Depths Of Desire XW5 (18 page)

“Keep still so I can lick your clit,” Kirk
ordered as he tightened his hold on her hips.

Hearing the commanding tone in his voice
surprised and thrilled her. She complied and his tongue grazed her clit. She
jerked slightly and curled her fingers against Torque’s thighs. She loved all
the stimulation more than she’d thought she would.

“You like being fucked by all of us at the
same time, don’t you?” Torque asked.

She hadn’t expected such a question from
him. In response, she bobbed her head faster, wanting him to come in her mouth.
She could tell he was close by the tension of his muscles and the deep moan
that vibrated his body.

When she lightly massaged his balls, his
fingers tightened in her hair and he stiffened. He groaned his pleasure as the
orgasm overtook his body. His cum shot into her mouth and down her throat.
Kirk’s tongue swiped her clit at the same time and she came hard. She moaned
around Torque’s cock and he came even more. Her body and mind seemed to elevate
to a different plane. She had no concept of location, only pleasure.

Her next realization came when she looked
up and saw the three men milling around her. Had she fallen asleep? She felt
disoriented. She’d lost time and memories. Was that normal?

Before she could ask, Torque leaned over
her. “Just relax. We’ll be continuing soon. Your brainwaves have stabilized.”
He stroked her cheek. “Are you all right?”

She pushed aside her questions for now and
nodded. As she touched his hand, her eyes drifted shut. She didn’t sleep this
time but rested as she listened to their chatter.

“Kirk, you should do the anal penetration,”
she heard Torque say.

“Lucky,” Grady piped in.

“Me?”

“Your cock’s the thinnest.”

“Jeez. Thanks.”

Jaeda smiled. Even though she’d be able to
shift to accommodate any of them—hell, she’d already taken Torque’s huge
cock—he was still looking out for her comfort. Not a bad idea, actually. With
her brainwaves affected, her shifting ability could be affected too.

“Then I get her cunt,” Grady said, the tone
of his voice deepening.

When nobody responded, she opened her eyes
slightly to see Torque standing there just staring at the other man. She could feel
his displeasure.

“You get her only if I need relief,” he
finally said. “That’s how she wants it. That’s how I want it.”

Grady chuckled. “The mighty Torque. She’s
got you so pussy-whipped as the humans say. Isn’t that the term?”

Kirk grunted.

Torque stepped closer to the warrior. “Be
careful how you talk to me, Grady. My patience with you is wearing thin.”

“What happened to you, man? You used to be
as wild as they came. And a hell of a lot of fun. Damn the establishment.
Wasn’t that your mantra? Don’t think just because you’re a Koll that all those
days are going to be forgotten and you’re now going to attain some higher
command or following. You’re a rebel. Worse. A screw-up. Always have been.
Always will be.” He grabbed his hard cock. “Now I’m fucking this bitch. Move
aside.”

Jaeda came fully out of her stupor and sat
up. What was wrong with Grady? She’d never heard him talk like that to anyone.

Torque blocked the man then punched him in
the jaw so hard that she heard a crack as he fell to the floor. She looked
down. Grady didn’t move.

Torque shook out his hand. “Son of a
bitch!” He fisted his fingers then relaxed them and rubbed his knuckles.

Kirk moved closer. “Did you break it?
What’s with that guy?”

“No. But it hurts like hell. He’s got a jaw
as hard as stone.”

“Grady’s never acted like that before,” Jaeda
told them.

They turned toward her and Torque stepped
closer then he sat on the bed. “It must be the chemicals. I’ve known him for
years. He’s a wildcard but he’s never been that much of an ass.”

“He didn’t touch the chemicals,” Jaeda told
him.

“He touched you. On the inside. He was
exposed.”

“Are we all going to change?” Kirk asked.
“Start acting differently?”

“Doubtful, otherwise we probably already
would be. Though without Leila here to confirm, there’s no way to really tell
what’s going on.” He looked up at Kirk. “It’s just you and I now.” He turned.
“Are you all right to continue?” he asked her.

“What happens when he wakes up?” she asked.

“He’s not going to be happy. I think I
broke his jaw or at least severely injured it.” He checked his sensor. “I can’t
tell by these readings. It’s too close to call. But hopefully he’ll be back to
his old self.”

