her stomach. Her heart pounded and each subtle movement made her aware of the moisture pooling between her thighs.
Why was it wrong to enjoy this? If she faced life-threatening danger and perverse sexual practices on Ambrax, why couldn’t she enjoy a good fuck with Damon Cantor now, in the privacy of her own ship like two normal human beings?
To hell with it. She allowed that cautious part of her brain to shut down, and when he finally thrust into her, digging his fingers into her hips, slamming his heavy balls against her thighs, she surrendered willingly and with abandon to his claiming.
She clutched the soft sheets, bracing against the onslaught and bit her lower lip hard to stave off the orgasm she’d been resisting since he laid his hands on her in the corridor an hour ago. She needed to come, but some primal part of her wanted it to be when he did, if she could last that long.
She lifted her ass high for him and spread her knees wide, groaning with the effort to hold on. If he hit her G-spot with that massive cock, she’d go over the edge fas, and this time she wanted to make it last.
“Imagine I’m not the first,” he said between grunts of exertion.
“Wha—?”
“I’m not the first man who’s had you tonight. What if I have to give your body in trade to a group of jungle guides? Now they want to watch.”
Lea moaned as she pictured the scene. Would he really do that? Sex was currency to the Braxans. Given and taken freely in all situations. Could she really handle that?
The prospect of being watched by others excited her, and in response her clit drew up hard under its hood of flesh, swollen and tight. She imagined meeting the heated gaze of a stranger while Damon spilled his cum inside her, and that sinful image set her off.
She shuddered with it, though the unbridled sensation was laced with disappointment. Her thighs shook, and she sobbed in frustration.
Damon slowed his thrusts. His voice rumbled low and achingly tender. “I’ll try to keep you for myself, but I can’t guarantee it.”
“No, that’s not it.” Tears stung her eyes, but she held herself together while her body eased its contractions. How foolish to want a mutual orgasm with this man. That honor was reserved for lovers and this, she had to remind herself, was strictly business.
Behind her, his body stiffened and a moment later, accompanied by a feral growl, he came long and hard, leaving them both sated and panting.
Wicked anticipation replaced her disappointment a moment later when he slapped her ass. “That was good. Rest a few minutes, and we’ll go again.”
Chapter 3
The blue-green globe of Ambrax filled the rectangular heads-up display that spanned the front of the bridge. Lazy spirals of white clouds drifted across the sunlit hemisphere, and on the dark side, only partially visible now, a single city glowed like a lone firefly in a jar.
The Citadel.
That was the place to find a healer and possibly the only enclave of safety and sanity on the untamed face of Ambrax.
Damon prepared the skimmer for landing while warning messages played in seven languages over the ship’s com system. He’d already transmitted the codes from Lea’s landing permit and received a friendly and exceedingly normal sounding welcome from planetary security.
From up here, it seemed so benign. A serene landscape of wide, jungle-covered continents, deep oceans and countless pristine islands beckoned unsuspecting travelers. Like the sweet-scented depths of Earth’s pitcher plants that drew insects to long, tortuous deaths, this place was like the Siren song of ancient lore, promising paradise and delivering madness instead.
“It’s beautiful.” Lea’s approach sent a frisson of unwanted awareness along Damon’s nerve endings. He’d dragged himself out of bed after only a scant hour of sleep because he’d been too comfortable, too content with her sweat-dampened body draped over his and the gentle rhythm of her