He heard her swallow thickly and his body shot tight with desire when she softly rasped, “Yes,” in response to his question.
“How many?” he asked.
“I—I don’t know,” she murmured.She bit her lip, her eyes catching on her slim wrists which were ensnared in Vikan’s grasp.When her unfocused gaze returned to his, Vikan realized she looked slightly frightened.“W-what’s happening to me?”
Vikan stilled, reality piercing through the haze of lust in his mind.
Too fast, he realized.Too much.Get control.
Slowly, he managed to extricate himself from the tantalizing desire that whipped through his body, although it was no easy feat.Especially considering his fated female was within reach and the scent of her arousal was so potent he could taste it on his tongue.
An impossible feat, he realized.But he did manage enough control that he released her wrists and took a step back.
As if coming up for air, Taylor blinked and inhaled a startled breath, reaching behind her to steady herself on the edge of the hovercraft.
She stared up at him, her lips parted, drawing in harsh, ragged breaths.
In answer to her question, he rasped, “Nothing that is not happening to me as well, female.”
Suddenly, a loud trill made his head snap towards the control panel of the hovercraft, his stomach dropping with the sound.
It was the fuel gauge.
And that loud trill meant they were running dangerously low on it.
SIX
“VRAX!” VIKAN SUDDENLY burst out once he heard the loud buzzing sound.
Taylor knewthatcouldn’t be good.
And despite whatever the hell had just happened, despite the lingering touches of desire and confusion still pulsing hot in her veins, Taylor knew she needed to put it behind her for now and figure out what was wrong.
“What does that sound mean?” she asked, rushing over to the control panel the same time Vikan did, her voice slightly winded.
His fingers flew over the silver touch screen that lit up blue every time he made contact.Strange symbols that Taylor guessed were Luxirian numbers or words appeared on screen and immediately, she heard an ominous sound like something was powering off.
The hovercraft jerked.
“V-Vikan?” she asked, eyes wide.
“Do not fear,luxiva,” he murmured, distracted, as his fingers flew over the screen, inputting commands with an expert’s touch.“We have to land.”
Here?she thought wildly, looking over the landscape for the first time.She couldn’t see much since it was still so dark out, the only source of light the moon.
“Come,” he murmured, reaching for her.Without even thinking, she did as he ordered and he tucked her between himself and the control panel, his arms bracing around her body and tucking her head into his chest, so she couldn’t see anything else.“We have to drop to conserve fuel.”
“What?” she whispered, fear jolting into her.“No, Vikan, I—”
“Trust me, female,” he rasped into her ear, pulling her more firmly into his body.“I will not let any harm come to you.”
For some reason, his words made her body relax.And even though she hardly knew him, she felt deep within her that he spoke the truth.Inhaling a quick breath, she gave a small nod and said, “Okay.”
Besides, what other choice did she have?
“Hold strong, female,” he commanded, before dragging one of his clawed fingertips over the pad.
Immediately, the hovercraft tilted towards the ground and Taylor’s arms wrapped around Vikan’s waist, her fingers digging into the tense muscles of his back.Taylor didn’t even have time to cry out before they began hurtling towards the ground.The engines, or whatever the hell was powering the hovercraft, had gone silent and all she could do was bury her head in Vikan’s chest and pray and pray that they would be alright.
