Sergius: #4 (Luna Lodge: Hunters of Atlas) (4 page)

He grunted against her mouth and pulled back to nip her lip.

Jade swung her leg over his hips to press her hot center against his stiff length. She was wet for him as she slid her aching lips over his length.

Sergius returned to her mouth and rolled over onto his back so he could stare up at her as she slid her aching center over his rigid shaft.

Jade placed her palms flat on his chest and felt the hard muscles there as she moved. Her center began to throb at the need he created in her.

She slid over him, bumping her clit against the head of his cock. With each bump and moan, she quickened her pace.

His hands slid from her hips up to her breasts. His fingers circled her hard nipples, and she hissed loudly when he pinched them between his fingers. She could feel her insides clenching, trying to hold off the orgasm threatening to come.

Over and over he rolled her nipples between his fingers, occasionally tweaking them as he did so. She moaned loudly when he sat up and brought his mouth to her left breast. His mouth covered her as he licked the nipped the sensitive peak.

Her hips jerked fast over him, and she felt her wetness dripping down onto his stomach as she did so.

That only seemed to ignite him more. She pulled his mouth away from her breast and leaned down and placed her mouth against his once again. This time their tongues moved in time with her body as she stroked him, mimicking the hot motions of sex.

Sergius pulled back and gave a deep growl. The sound of it excited her. She couldn’t say why, but it was as if it called to a part of her she didn’t even know existed.

She quickened her pace, bringing her center directly over his head. She wanted to sink down onto him, but even now it just didn’t seem right. Even in a dream she still couldn’t allow herself to have what she wanted from him.

Jade came hard as she bumped his head one last time with her clit. Sergius shook as his seed sprayed out on to her, mingling with her own juices as she continued to slide slowly up and down him.

She shivered as the last edges of her orgasm came over her.

The world around her started to shimmer and shift out of focus. Sergius vanished from her vision, and she was left floating on her own.

Jade woke up from the hot dream. Her body still ached for him, and she could feel the dampness between her legs when she moved. The dream had been only somewhat satisfying in the end. Her body ached for him still with a need that couldn’t be satisfied with just a little nighttime adventure.

It wasn’t right. She barely knew the man, and yet she couldn’t seem to get him off her mind. Never in her life had she felt this sort of draw to another human being.

She chuckled. Human being? Could she even call him that at this point? Right now she could barely call herself that, let alone the giant hybrid super solider.

Not that it mattered. She’d take him exactly as he was if things weren’t so complicated. And complicated seemed to be exactly how her life was always going to be.

In her life, things like feelings didn’t really happen, and the idea of a boyfriend was a foreign concept, especially when she was now having weird daytime visions of the future.

She shook her head and sighed. Could she be psychic? It didn’t make any sense. If she had some sort of special powers, she would have noticed before. How could she get into her twenties without remembering or noticing visions of the future?

Something had changed in her, or someone had changed her. But who? The hybrids? The Azilians? A long groan escaped her lips.

Life was supposed to have been better for her, easier. Money troubles she knew how to deal with, but how was she supposed to learn how to deal with strange powers?

Maybe it’d all been a coincidence, or a hallucination brought on by her stressing out over her future. Maybe nothing like that would ever happen again.

Sure, hybrids existed in the world, and the Azilians had shown her some freaky stuff, but she wasn’t a hybrid, or a mysterious cult leader; she was just a woman who needed some help paying her bills.

Her thoughts wandered back to the dream. She let out a dark chuckle. It was enjoyable, more than enjoyable. It’d seemed so real, and, quite frankly, was some of the better sex she’d had, if she were being honest.

But she couldn’t let dream sex distract her from the serious situation she remained in. Her future was still on the line, and a little pasta and friendliness wasn’t going to change that.

A flash of heat passed through her body over the memory of Sergius thrusting into her.

No. No. Not Sergius, just a figment of her imagination. She needed to keep that in mind.

