Should she tell the truth?

Mila stared up at Stax, indecision weighing her down. His eyes gleamed with kindness as he awaited her response. She already felt guilty for not telling him the full truth about Evan—that the awful man could appear at any time and try to claim her. Evan had signed documents he could bring before the Universal Court and have her forcibly brought back to Yozovinla.

But her home planet was far, far away. She’d examined the distance between Yozovinla and New Vaxx—her main reason for asking to pilot the Yeronna for a while—and doubted Evan would ever venture so far from his home. Besides, he might believe her long dead. In his arrogance, he might assume she couldn’t survive on her own off planet.

She almost hadn’t survived. But thanks to Stax, she was still breathing, and for the first time in forever her future didn’t seem so bleak.

“Mila? If you are a virgin, I will be as gentle as possible this first time. Please, I would like to know, and I would like there to be nothing but truth between us. I vow to always be honest with you, my little beauty.”

Nothing but truth between us. His words made her stomach flip. She couldn’t be entirely honest. How would he react if she informed him that she was technically on the run from Yozovinlan authorities, having left her homeworld without proper clearance at the same time she broke a marriage contract to one of the wealthiest, most powerful men on the planet?

“I’m not a virgin,” she finally said, her mind racing as she tried to decide how much of the truth to tell and how much to leave in vagueness. “I, um, had a one-night stand with another pilot once. But we weren’t married or anything serious.”

“What is a one-night stand?”

Her face heated. “Um…it’s when you have sex with someone one time and then never again. We had drinks after work…and one thing led to another.”

“I see,” he said, his gaze turning curious. But he didn’t appear angry or disappointed by her answer, and relief flooded through her.

She could only imagine how Evan would have reacted to discover she’d slept with another man before their wedding. Suddenly, she liked Stax all the more, particularly when he leaned down to kiss her forehead. The sweet action warmed her heart and made her soul dance. Even if premarital sex wasn’t typically accepted in his culture, he wasn’t judging her or accusing her of wrongdoing.

“Though we have not yet joined our bodies as one, my little beauty, I cannot fathom how any man in his right mind could have you and then let you go. I already want you over and over and over again.” The hardness of his cock pressed more fervently against her. Even through the barrier of their clothing, she felt the immense heat and pulsing of his rigid member. Her thighs quivered and her sex throbbed with need.

When he trailed kisses down her neck, she emitted a soft sigh and surrendered herself to his ministrations. He touched her all over, stroking her arms, stomach, and even between her legs. His sensual caresses made her body come alive and she soon forgot all her worries about Evan and the life she had run away from. There was only Stax and the wondrous, euphoric sensations he was drawing from within her.

He pulled her sweater off her and made quick work of removing her bra, leaving her naked from the waist up. His gaze darkened as he looked upon her bosom, and before she had time to inhale the next breath, he bent down to capture one nipple in his mouth.

She moaned at the contact of his tongue sliding over her hardened peak. He alternated licking and gentle biting. Each tug of his teeth caused an intense spasm of heat to erupt in her womanly core. She was on fire for him, breathless and wanton and ready to be his, this intriguing stranger she had met but today.

And they were about to become mates. For life. Her heart warmed at the knowledge. Despite not knowing Stax for long, she wanted this. Wanted to be his for all time. She was tired of being alone and with each passing second, her heart opened to him more and more, like petals unfurling in the sun. She could very easily envision herself growing to love him, and she vowed to try her best to be a good mate to him.

As he shifted and paid her other nipple the same attention, he reached for the front of her pants and opened the fastenings. His hand delved inside her panties and he cupped her aching pussy, giving it a firm squeeze. He lifted his head and met her eyes.

“So wet and so warm, Mila. I think we need to get these pants off.”

She lifted her hips to help him pull them off, only to hear a ripping sound moments later as he tore the garment off her. Her panties came next. He tossed the shreds of fabric to the floor and stood up, shedding his black and gray warrior’s uniform.

She propped herself up on her elbows and gazed at Stax in all his naked glory. She’d never seen a man so powerfully built, his bulging biceps revealing his brute strength. No wonder he’d had no trouble defeating the Defenders who had outnumbered him. His thighs were like tree trunks, so thick and muscular. Her eyes soon drifted to another part of his anatomy though, to the massive hard cock jutting out.

Oh God. She swallowed hard and found she couldn’t look away. She supposed his manhood was in proportion to the rest of his large body, but she suddenly had doubts that they could actually mate. What if it didn’t fit?

He must have noticed her fear, because he walked closer and put a steadying hand on her shoulder. “Don’t be afraid, Mila. I promise we are compatible.”

