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Mierda. I am such a bitch. “Veras.” I grasped his face, and his golden eyes swirled. “I’m sorry I hurt you. I really am. I’mnot telling you anything I haven’t told myself. There are so few moments of happiness in this place.”
“You don’t need to tell me this.” He grasped my forearms, and his thumbs danced against my skin. “There is no need for apologies when you speak truth.” He turned away. “But it feels as if I am disrespecting my females. My culture.”
That stung. But I understood his point. “I respect your choice. I’ll only ask one last question. Doesn’t this mean something?” I waved my hand at his acrobatic junk, which was doing a jig to get my attention. “Both of us have lost our people. And I look at Vinny popping up as a gift. There’s no one left. We only have each other.”
“Youare my gift. There is so much that I don’t understand. Maybe I am the one lacking honesty. Who convinced himself he would be alone, always. Yet, I have hungered for you from the second our gazes met.” His swirling eyes grew larger. “You would… have me?”
“Ohyes.” I ran my hands over his body, scraping his hard nipples with my nails and gasping, allowing my hand to travel lower. “I want you so bad I could scream. Your scent has been driving me crazy since I met you.”
“And yours repulsed me.”
“Hijo de la chingada!!Veras, I swear to God, I take it back. I don’t like that you share every thought in your head.” Damn alien took me out of the mood with that reminder.
“Why not?” The corners of his wide mouth tipped up. “You would feel them anyway. Why lie?” He stepped closer, nudging my thighs open, his golden mist surrounding us and drowning me in pleasure. “But I fear I hurt your feelings. I’m sorry. I teased you, forgetting you can’t read my inner thoughts. You smell delicious. I lied to myself. I would devour you now and back then if I could.”
Vinny bumped against me, making me jump. “How does this work?” I gulped and studied the big guy. Thick, round, and eager. His dancingpitopressed forward on his own and found my clit. When I gasped, Vinny paused and then reapplied gentle pressure.Holy shit.I tried to focus beyond the pleasure. “Is he a separate entity from you?”
Veras ran his claws through my hair, scraping my scalp and making me moan. “I like those sounds you make in your throat. But what do you mean about my dagger being aseparate entity?”
Vinny’s gentle pressure intensified, and even through my pants, I could feel every inch. My eyes rolled back in my head. I should probably mention something, but Vinny might stop, or Veras might step away. And I would kill for an orgasm right now. “Um, well…” I forgot how to make words for a minute. “W-when Vinny first woke up, he had no problem letting me know what he wanted while you were oblivious.”
“Hmm, I see how this can be confusing. It is said that our daggers are not connected to our minds, but to our deepest souls.”
That’s beautiful.
“He is all me, yet he is in tune with the best parts that have no doubt, nor worry—nor hesitation. He is pure motivation.”
“He sure is.” We both gazed down at Vinny, who paused his vibrations, popping up and absolutely preening from the attention, slapping against Veras’ stomach.
I giggled, and Veras stared me down with his usual intensity.
“You are beautiful when you laugh.”
Vinny spun out of control again, vibrating so much he let off a low hum. A little more erratic than last time, he missed my clit and buzzed against my thigh, allowing me to focus marginally.
Veras’ eyes moved over me, tracing my hair that flowed well past my ass. It had always been my shining glory, thick, black,and bone straight. Even this planet hadn’t taken that away from me. The rest, well, I was half the woman I used to be, but I still had a few curves. I wouldn’t be able to make it jiggle quite like I used to, but I had a few tricks up my sleeve.
Do you like what you see?I deliberately asked the question in my mind, a little too timid to say the words out loud.
“Like?” Veras tilted my chin toward him until I was hypnotized by those brilliant swirling eyes. “I’m sensing that emotion again. Embarrassment. Why? I do not like it.”
“This isn’t easy for me, but… I wanted to know if you’re attracted to me.” I cleared my throat, knowing I’d been so persistent before, but the doubts crept in. “Am I very different from your women?”
“You are incomparable. The most beautiful of all the species I’ve encountered over my travels.” His hands shook as they came around my waist. He studied me for a long time, the mist intensifying as he trailed his gaze down to his hands. “I fear if I start touching you, I’ll never want to stop. You would give yourself to me?”
“No. But I’ll share a beautiful moment with you. If you’ll have me.” My voice caught in my throat. “If you don’t want to be with me, we have to stop now. It’s not fair to me when I’m so attracted to you. And to have you walk away. That might…break me.”
A rumble began in his chest, creating a slight vibration, and Vinny went crazy, bumping and slapping against me.
You are…exquisite.I long to devour every inch of you.His impossibly deep voice floated through my mind. The beauty of communicating this way allowed me to feel the truth of his proclamation. I felt the sincerity, the desire, and always the deep sadness woven into his psyche, a permanent scar from all his loss. “You are right, little General. We only have today. Perhaps this is a gift presented by fate, or maybe it is our choice. I will not let this opportunity go. I will not let you go!”
CHAPTER 10
“The color ofyour eyes, your skin, such beautiful shades of brown. It is a rare hue for this planet. Your rounded nose and hairy lids appeal to me so much.”
Compared to him, I guess my nose would appear round, although in human terms, it was average. Most of me was. I’d never been rewarded for my looks, so I’d used my smarts and ambition instead. But his unique way of always blurting out the truth charmed me. Plus, I could feel his interest. Could taste it like the delicious scent wafting around me. He reminded me of heated cinnamon and twilight.
His hand shook as it petted my hair, eventually trailing his thumbs down my cheeks and over my lips. “Your skin. It is even softer than your mane.”
