Niklosi's Nightmare (First Wave Book 10) (24 page)

“They couldn’t, and we knew it. He
was in the forest looking for poacher traps when a dead log crushed him. He was
dead long before we found him, and that’s a line that can’t be crossed,” BJ
explained. “Bringing back the dead is not their place or even within their
power as far as I know.”

“I’m sorry,” Nik whispered,
squeezing her hand in comfort.

“Thanks,” BJ said, wanting to be
off the painful topic. “What about you? Tell me something.”

“I’m an only child. I was raised by
my parents on Valendra. My best friend is an even bigger asshole than I am, but
he’s awesome. His name is Balduen; his mate is Dare, and they have an adorable
little boy named Lucan,” Nik said, his eyes lighting up when he mentioned the
boy. “I’ve been fighting on the planet for over three years now, but you’re the
most amazing and beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.”

It took BJ a second to realize that
Nik completely went off script with his last comment. She blushed and fought to
think of how to respond.

“What?” she finally asked.

“You heard me,” Nik whispered as he
leaned towards her. “I’ve spent the last three days watching your sexy ass
flirt with the military, endanger yourself by playing mind fuck games with
them, and then charmingly see them off like it was a normal day at the office.
Amazing doesn’t quite come close, does it?”

“And here I thought you weren’t
paying attention,” BJ whispered back as she put her arms around his neck.

Nik pulled her close and nuzzled
the soft skin at her neck. He smiled when she let out a small moan.

“It was hard not to pay attention.
Do you think you could give us a chance?” Nik whispered against her neck.

BJ shivered as his warm breath
tickled the sensitive spot on the curve of her neck. She was so immersed in the
sensations of his hard body pressed against hers and the heat simmering between
them she almost didn’t catch his question and the uncertainty in his voice.

Thinking it was about time he got
to know her a little better, BJ pushed him into the cushions and straddled his
lap. She quickly unbuttoned her uniform shirt and took it off as she leaned
towards his surprised face.

“I think you talk too much,” she
whispered as she teased his neck with her lips and tongue.

Nik thought his head was going to
explode from the heat and need that swelled up in him at her touch. He gripped
her hips tightly, trying to rein himself in while he figured out if he’d heard
her right or if he’d dreamed it.

He let one hand slide sensuously up
her back until he gently pulled her head away from him so he could look in her
eyes.

“Was that a yes?” he asked, unable
to stop himself from grinding against her, his suddenly rock hard cock taut
against his zipper.

BJ bit her lip, pretending to think
about it until she felt him move beneath her. It was all the incentive she
needed. She reached for the hem of her tank top and pulled it off, smiling when
Nik’s eyes widened in surprise before he looked at her heatedly.

Nik slid his hands around her bare
waist and slid them up until he cupped her breasts through her bra. His heart
thumped when she leaned forward and took his lips in a searing kiss as his
hands began exploring every inch of her that he could reach.

BJ’s fingers deftly unbuttoned his
shirt and moaned when their heated skin touched. She was on fire and needed to
be naked and one with her mate. Pulling away from Nik, she sat up and
unbuttoned her pants, her eyes daring Nik to do the same. It didn’t take long
before they were naked.   

BJ returned to his lap and Nik
couldn’t stop his hands from reaching out and holding her close as he groaned
at how perfect she felt in his arms.

“Are you sure you’re ready for
this?” he whispered, praying she’d say yes.

BJ pulled back and smiled down at
him before kissing and licking her way down his neck to his heavily muscled
chest. Nik gasped in shock and pleasure as he grabbed two nearby pillows in a
bruising grip and closed his eyes as she teased a trail down his body.

He thought he’d swallowed his
tongue when he felt her first tentative lick on his shaft, and he ran his
fingers through her hair as he gripped her head. The kissing, licking, and the
little nips took their toll on him, and he finally reached for her, panting and
trembling as he pulled her back up to him.

He kissed her deeply and BJ molded
her body to his as her mind begged for more. She gasped in surprise when Nik
suddenly flipped her onto her back among the cushions and covered her body with
his own.

