed Terra back against the wall of his lab. His lips covered hers in a deep, desperate kiss of relief, hunger and need. His hands ran up under the thin T-shirt she wore until they reached her breasts. He groaned when he felt the unbound flesh. He cupped the heavy weights in the palms of his hands, stroking his thumbs over the taut nipples as he ran his lips along her jaw to her neck.

“If you want me to stop, you better tell me now,” he muttered hoarsely as he gently nipped her earlobe. “I am going to make love to you, Terra ‘Tag Krell Manok. I’m going to claim you as mine and no one, and I mean absolutely no one, is going to take you away from me again,” he vowed, pulling back to look down into her eyes.

Terra shuddered as need poured through her body, leaving her shaking. “You’re damn right no one will,” she whispered as she wrapped her arms around his neck. “I want you, Cosmos Raines – forever.”

Cosmos swept Terra up into his arms. He turned and headed toward the stairs leading to the upper level of the lab. He took them two at a time before heading to the set of double doors securing the room from the rest of the warehouse. He pulled Terra closer as she laid her head against his shoulder and turned her face into his neck.

“RITA, secure the warehouse. I don’t want anyone, and I mean anyone – alien or human – getting into it,” Cosmos ordered as he headed up the narrow stairway to the second level and his living quarters. “Have RITA2 give you updates on Garrett and Rico and have her help them any way she can,” he added as an afterthought.

“Don’t you worry, honey,” RITA replied with a sigh of contentment. “I’ll hold the fort while you claim your mate. My sis is informing Tresa and Tilly that you have Terra. Both of us are monitoring the Gateway so no one will get through without going through us.”

Cosmos pushed the door to his bedroom open with his shoulder and released the breath he was holding when he saw the tousled sheets on his king-size bed. His cock was hard as a stone as he thought about what was about to occur. He should have claimed her weeks ago regardless of his promise to her brother. He only hoped the big guy was more understanding than Teriff. If looks could kill, Cosmos was a dead man.

All thought deserted him when Terra reached up and nipped his neck before running her tongue along the vein. A low moan escaped him as he carefully lowered her onto the bed. He followed her when she refused to let him go. Her lips were pure torture as they continued up to his jaw. Her hands tangled in his hair, holding him to her as she rose up enough to rub her breasts against his chest.

“I don’t understand what is happening but I feel like my body is on fire,” she whimpered as she continued to run tiny kisses over to the corner of his mouth. “I hurt, Cosmos. What is going on?”

Cosmos chuckled at the confused, breathless question. “It’s natural, baby.”

Terra pulled back far enough to glare up into Cosmos’ eyes. “Well, I don’t like it! I don’t understand and I want you to make the ache go away,” she demanded, looking frustrated.

“Oh, I’m going to make the ache go away,” Cosmos promised as he pulled back far enough to reach for the bottom of her shirt. “I don’t think you are going to be complaining when I get done.”

Terra gasped as Cosmos jerked her shirt over her head. His muttered oath echoed when he saw what his hands had discovered earlier, she wasn’t wearing a bra. The rounded mounds swelled as he stared down in awe at them. Her nipples were a dark rosy color. He didn’t think twice, his mind was on auto-pilot as his mouth zeroed onto one of the taut tips. He latched onto the rosy peak hungrily, sucking deeply and running his tongue roughly over it.

“Cosmos!” Terra cried out, arching up with a loud gasp. “Oh Gods!”

Cosmos released the swollen tip, turning his head to attack the other one with the same zealous hunger. His hands worked their way down to the button of her jeans. He flicked the button before reaching desperately for the zipper. With a smooth jerk, he had it down and was gripping the sides of her jeans with both hands.

He pulled her jeans and panties down, cursing when they got tangled around the tennis shoes she was wearing. He pulled back, sliding down to the end of the bed. With a quick jerk, he pulled her shoes and socks off. He tossed each one over his shoulder impatiently before he grabbed the end of her jeans and ripped them the rest of the way off. He tossed them onto the floor next to the bed.

