Page 41 of Stealing Jia

Soval smiled.“No apology is necessary. Our children tend to bite at that age. I will have his DNA results in an hour. You need to provide him with an Izix bone to sharpen his teeth on.”

Cason’s teeth were already razor sharp.“Okay. Thank you.”

Soval bowed again and left.

Juri sauntered up to us. “I want to formally request permission to travel to Earth so I may hunt a soft skin.”

Hunt? I literally saw red.Zzzzzt!An energy ball formed above my right hand. “We are not prey to be hunted or sold like animals.”

“To claim a human female as a mate Juri, you must first win her heart.” Trayon’s mouth fastened on mine in a soul-singing lip lock. His forked tongue slipped between my lips, stroking me until pleasure lit up my nerves like lightning. My ability to think vanished and so did my power ball. All I wanted was him.

“Owh! Owh!” Cason patted my cheek.

I broke the kiss and looked around. Juri, Dway and Soval were gone. “Sneaky move.”

“Askole warriors are hunters who will stalk their prey for as long as it takes.”

Something they had in common with the Coletti.I gave him my death stare.“I’m not prey.”

An unwavering determination filled Trayon’s eyes.“All my life, I have been waiting for you. Now that I have found you, I will not let you go. Together we will journey through life and build our dynasty.”

I had to admit I was surprised by his romantic streak. Trayon also knew what to say to win me over. I wanted a partner who would stand by my side no matter what happened and a family of my own. “What’s the next step in this trek?”

“After our bond has been completed, we locate where your brother is being held and free him. If you wish, you may kill the one known as Giovanni Dragos.”

“I do.”

He inclined his head.“Then we liberate his prisoners and destroy the Rodan base.”

That worked for me.“And take Chiara home.”

He nodded.“And return Chiara to her family.”

“Sounds like a plan.”

“My lady warrior are you ready to become one with me?”

Butterflies danced in my stomach. I liked kissing Trayon, but doing the nasty? I knew it was part of the deal, but how did I tell him I had never been with a man before. I eyed his crotch. I wasn’t even sure our parts would fit.

Trayon gave me his toothy grin. “They will fit, and I am eager to teach you the art of a thousand delights.”

“Mentally eavesdropping again?”

“Your happiness is important to me. Teaching you to give and receive pleasure will be my gift to you.”

I raised an eyebrow. I wasn’t sure how I felt about that. Our priest had always ranted about the evils of fornication and when Sister Sarah caught me kissing a boy, her expression of disappointment had stuck with me. By Askole standards, I was married to Trayon and not breaking any of the church’s doctrines. Even I knew how important sex was to men. “Okay. Show me these thousand delights.”

Trayon snatched us up and zoomed out of the mess hall.

Cason giggled insanely.

“Wahoo!” Laughing with glee, I clung to his neck as we streaked down the corridor at Mach 1. This was better than a wild roller coaster ride at the carnival. We zipped into our quarters. To my astonishment the rooms were spotless. “Where are the kids?”

“They are with Bey.”Trayon’s mouth moved over mine, demanding, sensual and full of carnal need.

A growl escaped Cason.

Trayon let out a grunt and raised his head.“No bite Father.”

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