Chapter Six

They weren't spotted on their way to the ship, thanks to their fast movements. Lela let go of the handle of the wagon and sagged into a chair. She panted, feeling as if she was going to pass out from lack of air.

Drrrl dropped the Htfld on his head, kneeling beside his bride. "Are you all right?"

She just kept taking huge gulps of air, unable to speak.

"Your face is red. Talk to me!"

She held up a hand to let him know she was okay, at least she hoped that's what she'd told him. She just couldn't get any words out yet.

Bnjmn hurried into the transportation room. "Drrrl! What were you thinking bringing a Htfld on our ship? It's going to have to be scrubbed down and disinfected now!" he said in rapid Wardenese.

Drrrl responded in kind, realizing that Lela was incapable of listening just then anyway. "He grabbed Lela and tried to kidnap her. We fought and his head is a mess. I bashed it against a rock without meaning to. Teleport him down to Earth."

"Teleport him? Are you joking? Even a Htfld doesn't deserve to be teleported to a planet that doesn't accept aliens!"

"Just do it! He tried to steal my mate!"

Bnjmn frowned but hurried to the teleporter controls, glad they were still within range of Earth. He moved his fingers and suddenly the man was gone.

Lela frowned, but still couldn't speak. What had they done with him? No matter what he'd done, she didn't think the man deserved to die for it. Hopefully they'd simply put him back on the surface of the space station.

Bnjmn left the room in a huff, taking the food with him. Presumably he would put it away after he'd set their course for Mcy.

Drrrl turned his attention back to Lela, squatting beside her. "How can I help you, dirt bag?"

She finally regained her breath. "Fluffy girls should not be running—especially in foundation garments."

Drrrl grinned, knowing she was making fun of herself for some reason. "Fluffy?" he asked.

She huffed a bit. "Rounder than desirable."

"Oh, trust me, your roundness is very desirable," he said, leaning down and catching her earlobe between his teeth.

She grinned, cupping his cheek with her hand. "I'm glad you think so, because no one else really does." She wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand.

He got to his feet, holding his hand down to help her up. "You are all right?"

She nodded. "Yes, just out of shape, and wearing clothes that are not meant to be run in."

He kept her hand in his, pulling her toward his cabin. Now that he knew how her clothes worked, he was able to remove them quickly and efficiently. Once she was standing before him in nothing but her foundation garments, he removed them as well. "You look beautiful." His eyes went from her head to her feet, obviously excited by what he saw.

Lela took a step forward, being the aggressor for once. She put her hands on his shirt front and quickly unfastened it. She eyed the fastening on his pants, but she had no idea how to deal with it. "Can I get some help here?"

Drrrl grinned, unfastening his pants for her, and she grabbed his waistband, pushing them down. "What has sparked this change in attitude?" he asked.

Lela blushed, shrugging a bit. "I think I realize, after watching you save me at the space station, that you really do have feelings for me. You would have let him take me otherwise."

He pulled her against him, his cock stabbing her insistently in the belly. "You're my mate. There is no other woman in the universe I want to be with. Only you." He leaned down to kiss her insistently.

Lela wound her arms around his neck, kissing him back. She loved the feeling of her naked breasts against his fur-covered chest. He was a lot furrier than she'd ever expected a man to be, but she didn't care. He had real feelings for her. She could quite possibly be truly happy with this man.

Drrrl picked her up and laid her down on the bed, kneeling over her. His hand went to her core. "I'm always more needy after a fight. It's going to be quick."

She grinned, her hand going to his cock and stroking it insistently. "Would it be better if I stroked it with my hand?"

He shook his head, his fingers moving in and out of her quickly, ensuring that she was ready for him. "I don't need a hand, yours or anyone else's. I need to bury myself inside of you."

She spread her legs wider. "Come inside of me then." She wanted to be the vessel that made him feel better in his anguish.

Drrrl looked into her eyes. "Are you sure?" He'd planned to play with her body for at least a little longer, despite the fact that he needed her so badly. She was his mate, and he had to be certain he always saw to her needs first.

She nodded. "Make love with me, Drrrl."

He needed no further urging, covering her body with his. His cock probed at her delicate entrance. He covered her mouth with his before burying his thickness inside her.

