Janus' Conquest (18 page)

“Stop—”

“Not a chance.” His voice was rich with anticipation. He pressed her wrists towards one another and the green bands instantly bound her in response to his fingerprints, activating the restraint function of the bands. Janus released her hands and caught her body with his hands. He lifted her torso and moved her closer to the headboard, so that her arms could bend and rest on the pillow comfortably. He settled her body weight against the bed and slid his hands up her ribs until he covered each breast. His eyes flashed with hunger as he brushed her nipples with his thumbs.

“My sweet.”

A tiny moan escaped her lips. A chuckle rose from his chest as he began playing with her nipples. His cock thrust straight up as he continued to sit lightly on top of her belly. The swollen head of his erection taunted her with how much she wanted to feel it inside her pussy.

“I believe you should keep the wristbands,” he said. “They can be such fun.”

Leaning down he licked one nipple, teasing the hard point with his tongue. Pleasure shot down her spine to her clit. “After all, sweets are meant to be savored and enjoyed.”

“Release me, Janus.” Her voice lacked the firm demand she had hoped might gain her freedom.

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He lifted his head and his blue eyes surveyed her arms for a moment. “Are you uncomfortable?”

It was an honest question. Fay bit into her lower lip as she struggled against the urge to admit she was a coward. Her arms were supported perfectly on plump pillows.

Uncomfortable? Only with the idea of being completely at his mercy.

Janus pulled her chin down with one hand, his thumb moving her lower lip out from beneath her teeth. He clicked his tongue at her in reprimand. Leaning down, he hovered over her lips, his breath teasing the wet surface of her lower lip where she’d bitten it.

“Sweet Fay, why do you fear being at my mercy?” His eyes flashed with something hard and deep. “I’ve been yours for a very long time.”

She whimpered as emotion surged up, combining with the hunger burning in her flesh. Together there was no way to resist. He stared at her for a long moment. “No one chooses love, not even me. But I have no intention of losing it. I always play to win.”

His mouth pressed against hers in a hard kiss. She twisted, trying to reach for her lover but her hands remained bound as Janus pulled her jaw down to allow his tongue to thrust deep into her mouth. Her pussy cried out for the same treatment as she felt his cock being pressed against her belly.

“No male could ever please you as I do. Do you know why?” He rose up off her and stood up beside the bed. Watching him, she pressed her thighs closed in instinctive defense against being so completely exposed.

“Do you, Fay?” One hand trailed up the center of her body. He stopped right between her breasts before moving his hand down to her bare mons. But he didn’t touch her clit. His finger teased the soft skin, just a mere inch from the little bundle of nerve endings that begged for his touch. His eyes watched her as her hips gave a jerk up towards his hand.

“You would never accept or love any male who wouldn’t prove his worth to you.”

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from just the idea of being at his mercy. He pressed one fingertip onto her clit, and her lower body arched up off the bed as a moan crossed her lips.

“I couldn’t agree with you more.” His finger moved and she cried out as pleasure tightened under the single touch. “That is why I love you. I crave the challenge of knowing you save your affection for only the best.” Her eyes shot to his as his words hit her. His finger moved on her clit once, twice and then stopped. Her body shivered and demanded release but he refused her.

“But you will always be my sweet, in spite of the fact that I love you.” His finger twitched and rubbed her clit. He pressed down onto the little nub, working it in a small circle. Pleasure tore through her as her body arched up. A deep moan left her chest as sensation shook her.

But it wasn’t enough. The release was bittersweet, with only his finger touching her.

She wanted his body close, the scent of his skin filling her lungs as she drew breath. The pleasure was incomplete without the weight of his body pressing against her own or the hot spurt of his climax telling her that she had satisfied her lover as well. Lifting her eyelids she found him staring at her. Need shimmered in his eyes, an emotion so strong he felt it over the urge to fuck her for the physical release.

“I do love you, Janus, even if I cannot understand it.”

One side of his mouth lifted. “And you think that I understand any better?” His hand moved and the bed rocked as he sat on it. Pressing her knees wide, he covered her body. His hands clasped the side of her face as his chest hair teased her hard nipples.

The head of his cock thrust smoothly into her body and she sighed with satisfaction.