“He’ll self-heal, right?” Kirk asked.

“Yeah. He’ll be fine.” He looked down at
Grady. “Maybe he has some sort of genetic make-up that isn’t compatible with
the serum. Once we get out of here, if we get out of here, I’ll have our med
people look into it.”

Jaeda began squirming on the bed. She felt
the fire reigniting inside her.

The sensor on Torque’s wrist beeped. He
looked at the readout. “We need to continue.”

* * * * *

Nav-Control Ship FSMF-36, Earth’s Orbit

As she made her way down the corridor of
the ship, Halah checked the weapon she’d confiscated. Fucking pain masters.
They all had their brains in their balls. She hadn’t fought them when they’d
led her away from Frost and into a private room. She’d simply waited. Then
she’d floored them and left a message that would have the rest thinking twice
about going up against her. She’d singed off their cocks and didn’t feel a
moment of regret. Her electrical abilities remained strong enough to pull her
out of a lot of shit when necessary.

She hadn’t been able to get in contact with
anyone on Earth. Daegal must have taken out their satellite system. She needed
to get down to the planet and try to find the others. She checked a layout of
the ship posted on one of the walls. Their freight transportation area was down
two floors. As she moved, she heard someone approaching. She froze then quickly
ducked around a corner. They passed her by and disappeared into one of the
lifts.

She needed to find a service ladder. It was
the safest way to go. There should be one at the end of the corridor.

Maybe Earth and Xylon would get lucky and Frost
and Daegal would end up destroying each other. A long shot but a compelling
thought. The Egesa would be easily defeated without a strong and knowledgeable
leader. She’d briefly thought about trying to find Frost and taking her out.
But that would be a suicide mission and she wasn’t ready to die. Yet.

Kam was on his way. She knew he was. She felt
it. Frost’s voice echoed in her head, “He’s coming to me, not you.” She pushed
aside the words. He’d never serve Frost. He loved Xylon. He loved
her
.
She intended to be alive when he got here.

“Frost’s lost her fucking mind.” The male
voice grew louder as a group of people approached.

Halah crouched behind a service pod. The
black structure should blend with her black uniform and hide her as long as
they didn’t get too close.

“I never know who we’re supposed to be
fighting,” another in the group said.

“It makes perfect sense to me,” a female
piped in. “First she was fucked by the Xylons, then she was fucked by the Egesa
and Daegal. It’s about time a woman took a place of command and—”

“But why did she help Earth and shoot down
those d-orbs?” the second man asked. “How does that aid her cause?”

The question grabbed Halah’s attention as
the three hesitated in the corridor. Frost was the one who shot down those
orbs? Interesting.

“She was trying to shake up Daegal. That
would be my guess,” the first man answered.

The woman responded, her voice fading as
they moved on. “I heard that she might be trying to get back in good with
Xylon’s leader.”

“Laszlo?” one of the men asked.

“No, Braden Koll.”

They continued down the corridor and soon
Halah couldn’t hear them any longer. Interesting information if true. She
emerged from hiding and headed toward the service ladder. She glanced around,
then entered the tube and began the descent. With luck, she’d be able to go the
entire way without encountering anyone.

When she reached the transport level, she
jumped down from the ladder. The level looked deserted but she knew guards
would be on duty as well as engineers. She unlocked the weapon she’d stolen
from one of the pain masters.

“Hold up!” a harsh voice ordered from
behind her.

Shit.
She’d
almost made it. Slowly she turned around. A guard eyed her suspiciously. She
glanced around. Only one.

“Who are you? Let me see your
authorization.”

At that moment an alarm sounded. They must
have discovered her escape. The guard glanced toward a video panel on the wall.
When he did, Halah brought the weapon up and shot him right in the chest. He’d
be out for several hours.

She rushed toward the freight transport.
There would be fewer guards and engineers since they’d expect her to try for
the general transport area. She entered quickly and shot the two men on duty.

When she approached the control panel, she
saw immediately that the engineering was a cross between Xylon, Egesa and
Sunevian technology. Luckily she was skilled in all three and set the
coordinates. She hopped into the chamber, slid the door closed and tried to
calm her racing heart.

