My mind turned into a hazy mush of desire as I pressed my cheek against the cool glass wall. The chill countered the fire within my body as Kaede pushed me to new limits.
Kaede sheathed himself and paused for a moment before gathering my hands and holding them above my head as his other hand snaked around my waist and found my clit. He plastered his hard muscular chest against my back and pressed forward, pinning my breasts against the glass.
I stood there, my body soaked with sweat and desire as his powerful frame commanded me.
I trusted Kaede with my heart and my life—this moment proved how much.
A whimper escaped my lips as Kaede lazily circled my clit and nibbled on my earlobe. My body instinctively jerked in response, driving his cock into me and earning a chuckle from my mate, who held my hands above my head.
“Behave and I will show you your stars soon,” he whispered in my ear. His voice was husky with lust and almost unrecognizable.
My pussy clenched desperately, wanting the release I had been denied since I had woken, but I dared not move.
Slowly, he continued circling my clit as he dragged his cock in and out.
“The only thing I want you to think about, Selena, is how you feel at this very moment,” Kaede ordered between kisses along my shoulder. “Nothing else matters but what’s happening between you and me. Can you do that?”
“Yes,” I moaned, my face hot and body flushed, the window’s cool touch only adding to my arousal.
Kaede growled and fucked me harder, his rhythm and strength increasing until his sweat dripped onto me. He drove his fingers between mine, grabbing me tighter than I thought possible. His fingers on my clit pressed harder and swirled faster, driving me to new heights.
He licked and nibbled and sucked at my flesh, tasting me.
“Selena,” he muttered between kisses. “Open your eyes, my star.”
Confused, I obeyed, peering through the window into the abyss of space.
“Do you see all those stars passing by?” he asked, timing his thrusts with each sentence. “There isn’t a thing in this universe that shines brighter than you. You are my greatest treasure. By taking me in as your mate and sealing my spot in your constellation, you have given me the greatest honor I could ever ask for.
“I will kill for you. I will die for you. Nothing matters in this life except for you.
“Shine bright, my star. Blind me with your brilliance so we may burn out together in oblivion.”
Explosions burst before my eyes as I screamed and spasmed underneath him, my whole body molten from the waves of pleasure that wracked me.
He didn’t stop. He didn’t even slow.
He fucked me relentlessly as he growled with a dark, feral lust, chasing his release. Slamming me against the glass, he drenched my insides with his seed while he nipped his new mark on my neck.
My legs buckled.
Stars were the last thing I saw before darkness took me.
Chapter Forty-Two Kaede
Somehow, they had survived over two weeks of his mating heat.
Kaede was thankful that they had burned through the cycle the night before they arrived on Destima. He wouldn’t need to battle his instincts along with whatever was waiting for him at home.
There was only one task left—contact Z.
Kaede had been avoiding the male for his entire mission. A part of him didn’t want to admit to failing his master every single time he reported. Since he had found Selena, he also didn’t want to explain why he was mated to her.
Perhaps he was a coward, running from his past mistakes and decisions, but he had never been able to spend time alone with Selena until now. While they had passengers aboard the Abyss, they had been able to grow closer on a deeper level as they traveled back to Destima.
< REI. CONTACT Z. >
< CONFIRMED. >
Kaede stood at attention as he waited to meet the male he considered the closest thing to a father figure—who was now not only his master but also his clan brother.
A proud, darkly striped Aldawi male sat before him on the vidscreen in his new Sovereign chair. Leaning on his armrest, the royal pinned him with pitch-black eyes.
“Agent K reporting for duty.”
“You are ninety-one days late on your report,” he spat.
Kaede knew that if he were standing before him, Z would have thrown his aura at him with full force. Though he wondered if being mated to Selena would now render him unaffected by his power like her other mates.
“That was necessary in order to succeed in my mission, sir.”
“It was bad enough that I had to learn about Selena’s rescue through our dreamscape. Then the Fab Five started sending your journey’s updates in their reports. Explain yourself.”
“I have no explanation other than that I was working for the greater good of the Aldawi Empire and my selfish desires,” he replied honestly. “I did what you wanted me to do—return Selena to you at any cost. The cost was for me to get a chance to work out our relationship. I have never requested time off or leniency since you’ve rescued me, but I believe I have earned it.
“If I had to report to you every day to you and the Fab Five, I would never have had the time to explore our relationship and our future. Especially after learning what awaits her when she arrives tomorrow.
“For the next few months to a year, maybe more, Selena will never leave her nestmates’ sides in fear of what might happen if she wavers for even a second. I have been working with her to alleviate her fear of being alone in a shower, which is something that you, as her mate, need to know. Our female is damaged, but not broken, and she needs all the
