Raff (The Vorge Crew Book 4) Read online

  “It hunts by sound. I gave it something loud to go after. I shot a blast into some rock far away. Pieces of it will keep falling for a few minutes. That should keep it busy.”

  “That thing was huge.”

  “It’s why outlanders need to live in caves where it’s impossible for most beasts to climb.”

  “Outlanders?”

  “People who chose to live outside of the cities.” He rolled his neck and shoulders. “How do you feel? We still have a few hours left to wait. Are you hungry?”

  “I could use some water to drink.”

  “You didn’t answer my first question.”

  “A little tender.”

  He frowned. “Did I hurt you? I tried to be gentle.”

  “You were. It’s been a while and um, you’re big down there. I’m not hurt so much as you know, tender. Like I said.”

  He leaned over, reaching for something along the floor, and pulled out a small box. She sat back to put space between them. It was a little embarrassing now that she was more awake to realize they were both naked, she was straddling his lap, and they hadn’t exactly cleaned up after sex last night. She felt wet down there and didn’t want to think about how his seat would need cleaned.

  He opened the box and removed a tube, dropped the box on the floor, and twisted it open. “Scoot back more.”

  She watched him spread clear jelly like substance on his finger, generously applying it. “What’s that?”

  He put the cap back on the tube and tossed it to back in the box, dropping that to the floor. “It will heal you.” He slid his hand between their bodies and she gasped when he rubbed it between the lips of her sex and then his finger pushed inside her.

  “Warn a girl! Geez!” She didn’t fight though because whatever had coated his finger with felt cool to the touch and instantly seemed to take away the slight pain. He had a thick finger though and he pushed inside her deep. “This is so embarrassing.”

  He chuckled, withdrawing his finger. “No, it’s not. You’re mine. I’m yours. There’s nothing we can’t say or do to each other that should cause that emotion.” He reached down again, found a rag of some sort he must have stored down there, and wiped the rest of the jelly stuff off. He tossed the rag.

  “I wouldn’t quite say that.”

  “You should.”

  She glanced around the dim shuttle. “We should probably clean up and um, put on clothes.”

  “I’ll teach you how to use the nozzle. I need to drain my bladder too.”

  Her cheeks heated. “Wow. You really aren’t shy at all, are you?”

  “No.” He gripped her hips and began to lift her off his lap. “Stand to the side.”

  She got off him, using her arms to cover her breasts to stand in the narrow area where the door was located. He’d torn open the shirt she wore last night and completely removed it when he’d turned them over to sleep, refusing to allow any clothing to stay on her. She watched as he reached back, opened the panel he’d pointed out before, and opened it.

  It shocked her when she saw the device. It looked like a mix between a large cup and a narrow, curved bowl with a white tube connected to it. It completely covered his crotch area as he lifted up a little, fitting it over his cock. He flipped the switch on the handle and she heard a slight noise like a vacuum. She averted her gaze. He was peeing. She refused to watch.

  Raff chuckled. “You amuse me, Lilly. It’s a body function. You’re bright red in the face.”

  “It’s a private body function.”

  “There’s no privacy in a shuttle this size and we’re bonded. What did I tell you? There’s no need for embarrassment between us about anything.” He finished, the device shutting off.

  To her humiliation, he held it in one hand and tapped her thigh with his other. “Spread a little.”

  She shut her eyes and kept her head averted but did as he demanded. She opened her legs. He pushed the device right up against her pussy and she gasped when he turned it on. It kind of suctioned onto her and warm water hit her from her ass where the cup rose to, all the way to just over her mound.

  “Release your bladder,” he demanded.

  “Okay.” She had to concentrate to pee standing up. It was the weirdest thing ever, uncomfortable because Raff was holding the device and she didn’t have to look at him to know he was watching. She had to admit she felt better though once she was done peeing. She’d needed to go. “Done.”

  The water cut off the flow and warm air blasted her. She tensed but then he turned off the thing and pulled it away. She felt clean down there for sure since water had blasted her. And she wasn’t wet since it had also dried her off. She dared to open her eyes then and watched as Raff replaced it inside the panel and washed his hands with a steam of water that flowed inside the panel. It also blew warm air to dry them.

  He closed the panel and smiled at her. “We should get more sleep.” He reached for her, pulled her across his lap, and flipped the switch that caused the seat to revert into a bed. She once again ended up laying on top of him. He adjusted her until she was comfortable, her head on his chest and his arms loosely wrapped around her.

  “Sleep, Lilly.”

  “We really need to talk about this forever thing.”

  “There’s nothing to talk about.” He lifted his head and placed a kiss on top of her head. “You’re mine. I’m yours. We’re bonded.”

  “It’s not that simple, Raff.” She was beginning to get worked up. He couldn’t just marry her like that. They didn’t even know each other. “Just because we had sex, awesome sex, doesn’t mean we should be stuck together for life.”

  He chuckled, holding her tighter. “You could be pregnant with my child.”

  That had her gasping and her eyes going wide. What? Was that even possible? No! It couldn’t be. She tensed.

  “I’m not as Tryleskian as I appear. My cousin can only breed a litter with his human when he’s in heat. I had the medical android run a bunch of tests on me when I first moved onto The Vorge. My seed is strong and viable. It’s not just to prevent catching a disease that made me use a barrier over my shaft when I visited brothels. I didn’t want to risk impregnating a female by accident.” He kissed her head again. “With you I did it with purpose.”

  She didn’t know if she should slap him, yell, or just freak the hell out. He was admitting to trying to knock her up. Blatantly. She sat up, straddling him. “You son of a bitch.”

  “My mother was quite pleasant in personality.” A gleam of amusement sparked in his golden eyes. He kept one arm around her but his other one, he placed on her stomach. “My child could be inside you. Perhaps even a litter of them. I’m not certain how many I will create. We’ll discover that together, Lilly.”

  “Litter?” Her mind worked. She had a friend once that had a dog. It had gotten pregnant and had four puppies. Is that what he meant? She was about to hyperventilate from the shock and the outrage. Hell, the panic of maybe being pregnant with alien babies. Plural. “We can’t do that. I don’t even know you!”

  “We know each other well.” He grinned, as his hand on her belly slipped lower, brushing his knuckles lightly over her clit.

  She jerked at the sudden pleasure and wiggled away, trying to slap at his hand. He had fast reflexes though and dodged the contact. He gripped her wrist. He moved, rolling them until she was pinned under him. She struggled but he was big and strong.

  “Damn it, Raff.”

  He peered at her and then went for her mouth. She tried to bite him and he laughed harder. He avoided her lips, nuzzling his mouth against her neck instead. He began to place kisses there, using his tongue and teeth. The feel of his fangs had her stilling. He could hurt her. She almost wished it did as he kept kissing her. Her nipples beaded instead and her body started to respond.

  “Traitor.”

  He froze. “I’d never betray you, Lilly.”

  “Not you. My body,” she grumbled.

  He chuckled. “It knows it belon