New Species 04 Justice (6 page)

worked up his neck to knead his muscles before slowly lowering to the tops of his

shoulders then back. He groaned and made soft sounds occasionally.

The phone rang a few times but he ignored it. He didn’t tense at the disruptions or

move under her hands. Jessie’s hands started to hurt eventually from the strength she’d

used. She stopped.

“Is that better?”

He groaned. “Yes.”

“Are you feeling stress free?”

“Yes.”

“My mission of relaxation is now complete.”

She released his shoulders with regret. It had been a pleasure to have her hands on

the tall Species leader. She tried not to allow her thoughts to linger there and knew it

was a really bad thing that she was so attracted to him. Her fingers slid the thong free

from his hair and she shoved it into her pocket.
Talk about barking up the wrong tree. He’s
way out of my reach and Tim would kick my ass if he knew I was here.

Jessie climbed off the back of the couch and studied Justice’s handsome features.

His dark, sexy gaze met hers. She had to swallow hard over the intense look he

27

Laurann Dohner

concentrated on her, not sure what it meant with him so serious. He was really good at

keeping her off balance.

“Is anything wrong? You’re staring at me as though you might want to say

something.”

He slowly rose to his feet and he was so tall her chin had to lift to keep her gaze on

his. She held still. He stood nearly a foot taller than her and he was really impressive in size.
Too big
. She let that thought slide. It didn’t matter because she didn’t feel threatened by him. He continued to watch her intently until he finally spoke.

“Thank you,” he rasped.

“You’re welcome.”

He blinked. “You should probably leave before I do something I’ll regret. Thank

you for sharing dinner with me and…feeding me the dessert. I especially want to thank

you for the massage. It was wonderful and needed.”

Jessie’s heart rate accelerated a little and curiosity wouldn’t be denied. “What are

you thinking about doing that you’ll regret?”

His gaze searched hers and a long moment passed while he seemed to debate

answering. “Touching you.”

Her heart did a flip. She identified the look in his eyes now that she had a hint.

Desire.
Justice wanted her as a man wanted a woman. His nostrils flared and he made that soft sound in his throat that did wonderful things to her libido.

“You do purr,” she whispered.

Justice ordered his hands not to fist at his sides, worried Jessie might take it as a

threat but he longed to touch her so desperately that it became a nearly impossible urge.

Having her hands on him, inhaling her feminine scent so close to him while she’d

massaged his shoulders, had driven him a little insane.

She was human, worked for the task force assigned under his command and he’d

read up on proper human etiquette in the workplace.
Sexual harassment
. Those two

words repeated in his head. She wasn’t Species, her society’s rules were totally different than those in the world he lived in and it wasn’t a simple solution of asking her if she

wanted to share sex with him. That’s what he’d do if she were one of his women. They

knew they could freely deny him and he’d respect it. She might be afraid or insulted if

he dared utter that question.

He tried to reason with his turned-on body. He couldn’t possibly share sex with

Jessie Dupree. She wouldn’t want him. Her actions were based on kindness and not an

invitation to put his hands on her in return. She’d come to discuss work, not end up in

his bed.

The image of sweeping her into his arms and carrying her down the hallway to his

room filled his head. He’d tear her clothes off, explore her pale skin and run his hands

over every inch of her body. His cock responded full force as blood rushed to his groin

28

Justice

and the uncomfortable heaviness of the hard-on made him want to adjust his stance

since it pressed against the confining denim of his jeans.

Breathe through it
, he ordered his body.
Resist. You can’t offer her sex. She’s human and
you’re not allowed to have her regardless of how much you want her.
Those thoughts helped him regain some control on his raging need to take her. He’d growl at her if she were

Species, show his dominance and offer her his body. He’d strip her in under a minute if

she agreed to share sex with him and show her his skill as a lover.

A small trace of uncertainty struck and kept that growl of intent locked within his

throat since she wasn’t Species. He had no idea if anything he’d learned about humans

would apply to her. He swallowed hard, kept silent and hoped he appeared

nonthreatening. She was much smaller and weaker than Species women. That was

another thing that cooled his heated blood. Jessie appeared frail in comparison and he

feared he’d cause her harm in some way if he followed through with his instinct to

attempt to get her into his bed.

Jessie stared back into Justice’s beautiful gaze while he remained absolutely silent.
I
want him
, she silently admitted.
Tim will have my ass, fire me, but oh hell, he’s worth the risk.

He wants to touch me and I really want him to. Tim doesn’t have to know, right? Who would
tell?
Her gaze broke contact to sweep around the room.
No witnesses, no one to judge and
we’re both adults.
She peered up at him again, met his intense stare as he continued to regard her, almost as if he waited for unspoken consent.

It could lead to sex if they put their hands on each other. Justice was a big guy,

really strong and a Species. She wondered how that would work out between them in

bed. She knew that some women had hooked up with them. She had gone to Tammy

and Valiant’s wedding and Tammy had sure seemed more than happy despite their

drastic size difference.

“Have you ever slept with a human?” Those words popped out and couldn’t

believe she’d said the thought aloud.

“No.”

Their gazes remained locked and it encouraged her to keep talking. “I’ve never

been attracted to your kind before but I’m drawn to you in the worst way. Am I being

too blunt? I know total honesty is supposed to be normal for Species. Just tell me to shut up if I’m wrong.”

“You want me too?” His voice lowered to a raspy growl.

Kinda scary but hot
, she decided. His voice change made her heart race faster. Justice moved slowly, leaned his body closer and his hand lifted to cup her face with his big

palm. His other hand slid loosely around her waist while he studied her eyes.
Answer

him.

“Yes,” she breathed.

