Cosmic Bliss (3 page)

Cheris turned to the man. “What is your name, warrior?”

He blinked. Acia could imagine it had been awhile since
anyone had asked him his name.

“I am Shunyuan Taylor.”

“Well, Shunyuan Taylor. We are Dovian. Our females go
through a stage when they become women called the fervor. Captain Acia is
entering her first fervor and needs a man to rut with her for the next seven
risings,” Cheris said. Her voice was calm.

Shunyuan Taylor looked from Cheris to her. His gaze started
at the top of Acia’s
lcin
-red hair and passed over the pearlescent
whiteness of her skin. She knew he was taking in their differences. The Dovians
had pale-white skin that shimmered underneath with a faint silver-and-gold
sparkle tones. She glanced at the women huddled with her crew. She realized how
different she must look to him from the cream, peach and brown of the Earth
women with him.

She was much shorter than Shunyuan Taylor. Her figure was
willowy. The females with him were more rounded than she would ever hope to be.

“You are not a woman full grown?” he asked.

Acia’s jaw tightened. “I am an adult Dovian with twenty-four
summers. I only become a full woman after my first fervor.”

“If I…have sex with you will be be taken to a safe place
where we can make our way back to our planet?” he asked.

How could he speak with his jaw clenched so tightly? His
mouth turned down at the corners. His entire body was rigid as if she were
offering him the highest offense. Maybe she was. Her eyes skittered away from
his. Pride wouldn’t allow her to answer him.

“Yes. You will be exhausted when she is done with you. I
will even give you some credits for necessities,” Cheris said.

“Cheris!”

“Parent rights, Acia, parent rights.” The other woman still
watched Shunyuan Taylor.

He stared at Acia for a long time. His eyes were intense and
not in a pleasant way. “I will do as you ask.”

“Then we have a deal, Earth man. Do understand, if you hurt
her, I will kill you slowly.”

Acia bowed her head.

“I understand,” he said.

“Is one of these Earth women your female, Shunyuan Taylor?”
Acia asked.

“No.” He paused for a moment. The line of his mouth eased
slightly. “You must call me Shunyuan.”

“Shunyuan,” Acia repeated.

“It’s settled. I will take care of our cargo and manage our
new guests. Acia, take Shunyuan Taylor to your quarters. You are showing signs
of full fervor and should be very uncomfortable by now. Get food and drink for
him. There is no need for dehydration.” Cheris turned away to direct the bots
as they came into the cargo area to secure boxes.

Acia sighed as she stared at the back of the older woman’s
black hair. Acia felt her body loosen and break free from the restraints she
placed on it. Her thighs had a mind of their own and slid against each other as
she tightened the muscles in her woman’s core. More moisture pooled there as
she turned to look at her first sexual partner.

“This way.” She noticed huskiness in her voice that hadn’t
been there before. Her walk held more side-to-side sway than normal.

She didn’t know what to expect from him. Would he be as
gentle as a Dovian man would? The hard lines of his face and body did not
suggest he would be. All she knew was she had to have him. He would be the only
being standing between her and mental and physical torture.

Shunyuan walked silently with the shimmering Dovian. Around
them were signs of the obvious aftermath of a gunfight and pillaging mission.
Empty canisters lay toppled on the ground. Bodies littered the floor. Gray
smoke swirled thickly in the air. Shunyuan’s nostrils flared as acrid odors
enveloped him.

The length of the gangway, connecting the green men’s ship
to the glittering females’ ship, afforded him the opportunity to think on the
bargain he’d just made. He deliberately unclenched his jaw and fists. Anger
would only cloud his judgment. He had made a choice when agreeing to the
alien’s terms. The men and women who had been bought and transplanted into
space with him deserved a chance to return home. If he could ensure they all
made it back to Earth, he would.

He was unsure about the task ahead of him. Shunyuan hadn’t
felt strong desire in months, yet something about the strength and
vulnerability of this woman had his cock hard and straining inside his pants.
Lust pooled so heavy and thick he could almost feel it as a physical caress.
His stride faltered for a moment and he forced his feet to continue moving. How
was his attraction to the woman so strong?

His eyes encompassed her slight form. Even through the thick
material of her black leather spacesuit he could see she was willowy—delicate
even. He thought of the carnage on the other ship. Looks were obviously
deceiving. He almost smiled at the way this obvious pirate captain, whose crew
killed and robbed bulky, dangerous green aliens, bowed to the direction of her
equally diminutive mother.

He had seen many strange sights since Earth’s invasion,
reptilian-humanoid species, giants, beast creatures and men and women of almost
every crayon color, but never had he seen a female with such opalescent skin.
It glowed and shimmered with what appeared to be an underlying dusting of
glitter. All the Dovian women had the same textured skin. Her hair was also
unique. It was so red it looked unreal.

Shunyuan was entranced by the opulence of her skin. He
assumed he should have been repulsed, but all he really wanted to do was touch
her and explore to see if she glittered…everywhere. His eyes narrowed as he
contemplated the intensity of his desire for her. Why this alien? Why did he
burn for her so quickly and brightly? A tendril of something dark unfurled in
his stomach. Were his feelings unnatural? Had she done something to affect his
senses?

