Total pages in book: 84
Estimated words: 79941 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 400(@200wpm)___ 320(@250wpm)___ 266(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 79941 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 400(@200wpm)___ 320(@250wpm)___ 266(@300wpm)
Goddess, even now her soft, wet, tight little pussy was still squeezing him—almost as though she was inviting him to come again. Styx clamped down on the impulse harshly. On the off-chance that he hadn’t Bonded her to him, he didn’t want to take another chance.
As he held her, he considered the little Elite in his arms. She really was beautiful, and despite their admittedly rocky start, she drew him like no other female he’d ever met. He was even tempted to think she was his Fated Mate—though he had always thought the idea of the Goddess setting aside a special female for each of her warriors was an old superstition.
Yet, now he felt a pull towards her—a yearning to be close that he’d never had for any other female. It might have something to do with the passionate sex they’d just shared, but Styx thought there was more to it than that.
I want to protect her, he realized as he cradled her close to his chest. Want to keep her safe and provide for her and see her bear my sons. I want to form a family with her. Mine—she’s MINE.
Gods, what was wrong with him? He shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts but the feelings of protectiveness and possessiveness only grew. Was it because they were still tied together or was there more to it than that? Had they Bonded? He wouldn’t know until she woke but in the meantime, the unfamiliar emotions washed over him.
Styx shook his head again. He’d had plenty of one-night stands in the past, but he’d never felt like this afterwards—like he wanted to keep the female in his arms safe and never let her go…
No, he had to stop this—he had to think rationally, he told himself. He wondered if it might be possible to form a life together, if they were Bonded. Would she consider leaving Yonnie Six to be with him? Because there was no way in Hell he was going back to that fucking planet. The only way a male could live there was as a bodyslave and though he found Ketha bewitchingly attractive, he definitely wasn’t going to give up his freedom to be with her. He—
“Ohhh…” The low moan coming from the little female in his lap drew Styx out of his thoughts and made him instantly alert.
“Ketha? Baby?” he murmured, reaching around to pat her cheek gently. His knot was beginning to go down now—he was sure he would be able to pull out of her soon. “Ketha—are you okay?”
“I…I don’t know.” She looked around at him with bleary eyes. “What happened? I remember having the most intense orgasm of my life and then…nothing.”
“That’s because you fainted,” Styx told her. “Are you feeling better now?”
“I…I think so.” She shifted on his lap. “Oh—are you still inside me?”
“Afraid so,” Styx said dryly. “It takes my knot a little while to go down.”
“So…I’m stuck here?” She sounded anxious, which concerned him.
“Only for a little while longer,” he tried to reassure her. “On the plus side, the longer we stay tied together, the more likely it is you’ll get pregnant. Isn’t that what you wanted, baby?”
“I…yes. Yes, it’s what I want.” But she sounded hesitant, Styx thought—as though she wasn’t really sure. “Or I did when I came here. But now…it’s like a fog has cleared from my brain and I…I don’t know.”
“It’s kind of late to be having second thoughts now,” he pointed out.
“I know.” She nodded and looked down to where they were joined. “Goddess—I can’t believe I let a male penetrate me!” she murmured, more to herself than to him. “If Mother knew about this, she would kill me! Or at the very least, disown and disinherit me.”
“You’d better keep it to yourself, then,” Styx growled. “And speaking of keeping our little secret, if you are pregnant, you might not want to go back home at all.”
“What? Why?” She twisted her head around to look up at him. “What are you talking about?”
“I’m talking about the fact that the Kindred race have a genetic anomaly that makes ninety-five percent of the babies we sire male,” Styx told her. “That’s why you don’t see many female Kindred—they’re extremely rare. And since I know you Yonnites are only allowed to have female babies…”
“Oh, I took care of that,” Ketha said, sounding confident. “I took a medication before I left that ensures I can only conceive a girl.”
“You really thought of everything, didn’t you?” Styx asked dryly. “You came all prepared to get pregnant—is that all you wanted from me?”
“What else should I want?” she demanded, twisting around to look up at him again. “I mean, we barely know each other!”
“Yes, but there’s a connection between us,” Styx told her. “Can’t you feel it, baby?”
“Uh…a connection?” She looked uncomfortable, but Styx couldn’t let it go. Now that she was awake, the feeling of possessive protectiveness he had for her was growing even stronger. And he had a feeling he knew why—they must be Bonded. He decided to test his theory.