Tanin
The next two days, Tanin and Garnet didn’t emerge from the inn. They were in no great hurry to get back to the Humility. Sure, the repair station they were going to next would have an inn as well and they could hole up there, but he didn’t want to end this right now.
They fucked often, of course. He couldn’t keep his hands off his new mate. She showed him the human style strip tease. Which she demonstrated by having him sit on the end of the bed while she danced around and on him, slowly and tantalizingly pulling off the new, sexy undergarments she had bought while they were in the station. The beautiful, lacy red thing had been purchased specifically for the purpose of removal.
Otherwise, they remained naked. Even when they weren’t fucking. Tanin would cover himself with a sheet when he got the food he ordered from the door, but he would quickly drop it again. He wanted nothing between their skin as he held her and fed her from his hands.
Halfway through the third day, Alred messaged to tell them that the subspace generators on the Humility had finished recharging and they were ready to go. Garnet’s pout when he read it out loud to him made him chuckle.
“I don’t want to leave yet,” she whined in that sweet way she did while he held her close after they finished making love. That needy, adorable way that made him want to never let go.
“We’ve only paid docking fees up to tomorrow. We have to leave by then.”
“One more night then?” She asked, squeezing him tight.
One more night didn’t sound like nearly enough, but he supposed it would do. When they got back, they could continue this in his room.
Their room now, he supposed, as there was no way that he was letting her go back to sleeping with her sister. Goldie would always be in their lives, and he accepted that without question. But he was going to keep his female to himself at night.
They made love again, and again, before falling asleep in each other’s arms – Tanin spooned around Garnet from behind. Holding her tight as they passed into sweet dreams.
Though, really, Tanin didn’t notice a difference, because all his dreams were of her. He couldn’t escape her in the waking or sleeping world, and he didn’t want to either.
He was having a great dream of Garnet holding their sling – a precious little girl – to her breast to feed as she sat in his chair on the bridge. She was saying something, but it was all nonsense to him, because Tanin could only focus on that wonderful image. His mate. His daughter. His future.
His treasures.
Shattered by the sound of heavy boots stomping through the door. Angry voices calling out. Garnet screaming. He was already up, striking with a wide swing of his fist for whoever had come rushing into their room.
Only to roar in agony as sharp, electric pain assaulted him from all sides. Physical blows accompanied by debilitating shocks that drove him to his knees again.
Garnet was still screaming, but she sounded less afraid now. More infuriated.
Tanin couldn’t see her. He was being forced to the ground, a knee on his upper back keeping him there, as his wrists were yanked harshly back. In his field of view, he could only see white. A loud group of males surrounding him, yelling at the same time.
Peacekeepers.
“What are you doing?! Let him go!” Garnet was shrieking, and he heard something being struck.
For a horrible moment, he thought it was her and he roared, jerking against his captors, but there were too many of them all on him at once. And the manacles were already tight around his wrists, binding him in place.
“Easy, female,” someone said gently as he heard that continued beating sound. He realized it was Garnet.Shewas the one striking attheirarmor. He wished she wouldn’t. She’d hurt her hands. “We are here to help you.”
“You can help me by letting him go! What the hell are you doing?!”
“You’re safe now. He can’t hurt you anymore.”
Garnet let out a roar of fury, but the beating sound stopped. The pressure eased off his back and Tanin was yanked harshly to his feet. Someone was trying to offer Garnet the sheet from the bed to cover up with, which she took with a snarled growl. She twisted it around herself like a basic dress, all the while keeping up her demands for them to release him.
“Cover him up,” someone ordered in a much harsher tone. “I don’t want to see his cock bouncing as we take him back to the station.”
“You’re not taking him anywhere! Let him go now!” Garnet was yelling, rushing for the two males that were holding his arms.
“Calm down,” Tanin told her, keeping his voice low to not agitate her further.
She came to a reluctant halt, breathing hard. “But you… And they…”
“It’s alright. Just stay calm.” He looked past her to the keepers that were all glaring at him like he was threatening to harm her. “I believe you were taking us somewhere?”
