Page 24 of Joven's Bride
Chapter Thirteen
Joven and his teams all lived on the Tresta continent in a hamlet an hour out of the largest city of Jaiba. It was just south of the Selkeres Mountain Reserve where a native sub-sentient species of dragons lived. Joven and his team had started the hamlet because there was no spaceport big enough to land theSentinel Hawkon either continent.
Because Tresta was warmer and dryer, Joven was able to purchase a great deal of land on an isolated plateau. TheSentinel Hawkwas quite a bit larger than the shuttles their two spaceports were designed to handle. It was longer than a passenger jet and about three times as wide. Most of that space was filled with weapons and the warp engine.Sentinel Hawkwas fast and deadly, much like its Captain.
With the imminent arrival of the second team for the space patrol, their hamlet now contained nine dwellings. Joven’s was at the west end of the development just past the landing pad for the Hawk. Fortunately, the ship could land vertically, so the landing pad was just a bit wider and longer than an American football field.
The houses were built of an aerated concrete material that was as sturdy as concrete but much lighter to handle. Each one had similar components but varied in layout and color.
Joven had been hopeful when he built his house that he would have a family to fill it. The dwelling consisted of multiple attached domes. There were four bedrooms with full bathrooms, a formal dining room, a fully automated kitchen, an office, and a small classroom.
Like every home in the little community, it was entirely off the grid. Joven’s farm was watered from one of a series of artesian wells and completely automated. There were no lawns, but groupings of indigenous plants and rocks decorated the yards. Parked on a landing pad to the left of the front entrance was a four-passenger flyer.
The outdoor temperature was comfortably warm as Joven and Carly rode up to the house in a golf cart type vehicle powered by a solar battery. They were dressed in identical black jumpsuits that were indeed one size fits most as they both belonged to Joven. There was no projected time of arrival for theStar Traveler, which carried all of her clothes and possessions.
She had recycled the outfit she was wearing when Joven rescued her. It was torn, and stained with dirt from helping the fallen woman back on Se’Nar. It seemed so long ago as she remembered Crazell hitting her with his discipline strap. That hurt enough, but not nearly as much as that pain stick. Even the memory of that torment seemed distant.
It was probably just as well. Carly attributed her muted memories to the mating frenzy that had been just as intense as Joven had warned her. Even though the overpowering need to copulate had eased, she was still deeply attracted to him. He’d give her a smoldering look, and she would be wet for him. He always knew, too.
Despite the fact there was no grass in the yard or nearby meadows, there were many shrubs and green leafy plants. In the distance, she could see a forest. The ultramodern multi-domed structure was elegantly white in contrast to the surrounding greenery and lavender-blue sky.
“Joven, the pictures you sent didn’t do this place justice. It’s beautiful!” Carly exclaimed as she stopped to look around. As she looked up into the sky, a large animal was flying over. At first, she thought it was a bird, but it had four legs and bat-like wings. “What is that?” She pointed.
He looked up. “It’s a Selkeres dragon. See those mountains in the distance?”
“Yes.”
“Those are the Selkeres Mountains. Almost the whole mountain range lies within one of several world preserves. They are native to Glasica. Our land borders the Preserve. The dragons are a protected species. It’s illegal to capture or kill them.”
“That’s good, but I wish I could get a closer look at them,” she said.
“That could be arranged. I can take you to the Selkeres Observatory after we’ve had a few rotations to settle in,” he said. “Meanwhile, we can call up a hologram on the AI.”
“That would be great.”
They got out of the vehicle and met in front of it. Joven put his arm around her shoulders, and they walked the path to the front door. It opened automatically for them to enter. Stepping into the foyer, Carly could see it led to an ultra-modern formal dining room. To the left of the dining room was the kitchen, and a sitting area lay on the right of the dining room. Inside, it looked like one big room, while outside it was a series of three domes attached.
There was an opening into a hallway between the dining area and what Carly would call the living room. Joven guided her in that direction. The hall led to a smaller dome with a skylight with two more openings.
“These lead to the bedrooms.” He pointed to the three on the right. “The first one is ours, and the other three are down the hall on the right.”
Each room was furnished in a minimalistic ultramodern style with some interesting sculptures and wall hangings. A huge bed dominated the large bedroom with an en suite to left and a walk-in closet to the right of the bed. There was a large skylight letting sunlight in over the bed. The entire house was pristine.
“Do you like it?” Joven asked.
“It’s beautiful… Looks brand new…”
“Close,” he said, walking to the opening of the closet. “All of these houses were fabricated a couple hundred rotations ago, just before we arrived to set up star system security.” When the door slid open, he handed his duffle to the mechanical claw that reached out for it.
Carly stood at the foot of the bed, watching him. The snug fitting jumpsuit he wore displayed his muscular form revealing only a little less of his gorgeous male body than if he were naked. When her gaze reached his eyes, they had a familiar predatory look that made her nipples tighten and a growing yearning between her thighs.
Carly met his gaze with a receptive smile as he strode across the room and stood before her. He put his finger on the closure of her jumpsuit and drew it down between her breasts to her pubic bone. It popped open, and Joven pushed it apart to bare her breasts.
She looked up at him and grinned, “I guess this means we’re going to try out the bed.” She pressed her finger to the nearly invisible closure on his suit and opened it the same way.
Joven gave her a sexy grin and gently pinched her nipples between his thumbs and forefingers. A delicious sensation rippled through her body and straight to her core. She stepped closer and looked up into his eyes that reflected the hunger she’d felt at his touch.
He lowered his mouth to hers and kneaded her breasts while slipping his tongue into her mouth. He kissed her long and slow, getting rid of their jumpsuits while hardly taking his lips from hers. When they were naked, he lifted her up, so her core was pressed to the length of his cock, and her breasts squeezed against his chest.
