I ’d found the location when I was younger, wandering through the backroads and ruined cities from decades ago. At that time, I couldn’t understand why my mother was so different from the others. She never wanted to leave the house or spend time with me. So, I found things to do on my own. Exploring the snapper fields had been one of them. Named for the sound they make when the harsh winds blow through them .

I loved it out there, so much that I had a small, one room cabin built far enough away from the road that passerby’s couldn’t see it. I looked at Clara as she took in the beauty of the snappers. I jumped out and pushed the hovercraft into a narrow row of the snappers, covering it with a few more that had fallen as she climbed out and listened to them beating against each other .

“Wow, its beautiful out here,” she whispered .

“It’s why I picked this place,” I told her. “Come on, it’s just through here .”

I took her hand and led her between the tall rows. We walked for seven minutes before a small clearing came into view. Even in the light of the moons, you couldn’t see the cabin until you were almost next to it. The mechanical camouflage blended it in with the scenery seamlessly. I led her up the tree steps in front and placed my hand on the scanner. At once the place roared to life. Solar energy lit up the outside, showing us a swing on the front porch as the door opened .

The octagon shaped room was small, but adequate with a large bed and small kitchenette. Along with a sofa and fireplace, the only room that was closed off was a small adjoining bathroom. The lights dimmed. They were set on a timer and recognized that it was late in the evening .

“Wow,” she said again. “I can’t get over this place. You are just full of surprises, aren’t you ?”

“All good ones I hope. I’m glad you like it. I come out here when I need a break from the rest of the world. Sometimes it’s nice to just fall off the grid,” I told her. “I sent Tasha a message. She will be waiting for us in the morning, but that means we have the whole night to ourselves .”

Without another word, she spun around and threw her arms around my neck, kissing me passionately. I was more than ready for her. I tried to control myself as she grabbed ahold of my shaft through my pants, fumbling with the buckle with her free hand. I pulled her shirt over her head and jerked down her bra. The fabric crackled and ripped, but she didn’t seem to care as I took her nipple into my mouth .

When she got my pants down and her cool hand wrapped tightly around my engorged member, I groaned and picked her up. Carrying her to the bed, I dropped her down and briefly broke away. My loins begged for more as I pulled off her boots and pants. She wasn’t wearing anything underneath, just like before. Falling to my knees in front of her wet body, I plunged my tongue into her waiting crease. Her moisture was sweet and tangy, a delicate fragrance that was overpowering to my hormones .

She braided her fingers through my hair and pulled me closer. I ran one hand up her leg and wiggled into her taut body. When she clamped her legs down around me and started to shudder, I flicked at her clit with my tongue until she was screaming my name. Her body tightened around my fingers and I knew that she was on the verge of ecstasy, but I couldn’t let her off that easy. I saw red all around me as I jerked myself away .

“No!” she called out, her eyes flying open .

With her legs still dangling over the edge of the bed I positioned myself quickly at her entrance before plunging into her with my cock. She screamed out my name. Her core was so tight I almost blew my load right away as she wrapped her legs around me and forced the rest of my manhood into her body. I couldn’t think anymore. Instinct took over as I parted my lips and bit down on the soft flesh of her neck. It was a sensation I’d never had before. All I knew was that she was mine and I had to mark my territory .

She screamed, her nails digging into my flesh and her body clenching down on me. Her salty skin like a gift from the gods. I couldn’t hold out much longer, all I could see was her body beneath me in a veil of red haze. My balls contracted as I felt her body flood with nectar. She was coming on my cock and it was the last push to shove me over the edge and into the euphoric light threatening to take over. I shuddered as my seed spilled into her body and coated my throbbing cock .

My body trembled, but I had to keep moving. Lifting her up from the bed as she sat impaled and wriggling on my phallus I gently turned around and fell backwards onto the bed so she was straddling me from above. For the first time, I saw the red mark on her shoulder. I had punctured the skin and a single droplet of blood was starting to form, but she didn’t seem to notice. She raised herself up and I groaned, but to my surprise, instead of getting off me, she came collapsing back down onto me .

I shuddered and gasped, my hands finding the soft curve of her hips at once as she rose back up and came back down. The slow rhythm started to build again into a frenzy, though I didn’t even know how she was still moving after the wild ride I had taken her on. I held my breath as her fingers traveled over her body, gently squeezing her nipples before moving lower to rub her own clit. The seductive movements were all I could take, I thrusted into her again, the orgasm rocking through our bodies as she fell onto the bed next to me .

