The familiar heat of arousal pooled in her core, and she broke away. “Let’s get out of here,” she said in an unfamiliar, throaty voice.
A seductive grin spread over his face, and he gave her another slow, hot kiss before setting her on her feet. Mind gone hazy, she wobbled.
Oh, I am sooo ready for this.
Chapter 21
Once in the cruiser, Luka willed his mind to focus. His mate had suddenly become quite affectionate with him, and he wasn’t entirely sure why. Leaning forward, he programmed the vehicle to take them to his home. Even with her underwear in place, the scent of her arousal, brought on by their kiss, was easy to identify under her short dress.
The males at the gate had taken notice, and he didn’t want the plethora of guards stationed around the Temple to do the same. The solitary stairway to his floor would be a much safer bet.
He sat back, running his hand over her leg as he went. What had he done so right?
“Alice,” he said tentatively.
She smiled up at him. “Hmm?”
“You seem…” He didn’t want to say the wrong thing and ruin her mood, but he had to know what had made her so happy. He had to know, so he could be sure to do it over and over again in the future. “… pleased with me,” he finished.
“I’m very pleased with you.” She beamed.
“Why?”
“Because you didn’t try to stop me from going to the cabin to help the trapped human women.”
He tensed, reminded of how much he disliked the idea of her around those two filthy cowards. Heads would roll if they tried anything to hurt his mate. He’d never thought of himself as a violent male, but even the mention of Helas had raised his hackles, his Traxian side roaring for blood.
Without warning, Alice shifted in her seat, throwing her leg over his own and straddling him. Cock shooting hard in an instant, he gripped her hips, pulling her down against him.
Cradling his face in her hands, she drew his gaze. “Hey. It’s gonna be fine. You’re coming with me, right? I trust you.”
A torrent of emotions rolled through him. Pride puffed his chest. She trusts me. And she sees me. Alice had not only noticed his discontent again but was attempting to soothe him. Her sweet, caring personality was what he’d always hoped for in a female but had believed he’d never have.
His mate didn’t need gifts or flattery. If support and freedom were what made her smile and glow like this, he’d do whatever it took to quell his possessive instincts.
Her hands moved to wrap around his back, and she kissed him briefly on the cheek before lowering her head to his shoulder, nuzzling his neck.
A satisfying purr rolled through him, making her hips jerk unexpectedly. He pulled her face back, wondering what had happened, before recalling the delicious difference in her anatomy. The scent of her arousal intensified, and he stifled a groan.
“Do you like my purring, love?”
A pale pink crept over her cheeks again, and she scooted further down his lap. No longer pressed against the soft warm entrance of his female, his shaft pulsed angrily. The urge to drag her forward, trapping her against him, welled within him. Not yet, he told himself.
He ran his fingers over her bare legs, then burrowed them under the hem of her dress, gripping the sides of her ass. She let out a small moan.
One of his hands moved to snake in her hair. He tilted her head down, forcing her to meet his gaze so he could see her reactions. She let out a small gasp, her wide blue eyes meeting his.
“Do you want to feel my purr while I’m buried deep inside you?”
As he’d expected, her pupils dilated, breaths increasing. He grinned.
Their stare was broken when the cruiser door slowly slid open. He’d been so preoccupied with his mate that he hadn’t even realized they’d stopped moving.
“Up. Now,” he demanded.
The corner of her mouth lifted, but she didn’t move.
She was playing with him, pushing him to take control as if she understood that’s what he needed. How could she be this perfect? “Alright, you asked for it.”
“Asked for wh—”
Cutting off her question, he simultaneously sat forward and lifted her over his shoulder. Before crouching through the cruiser door, he peered out. Seeing no sign of movement, he bolted from the vehicle to the stairway entrance.
Alice began giggling and tapped on his back. “Luka, let me down. What if someone’s on the stairs?”
After requesting the correct floor, the steps began to move. He bounded up the swirling stairs two at a time. “Then they’ll be treated to a spectacular view.”
She chuckled and wiggled on his shoulder. “Come on, put me down.”
A firm smack on her ass, followed by a small gasp, rang through the empty stairwell. “Almost there.”
Finally spotting his door, he dashed through the cluttered house to his bedroom. She squealed when he bent, tilting her off his shoulder and depositing her on his bed. In the time it took her to glance around the room, he’d wrenched his shirt off and pressed a knee onto the bed between her legs.
Her eyes wandered over his bare chest, gaze becoming hungry. When her stare lowered to his straining erection, he slowly began to unfasten his pants, letting them fall to the floor.
A swipe of her tongue over her lips pushed him over the edge. He pounced, covering her with his body.