Planet Earth, State of Colorado, U.S.A.

Underground Tracking Facility

Torque firmly held his ground as Jaeda
lunged, practically attacking him—her need was so great. He kissed her deeply
as he massaged her warm flesh, touching her everywhere he could. He broke the
kiss and twirled her around, pushing her down onto all fours on the bed. Even
though she normally had the ability to shift to accommodate her circumstances,
he still worried about taking her anally while her brainwaves were affected.
But the act needed to be completed—the last required step of the initiation
rite. And he couldn’t bring himself to allow Kirk to do it. “Give me the
lubricant.”

Kirk handed him a tube with some sort of
jelly-like substance inside that he’d said he found in a bag belonging to one
of the women who worked there. Convenient. He’d never been a big believer in
things that came about too easily but he wasn’t about to question this one.

Jaeda squirmed. “Please.”

Torque squeezed out some of the substance.
He coated his cock and inserted some into Jaeda with his finger. Kirk paced
behind him.

“What is wrong with you?” Torque asked.
“You’re as antsy as a taccat surrounded by a pack of lefows.”

Kirk stopped and stared at him. “I have no
idea what that means. But I am antsy. Do you think I’m being affected by the
serum? I don’t feel right.”

“You’re fine.” Torque felt a jolt of
concern and glanced down. Nothing registered on his wrist monitor. If something
wasn’t right with the serum, everyone who’d been injected could be in danger.
No point in letting Kirk think anything might be wrong though. It was too late
to do anything about it, especially since they had no access to medical care.
“Can you fuck her if I need you to?”

“I guess.”

That did not sound good. First Grady, now
Kirk. Was he next? He needed to make sure Jaeda was protected and her
brainwaves were not only stable, but permanently aligned, while he could. He
grabbed her hips and slowly pushed the head of his cock into her ass. She
moaned and pushed back against him, taking him just as easily as she had the
first time. Even in her affected state, her body compensated for his size.

He groaned. He hadn’t been able to take a
woman anally in years. This felt so fucking great, just like the first time
he’d taken her this way. Torque glanced over his shoulder at Kirk. The man’s
heavy breathing was distracting. “Don’t stand behind me. It’s creepy.”

“Sorry.” He came around to the other side
of the bed. His cock looked rock hard. Apparently whatever effects he was
suffering hadn’t killed his sex drive. He began stroking himself as he stared
at Jaeda.

Torque slid his cock deeper. He closed his
eyes, reveling in the exquisite feeling. He began to move slowly, prolonging
the pleasure. A groan from Kirk drew him out of the moment and he glanced to
the side.

The man was stroking himself faster. Kirk
stepped close to the bed and looked as if he wanted to touch Jaeda, but didn’t
dare.

Jaeda whimpered. “I need to come. I’m on
fire.”

Torque got up on the bed, kneeling behind
her. He gradually pushed her down onto her stomach, going down with her and
keeping his cock in her ass the entire time. Slowly he rolled them over and his
cock plunged deep. They both groaned. His arm circled her waist, holding them
together. He’d never been able to do this with a woman. His cock was too long
and too thick. “Lick her clit,” he told Kirk, barely able to get the words out.

“Oh yeah.” Kirk released his cock. He
pushed Jaeda’s thighs apart, until her legs draped widely over the top of
Torque’s. He dropped to his knees at the end of the bed and ducked his head.

Jaeda moaned and Torque knew that’s when
Kirk’s tongue touched her. She began undulating between them. Her breathing became
rapid and she made a sound between a whimper and a moan as she came.

“Ah, ah, ah!”

She bucked atop his cock and reached for
Kirk’s head. Her muscles tightened around his cock, causing him to come hard
right along with her. “Fuck yeah!” Torque then heard a sound from Kirk and
assumed that he came by his own hand.

“Argh!”

In that instant, all three of them coming
together seemed to energize the room. Torque actually felt renewed and his
thinking became more clear. Yes. He knew what they needed to do.

After they all collapsed, Torque shifted,
extracting himself from Jaeda. He sat up on the side of the bed and a few
moments passed before he stood and walked into the bathroom to clean himself
up. The small towels were rough and uncomfortable on his skin. He wished for
something softer for Jaeda.

