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  “Take me.” Romo felt energy buzz through him in a powerful and ever growing wave. It was time and nothing would hold him back.

  Lifting Bree into his arms he settled her on the bed in the center. Placing his body next to her, he stroked her to build her passion wanting to drive her insane with need. She turned her head to look at him and he kissed her gently. The kiss took on a life of its own as he nibbled on her lower lip before thrusting his tongue between her slightly open lips. Her gasp of shock and need spurred him on and his hand began to stroke her moving toward her full breast. Cupping one first, he moved his fingers to her nipple plucking and pinching until it was hard.

  Her desire sweetened the air and drove his need higher as her body called to him making him want to do the age old mating dance. He rolled over her and kissed her passionately and then he moved down her body kissing her neck, shoulders, and burying his nose between her breasts to pull in a long deep breath to memorize her scent before he changed her. Mounds of soft flesh called to him and his mouth itched to suck in the pink berries on top to remind him of how sweet and succulent they were. Once reminded, he continued to feast on one and then the other. Moaning, she writhed under him as he sucked harder and nibbled on the tasty tips. Working his way down further, she giggled when he kissed her stomach.

  “Ticklish?” he asked softly.

  She nodded and she blushed a pretty pink. He continued on his way down licking around her belly button and kissing his way to the crux of her thighs. There her rich female scent lured him in and his tongue itched to taste her sweet cream.

  His tongue flicked out and got a taste from her glistening folds. Moaning in delight, he returned to lick along her crease and slide in to lap up more. Arching up against his face, seemed to be her way of demanding that he continue. That was exactly what he intended to do and he lapped hard and fast on her clit. It was obvious she was building to her climax and he pushed harder until she flew over. Sliding up her body he sank his full erection deep into her hot tight channel. Now it was his turn to groan in delight. Need churned through him and he picked up speed and thrust harder and deeper looking for release.

  Her body was on the edge so fast he was astonished. The second she began to vibrate and her pussy wrapped around him like a vise, he surrendered his seed into her keeping. His gums itched as his fangs elongated and he instinctively sank them into her neck at the perfect time. He could taste the sweetness of her blood while he pumped his mating venom into his perfect mate. Bucking helplessly, he filled her up with his essence. They both lay wrapped together jerking as aftershocks of an amazing orgasm continued to roll over them but became farther and further apart.

  Romo was relaxing and knew they would both soon fall asleep. He was well satisfied with the mate fate and the goddess had selected for him. He was glad she seemed to be honest, direct, and caring. A mate without a sense of honor would be hard to live with. Bree cared about people and she had a sense of fairness too. Adjusting to the ways of Draconis wouldn’t be hard for her, she would fit in well.

  Even the thought that she might not be completely happy was enough to drive him mad and he would do anything required to see her satisfied to stay with him. As sleep started flirting with him, his mind was fuzzy with thoughts of the dragon his mate might become. He imagined her size, her coloring, and the strength that might exude from her. It was a fabulous dream and he could only hope it would become a reality but he would love her regardless of anything that the future might bring.

  Feeling the heat from her body against him, it seemed she was hotter than she had ever been before. Was it just wishful thinking or was she beginning to change even now as they lay trying to sleep? Could his mating venom be coaxing her body into discovering the other half that lay in the mysterious unknown waiting to be freed to join her human half? How fabulous would it be if her change was anything like the one her cousin Davy had gone through?

  His eyes were heavy and he was ready to join his mate in the misty world of dreams but he couldn’t help but wonder what her condition would be in a few hours when they woke. Would she be fully human still or forever bound to a winged beast?

  As sleep took him over, dreams ruled. In them, his mate turned to an awesome and incredible beast but he could never get a good look at her due to the sun or the distance between them. It frustrated him to no end that his mate was in dragon form and he couldn’t discover her size, shape, or color clearly. She flew about in his dreams executing amazing aerial maneuvers in the distance where he could barely make out her general form. Had a friend described that particular dream, he would have suggested he feared the unknown and was frustrated by a lack of answers that seemed just out of reach.

  He woke covered in sweat and frustrated but his mate still slept and she was hotter than ever. She was restless and the heat on her skin may have made her uncomfortable. It might also be the side effects often discussed from the mating venom that were somewhat different in each female. It might be worse in humans if they went through more of a metamorphosis, but it was too soon to be sure of that now. Romo blinked his eyes and shook his head concerned that he was seeing things. It had looked like a pattern with colors had showed on Bree’s skin but then it had disappeared. Maybe he was tired and stressed from all the recent activities. It could even be he was seeing things because he hoped for big changes that would make his mate more like him. Something flashed on her skin again and he squeezed his eyes shut a second and then looked to find it gone. Yeah, he was crazy and needed to get himself under control.

  Chapter 6

  Tell Me About It

  “So I guess we’ll be going back to your planet in a few days?” she asked hesitantly.

  “You’ll love it and Davy will be excited to see you. She’s been making friends and she’ll introduce you to everyone,” he offered.

  “Tell me a little about your world,” she requested.

