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Neither of us move, merely savor the connection we’ve finally achieved. An explosion of heat cascades through my body it nearly consumes me. Fire licks at my veins in a way that causes more pleasure than I have ever felt before.
On its heels, the pressure in my head reaches a critical level unlike any other. The voice that before was muffled and coming from a long distance suddenly becomes more clear and grows closer. I can’t make out the words it speaks, but they’re incessant. The imaginary door bows with the pounding of whatever’s on the other side.
Fearing it will take over, I try to drown myself in the pleasure of De-von’s body. I roll us so she is on her back. My cock sinks even deeper inside her cunt.
“Yes! Fuck me, please, Alik.”
I roll my pelvis and thrust my hips forward, settling within the cradle of her legs. I’m buried so deep, I’m not certain where I end and my heart’s fire begins. The heat generated by our bodies burns hotter. She wraps her legs around me and the need to rut takes over.
My movements are ruthless, but De-von only clutches me tighter. She begs to come, her pleas ragged and breathless. Her blunt nails scratch at my back. I reach between us and stroke the swollen pleasure spot. The pressure and rhythm I use changes until I find the combination that drives her wild.
She moves frantically, seeking her release. I want to draw out De-von’s pleasure for as long as I can, but tension mounts in me and I know I won’t be able to hold back much longer. My heart’s fire needs to come before I do though.
The speed of my thrusts increase, and I change the angle. She screams and her back arches entirely off the padding beneath us. The sound reverberates through my head. I keep pounding deep inside her, extending the length of her release for as long as possible. Her cunt spasms around my cock and her entire body shudders as she reaches her peak.
It takes every bit of control I have to keep from sinking my fangs into her and leaving my mating mark for all to see. To claim her. I chase her orgasm with my own, roaring out my release. Stars explode behind my eyes.
The climax breaks down the floodgates barricading my mind, and the memories pour out, an explosion of images that assault me one after another. I shove myself away from Devon and clutch my head with an agonized cry as I try to make the pain stop. But it’s too overwhelming, and it drags me down into the darkness.
Chapter 16
Devon
One second I’m having the strongest orgasm of my life, and the next I’m pushed halfway across the pallet, my breath escaping on a jagged huff. At the sound reverberating around me, the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. I scramble upright and search for Alik.
He’s lying on the stone floor in the fetal position with his arms covering his head, but he’s not moving. Oh god, what happened? Is he even breathing? Disregarding the fact I’m completely naked and that his seed is leaking from my pussy, I scramble toward him. His chest rises and falls, but his eyes dart back and forth like a tennis ball behind his closed lids.
“Alik, wake up.” I gently shake him, but his condition remains the same. “Alik!”
Nothing. No response. Just the frantic movement of his eyeballs. Fuck. Not knowing what else to do, and worried something is seriously wrong with him, I smash the button on my bracelet. I snatch my dress and barely have it over my head and tugged down when the steel security door slams open and guards rush in, including Horek.
“Something’s wrong with Alik.” I don’t give any of them time to ask a question. “He screamed like he was in agony, and I found him curled on the floor, clutching at his head. I can’t get him to respond.”
The commander presses a button on his wrist comm and barks into it. “Send Vornak to the pit immediately.”
He faces me. “Please step outside the containment cube in case the madness has taken over. Quinn will never forgive me if you are harmed.”
I don’t want to leave Alik, but Horek’s right. Leaving my shoes where I discarded them earlier, I step out of the cube and sit at the table where we ate what feels like hours ago. My gaze doesn’t leave my mate.
I’m his heart’s fire.
He still doesn’t wake, but Horek’s covered him with one of the blankets. It could be fifteen minutes or an hour before Vornak finally rushes into the room. He finds me first, and then his searching gaze lands on Alik, the commander, and the contingent of guards who circle around them. Quickly, he enters the containment cube and kneels to examine Alik.
The adrenaline crash must be hitting me, because my teeth chatter and I shake. I wrap my arms around myself to stave off the chills, but it’s not helping. Tears fall from my eyes, and I can’t stop them. My brain is shouting at me to pull myself together, but my body is telling it to get fucked. I’m vaguely aware of someone wrapping a warm blanket around me and carrying me away.
Whispered voices penetrate the fuzzy sensation inside my head. I blink my eyes open and focus on the ceiling above me that isn’t the pit or my flat. I turn my head and follow the sound. Seated in two chairs are Lindsey and Quinn who talk to each other. Olivia, on the other hand, paces and mumbles to herself. As if sensing my gaze, she glances my direction.
“Shit, Devon. Are you okay?” She runs over and my other friends join her on either side of the bed, all three touching me in some way.
“Wha—what happened?” My voice is gruff. “Where am I?”
“You’re in the medical center for observation,” Quinn answers. “You went into shock down in the pit and Horek brought you here.”
Memories return. I jackknife upright. “Alik.”
Lindsey grasps my shoulders and gently pushes me back down. “He’s also here and doing fine, I swear.”
Relief and exhaustion cause me to collapse with a heavy sigh. Only then do I notice someone helped me out of my dress and put me in a pair of loose lounging pants and baggy tee shirt. “I hope it was one of you who got me naked and not one of the healers.”
