“I think you are strong,” he murmured. “I think you are kind. I think you struggle to trust others but I think that you want to. And I think that you are the most beautiful being in this entire universe.Thatis what I think of you,luxiva.”
And just like that, Crystal thought the last of the thick walls she’d built up—the walls that Cruxan had slowly chiseled away since she’d met him—crumbled.
Chapter Twenty-Nine
“Oh my God, you guys had sex, didn’t you?” came a familiar female’s voice. “It’s written all over your face.”
Even from the sleeping quarters, Cruxan could practically sense hisluxiva’sflush.
“No, we haven’t,” she said. “And you know he can hear you, right?”
Cruxan grinned, tying up the laces on his leg coverings before strolling out from the sleeping quarters, into the central hub. There, he found Beks standing in the doorway, conversing with his female.
He could hardly restrain his purr at the sight of Crystal, though she’d been in his arms moments before, right before he’d heard Beks approaching the dwelling. All morning and afternoon, they’d stayed tucked away in his sleeping platform, under his furs. Talking, eating, sleeping, kissing, and Cruxan had insisted on licking her cunt at least five times.
His female was smiling when she turned to peek over her shoulder at him. Her skin was soft, pink, and glowing. She had the look of a good, thorough mating, so he couldn’t blame Beks for thinking they’d had sex.
Beks turned to look at him with a discerning, pinched look and promptly said, “You know if you hurt her, I’ll rip your balls off, right?”
Cruxan raised his brow, his hand coming to rest on the swell of his female’s backside when he came to a stop next to her. He was pleased when she didn’t shy away from his touch. Rather, she leaned into it.
“You are a frightening female, you know that?” he murmured.
Beks smiled but it seemed more like she was baring her dull, little teeth. “And don’t you forget it, darling.”
“Consider it noted, female,” Cruxan said before his gaze strayed past her. “Is your mate at your dwelling?”
It was late afternoon, but the sky was already darkening. The towering trees spread throughoutKrorataxonly made it seem that much darker.
“Yes,” she said. “He just returned from the training pits, so he’s bathing. I think he wanted to speak with you actually. He said he’s going to come over once he’s finished.”
“I will go see him now,” Cruxan said, wondering if it was news of Jaxor’an, or perhaps theMevirax. He brushed his hand through Crystal’s golden hair and said, “I will return shortly.”
She nodded and he sensed her gaze on him as he left.
When he reached Lihvan’s dwelling, he heard Beks say, “Girl, you totally want to jump his bones. I can see it.”
Crystal sighed. “He can still hear you.”
“Dammit,” Beks murmured. “It’s just not fair he has crazy ninja senses.”
Cruxan shook his head in amusement, briefly looking over his shoulder to hisluxiva, who looked embarrassed by her friend’s comment.
He pushed back the door of the dwelling and went in search of Lihvan, the females’ voices growing fainter and fainter until he couldn’t hear them anymore.
He found Lihvan in the washing quarters. The fellow Ambassador didn’t look surprised to see him, just tipped back his head in the water to rinse his long hair, before addressing Cruxan with, “I half expected you to be chained to your sleeping platform with your mate.”
Cruxan leaned against the stone wall, crossing his arms over his bare chest.
“A tempting idea,” he said.
Lihvan grunted. “I never thought I would see the span.”
“What?”
His friend smirked. “Where you gave up jumping from one female to the next. I believe you have told me on more than one occasion that you could not fathom being with one female for the rest of your life span.”
“So did Rixavox,” Cruxan pointed, “and look at him.”
