Deep, Hard, and Rough (16 page)

The pressure in the ship
stabilized as they came closer to a large structure in the distance. Below was
nothing but a large, square building, smooth and flawless, and looking anything
but technologically advanced. It must have been a landing dock of some sort.
The ship was lowered to a pad, and as locks clicked in place they started to
descend even further into the ground. The bright sun disappeared as darkness
washed over her. Immediately panic started to settle within her, but before it
could claim her bright, artificial lights opened up around them and she once
again covered her eyes. The harness that held her in place unlatched, and she
stood, rubbing her shoulder and feeling blood return to the area.

She turned to make her way
back to the command center, but before she got two steps in the door was
opening and Erak was striding in. He was alone, and when the door closed behind
him, and she saw the look of determined heat in his face, she took several
steps back and braced herself against the side of the wall. His hands landed on
either side of her head, and he leaned down, claiming her mouth in the way he
normally did: all-consuming and possessive. A moan spilled from her as he
stroked his tongue along hers several times before breaking the kiss and
trailing his lips along her neck.

“What was that for?” Not that
she was complaining, but she assumed he would be eager to greet his family, see
his home and people again, and get off this ship.

A low rumble left him. “Do
I need a reason to touch my female?”

A smile formed on her lips,
and she sighed when he scraped his teeth along her pulse. She was still a bit
sore from when Genet had taken her right before liftoff, and again when Raimi
had surprised her before they descended. That had been a surprise, and had been
fast, hard, and made her head spin. She was coming to realize that when the
brothers wanted her, they didn’t care what they were doing. They stopped, came
to her, and quenched their needs.

But she was not sore
enough that she would deny Erak anything. His erection was hard, demanding, and
so big pressed against her belly that her mouth and pussy watered for it, but
despite his arousal he didn’t take her. Fucking her mouth with his lips and
tongue instead, Erak had her panting in need and frustration. She didn’t want
to be all hot and bothered when she met his family, and if he didn’t stop she
would be, and they would be able to smell it.

“If you’re not going to do
anything about what you started, then we need to stop.”

He growled against her mouth
and kissed her harder.

“Erak.”
She pushed at his chest until he leaned back, but
she knew he had allowed her the power to do that. His violet eyes swirled with
unrestrained lust, but still he didn’t ease both of their need. Since being on
their ship Luna felt like a damn addict for them, needing her next fix, and
knowing they were the only ones to give it to her. Between her thighs was sore but
always wet. Every time she turned around there was one of them taking control
of her
body.
It didn’t matter how slow or gentle they
were, having sex three times a day, with three different very well-endowed
males, was bound to have her wanting to curse them and how insatiable they
were, and bring them closer for more.

But after it was all said
and they would run her a bath with healing beads that had her soreness vanishing,
wash her from head to toe, tuck her into the bed they had started sharing, and
wrap their big bodies around her protectively. How could she deny them anything
when they had changed her outlook on life, and changed her for the better
ultimately? In just that short time she adored them, and her feelings from them
only grew with each passing day. She didn’t know what the concept of love was, and
had never experienced it in her life. She knew she wasn’t in love with them … yet,
but Luna had a feeling that was inevitable as well.

“Seriously.
We have to stop.” Erak looked like he was about to
argue, but the big brute fortunately kept his mouth shut. “I don’t want to be
smelling of sex when I meet your family.”

“
Fallina
, it’s only my father left
of our line, and anyone else that would have a problem with it would have to deal
with me, Genet, and Raimi.” He started licking her neck. “And believe me when I
saw no one will dare say a word to us.”

That she had no doubts
about, but still. She pushed at his chest, and although she had said she
wouldn’t deny them a thing, right now was going to be one of those times when
she just had to be adamant.

“Please.”

He looked in her eyes, and
after sighing heavily, leaning down and kissing her once more, he backed away.

“You’re lucky you’re my
mate. I’m not used to being denied.” She couldn’t help but grin, even with his
damn cocky self. “Come on,
Fallina
, let’s go meet my father, and get this over with.”
He seemed exasperated, but he also couldn’t hide the edge of anticipation in
his voice. After taking her hand and leading her to the control center, he
stopped and barked out something in his native language to Genet and Raimi.

His brothers glanced over
at him with scowls on their face, snapped something back in their language, and
did the universal sign for “fuck off”. Luna couldn’t help but laugh at that,
which had all three men looking over at her with their eyebrows raised in
question.

Raimi clipped out a series
of commands, and the sound of the main bay doors dematerializing drew her
attention. Aside from the sound of the door vanishing, there was an almost
eerie stillness.

“Is there no one to greet
your arrival?” She looked up at Erak just as Rami and Genet moved closer to
her. They were royalty, yet there was no welcoming party for the princes’
return?

“This is just the
unloading and departing dock.”

“Our culture doesn’t work
like that, baby.” Raimi brushed her hair off her shoulder and kissed the side
of her neck.

 
“You have to remember our planet is one made
up of hardened warriors. The females are scarce, but the ones that do inhabit
this planet are here with their mates and protected heavily.” Genet stood in
front of her and smiled.

Yes, she remembered the
conversation the men had with her concerning their customs. To think that only
sons were born from these great warriors was very sad. They would never have
daughters, but then again when their world was really about breeding the next
generation of fighters, what use would a little girl have in that sense?

