New Species 03 Valiant (23 page)

gone, the less chances of finding them alive. I promised

your grandma on her deathbed that I’d look out for you

like my own family.”

Tammy walked the sheriff to the door where his

escort waited. Valiant walked up behind her. The second

the door closed, Valiant held out a glass of water and two

pain pills. She swallowed them and handed the glass

back to him. He slammed it onto the nearest table, spun,

grabbed her and lifted her off her feet. Tammy gasped,

staring at him as he curled her against his chest. He

headed for the bedroom.

“Put me down.”

He ignored her request. “You spoke to that man, you

ate, took your pills, and now I get to take you to bed.

That was the deal.”

“It was.” She laughed as he tossed her onto the bed.

Valiant gripped her cotton pants and pulled them

down her legs. Her panties were quickly removed. He

crouched over her on the bed, grinning. “I get to lick you

now.”

The doorbell chimed. Valiant’s humor instantly

vanished, anger tightened his features and he snarled.

“Ignore it.”

Tammy hesitated. “But…”

His hands gripped her thighs, spread them wider,

and he lowered his head. Tammy fell back against the

mattress, digging her fingernails into the sheets, no

longer caring who was at the door as his mouth fastened

over her clit. He nuzzled his face tighter between her

thighs, rapidly tonguing her clit in strong flicks that

instantly made all thought leave her head. He growled

against her.

“I love when you vibrate,” she moaned.

Valiant purred, vibrating more. The sensation

became so good she could barely stand it, her thighs

tightened around his head and his strong hands forced

them apart again. He held her immobile until all she

could do was arch her back and cry out her pleasure. In

minutes Tammy screamed his name, twitching under his

mouth, as she came hard.

He lifted his head away and dragged her limp body

toward him at the edge of the bed. Her eyes opened and

she peered at him where he knelt on the carpet. Valiant’s

eyes were narrowed, his beautiful gaze intense and filled

with passion. He released her when her butt nearly slid

off the edge of the mattress and gently placed her feet on

the carpet to keep her from slumping to the floor.

He didn’t look away from her gaze as he tore open

the front of his pants, shoved them down his legs, bent

to completely remove them, and kicked them away. He

leaned down, grabbed her hips, and rolled her over onto

her stomach.

Valiant bent her over the mattress. He used his feet

to gently urge her thighs apart. She spaced her knees

and he crowded in behind her. She moaned as his cock

nudged her pussy and slowly pressed inside, parting her

vaginal walls.

“Mine,” he growled as his big body curled around her

and his arms braced his upper body from crushing hers

under him.

“Yes,” she moaned, gripping his hands on the bed

next to her. “God yes.”

Valiant tensed for a second but began to rock his hips

against her ass to drive his cock into her harder and

deeper. He moved his legs to the outside of hers,

lowering his hips to fuck her at a new angle and Tammy

urged him on with soft moans and pleas to move faster.

He felt incredible to her, every hard inch awakening

and stroking wonderful nerve endings that drove her

pleasure higher and higher until she knew she was about

to come again. Her vaginal muscles clamped around him

and she screamed his name as it happened.

A roar tore from his throat. Tammy clung to his

hands as he drove into her the last time, still climaxing

around him, and loving the warm heat spreading from

his release. He collapsed over her to pin her tighter under

his body but he made sure she could still breathe.

“We should do this after every breakfast,” he said and

chuckled next her ear.

She smiled, turned her head, and met his gaze. “I

could take a nap.”

He hesitated. “I would take one with you but I have

to see what our company wants first. They are waiting in

the other room.”

Her mouth fell open. “What?” She tried to push him

up but he was too heavy over her back and didn’t budge.

He grinned at her.

“We have company in the other room. They are

probably waiting for both of us.”

Tammy twisted her head the other way. The

bedroom door stood wide open. She frantically shoved at

Valiant. “Get off. Damn it, why didn’t you tell me? They

could have walked in here and seen us!”

Valiant

shrugged,

seemed

unconcerned,

and

separated their bodies. He rose to his feet and strode to

the bedroom door. “We’ll be out in a minute.” He

slammed it closed and turned to face her.

Tammy shot him a glare as she grabbed her

discarded pants and underwear, trying to put them on

quickly as she sat on the edge of the bed. “You knew

someone came into our rooms and you just ignored it?

What if they walked in here? What if they’d seen— Hell,

anything we’ve been doing?”

His arms crossed over his chest, and he appeared

highly amused. “I would have killed them for disturbing

us.”

She yanked her shirt down her body from where it

had ridden up when Valiant had been riding her. She

smirked at that thought. “You go out there. I’m hiding in

here. They had to have heard everything.”

“They probably heard us two floors away or more

and definitely on this entire floor.”

Her mouth dropped open. “Seriously?”

“Yes. We have good hearing.” He looked really happy

about it too.

“Damn it, Valiant. That’s not funny. You mean to tell

me every time we have sex, everyone probably on two or

three floors knows what we’re doing?”

“You scream my name and I can’t stop from voicing

how good you make me feel.”

Tammy remained sitting on the bed, not sure her

knees would hold her weight at that moment as shock

rolled through her. She put her hands over her face. “I

can never face anyone again. That’s so embarrassing.”