  Romo smiled and said, “It’s a beautiful world but a lot different from yours. It has colder areas but our poles aren’t ice capped. There are also tropical jungles, but most of our world is like a gentle summer year round. The seasonable weather allows for year round planting, plenty of grazing for animals, and allows our people to hike and swim whenever they want. In preparation of me finding my mate, I bought a home near the king’s castle before I left. There’s an orchard and garden behind the house. We already have some animals like birds that lay eggs, aruchas, they are like sheep or goats and we milk them, and pantas which are like ponies, they can be ridden or carry loads. You will love it, I promise you.”

  “It sounds lovely, I just wish my family could come with us,” she observed. “At least I will have Davy. I do worry about what I will do for a living.”

  “What do you do now?” he asked and he felt bad that he’d not asked before.

  “I play on a professional woman’s basketball team and I also coach some, fitness and girls’ basketball. Do you have any female sports?” she asked.

  “Not really and the males activities are mostly tied to fighting. You shouldn’t worry though, I make enough to support us and after you’ve adjusted to life on Draconis, you’ll find something that you enjoy if running our small farm isn’t enough for you or you desire activity away from home.”

  It made Bree feel better that Romo wasn’t trying to keep her at home and away from other people. She could see that the farm might be able to provide a nice income, but she liked to be around other people at least once in a while. Being social was nice, as long as she wasn’t immersed in crowds all the time. Keeping things in balance was what Bree liked and her current life had been balanced perfectly. If she could do it here, she hoped she could do it anywhere. Davy had fit in well and if Bree had any trouble that was her go to girl. With Davy going first, the entire problem should already be figured out and it should be smooth sailing.

  “What do most of the females on your planet do?” she asked.

  “I’m glad you asked because I researched that question before c
oming here so I could give my mate the answers I was sure she’d want. Only about twenty-five percent of mated females stay at home and a percentage of those have small businesses out of the home that add to the families overall income or care. Childcare is no problem for those mothers that choose to work since there are many of the younger females not yet of mating age that take care of children for those females that work outside of the home. Even a few of the younger males and some retired older couples also care for the children of working mothers. Like here on Earth, it is an industry in itself.”

  “I just assumed most mothers stayed home and only a few worked away from home since all of your males I’ve met so far are so, so …”

  “Masculine and strong?”

  “Okay, we’ll go with that.”

  “Females have at least as many rights if not more on our planet as they do here on Earth. In addition, we worship our mates. There is nothing a male values more than finding his female, the one meant to be with him for all time.”

  “So what do the females that choose to join the workforce do?”

  “Anything they want to if they are qualified to do it. Almost half of our females are in the military in some way or another. A portion of those are in combat or surveillance which are dangerous rather than supporting positions which would keep them safe. Some are healers, crafters, merchants, engineers, and a few are even transporters which mean they are on space ships that haul cargo from planet to planet. There’s not a job on the planet a female can’t do if she’s the most qualified.”

  “If that’s true, you’re right that things are better for females on Draconis than they are here.”

  “Of course I’m right. We even have a female on the king’s personal guard. She’s a lieutenant and she’s a good soldier. I work with females all the time and they are treated the same as the males. Why wouldn’t they be?”

  “Some think females aren’t as strong as males.”

  “That is true, but they can use their smaller size to their advantage. We have some smaller males too and one of them is an expert in using your differences against what is seen as a superior opponent. Trust me, my mate. You will be able to choose what you do as long as you are good at it and I can’t imagine anything you can’t do if you put your mind to it.”

  Bree felt hopeful for the best possible future with Romo. His confidence in her was inspiring and now the only thing that truly gave her pain was the thought of leaving her family behind.

  “Can we visit my family to say goodbye before we leave? If I leave like Davy, no one will believe it wasn’t under suspicious circumstances.”

  “I’ll asked Ranger, he’s in charge of any of our people while they are on this planet.”

  “Thank you,” Bree said as she leaned in and kissed him. They were covered by a sheet, but they were both naked beneath it. The kiss was just intended to be a quick thank you, but Romo was turning it into something more. It was building heat and taking on a life of its own as his hands caressed her and his body pressed up against hers.

  Pulling back, she asked, “Where were we?”

  “Huh?” Romo asked his mind and his body not on her question.

  “Oh, yeah. You were telling me how your world compares to Earth. What does our house look like?”

  “Didn’t I already tell you that?”

  “No, you said we had a small farm with animals, an orchard, and garden, but not a word about the house.”

  “Well, houses there aren’t like the modern ones here. The castles are actually mostly in the mountains. They began as caves that were dug out until all the room needed was available. We live in the foothills just below the mountain range the King claims as his own. I suppose I’d best explain a little about our way of life. You have a similar philosophy on Earth though few of you follow it, it’s about having a reduced footprint.”

  “I’m familiar with that. It means to cause as little damage to the world around you as possible. You recycle, reduce, reuse and look out for the environment, right?”