With Erak leading them,
and Raimi and Genet flanking her, they descended the ship and started making
their way down a long corridor. The lighting automatically flickered on with
each step they made, showing a seemingly endless metal tomb. There was no sound
aside from their feet hitting the smooth ground beneath them, and after what
seemed like an eternity the hallway opened up to a command post of sorts. There
was a large door off to the side, and at least ten overly large men sitting
around hi-tech computer monitors. The flashing lights, strange written
language, and geographical images that flashed along the screens were so
grossly foreign she felt extremely out of place.

The men all stood in
unison, bowed at the waist at the brothers, and all roared out a string of
sentences at the same time. Luna could only assume it was a display of respect
for their royalty. Erak tightened his hold on her hand, and they continued on
their path through the lone door and down another hallway, but this one wasn’t
nearly as long as the one before.

“This place is huge.”

Genet looked at her and smiled.

They had walked seemingly
forever before they stepped into a stark white circular room. Genet entered a
series of codes into a holographic keypad, and when it lit up monitors materialized
all around them. After Genet typed in something else, the room started to rise,
and she held onto Erak’s hand tighter and reached out for Raimi’s.

“There isn’t anything to
be frightened of, sweetheart.”

Giving Raimi a grateful
look, she knew that she had no reason to be scared at what she would find once
they reached their destination, but the fact remained this was a totally new
place for her.

The room suddenly stopped
moving, and the ceiling above them started to disintegrate into a thousand tiny
shards of light. The sun broke through, bathed everything in a golden hue, and
vanquished any and all electronic devices that had been visible. They were no
longer standing in a sterile, barren room, but had thick trees on all sides of
them, and the scent of clean, fresh air filling their lungs. Everything looked
so beautiful, so clean, and she was struck speechless.

“Just a little farther and
we will be at the palace.” Genet turned and looked at her. He cupped her face
in his hands and stared into her eyes. “Are you okay with all of this? I don’t
want to overload you too fast or too soon.”

She shook her head as an
answer, and the smile he gave her was one of relief.

“Good,
because I want this to be perfect for you.
We all do.” He leaned down and kissed her lips gently. “If you are tired
from walking we can charter a small craft.” She was shaking her head before he
finished. No way in hell was she going to give up the chance to walk through
nature. “I’ve wanted to do something like this my entire life.”

They started moving
through the thick foliage, and Luna couldn’t take in enough of it. Everything
smelled so fresh, looked so vibrant, and held so much life. Colorful birds flew
above her head, their beautiful songs traveling as far as she could hear. The
scent of clean water filled her nose, and she inhaled deeply. The green, reds,
and browns of the trees, the vibrant yellows, blues, and oranges of the forest
creatures scurrying about, had tears actually forming in her eyes.

So this was freedom? Her
home planet was nothing but death and red dust, but there was nothing of the
sort here on Aktulla. She couldn’t leave this place, or these men, not when
life filled her, flowed through her veins and had so much happiness moving
through her entire being that she was going to explode from it. The trees
opened up, and right before her was an architecturally advanced building. A
skyscraper that seemed to touch the heavens, the Aktulla palace was like
nothing she had ever seen. It was close but so far away, and the detailing was
like nothing she had ever seen. Crystal clear ponds in shades of emerald green
lined the monstrous building, and the closer she got, the more detail she saw
worked into the smooth, seamless stone. Scenes of war were etched into the
sides of the palace in startling clarity and details. Guards in fierce looking
armor flanked the front entrance, and she wondered how many other soldiers had
been hiding within the forest, protecting the brothers and their King. The
sounds of metal clanking together had her turning to her left. In the very near
distance she could just barely make out hundreds of men fighting and training
together. How had she missed that upon walking up?

Once inside and after she
lifted her jaw off the ground at the beautiful arching stairways, floor to
ceiling windows that overlooked a massive purple-hued lake, and the detailing
to the décor, she let her men lead her through their home. Despite the fact
they were advanced with technology, everything screamed primal and old world.
There were no artificial intelligence cleaning and cooking, and instead she
found men just as big as the brothers doing those tasks.

A booming voice came from
a set of double doors they stopped in front of, and after Genet gave a hard
knock and was granted entry, he pushed them open and they walked inside. Luna
looked around, knew from the images she had seen of Earth, that what she was
looking at was called a library.

“Our father enjoys the
simple, primitive things in life, and has made it his duty to make things as basic
as possible, aside from our training, army, and of course intergalactic
travels.”
 
All of this newness and the
happiness she felt caused emotions to crest inside of her. “The Aktulla army is
the fiercest in three galaxies.” There was a proud tone in Raimi’s voice, but
she knew it was well deserved.

“My sons, I heard of your
arrival and wondered how long it would take for you to come to me.” With Genet
in the way she couldn’t see the body that matched the deep voice. “Well, my
son, move out of the way so I can look at your mate.”

Suddenly Luna was very
nervous. Genet took a step back and to the side, just enough that the King,
their father, could stare right at her. They resembled him in their hulking
builds, towering frames, and facial features, but none of them had the rich
brown hair coloring or light golden eyes. The king took a step toward her, and
she noticed the brothers stayed right where they were: flanking her in an
almost protective, territorial manner.

“A
human for a mate.”
It wasn’t an
accusation or a question. His words held more of a hint of wonder.
“Such a small and fragile species.”

Luna supposed any species
compared to them would be frail in comparison. He inhaled deeply, and when he
opened his eyes, ones that looked like the setting sun, she saw a flicker of
pride on his face. “She is a good match, and will bring strong, healthy
warriors to the royal family.”