The door clicks behind us at the same time that I grab Marilyn and push her up against the wall. My lips claim her while my hands caress every soft, supple inch of her. I move down her body, pulling down her pants and spreading her legs. I want nothing more right now than to give her hours of pleasure and taste the sweet honey of her sex against my mouth.

Pressing her against the wall, I spread her pussy lips and lick her ravenously. Her hands grip my hair as I flatten my tongue and massage her clit. She moans loudly and holds me tightly to her, rocking her hips against my mouth. Her cries of pleasure are driving me wild. I pull away and stand up, pulling her shirt over her head so she’s naked before me.

She reaches out and begins undressing me, getting to her knees in front of me. My cock is straining hard against my pants when she pulls them down. As soon as my cock springs free, she takes it in her hands and smooths her hands up and down my shaft. The first lick makes me suck in a sharp breath of air. It feels so good I could come in her mouth with just a few thrusts.

She wraps her lips around my cock and takes me deep into her mouth as I watch; it’s just as sexy as when she takes me in her pussy. After all of the stress from today, I need to feel as close to her as possible. I want to push my cock as deep inside of her as I can while she cries out and screams my name.

“Come here,” I say. As soon as she gets to her feet, I turn her around so she’s facing the wall. I let my hands trail down her back and cup her ass. Using my leg, I spread hers apart and let my finger dip deep into her arousal from behind. “Are you ready for my cock?” I ask her while massaging her pussy with my thick finger.

“Yes. I need your cock. Give it to me, Koba,” she says. I won’t make my mate want for anything. Giving her just what she wants, I position my cock at her core and push inside of her. She’s so wet, I slide in easily, and she takes all of me, every inch. I hold myself inside of her, enjoying the way her body grips me so tightly. “Fuck me, Koba,” she says, moving her hips.

“Yes. You’re ready for me,” I say. I grip her hips with my hands as I slide my cock out. I thrust into her while she holds herself against the wall. I pull her ass back even further and thrust into her again and again. She moans her pleasure while I continue to fuck her. I slam into her hard until I feel her pussy tremble around my cock, and she cries out. Her arousal coats my cock and drips down her thighs as I continue to chase my own release.

I grab her in my arms and carry her over to the bed. I want to look at her while I come deep inside of her. I toss her down, enjoying the way her breasts bounce with the mattress. She spreads her legs wide, without hesitation, and I climb on top of her. My cock is still glistening as I thrust it back into the warm depths of her pussy. My hips hold her down on the bed as I rock into her. She moves with me, we grind against each other, a light sheen of sweat covering our bodies.

“Come again for me,” I say, knowing I’m so close to my own release. My finger slides over her clit, rubbing around and around in a circle while I continue to thrust in rhythm. Her legs tighten around my hips and she screams her release. Pleasure courses through me as I come hard inside of her. I hold myself on top of her until I have no more to give. All I can do next is collapse on the bed.

I’m breathing heavily, as is Marilyn, and I can’t help thinking about how the sex is so explosive between us. Marilyn isn’t the first woman I’ve been with, but she is the first human I’ve been with and I’ve never felt so strongly for a woman before. I don’t know how it’s possible that Marilyn could be my mate, but it’s clear to me that she is.

She snuggles into my side, clearly exhausted from the events of the day. I pull the blanket over her so she can go to sleep.

“That was amazing,” she says to me. Her eyes are closed and she’s already beginning to drift off. I want to sleep as well but then I think about what happened the last time I fell asleep. The thought of losing her is too much to bear. After losing my parents, I haven’t done a good job of being a part of my family. My brothers still live on Gaia where they work to sustain my parents’ land. I abandoned them after my parents’ death. I sought revenge on the Atronox and joining the force was the best way to do that. But now, having Marilyn has given me a taste of what family is like again. I would do anything for her and do anything to keep her. It isn’t fair that the universe has given me this gift after I let down my family.

“What are you thinking about?” Marilyn asks, rubbing my chest.

“I thought you were sleeping,” I say, whispering in her ear.

“I don’t want to sleep yet. I want to enjoy the feeling of being held in your arms.” She wraps her arm around my waist and gives it a squeeze. “You feel so tense. What’s bothering you?”

“I just don’t want to lose you.” I hold her tightly against me and slowly rub her back. “I don’t think I deserve you but I know that I can’t live without you.”

She’s quiet at first and then she says, “Why do you think you don’t deserve me?”

My regret is something that is hard for me to talk about. I want to be open with her but I don’t want her to be disappointed in my past actions, either.

“My parents were killed and I wasn’t there to protect them. After that, I was so angry, I left my brothers behind as well in order to join the force. Late at night, when my thoughts are loud and intrusive, I know that I didn’t make the best choices. Now that I’ve found you, I worry that something will happen to take you away from me. Because of my past and the choices I made.”

“Everyone has things in their past that they wish they would have done differently. That transcends species. And it sounds to me that you’ve spent a lot of time trying to make things right for your people after what happened with the Atronox. There comes a point when you can’t continue to blame yourself anymore, Koba.”

I hold her tightly and let her words sink in. I want to believe her. Now that she’s in my life, I want to be able to put the past behind and move on with my future. Our future.

“Maybe I could take you back to Gaia sometime. I could introduce you to my brothers and show you where I grew up.”

She sits up and leans on her elbow so she can look at me. “I would like that. It would feel good to be able to put my feet on solid ground sometimes. I’m not used to floating around in space.”

I smile, happy that she’s thinking about the future and that it includes me. I wasn’t sure how she would handle the news that it wasn’t possible to return her to Earth, but I’m glad that she’s happy that she gets to stay with me.

“I would like that, too. I would like to see my brothers again and visit my parents’ resting place. I want to be able to move forward, with you.” I pull her down and kiss her again. Now that we have Stosk in our jail cells and the capsule safely locked and secure, I don’t need to worry about Marilyn’s safety anymore. Now we can let things fall into place and figure out what our future is going to look like, together.