To Love A Space Pirate (8 page)

Unsure of what to do or say, she leaned back on the pillow and watched him as he moved around the room. When he entered the bathroom and closed the door, she breathed a small sigh of relief. The tension in her muscles released some as she heard the sound of the shower turn on. A short reprieve from the captain would give her some time to recompose herself. She needed to get her thoughts together and plan out what questions she would ask him when he returned. She wanted to know when he was going to release her or, at the very least when Tarwick was coming to get her.

It seemed as if the pirate was in there forever. She was becoming nervous and antsy as she waited. The room was starting to feel warm, and she attributed it the nerves she was experiencing.

It began in the pit of her belly and radiated out. Her skin started to feel hot and sensitive. The shirt she wore made her feel as if she were wearing a scrub brush. Even more strange, was the tingling sensation she felt in her panties. The urge to remove the thin material was enormous, but she didn’t dare to! Getting up off the bed, Lizzy thought moving around might help ease the bundle of nerves she thought were on overdrive.

She walked to the window and brushed aside the curtain. The night sky was lit up with a trio of moons riding low over the trees. The sight took her mind off the increasing fire consuming her, but only for a minute. By the time she heard Carden come out of the bathroom, she was in a full panic mode. She was afraid to turn around and face him until she couldn’t bear it any longer.

“I think I am allergic to something I ate,” she said as she turned around.

Carden was standing near the bed with a towel slung low over his narrow hips. Water dripped from his dark hair and trailed down his naked chest. “What is wrong,” he asked without much interest.

“I…I feel…I feel as if I am on fire,” she stumbled over her words as the fire grew in intensity. She rubbed her arms but immediately stopped when the fabric felt as if it was ripping her skin off.

“Elizabeth, if this is some sort of game, I am not amused.” His change of mood shifted again.

She backed up and hit the wall as she desperately tried to pull the material away from her sensitive skin. “You think I am lying?” Not only was she scared, but she was pissed. Something was wrong with her, and he thought she was playing games!

“I assume you would try and do anything to get out of what is about to happen. I told you earlier I plan on having you tonight.” The smirk on his face told her he meant what he said. But, she needed to convince him she was telling the truth.

“Please! I will do anything you ask. Just make it stop.” She couldn’t take it any longer. The shirt had to come off! Her hands were shaking as she stripped off the over-sized garment and tossed it at the pirate.

“What the fuck is…” Carden stopped mid-sentence.

She wanted to tear her skin off as she watched him quickly get off the bed and come to her side.

“What the hell is this?” He reached out and touched her arms.

She cried out in pain. “No! Don’t touch me! It hurts!” She jerked away from Carden. Her heart rate spiked as she thought about all the different things that could happen to her during an allergic reaction. She would have no idea which one of the foods caused the reaction, but she needed help fast.

Carden reached for his comlink. Several seconds passed by before he spoke into it. “Faxon. I need you here at the house now! There is something wrong with the female.”

A muffled, “I’m on my way” reached her buzzing ears.

“Faxon is on his way. Come and sit over here.” He urged her over to the sofa without touching her. “Your skin is so red, little human!” He ran one finger down her bare leg.

She shrieked at first then sighed as the burning sensation in the skin where he touched her eased somewhat.

“What?” His eyes searched her face for an answer.

“Whatever you just did, made the pain go away some, but it's returning now!” She panted as the inferno going on inside increased ten-fold.

The time it took Faxon to arrive, she thought she was going to die. By the time he showed up, she was moaning on the sofa in agony. Her vision was blurry with tears, and she could taste blood on the inside of her mouth from biting the tender skin of her cheek to stop from crying out. The doctor’s face appeared before hers.

“Tell me what is happening, Elizabeth,” the doc ordered her.

“Everything burns! It burns so much. Please make it stop!” The fire inside seemed to know she was telling on it since it kicked up its intensity a bit more.

“How long has she been like this,” Faxon asked Carden, who was kneeling beside her.

“It must have started while I was taking a shower. By the time I came out, she was complaining about it. I thought she was lying until I saw the redness. It’s gotten darker since then.”

She thought she heard a waiver in the pirate’s voice as he spoke about her. Was he truly concerned about her? If she hadn’t of been in so much pain, she would have laughed at the thought. Pirate’s don’t care about anyone but themselves!

“Tell me what she ate,” Faxon asked as he started to examine her. She listened as Carden repeated what they had for dinner without saying a word. Elizabeth was leaving it all up to him to give the specifics since she couldn’t remember the name of any of the food she ate.

Carden told him everything even about the wine she refused to drink. He admitted it was the only food she had eaten that day since he had forgotten to send up lunch for her after he left earlier.

“Oddly, when I touched her leg a few minutes ago, the pain seemed to go away,” Carden stated as an afterthought.

