Hawk's Prey (12 page)

“He has already seen you, Tova.”

She shook her head. “I know this.”

Hawk raised an eyebrow at her. His hands grasped her waist and turned her to face his comrade. Her breath froze in her lungs as she felt Janus inspect her. His eyes lingered over her body for long seconds as Hawk held her in place. Warm breath brushed her ear as Hawk placed a hot kiss against her neck.

“He has seen everything, Tova. The forest and here. Your playfulness and your pleasure. It has all played out before his eyes.”

Tova saw the truth of that on Janus’ face. It excited her. That surprised her but she savored the burn of it moving across her skin. Janus moved forward on silent steps before reaching out to run the back of his ungloved hand across her face. She shivered in response and he raised an eyebrow at her. A small
tsk
left his lips as he smoothed his hand over her neck and down to one of her puckered nipples. Hawk’s hands smoothed over her hips as Janus touched her nipple. She caught the scent of his skin and it mixed with her recognition of Hawk, making her shiver as her clit flickered to life.

“Ready to submit, Tova?”

She shook her head and smiled at the surprise that flashed on Janus’ face. “I prefer to play.” Lifting her hands, she laid them on his chest and heard him suck his breath in. He grasped her waist and pulled her against his frame as she heard Hawk pulling his uniform off. Janus stared into her eyes as she moved her hands slowly up to clasp his shoulders. Janus frowned at her.

“Pity, I would have enjoyed your submission.” He caught her mouth in a hard kiss a second later. There was no teasing in his kiss, it was a bold breaching of defenses that made her gasp. This man did not play. He was intent on conquering her and his tongue thrust deep into her mouth like an invader.

Tova twisted slightly against the hard aggression and Hawk’s hard body pressed against her to still her movements. Hawk grasped her arm and she watched as he pressed a medical tube against her skin for a moment. There was a hard pressure as something was introduced into her bloodstream.

“A contraceptive. Against Janus’ seed.”

“Oh.” She should have considered such a detail. “But not yours?”

“No.” Hawk’s voice was hard with determination and he kissed her before moving around behind her.

Pressed between them, a wave of heat swept through her. There was no portion of her flesh that wasn’t touched by the need. Hawk’s bare skin pressed along her back, making her conscious of the uniform Janus still wore. Janus cupped the back of her head, holding it in place for another kiss. His tongue stroked hers in bold promise as it stabbed back into her mouth once more. Tova felt the walls of her pussy heat and fluid easing down to the top of her thighs. Hawk moved one hand over her belly and down to the top of her mons. Janus broke the kiss as he held onto her head. He watched her face as Hawk fingered her clit. Hunger flickered in his eyes as she whimpered and her own hand reached for the front of his uniform pants. She stroked the bulge of his cock as a shudder shook her body because Hawk was rubbing his finger against her clit.

Janus let her go and backed up. He began to unfasten his uniform. Tova stared at his body as it was revealed. Hawk tightened his hold on her as he pulled his finger from her slit. Janus’ uniform ended up on the floor as she felt the brush of Hawk’s cock against her thighs. He kissed her neck before biting the lower part of her ear.

“Watch him, Tova, while I fuck you.”

It was a hard command and she turned to look at Hawk. His face was taut with demand as his hand tightened around her hips. She understood, somehow. The need he had to show Janus that she belonged to him first. Hawk craved a demonstration of submission despite his agreement to sharing her. Janus caught her hands and pulled them towards him, her body stretched out between them as she bent over at her waist.

“Spread for me.”

Hawk’s voice was harsh as he pushed her feet apart with his. He had to bend his knees to get low enough behind her. His cock slipped into her wet folds. His hands pulled her bottom up as he thrust forward to impale her on his hard flesh. Her fingers gripped Janus’ forearms as Hawk fucked her from behind. Pleasure tightened her face as she listened to Hawk’s breathing increase. Her breasts bounced as he pumped against her and her cheeks burned as Janus watched her face with absolute devotion.

Tova had never been the center of so much focus before. It heightened her awareness of each and every touch. The hard cock thrusting in and out of her pussy made her clit desperate for the same friction. The hard male muscle beneath her hands made her itch to handle the cock she could see thrusting out towards her. Janus let one hand move towards her breast and he pinched the nipple. Hawk grunted and began to pump hard against her bottom. His seed erupted inside her as her clit twisted in need. Hawk growled softly behind her before he pulled his cock from her body. Janus’ eyes glittered as he held her chin and pinched her nipple again and again. The small pain traveled into her clit, making her shiver as her hunger grew.

“Kneel in front of me.”

