Ral's Woman (7 page)

“She is softer inside too.” Ral released Ariel and slid his
palm over her, cupping her mound to cover her sex. “You have seen enough.”

The woman backed up. “Can she enter your mind? Any signs of
abilities like that?”

“No.” Ral’s hand left her mound to help her sit up. He
handed her clothes back and started to help her dress. “She has no abilities
that could control me.”

Ahhu was frowning. “Then why did you bound to her?”

Ral lifted Ariel up off the table to help her put on her
pants. “Seeing her was enough. I was drawn to her fragile beauty. She smelled
good and I wanted her intensely. When we were alone I got to know her very well.
I knew she was mine to keep. I knew she was the woman I wanted bound to.”

The scientist studied Ral. “She pleases you?”

Ral nodded. Now that Ariel was dressed Ral’s anger seemed to
dissipate. “More than I have ever been pleased in my life.” He looked down at
Ariel. “Let her look at your implant.” He eyed Ahhu. “Can you download the
program and load her language into our translators so all Zorn can understand
her? How long will that take?”

Ahhu walked to a wall and got another device. She walked to
Ariel. “Tell her to sit.”

Ariel sat. “Please remind her that I can understand her.”

Ral chuckled. “She can understand you, Ahhu. You just can’t
understand her.”

The woman ran the device over the wrong ear. Ariel pointed.
“This one.”

The woman moved and ran it over the right ear. The woman read
the small screen and frowned. She looked at Ral. “Let me see you.”

Ahhu scanned both ears on Ral and frowned. “They put a new
implant in your left ear, Argis Ral. I would like to remove the other-world
implant from you. We do not know what their technology can do. It could be
dangerous.”

“No. If you do I could not understand Ariel.”

“Your father is going to order all of the implants removed
from the other world. We do not know if they contain tracking devices or even
harmful tendencies. They could release poison.”

“What are the chances?”

The woman hesitated. “Good. Remember history.”

Ariel frowned. She met Ral’s eyes. “We won’t be able to able
to understand each other, will we?”

“No. The Zorn translators obviously don’t know your language
or they’d be able to understand you.”

“At least let us remove them for testing. We might be able
to download their program to adapt it to our translators,” Ahhu said softly.

Ral frowned. “Remove the other implants from our people and
test those.”

“They all must be removed, Argis Ral. I swear to you that I
will work very hard to find the way for our translators to work for your bound
woman.”

Ral growled. There was no translation. “Leave us and lock
the door. We need some time together.”

Ahhu nodded. “The other Zorn recovered are coming in right
now. I’ll remove their implants first.” She left the room.

Ral met Ariel’s eyes. “We need to do this. She could be
right. We have had something like this happen before to some of our warriors
who were captured by other world species. They were given alien implants that
released poison that killed them all. It happened days after they escaped.”

“But we’ve been traveling for three weeks.”

“We have been aboard their ship. We are out of range of any
signal it could have sent out now that we are on the planet. It is safer if we
do this. I won’t take the risk with your life or mine.”

“I understand.”

Ral reached for her. “It doesn’t matter if we can talk or
not.” He pulled her into his arms. “We know how it is between us.”

“We do.”

“I will take care of you. It shouldn’t be too difficult for
them to get a working translator. We have the Anzons ship as well with their
programs. We’ll find your language and work it into our translators. We can do
this together, Ariel.”

“We can do this,” she echoed, hoping they were both right.

“It won’t be long before they figure it out.”

Ariel stared up into his eyes and cupped his face with her
hands. “I love you.” One of her hands lowered from his face to his heart. “I
love you so much, Ral.” She touched his chest. She wasn’t sure his heart was
where she touched but she’d heard a thump there under her ear when they slept.
“My heart to yours.”

Ral smiled. “I am in love with you too, Ariel.”

She forced a smile that she didn’t feel. She was a little
afraid of not being able to talk to Ral for a few days. Ariel wondered if Ral
was putting up a brave front as well. She just had to have some faith that
they’d make it work somehow.

“Just don’t feed me hot things that make my mouth burn. I
won’t be able to understand you when you describe my food choices this time.”

He laughed. “I’ll remember. I’ll take good care of you.”