She watched the doctor’s face turn from concerned to puzzled. “Did you say you touched her, and the pain stopped.”

“It didn’t stop all the way, but it did ease some,” she interjected.

“Do it again, Carden,” Faxon ordered his captain.

She nodded her head at Carden and waited. As if in slow motion, he reached out and laid his hand on her left arm. The spot where his skin touched hers was cooling instantly.

“Oh my god. That feels good. It’s going away,” she said through clenched teeth. She had been prepared for more pain when he touched her but instead found his touch eased it again. Now, she was totally confused. “What’s happening?”

Faxon leaned back on the sofa to think for a moment. “I think I know what is wrong, but you are not going to like the cure.”

Her eyes darted back and forth between the two men. Here she was laying almost entirely nude with two people watching her. “What? What is it? Am I going to die?” Her voice cracked. She didn’t want to die. She was too young for crying out loud!

“I think someone in your household has played a very nasty prank.”

Carden stiffened. “What do you mean?”

“All the symptoms Elizabeth is experiencing leads me to believe someone put Loto juice on her food.” Faxon gave her a smile.

“Loto juice? What the hell is that,” she asked. Let her find out who this person was and she would beat the crap out of them. She didn’t find this little joke too funny.

“You have got to be kidding me? Are you serious?” Carden rubbed a hand over his face as if in disbelief.

“I am dead serious. I can run a blood test to be positive, but I know the reaction is to the Loto. Especially, since when you touched her the pain decreases.” Faxon leaned forward again putting his elbows on his bent knees.

“What’s…what’s the cure,” she asked, afraid to know. She looked first at the doctor when to Carden. Faxon had a big smile plastered across his face, but Carden looked pissed.

“The only cure is to have skin to skin contact with the one who first touched you after the infection started. More so, the body will need the other’s fluids to stop the burning sensation altogether,” Faxon spoke like a true doctor dishing out his best cure.

But, she was horrified, and her face must have showed it. “You…you...you mean he has to touch me all over to make it go away?”

“Unfortunately, yes. It’s the only way to stop the compounds found in the Loto juice.” Faxon stood up. “I am sorry I can’t be of more help. Someone is not happy with you being in this house and figured using the Loto juice would drive you insane if left untreated.”

“I can die from this?” Now she was even more scared than before.

“No, it doesn’t kill, but it can drive one crazy. I’ve seen it done with the worst of prisoners. It’s a slow and cruel torture that doesn’t kill or maim the individual. After several weeks, the one inflicted with it will start to show signs of insanity because there is no relief. Months down the line, it begins to become more bearable but usually by that time, it’s too late. I would suggest you get to work as soon as I leave. It could take several days for the burning to go completely away. I will check back with you tomorrow, Carden. Call me if her symptoms become worse or do not ease any.”

“Thank, doc.” Carden stood up and walked to the door. Lizzy heard him ask one last question, “Are you sure that’s the only way?”

“I’m positive.”

Chapter 8

Carden waited a few minutes after Faxon left to turn around and face his human. In a way, he was happy this had come to this point though he hated to see her in such pain. Whoever did this to her would surely pay once he discovered the truth! No one was going to take out their anger on an innocent female all because he or she didn’t want her in his bed.

“Carden?”

He stiffened at the sound of her voice. Not because he was angry with her, but because he knew what needed to be done to heal her. Slowly, he turned around. She was curled up in a ball on his sofa watching him with her big, green eyes. It tore at his heart to see her in such agony, and he wanted to rush to her side and take away all her pain and make it his own. Pheromones be damned! He was going to make this human female his once and for all.

“Do you understand what needs to be done?” He wanted to be clear she understood what needed to occur. When she nodded, he went to her and squatted down beside her. “If I do something you do not like, tell me, and I will stop immediately.” She nodded again and took a deep breath as if she was preparing herself for his touch.

Slowly, he reached out and caressed her cheek with the back of his hand. She closed her eyes and sighed, but didn’t say anything. Feeling encouraged, he used his other hand to rub lightly up and down her arm. Her skin was soft and hot. If he hadn’t of called Faxon, he would have sworn she was burning with a fever. As he touched the flesh on her arm, he could see the redness slowly fading.

“That feels so good,” Elizabeth said.

She was watching his hand as it moved up and down, daring to move farther down each time.

“Is it helping,” he asked.

“Yes, it is. I don’t understand why but just don’t stop.”

As far as he was concerned, he didn’t have any plans for stopping. He didn’t understand the effects of the Loto juice either and why someone would want to use it on another individual. It was a cruel joke to play on someone much less use it as a torture device. He already caused this one human enough stress, and now, someone he trusted was trying to hurt her.

