Page 37 of Healer
“We’re here?” I blinked at Hakkar, blushing when he grinned and kissed me.
“We’re here.” He announced, wrapping his arms around my waist, and pulled me back toward the shadow of the trees.
“What? We’re leaving?” I protested but didn’t resist. I didn’t seem able to muster an ounce of resistance when in his arms.
“We’re not leaving,” Hakkar promised, stopping under the branches of a large tree. The town seemed no more than a quarter of a mile away. Its yellow lights were a welcoming beacon in the approaching darkness.
“As much as I would like to, we can’t just go marching into the settlement,” Hakkar said, rummaging through the pack.
A chill of foreboding passed along my skin. “Are the Ulk… the bastards that experimented on me there?”
“I do not know if the Ulkommanian are nearby.” Hakkar pulled a wad of fur from the pack, shaking it out and frowning at the mix of brown and black hairs floating through the air before dropping the piece onto the ground. “The settlement of Poikash is known for trading. Many species pass through its streets.” His eyes focused on my face. “Many species save yours.”
I shuddered despite the humid heat.
“We must enter the village, keeping the fact that you are human hidden.” Hakkar frowned, anger making his golden eyes sparkle. “Many would see you as nothing more than a prize.”
“What do we do?” I glanced toward the village, the buttery lights no longer inviting.
“We wait until the settlement sleeps.” Hakkar shook out another large fur and laid it on the ground next to the tree. “Then we slip in unseen.”
“Wait,” I grumbled, settling on the fur. I’d never been much on patience.
Hakkar sat beside me, propping his back against the massive tree trunk as he pulled dried meat and a waterskin from the never-ending depths of the pack. “We will eat and rest.”
I took a piece of dried meat from him, eyes widening as the spicy flavor hit my tongue. “How long do we have to stay in the village?”
“By my calculations, the Bardaga should be only a few days away. Our contact will know more.”
“Who exactly is our contact?” I asked after taking a swig from the waterskin. The spicy jerky had set fire to my tongue.
“She is a member of the spy network we Vaktaire depend on to help rescue humans. My Chieftain has worked with her many times.”
“How long do we have to wait?” I settled with my back against Hakkar’s chest, his arm draped over my shoulder. If I had to wait, there was no reason I couldn’t be comfortable.
“A few hours.”
“I know something we could do to kill the time,” I purred, running my fingernail up his thigh. The tightening of his pants at the crotch told me his thoughts ran in the same direction as mine.
“Hmmm.” Hakkar nipped at my ear, running his tongue along the curve of my neck as he pondered. Finally, he loosed aheavy sigh and settled me chastely in his lap. “As delicious as I know you are, my Aggie, and as much as I’d like to bury my cock deep inside you, I dare not.”
“Why not?” I pouted. I felt his hardness growing under my thighs, and I squirmed a small bit for effect.
Hakkar cocked a brow to go along with the upward quirk of his lips. “I need to stay vigilant to danger nearby. Plus, you moan too loud. It would alert the village.”
My mouth fell open, cheeks blazing. “I am not too loud,” I argued, although recent memory suggested otherwise. My moans and screams last night had sent more than a few small animals scurrying.
Hakkar’s deepening grin in answer might offend me if he wasn’t so damn cute.
“Well, if I am too loud, it’s your fault for pleasing me so well.” I crossed my arms over my chest with an exaggeratedhumph.
The thighs I sat on bounced me up and down until I laughed.
“I will happily take the blame for making you scream with pleasure,” Hakkar said, the gold in his eyes so molten it did things to my nether regions. No way in hell was I going to be able to sit here for hours and keep my hands off him.
I straddled his lap, sitting chest to chest with him. “I think it’s time I introduced you to another Earth custom.”
“What?” His eyes glinted with amused curiosity.