“My turn,” he whispered before he
took her lips again.

He left her panting and breathless
before he slowly moved down her body, covering every inch of her torso with his
lips and tongue until she was writhing on the couch. When he finally reached
that special spot, sucking and licking, she clutched his head and cried out.
Nik wasn’t satisfied with just a few quick minutes and lavished her with
pleasure until she was begging him to stop.  

Nik slowly made his way back up her
body, leaving a trail of kisses and nips that kept her on edge until he looked
down into her beautiful eyes.

“I can’t think of anything more
important to me than making you mine. But I wouldn’t be a good mate if I didn’t
make sure you were ready for this,” Nik whispered, barely able to keep himself
from plunging into her heat.

BJ reached up and pulled his head
towards her with one hand, taking his lips with hers. Her other hand reached
between them, centered his hard cock at the entrance to her heat and slowly
rolled her hips, taking him inch by slow inch.

Both pulled away, gasping from the
pleasure and heat that began consuming them as the energy strands wove around
and between them wildly. Nik sunk himself fully inside of her before he grasped
her bucking hips and set a pace that began slow and gently, then quickly turned
rough and wild as they both searched for release. BJ was the first to cry out,
clutching Nik as the waves of pleasure rocked her. Nik quickly followed.  

Nik moved his weight off of BJ,
rolled to his side, and pulled her to him, unwilling to let her go now that she
really was his. He watched in fascination as the ator-ma began forming on her
shoulder and upper arm. He was surprised to note that she was watching his form
as well.

“It’s beautiful,” BJ whispered.

“You’re beautiful,” Nik replied and
kissed her lips.

“What do we do now?” BJ asked,
uncertainty in her voice.

Nik smiled at her and hugged her
close.

“We get to create a life and home
together. Before we even get to Dillon, Grai will have a list of available
homes for you to choose from. I don’t know if you want to work or not, but if
you do, there are a ton of jobs to choose from. I want you to be happy,” Nik
admitted.

BJ thought about it for a moment.

“What about Mojo? Where will he
go?” BJ didn’t want to be too far from her brother while they tried to adapt to
an environment of hybrids and a new mission.

“Hell, he can live with us. If he wants,
there are apartments available to the single hybrids and some even share homes
as roommates. It’s up to him,” Nik said with a shrug.

“What about my mom?” BJ saw Nik
flinch before he could hide it, and she playfully slapped his shoulder. “She’s
my mom!”

Nik couldn’t help but chuckle.

“I know she is. She can visit
anytime, and we can visit here as well. We’re not leaving the planet,” Nik
said, then thought about it. “Not yet anyway. At some point I’d like you to go
to Valendra with me and meet my parents. They will adore you. But my commitment
is here to this planet and its people and to you. So this is where we will
build our life.”

“I’d really like that,” BJ
whispered, cuddling up to his neck to hide the tears in her eyes.

Nik suddenly flipped her onto her
back and covered her body with his own. He looked into her beautiful, unusual
eyes.

“That’s the plan for later though.
I was thinking we could spend a few more days here, maybe a week. So we can get
to know each other better,” Nik whispered as his body rocked against hers.

“You’re kidding, right?” BJ asked.
“I was thinking a week at least.”

“I think we could manage a week,”
Nik mumbled against her neck as he left a trail of kisses behind.

“At least a week,” BJ said with a
sigh.

Epilogue

Rolantro hovered by the TV in the
sparse hotel room, invisible to the naked eye as he watched the unsuspecting
man pace the small room. He was more disturbed than he cared to admit by what
he’d seen in the man’s memories, and he wanted to be there for the moment he
hoped would change his life.

He heard the quiet beep and watched
the man stop short and stare towards the bed and the phone that lay on the
dirty coverlet. Rolantro waited for the man to pick up the phone, and when
several minutes passed, he shook his head in sadness.

Just as he was going to give up,
the man slowly moved towards the phone and dropped to his knees beside the bed.
Putting his forehead to the filthy cover, he reached for the phone with one
shaking hand.