His eyes darkened as he took in the beauty of the woman lying in the middle of his bed looking at him with flaming silver eyes. His eyes ran down her slender length, pausing to take in the rapid rise and fall of her chest as she struggled to catch her breath. His eyes moved possessively down pausing again at the smooth folds between her legs. Terra’s legs moved restlessly when she realized where his eyes were focused. Cosmos reached forward, gripping her thighs and forcing her to open for him.

“You don’t have any hair here,” Cosmos purred as he ran his finger along the silky fold. A smile curved his lips when her thighs fell apart. “I think you like that.”

“No, Prime women to do have much body hair except for on our heads,” Terra groaned as he continued to stroke her. “I love it but it is making the ache worse,” she whimpered. “Please, I need you to do something.”

“With pleasure,” Cosmos said.

He straightened up so he could pull the zipper on the prototype suit down. He unstrapped the leather boots and yanked them off before he quickly shrugged out of the bodysuit. Reaching up, he pulled the black T-shirt under it off. He left his boxers on knowing that if he felt the sensitive skin of his cock brush against her smooth heat he would lose it. He wanted to bring her to pleasure first before he claimed her. Then, they would both experience it.

“You are so beautiful,” Terra whispered, devouring Cosmos with her eyes as she reached out to touch his hot flesh.

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Terra shivered as she watched Cosmos strip out of the uniform he was wearing. When he reached up and jerked the black shirt over his head, she couldn’t lay still any longer. Something deep inside her demanded that she touch him, taste him, explore his hot flesh. She had never had this burning need before. She had seen males before. Most had been during her training as her father and brothers refused to let her treat the males in the palace. Still, she had studied the vidcoms and trained on the holographic forms of the male anatomy so she would know what to do should the need ever arise. Nothing prepared her for what she was experiencing. When her mother first talked to her about the desires of a male, she had never explained that she would be overwhelmed with a deep ache to have him possess her.

Terra could feel the heat burning deep in her belly and there was a strange dampness between her legs that she had never experienced before. It was like she ached for Cosmos to connect his body with hers. She knew that was the way males did it. She had never seen it done as there were no vidcoms of the experience but she knew how their young were created and what needed to be done. She was a scientist, after all, and it was important to understand the fundamental concept. She had not focused on the reproductive process before as she was more interested in wounds and disease repair. Now, she wished she would have asked Tink, Tilly and her mother more questions instead of being shy about it.

Her hand trembled as she reached out and touched Cosmos flat stomach. A fine line of dark hair narrowed down and disappeared under the black silky undershorts that he favored. The front of the silk shorts was tented. A small smile curved her lips as she recognized the evidence of his need. Her fingers curled along the waistband, intent on pulling it down so she could see him again. She had only caught the brief glance of his cock yesterday in the bathroom and she wanted a chance to explore it more closely.

“Don’t,” Cosmos strangled voice said sharply. “I won’t last if you do. Let me ease the ache for you first. Then… then I’ll let you explore.”

Terra looked up into his eyes. They were darker than she had ever seen them. His mouth was pressed tightly together, as if he was in pain.

You are hurting,
Terra said, reaching out to him in confusion.
These feelings cause you pain?

Cosmos’ soft chuckle echoed in the room as he pressed her back down onto the bed until she was laid out below him. The silver eyes staring up at him were dark with desire, confusion, and worry. He lowered his head until his lips were almost touching hers.

It is a good pain,
Cosmos assured her.
You make me feel things I never thought were possible. The moment I saw you I knew I was in trouble. You make me afraid.

Why? Why do you think I am trouble? How can I make you afraid?
Terra asked.

She looked into his eyes as he stared down at her with an intensity that pulled at her soul. She lifted her hands and ran them over his shoulders, down his forearms and back again before she cupped his cheeks between her soft palms.

Why?
She breathed out.