  “That’s a perfect explanation. I don’t need to tell you that your world is running into problems. You’ve extreme overpopulation which makes your world struggle to provide for all of the people here. The pollution is unbelievable and our kind has trouble breathing here because the air is so dirty. The water is just another thing that suffers from the decisions your people made years ago. On Draconis, we made different decisions and we celebrate the beauty and the cleanliness of our planet every day. We use only clean forms of energy and our homes are built to become part of the planet, not like yours.”

  “I’m not sure what you mean. If we don’t live in a tree or a cave what does that leave? Mud huts?

  Romo looked nervous and his mouth opened and closed like a fish trying to breathe out of the water. “Not exactly, our houses are large and beautiful. They are like, you know that story about the ring?”

  “Hobbit houses?”

  “Yes, that’s it. They are submerged underground and plants do grow on the top, it helps in the insulation and makes it easier to use solar energy to run the homes with a wind back up. Each home has a shed out back with a large set of batteries for sunless windless days. Inside there is equipment to cook, clean, and entertain. I just know you’ll love the high tech equipment that every citizen has at their fingertips. There is no hunger and no poverty among our citizens.”

  “Sounds perfect.”

  “I wish, but no, there is always someone who wants more or wants others to have less.”

  “I knew that was true here but I thought space traveling aliens might be more enlightened.”

  “Every group has its rebels and rogues. They aren’t as romantic as Earth romances and movies make them out to be either.”

  He leaned in and gave her a heart stopping kiss. She thought all he wanted to do was distract her so she wouldn’t asked any more questions. Maybe they’d spent enough time talking, they had just mated and talking was the last thing they should be doing. This time she allowed him to distract her with his sexy mouth and magic fingers. Bree melted into him enjoying his hard muscles covered with silky skin. Romo always seemed to know just where to touch her and how to please her.

  Bree could feel the dampness between her thighs and the heat in her body calling out to her mate. Spreading her legs for him, she felt his fingers sink inside her and her channel clasped at them. He slid down her body ending in a position where he could watch his fingers pumping in and out of her body and even though this wasn’t their first time, she was still bashful and shy of her nakedness. She blushed feeling the heat in her face but the pleasure still spiraled through her body sending her to the edge of bliss.

  Continuing to finger fuck her, he leaned in and licked her clit moaning against her. The vibrations made her whimper. He circled her clit with his tongue and continued to lick and roll his tongue over it. When he sucked her nubbin in and racked his teeth over it lightly, she went off like a rocket. Wave after wave of ecstasy washed over her and she jerked and bucked under him. Not waiting for her pleasure to calm, Romo slid up and into her slick sleeve seating himself fully.

  Shivering with pleasure, her channel clutched and clenched his hard cock. He leaned down and gave her a thorough kiss before he began to rock back and forth seeking the ultimate release for them both. Bree’s body sought another orgasm, amazing as that seemed. Her mate was more than capable of pleasing her multiple times. The heat she felt was amazing and she spread her legs wider as she wrapped her legs around his hips and crossed her ankles. She arched toward him when she could but as he picked up speed she eventually just held on for the ride.

  “Oh my God!” Bree screamed as she felt her climax about to crest. Romo just drove in harder and pushed her over the edge. Her breath caught and her muscles clenched around his shaft squeezing like a vise.

  “Bree,” Romo yelled as his seed was pushed right out of his body. Jerking hard against his mate, every drop was drained into her. Rolling to his side once they both
calmed, he took her with him.

  “That was unbelievable,” she whispered in awe.

  “Amazing, Sweetheart,” he agreed just before wrapping his body around her and they both drifted off to sleep.

  Morning came with its own list of things to get done. “Bree, I’ll need to see Ranger and discuss some of the things we talked about with him.”

  “You mean about you meeting my family?”

  “That and about what you’ll be allowed to bring with you. I’m sure you’ll want to get some of your personal possessions and maybe buy some things that we may not have on our planet.”

  “Do you have coffee and chocolate?”

  “No, but we do have good substitutes.”

  “Substitutes? There are no good substitutes for coffee or chocolate. We can buy a few cases of each, can’t we?”

  “That’s what I’m going to find out about. Do you know what you might want to bring?”

  “Probably several trunks of souvenirs, pictures, collectibles and some clothes. I doubt if there’ll be room for furniture, will there?”

  “I can ask. Ranger needs to come up with a booklet that tells females what they can bring and how much. That’s going to be an issue most every time. Why don’t you just list what you want to bring?” he said handing her a notepad and pen from the desk drawer.

  Bree sat and started listing things and the list just kept getting longer the more she thought about what she had at her apartment and what items, like coffee and chocolate she didn’t want to do without. There was no way she would be allowed to take all these items. She’d just leave the list whole and wait to see what Ranger had to say.

  Her life was about to change completely and it was a lot to come to terms with. Bree didn’t even know what her career would be since they didn’t have female sports. It was scary if she focused on the changes because nothing would be the same in her life and Romo was the only thing that would anchor her into her new life, well him and Davy. Settling in would keep her busy and Romo had admitted the house he’d bought would need some work, it was old and had been a rental property the king owned but had decided to let Romo buy. Bree got the impression her mate and the king were related, probably on their mother’s side and that they were friends.