He heard her and Kirk talking in soft
tones. Kirk was a decent human being as far as he could tell. Still, he wanted
the man gone. He felt strangely disconnected and needed some time alone with
Jaeda to re-center himself. When he came out of the bathroom, he nudged Grady.
Still out cold. He crouched down to make sure the man was breathing.

“Is he alive?” Jaeda asked.

“Yeah. He should have come to by now. I
don’t know what the problem is.” Torque sat on the bed. He checked the
brainwave sensor and nodded. “We won’t need you anymore, Kirk. How are you feeling?”

“I’m all right. Whatever was bothering me
passed. I’ll just clean up and then give you two some privacy. I’ll check on
communications and video to see if I can get anything. I’ll give you a report
later.”

Jaeda touched Kirk’s arm. “Thanks.” She
graced him with a small smile.

They both watched him enter the bathroom.
When he shut the door behind him, Torque turned toward her. “How are
you
feeling?”

“Better. My brain doesn’t feel so scrambled
anymore. Is the rite done?”

“Not quite. I still need to fuck you once
more to make certain your brainwaves realign properly. But you’re stabilized
now for the most part so we won’t need Kirk anymore.”

“I really wish you wouldn’t call it that.”

“What?”

“Fucking.”

He simply stared at her. Women confused the
hell out of him sometimes. “You even called it that. What do you want me to call
it?”

“I don’t know. I guess I’m just feeling
like all of this is a bit impersonal.”

“I know you enjoyed it. You came. Several
times.”

“Yes.” She let out a heavy sigh. “And Grady
and Kirk barely needed to participate.”

“They did their parts. Sexual intensity and
release have a big effect on the success of the ceremony and keep hormonal
production from reaching levels that would cause the brain to overload. Or some
such shit.”

“Well, what happens now?”

Torque moved beside her on the bed and
reached his arm around her to draw her close. Maybe it would give her the
comfort she apparently needed. “While we were fuck—” He shook his head.
“Enjoying each other’s pussy and cock, I came up with a plan.”

“You were thinking of a plan while we were
having sex? Torque!”

“What?” Why was she staring at him as if he
was crazy? “I can multi-task.”

“Fuck.”

Torque pulled away and raised his hands in
surrender. “I’m not even going to try to understand you. But I need you to
listen to me.”

“Fine. What’s this plan?”

“We’ll need to work out the details later,
but rescue isn’t coming anytime soon, it seems—especially since we can’t
communicate with anyone—so we’re going to need to shift the balance of power. I
hadn’t wanted to put you and Kirk in additional danger by implementing plans on
our own but too much time has passed. We’re out of choices.”

“Kirk and I are ready to do whatever has to
be done. You can count on that.” She waited but he didn’t elaborate. Finally
she asked, “What do you think is happening on the outside? Do you really
believe there’s hope?”

Torque didn’t know what to say to that. No
one had come for them, which didn’t set well with him. Grady had come in alone,
which meant his warriors were still out there. When he didn’t return, they
should have come looking for him. Brianna and Sam should have heard about the
facility being overrun and should have come looking for them. When he didn’t
check in with Halah, she should have come looking for them. “I don’t know but I
don’t intend to give up. As long as we’re alive, yes, I believe there’s hope.”

“You said that we need to shift the balance
of power but you didn’t explain. How?”

“First we need to make certain that you’re
completely out of danger. Then after Grady wakes up and we’re all together,
we’ll discuss details.” He leaned forward and covered her mouth with his,
kissing her as if for the last time.

* * * * *

Earth’s Orbit

Leila stood before Daegal. From the foot
traffic going in and out of his quarters, it was obvious that he no longer
cared about who saw him. To her, that meant he expected victory. His
resemblance to Laszlo was remarkable. But then, they were brothers. Part of a
triad. Like Alexa’s children. She was amazed at how long they’d all been able
to keep the secret. She understood why Laszlo had kept the relationship a
secret. She wasn’t as certain of Daegal’s motives. Trying to understand a
madman seemed futile at best.

“You are Xylon’s senior healer,” he said to
her.