Tova shook her head. The idea was too submissive and the tone of voice Janus used far too commanding for her pride to shoulder. He chuckled at her defiance and pinched her nipple once more. He caught her wrists and carried her arms behind her back as he bent her back towards Hawk. He held her prisoner like that for a moment, letting her feel his strength.

“I like my females submissive, Tova.”

Tova moved away from him. She stroked one hand over Hawk’s chest but kept her eyes on Janus. “I like my lovers playful.”

Hawk chuckled. One of his arms slid around her waist as he kissed her neck. Her hand found his cock and gently handled it as he held her. Janus’ eyes flickered with heat as he watched.

“You need a ritith. Think how it would feel to have it vibrating right now.” His lips rose into a smug grin. “I enjoy watching you climax. A ritith would be a great addition.”

“Then you should have one placed in your cock.”

Janus’ eyes widened at her audacity before he laughed. He looked so surprised by his outburst of humor that Tova pitied him for a moment. Everyone had the right to laugh a little. Giving Hawk’s cock a last stoke, she moved away from him and towards Janus.

Placing her hands on either side of his head, Tova laid a delicate kiss on his mouth. She stretched up onto her toes to do it and Janus still had to lean down for her kiss. Janus growled in response as Tova kissed his chin. She kissed each hard cheekbone, teasing him with soft presses from her mouth before returning to his lips. She still did not kiss him. Tova licked his lower lip with the tip of her tongue as she leaned close enough for her nipples to brush against his chest.

He sucked his breath in harshly as his fingers grasped her bottom. “I want you to ride me.”

She smiled as his eyes blazed with challenge. Janus lowered his body into a chair and waited to see if she would follow him. A firm hand on her back pushed her towards the male waiting for her. Tova made her steps slow, teasing Janus with the sway of her hips before she got close enough for him to grasp her hips. He lifted her up so that she could spread her thighs over his body. The head of his cock pressed against her pussy and he lowered her onto the hard flesh. Her position allowed his cock to slide along her clit and pleasure shot into her belly. There was just enough of the chair for her knees to rest on and that granted her the ability to control their pace.

It was a test of willpower. Tova rose and fell on his cock. She watched him fight the urge to use his greater strength to move her faster. Need drew both their faces taut as sweat beaded on their skin. Hawk suddenly stepped closer and Tova turned her head to suck his cock. Need twisted through her as she tasted her own juices on him.

Janus snarled as Hawk caught her head and began to thrust his cock into her mouth. Janus took control of their pace, moving her faster as his hips bucked under her body. Pleasure tightened in her clit as both cocks thrust towards her. Janus growled and his seed shot into her body. Hawk’s cock offered up another spurt of his seed into her mouth as her pussy clamped around the cock inside her and pleasure tore into her. She relaxed against Janus for a moment before Hawk picked her up and cradled her against his chest. He moved across the outer room and into the bedroom. The sheets were cool against her hot skin as Hawk settled her into his bed. He dropped lingering kisses on her neck and breasts as her heart slowed down.

His hands never stopped moving over her skin. Tova lifted her eyelids to look at him. A trace of uncertainty sat on his face and she sat up. She stroked the skin around his eyes that was crinkled due to concern. His consideration of her feelings touched her deeply as she stroked his lips before her eyes moved around the room. Janus was leaning in the doorway, he’d put his pants back on and was holding his uniform top. He passed his hand over the light control and the room brightened. It was almost like Janus considered the bedroom off limits for himself. He stood watching with envious eyes but he did not join them on the bed.

Hawk held up a crimson wristband. “I won’t force you to wear this, Tova.”

She looked at her bare wrists and realized that she had to choose something. Everyone wore one, from birth on.

“But you may not have your non-convict ones back.” Hawk’s voice was hard with judgment.

Tova looked at his face and saw the Hunter staring back at her. But it was part of him and she was discovering that she craved the combination more than one side over the other.

And still he offered her choice. Choosing the crimson band identified her as a female who belonged among Hunters. Her other choice was to ask to be returned to a civilian sphere. There she would not have to wear any manner of identifying item because there were no law-breakers in the civilian spheres. You were only clamped into bracelets when you disobeyed the law or were born into a Hunter sphere.

She suddenly realized that Hawk had been born into his role as well. He embodied it so completely that she had never realized that he was Hunter because of his blood. She lifted her arm towards him and caught the flash of joy that filled his eyes. Janus shot her a nod from the doorway before he shrugged into his uniform and turned away.

Hawk secured the band on her arm and kissed it before he caught her chin. “I will not ask you to pledge to me tonight. But I intend to have you, Tova, bound to me by your own word.” He kissed her hard. His words painted a fantasy, almost too good to be found among reality. Hawk rolled her back onto the bed and pressed her thighs wide as he settled his body over her spread one.