Ariel hated not being able to talk to Ral. After their
implants had been removed, he had led her outside where a driver and vehicle
waited. They’d left the city for a forested area. Ral’s home was at the edge of
a village. Other large homes were within sight, but they were distant enough
that there was privacy.

Ral had a beautiful home, though Zorn homes were not like
houses back on Earth. Zorn homes were made out of a pretty red stone. The walls
were smooth to the touch as if they had been polished. They had wood furniture
but the colors didn’t come from any type of trees Arial had ever seen—shades of
red and deep purples, some were even black. The cloth material on the couches
and on the Zorn clothing was thick, soft cotton-like blends.

Ral gave Ariel a tour of each room in his house. He smiled
at her as he led her to a large bedroom last. He softly growled at her as he swept
her into his arms, taking her to the bed. He growled at her again. She knew he
was talking—it wasn’t just him growling at her—but she couldn’t understand him.

Their eyes met as Ral pinned her under him. He touched her
throat with his finger and ran it up to her mouth. He growled at her.

“Do you want to hear what I sound like when I talk without
the translator on?”

Nodding his head, Ral grinned. He either understood what she
was asking or maybe he just wanted to encourage her to keep speaking.

“I love your house. It’s bigger than I thought it would be
and I love the darker tones. I never really enjoyed the color red or thought
there were so many shades of red but there are. I love them. I also never
thought purple would be in a straight man’s home, but we’re not on Earth. Purple
definitely is sexy around a hunk like you.”

Ral chuckled. No translation was needed for that sound. His
amazing eyes sparkled with amusement as his head lowered. He brushed his lips
over hers. Ariel wrapped her arms around his neck to pull him closer. She was
addicted to sex with the man since she’d met him. They had no problem
communicating when they touched. They both knew exactly what they were saying
as the kiss deepened. They wanted each other.

A loud buzz sounded. Ral’s body tensed. He broke the kiss, reluctantly
pulling his mouth from hers. He snarled something as he climbed off her. He
eyed her body with a long hungry look. Holding his hand palm out to her, he
turned around walking out of the bedroom. She stayed in bed like his hand
indicated.

Minutes passed until Ariel heard a loud sound. It sounded
like glass smashing. Snarls were the next thing she heard. She jumped off the
bed to run out of the bedroom. Panic washed over her—something was wrong. She
came to a halt as she saw the living room.

Ral was facing off with a snarling Zorn woman. The female
was tall and muscular. She was attractive. Dark brown hair flowed down her back
to her knees. Much of her athletic body was showing in the dress she wore, low
cut at her breasts and raised high on her shapely legs. Both of them were
oblivious to Ariel.

The woman grabbed Ral’s arm with a snarl. He slapped her
hand away, snarling something back at her that didn’t sound nice. The woman let
her hand drop. They glared at each other. The woman’s nostrils flared. She
snapped her head in Ariel’s direction to glare at her. Ariel didn’t need a
translator to understand the woman hated her. Rage was evident. The woman
snarled and took a step in Ariel’s direction.

Ral moved in the woman’s path to Ariel. He snarled at the
woman for a while. Ariel got that he was angry from his tone. Ariel couldn’t
see the woman anymore with Ral’s body between them but when he stopped snarling
the woman snarled back. They were obviously arguing. Ral pointed to the front
door and snarled.

Nope
, Ariel thought. She didn’t need a translation.
The woman was furious that Ral was with her and he wanted the woman to leave.
The woman didn’t leave. Instead she lunged at Ral. He took a step back when the
woman attacked him and grabbed the fists pelting him. He threw the woman away
from him and she landed hard on her ass by the door. Ral snarled again,
pointing at the front door.

Ariel could see her now. The woman shot her a glare as she
softly growled. She got to her knees and reached for her hem. In shock, Ariel
saw the woman yank the dress over her head. It looked like Zorn women didn’t
wear undergarments because the woman was now completely naked.

Zorn women weren’t that different. Her breast looked the
same but between her legs was slightly different. The woman obviously didn’t
own a much-needed razor. It put a new spin on the term bush. The woman’s eyes
locked on Ral as she dropped to her hands and knees. She softly growled at him,
lowering her head, her arms bent at the elbows. She lowered her breasts to the
floor and it put her ass high in the air as she spread her thighs about a foot
apart.

