Page 46 of Saved By the Servali

That’s how he makes me feel. A King. Protecting his people. Providing. Not because I need him like some weak waif of a thing, but because I am strong, a Queen to stand beside him.

“I want every inch of my King,” she panted, writhing on his still hard length.

Kamau shuddered, both from the stroke of her walls against him and the stroke of her words on his hungry heart. “Nessa. My Nessa.”

“Mm. My Kamau.”

“The things you say tie my heart to yours so tightly, my Queen...”

“And why is that?” Nessa moaned, eyes falling shut. “It’s so much more than sex with you. Most guys would run a thousandmiles if they found out a woman wanted them in the permanent way.”

“Then they would be the wrong men, my Queen,” Kamau leaned forward, pushing off on his toes to lay flat against her. His paws smoothed her hair back from her face, and he smiled down on her between kisses.

“And the idea of baby-making gives them night terrors.”

“Cowards.”

“They lie to you. Don’t answer your calls.”

“You will live where I live. Work where I work. I will tell you the truth, and you will see me being truthful. You will know where I am—not just because we are on the same ship but because I will tell you so you don’t worry. Because I love you already, Nessa. I want that love to grow. To double in size.” His digits slid to her breasts, kneading them as he gave her a crooked smile. “I’m a cook. I know all about taking strange ingredients that no one thinks will work and making something irresistible out of them. Like us. A warrior Queen and a Servali cook. Two different species, two different planets... We are an odd mix. At first, I thought it was too odd. Look at you...” He shook his head in consternation. “You would not want me.”

“What? What in the... Kamau! You should know by now thatyou’rethe better catch. You’ve got the career, the connections, the credits, the safe haven, and you’re traveling the galaxy in luxury!”

“You see? We work.” He pushed against her, aiming up. The familiar, too-full sensation of intense pleasure against the underside of her clit made her squirm. Kamau licked his paw and slipped it between them, smiling as she arched off his desk, riding the wave of climax that was rushing her, too soon, too sharp, too—

“Ughhh!Fuck!” Her body felt like electric zaps were kissing their way across her pelvis. They centered on her clit as a gush of liquid marked his fur.

“We fit together,” he chuckled. “And we each think we got the better bargain.”

Nessa closed her eyes, letting sensations and words wash over her.

I was never supposed to be here.

Only maybe I was.

Because this is perfect. Too good to be true. I’m going to wake up one day and find out this was a bad dream or find a different side of him—one that I don’t like.

“You’re far away, my love.”

Don’t have to like everything about someone—to love ‘em. “Nah, Kam. I’m right here—love.”

Chapter Fourteen

“Mmm. Mmmm!” Nessa covered her mouth. All around her, Leonids in the small cafe were staring at her—for two reasons. One, she was a human. Two, she had just had a limona cloud cake, something like a fluffy whipped cheesecake with the sharpness of lemon, yet there was no sour twinge. Pure sweetness and bite. The moans she made while eating it were positively debauched, and the ears and whiskers of the other patrons were twitching as they took in her unintentional display.

Like Kamau, who was sitting across from her, his head on his clasped paws, studying her with a heated gaze that threatened to send the cloud cake melting down her fingertips.

“I want to go back to our quarters and make you make those noises again,” he whispered, his tail caressing her bare leg under the table.

“I’m a working member of the crew now,” she protested, even though she was on the verge of tearing out of her new red wrap-around dress and letting him lick her to a pulsing peak right on the restaurant table.

Not in “heat” anymore. No excuse.

Except him. He makes me crazy in the best way.

“You have two days off to meet your father and help him get settled,” Kamau pointed out, putting his paw up to pay for their meal. “This port is one of the nicest on Leonid-One, according to Marcus and Ru. They both went to school here. Should we take your father sightseeing?”

“No.” Nessa shook her head with a sorrowful expression. “I’m hoping access to better medicine, food, and air will helphis health improve, but for now, I’m afraid he’ll be freaking out about the number of Felids and just need to be on board the ship with a bunch of humans until he understands more about what’s going on.”

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