“I’m sorry. I just…” She couldn’t drag her eyes away, and she impulsively swiped a finger across the tempting drop and brought it to her lips. His taste exploded in her mouth, sweet and salty and delicious. For once, she didn’t pause to consider her actions. Instead, she leaned forward and licked him. He shuddered and then put a restraining hand on her shoulder. She looked up at him.
“My choice,” she whispered.
His hand softened and moved to her head, stroking her hair as she began to explore him with her mouth. His size made her nervous, but she licked her way up and down his shaft, delighting in the curiously erotic combination of both their liquids combined. She discovered the sensitive area under each ridge, circling him with her tongue before returning to the broad head.
He seemed far too big to fit in her mouth, but she did her best, closing her lips around him and sucking him in as far as possible. His hand tightened in her hair with a delicious sting, and she felt him shudder. She took him deeper, forcing her mouth down to meet her hand as she worked his shaft. He hardened beneath her touch, seeming to grow even larger, and then he cried out her name as a rush of heated liquid filled her mouth. She gulped eagerly, trying to take as much of it as she could as his hips thrust upward. He cried out again as he touched the back of her throat, and she swallowed around him, more hot liquid flowing into her mouth.
His body gradually relaxed, and she pulled off with one last thorough lick, then smiled up at him. She half-expected his eyes to be closed, but he was watching her, an unreadable expression on his face.
“I… I’m not very good at that,” she said nervously.
He smiled. “If you were any better, I’m not sure that I would ever recover.” He hesitated. “But it was your choice, wasn’t it?”
“Yes, Varga.” She relaxed as she realized the source of his concern. “Although we do seem to have strayed a long way from the subject of our escape.”
“We did, and as much as I enjoyed it, I think it would be best to come up with a plan.”
She nodded her agreement, and he pulled her up into his arms before settling her back on his lap. “Now tell me what else you know about the security in this place.”
The next morning, Varga awoke again to the pleasure of a female in his arms. Had that ever happened before? A successful fighter could always find females, but they expected to be rewarded in accordance with his stature. It did not take him long to tire of that type of game.
But Joan…
Perhaps he was fooling himself, but he believed that she was curled up against him because she wanted to be there. Just as he believed that she had truly wanted to pleasure him the previous night.
A peremptory knock on the door was followed almost immediately by Ukhaan’s entrance. Varga’s skin hardened automatically in response to the potential threat as he pushed Joan’s head under the covers and against his cock. The last thing they needed was for Ukhaan to see them cuddled together. Before she could protest, he glared at Ukhaan.
“Is this how you treat all of your potential business partners? Harassing them before daybreak?”
He felt Joan tense beneath the blanket, but to his relief, she didn’t make any sound. Instead, she played along, her small fingers curling around his cock and causing an instant reaction in the unruly organ.
Ukhaan’s eyes followed the movement, then narrowed as they returned to his face. “You wished to see the smelting operation. They are firing the furnace now. Surely that is more important than using a slave?”
He forced his face into a lazy smile and shrugged. “A male has needs.”
Ukhaan scowled. “Business first is my rule.”
“Perhaps you are right.” He nodded meaningfully at the door. “If you will give me a chance to clothe myself, I will join you immediately.”
“Do not be long.”
As soon as the door closed behind Ukhaan, he threw back the covers. Joan looked up at him, her face shocked, even though her hand was still clinging to his cock.
“Your skin. It was so hard.”
To his dismay, he saw that her cheek and shoulder were pink and realized he must have scraped her against his armor when he pushed her down.
“My skin forms a protective barrier when I am threatened. It’s a defense mechanism, and it happened automatically when Ukhaan came in. I’m sorry if I hurt you.”
“No, I’m fine. It just surprised me.” She sat up, finally releasing his cock. “You’d better go before he gets tired of waiting for you.”
“You’re sure you’re all right?”
She reached up and gave him a quick, sweet kiss. “I promise. Now you go and play your part, and I’ll see if Rummel can get us more information about the timing of the automatic locks.”
As much as he hated to do it, he forced himself to climb out of bed and throw on his clothes. But his face hardened with determination as he headed for the door. The situation was growing increasingly intolerable. Whether she managed to get in touch with her friend or not, he was determined to get her off this planet.
Chapter Seven
After waiting a few seconds to make sure that Ukhaan and Varga wouldn’t return, Joan slipped out of bed and pulled on her dress. The rip Varga had created last night was barely visible in the heavy folds, but she darted into her room and pinned it