Does it matter?
He’d made the deal and couldn’t back
out now. He forcefully pulled his eyes away from her and took stock of his
surroundings, chiding himself for not doing so before. Her spacecraft had dimly
lit hallways. The air was cleaner here. The metal squares in the floor held the
raised etching of a mountain and sweeping field inside a sun. He could feel the
design under his bare feet. The walls were gray-blue steel, cold and
impersonal. She led him to a room where she foraged in a tall compartment and
handed him a container.

“Drink.”

It was water, cool and slightly sweet. She pulled a covered
container out and placed it into another appliance and pressed buttons.
Everything here was unfamiliar and unexpected. He was off balance and unsure of
his new surroundings and his place in it. If he didn’t learn, how would he
navigate his way through the treacherous universe and back to Earth?

“I will feed you first. I don’t know exactly what to expect,
Shunyuan Taylor.”

“Shunyuan,” he corrected.

“Shunyuan,” she repeated. Her voice was high and sweet.

He watched her body, encased in a skintight, black bodysuit,
tighten for a moment. The movement caught and held his attention. She winced.

“Does it hurt?”

She licked her rose colored lips. “A little.”

He hadn’t anticipated her pain. Shunyuan held up his hands
palms out and raised an eyebrow. “May I?”

She nodded before closing pale-violet eyes. He placed his
hands on her shoulders and massaged. Acia’s response was immediate. She relaxed
completely into him. The aroma of sweet sugar treats and flower petals wafted
from her hair and skin. The top of her head rested under his collarbone as she
pressed her body into his. His erection grew at her utter surrender, twitching
lightly as it lay pressed tightly between their bodies.

Slowly and deliberately Shunyuan deepened his touch,
repeatedly sliding his hands from shoulder to shoulder blade and down her back.
Finally he held one hand at the dip in her back, while the other hand kneaded
the modest curve of her ass. She moaned and her breath tickled the hair on his
chest through the v collar of his tunic.

“Wait,” she said. “I will get your food and we will go to my
quarters.”

“Will the others be fed?”

“Yes, as soon as they are brought over to the
Dovian
Heart
.”

He didn’t know her well enough to take her at her word. In
any case, he would find a way to sneak away later and check. Despite wanting to
lay her out on the table and feast from her—a desire he didn’t completely
trust—something warned him she was dangerous to him in a way above and beyond
her ability to kill. He’d learned long ago to listen to his instincts.

She took the food container out of the machine and led him
back out and to the left. They stopped in front of a steel door that looked
similar to all the others. Acia placed her left palm against a blue-gray screen
next to the entryway. Muted lights flashed on the panel and then the door
opened. He trailed her inside.

Shunyuan blinked as the gray dullness of the hallway gave
way to a tumble of color. On every available space there was a plant. Red,
green, blue, purple, yellow and orange plants and flowers graced every surface
but the bed. The room was perfumed and sweet smelling in contrast with the more
sterile air in the corridor. Each item in the room, from the canopy secured to
the wall that curtained the head of the bed to the desk, was draped in colorful
fabrics he’d always associated with India, vibrant red, purple, mustard and
orange.

“Here, sit. I am going to take a shower and give you a
chance to eat. I wouldn’t put it past a Gastronian to starve you.”

She was right. The green men had given them only enough food
so they wouldn’t die. She went to a drawer and pulled out a watch similar to
what she wore, played with it and handed it to him. He put it on his wrist. He
knew what it was. The Orpuwanou and Trogo wore them on Earth. The watch allowed
different species to communicate with each other.

“It is a Language Interpreter or LI. I set it already. Do
you know what it does?”

He nodded and watched her turn and head into what must have
been the bathroom. The door slid closed behind her. Shunyuan ate, pushing aside
his guilt at being fed when the others might not. He would escape from Acia and
see to them later. He had other things to take care of first.

He was itching to get his hands on her. There was nothing
personal or intimate about it. She was just the woman who happened to be
available when his sex drive returned. He ate quickly and followed her into the
bathroom.

The room was steam filled. Shunyuan pulled the tunic over
his head and slid the shower door open. Acia looked back, startled. As her eyes
slid down his body, her skin flushed with rose and her eyes dilated. Her body
shimmered everywhere, including the hairless lips of her pussy. Shunyuan
stepped into the stall and closed the door. He moved under the spray and
reached for the gel cleanser.

“No.” Her voice unnerved him as it tinkled as though
composed of chimes. “I want to bathe you. I have never touched a man this way.”

“Are you not allowed to have sex before your fervor?” He
became distracted by her small, slippery hands on his neck and shoulders.

“We don’t have the desire until the first fervor.” She
sounded breathless as she made sweeping lines of soap over his chest and
stomach.

Shunyuan’s mind blanked as she caressed his hips and reached
around to grasp the cheeks of his ass. Her small cherry-tinted nipples touched
his torso as she cupped and fondled him. Shunyuan braced his forearms on the
shower wall and door to keep from grabbing her and ending his torment. Water
glistened off her lithe body. She was small and he reminded himself not to hurt
her accidentally. Acia squeezed closer to wash his back and arms.

