RedeemingZorus (18 page)

“I know it’s you,” she whispered. “I love you. I want you,
Zorus.”

His lips enclosed her clit, the flat of his tongue rapidly
moved back and forth, and Charlie moaned. Desire quickly ignited throughout her
body. She reached up to grab the pillow just for something to hold onto.

“Yes,” she moaned. “That is so good.”

He groaned against her, the soft vibration driving her
pleasure higher. She arched her back to press tighter against his hot mouth.
His teeth lightly raked over the sensitive nerve endings and she realized how
close she hovered near climax.

“Stop.”

Zorus tore his mouth from her. “Did I hurt you?”

She really hated the worry she heard in his tone. “No. I
want you inside me when I come.”

He moved on the bed but instead of climbing over her, he
sprawled out next to her body, and rolled flat onto his back.

“Ride me,” he urged. “I want you to know you’re in control.”

He never ceased to amaze her. He didn’t want her to feel
pinned or trapped. Her body ached and throbbed from his sensual kisses. She
climbed to her knees, threw a leg over his hips, and hovered there. She gripped
his rock-hard cock with one hand and flattened her other one on his chest for
leverage. She looked down between their bodies, her hair fell across him as she
guided his cock to the opening of her pussy. He softly groaned her name when
she slowly settled down on the thick shaft. The crown of it stretched her apart
to accept more of him.

Sheer delight radiated from her core when she lowered on top
of Zorus. Her inner nerve endings sizzled when he stretched her vaginal walls,
filled the need she craved, and she threw her head back with a moan. She paused
when she’d taken all of him. Her pussy clenched around him to draw a soft moan
from both of them.

“You’re so beautiful,” Zorus rasped. “I love you, Charlie.”

She met his gaze in the dim room, his eyes dark and sincere.
“I love you too.”

His hands lightly caressed her hips, urged her to move, and
she lifted up and then slowly lowered. Pleasure rippled through her from the
snug fit of their bodies joined together. Charlie started to move up and down,
finding a pace that felt the best. Zorus was extremely hard, thick, and each
motion brought her sheer delight. When the need to come became nearly
overwhelming, she rode him hard and fast. The sound of their heavy breathing
and the slap of her bottom on the top of his thighs turned her on even more.

Zorus slid his hand from his light grip around the curve of
her hip to dip his fingers between her spread thighs. He sought and found her
clit to press the side of his thumb there. With every slide of their bodies it
brushed her swollen bud until it sent her over the edge. Rapture seized her.

Charlie threw her head back, cried out his name, and under
her, Zorus snarled her name. She knew her vaginal walls were strongly
convulsing around his cock, massaging him as he found his own release, and she
loved feeling him filling her with his warm semen. She collapsed on top of him
when she couldn’t remain upright anymore.

Two strong arms hugged her tightly around her waist and he
pressed a kiss to her sweaty forehead. A chuckle made him shake a little under
her.

“What’s funny?” She didn’t lift her head to look at him, too
spent to do more than lie sprawled on his chest. She loved hearing his heart
beating erratically under her ear.

“I’m just happy, Charlie. You are the best thing that has
ever happened to my life.”

A smile curved her lips. “I’ve never been happier either.”

Chapter Eleven

Zorus appeared nervous, which made Charlie feel the same.
He’d taken a call early that morning, had been grim ever since, and now they
had to go to a council meeting. He’d informed Charlie that she needed to attend
with him.

“What is going on? You said you’d be honest with me but you
keep avoiding my questions.” It didn’t help that the clothes she wore were his,
hung on her body loosely, and he’d had to cut off the legs and arms to fit her
shorter limbs. She knew she’d make a sad sight in public. “Does this have
something to do with your son?”

He’d barely touched breakfast when his gaze lifted to meet
hers over the table in the kitchen. “Yes. He’s decided to file charges against
me.”

Her heart missed a beat. “What kind of charges? Criminal
ones? He’s the one who assaulted me inside your home. You were just protecting
me when you threw him to the floor.”

