“Yes! I mean no! I…I don’t know,” she howled.
“Then listen and learn.” He gave her a firm swat. “First, you didn’t ask permission to leave your quarters.”Whack. “Second, I’ve told you never to venture into the Outlands alone. You could have hidden somewhere in the city. Instead, you ignored my orders.” He smacked her again.
Lexi choked back a sob.
“Third, you put lives in danger again. Yours and mine, since I had to come out here and rescue you.” He delivered two whacks one after another without pausing.
She burst into tears.
“You were selfish and thoughtless. Never considering my heartbreak when I found out you were gone. Never taking a moment to imagine the sorrow and pain I’d feel if something happened to you.” Ayron wielded the paddle hard enough to emphasize his points as he poured out his heart.
“I’m sorry. I…didn’t think…you cared,” she stammered through her tears.
He tossed the board across the cave and gathered her in his arms. “Care? I don’t just care. I love you,” he said, cradling her on his lap. “I love everything about you, Alexis Sims. Your zest for life. The way your face lights up when you see something you’ve never seen before. I love your hunger for knowledge. I love the sound of your laughter. I do crazy things sometimes, just to make you laugh. Remember when I tried to climb to the top of the waterfall and slipped and fell in? I did that on purpose…to hear you laugh when I came spluttering to the surface.”
He bent his head and dropped a kiss on her forehead. Then he drew back to look into her eyes. “Truth be told, I oweyouan apology. You offered me your heart, and I wasn’t man enough to accept it. I let fear of being hurt rule my actions. I rejected you, and I know I hurt you. I’m so sorry, Lexi. Will you forgive me?”
The whispered, “Yes,” had barely left her lips when he captured them in a kiss.
“There’s one more thing I need to say. I know you want to go back to Earth when you get the chance. I understand that. It’s your home. But if you’ll still have me, I humbly ask you to be my mate. Live with me, let me love you with all my heart for as long as you are here.”
This time her voice was stronger. “Yes.”
***
He kissed her again, with a fierce intensity. Lexi opened her mouth, gave herself to the kiss. Without breaking contact, he shifted. Laid her body on the soft cloak and positioned himself over her.
She wrapped her hand around his swollen shaft. Guided the head of his cock to her hot wet core. She gave a sharp cry when he bore down, pressed her bottom against the hard ground.
Ayron drew back. “I paddled your bottom, but I’m the one who deserved to be whipped for hurting you so badly you ran away. Let me ease your pain.”
Lifting her legs to rest on his shoulders, he bent his head and ran his tongue over her slick folds. Teasing. Tempting. Lexi shuddered and clenched her fists in his hair. He looked up at her, his eyes smoldering, then lashed her clit with his tongue. Lexi gave a low moan, a sound of raw hunger.
Ayron flipped her over and kissed her burning bottom. Then he dug his fingers into her hips, spread her rear cheeks apart, and ran his tongue around the tight pucker of her back channel. He had her pinned in place, unable to move, unable to resist. Her body responded to his complete mastery on a primal level. A jolt of raw lust shot through her as his tongue probed.
“Yes. Yesyesyes…”
Ayron slipped a finger into her dripping wet pussy, coated it with her slick juices then eased it into her ass. She shuddered and rocked her hips back to take in more. He stroked her throbbing clit and worked a second finger in. Pumped them in and out, taking her higher and higher. She shattered, screaming as the orgasm tore through her.
He rolled, taking her with him, positioned her body over his cock. “Claim me now,” he growled.
Lexi got to her knees and looked down at him. Her pussy ached with need, but she lowered herself ever so slowly onto his iron-hard shaft. Teasing him, as he had done to her. Taking her time, prolonging the moment of gratification for them both. His body quivered from the effort to lie still.
Finally, with a roar, he rolled on top of her and rammed his cock in. She clawed his back with her nails as he rode her fast and hard. He tensed, then his arms tightened around her. His cock pulsed. Lexi clenched around his shaft, and he exploded, sweeping her with him over the peak.
Epilogue
“Mama! Mama!” Alex burst into the room, running as fast as his stubby legs would carry him.
“Mamamamamama.” Evita toddled after her brother, mimicking his excitement though she had no idea what all the fuss was about.
Lexi gathered them both into her arms, nuzzled them against her full breasts. It would be time to nurse Evita soon. “What is it, my little darlings?”
“Somebody has come,” Alex blurted out. “I don’t know who, but Papa does. I don’t think he likes him very much. His face looks mad. Like this.” He frowned and furrowed his eyebrows. Evita clapped her hands gleefully and worked her lips into a pout.
Their father strode in, his face unreadable. “Alex, take your sister into the other room to play. I need to speak with your mother.”
His tone struck terror into her heart. “What’s wrong?”