“Oh hell no,” Ariel gasped. She was shocked but again she
didn’t need a translator. The woman was offering herself sexually to Ral.

Ral turned to frown at Ariel. She met his eyes. He pointed
to the bedroom. Pain shot through Ariel hard. Was he going to accept the
bitch’s offer? He wanted Ariel to return to their room. That was clear. She
shook her head no at him. She felt a burst of emotions—jealousy and hurt were
the strongest initial feelings. Anger and shock came in at a close second. Ral
took a deep breath. He continued to frown at Ariel. He pointed again to the
bedroom.

“Fuck you,” she said softly. She shook her head no, crossing
her arms. “If you touch that bitch I’m out of here.”

Ariel hesitated and then pointed at the woman. She pointed
at the door. She pointed at Ral and then showed him her hand. She pointed to
him and then the woman. Then she pointed to herself and the door. She hoped he
understood what she meant. She let her anger show. She growled at him.

Ral was still frowning. He looked confused. Ariel stormed
over to him and looked up to stare into his eyes. She pointed to herself and
then him. She pointed to the woman and then him. She shook her head no at him.
He knew what that meant—no was no universally from what she had seen on the
shaking of a head movement. Hot tears fill her eyes. If he touched that woman
she’d leave him. She didn’t care what happened to her out on his planet. She
wasn’t going to stay with a man who’d fuck another woman.

Ral’s frown softened. He pointed to the woman, shaking his
head no. He touched his chest and then hers. He sighed as his eyes left hers to
look down at the naked woman bent over on the floor. He growled something at her.

Ariel watched the woman’s response. The woman snarled as she
lifted her chest from the floor. She looked pissed as hell as she reached for
her discarded dress. She yanked it over her head and down over her body as she
got to her feet. She snarled before she lunged at Ariel.

Ral moved fast and wrapped his arm around Ariel to jerk her
out of reach of the furious woman. He dropped Ariel to her feet behind him and
shoved the woman toward the door again with the arm not locked around Ariel. He
snarled as he released Ariel.

The woman lunged for Ariel again, but Ral grabbed her by the
throat. He lifted her, stomped to the front door and jerked it open. In seconds
he dropped the uninjured woman outside the door and slammed it shut, locking
it. His blue eyes met Ariel’s before he advanced.

Ariel gasped as Ral grabbed her. He softly growled at her as
he hoisted her into his arms and marched for the bedroom. Behind them the woman
outside pounded on the door. She rang the annoying bell over and over. Ral ignored
it as he carried Ariel into their bedroom. He turned to kick the door shut. It
almost muted the sounds of the woman attacking his front door and doorbell. He
walked to the bed easing Ariel to her feet.

She undressed as Ral did. Relief flooded Ariel. He wanted
her. He’d kicked the other woman out of his house. He climbed on the bed and
flipped on his back. He smiled and softly growled at her. He patted his thighs,
giving her a look she knew well. Being ridden was his favorite position.

She climbed on the bed after him. Straddling his hips, she
kept his erection behind her. Ariel grinned as she ran her fingertips over his
chest wall. The man had a body she wanted to lick so she didn’t hesitate to do
it. She lowered her head and started at his right nipple. Groans were also
universal. Ral also suffered from heavy breathing after a few minutes of Ariel
using her tongue and teeth on him.

Ral gripped her hips, lifting her. She gasped. She was always
surprised at his strength as he lowered her onto his body so she was right over
his cock. She spread her thighs a little wider. She was wet and ready as he
eased himself into her. She threw her head back moaning as she settled down on
him so he was seated deep inside her. The sensation was amazing.

Ariel rode Ral at a slow pace. She twisted her hips as she
moved up and down on Ral so every thick inch of him hit nerves inside her that
drove her passion level up. She locked her eyes with his. Ral ran his hands
over her body down to the vee of her thighs to finger her clit. He brushed the
sensitive nub gently as he softly growled at her. The look in his eyes told her
whatever he was saying was good. She really missed knowing what he was saying
to her. She knew he thought she was wet and tight. She knew he loved the way she
felt surrounding him tightly as her body gripped his cock. She squeezed her
muscles tighter when she moved faster.