“He’s accused me of treason.”

The color drained from her face and she nearly dropped her
fork. “On Earth that’s a death sentence. How the hell could he do that? Why
would he? What is the logic in doing that? I thought you said your society was
based on logic.”

“I feel certain he believes it’s true because I chose you, a
human, over my own son. He’s angry.”

Her appetite fled. “This council will know it’s bullshit,
right? You’re all about your people. You’ve killed to protect them.”

“I warned a few members this might happen.” He focused his
attention on his plate. “I don’t want you to worry, Charlie. I’m nearly certain
this will be resolved in my favor.”

“Nearly certain?” Her hand trembled when she set her fork
down carefully to avoid it clattering on the glass surface of the table. “What
happens if they buy his bullshit? What if they think he’s right? What is the
punishment for treason here?”

“The same as if we were on Earth.”

“They could kill you?” She shot to her feet. “Zorus…”

Cool, brown eyes fixed on her. “Sit and finish your meal.
They won’t execute me. I’ve been too loyal for far too many years for any
member to believe I’m capable of disloyalty.”

“I’m trying not to freak out but I’ve only met a few other
cyborgs. They didn’t like you at all. I’d even go so far as to say they flat
out hated you. What if this council uses this charge as a way to get rid of
you?” She spun to pace the floor, her mind reeling from what could happen. “We
need to flee. Yeah. We’ll steal a ship, get off the planet, and go to Saturn.”
She jerked to a halt to glance at him. “Or one of the stations. We need to get
to Saturn first though. I’ll get my money from Russell so we aren’t broke.
We’ll need money to survive. We’ll be okay as long as we’re together. We’ll
make it work somehow.”

Zorus stood. “Calm down. It will not go that far. My son is
angry, the council members, for the most part, do not hate me. It may surprise
you to know that I do have some friends. It would take a unanimous vote to
bring about my death.”

Anguish gripped Charlie. “Did you know this might happen? Is
being with me so horrible on this planet that someone could accuse you of being
a traitor?”

He shrugged. “A cyborg hasn’t taken a human yet when…shit
hasn’t hit the fan.” His lips twitched. “I remember that Earth saying. I
expected issues to arise. This wasn’t a scenario I anticipated but it’s
actually less severe than some of the others that came to mind.”

“What could be worse?” She chewed her lower lip.

“They could have attempted to take you from me to give to
another male.”

A shiver ran down her spine. “Is that possible?”

“No. I discarded that prospect. The law is on my side.”

“What else?”

“They could ban me from the council but I know it’s highly
unlikely. Two members share a human in their family unit. I know they will
avoid voting me out since it would weaken their own positions. They’ll welcome
a member with a human for that reason alone.”

“They share?”

“I told you some females have more than one male.” He sighed
heavily. “You gave me your word you will never do that.”

“And you never have to worry about me going back on it. You’re
more than enough for me.” She relaxed slightly. “You’re not worried?”

Zorus gave her a tense smile. “I am not worried of being
found guilty of treason.”

“Then why are you so grim?”

“It will be tense. Words will be spoken that I do not want
you to hear.” He took a few steps until he paused in front of her to gaze
deeply at her. “I don’t want you to stop loving me, Charlie. I never want to
see fear or distrust in your eyes again.” His hands brushed her arms, caressed
her, and he took hold of both her hands. “You will hear things about me that
will disturb you.”

“Worse than the fact that you made friends with humans
before you killed them by beating them to death or wanted other human women
killed just for being with cyborg guys?”

“I have readily admitted that I was not fond of humans until
I met you. They were my enemy, I am unforgiving of what has been done to me,
and I’ve shown no mercy. You may hear examples of the things I’ve done to
ensure the survival of my race as proof that my reasoning has been put into
question by bringing you home with me. As a human, you may hate me for some of
those examples.”

Her stomach knotted. “Have you ever beaten a woman to
death?”

He shook his head, a frown twisting his lips downward. “No.”

“Raped one?”

“No!” Anger tinged his voice. “I would never do that to
anyone.”

