Wicked Prisoner Page 8

  Now all he had to do was turn down the lights and wait for his mate.

  He sat back against the bedpost. It didn’t take long until Jade arrived.

  The cabin door opened, and she stepped inside, pausing to allow her eyes to adjust to the light change, and then stepping fully into the cabin. The doors closed behind her.

  “Kruhn?” Her voice drifted to him on the bed, caressing him with its velvety tone.

  “Jade.” He responded. The bed creaked under his weight, as he stood up.

  “You wanted to speak with me?” Her eyes darted about in the dark room. “Can we turn the lights up a bit?”

  “Leave them this way.” He commanded. “We detected your message leaving the ship.”

  “My message?” Jade scoffed.

  “You are the only person who is free on this ship to access a console.”

  “Your men are free to roam around.”

  “They were on the bridge with me, when the message was sent.” Kruhn smiled in the dark, knowing she’d have a hard time seeing it. “So tell me, what was in the message?”

  He watched her fold her arms in front of her chest in silent defiance.

  “I’ll get it out of you one way or another.” He threatened as he approached her slowly.

  “You won’t torture the information out me, so stop acting as though you will.” She tossed her ponytail behind her shoulder with a flick of her head.

  “I can get the information out of you without causing any pain.” He came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. She was portioned well. Large hips with large breasts, but tiny waist and well-formed legs. He loved everything about her.

  The fates had designed him the perfect woman. There wasn’t a single thing he would change about her.

  He smiled as his mate stiffened her spine. Most human females who were faced with an irritated seven-foot Vrak’rir would be cowering in the corner, but not his mate. “I’d like to see you try,” she retorted.

  “A challenge I look forward to,” Kruhn whispered in her ear, as his teeth nibbled the flexible flesh.

  He felt her shiver in his arms, but still, she resisted. “Do as you wish.”

  “I plan to.” Kruhn guided her across the room to where he’d draped the rope over the ceiling hooks. “Raise your arms.”

  “Excuse me?” Her voice took on an uncertain edge.

  “Do you trust me?”

  “No.”

  Kruhn couldn’t help the displeasure that soared through him with that one word. She should trust him. He’d never do anything he thought she might not like. He had every intention of only giving her pleasure.

  “Raise your arms.” He repeated. She might not trust him, but she would learn to.

  Slowly, Jade hesitantly raised her arms in the air. “I feel silly with my hands up in the air like this.”

  Chapter 8

  Jade had no idea why he wanted her to raise her arms above her head. It was a silly position. If he wasn’t going to torture her, then what did he have planned?

  His voice promised pleasure, not pain, but his tone also made her nervous.

  The dark room made it difficult to see what he was doing, but she could see just enough to watch his outline reach above her head. Something brushed against the sensitive skin of her wrist. Fabric? No, it was too rough.

  Whatever it was, he attached it to both of her wrists, but it caught on something high above, forcing her to stand on her tippy toes.

  “What are you doing?” Jade couldn’t help the quiver in her voice. He had promised he wouldn’t cause her pain, right?

  “Relax,” Kruhn whispered.

  She nodded her head. A Vrak’rir would never hurt their mate. She was too precious to him. The confident thoughts didn’t reassure her much. With her hands tied above her head, there was still a sliver of fear.

  Kruhn’s hands came up to her shirt, which he gripped and ripped off her torso.

  Jade let out a gasp as air rushed up against her. She was almost happy he was tearing all of her uniforms up. Those ugly olive-green shirts had it coming. They were an offense to fashion and individuality.

  One of his claw-tipped fingers traced the outline of her bra.

  “I love this color on you.” He purred.

  Jade looked down but was unable to distinguish the color in the dark. How could he tell? He must have extraordinary eyesight.

  His breath tickled her chest, as he nuzzled a breast.

  “Don’t…”

  He tore her bra from her body.

  She frowned in annoyance. “You know, I don’t have a lot of those,” she said.

  Kruhn grunted. “I’ll buy you more.” With that, he sucked a nipple into his mouth, and Jade forgot about the bra. Her mouth popped open, and her toes curled with delight. Being tied up to the ceiling was making this encounter even hotter than the last time they’d shared each other’s company.

  She never thought she’d be into this, but all she could think about was him taking her in this position. Desire pooled between her thighs, and Kruhn growled.

  “I can smell how much you want me.”

  Leaving her nipple, Kruhn backed away to strip off his clothing in a flurry of movement in the dark. Jade whimpered in his absence, but a moment later he was back, rubbing his cock against her exposed belly.

  “Oh god. Yes.”

  “You want my cock?” He asked.

  “Yes, please.” She begged. Even after several days, he still was able to get her hot and ready with just a single touch. This whole mate thing was something more human women needed to know about.

  “Too bad you aren’t getting it.”

  “What?” Jade didn’t know what else to say. She was flabbergasted. “What do you mean I won’t get it?”

  “I won’t give you my cock, or let you reach orgasm until I learn what was in that message.”

  Jade made an exasperated sound. “I don’t see what it will do for you. The message has been sent. Knowing the contents won’t change that fact.”