Ariel came with a shout. The climax hit her when Ral rubbed
her clit faster with his fingertips applying more pressure. Ral pulsed and throbbed
hard inside her as he exploded. She collapsed on his chest.

Ral let his hands run up and down her spine. Ariel loved his
rough-textured hands on her bare skin and she shivered. He started to harden
again inside her, his rapid recovery time impressive. Zorn men were a lot like
human men in some ways yet so different in others. Ral had the stamina of at
least five human men. He gently rolled them over until she was pinned to the
bed under him.

Ariel grinned up at him. “I love you.”

Ral eyed her and tilted his head. Ariel touched her heart
and then his. A grin split his face. He shifted his hips and then drove into
her. He moved fast and hard. Ariel locked her legs high around his waist so her
heels dug into his moving ass. She clung to him and rolled her hips as he
pounded into her. Ecstasy flowed through her body, her inner muscles quivering
around his cock, and screamed out again minutes later as she came hard. Ral
followed her and collapsed on her. He was careful not to crush her. He kissed
her neck, a growl rumbling from him.

She had to admit when he softly growled like that into her
skin it turned her on as much as his loving words did. She caressed his hair as
her fingers slid into his thick tresses. She loved his long hair. She never
thought she’d find really long hair sexy on a man but everything about Ral turned
her on.

He climbed off Ariel. He smiled as held out his hand to her.
She gripped his hand to let him help lift her off his bed. He led her silently
into the bathroom where they showered together. She loved to wash Ral. He
seemed to love to run his soapy hands over her body.

She realized as they touched each other that it was more
than just cleaning. Her body heated up and she grinned as Ral obviously grew
aroused. She let her soapy hands run down his stomach to wash every muscle
along the way and finally her hand lowered to the hard flesh pointed at her.
Both of her hands closed over him and she explored him with her fingers.

Ral leaned back against the wall and his eyes narrowed with
lust. Ariel watched his expression as she rubbed him and let her fingernails
lightly rake his balls. Ral’s eyes shut and a moan escaped. He tilted his head
back. His lips parted so she could see his sharp teeth. Those teeth had once
frightened her. Now she knew the wonderful feeling of when he raked them over
her skin.

Ral came with a roar. He jerked with the violence of his
release. Ariel smiled up at him when he finally opened his eyes. His grin was
wide and happy as he stared down at her. He reached up and cupped her face with
both his hands. He lowered his head to brush his lips over hers. They got
dressed in the bedroom.

As she got dressed irritation surged through her that the
woman outside hadn’t given up. The doorbell was still going off with the
occasional thump from the woman kicking or punching the door. Ral eyed Ariel.
He touched his heart and then hers. He walked out of the bedroom. Ariel
followed him.

She was stunned as she watched Ral open the front door and
move out of the way. The woman stormed into Ral’s house snarling. Her dark eyes
narrowed. Hatred poured from their depths as she shot a glare at Ariel. The
woman snapped her head in Ral’s direction when she spoke to him softly.

Ral’s eyes went to Ariel and he touched his chest and
pointed to Ariel. He was telling her that he loved her. Ariel frowned and her
eyes went back to the woman. If he loved her then why in the hell was that
woman in their home?

The woman dropped to her knees and reached for her dress
again. She started to tug up her outfit. Rage slammed through Ariel. If Ral
thought he could have them both he was about to get a serious reality check. Ariel
stormed for the front door. She was leaving. She didn’t care what his people
did with her. She’d probably end up at the medical center like a guinea pig but
it would be better than watching Ral touch another woman.

She saw Ral frown as she stormed past him. Opening the front
door, she stormed out and slammed it shut behind her. She just stared—it was
foreign to her on Zorn. Red tinged almost everything. She started to walk for
the road, fighting back tears. Ral had brought her to his world, refused to let
her go home, and now he’d discarded her. Maybe discarded wasn’t the right word
she admitted. He hadn’t asked her to leave. He’d just let a naked woman into
their lives.