“You’re so small and I’m afraid I’ll bruise or accidentally hurt you.”

29

Laurann Dohner

She grinned, finding his nervousness reassuring. It proved she wasn’t the only one

on shaky ground and all her doubts about getting involved with him disappeared. “I’m

tough and willing to risk it.”

“I saw that you were strong in the lobby when you were attacked.” He nudged her

closer with his hand at her hip until their bodies pressed together. “You turned me on.

You were small yet fierce. You fought incredibly well.”

“I did?”

“Mmmm,” he growled as his face lowered. “Pull your hair back, please. I want

access to your neck.”

She gripped her long hair without hesitation and shoved it back over her shoulder.

She tilted her head to the side to give him open access to her shoulder and throat. He

leaned in more and Jessie shivered in anticipation when she felt his hot breath tease her skin below her ear. Justice inhaled slowly and ran his nose from that area, as gently as

the caress of a breeze, downward to where her shirt started at her bra strap.

“I won’t touch you with my teeth. Don’t be afraid. I’m aware that sharp canines

scare humans.”

“I’m not worried about it and you can touch me with your teeth as much as you

want.” The concept excited her but she did have one exception. “Just try not to break

the skin. I’m not into love bites. I’m not a fan of pain.”

He purred deeply, a sexy rumble coming from him. Her hand pressed against his

chest and she drew closer until her breasts flattened against his big frame. She could

feel vibrations when he purred that way. Jessie gasped softly from surprise when his

tongue suddenly traced her skin. Jessie turned her head, found her mouth pressed to

skin and opened it to lick his nipple. She latched onto it and nipped him gently with her teeth while sucking. The body against hers tensed and he growled, vibrating again.

The annoying shrill of his cell phone interrupted them. The mouth on her neck

stopped kissing and Justice uttered a snarled curse. She released his nipple, lifted her

chin and met his passion-filled gaze.

“Don’t get it. Let it ring.” She held her breath, hoping he’d choose her instead of

whoever called.

“Let’s go into the bedroom away from it.”

She pulled air into her lungs, the tension eased from her body and she smiled. That

was one way to get her into his room. Of course, she wanted to follow him anywhere at

that moment.

He pulled away to put space between their bodies and his eye color appeared

noticeably darker. She didn’t usually move this fast with someone but she wanted him,

he wanted her and she refused to think too deeply about it. He held out his hand and

she eagerly placed her smaller one in his. He turned, his focus remaining on her and led

her out of the living room.

30

Justice

Justice released her hand when they entered the large master bedroom, reached

back and pushed the door closed. A lock clicked into place, the sound easy to identify.

“It’s not to keep you in but to keep anyone from interrupting us. Sometimes the males

assigned to guard me enter my suite and the locked door will keep them from just

opening it.”

“Okay.”

Jessie reached for the front of his jeans and unfastened the top button. She watched

his face as she pulled the zipper down, looking for any signs of protest. Passion blazed

in his heated stare and she lowered her attention down his body to watch her fingers

hook the opening to spread them apart. He wore red flannel boxers.

They looked expensive and were amazingly soft when she brushed her knuckles

against them. He hadn’t been kidding about liking comfort between his skin and jeans.

She shoved the pants down his muscular legs before going for his boxers to remove

them too. His hands suddenly gripped hers and Jessie’s gaze jerked to meet his.

“Am I going too fast? Do you want to slow down?” She resisted smiling over how

amused she was at the thought that a man might resist getting naked as quickly as

possible with a willing woman in his bedroom.
He isn’t like other guys
, she remembered.

“There are some things you should know first.”

Uh-oh.
“You have the same parts, right? Male parts?”

He flashed a grin. “Yes.”

“Then what else is there to know?”

He hesitated. “We’ve been told we’re larger than typical males.”

Larger
. She swallowed. “I can deal with that. Larger as in ‘just a bit bigger’ or as in

‘that is never, ever going to fit inside me’?”

A laugh escaped his lips. “Your kind and my kind have shared sex. They didn’t

seem to have any problems with that.”

“That’s good to know.”

“There’s more.”

She bit her lip, unsure if she really wanted to know. Some things were best left

unsaid but she appreciated him wanting to be totally up front with her. “More than

large?”

“I just want you to be aware. Some Species swell even larger at the end of sex. I

don’t.”

She was a little shocked, hearing that Species fact.

“Tammy told Valiant that at the end, his seed is noticeably hot. It doesn’t hurt her

but she feels warm heat filling her when he spills his seed. I don’t have condoms and

can’t contain my seed if we do this. You will feel it if I come inside you.” He took a

sharp breath. “I don’t have to. I just wanted to give you the option of having me pull

out.”

31

Laurann Dohner

“It doesn’t hurt her?”

He shook his head. “She seems to enjoy it from what I was told by him. I just

wanted to warn you.”

“I’m warned. I think I can live with that.” Jessie was glad it wasn’t something

worse. Semen that was warmer than normal wasn’t a deal breaker in the bedroom.

He hesitated. “Can you get pregnant? Are you on something to prevent that?”

“I’m on the shot but I know that’s not a worry since you can’t have children. That’s

true, right?”

He hesitated. “It is better to be safe. We are all different and therefore it is always

within the realm of possibility. I prefer to be safe rather than take a risk.”

“I go to the doctor regularly, I’m on the shot and haven’t taken anything that will

mess with it, so we’re good. I don’t have any diseases either. They do regular testing at my doctor’s office and I haven’t had a sexual partner in about a year. I’m sure I’m

completely healthy.”

Surprise widened his eyes. “A year?”

She shrugged. “What about you?”

“It’s been a few months since I shared sex with a female. She was Species and we