Hawk thrust into her with a slow motion of his hips. He wanted to linger in her body now, spend an hour just fucking. He pressed her arms onto the surface of the bed and grinned as his fingers closed over the wristband on her arm.

“Clasp your thighs around me. Lift for me, Tova!”

He growled the words against her ear as his cock thrust deep into her body. She whimpered as he slid into her. She gripped his hips with her thighs, trying to hold his cock inside her. Her fingernails bit into his skin as she clawed him.

“Yes…more.” She panted out her words as her body arched up to receive his next thrust. Her clit begged for more friction as her pussy gripped the hard flesh probing her. It was a moment of perfection, one filled with sensation and need but the most important element was intimacy.

Hawk pressed his body down on top of hers as his cock moved in and out of her body. When she came, he watched her face before bucking between her thighs and growling through his own pleasure.

Tova moved with him when he rolled off her body this time. Even as slumber began to carry her away, she knew her spot next to his body. Her hand threaded through his chest hair as he stroked her hip and absolutely nothing else mattered but listening to their hearts as they beat.

“Will Janus join us here?” Tova wasn’t sure she wanted to share the intimacy.

“No.” Hawk’s arms tightened around her for a moment. “This is my bed and I share it with you.” His chest rumbled with a small satisfied grunt.

Tova smiled against his chest as she drifted off into sleep. She liked the sound of it being his bed.

She liked it very much.

Chapter Eight

One Week Later

“Come, Tova, we have worked enough.”

Hawk shrugged his shoulders and offered her a grin. It was an expression she was beginning to look forward to seeing on his harsh face. That moment when he let her see the male who was her lover instead of the Hunter. After a week sharing his living space, she was becoming used to the shifts in his mood.

“Tonight there will be entertainment at the meeting hall. There will be other females there for you to meet.”

A little twist of excitement raced through her at that idea. Tova didn’t realize how lonely she had begun to feel this week without anyone but Hawk and Janus. Despite craving their company, there was a part of her that longed for friends as well. She missed Alana and the few others she had enjoyed conversing with during the course of her days. Hawk caught her hand and pulled her along behind him once again. The Hunters who would keep watch during the night were moving along the corridors. Their sharp eyes considered her briefly as they passed. It lacked the harsh edge that had always surrounded looks from Hunters. Here, she was not constantly suspected of malice. In this sphere, she was Hawk’s female. But she was also a free woman, unburdened by being connected with the unlawful. She held respect, simply by herself. It was a feeling she had sorely missed.

“We’ll go to the garment traders tomorrow and find you some robes that are pretty.” Hawk looked at her and frowned. “I should have thought about that yesterday.”

Tova laughed as she squeezed his hand. All week, they had hurried back to his living space the moment duty permitted. Clothing had been a very low priority.

“Behave, Tova.”

“I do not know what you mean.” Tova fluttered her eyelashes before giggling once again.

Hawk stopped and pulled her close to his body. Her nipples tingled as she tipped her head back to look at his face. He leaned down so that his voice touched only her ear. “I will be happy to remind you. Your body should have to remain nude anytime I am viewing it.”

Hawk squeezed her before turning to resume walking. Tova smiled as heat gently moved through her body. Wasn’t that what life was really about? The moments that made you happy? They moved along the hallways and toward a large structure that she knew was their meeting hall. All spheres were constructed in a similar fashion. There was always one large building that was used for ceremonies and celebrations. All inhabitants had the right to reserve time there.

Tonight, Hunters gathered to celebrate the end of a work rotation. They brought their families with them too. Several Hunters moved up to greet Hawk and their eyes lingered on her, making her shift. Hawk squeezed her hand and cast a look at her.

“Go and sit with the females. Find some friends.”

Tova grinned as she left and moved towards the dark green line that designated the female area. She walked right over it and smiled as a baby caught her eye. The child was chewing on his fist as his mother held him on her thigh.

“May I sit with you?” A younger woman walked right up to her and stood waiting for permission to join her.

Tova almost shouted “yes” but clamped her mouth shut to contain her cry. She might be nervous but she did not need to announce it!

“Certainly.”

The young female offered her a shy smile before she lowered her body onto the bench. Her slim fingers plucked nervously at her lavender robe. She cast a smile at Tova.

“I am Fay.” She smiled again before casting a look over to the male section. She paused as she considered Janus, and Tova noticed that the Hunter was staring right at them but his eyes were focused on Fay. The girl shivered before breaking off and looking back at Tova.

