Startled and alarmed, I pushed at Vair, but it was like trying to move a wall. All I could do was follow his lead as he swayed in a sensuous rhythm, keeping me pressed tightly against him. The music blared all around us, the beat fast and exotic, and his heat, his scent, surrounded me, entangling me in a darkly seductive web. He was so strong my feet barely touched the floor as he held me; it was as though I were a rag doll, an inanimate object he could move about at will.

This time, he didn’t bother keeping any distance between us. I could feel every inch of his powerfully muscled body, and I realized with a jolt of panic that he was already hard, his erection pressing into my belly. Gasping, I tried to push at him again, but he ignored my ineffectual struggles, holding me contained without any apparent effort. His eyes glittered in the darkness, watching me with obvious hunger, and my heart thumped harder in my chest as I realized he had no intention of letting me go this time.

Not until he got what he wanted from me.

The thought should’ve been terrifying, but my body’s response had nothing to do with fear. My nipples pebbled within the confines of my bra, and I could feel warm moisture dampening my underwear. My body wanted him with a primitive animal instinct, and it didn’t care about the fact that this was happening against my will—that my mind wanted nothing to do with Vair.

As our forced dance continued, the night took on a surreal feel for me. Everything about this place felt like a dream, from the flickering red glow emanating from some invisible light source to the stunningly beautiful man who held me trapped in his embrace. The music pulsed in tune to the throbbing in my body, and my head spun, my senses utterly overwhelmed. The drink, I thought vaguely, staring up at him, but I knew alcohol was only partially responsible for the haze clouding my brain.

It was him. Vair was the reason I was feeling like this. My attraction to him was more potent than anything I had ever experienced—and judging by the hard bulge pushing against my stomach, he wanted me just as much. His gaze spoke of dark pleasures and twisted sheets, of ecstasy and lust. My hands moved up to rest on his shoulders as I stopped trying to push him away, and his eyes gleamed brighter at my tacit surrender.

I wasn’t sure how much time passed as we danced like that. All of my senses were focused on him—on the hard press of his body against my own and the warm scent of his skin… on the way he held me, with one hand splayed on my upper back and another arm wrapped around my waist. We moved as one, our bodies seemingly in tune, though I didn’t have the freedom to move any differently. After a while, his hand slid from my upper back to my neck, his fingers delving under my hair and stroking the bare skin of my nape, and the heat inside me intensified, my breathing coming faster.

When he bent his head and claimed my lips, it was almost a relief, though it added to the tension building inside me, sharpened my need even more. There was no uncertainty in the way he took my mouth, no hesitation of any kind. Vair kissed like he danced—with dominant expertise and calm force, his lips and tongue teasing and invading at the same time. He didn’t ask for my response; he demanded it, and I couldn’t help but give it to him, my hands clinging to his shoulders and my lips parting to let him in.

My back met a hard surface, and I realized we’d somehow ended up near a wall. Before I could gather my wits, one of his hands slid into my hair, cupping my skull, and his other hand traveled lower, to the curve of my ass. Still kissing me, he lifted me off the ground with one hand, holding me pinned up against the wall so he could grind his erection into the soft notch between my legs. The hard pressure added to the tension in my core, and I moaned into his mouth, unable to control myself.

“Yes, that’s it, darling,” he whispered, his breath hot on my ear as his mouth trailed over the side of my face. His lips nibbled at my earlobe, and then he bit it lightly, sending goosebumps over that side of my body. “Such a beautiful, delicious little darling…”

I moaned again, my eyes closing and my head arching back as he began kissing the underside of my jaw, his mouth leaving a warm, moist trail on my skin. Rationally, I knew this was wrong, but rationality was not what ruled my mind at the moment. My body was on fire, and my sex pulsed with an empty ache. “Please,” I whispered desperately. “Please, Vair…” I didn’t know if I was asking him to stop or to continue, and ultimately it didn’t matter. I was completely in his power, my body his to play with and manipulate at will.

He chuckled, the sound low and dark, and then his mouth moved lower, to the sensitive curve of my neck. I felt his teeth graze my skin, and the slight pain somehow only added to my arousal, making me writhe against him. “Yes, that’s it,” he muttered thickly, his hand tightening on my ass. “That’s it, darling…”

Lost in my heated need, I barely registered the fact that the wall behind my back seemed to disappear. It was only when I found myself stretched out on some sort of comfortable surface that the warning bells rang in my mind.

Where was I?

Panic swept through me, temporarily clearing away the haze. Gasping, I opened my eyes and saw Vair’s bronzed face looming over me. The music still played, the lights still flickered, but we were no longer among the dancing crowd. Instead, we were in some private space, with me laid out flat on a bed-like surface.

“What… where—” I began in shock, and he lowered his head, taking my mouth again. At the same time, he captured my wrists, stretching my arms up over my head before transferring both of my wrists to one of his large hands.

I was now completely helpless, restrained and utterly at his mercy.

The realization should’ve cooled my desire, but as soon as he started kissing me again, a melting languor spread through my body, sapping my inclination to fight. Waves of heat rolled over my skin, and my nipples throbbed, becoming acutely sensitive. Warm slickness gathered between my legs, and as Vair ran his free hand down the front of my dress, I unconsciously arched into his touch, desperately craving more.

