“Where’s the commander?” she asked when the rest of the crew took their seats, already knowing the answer.
“Too good to eat with us,” one of the men replied.
“Oh, I see. I’ll take his meal to him then.”
Shalia made sure everyone’s table was piled high with food. There would be no problems, at least on that count, while she was gone. She then loaded up a tray and headed out, Grallox watching her as she left with malice in his eyes.
“Come,” Valin said when she knocked on his door.
At the sound of his voice directing her, she very nearly did just that, the simple rumble of his deep baritone setting her loins aflame.
“I brought your dinner,” she said, placing it in front of him then sliding into the warm nest of his lap, his arms holding her tenderly.
Valin leaned down and kissed her gently, breathing in her scent with obvious relish just as she reveled in his. Both of their pulses quickened, and their body temperatures spiked in a flashas they kissed, passion growing by the second. It was Valin who pulled away.
“Later,” he said in a husky tone. “This is not the time.”
Shalia slid from his lap, reveling in the feel of how hard he’d become from such brief contact. “I know. If I’m not back in the kitchen, they’ll wonder where I am. Grallox was being a particular ass tonight.”
“Did he harm you?” Valin asked, a fire flaring in his eyes.
“No. Just his usual lechery. Nothing to worry about.”
“He is a troublesome one.”
“Yeah, but he’s following the rules like everyone else.”
“For now. I fear he has aspirations.”
“Maybe so. But you’re the commander, and they still listen to you.”
He nodded once. “Hmm. I hope it remains that way.” His hands grasped her by the hips, one rising to her cheek, gently pulling her closer for one more kiss. “Return to your work. Later, I will come to you. There is much you promised to teach me, and I am quite eager to learn.”
The look in his eyes was positively scorching and Shalia couldn’t help but shimmy her legs together as her clit throbbed with want. “I’m looking forward to it.”
A sexy grin spread across his full lips. “As am I.”
Late that night, Valin stepped out of his quarters, dressed in his casual evening attire of no more than a thin shirt and loose trousers. Waiting had not been easy.
Don’t go yet,he had to keep reminding himself every time he checked to see if it was late enough to visit his lover without the risk of his men seeing him. It was a process he engaged in repeatedly until, at long last, he deemed it the right time. The men would be asleep, and the lone man on-duty for the night would be sitting in the command room, and he knew better than to step away.
Valin forced himself to walk slowly. Calm. Casual. As if he was merely taking a little stroll, perhaps because he was simply unable to sleep. But inside he wanted to run, his heart already beating harder at the mere thought of touching Shalia’s delicious skin once more.
He was beside himself with want. More than just lust—any man with a cock could easily fall victim to that trap—he felt a deeper longing than merely putting his manhood to use. Yes, that was on the agenda, most certainly, butallof her was simply overwhelming to him. As if her entire body was an aphrodisiac of some kind. Her smell was intoxicating, her warm skin made his cock thicken and his belly ache with hot desire. The feel of her breath on his neck, her lips on his chest as she kissed his rapidly shifting Infala, it was enough to drive him to extremes of distraction.
And she wanted him just as badly, he knew deep in his bones. With the way the two of them shared sensations in the most impossible of ways, there could be no doubt.
He reached her door and opened it, stepping inside in a flash, locking it behind him. Shalia leapt onto him, her arms wrapping around him with a wiry-strong grip positively radiating joy. And Valin, so stoic, unsmiling, and brutal for all these years, felt pure happiness wash over him at her touch.
“I missed you,” he said, burying his face in her hair, breathing her in, his smile broad and warm.
“Well I’m right here, Mister.”
“That you are,” he replied, gently pressing his lips to hers.
Emotion flooded his body as though a dam had broken inside. It felt almost like an emotional orgasm, so much was hitting him at once. He felt his eyes begin to glisten and didn’t care. He could show no such weakness around the men, but here? He was safe. Able to explore these newfound feelings.
I can’t remember the last time I felt like this, he realized as Shalia buried her face in his neck, holding him tight.When have I not beenin a constant struggle? It’s been so long, I’d almost forgotten what happiness felt like.