I love you, Terra.
Cosmos closed his eyes for a second before he responded. He was overwhelmed for a moment at the power of the intimacy at being able to talk to her this way and the feelings it evoked inside him.
You make me feel so much. I’m terrified that something will take that away from me. I need you and that makes me vulnerable.

Terra didn’t know how to reply to such a confession from the amazing man above her. She reacted more out of instinct than knowledge as she pressed her lips to his. Her tongue slipped out to caress the firm lips pressed against hers. When his lips parted, she slipped inside savoring the taste of him.

I will never let anyone take you from me or me from you,
she promised as she deepened the kiss.
Together we will be stronger. You will never be vulnerable because I will stand by your side as you will stand by mine.

A shudder washed over Cosmos as her passionate pledge swept through him. His arms tightened around her as he took over the kiss. It grew more desperate, wild as their hands tangled - searching and grasping. Cosmos broke free, sliding down Terra’s body. He gripped her hips as he latched onto her left breast again. He suckled on it, relishing the feel of her fingers as they tangled in his hair pulling his mouth closer as she arched into him. Her legs moved restlessly under him alternating between wrapping around his waist and opening for him as his fingers moved to the slick folds hiding her womanhood.

Cosmos!
Her frantic cry filled his head as she panted, looking up at the ceiling with dazed eyes.
You promised to take the ache away but it is growing stronger.

Open for me, sweetheart,
Cosmos demanded as he followed his fingers with his mouth.

“Cosmos!” Terra cried out stunned as he opened her to his mouth.

Cosmos groaned as the first taste of Terra swept over his tongue. She was sweet like honey and spicy like cinnamon. She was built slightly different from a human woman. Instead of one clitoris, she had three small ones set in a triangle. He teased the tip of one with his tongue. Her loud cry echoed throughout the room. He leaned forward, sliding a finger deep inside her vagina as he clamped down on the three tiny nubs. A burst of flavor exploded as her body reacted to his touch.

“Damn but you taste good,” Cosmos growled as he pulled his finger out and added another. “Come for me, baby.”

“Come… where?” Terra panted as she tightly fisted the bed covers in her hands. “Oh Cosmos, I… I…” A low cry that built in intensity echoed as Terra’s body tightened before exploding as Cosmos worked her with his fingers and his mouth with a hunger that devastated her. “Oh Gods!” She cried out as her body shattered.

Cosmos continued to work his fingers in her slick vaginal channel as he drank deeply. She had unknowingly wrapped her legs around his shoulders and tilted her hips up, pulling him closer so he couldn’t escape.

I’m not going anywhere, honey,
Cosmos promised her as she continued to explode around him.

I… I… I think I’m dying,
she responded weakly.

Cosmos gently pulled Terra’s legs from around his shoulders as he pulled away from her. Her hiccupped sob told him she was still locked in the thrones of her first orgasm. He quickly shed his boxers, kicking them off as he climbed up over her. He gripped her thighs and aligned his throbbing cock with her slick channel. He gritted his jaw as he slid the purple bulbous head just inside her slick entrance. Sweat beaded on his forehead as he waited for her to look up at him.

Drowsy eyes opened wide at the first contact of his body slowly pushing forward. “What?” She asked as he pushed a little further into the tight passage. “Oh,” she moaned as he pulled back and pushed forward a little deeper. “Yes,” she said, raising her hips and wrapping her legs around his waist so her heels dug into his taut ass. “Oh yes,” she breathed out.

“Oh fuck,” Cosmos groaned.

He leaned over her and surged forward, driving his cock into her as far as he could go and held still as he waited for her body to adjust to his invasion. He crushed her trembling lips to his in a kiss that spoke of the effort it was costing him to control his need to take her hard and fast.

He shuddered as she began moving under him. The feel of her silky flesh fisting him made him want to weep. Never before had he felt such an overwhelming, or primitive desire, to mate. His balls hurt from the fullness. He pulled back slightly, wanting to make sure that he wasn’t hurting her. The low growl of distress that escaped her pulled a relieved sigh from him as he pushed forward.