“That was exciting,” she said.
“I’m sorry our adventure was cut short. There are other mines I can take you to in the southern lands. It’s not worth the risk with the Scyathra moving in so close to the mines.”
“At least I have this.” She held out her hand with the white rock in it.
He beckoned for it, so she passed it to him. Dhiro slipped it into one of the small pockets on his vest and then helped her out of the vehicle.
Once inside the house, Dhiro took both her hands in his. “We will wash up, eat, and then I will fill you with my seed.”
“You get right to the point, don’t you?”
“Of course, I will ensure you enjoy the coupling. I’ve grown quite fond of you screaming my name.”
She raised an eyebrow. “I did that?”
“Tonight, I will cover you in beckan berry juice and lick every inch of your body clean. I will be very thorough. You will most definitely scream my name.”
Chapter Six
The Scyathra were plotting something, but Dhiro hadn’t gone back, not for the past moon cycle at least. He had no choice but to rely on other men who didn’t have a female mate to keep occupied.
Not that Ella was a problem.
After he had talked with his commanding officer, it was agreed he shouldn’t take her on any more trips that could possibly put her at risk. The last trip was far too dangerous, and he couldn’t jeopardize her safety.
She didn’t deserve that.
With a moon already gone, he knew his people were getting nervous. Ships were ready to go, men eagerly waiting to blast off and take an Earthling for their own. Even females were getting ready for a voyage. Rumor had it that if a human female could be impregnated by one of them, why couldn’t an Earthling male do the same with them?
There was a buzz of excitement surrounding him and Ella.
He watched her in his garden.
She’d requested a microscope and had spent the last three days analyzing everything she could get her hands on, marveling at all she had discovered.
Their mating was surreal.
Dhiro had feared he would grow bored with the simple mind of his human, but Ella was anything but. She was smart, excited about all that she saw, and when it came to mating, she was keen to learn so much.
He was shocked when she had asked him what he wanted in the bedroom.
In his experience, women had only ever desired their own pleasure. They hadn’t considered what their male would prefer, but this must be where their two planets were different. Their human males were selfish, whereas males on his planet were designed to pleasure a woman.
Ella had asked him last night to think of what he’d want. He knew what he wanted but … no female had ever done it before, at least not to his knowledge. There were a lot of taboo areas when it came to the mating bond.
“Are you okay?” Ella asked, coming toward him.
While he’d been thinking about Ella’s words, she had already packed up her microscope and the latest samples she’d been studying.
“Of course.”
“You’re frowning.” She reached out to gently touch his brow. “Tell me what I can do to ease your troubled thoughts.”
“I am not troubled.”
“I find that hard to believe.” She returned her stuff to the allotted closet. Ella was always so very neat and tidy. She appreciated his need for order and function.
She tucked her hair behind her ear and offered him a smile.
He loved her body.
Ella wasn’t permeating any desire or need, but he felt his own beginning to stir. This was a new phenomenon to him. In all of his mating years, he’d never felt a lone desire, a physical stirring. His cock had only gotten hard when his female was ready to mate. It had been a long time since he’d been with a woman. Ella was his first in many years.
She moved toward him, then cupped his face. “What’s wrong?”
This was all new to him, too. Dhiro hadn’t anticipated being so greatly affected by her closeness. After this many weeks, he should feel more at ease with her presence.
“It is nothing you need to worry about.” He pressed his lips against hers.
There was still no arousal coming from her, but he sensed her concern. Still, his cock hardened at the thought of what he wanted, especially what he wanted to do to her.
Ella broke the kiss and rested her forehead against his chest.
He heard her gasp as she tilted her head back to look at him.
“You’re hard.”
He frowned. “What do you mean?”
Ella surprised him further by touching his cock, and he had no choice but to sink his teeth into his lip to contain his pleasured moans.
It felt so good.
“Is this what you want?” she asked.
He grabbed her wrist, and it took every ounce of willpower to push her away from him. He was aroused. So desperate for her to touch him.
“I can attend to you.”
She put both of her hands on his chest. “Stop. You don’t think I’ve noticed the small changes in you? Are you bored of me, Dhiro?”
“No. Most certainly not.”
“Then why are you trying to stop me from touching you? Why do you want me to stop? You’re hard. I can feel you.” She pressed her body against him. “You don’t think I can?”
“I know you can feel me, but this isn’t right.”
“What isn’t?”
“I’m here to serve you. I’m here to make your life better and easier.”
She wrapped her palm around his aching dick. The touch alone created an intense reaction. Every muscle in his body seemed to tense at once.
Dhiro loved her touch and didn’t want it to stop, but he knew this wasn’t appropriate. Their mating wasn’t about his pleasure. He’d taken her from her home and brought her to Trenu Zel, so the least he could do was devote his time to her, giving her what she wanted.
He stroked his fingers down her cheek, going to her neck, then toward her tits, but Ella stepped back.
“No. You’re going to tell me what you want. You’re not touching me until you do.”
Dhiro frowned. “Ella, please.”
“I know you want something. You’ve given me so much.”
“And I’m going to give you even more.”
She shook her head. “No, you’re going to tell me what you want.”
“I cannot.”
“Why?”
“I’m designed to pleasure you. That’s all I desire.”
“No. I refuse to have you pleasure me, Dhiro. Not until I know what you crave.” She sighed.
“Don’t you love what I do to your body?”
“You know I do. You know I love it. I love everything you do, but … I know a relationship doesn’t work like this. It doesn’t just take. There has to be both sides.” She licked her lips, and once again, an ache shot right through his body, going directly to his balls.
Ella’s upset filled the room. He couldn’t have that.
“What I want … is not normal,” he said.
She tilted her head to the side. “What do you mean?”
He ran fingers through his hair. “Our seed is for fertility. It is meant to produce more children. Our pleasure comes second. It always has.”