Page 35 of Pact with the Alien Devil

“Still sure?” he asked, the question revealing a vulnerability at odds with his powerful frame.

I sat up, reached for him. “Very sure. Come here.”

He joined me on the bed, his weight pressing me into the mattress in the most delicious way. The heat of his skin against mine was intoxicating, his mouth hungry as it reclaimed mine. I tasted myself on his tongue, strange and intimate.

“You’re beautiful,” he whispered, hands mapping my body as if committing it to memory. “Everything about you.”

I ran my fingers along one of the orange swirls on his chest. “So are you.”

His laugh was soft against my neck. “I don’t think that’s what most humans would say.”

“I’m not most humans.” I pulled him closer. “And thank the stars for that.”

He positioned himself between my thighs, the head of his cock pressing against my entrance. The anticipation was almost painful. He moved slowly, carefully, giving my body time to adjust to his size and unfamiliar shape.

The sensation was overwhelming—the stretch, the fullness, the ridges along his length stimulating nerves I hadn’t known existed. I clutched at his back, fingernails digging into skin.

“Okay?” he asked, holding still despite the tremor I felt running through his muscles.

“Don’t stop,” I breathed. “Please don’t stop.”

He began to move, setting a rhythm that built gradually from gentle to urgent. Each thrust sent pleasure spiraling through me, the unique shape of him hitting spots within me that had me gasping, cursing, pleading.

“Iria.” My name sounded like a prayer. “Look at me.”

I opened my eyes, meeting his gaze as our bodies moved together. Something passed between us then—something beyond physical pleasure, beyond the simple release of tension. Something that terrified and thrilled me in equal measure.

For years, I’d kept myself apart. Safe. Alone. But here, with Korvan moving inside me, his eyes holding mine, I was neither alone nor safe. And I didn’t care.

“I’ve got you,” he whispered, as if reading my thoughts. “I’ve got you.”

And just for a moment, I believed it.

KORVAN

The docking clamps met the hull with a dull thud as theStarfallsettled into the private hangar. Through the viewport, I watched the security barrier flicker to life, cutting us off from prying eyes. It wasn’t the most expensive place to dock on Thodos Station, but it served our purpose: discretion.

I rolled my shoulder, testing the newly healed tissue where a plasma bolt had struck me days before. The wound had finally closed completely, leaving only a faint discoloration on my skin that would fade within another day.

Stretching again, I ran a final systems check while Iria shut down the engines.

Something about watching her work, completely in her element, made my chest constrict.

She wasn’t just a means to an end anymore. She’d become something I couldn’t afford to lose.

The realization struck me with physical force. I’d spent decades building walls around myself. Now this human woman had compromised them in a matter of days.

“All set,” Iria said, flipping the last switch. “Let’s move before someone decides to ask questions about our registry.”

I nodded, trying to focus on the mission ahead rather than the memory of her skin against mine just hours before. “What’s the least monitored route to the club district?”

“Follow me and stay close.” She grabbed her jacket, checking the concealed blaster in the inner pocket. “The maintenance corridors run parallel to most of the main walkways. We’ll be practically invisible.”

I bristled at taking orders. I’d always led - never followed. But Iria knew this area better than me, and this wasn’t the time for pride.

“Lead the way,” I said, more stiffly than I’d intended.

Iria shot me a knowing look. “Relax, big guy. You can go back to being all scary and in charge, once we get there.”

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