Page 12 of Ravenous Alien Mate

Jav and Leah both thanked the seamstress and she departed his quarters.

“That color sets off your eyes,” he said, unable to look away from Leah. Her dark eyes seemed more luminous than before.

“Thanks.” She looked at her feet for a moment before raising her gaze to his. “It’s the exact purple of your skin. Nassia said it was common for human females to wear clothing in the same shade as their mate’s skin.”

Jav glanced down at himself and then looked at the dress. “So it is.” He drew closer to her, longing to embrace her. Perhaps if he held her long enough, it would help heal some of the hurts in her past. Maybe his past, too.

“I can’t thank you enough for providing me with so many beautiful clothes. Nassia really doesn’t need to make me anything else, though. I have plenty to wear now.”

He reached for her hands, reveling in the softness of her skin. The smallest trace of her femininity reached him on the air and his cock instantly went rock hard. Did she long to mate with him as fiercely as he longed to mate with her? Gods, he could only hope.

He didn’t want to force her to mate with him before she was comfortable doing so, but at the same time he wasn’t certain how long he could withstand not being inside her, claiming her as his. He had heard stories about how Vash’arr warriors became absolutely ravenous for their mates after the first claiming.

Once he got a taste of her, he feared he wouldn’t be able to hold back.

Taking a deep breath, he decided he must give her honesty. It wouldn’t be honorable if he didn’t warn her about what might happen.

“Leah, I must tell you something.”

“What is it?” She peered up at him, her expression a mix of curiosity and worry.

“Do you remember that I told you I’m a member of the Vash’arr, an elite group of Marttiaxoxalian warriors?”

“Of course. Do you have to go to work right now? I would understand if you must leave for a while. I realize you are probably very busy.”

“I don’t have to go to work. The king has ordered me to take a brief leave of absence, so I will not need to leave your side for some time. Ten full days, in fact.”

To his delight, she brightened. “Oh. That’s good news, then. I must admit, I enjoy your company, Jav. You have been very kind to me.”

Her words warmed his heart and he found himself leaning closer, desperate for another whiff of the moisture gathering between her thighs. He repressed a growl and focused on her eyes again, mesmerized by the tiny flecks of gold and their unique shapes.

“I am pleased to hear you enjoy my company, sweet Leah.” He kissed each of her hands, then turned them so he could press his lips to the soft undersides of her wrists. When his tongue darted out of his mouth, he moaned as he licked her skin, unable to help himself.

Fluxx, he would be content to spend the rest of the day licking her all over and bringing her to pleasure.

She whimpered and shuddered against him.

“As I said, I must tell you something.” Desire heated his blood and he took several deep breaths, trying to calm his racing heart and tamp down the passions rising from deep within. He needed to warn her first. “The Vash’arr are genetically enhanced warriors.”

She sucked in a shaky breath. “Oh? Is that why you’re so much bigger than all the other Martians I’ve seen?”

“Yes, but it’s more than my size and my strength. I must warn you about something. When we mate…” His voice trailed off. How could he explain it when he wasn’t certain what would happen himself? He had only heard rumors, and maybe he had better self-control than most Vash’arr warriors. He was the commander of his unit, after all, the most skilled among his comrades.

“Will something unusual happen when we mate?” she asked. To his surprise, she didn’t appear the least bit frightened. Her eyes darkened and her breathing became unsteady. The scent of her arousal also increased in the air, causing another wave of heat to flow through him.

“Not precisely,” he said, “but I have heard that once a Vash’arr warrior mates for the first time, he often goes into a frenzy of lust and cannot get enough of his female. They will mate over and over again during a short time period.”

Her lips parted and a flush spread from her neck upwards, until her entire face became a shade of dark pink. She muttered something under her breath in her native tongue and glanced at the bed.

“I will not claim you until you are ready, sweet Leah. If you would like to wait several days, or longer, know that I will not force you.” He pressed a kiss to her forehead before releasing his hold on her and backing away a few steps. “I want you to think on it.”

Chapter 10

Leah stared at Jav as she tried to process all that he’d just told her.

Her face flamed when she thought about mating with him. God, he was so sexy, part of her just wanted to jump straight into bed with him, the consequences be damned.

When he’d described what would follow after their first mating as a frenzy of lust, her pussy had spasmed as she conjured a mental image of Jav taking her over and over again.

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