She let out a low groan. She'd forgotten just how full she felt with him inside her. And how good it felt!

Drrrl stayed seated completely in her warmth for a moment, not wanting to frighten her with frantic thrusting immediately, but he couldn't hold out long. He needed this, and she was willing. When he began his movements, and set a fast-paced rhythm, she wrapped her legs around his waist, moaning ecstatically beneath him.

She didn't know if a straight cock would be different, but he hit all the right spots within her body. She ran her hands over his back, fascinated by the muscles there. "That feels so good!"

Drrrl was thrilled with her words. He sped up, driving them both toward their orgasms. Reaching down between them, he caught her clit between his first finger and his thumb, rubbing it insistently. "Hurry!" he said frantically, needing to climax, but not wanting to leave her disappointed.

Lela felt her body tightening, arching beneath him and calling out his name as she climaxed.

As soon as he realized she had finished, he crossed the line himself, pouring his seed into her waiting depths. He collapsed atop her, groaning softly, before rolling to her side. "You leave me weak."

She smiled, turning to him and kissing his chin. She yawned, her jaw gaping widely. She'd have been in bed hours before if she was still on Earth. She rested her head on his bicep, closing her eyes contentedly. Who would have thought a barbarian would be such a good lover?

Drrrl watched her sleep, happy she looked so content. He needed to go talk to his brother, though. He needed to explain exactly what had transpired on the space station. As the ship's captain, he had a right to know.

He eased himself from the bed, careful not to wake Lela. She looked so young and sweet in sleep, he felt almost guilty for making her his bride. Almost, but not quite. He was too satisfied to feel guilty. She was meant for him.

He found Bnjmn in the control room, sitting in the captain's chair watching the navigation screen. He walked to stand beside the chair, using their native tongue to explain what had happened. "Tylr sneaked up on us. He grabbed Lela. I gave him every chance to let her go. I told him she was my mate. I even threatened to shoot him."

"Shoot him? On a space station?" Bnjmn's eyes were wide. "You'd have been executed!"

"I know. Instead, I told her through our mind link what she should do to get away from him. We worked together to get her away from him. I didn't deliberately render him unconscious. There was a rock under his head, and I slammed his head on what I thought was the ground, but it was really a rock." He shook his head. "Once I'd shed his blood, and knocked him out, I knew I couldn't leave him there. I'd have been in trouble with The Council and brought unwelcome censure on our entire family. So we brought him back here."

"But sending him to Earth?"

"Wasn't that better than keeping him prisoner on our ship? We could have taken him back with us, and teleported him down to Htfld, but as soon as they saw our ship, they'd have opened fire. Hopefully this will keep the kidnapping from being an intergalactic war. I thought it was the best answer."

Bnjmn sighed. "It probably was. I don't even want to think about Father's reaction though. He'll either yell at you for putting a woman over your own safety, or he'll be angry that we didn't kill one of the Htflds when we had the chance." He closed his eyes. "I hate this feud."

Drrrl patted his brother's back sympathetically. "I know you do. We all do, but you more than most. How could a peace lover be a Mcy prince?"

"No idea. Makes me wonder if the Divine Being the Earth dwellers go on and on about is real. If He is, He has a sick sense of humor!"

Drrrl laughed. "Don't let Lela hear you say that! She's a believer in that Divine Being."

"Well, we'll find a way to not upset her." Bnjmn frowned. "Are you glad we came here and took her? Do you think it was worth the trouble we went through?"

Drrrl nodded emphatically. "Oh most assuredly, brother. I have only dreamed of the day when I could have a woman such as her in my life—and my bed, of course. She is amazing to me." How could he possibly begin to express how much his mate meant to him to his brother who had yet to find a mate?

"She seems like any other woman to me."

"That's because she's not your fated mate. When you meet your fated mate, you'll understand. It's like a whole new world has opened up for me."

"I truly hope you'll always be as happy with her as you are on this day. It's hard to believe you were joined in marriage just a few hours ago with everything's that happened since."

"It is hard to believe." Drrrl looked toward his cabin. "I'm going to go back to my bride. Keep us safe."

Bnjmn nodded. "We'll be home within a couple of days."

"Don't worry if you don't see us. I plan to keep my mate very, very busy."

"You do that. I won't steer us into an asteroid. I promise!"