  “But knowing exactly what you told everyone could help me dodge any forces the humans send my way.” His voice lowered. “You could have given my name to them.”

  “You steal ships for a living. I’m sure your name has gotten out before.”

  Kruhn gave a gruff laugh. “This is the first time I’ve allowed the crew to live.”

  So it turned out her would-be mate was a killer? Great.

  “Why spare this ship’s crew then?”

  “The Sri’thaens paid me to deliver the ship with its crew intact. I didn’t ask why.

  “You can’t just hand them… oh!”

  His mouth had found her nipple once again. Clearly, that line of conversation was over.

  Kruhn’s hands massaged her breasts, as he continued to suck on her nipple. He backed up, pushed her breasts up and together, then let out a purr of satisfaction.

  “That is a beautiful sight.”

  Jade blushed. “I feel foolish strung up and half naked.”

  “Not at all.” His hands moved away from her breasts and drifted down her sides until he met the waist of her pants. His fingers worked their way to the button and zipper. Quickly, he undid them and slipped her pants off with ease.

  Now all she had on was her red underwear. The same ones he’d been handling the first night he’d been snooping around her cabin.

  Jade heard him suck in a harsh breath. She folded her legs over each other. She’d never been strung up to a ceiling before, and she was feeling a bit nervous and uncertain about how to behave.

  Kruhn grabbed her shirt off the ground and ripped a long piece off. He stalked his way behind her, and she tried to turn around to face him, but his hands grabbed onto her waist, preventing her.

  “Stay still.” He commanded.

  Jade nodded, but her heart thundered away inside her chest.

  He slid the piece of fabric over her head and covered her eyes, tying it lightly in place. Her heart jumped.

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�What do you plan on doing?”

  “To give you nothing but pleasure.”

  “We’ll see about that.” She challenged, although she was sure he would bring her untold pleasure. Every night they’d spent together had been electric and unforgettable.

  He moved away, and she heard something rattle in a container. What was he about?

  He returned and kneeled before her.

  “Lift your legs.” His claw stroked her outer thigh, making her flesh quiver.

  “Ok.”

  His hands braced her thighs, as he helped her place her legs over his shoulders. Now she was strapped to the ceiling while riding his shoulders. His clawed finger stroked underneath the waistband of her underwear, and then with one flick, she felt the waistband give way underneath his sharp claw.

  There went another piece of cherished underwear.

  The container rattled again, and then his mouth was on her pussy. His cold mouth! But the cold was erotic and drove her insane. His cold tongue rolled over her clit, and she shivered with delight.

  Ice cubes. He had ice cubes in his mouth. What a tricky man.

  She wished her hands could dig into his black hair. Jade folded her legs against his back, her thighs clamping down around his face.

  “That feels so good.” She moaned.

  He rubbed her clit with his tongue, ringing moan after moan from her throat. Then he stuck his fingers into her, somehow managing not to stab her on his claws. Her pussy clamped down on his fingers the moment he entered her.

  “Oh my god, I’m going to come!” she shouted.

  Kruhn pulled his mouth away, and his fingers ceased their movement inside her.

  She cried out in frustration.

  “What was in the message?” Kruhn asked.

  “Nothing.”

  “Who did you intend to receive it?”

  “No one in particular.” Her pussy ached, and it was all she could think about. All she wanted to do was come. She’d been so close!

  Kruhn pumped his fingers in an enticing rhythm, and Jade groaned, her hips moving inadvertently against him. He froze again. “I can make you come, Jade. All you have to do is tell me what was in the message.”

  “You’ll have to do better than this.” She wasn’t going to let her lusts drive her.

  “So be it.” He slipped out from the ring of her legs, and her toes returned to the floor.

  “You surely want me in return. How long can you last?”

  “We’ll find out, won’t we?” Kruhn didn’t sound too affected.

  Damn him!

  Kruhn captured her lips in a kiss, pulling at her bottom lip with his teeth. She groaned against him.

  Before he could react, Jade launched her legs around his waist, latching on and refusing to let go.

  “Naughty mate.”

  “You haven’t seen anything yet.” Jade stroked her soaking wet pussy along his raging hard cock.

  Kruhn let out a groan. His hands grabbed hold of her buttocks, squeezing each globe, helping her run her wetness up and down. The head of his cock rubbed against her clit.

  Her mouth popped open, and her head went back as she arched against him. Now if she could only get his cock into her. She needed it.

  “Please.” She begged.

  “Tell me what I want to know.” He whispered in her ear.

  Why was he so stubborn? He couldn’t stop the message now that it was flying through space, though. She supposed it couldn’t hurt to tell him now.

  “All it said was that the ship had been taken over by Vrak’rir and that it might be sold to the Sri’thaens.” Jade blurted.

  “That is all?”

  “That is all.”

  “How hard was that?”

  “Not hard at all.” She’d only resisted because she was stubborn.

  “Do you want my cock?”

  “Yes!”

  Kruhn gripped her buttocks even harder, the tips of his claws pressing into her soft flesh, and then he entered her in one thrust. Her nails dug into the rope that was tied around her wrists.

