Page 5 of Cosmic Crush

“Let my gem go!” Madam Moonie’s voice drew his attention as she stepped out onto the stage.

Holding a 2.00x Blaster, cocked and ready to take out anyone.

Under any other circumstance, I would have burst out laughing. Madam Moonie was our mama bear, and right now, the alien outlaw had one of her precious cubs. Her eyes burned with fury, her crimson lips pulled into a snarl.

The barrel pressed harder against my temple. “I’m taking her,” he growled at both the alien VIP and Madam. “One more step and she dies. Rider, this is all your fault. Clear my name.”

The VIP laughed, shaking his head. Despite my situation, the way he looked at the one holding me made me feel sick. “You’re a true outlaw now, brother. Ain’t no stopping this train now that it’s started. You just dug your own grave.”

“What do you want?” Madam growled. “Money? Unhand my gem and we can negotiate.”

He only chuckled. Suddenly, I was hoisted over his shoulders. I squealed as he shot his guns and took off running.

He moved insanely fast. Everything was a blur. I screamed as he burst out the front doors of the saloon, out into the hot, dusty night.

“Madam!” I shouted.

I pounded my fists against his hard shelled body, hitting him as much as I could. It seemed to be hurting me more than him.

“Let me go!” I screamed. “Let me go!”

“Sorry, sugar,” he huffed. “You're my ticket to freedom. I wish it didn’t have to be this way.”

His stinger jabbed my shoulder. I expected pain, but felt a wave of absolutely, mind shattering pleasure.

Holy fuck.

An uninvited orgasm crashed through me, one that made my toes curl. Every nerve ending in my body seemed to light up with a euphoric wave, spreading through me in a way that was magical. I cried out, not expecting it, unable to stop it. I felt his venom. I felthim.

I gasped as it rolled through, collapsing against him.

What the hell was that?

I heard him snarl. “Dhagonit.”

Something suddenly hit me hard in the back of the head, and then everything went dark.

CHAPTER2

Bronco

Raider

Mate. Treasure. Dhaarin.

I hit her hard on the back of the head, shock settling through me. My venom should have knocked her out. It should have made her fall asleep.

Mate. Treasure. Dhaarin.

The words pounded through me repeatedly. I’d been prepared to wrangle a host of problems with my plan, but kidnapping a burlesque star who was mymatewas not one of them.

Hell. Kidnapping a human who’d justorgasmedfrom my venom was not something I’d ever imagined either.

Mymate.

I couldn’t wrap my mind around it. Why was this happening to me?

Her body went limp against me. I felt a flash of guilt followed by a streak of possessiveness, but knocking her out was the only way to get out of here fast. I jumped onto my solarcycle and pulled a dark cape around us, one that would make us harder to spot.

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