I could barely breathe as we lay there. The house’s system sensed the change in temperature in the room and cool air started to flow through the small shack. Clara rolled over after a few minutes and smiled at me, but I noticed the small wince of pain as she put pressure on her shoulder. She looked down and her eyes grew wide .

“You bit me!” she said playfully .

I blushed. “Sorry about that. I couldn’t help it .”

“How many times have you used that line, huh?” she asked me with a grin .

“Never,” I replied honestly. “I’m not joking. I couldn’t stop myself. I didn’t know that it was going to happen. My people tend to um…” My voice trailed off. “We mark our mate with a bite .”

“Your mate?” she asked .

I nodded. “We only find one mate in our lives and when we do, the bond is so strong that we mark them as our own. If you were a Dragselian woman, the mark would be seen by other males of our kind and act as a deterrent. Soulmates are not taken lightly .”

“Wow,” she whispered. “Soulmates ?”

“Are you unsure if that’s what you want? I don’t want to alarm you,” I said carefully. “This is uncharted territory for me too. I don’t know if it’s something I can take back .”

She shook her head. “No, it’s perfect. Everything is perfect .”

“Except for the spy trying to frame you for sabotage and attempted murder,” I said with a grin .

“But we don’t have to think about that right now,” she whispered. “All I want to do is spend the rest of the night making love to you .”

She reached down and gently started to massage my balls. My shaft was already sore from the pummeling earlier, but it began to grow hard once again. I’d never met anyone like Clara. She was everything that I’d wanted in my life and more. Even my body reacted to her differently. Sex with humans was interesting at best, but with her, it was like we’d been together for decades, but still got the thrill of exploring each other’s bodies. Clara scooted down on the bed, licking her lips seductively and grinning at me .

The second her lips parted and wrapped around the head of my cock everything else slipped away. The coolness of her saliva as she moved up and down my body was intoxicating. I could have stayed like that with her forever, playing with each other’s bodies until the wee hours of the morning, but the lights in the cottage suddenly brightened and a red light flashed across the bed. I sat up at once, something was wrong .

“What’s going on?” she asked, instantly on alert like me .

“I don’t know yet,” I said as I grabbed my communications device and the house number came up. It wasn’t my mother’s line, but the security detail I had placed on the manor. “What’s up ?”

“Sir, we had a security breach. The system has been hacked. It doesn’t appear that they’ve done anything yet, but they did try to send the house into lockdown. What do you want us to do ?”

“Can you get around it ?”

“My men are working on it right now. We have four guys inside right now. I had them manually disable the alarm though and the staff said your mother wasn’t woken by the noise. Do you want us to call in the militia ?”

“No,” I said as I quickly pulled on my pants. “We don’t know who are the good guys and who aren’t yet. I will be there in a few minutes, just sit tight and get into that house, understood ?”

“Yes sir,” he said quickly before hanging up .

I looked at Clara, who was already almost dressed, but held up her ruined bra .

“Sorry,” I muttered .

She grinned. “It’s okay. I always hated that one anyways. I’m ready when you are .”

I shifted uncomfortably. “Clara, I don’t know what we are walking into. I would feel a lot better if you stayed here .”

Clara shook her head vigorously and I knew that I wasn’t going to win the argument. “No. I am coming with you and I won’t hear another word about it. You just got done telling me that I was your mate, so suck it up and deal with it because couples do things together .”

“Yeah like going to dinner and buying furniture, not storming into a house that could be a trap .”

“Screw you and your trap,” she said, putting her foot down. “I am coming .”

I groaned. “Alright, let’s move .”

We ran out of the house and made it about fifty feet before I heard the alarm sounding inside. It was a failsafe alarm, not good for anything but a split second of protection. I grabbed ahold of her and jerked her close to me, shifting in the process and dropping to the ground with her wrapped around me. My wings wrapped us both into a cocoon a split second before the small cottage burst into flames. They licked my back and burnt the flesh there, but I would quickly heal. Clara screamed at the suddenness of everything, but within seconds, the debris was on the ground and I could shift back into my human form. We both stared in stunned silence at the cottage for a second before my phone rang. It was the house again .

“Let me guess,” I stammered. “The system is open again ?”

“How did you know?” he asked quickly .

“Because it was a distraction to get me back home. Someone just tried to kill my mate .”