  She ground her pelvis against him in abandon. She needed the sweet release that he could bring her. His cock filled her completely. He pounded into her with hard, fast thrusts, making sure to fill her to the max. Every thrust bounced her tits, and she reveled in the sensation.

  Jade let herself go, not holding anything back. Her moans only heightened her pleasure and spurred them both on.

  His lips met hers, his tongue thrusting into her mouth, demanding in its intensity. Apparently, he hadn’t been as unaffected as she’d thought. Jade moaned with feminine satisfaction into his mouth, and he returned the sound with a growl. His thrusts increased their speed.

  He broke away from their kisses. “I want to hear you as you come around me.”

  The heat grew between her thighs, and then she came, pulling his cock deep inside her. He let out a roar as she moaned, and they came together.

  Once she finished, she slumped in her restraints.

  He gave her a final heated kiss. “You are everything I could have ever dreamed of.”

  Jade smiled. “Maybe you could take off the blindfold. And the restraints.”

  “Of course.” He chuckled.

  He released her from her bonds and then removed the blindfold. She slumped against him, her arms wrapping around his neck.

  He picked her up in his arms and carried her over to the bed, laid her down, and then laid down himself. Gathering her in his arms, he stroked a hand down the side of her face.

  “Why was it so important to know what was on the message?” Jade asked. It was a lot of work to go through for no reason.

  He shrugged his shoulders. Her fingers traced over his bicep, following one of the black tattoos on his blue skin, she was just able to make it out in the dark.

  “You angered me with your defiance.”

  “So all of this was to break me down?”

  “Not break you down. Maybe teach you a lesson. Mates should have no secrets between them.”

  Jade sighed. “I won’t deny it. There does seem to be something… electric between us, but I’m still a human. Not only that, but you’re supposed to be my prisoner, not the other way around.”

  “All I ask is that you give us a chance.”

  His hand stroked the side of her face in a loving caress.

  “Is there a chance? The work you do is illegal. I couldn’t remain a prison guard and maintain a relationship with you. And how can I stand by as you hand over my crew?”

  He was quiet for a second. “I wouldn’t ask you to leave your job, but I would have you consider that I could provide for you very well if you decided to leave.” His voice darkened. “And from what you have told me about your crewmates, it doesn’t sound like any of them would lose sleep if you were in their position. Why would you give them your loyalty over me?”

  She could hear the hope in his voice, and she hated to dash it out. A Vrak’rir finding a mate was the most important thing in their life, but she wasn’t prepared to leave her own life behind in order to fit into his.

  “We’ll just have to wait and see what happens,” she equivocated. For now, it was the best she could do.

  “We will.” He snuggled her closer to his chest, placing his chin above her head on the pillow.

  Their discussion the previous night made him sick with worry. It didn’t sound like his mate wished to remain with him after their journey was over.

  He couldn’t force her to come with him, could he? No, he couldn’t do that. Kruhn would have to handle this situation differently. She was a human, so she could come to resent him if he took her away without her consent.

  Kruhn would take it day-by-day. Worst-case scenario, he would let her go and find her once the ship was sold. He could do that. Let his mate out of his sight. There was nothing wrong with that.

  His hands curled, his claws digging into his palms. He wasn’t keen on that plan. Space wasn’t known for its safety, and he worried about
her well-being. He wasn’t the only pirate looking for easy marks and a way to make money.

  Kruhn tried to rein in his swirling thoughts. For now, he had to worry about Jade’s message getting to any human ships. And he needed to prepare for the hand-off to the Sri’thaens, who made the Vrak’rir seem like angels.

  Kruhn made his way to the mess hall. It was time to eat lunch with his mate. He couldn’t wait to see her again. Every sighting of her was like a breath of fresh air for his soul.

  When he entered the mess hall, she was already waiting for him at the table. Her head rose, and her sapphire eyes met his with confidence. She’d never been afraid of him. If she’d been fearful, she wouldn’t have kneed him in the balls at their very first meeting or dared to send a message.

  Every console on the ship had since been deactivated. The only way to send any message now was from the bridge of the ship. This way he didn’t have to drag her around with him or lock her up when he left. She was his mate, and she deserved more than being locked away.

  “I thought you weren’t coming.”

  “I had to see to all the prisoners on the ship. You wouldn’t be happy with me if any of them died.” Kruhn pulled up a seat and looked down at the sandwich she had set out for him. “Thank you.”

  “I wasn’t sure if Vrak’rir ate sandwiches.”

  “We’ll eat anything.” He took a bite of the sandwich. It was good but had an unknown meat on the inside.

  “Can you tell me any more about the Sri’thaens?” Jade asked, her eyes glimmering with hope.

  “Looking to get more messages to your people? I should warn you that all of the communication consoles have been manually deactivated.”

  Jade glared at him, before taking a bite of her sandwich and munching angrily.

  “Is there any more you can tell me?”

  “You humans did something to piss them off, and now they want to kill every single one of you.”

  “That’s not just war. It would take a lot to seek out all of the humans across the galaxy.” Jade snorted. “Sounds like an empty threat to me. I can’t even think why they’d be so angry.”