Page 26 of Guardians

A boyish smile lifted one corner of his mouth. “I’ll try not to, but thoughts have a way of broadcasting when people are upset.”

“Good to know.”

He stood up and pulled off his shirt, then unfastened his pants, but didn’t remove them. “I’d give you more time if I could, but our claim isn’t secure until all three of us have fucked you.”

“Welcome to Rydaria,” she muttered bitterly.

He closed the distance between them and placed his hands on her shoulders. “Would spending the rest of your life in prison have been better than this? I’ve heard that women on penal outposts are treated like communal property, and they’re often raped by the guards more often than other inmates.”

She sighed. He was right. She was feeling sorry for herself when they’d offered her a much better situation than any of her other options would have provided. On Earth anyone associated with Nuevo Biotech was a pariah. Penal outposts were a living nightmare. And without the hybrids’ assistance, Bianca would die, and her entire camp would likely starve to death.

“Can we just get this over with?” she grumbled.

He chuckled and pulled her into his arms. “Sorry, doll. That’s not my style.”

His warm lips covered hers and Lexie tensed. This kiss was very different than any of the others that she’d received from her mates. Malik’s mouth coaxed and teased, soothing her frayed nerves as he slowly awakened her senses.

“We’re apex predators,” he whispered against her lips. “But we are also men.” He parted her lips and gently explored her mouth with his tongue. “We’ll be aggressive, even forcing yoursurrender at times.” He deepened the kiss, molding her naked body against his half-clothed one. “Other times, we’ll seduce you, patiently unraveling your resistance until you forget who you are.”

She clung to him, hungry for tenderness in any form. It didn’t matter if he was simply proving a point. She’d revel in his patience for as long as he was willing to offer it.

He swept her up in his arms and placed her in the middle of the bed. Then, pausing long enough to shuck his pants, he crawled onto the bed beside her. She lay on her back. He lay on his side with his arm tucked under her neck. His hand glided over her body while his mouth continued the intoxicating kisses.

Lexie responded to Malik with genuine passion. Her other orgasms had not been faked, but they had been beyond her control. She was sharing herself with Malik, offering rather than reluctantly allowing him to take. He stroked her breasts and belly. His touches were light and careful as if he didn’t want to hurt her.

The realization brought tears to her eyes, but she frantically blinked them back. He was focused on her needs. Something so fundamental shouldn’t have been so moving, but tears escaped despite her fluttering lashes.

He paused and wiped away her tears with his thumb. “It’s going to be okay.” He kissed her softly then looked deep into her eyes. “Are you starting to believe that?”

She pressed her hand against the side of his face and nodded. Emotion clogged her throat so she simply opened her legs, hoping he’d understand the invitation.

A sexy smile parted his lips as he moved over her and positioned his cock at her entrance. “My mate,” he whispered then entered her slowly, inch by endless inch.

It had to be a hybrid thing, she concluded. Her pussy was stretched tight around Malik even after fucking Kane.

“We’re not human,” Malik reminded as he nipped her bottom lip. “Our bodies are bigger and stronger now. We are leaner, our muscles denser. I’m not hurting you, am I?”

She shook her head. She wasn’t sure if he’d read her mind again or just her expression, but he started moving inside her and she no longer cared. His mouth returned to hers as he filled her core with long, slow strokes. She buried her fingers in his hair and wrapped her legs around his waist.

Gradually his pace sped and his lips pulled away from hers. “I’m not going to last long,” he warned as he slipped his hand between their bodies. “Watching the others fuck you was incredibly erotic.” He stroked her clit with his thumb at the apex of each thrust.

She tightened her inner muscles and concentrated on the sensual slide of his cock and the sensations being triggered by his thumb. The world fell away, all the stress and insecurity of the last few months ceased to exist. She was in bed with her mate and something about it felt amazingly right.

“Come, baby,” he coaxed. “Let me feel this beautiful body come.”

Thrilled by the tenderness in his tone, she surrendered to the sensations building inside of her. The orgasm crested in gentle waves, but it went on forever. He drove deep, then wrapped his arms around her and rolled them to their sides. She felt his cumjet out as his mouth returned to hers and they lost themselves in long, drugged kisses.

Wrapped in his strong arms and filled by his cock, Lexie felt warm and safe and sleepy.

“Let’s go take a shower,” Malik suggested a long time later.

“But that would require moving,” she pointed out with a dreamy smile.

“Good point.” He drew her leg up onto his hip and settled her more snugly against his body. “We’ll shower in the morning.”

She pressed a kiss to his damp chest then drifted off to sleep.

CHAPTER 5

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