Rolantro’s resolve to remain hidden
was nearly broken by the man’s heart-wrenching sobs. After several minutes, he
watched the man sit back on his heels, the phone in one hand while he swiped at
his tears with the other.

“For you, Colby and Terese,” he
whispered as he looked at the phone.

Rolantro moved closer and watched
the man dial the phone and put it to his ear. He heard three rings before a
familiar voice answered.

“Major, I’m glad you called. I think
we can help you,” Grai said.

“You’re my last hope,” Kyle said,
trying to control his fear of who he was speaking to and focus only on what
mattered to him.

“Who are you looking for?” Grai
asked, getting to the point.

“My nephew, Colby, and my sister,
Terese,” Kyle said hoarsely, praying he was doing the right thing.

“Where and when did they
disappear?” Grai asked as he grabbed his pen and prepared to write.

“England, six years ago. Colby was
two, Terese was 28. I have pictures . . .” Kyle said, unsure how he’d get
pictures to the leader of the alien group he was supposed to be hunting.

“When we hang up, put the pictures
on the phone you’re talking to me with, and we’ll pull them. Once we’ve pulled
them, we’ll delete them and make sure there’s no trace. You think the military
has them?” Grai asked.

“No,” Kyle croaked before controlling
himself. “I would have found them by now. That’s why you’re my only hope.”

The dark prime?
Grai
wondered without mentioning it to the major.

“OK, I’m going to check among my
people and see if they’ve been rescued by one of our teams over the years. If
they have, we’ll make sure they contact you. If not, we have several other
avenues we can check that you can’t. If they can be found, we’ll find them,”
Grai promised, concerned for the child and woman.

“You won’t hurt them? Or use them
against me?” Kyle asked, fearful for his family.

“We don’t hurt kids or females. You
should know that by now. Besides, I wouldn’t have given you a way to call me if
I thought you were the killer of our people that you pretend to be. If you have
a backup plan to get out of that unit, take it now. Come to us, and you can
help us find Terese and Colby,” Grai suggested, hoping the man would take him
up on it. They didn’t need an insider bad enough to keep the hybrid in danger.

“No,” Kyle said with a shake of his
head. “I have to stay where I am until they’re found. What if I leave and then
they’re transferred from somewhere I don’t know about? I can’t take that
chance. I’ll stay here.”

Grai nodded his head in
understanding even though he was concerned for the major’s safety after what
happened at Baker’s Creek.

“Hide the phone you’re using, and
check it when you can. I’ll know if we have them by tomorrow and will leave you
a message letting you know if we do. Contact me anytime if you need to,” Grai
offered, taking a huge risk.

“Thank you,” Kyle whispered, thought
he relief he felt still didn’t ease his trepidation.

“You can do that when we find them.
Stay safe, major,” Grai said, then hung up the phone.

Kyle stared at the phone for a
moment before he grabbed his personal phone and sent the pictures of his sister
and nephew to the burner phone he carried with him on missions. He made sure
that the pictures were on the phone before he hid it in the vent in the
bathroom. He looked around before he left for the office to pay for another
month’s rent on the room.

Rolantro sent waves of calming
energy to the major before he disappeared in a flash of light and reappeared
light years away.

*****

Dagog strode the corridors of the Relian
mother ship in determination, barely acknowledging those he passed. He stopped
in front of a door and straightened his clothes before he walked inside
unannounced.

“My brothers still have the whole
damn quadrant blocked, and all my efforts to get around them aren’t working,”
he complained as he walked inside.

“That means no ice cream anytime
soon, doesn’t it?”

Dagog looked over at the young boy
and smiled as he ruffled his hair.

“We’ll figure something out, I
promise,” Dagog assured the boy.

“Don’t make promises you can’t
keep,” a beautiful blond said as she rubbed her burgeoning stomach in agitation.

“You should know by now that I
don’t, Terese. I promised to have you, didn’t I?” Dagog said while his mind
plotted a way around his brothers and the blockade they’d set up around Earth.

Rolantro watched for only a few
moments before he disappeared again, cursing his inability to interfere.