Slowly, she began to uncurl from her tight-knit ball. His eyes feasted on her naked flesh but took no pleasure knowing she was in pain. She probably forgot she was naked except for the tiny scrap of material covering her pussy. She would be mortified come the morning to know he and Faxon had seen her at her worst.

He needed more room to work. The sofa was nice to cuddle on if this had been the time for it but it wasn’t. He needed to be able to touch her everywhere to cool the burn. Without thinking about it, he scooped her up in his arms and carried her to the bed they would share starting tonight. Gently, he laid her down upon it then quickly stripped out of his clothing. Faxon said skin to skin touch.

Her hair fanned out over the pillows as he leaned over her. Her eyes were wide with uncertainty. He breathed in deeply to see if he could smell these pheromones Faxon was talking about but found nothing out of the ordinary. She must have taken another shower because she smelled like the soap in his shower. He nearly came undone when she raised up one small hand and touch his upper arm.

At first, he couldn’t feel her fingers as they ran over the muscle in his arm. It felt like the wind blowing over his skin until he looked to see her willingly touching him. A smile rose upon his face causing her to smile back.

“I don’t understand how this is working, but it is,” she whispered so low he almost missed it.

“I promise I will never hurt you, Elizabeth.”

“Lizzy. Call me Lizzy.”

“Lizzy,” he repeated. Suddenly, he was struck by a wave of nervousness. Never before had he been afraid to touch a female. Lizzy was his prisoner, and he shouldn’t be doing this, but he couldn’t stop. There was no need to stop. He kept telling himself this was only to stop the burn and that he would have never taken her without her consent. He was sure he would have eventually won her trust, but he couldn’t wait for it now. The last thing he wanted was to see this beautiful female go insane. His touch was the cure, and he was going to give it to her.

This strange creature was spread out before him like a goddess waiting for her servant to wait on her. He was enraptured by the beauty she possessed. When he first raided her ship, he never thought he would find such a treasure on board. Stealing her away from Tarwick started out as a revenge tactic, but now, the tides have been turned on him. He wasn’t willing to let her go even though he hadn’t known her for very long. He would take his time getting to know her and making her his mate forever. By the time he finished with her, she wouldn’t want to be returned to her Keplar 1 world.

His hands started shaking as he grazed her skin. Before, he had been unaware of the amount of pressure he put on her, so he didn’t want to hurt her by pressing too hard. The soft flesh beneath his fingers seemed to jump every time he touched it. Lizzy moaned as he made his way down her arms then back up to her neck. Each time he moved, his hands trailed over a different part of her body. He avoided the perky globes with the pink tips as he skimmed down her ribs and over her stomach. He watched her carefully for any signs of pain he may be causing but found none. Her eyes were closed, and her head rolled back and forth on the pillow that cradled it.

“Am I hurting you?” He needed to break the silence for a moment.

She fixed her gaze on him. “No, not at all. Everywhere you touch me, the burn eases some.”

It was a relief to hear that. He wanted so badly to take away the pain and make it his own. This one human had changed his life in such a short time it scared him. A couple of days’ time was not enough to know you want to spend the rest of your life with someone, but, somehow, with Elizabeth he knew. If she were to leave him when she found out he never sent the ransom, he would surely go insane without her!

“More. Please more,” she begged of him.

“With pleasure,” he said in return and moved his hands down her belly to her hips. His eyes lingered on the small scrap of material blocking his view of her core. Her stomach quivered as his fingers grazed lightly over the tops of her thighs. He could feel the heat radiating from her skin as he touched a particular spot. Seconds later, the skin would feel cooler to his touch, so he knew she had to be feeling some much-needed relief. He continued his downward exploration until he reached the tips of her toes then started back up again. All the while, she lay still while making little sounds. Now and then she would gasp as if she had lost her breath when he touched a sensitive area.

When he reached the top of her again, he leaned over to look directly into her face. Her lips parted slightly, and her eyes closed yet again. The urge to press his lips to hers was overwhelming, and he refused to resist the call any longer. Slowly, he lowered his head until he felt her lips beneath his. He felt rather than heard she sharp intake of breath. He took advantage of the opening and swept his tongue into her mouth. The taste of her exploded inside his mouth. She was a combination of sweet and salty and he reveled in it. No female had ever tasted as good as she did!

Elizabeth resisted him at first. Her hands rose up to push him away then slowly wrapped around his neck and pulled him closer. His heart, as well as his cock, surged up. He deepened their kiss by taking hold of her face between his hands. His body shifted on the bed until it was pressed up against her side. The immediate effect of this position cooled her skin instantly. She moved her hands up to the back of his head at the same time her naked flesh moved beneath his. He ran his tongue over her teeth then slid alongside her tongue in a wild dance. He wanted to feel more of her. He wanted to be inside of her!

Carden pulled back from the kiss and stared down into her eyes. He could tell the burn she had been experiencing was slowly fading away, leaving behind a rosy tinge to her once heated skin.