“But you’re so-so huge, Stax.” Even as her pussy ached to be filled up with his massive girth, she still had reservations. “I-I’m worried it won’t quite fit.” She pressed her thighs together and stared at him.

He grasped her face in his hands. “I assure you, it will fit, and you will take every inch, little human.”

“First, we must repeat the blessed vows of Vaxxlian life mates, my little beauty. Repeat after me. I give you my soul, my body, and heart. Upon this mating, I am yours and you are mine. May the Star God bless our union.”

With moisture gleaming in her eyes, she repeated every word and gave him a gentle smile once she finished.

Her beauty mesmerized him.

Stax couldn’t kiss her enough, couldn’t touch her enough. He drank her in, all of her, and still he thirsted for more. He settled himself atop her on the bed and nudged her thighs apart. She gave a sweet moan and lifted her center against his length, as if inviting his entrance despite the small glimmer of uncertainty that remained in her eyes.

She still worried over the size of his cock, and he endeavored to drive into her slowly at first and be patient while she became accustomed to his girth. Reaching for her pussy, he probed her wetness, delving between her nether lips to spread moisture outward and over her clit. She shuddered and cried out, her back arching as he continued rubbing circles over her engorged nubbin.

Perhaps he ought to make her come before he surged into her. When she emitted another sexy moan, he decided just that and persisted in caressing her clit while she writhed beneath him. The scent of her arousal hung heavy in the air, making his cock stiffen further, until he was painfully hard and eager to drive into her tightness. But he refrained from satisfying his own pleasure just yet and circled her nubbin faster, until she convulsed and a look of sheer bliss entered her eyes before she closed them.

She groaned and undulated her center against his hand for several long moments, and when she stopped she was breathless and flushed. She blinked up at him, a fatigued smile dancing across her features. Reaching for him, she trailed her fingers over his chest and downward, until she tentatively grasped his throbbing manhood.

He growled at the contact and fought to maintain control, lest he hold her down and rut into her like a beast. This first time, he would be somewhat gentle with her, if only to prove they were compatible in every way. He had no wish to cause her pain and he wanted her to enjoy the entirety of their mating.

A shy look crossed her face and she released his cock. He immediately positioned his length at her slick entrance and began pushing inside. Slowly, ever so slowly. She closed her eyes and her head fell back on the pillow, her mouth parting as she gave a gasp of pleasure. She didn’t tense or wince once as he finished driving fully inside her. Star God, she was tight, so tight he had to pause in his movements and draw a deep, steadying breath.

She finally opened her eyes and met his, her gaze revealing her longing. She also peered at him with trust gleaming in her depths, and his heart filled with tenderness for her. He vowed to never break the trust they were building.

Sweet little Mila was the most precious thing in the universe to him and would be for all time. When he looked in her eyes, he felt complete, as if he’d been waiting his entire life for her. Vaxxlian males were never fated to mate with a particular female, as other races sometimes were, but he still could not shake the feeling that their union was meant to be.

A shudder ran through her and she shifted her center slightly, as if encouraging him to move within her tightness. Wanting to please her, he withdrew partially from her pussy only to drive straight back inside, much faster than he had intended. She rewarded him by grabbing onto his hips and digging her fingers into his flesh with a hoarse moan.

“Please,” she whispered. “Please.”

He withdrew again and plunged inside of her, then paused for several moments, only to witness a look of impatience mingled with agony cross her face. She dug her fingers deeper into his skin and lifted her center against his cock as she widened her legs further, taking his length deeper than before. Realizing she wanted it faster and harder, he set a rapid pace of driving in and out of her, though he watched her carefully, lest she experience any sudden pain from taking his size.

Not pausing in his thrusts, he leaned down to capture her lips, probing and demanding as he tasted her. He growled into her mouth and savored the slight vibrations of the little whimpers escaping her throat. He soon lost himself in the rhythm of their mating, pounding into her as he kissed her almost savagely, ruled by his instincts and his all-consuming passion for the little human who would be his forever.

When her inner walls clamped down around his cock as she found another release in his arms, he fell into a seemingly endless abyss of pulsing sensation, blinding ecstasy sweeping over him in countless waves. The purely primal act of spurting his seed into her drew a fierce growl from him that made her gasp, but once she realized what was happening, the look of alarm faded from her eyes and she held onto him while he panted in the wake of his pleasure.

He pulled his cock from her and settled beside her atop the covers. Feeling more content than he could ever recall, he gathered her to his chest and stroked her hair. Holding her in his arms after claiming her was pure bliss. Despite having just had her, his cock started to harden again, his muscles clenching as desire burned through him anew.

He would claim her again. Very soon.