Hands suddenly grabbed her as he yanked her to her

feet. Tammy’s head jerked up. She stared in shock at

Valiant’s enraged expression. His hands weren’t hurting

her but he had a firm hold on her.

“Do I embarrass you?”He snarled the words.

“No!” It horrified her that he’d come to that

conclusion.

“Does it embarrass you that others know you enjoy

being touched by me and having me inside you?”

being touched by me and having me inside you?”

“No! Don’t think that way. How can you even say

that? I wanted to come here with you. I’m from a small

town, Valiant. Fifteen minutes after I demanded to stay

with you, agreed to allow you to carry me off in one of

your Jeeps, my entire town knew about us. I’m not

ashamed to be with you one bit. I’m embarrassed

because it’s just uncomfortable to think that everyone can

hear us having sex. That’s kind of private and personal.”

His expression relaxed and his hold on her arms

gentled until he barely touched her. “Yes. I’m sorry I got

the wrong impression.”

“What you got was pissed. You were livid with me.

You do not embarrass me, Valiant. I’m not ashamed to

be with you. I am really attracted to you. I…” she softly

cursed. “I really am drawn to you deeply and I don’t give

a rat’s ass what someone else thinks about that if they

aren’t happy with it. A re we clear?”

“Yes.” He swallowed hard, his expression softening.

“I was so angry because it hurt me very deeply to believe

you didn’t want anyone to know about me and you. I

know humans hate us and the idea of you thinking less

of me for not being human hurt.”

Something inside her chest broke a little for him. It

tore her up that she’d mistakenly hurt his feelings and

made him unsure of where he stood with her. She pulled

out of his arms, glanced at the bed, and gripped his arm

to balance her weight when she stepped up onto the

mattress. She turned, released his arm, and met his

surprised look at her new position of being slightly taller

than him.

“You’re just so tall. It’s hard to do this otherwise.

Step closer to me.”

He didn’t hesitate. He moved to stand before her.

Tammy gripped his cheeks and bent enough to go nose

to nose with him. She stared into his exotic eyes, loving

them and probably loving him too. She pushed that

concept back, not wanting to go there at that moment.

Falling in love with him as deeply as she suspected she

was would complicate her life beyond imagination.

“I am not ashamed of you. You are better than any

human man I’ve ever met, Valiant. A thousand times

over. You’re incredibly sweet to me, you always seem to

want to take care of me, even though I’m not sure about

fattening me up.” She grinned. “A nd the sex is amazing.

You’re smart, caring, and while some things about you

drive me nuts, such as how aggressive you can be, I kind

of like it. I actually really like it when you get all

possessive. I don’t care who knows we’re seeing each

other. I just don’t want anyone seeing me naked besides

you. Okay?”

His arms wrapped around her waist to pull her flat

against his body. “I’d beat them senseless if they did.

They fear me, but you never should. I will never hurt

you, Tammy.”

“I believe that.” She did. “We probably should go see

who is waiting in the other room.”

“Let them wait. I want to hold you right now.”

She nodded and released his face to wrap her arms

around his neck, her face buried in the curve of his

shoulder, and he wrapped his arms around her to cling

tighter to her. Tammy wrapped her legs around his

waist. He held her entire weight easily—the guy was a

breathing tank on legs. She grinned.

Valiant slid his arm lower to hook Tammy under her

ass to make sure she didn’t release him any time soon.

He breathed in her scent, his eyes closed now, and

nuzzled her hair. She hadn’t said she loved him but he

could find patience for her.

He refrained from stating they were doing more than

seeing each other. She was his mate, his other half, and

now a part of his soul. He loved her. It was a new

emotion but he wasn’t afraid to admit it. She warmed

him inside, made him happy, and having her against his

body was just right. Perfect. They fit despite their size

difference. She was wonderful to him in every way.

Except she’s too small. I need to feed her more. He

smiled.

He remembered when he’d entered her wondrous

body and told her she was his. He’d told her “mine” and

she’d said yes. His grin widened. She’d actually said “God

yes”. She’d brought her religious faith into it. That had to

mean she had been completely honest and sincere. Hope

turned into joy. Tammy was his. His hugged her a little

tighter.

“Mine.”

She didn’t protest and he knew then he’d be able to

keep her forever.

“Okay. Now let’s go face whoever is in the other

room.” Tammy smiled at Valiant after he lowered her

back to her feet.

“It’s Slade and Trisha. They brought Brass with

them.”

Valiant smiled when he stepped back from her. He

held out his hand that Tammy accepted, opened the

door, and they walked together down the hallway.

Trisha, Slade, and a New Species man waited inside the

living room, sitting on the couch and on a chair. The

men looked amused. Trisha just smiled.

“What do you want?” Valiant glared at Slade. “We

had to get dressed. We would be taking a nap right now

if it weren’t for you being here.”

A grin spread across Slade’s face and his blue eyes

sparkled. “Trisha wanted to talk to both of you. She was

tired last night and says she didn’t think about it. She

demanded we come over here right now.”

Valiant glanced at the other man. “Hello, Brass. What

are you doing here?”