“What do you want, Elizabeth?” He needed to know before he would go any further.

“I…I,” she refused to say what she wanted.

“I need to hear it from you,” he urged. He would not sink his cock into her hot core until she admitted she wanted him. If she denied she wanted him, he would stop. It would take everything in him to move away, but he would do it.

“I need…I need more. I need to feel you inside of me,” she said breathlessly. She lowered her eyes in embarrassment.

“Look at me, Elizabeth,” he demanded. When she looked back up to him, he nearly came undone. Tears glistened in her eyes. “I need to know that you want this. I do not wish to force anything on you, so you must tell me again what you want.”

“Carden, please. Do not make me beg! I am in my right mind, and I need to feel you moving inside me. The burn has eased some but there is still the fire burning on the inside, and only you can put it out.”

That was all he needed to hear. He slipped a hand in between their bodies and down to her pussy. He wanted to make sure she was prepared enough to take his cock. Kiots were large men in every way, and he was afraid he would rip her in half because she was small even for a human. His hand cupped her pussy through the thin material. He felt the moisture of her honey soaking into her panties as she waited for him to enter her. Gently, he pulled her panties to the side and ran a thick finger down her slit. It came away coated with her juices. If her pheromones were driving him crazy, then the smell of her honey would surely be the death of him.

“I have to taste you, my human.” He put his wet finger into his mouth and sucked off the wetness. He smiled down at her surprised face, “Delicious, my love and I want more, but I can wait till later.” He rose up on his knees and moved between her legs making sure to stay in contact with her skin at all times. He took hold of the thin sides of the barrier blocking his view of her entire pussy and eased them down over her hips then down her legs. He lifted her legs as one unit and slipped the panties off then tossed them to the floor. His heart beat erratically as he lowered her limbs and spread them at the same time. Now she was completely naked for his eyes to feast on. The neat thatch of auburn curls matched her hair exactly. He could see her honey glistening on her outer lips as he leaned in to spread them. This was the first time he was touching the one who would become his mate for all time, and he didn’t want to rush it. He would take all night if he had too but he knew she needed to feel him inside her. She needed his seed to halt the burn she felt inside.

“Please,” she begged as she opened herself up to him. Her tiny hands clutched the sheet on the bed as she anticipated his next move.

Carden moved between her splayed legs and position the tip of his cock at her entrance. He pushed forward slightly until he breached her hole then stopped. That small movement alone nearly sent him over the edge. Something told him she had never experienced a lover before! If she were this tight already, what would she feel like once he fully embedded himself inside of her? Would he even fit without hurting her more?

“Elizabeth,” he said in a deep, controlled voice. “You are very small, and I do not wish to hurt you, but I need to know, have you been with a lover before?” He held his breath as he watched and waited for her answer. When she shook her head, relief and fear swept over him in an instant. No other man has known what it felt like to be inside his human! He was her first and last.

Taking his time, he pushed forward another inch. His cock slid easily inside of her, stretching her. She whimpered but didn’t stop him. He leaned forward over her and braced himself on his hands. Again, he pushed in another inch or so until he felt the barrier marking her as untouched.

“I am sorry for hurting you,” he said a second before he thrust forward through the thin membrane. She cried out at the same time he covered her mouth with his. He swallowed her tears until the pain went away. His lips moved over hers gently as he buried his cock to the hilt inside her warm, wet sheath. The joy of being inside her filled him with euphoria. He could spend the rest of his days just like this and die a happy man! He didn’t move a muscle until he felt Elizabeth start to move beneath him. Slowly, he pulled back out until only the tip of his cock remained inside her, and then he pushed back in. He repeated the motion, again and again, picking up speed each time. He released her mouth so he could watch her emotions as he made love to her for the first time. This time might have been born out of desperation, but it was their first time together nevertheless. They would remember this moment for the rest of their lives!

Each time he thrust back into her hot core, she met him halfway. Her honey dripped from her pussy as he pounded into her. Her hands roamed over his chest and arms, and she moaned with each thrust. He couldn’t believe how tight her pussy was! It gripped him like a glove and refused to let go. She tightened even further when he knew she was about to find her release. His sack tensed up seconds before his seed spilled from him. Elizabeth cried out in pleasure as the walls of her pussy milked him for every drop of seed he had. His body shook with such force he had never felt before. His arms trembled with the exertion it took to hold himself up and not crush her.

As the waves of pleasure slowly ebbed away, he rolled to the side bringing her with him. Her head rested on his chest as they both breathed heavily. Sweat coated both of their bodies as they came down from their high. He ran a hand up Elizabeth’s back and found the skin to be completely cool despite their heated lovemaking. He thought for a moment she had fallen asleep until she spoke.