Page 28 of Captured By the Alien Captain
Not after the scene I made in front of everyone. I do not want to look like a hypocrite.
Thumping the heel of my hand against his wrist, a frown forms when he doesn’t budge. Not even squirming gets me very far.
“Runar.”
Even when I say his name with a deadly threat hiding behind my tone, he does nothing but tuck his nose against the crook of my neck and breathe me in. His habit of sniffing me is off the charts. Most of the time, I smell like sweat and salt.
He breathes me in like I’m a breath of fresh air every single time.
Mental games. He must know what he’s doing.
“How is Flora going to take me seriously if she sees me like this?” With a grunt, I stretch and sigh when I feel his mouth brush above my racing pulse.
Every time I let Runar touch me, I’m asking for trouble. The fact that I’m not being more demanding, not putting up more of a fight is seriously alarming. I could escape his lap if I dug my elbow into his chest. My nails are sharp enough to claw at his face and make his skin bleed gold. There are plenty of ways I could attempt to hurt him.
Instead, I’m freaking docile. Like a kitten tucked away in a purse. One who is secretly enjoying the attention it gets.
There’s the annoying throb growing between my thighs whenever he touches me with his warm fingers. Then there’s that cinnamon smell that wafts off of him whenever we make contact that leaves my head spinning. I hate how weak I feel when we are together.
“We don’t know when they will arrive,” he murmurs as his other hand strokes my thigh lazily. Up and down, I feel tingles coursing through my limb. The tingles that travel up only make the throb grow in size. “As of right now, the moment is all ours.”
I will not cave. Using the four words as a mantra, I repeat them in my head over and over until I believe them. However, it’s hard not to be tempted when he feels so comfortable. Almost as much as the beds in their living quarters.
If I close my eyes, done for. It won’t take hardly much to lull me to sleep at this rate. Between getting the rest my body needsand allowing him to stroke the heat burning between my thighs, I’m not too sure which will win. I don’t know what it is about Runar, but he’s lowered my guard to the point where I don’t feel like my life is in danger anymore.
Aren’t we meant to be enemies? Has this Rhis thing made him forget about everything? My thoughts are fuzzy so I can’t blame him.
There’s the low steady beat of his heart that coaxes my eyelids lower and lower. As his thumb grazes my inner thigh, I hum softly in contentment.
So much energy has gone to today. From the couple of times I tried to fight this man, to him drinking down my energy by licking me where I’m most sensitive, it’s a wonder how I haven’t passed out yet.
“Aren’t you tired?” I murmur as my eyes close. For a minute or two, I’ll lower my defenses without beating myself up too much.
“We don’t rest as much as you do,” he explains as his words vibrate against my throat. “I only need a couple of hours to function.”
That explains how his people were always easy to ambush the colonies in the middle of the night without batting an eye.
Not wanting to sour this moment with our differences, I bat the reminder away.
“I’m jealous,” I confess as I wiggle in an attempt to get more comfortable. “If I didn’t have to sleep that much, I would be unstoppable.”
“You’re fierce as it is.”
Humming my agreement, I don’t hear the door to the room glide open. It isn’t until I hear the familiar sound of my sister’s voice that I realize what position I’m in.
Like I’m being doused with a bucket of ice-cold water, my eyes snap open and I am jerking out of his grip much to Runar’s dismay. Now I’m more like a soaked cat, clawing for release.
Thankfully, he lets me go and I’m on my feet. Immediately, I’m thinking of excuses to explain how and why she’s gotten such an eyeful.
“Flora!” Gasping, I can feel the heat scorching my cheeks as I blush in embarrassment.
Now one human knows about my traitorous behavior. I am one of the worst people to be cozying up with a Medarian. Especially with the leader of them.
Stupid. So stupid.
Instead of lingering on the crimes I am committing, I throw myself at my sister. Now that she is not occupied with the alien hovering close behind her, I wrap my arms around her body and give her a much-needed hug.
“I’m so glad you are safe.” When rage is feeling my actions and I can think long enough to let out a proper sentence, I can appreciate having Flora within my reach.