Jade flipped the covers off her hot damp body. The only way she was going to get over this was with a cold shower.

She sighed loudly and looked at the clock. 3 AM. At least if she took one now, she still had a chance to get a bit more sleep.

She slipped out of bed and made her way to the bathroom. She flipped on the cold water and sighed again.

Cold shower and some chocolate, that should do it. Then maybe she’d be able to go back to sleep without having him crowding her dreams and fulfilling all her fantasies.

Fantasies were for fairytales, and her life certainly was no fairytale.

Chapter Six

Jade didn’t really know what she was thinking. The whole idea had been that she would stay away from Sergius.

She needed to keep her focus until she figured out her situation. Hanging out around the man she was having erotic dreams about seemed about the worse way to accomplish that.

And yet there she was the next day, sitting on his doorstep waiting for him to get home. Regardless of her attraction, she still felt like she owed him for showing her some actual kindness.

After the strange incident, she really needed that kind of connection.

She looked over at the crockpot sitting next to her. She had placed it inside an insulated carrying case and sealed it up so it would stay warm.

A knot twisted in her stomach as she worried over her choice to visit him. What if he didn’t like it? What if she wasn’t as good a cook as she thought she was?

It wasn’t anything fancy, just stew from the things she found in the fridge in her tiny pseudo-house.

Jade leaned back and watched as the last bit of sun disappeared on the horizon. The sky filled with bright orange, red, and yellow. Pretty really, and calming.

A cool breeze passed through the trees, and she shivered slightly.

Heavy footsteps crunched in the leaves nearby. Her eyes scanned the area until she found his piercing blue eyes staring back at her.

Hot images from last night flashed in front of her. Her nipples tightened, and a warmth pulsed from her center.

So much for keeping focused.

Sergius stood still, and she knew he had seen her before she had seen him. The way he watched her made her anxious to be near him, despite the fact that she knew they couldn’t be together.

She tried to convince herself it was her body reacting to the memory of the dream more than anything else.

They stared at one another for a moment before he looked away.

A twinge of nervousness passed through her, and she worried that maybe he was thinking about their near kiss last night. Just because she had wanted to kiss him hadn’t meant that he wanted to kiss her.

Even if he was being nice to her and keeping an eye on her, that didn’t mean he wanted anything more from her.

“I didn’t expect to see you here,” he said and stepped forward toward the steps.

“I brought you dinner,” she said shyly.

Jade stood up and picked up the pot. Sergius took a few steps farther.

He now stood in front of her, staring at the pot in her hands. Jade handed the bag over to him.

“It’s just stew,” she said nervously. “I thought since you don’t cook often…”

He looked at her for a few moments and then down at the crockpot. She felt butterflies flutter in her stomach as he did so. What if he told her to go away?

“You really didn’t have to,” he said.

Jade fidgeted on the step. She hated being nervous around him, especially when she’d spent most of her night enjoying the dream him to the fullest. Somehow she felt like he must know what she was thinking somehow, like he knew about the dream.

Of course, that was silly. She’d heard a lot about the abilities of the hybrids, and not once had the idea of mind reading ever been suggested. That thought provided some small comfort.

“I wanted to thank you,” she said quickly. She had to get out of there before she made an idiot of herself, if she hadn’t already. “Thank you for yesterday.”

Sergius shook his head and gave a little laugh. “It was just macaroni and cheese.”

Heat spread across her face, and she knew coming over had been silly.

Jade took a single step down on the porch. The faster she escaped, the less embarrassing it would be for both of them.

“Well, I hope you like it,” she said.

Jade stepped down quickly onto the ground but stopped when she felt his hand on her arm. She turned back to look at Sergius.

His blue eyes blazed, and for a moment she saw the same passion she had seen in her dream. The heat from his expression lit her body on fire.

“Stay,” he said.

His voice was low as he spoke. Her insides twitched at the request.

No. It didn’t sound like a request. It sounded like a command.