“May I be blunt?” Desperation shimmered in her eyes but it was edged with something more. Hunger flickered in Fay’s eyes as she continued plucking at the fabric covering her thighs. “You have been with Janus?”

Fay forced the words out of her throat as her pale cheeks turned scarlet. Tova stared at the telltale sign of arousal and almost laughed. Had it truly been only a week ago that she was blushing at the ideas flooding her mind concerning Hawk? Now she enjoyed the rush of heat and savored the flicker of desire filling her clit.

“It is their way to share, but my emotions are for Hawk.”

Fay looked relieved before she pulled her eyes away from Janus once more. “Tender emotions? He touches your heart and not simply your lust?”

Tova felt her cheeks heat in response. Now it was her turn to be nervous. Did she dare to voice the truth? Hawk might end their relationship if he thought she was becoming clingy. But the simmer of need in Fay’s eyes prevented her from deceiving the other girl. Females understood tender emotions better than males.

Tova nodded. “As foolish as it might be, yes.”

Fay smiled brightly and reached for one of Tova’s hands. “It is not foolish, simply the way a female’s heart works. I…um…think about Janus. Very often.”

“And he stares at you.” Tova looked back at the male section. Janus was on the edge of his seat. His eyes were focused on Fay like a raptor on a mouse. “Why do you not go to the border and speak with him? Clearly you both think about each other. It appears time for you two to meet.”

“I dare not. When a chaste female does that here…it is almost as solid as pledging. The other Hunters will begin to consider me claimed, for no other reason, than they witnessed me approach him. It is very unfair.” Fay lifted her gaze back to Tova and licked her lower lip. “Is he…rough?” Her eyes were wide with anticipation but not with chaste fear as Tova might have expected. Fay’s eyes flickered with hunger as she waited for an answer.

“Yes.”

Fay shuddered. The tip of her tongue appeared and moved over her bottom lip once again as she stole another look at Janus. “I knew it.” She whispered her words in a deep tone that betrayed her hunger. Fay turned back to look at her. “I’m sorry, you must think me rude…I needed to know. Everyone says he’s demanding and that I’m insane to think of him but it…it…um…”

“Excites you?”

Fay jumped and stared at Tova. “I don’t know.” Confusion swept through her eyes before she spoke once again. “Does it please you? Knowing they will share you and another female if Janus takes a mate? Will you pledge with Hawk?”

Tova shivered as she looked across the room to Hawk. His eyes met hers in a silent moment of intimacy. Her heart filled as she caught him displaying his interest for her so publicly. There was no hint of shame for her blood. Only his desire to keep her in his world. “Aye, if he asked, I would.”

It was a relief to finally say it. Tova felt her shoulders relax as she admitted the truth. Fay was watching her with round, shocked eyes and she simply shrugged. “I have recently discovered that it is impossible to argue with fate. She is a determined mistress who does not listen to our ideas of perfection. She makes her own.”

Fay scoffed. “I know what I want and it will not be a dominant male.” She turned and looked down her small nose at Janus before turning back to Tova. “No, I will not pledge myself to any male who is so…mastering. It is a good thing you enjoy it since they are comrades but I am certain I would not.”

Her young voice was filled with a lifetime of being born into a privileged station. Only daughters of Hunters could be so vocal with their expectations concerning males. Tova stifled a laugh as she recalled Hawk laughing at her after she had slapped him. Janus would have to respect Fay’s rejection. Hawk had simply cornered her before he bent her to his will.

There were parts of the yielding that she had enjoyed and that was the truth.

“I was certain I would never desire one of my guards.” Fay gasped in response. Tova looked at the younger female and lifted an eyebrow. “Janus is a male who enjoys domination. He would run you to ground if you were not born in a Hunter sphere. Maybe that is a pity, because I see the excitement in your eyes.”

“That does not mean I have to satisfy it with him.” Fay’s cheeks were glowing with color as she pressed her lips into a tight line.

“You are correct, but I think you should face your own desires. Spreading for a male who does not excite you is a poor choice for a free female to make. Besides, I was only telling you to talk with him. If not here, I’m sure you might figure out how to find him when no one would be watching. You might discover you like him.”

Fay cast another look at Janus. She shivered and shook her head. “I do not know. He is so harsh.”

That frightened the younger female. Tova saw it clearly but had no idea what to say. Fay changed the topic to benign ones as the evening grew later. Her sense of humor amused Tova as they spoke of female enjoyments. Through it all, Fay would cast looks towards the male side of the room. Hunger tightened her face every time she found Janus looking back at her.