“I am only asking that you join me in this madness. Alone, I’ll become a drooling idiot fit for nothing but pity.”

She laughed at the idea. Janus frowned before sliding his hands up her arms to unlock her wrists. “Love me, Fay, because I love you too much to go on, even as your lover, without the same affection from you.”

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She clasped his hips between her thighs. Her hands twisted around his head as her eyes shimmered with emotion. “I cannot go on without love either. Love me, Janus.”

He moved and began pumping his erection in and out of her body. There was no hurry, only hard, deep penetration that shook the bed. She held onto his powerful shoulders as pleasure built in slow, steady degrees. There was no rush towards relief, because the true satisfaction was gained by their bodies being as close together as possible. Climax was only a different sensation. Right then, pleasure filled her as they continued to move together in a steady rhythm that granted them complete intimacy.

But the flesh had its limits. Janus rose up above her as his breathing became harsh.

His hands fisted in the bedding as his thrusts came faster and harder. Spreading her thighs wider, she cried out as his cock rammed into her pussy. Everything tightened around the hard motion until she cried out with it and felt her pussy contracting around the hard flesh filling it. A harsh growl hit her ears as she felt the hot eruption of his seed. Janus pressed his cock deep into her body as he pressed down on top of her to hold her captive in that moment when climax ruled him. A second, deeper climax rippled through her womb in response.

Tears eased down the side of her face as she struggled to breathe. Janus pressed his hands against the surface of the bed and rolled over onto his back, taking her along with him. Her head ended up on his chest as one of her thighs draped over his lower belly. A hard arm bound her to his length as his opposite hand smoothed over her head.

“Will you pledge with me, Fay?” His voice was formal and practiced, but the tender touch of his fingers as he wiped her tears aside made it the most endearing proposal any female might ever wish for.

“Only if you are willing to pledge yourself to me and all my demands.”

“You are the only female who can demand my love and receive it.” He tipped her chin up so that their eyes met. “But you will have to submit to being my sweet. Many, many times.”

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“I love your cravings.” His lips rose in a grin. “As I love you.” There was a shimmer of love in return to her words. Fay sighed as she let her eyes close. The scent of his skin filled her senses as she drifted off into slumber with her lover holding her.

Love was perfection for anyone willing to give up their pride to embrace it. The reason was simple—love was not something a single person might possess. Without unity, love was empty. But together, it was breathtaking.

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Six Months Later

The feel of a disruptor in his hand once more was a good one. Edric gripped the weapon and grinned as he savored the feeling. A frown darkened his mood as he looked at the item that had broken through a thief’s deception. Another Hunter was being stripped of his uniform and even in spite of knowing his guilt, his stomach twisted because he knew the path that man was about to walk down.

At least he had held the hidden knowledge that he would not remain a convict for the rest of his life. Pushing the disruptor into a bag, Edric looked around his tiny cabin.

His work was completed and waiting for Alana to pick it up. The sun was just beginning to turn the horizon pink. It would be his last morning living as a convict and sleep hadn’t interested him last night.

Alana made him grimace as he considered the girl. So much like Fay, it actually hurt to think about her facing the day without the hope of anything better. She was a convict, would always wear the bands on her wrists that declared her dishonest. He didn’t understand it. There was life inside her that even living among the convicted hadn’t killed.

On impulse, Edric flipped a box over and placed his remaining smuggled cans of meat into it. Scrapping some of his completed work of the table, he covered the cans. It wasn’t much, but it was the only gift he might make to her. He could not change her conviction. It soured his own approaching departure but he straightened his back.

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Such was the burden of a Hunter.

Edric Tailrich did what every convict dreamed of. He stood as his convict wristbands were released and he became a free man once more. Alana stood in the street watching with countless others but he only saw her before turning and moving back towards his life.

Free.

The family and life waiting for him back in the Hunter sphere were his earnings from a life devoted to honor and correctness. Somewhere, Alana had lost sight of those values and taken a different road. It was such a waste but one that he could not waste too much of his own attention on. His daughter was waiting for him and a new son by law. If his luck was really good, there might be a grandbabe kicking beneath his daughter’s heart for him to look forward to feeding too much candy to.

Alana had to be left behind in the penal sphere.

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