An odd statement. “You know that.”

“Yes.” His eyes narrowed. “But why is their
senior healer on Earth? How long have you been here?”

So he didn’t know that their group had just
arrived. Was that possible or was he simply baiting her, trying to uncover more
information? She remained silent.

“Your lone support ship has been destroyed.
Did you know that?”

Her heart clenched. A lie. It had to be.
She fought hard not to outwardly react. She clutched her hands together to
prevent him from seeing her fingers tremble.

“Whoever else was with you in the tracking
facility will soon be dead. What was your mission?”

“What do you care?” she finally asked. “You
have taken the planet by force. All must comply to your wishes now. Correct?”
She didn’t intend to give this monster any information. But he’d given her
some. Her friends were still alive.

“Yes.” He smiled. “You are right.” He
studied her for several moments. “I think I will make a present of you to my
brother. He’s always been fascinated with you. Of course, so have I. Maybe we
will share you.” He stepped forward and reached out to touch her cheek.

Leila pulled back.

He chuckled then motioned a guard forward.
“Take her to the holding facility. Strip her down.” His gaze locked with hers.
“We will break you. And then, you will turn to our side, like so many others.”

An officer entered and whispered something
in his ear. Daegal’s eyes narrowed. “Take her away,” he ordered then he turned
toward the officer.

Before she could figure out what they were
conversing about, she was dragged from the room. There was no way that she was
going to allow herself to be Daegal’s prisoner. She’d die first. At least she’d
accomplished her mission. There was still a chance to defeat the Egesa.

If Daegal was telling the truth, Halah was
dead. She felt for Kam and Josella. They loved her. Not many trusted her. A
time existed when even she didn’t care for Halah. Or trust her. But they’d made
peace and Halah would be an asset missed in this war and beyond.

The guard pulled her down the corridor. He
wasn’t a highbred assassin, only a lowly Egesa. Not even a soldier. Better for
her. Strong, but of low intelligence. She just needed an opportunity. As they
got closer to the holding area, her tension rose. Once locked away, her chance
of escaping dropped dramatically. Her heart pounded in her chest as she tried
to think.

Erik’s words came back to her.
Don’t
overthink the situation.
She’d heard him say that numerous times to
WAITs—warriors in training. She breathed deeply, slowing her heartbeat. Then
she simply stopped, planting her feet apart for balance.

The Egesa stopped beside her and looked
down at her curiously. He grunted and tugged her forward.

His strength was too much for her to counter,
so she sagged to her knees, dropping her body weight. It was just enough to get
him off balance. When he leaned over her, she shifted to her back and kicked
his knee hard. He howled and started to tumble, first backward then toward her
as he tried to rebalance. Using his forward momentum, she reached for his belt
and flipped him over onto his back. She scrambled for the disruptor on his side
and swung the weapon toward him. They’d confiscated her scatter ray when they’d
captured her. Armed again, her confidence rose. When she saw that the guard had
hit his head and was out cold, she refrained from shooting him. The noise would
bring others.

She searched his jacket and found a
trans-conn. It was useless to her. She didn’t know how to reprogram it for her
genetics. Before she could find his access card, the sound of heavy boots
caught her attention. She jumped up and ducked around the corner, her heart
pounding in her chest. Quickly, she pulled the Xylon insignias off her uniform,
then strapped on the weapon. With luck, she’d appear to be a highbred assassin,
which should buy her some time if anyone came across her.

A pain master passed her in the hall. She
recognized the markings on his jacket. Luckily he never looked to the side as
he passed the joining corridors, so he didn’t see the downed Egesa. She glanced
around. No one else nearby. She followed behind him, careful not to make any
noise. He headed straight to the holding area. He might even have been there
for her. She squeezed through the door before it closed and blocked her access.

They must not have other prisoners in this
particular area because she didn’t see any guards. He entered the processing
station, removed his jacket and took a case out of a locker. She shuddered,
knowing the case contained torture equipment. When he moved toward the actual
holding area, she crept into the processing station and searched his jacket.
Yes!
She switched the Egesa trans-conn device with the pain master’s device. His
would be compatible with her genetics. She could materialize down to the planet
now and find the others.