“How do you know, Tova? When it is true and not simple lust?” Fay spoke so softly, Tova had to lean forwards to catch her words. “This heat, near burns me.”

“You already know, Fay. ’Tis now a matter of accepting. That is the hard part.”

Fay raised a surprised look at her as Hawk moved towards the green border. He held his hand out to her.

“The only person who can help you with that is Janus. You must teach him what you would have and what you will not accept.”

“Have you? With Hawk?”

Tova laughed softly as she stood up. She offered the other girl a shrug. “I believe that is a lesson that might progress for the rest of our lifetimes. It is a constant battle of wills.”

Fay giggled at the image before Tova walked away. Many watched her move across the floor and place her hand into Hawk’s. Several heads even nodded but what Tova found the most interesting was the pride shining in Hawk’s eyes. It wasn’t smug or greedy. It was pure male enjoyment.

* * * * *

“Tova…stop playing with me.” Janus gasped as she tightened her grip on his cock. He muttered under his breath as she rubbed the spot under the head.

“You enjoy being my toy.” Leaning forward, she licked the slit on the top of his cock and Janus growled softly.

“As do you.” Janus caught her body and lifted her off her knees. Her body arched through the air until her back landed on the sofa. Janus pressed her thighs apart with his shoulders and glared at her as his fingers trailed through her spread slit.

“Now, tell me what Fay said.”

Tova laughed but gasped when Janus found her clit and began rubbing it. Hawk strode back in with water still glistening on his skin and raised an eyebrow at them. Janus leaned towards her spread slit to tease her clit with the tip of his tongue, before looking up her body at her face.

“Tell me, Tova, I’m as close to pleading as I am capable of being.”

He didn’t wait for her to answer but leaned towards her clit and sucked it into his mouth. His tongue flickered back and forth across the little button as Tova gasped and forgot about the topic of conversation. Her hands fisted into the cushion beneath her as Janus sucked harder on her clit. He never touched her pussy and that made it more acute. She felt empty, so empty she ached. She wanted to climax but it would be incomplete without something filling her pussy.

Janus showed her no mercy. His tongue flicked over her clit faster as he growled around the sensitive point. Tova arched up off the sofa as her body snapped with pleasure and she whimpered. She balled her hands into fists as she began dragging in deep breaths and Janus smirked at her.

“Tell me.” His voice was hard and determined. He knew he left her unsatisfied and did so to press his authority over her.

She hit him instead. Tova shoved her fist into his hard shoulder and heard Hawk laugh. “You are mean, Janus!”

He laughed in response. Janus hooked her hips with his hands and pulled her off the sofa. He still knelt between her thighs on the floor and he fitted her right onto his cock as he pulled her against him. Her pussy instantly shouted with approval as she was filled with his hard flesh. Tova clasped her arms around his neck as he began to lift her off his cock and let her weight push her back onto it.

“She is afraid of you.”

Janus growled in response. The sound was low and primal. It made her shiver as his fingers tightened on her hips. He increased the pace as his hips thrust up towards her. “She should be.”

Janus moved and laid her back against the floor. His body hunched over her as he fucked her hard and fast. It wasn’t gentle but neither was he. Pleasure moved through her in a thick wave but his quick pace was not enough to bring her into climax. His cock swelled tighter before Tova heard him gasp. His seed erupted deep inside her as he gripped her hips tightly. He pulled his spent cock free as he panted. Hawk pulled her off the floor the instant Janus let her go.

“Let’s go to bed.”

Hawk pressed her down onto their bed as his cock thrust deep into her body. He caught the sides of her head between his hands as he kissed her and his hips began to fuck her slowly. Pleasure boiled through her as Hawk refused to rush the pace of their mating. It was hard and deep but never too fast. He waited for her to raise her hips for his cock before thrusting it deep. His body covered hers completely, the hair on his chest rasping across her breasts as he drove his flesh in and out of her spread body. Tension tightened around his cock as she lifted for his thrust. Climax made her cry as it ripped deep into her belly. Hawk let his seed fill her a moment later and he kissed her as she felt his seed pumping into her.

Hawk rolled over before crushing her and Tova settled her head onto his chest as her fingers played with one male nipple. She lifted her eyelids as Janus stroked her cheek with the back of his hand. In the semi-dark room, he let his mask soften and she caught a look of longing in his eyes. Envy etched his features as he looked at her compliant form against Hawk while he stood next to the bed.

“I would never harm her, Tova. Tell her that.” Janus stroked her cheek once more before moved away. He stopped at the door and looked back at them. “But I will not have a coward in my bed either. I cannot change who I am.”

“Fay is not a coward, Janus. She is just a girl who hasn’t faced womanhood.”