“I’m really not that—”

His fingers caressed the underside of her arm. Little goose bumps spread where he touched her. She swallowed, and warmth pulsed through her body.

“I’d like you to have dinner with me,” he said and stepped toward her.

Their bodies were now just inches apart. She could feel his body heat through her clothes.

Jade took in several deep breaths to steady her nerves. If she wasn’t careful she could easily lose herself to him, that is if she hadn’t already.

A dinner hadn’t been part of the plan, but what could it hurt?

“Okay,” she whispered.

Just standing next to her, Sergius felt the same heat as he had the night before in his dream. Even if it wasn’t real, it felt real enough.

Her hot sweet curves had been pressed against his. He watched as she had come in his arms and ached for her when he woke. Just having those images in his mind made him burn with lust for her.

He couldn’t dare tell her about the dream. He didn’t want to risk scaring her off, and him talking about wet dreams would probably creep her out.

He also decided to not bring up anything about the strange warning from the previous day. Though his concern lingered over what the hell had happened, any mention of it would be sure to upset her.

Until he knew more about what was going on, if anything, there was no point in pressing her on it.

She’d run off so quickly the night before, just when something seemed like it was going to happen. He didn’t totally understand why, but assumed he’d done something to freak her out.

Sergius pulled his hand from her arm and stepped over to the door. He held it open for her and watched as she walked into his house.

Jade walked over to the couch and sat down. The hybrid took the crockpot into the kitchen and unzipped the thermal bag. He grabbed out two bowls and two spoons and served up the stew into each.

The delicious, mouth-watering smell drifted from the stew. It wasn’t often that he had a real home-cooked meal. And if he did, it was because he was staying with somebody else for the evening, or maybe one of the women had brought over something they made.

Although Sergius wasn’t as popular as some of the other hybrids in the community, he did have a few admirers. He just hadn’t felt a draw to anyone in the community. Not until he’d seen Jade.

Sergius pulled out two beers from the fridge and popped the caps. He grabbed the two bottles and the two bowls to bring into the living room.

He handed her one of the bowls and one of the beers. He wasn’t really sure if she liked it, but it was really all he had.

She took a few drinks off her beer and set it on the table. He watched as her pink tongue darted out to lick the little beads off her pretty red lips.

His cock grew, and he shifted in his seat. He didn’t know how long he could be around her if she was going to be doing things like that.

Sergius focused on his bowl and took a large bite. The flavors exploded onto his tongue, and he groaned in appreciation. When he looked up, she was grinning from ear-to-ear at him. He liked the sight.

“Do you like it?” she asked.

Sergius shook his head. “Like is an understatement,” he said. “This is fantastic.”

Jade quietly ate and would smile every so often when he gave a groan of appreciation. He’d never seen someone be so happy from watching someone else eat, but then, he didn’t really know much about the normal human world of dating.

“Where did you learn to cook like this?” he asked.

He set his empty bowl on the table and drank a bit of his beer while he watched her.

Jade shook her head.

He wanted to see some of the joy he had seen before, but it vanished. He suppressed a wince.

Had he said something wrong? He couldn’t figure out how she’d interpret it as anything but a compliment.

“I had to learn,” she said. “Someone had to cook in the house, and there is no way I was counting on my father for that.”

She sighed loudly and looked over to him. Her sad expression pained Sergius.

For all his differences from normal humans, her problem was something he could understand all too well. He and his fellow hybrids had been robbed of their childhood by the Horatius Group, but it seemed like they weren’t the only ones who missed out on a childhood.

“I just started buying things that were cheap and easy to cook,” she said. “The more I cooked, the better I got. It was the one thing I had no problem working towards. It’s nice to have a clear goal, you know?”

Sergius frowned. “What about your parents?”

Jade’s eyes glassed over slightly, and she looked up to the ceiling.

“My mom split when I was a kid, and my dad, well,” she said and shook her head. “My dad was never someone I could count on.”