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“Please. Please. I’ll be good.”

“Yes, you will.”

Her cries became less about frustration and more about her own intense desires as the electricity soared between us, hunger off the charts.

One we also couldn’t deny.

Cassia finally stopped struggling, laying her arms flat on the table. She parted her legs as much as the position of her pants would allow, the slight arch in her back allowing another stunning view of her pussy. She was so wet, juice slickening her inner thighs.

And all I could think about was licking and sucking every drop.

I issued several additional harsh smacks, leaving her bottom a bright crimson in color. When I knew she’d had enough, at least for now, only then did I stop. I gave a husky roar as I ran my hands through my disheveled hair.

Her breathing was ragged, and she kept her face smashed against the steel table, her body trembling. She was a strong woman who would fight us every step of the way. I admired that in her, perhaps wishing this was another time and place. My reminiscing wasn’t going to change the past or the future.

“You will learn, Cassia, that our way will keep you safe. There is no returning to your home. The captain of your ship is dead, the shuttle broken down. You belong to us.”

I could tell the words stung, even though they were necessary.

She gave me a nasty look as she stood, wiping the hair out of her face before sliding her clothes back in place. “No one owns me, Erik. One day, I will return home. I will find a way. Everyone I’ve ever known has deceived me and I refuse to play a victim. I don’t understand what’s happening between us, but I can’t care. I need to get back to Earth. That’s my home. Not here.”

“What if there isn’t a home to go to?” I asked, locking eyes with hers.

She twisted her lovely mouth, tears slipping past her long lashes. I’d never felt such a horrific tug on my heart as I did now.

“I have two colleagues who survived. They aren’t like these monsters. Please save them,” she pleaded.

“I will do what I can.”

I yanked the pelt from around my chest before tossing her over my shoulders, covering her with the fur. Where we had to travel would take us through some of the most treacherous areas, but I was determined to keep her safe.

And alive.

CHAPTER 7

Cassia

Boom. Boom. Boom.

The thudding like a striking of a rubber mallet on a drum awakened me, the sound tribal in nature. I stared at the ceiling, the horror of everything that had occurred rushing in the forefront of my mind. Wretched pictures. Damning images.

Blood.

Death.

Being saved.

A clan of creatures had rescued me from certain death, but were they any better than the scientists? A sliver of bright sun shimmered into the dank space, warm and inviting, but I couldn’t stop shivering and I hadn’t from the moment I’d been locked inside the room.

I was angry, enraged at everything that had occurred. I’d know from the second I met Kevin Fields that he was a player, but my suspicions were even worse. He was very connected to Dr. Forrester. What had he been promised, eternal salvation? I’d questioned the great doctor on the work being done on Earth Two only once and I’d sworn never again.

Now, I was here, locked away like the criminal he’d accused Erik of being.

“Erik.” His name dripped off my tongue, oozing like the most delicious taste of honey. I groaned, chastising my thoughts. Brexin was another incredible being, skin the color of a golden sun in the late afternoon. He was gentler than Erik, but his hunger just as extreme. I would never forget the way his eyes changed colors; the most intense blues and vivid greens, yellows and iridescent purple.

And the way he’d fucked me, his cock sliding into my pussy while Erik’s thrust into my ass had been the most incredible moment. He was sweet and compassionate. The thought of the way he kissed hardened my nipples. Whew. I groaned, shivering from several realizations.

Spanking. The asshole had given me a spanking. Two spankings. I hadn’t been dreaming or suffering from hypothermia. I’d been abducted, taken to a dark cave, and fucked by several creatures. And my Viking. What the hell was I thinking? Erik. Human turned… There was no way to describe the hulking manifesto of dark sin. I almost laughed at the thought.