“You have the form of a warrior, Shunyuan. Men on my planet
aren’t this developed, but I have seen other humanoids as large. What was your
role on Earth?”

“I was in the military and then I went into law enforcement
when my tour of duty was over,” he replied.

“A protector. A warrior.” Her hands closed over his cock.

Shunyuan hissed and Acia smiled. The feel of her soft,
smooth hands around his cock was exquisite. She was bold in her exploration and
it shocked him a little. She was inexperienced, yet fully focused on his body. She
showed no shyness.

Slowly she stroked him, playing with his sac even as she
cleaned him. He groaned when she moved on to his legs and feet. She knelt
before him as she boldly stroked his body. He forced himself to be still as she
thoroughly examined every inch of his cock.

Standing, she reached for his hair and he bent so she could
lather it. Then she directed him under the spray to rinse. Acia shut off the
water and leaned against him. He lowered his arms and framed her face. He
kissed her lips.

The moment their mouths touched he knew this would be a
different experience than any he’d had before. He almost stepped away from her.
Almost. He opened his eyes briefly to remind himself that the woman he held was
not human. He gazed at her scarlet hair and starlight skin and cautioned
himself not to get lost in the sweet temptation of her mouth.

His hands delved into the softness of her hair. The warm
moistness of her mouth contrasted with the coolness of her rosy lips. He wanted
every bit of her he could have.

Acia knew bliss when she felt it. Every nerve in her body
went on alert. She plummeted into the feeling. Suddenly, the shower stall door
was open and Shunyuan was helping her out and drying them with the
berry-colored towel hanging on the outside of the door. Without his flesh
against her own, the fervor surged within her. She winced.

“I am in pain, Shunyuan, please hurry.” Invisible bands
tightened around her breasts, nipples and woman’s core.

Shunyuan picked her up and walked to the outer chamber. He laid
her on the bed gently then lay down beside her, hungrily taking her nipple into
his mouth and sucking.

“Ah.” Acia had never felt anything so exquisite.

The pull of his hot, wet mouth almost distracted her from
his questing, calloused hand sliding down her stomach and coming in contact
with the crease of her most private place. The fervor and her own desire forced
her thighs wide, allowing him access to the place on her body she’d never much
paid attention to before the last several weeks.

He stroked her and the fervor rose in her. The bands
tightened. There was more pleasure than pain now. Her body felt as if it was
winding toward something. He rained moist, tingling kisses down the center of
her chest and abdomen, finally settling between her legs and propping each
thigh on his shoulders.

Acia felt the ecstasy of his in-and-out breaths on her most
sensitive flesh and gasped. Then his mouth settled over her woman’s place, and
his tongue began twirling, licking and devouring every drop of the juice, her
folds created.

Her back arched off the bed and she grabbed fists full of
bed linen. She was at the edge of something, she just didn’t know what. The
women of her people sometimes spoke of the woman’s joy. This had to be it.

Acia was startled by the invasion of a finger into her
pussy. She gasped at the feeling of fullness. Shunyuan stroked her and she
realized her hips were trying to match the pattern. He inserted another finger
and sucked on her woman’s button at the same time. Something inside Acia erupted,
sending cascades of euphoria and pleasure radiating from her woman’s place and
throughout her overloaded system, forcing a scream from her lips.

Her body was liquid as her head cleared. The tightness in
her nipples and pussy was still there, but more manageable, more at ease. Acia
stroked any part of Shunyuan she could reach as he gently dragged his muscled
form back up her body. Every sensation was new and decadent, overrunning her
system with pleasure. His cock moved along her leg before it was pressed against
the source of her hunger. He kissed her and she tasted her spice on his lips
and tongue.

“What do you do about protection?” he asked. His breaths
came faster than before.

She unconsciously touched her hip. “I have a prophylactic
injection. The serum attaches to antibodies and adapts to any viruses or
diseases. It prevents pregnancy too.” She touched his hip. “You should have one
also. They’re standard in the slave camps.”

He blinked and she remembered his stay in the camps was more
recent than her own. He moved slightly and his cock nudged her, causing quivers
of longing throughout her belly.

“Are you ready?” His voice was low and guttural.

“Yes.” She pressed her lips against his mouth. She shivered
with anticipation coursing under her sensitive skin in little electric shocks.

She felt him enter her sheath, parting the blood-engorged
outer lips and driving into her tightness. There was unbelievable pressure
combined with the tingling pulses along and under her skin. She felt too much,
yet wanted more.

“I don’t want to hurt you,” he whispered.

Acia responded by tilting her pelvis to take more of him
inside. He stilled her hips with his large hands, holding her firm as he rocked
in and out, advancing a little more each time. Acia gasped and moaned with each
plunge of his cock. She welcomed his invasion. She fought against the hold he
had on her hips, trying to pull him inside her faster. Her world narrowed to
the way he made her feel and every place their skin touched. She felt a tinge
of pain and Shunyuan’s entire length was within her.