Page 33 of These Silent Stars


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He refused to believe it had anything real to do with the man currently feeling him up against his will. He wasn’t into being manhandled, and he’d never had a rape fantasy in his life. Hell, kinky sex, aside from the occasional mild domination, was more his brother’s style than his.

That was probably why the handcuff last night had done it for him. Because it’d been the first time he’d tried it out, and the drug had him so revved up and ready he’d come with enough force it was a wonder his head hadn’t exploded between his shoulders.

Kelevra had gone quiet after Rin’s outburst, but he didn’t move away. When he finally spoke again, his voice was deep and threaded with warning. The kind of tone Rin imagined he used for official princely business—whatever the hell that entailed.

“That isn’t going to work for me either,” he stated darkly. Grabbing a fistful of Rin’s hair, he yanked him up, his other arm wrapping around his waist to keep him close as he gnashed his teeth close to Rin’s right ear. “That comment actually pissed me off. Go figure. Usually, I couldn’t care less how people feel about me. Lucky you.”

“Let go,” Rin struggled to free himself but with his hands bound behind him still, there wasn’t much he could do. He sucked in a breath when Kelevra resituated them so that his hard-on was pressed against Rin’s palms.

It was tempting to handle him the same way he’d just handled Rin, but he refrained, survival instincts saving him from what would definitely be a mistake.

Kelevra was dangerous when he was calm.

But when he was angry?

Rin shivered, and the sick bastard must have liked that because his growl turned into a groan.

He lapped underneath Rin’s jaw, licking at him like he was some kind of ice cream cone. Ignoring the way that had him squirming. His fingers merely tightened and he tugged, forcing Rin’s head to the side to expose his neck better to his teeth and his tongue.

“You taste good,” Kelevra murmured. “Did you know that?”

“Of course not.” None of his past lovers were insane. He’d always been careful with who he interacted with. His sexual partners were all people who knew not to get attached and were just looking for a fun time. They didn’t get too close, and most importantly, they didn’t even want to.

He’d assumed Kelevra would be like that, having gotten what he wanted. This, what was happening right now, made no sense to Rin no matter which way he spun it.

“If this is a control thing,” he tried to reason with him since it was clear he couldn’t force the other guy to stop, “there are plenty of people on campus who are into that. I could help you find someone even, set you up. One of my friends is pretty into bondage.”

His roommate, Daylen, would be open to rolling around in the sheets with the Imperial Prince too.

“Not interested.” Kelevra trailed a little lower, his tongue tracing the spot where his neck met his shoulder.

“That’s what I’m saying.” Rin didn’t like the way all that attention was making his dick ache. “I’m not interested. I don’t want this or you, Imperial Prince, so if you could just back up—”

“What if I fail you, cadet?” Kelevra’s arm loosened, his hips pressing forward to keep Rin’s thighs pinned to the table. His hand started to trace circles over his stomach, the thin black material of the t-shirt Rin was wearing not providing much of a barrier.

Right. If he failed his father would have a conniption and both he and his brother would have to deal with the aftermath. They’d been able to talk Crate out of ordering them home before, but that would only work so many times, and as it was only the start of their second year, playing that card too early would be foolish.

But then Kelevra rocked against him, that hot and heavy cock massive against Rin’s trapped palms, and all thought of keeping his father happy went out the window.

Screw that guy. He wasn’t the one currently being humped like a damn dog.

“Do it,” Rin stated resolutely, Kel’s lips freezing over his pulse point, “Fail me. Anything would be better than this.” Another lie. But not by much. If circumstances were different, if Kelevra was anyone other than the Imperial Prince, Rin might have given into this twisted attraction and gone for it. On Tibera, sex wasn’t frowned upon, and there weren’t any kinks or fetishes that weren’t considered socially acceptable either.

Rin had never been embarrassed that he liked to be controlled in the bedroom, he simply hadn’t been capable of finding a good enough bed partner to satisfy his needs before. But last night…It was almost disappointing, really, that he had to end things with Kelevra when there was a lot left to be desired.

The man’s temper notwithstanding.

“Not good enough?” Kelevra didn’t seem deterred. His hand dropped away for a split second as he grabbed something from his front pocket, and then he brought it up in front of Rin’s face. The tiny white pill glittered in the sunlight pouring in from the nearest window. “What about this then? Is this threat moremotivational?”

Rin’s eyes went wide and he tried to shake his head and pull away, only to be forced forward an inch closer to the pill.

Last night, Rin had three orgasms, and even then exhaustion was the only reason he hadn’t begged for more. The drug was far too potent, and he knew without a shadow of a doubt if he was forced to take it again he wouldn’t be able to resist its pull for nearly as long as he’d somehow managed in Kelevra’s room.

Hell, half the reason he’d asked to be tied up was to keep himself from giving away just how badly arousal was eating at him. He hadn’t wanted to jump the Imperial Prince, wanted to be able to walk away in the morning with his head held high.

“Did you know,” Kelevra said, his voice dripping with mal intent, giving away that even though he had the upper hand, he was still pissed at Rin, “on some planets, there are species called alphas and omegas? They experience things like heats and ruts, like animals almost.” He stared at the pill, rolling it between his forefinger and thumb. “Isn’t that kind of hot?”

Rin shook his head but didn’t dare speak, keeping his mouth firmly shut seemed like the smartest thing he could do right now.