The Bond That Heals Us (13 page)

Sara came sputtering to the surface, her body shocked by the cool water. She looked around for Davin but didn’t see him. Spinning around as best she could while treading, she tried to find him in the dim light.

“Davin?”

After a second, he broke the surface with a huge gasp and began coughing. He managed to make his way over to the side of the rock wall and held on tight.

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“For the love
nusda
! Are you trying to kill me!”

She knew she shouldn’t do it, but Sara couldn’t help the bubble of laughter that popped from her. “I’m so sorry.”

“I can’t swim,” he said in between coughs.

It took her only a minute to swim over to where he was clinging, a murderous look fixed firmly on his face.

“I was hoping you wouldn’t see this side of me,” she said as she desperately tried to wipe the smirk off her face.

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“I’m known as a bit of a bad-luck magnet. Haylie has been hurt by my clumsiness more times that I can count over the years. At least you didn’t land on a rock.”

“Instead I almost drowned.” He frantically looked around while his knuckles went white from holding on to the side. “Do you see a way out of here?”

They both tried to see if there was a ledge they could use as a boost to get themselves up and out. Sara even swam around trying to find a spot that would make their ascent much easier. While the water was shallower on the far side, the ledge was several feet higher, making it impossible to climb up. It turned out their best option for escape was the ledge Davin was holding on to.

“We’ll have to try from here.” He motioned with his chin when she got back to him.

“I can boost you up, but you’ll have to haul yourself over the edge. Think you can do that?”

As much as she wanted to get out of here, there was something thrilling about swimming in the water. She hadn’t been in a pool, natural or otherwise, in years. There was something about it that made her want to strip her soaked clothing off so she could feel the water on her naked skin.

“Come on, Sara. I can lift you.”

“Do we have to?”

Davin turned to her, a look of shock on his face. She didn’t wait for him to ask any questions and began to undo the opening of her jumper. The water was cool on her skin, but she quickly adjusted to it. The black tank top she’d put on underneath clung to her like a second skin, accentuating her puckered nipples. With her boots on, it was hard to kick or swim around easily. Lying on her back, Sara kicked her way over to the shallow spot. From there she was able to stand up, the water coming up to her neck.

With her feet planted firmly on a large flat rock, she shrugged out of the uniform and got her boots off. Clad only in her underwear, Sara felt like a kid again, free to do something a little wild. From across the pool, she heard Davin groan.

“Did I mention I can’t swim?”

“Call this incentive to learn. I’ve managed to get my pants off.”

She tied the laces of her boots together so they’d be easier to hold. She threw a boot over one shoulder, and her wet uniform over the other. Then, with her eyes locked on 77

Davin she began to swim over with long leisurely strokes. When she got a little closer to him, she could see his golden eyes glinting in the pale light, fixed on her every motion.

“You’re going to kill me, Sara.”

She laughed and ducked her head under the water, her uniform and boots pulling tight against her body. Kicking close to Davin was easier without the extra drag from her clothing. Popping out right in front of him, she couldn’t help but grin in his face.

“Hi,” she said and set her wet uniform over his shoulder. “Mind holding this?”

Davin reached out with his free arm and circled Sara around the waist, pulling her tight to his body. He’d managed to wedge his boot into the rock, giving him lots of leverage. Sara halfheartedly struggled, more in an attempt to get closer to him than to get away. When she felt him let out a low growl again, she stopped and instead looped her arms around his neck.

Davin’s eyes were barely slits as his gaze traveled over her face and down to her chest. His breath was heavy and Sara could tell he was trying to keep his reactions under control. With his hands busy keeping his grip on both her and the ledge, Sara was free to explore.

She pushed his dripping brown hair from his cheek and tucked it behind his ear. He looked like an alien pirate, missing only the eye patch. His jaw was clenched, the muscle dancing in his cheek as he ground his teeth. Sara leaned in and placed a kiss there, letting her tongue dance out to taste his skin. The water tasted almost sweet, so she gave his face another little lick, lapping up several more drops.

“Yummy,” she whispered.

Her fingers traveled down his chest to his belt. She didn’t dare take it off, but that wasn’t going to stop her from teasing. Despite the coolness of the water, Sara could feel Davin’s erection. When she wrapped her fingers around the bulge pushing out the front of his pants, Davin sucked in a breath.

“Are you smuggling something in there, Captain Jagt?”

“I’ll never tell,” he said as he finally let a small smirk play on his lips. “Too bad you can’t inspect me.”

Sara gave him a squeeze. “What makes you think I can’t?”

His golden eyes narrowed. “I’m afraid to taunt you.”

She didn’t wait and opened the fastenings of his pants to pull out his cock. She felt him shudder when the cool water hit his exposed flesh before she palmed him with her hand. The action made him loosen his grip on her waist enough to give her the freedom to move. Sara took a deep breath and ducked her head under the water.

The need to keep her eyes closed didn’t cause her any problems. It wasn’t difficult to find the head of his cock with her mouth by feel alone. She popped it in, letting her tongue swirl around the swollen head. The water gave her buoyancy, so it made the bobbing motions smooth and easy. After a minute, her lungs were screaming at her for 78

air. She released his cock from her mouth and popped her head up to the surface to suck in a breath.

Davin’s head was thrown back and his eyes were closed. The corded muscles in his neck were strained and his arm was shaking as he clung to the side. Not wanting to stop for long, Sara took another breath and returned to her task. This time when she sucked him into her mouth, she used her hands to seek out his balls, rolling and teasing them with her fingers.

