Page 37 of Adored By the Alien Warlord
“The king has special guests coming tomorrow night.” I kept my voice to the barest whisper, though the room was empty, and I hadn't seen anyone in the hall. If Oolah had heard me in her room, she would’ve called for guards. I’d be sitting in a cell already. “The king will be distracted, focused on whatever he plans to do with his visitors. That's when we're leaving.”
She sucked in a breath. “I'll dance?”
“You have to. He'll expect it, but after . . .” I brushed a lock of hair from her face. So soft. As fragile as my mate. But, no, she might be tiny, but she had the strength of ten Zuldruxian warriors. “Oolah will no doubt take you back to your room. Bathe and pack. I'll make sure there's an empty bag under your bed. I'll come for you once the king is busy with his guests. I've studied the palace walls, and I've found a gap.”
Her body tensed against mine. “We can fit through?”
Her, yes. Me? It would be tight, but I'd find a way.
“It's a risk, but it's our best chance. After we get beyond the palace wall, we'll make our way to the eastern side of the city like we talked about before.”
She turned on my lap to face me, her legs straddling my waist.
My cocks responded to her nearness. They alwayswould, just like my heart and my soul did every moment of my day.
“And then?” she asked, an odd smile curling her lips up on one side.
“We head into the desert.” Confidence blazed in my voice, though I shook inside. I couldn't let her know how precarious this plan was. The king would come after his pet the instant he knew she was gone. I had to hope that we'd be far enough away and that I could get the sand gods to generate a sudden storm to hide us. “I know it's dangerous, but I can protect us.”
“I trust you, Davon. I'll do whatever it takes.”
“Then show him your best dancing. Lull him into thinking you’re happy here. Gush if you have to. Make him trust you have no interest in ever leaving.”
“I can do that. He won’t suspect a thing.”
Pride roared in my chest for this brave woman who'd been through so much yet remained unbroken. “It’ll be difficult, and we'll have to move quickly after I come for you. We won’t have much time. Once we're through the outer wall, we'll head south, like I told you.”
“Travel at night,” she whispered. “Rest during the day.” She wiggled in my lap.
My damn cocks stiffened further, the smaller one beginning to vibrate. I needed to suppress them for many reasons. This wasn't the time or the place for anything sexual. And I wasn't even sure she wanted to do something like that with me.
A kiss was one thing. Taking my cocks was another. Iwas enormous in every way. Much too large for this tiny woman's body.
“If something changes in this plan, I’ll find a way to let you know.” I started to ease her off my lap. I needed to get away from her before I did something foolish. Like kiss her again. Touch her plump breasts with their pert tips.
Suck on them and every other part of her I craved to taste.
“Don't go,” she said, clinging to my arms.
I could hold her.
I was male enough to do something like that. My body—my cocks—could deal with the situation while I ignored my driving need to be with her fully.
Wrapping my arms around her, I pictured what we'd need for our desert crossing. Anything to distract myself from how wonderful it felt to be with her like this.
I'd purchased plenty of dried food that would sustain us until we reached an oasis. Water was always a problem, but there were ways of finding it even in the harshest terrain. If only my mundrek was waiting, but I'd sent him back to my clan before I started following the tracks toward the city. If he was caught, they'd either eat him or harness him to their carriages.
“Would you kiss me, Davon?” Maggie asked, breaking through the list I was making in my mind. “I need you. Want you.”
“We can’t.” If we kissed, I wasn’t sure I could maintain control, and I’d want to die if I hurt her.
“You don’t want me that way?” she asked in an empty voice.
“I want you in every way possible, but this isn’t the time or the place.”
“Will there ever be a time or place for us? Once we’re on the run, we’ll have to remain hidden. Being together would mean letting down our guard, endangering us both.”
“I don’t dare do anything with you. Don’t you see? I’m big, Maggie. Much too large when compared to you.”