“Killed a woman?”

Silence reigned. He didn’t look away though. He took a few
breaths before he spoke.

“I killed both male and females when we escaped Earth. They
were guards, would have taken my life if I hadn’t fired upon them first, and I
have ordered the executions of a few female bounty hunters who have been
transported to Garden.”

“You made friends with the men.” A horrible thought struck
her. “Did you make friends with the women too?”

His hands tightened their hold. “Yes.”

“You seduced them?”

His dark eyes narrowed. “I wouldn’t word it in that manner.”

“Had sex with them? Intercourse?”

He glanced away and then back. “Yes, Charlie. I had
intercourse with two of them. I allowed them to believe the offer of use of
their bodies worked, that I’d allow them to use me to gain freedom.”

Her knees weakened but Zorus kept her up when he released
her hands to grip her around her waist instead.

“I am not lying to you, Charlie. I do love you. I’d risk my
own life to protect yours. This is what I feared. I can see the suspicion in
your eyes right now. You’re wondering if I’ve lied to you and how many humans
I’ve deceived.”

She couldn’t deny it. Zorus softly swore, adjusted his hold
on her, and swung her into his arms. She gasped but then curled into his lap
when he dropped into a chair in the living room. He cupped her face to tilt her
head until they studied each other.

“You never asked me to bring you to Garden. My son will
accuse you of being an Earth spy. He already has made that allegation to me. I
am willing to trust that you are not with me for that reason. You are a hacker
yet you haven’t touched my systems in an attempt to send a signal to Earth. The
apartment is being monitored.”

“You trust me but you still had me watched?”

“I took your skills into account, and had someone else take
over monitoring my home last evening, but not because I don’t trust you. It is
a precaution in case my son accuses me of covering for you. You are similar to
me, Charlie. Earth Government is your enemy. I know this but my son doesn’t. By
having a trusted third party monitor my home there is no doubt of your
innocence. I’m not in a position to lie to protect you if you were guilty. I
believe in you. I did it to prove both of us are innocent.”

She glanced around the room. “What kind of monitoring? Are
there cameras?”

He tugged on her chin to force her to look at him again.
“There are no cameras or microphones present but if you attempt to breach the
system in any way they will know. We have more advanced technology than Earth.
I wouldn’t have asked a friend to do it if I honestly believed you’d attempt to
hack my system. A security team would arrive immediately to arrest you and all
outgoing messages from Garden have to be approved first before they are
broadcast to the satellites that carry the signals. There is no chance of you
contacting anyone off the planet.”

“I wouldn’t do that.”

“I know.” Sincerity shone in his gaze. “I’d never have
risked you being arrested if I had thought there was any chance you’d betray
me.”

She let his words sink in. It calmed her temper. If he were
being accused of treason and she of being a spy, they both needed their butts
covered. Zorus had done that to the best of his ability.

“What about those women?”

“There were two, as I stated. They were bounty hunters who
wanted to collect the reward Earth has put out on cyborgs. They would have
turned us over to Earth Government, knowing we would be killed. We have a few
listening posts near some of the space stations that monitor traffic. We sent
teams to collect anyone seeking information about our kind and bring them here
to interrogate.” His chest rose and fell. “Those females would have tried to
either kill cyborgs with terrorist attacks or attempted to escape the planet to
give Earth our location. The council unanimously agreed to their deaths to
safeguard all cyborgs. I don’t enjoy killing females but it fell to the council
to decide their fates. I have no regrets for the choices we’ve made.
Safeguarding my people is the council’s priority. These humans, even the
females, were a danger to all. They suffered no pain or fear. I do have some
compassion.”

“The men―”

“Died brutal deaths. If you believe they were tied down
while beaten, you would be incorrect. They were given the choice of being
painlessly executed or engaging in a fight to the death. They always chose
violence. We did not give the females that option. Our female cyborgs are too
valued to risk in a fight with another female and it wouldn’t have been fair to
make them fight against a male cyborg. They stood no chance at winning. It
would have just been cruel.”