The muscles in his legs began to shake when she raked her nails of her free hand down the inside of his thigh. His free hand reached for her head, tugging her toward the surface. Not quite ready to release him from her sensual torture, Sara gave him one last, hard suck before letting him go and coming up for air.

Davin half pulled her the rest of the way out of the water up to his mouth. His kiss was scorching, driving out what little air she had left in her lungs. There was nothing gentle in his touch, only the painful, blinding need that she’d driven him to. Shit, she loved him crazy like this.

When he pulled back, he was at her neck, licking and nipping the still-sensitive spot on her neck where he’d bitten her days before. Every time he ran his tongue over that spot, Sara’s pussy clenched and her cream began to flow.

“Fuck me,” she managed to say in a harsh whisper.

Without a word, she reached up and above him and grabbed a part of the ledge.

From that position she was able to wrap her legs around his waist to grind her cunt against his rock-hard cock. Davin used his free hand to push her panties aside, giving him access to her pussy. Needing to carefully balance their position, he thrust into her with a slow, precise thrust.

That one motion was almost enough to push Sara to the edge. Her head was buzzing madly, her skin tingled as if it were electrified. It was different than before, different from when he’d done that thing to her back in his ship. She felt like she’d been oxygen deprived and this was her first breath of air. She needed him more than that.

Pushing back as far as she dared go, Sara relished the full feeling of his cock buried deep inside. The water once again made things easier for her, allowing her to bounce easily up and down on him. Davin’s eyes were two narrow slits, his intense golden gaze fixed on her. She tried to look away but couldn’t. Risking their precarious balance, she reached down with one hand and caressed his cheek as she rode him hard. His hand was at her back, holding her in place as he guided her hips.

“I want to touch you,” he said in a whisper that was more of a hiss.

“Where?”

“I want to suck your nipples hard. I want to lick your cunt until you scream my name.”

Sara gasped and ground her swollen clit against him. Her leg scraped against the rocks the faster she moved. A dull ache began on her outer thigh, but she ignored it, instead concentrating on the intense buzz in her head. Her orgasm was close, so close.

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“What else would you do to me?” Sara leaned in and sucked his earlobe. “Tell me what you’d do.”

“I’d teach you a lesson for throwing me in the water. Maybe I’d give you a spanking. Maybe I’d fuck your ass just to see what you’d do.”

Sara gasped before she buried her face in his neck. The sensation of the cool water mixing with her hot juices teased her clit to near bursting. The image and sensations of what he’d do to her were wild.

“You’d like that?” Davin cooed against her ear. “I’ll have to remember that, wild one. I won’t forget that you like this.”

Before she realized what he was doing, the hand that was at her back slid down to cup her ass. His finger began to explore the crack of her ass, teasing her puckered entrance. It was too much for Sara. She drove her body down on his cock and her orgasm exploded from her body. Not wanting her cries to echo in the cavern, she buried her face in his neck, her mouth clamped shut.

Davin moved his hand to her ass cheek again and squeezed it hard. He began to pound into her pussy as hard as he could. It only took a minute before she felt his cock swell and, with one final thrust, shoot his cum deep inside her.

She felt his arm shaking under the strain of holding both their bodies still. Missing their closeness but not wanting to hurt him, Sara pulled back and dropped her legs from around his waist. They stayed there panting and staring at each other for a few minutes before she began to grin.

“We better suggest they don’t drink the water for a while.”

“Poor bastards,” he said and winked at her.

The crazy buzzing in her head wasn’t subsiding now that she’d had her mind-blowing orgasm. She was about to say something to him about it when they heard voices coming their way. Sara was about to call out to them when Davin pulled her close and placed a finger over her lips.

She gave her head a shake. “But we need help.”

This time he put his hand over her mouth and yelled at her with his gaze to keep quiet. She stopped moving as she heard the men shuffle into the side room, their voices low.

“No one is aware of what’s going on. We are not concerned.”

The voice sounded familiar to Sara, but the buzzing in her head was making it difficult for her to place it. Afraid of attracting attention, she didn’t want to move too much, but she needed to know who was talking.

“Look, with Donaldson and that alien asshole poking around everywhere, they’re going to find something. I think this is a bad—”

There was a soft gagging noise and Sara recognized it as someone who couldn’t breathe.

“Fuck…you,” the choking man gasped.

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“We are aware of all who are here and what they can do. There are no problems. If you cannot help us, we will have your body brought to us and we will enjoy it.”

Sara felt her eyes go wide as she kept her gaze locked with Davin. The way the second man said
enjoy
sent chills down her back. Davin gave his head a single shake to keep her quiet. They were in no position to do anything about these two. If only she could place that voice. And why the hell was he talking about himself as a plural?

“Do you understand us?”

Sara could only imagine he nodded yes because after a few more seconds of silence, the man started gasping and coughing.

“Jesus.”

There was a brief scuffle and she heard someone get thrown against the rock wall.

The second man’s voice came out as a slow drawl. “We are glad you understand us.”

“Look, someone is bound to come looking for them. They’ve been gone too long as it is. I need to get ready.”

There was a slight pause. “Very well. Report back to us when you have completed your task. We expect you to find us what we need. The gel is important.”

Another round of rustling clothing before she heard someone leave. The quiet chirp of a communicator was answered, the man walking to the edge of the pool. Sara didn’t dare look up for fear of attracting his attention.

“Yes? I’ll have the payment. You just make sure you have my product. My boss has high expectations. Two days. Out.”

The man snapped the communicator closed and paused long enough to kick a rock into the pond. It landed a few feet away from where they stood. With a little grunt, he turned and walked out.