As my eyes drifted shut, the sense of unreality that had engulfed me earlier returned. It felt like it was all a dream, a dark fantasy playing out only in my mind. When Vair hooked his fingers into the top of my dress and ripped it down the middle, I jerked at the sudden violence of the movement, but even that was not enough to pull me out of my sensual daze. All that existed in my world was heat and pleasure, his touch and the weight of his body over me.

My bra and panties suffered the same fate as my dress, and then he slithered down my body, releasing my wrists to cup my breasts in both of his big hands. His mouth latched onto my nipples, first one, then the other, making me cry out at the sharp, pulling pressure. My hands, finally freed from his restraining hold, somehow found their way to his head, and I clutched fistfuls of his silky hair, not knowing if I was trying to push him away or bring him closer.

He moved up over me then, covering me with his huge, naked body, and I realized that his clothes were gone too, though I didn’t remember seeing him remove them. I didn’t have a chance to ponder the mystery, though, because everywhere our skin touched, my flesh tingled, as if electrified. Opening my eyes, I met his gaze and saw the same desperate hunger reflected on his face.

He wanted me.

He wanted me, and he was going to take me.

His knees wedged themselves between my legs, spreading them open, and my breath caught as I felt the smooth, broad head of his cock brushing against my inner thigh. Though I couldn’t see it, his erection felt massive, and my muscles tensed with a purely feminine fear. Would he hurt me? What if our species weren’t as sexually compatible as I’d heard?

It was too late to worry about that, however. Before I could say anything, he kissed me again, claiming my mouth with devastating expertise, and guided himself to my entrance.

His penetration was slow and careful, giving me time to adjust to his girth. Nevertheless, I felt almost painfully stretched as he worked himself in, inch by thick inch. My hands tightened in his hair, and I would’ve cried out, but he kept his mouth on me, distracting me with delicious, drugging kisses. It wasn’t until he was all the way inside me that he let me come up for air, and all I could do at that point was stare at him, panting, my body full and overtaken, completely overwhelmed by his possession.

He stayed still for a moment, holding my gaze, and then he began to move, his strokes leisurely at first and then gradually picking up pace. After a few moments, my discomfort lessened, replaced by steadily growing heat. My eyes closed again, and my hands slid down to his sides, clutching at them as the tension inside me intensified, every thrust sending me spiraling higher and higher. I could hear my own cries and gasping moans, and my knees came up, my legs folding around his hips, bringing him deeper into me. The sensations that rocked my body were so intense I felt as if I would fly apart… and finally, I did, the orgasm rushing through me with unbelievable, shattering force. My body convulsed, my inner muscles contracting around him, and I heard him groan, his cock jerking within me as he reached his own peak.

It’s over, I thought dazedly, too stunned to move. Tiny aftershocks of pleasure still rippled through my body, and I felt as if my muscles had turned to jelly. My hands were still grasping at his sides, my nails digging into his skin, and I forced myself to lower my hands to the mattress—or to whatever comfortable surface I was lying on.

Then I slowly opened my eyes and looked at Vair.

He was propped up on his elbows, staring down at me. His breathing was heavier than normal, and his somewhat softer cock was still buried deep inside my body. As our eyes locked, I saw that the heat in his gaze had cooled only slightly—and much to my shock, felt him stiffening within me once again.

“Are you all right?” he asked softly, and I nodded automatically. My body still pulsed from my release, my flesh slick and swollen around his hardening cock, and my mind was in complete turmoil.

I, who had always been so careful and cautious about bed partners, had just had sex with a man I barely knew.

No, not with a man. With a male K—an alien who had invaded my body as unceremoniously as his species had taken over my planet.

“Good,” Vair whispered, a dark smile playing on his lips as he began to move inside me again. “Because I’m not done with you yet, little human…”

Mute with shock, I stared up at him, unable to believe this was happening—and that my body was responding again. Even the soreness I was beginning to feel didn’t seem to matter; every stroke of his cock was reigniting the fire within me, making me burn with need once again. My hands instinctively rose, gripping his sides once more, and my bent knees tightened around his hips.

“Yes, just like that, darling,” he murmured, lowering his head to nuzzle at my neck. His warm lips pressed against the sensitive skin just below my earlobe, and I shivered with pleasure, arching toward him in a silent plea for more. “So sweet, just like I knew you would be…”

As he continued thrusting with a steady rhythm, his mouth teased and nibbled at my neck, and one of his hands worked its way between our bodies, delving into my wet folds. My clit throbbed at his touch, and I tensed as I felt another orgasm approaching. Before I could go over the edge, however, I felt something slice across my neck—a stinging burn that was as painful as it was shocking.

Startled, I cried out, bucking against him as I felt his mouth latch on to the wounded spot. Those vampirism rumors, I thought in panic, they had to be true… and then I couldn’t think at all as my senses exploded in white-hot ecstasy. The climax that had hovered so near swept over me but didn’t stop; the sensations intensified instead of ebbing as I screamed out my release. My skin burned, my heart raced, and I was cognizant of nothing but the intense, mind-shattering pleasure. The sucking pull of his mouth at my neck, the driving force of his cock—those were the only things real in my world, and I screamed as my body convulsed over and over again in unrelenting, agonizing bliss.

I wasn’t sure how long that went on. It could’ve been hours or days. All I knew was that the ecstasy seemed to go on forever, until my body and mind couldn’t cope with it anymore, and I passed out in Vair’s dark embrace.