Ellora's Cavemen: Tales from the Temple II (9 page)

Erin had barely completed the thought when Kian clasped her ankles and jerked her legs toward him, pulling her flat on her back.

50

Dream Walker

“I’ve never had a more appealing request,
a nara
.” An arrogant look crossed his face as his mouth descended to her mound.

Erin’s heart hammered out of control as his tongue made contact with her body.

She arched her back and raised her hips closer to his warm, moist mouth. Kian nuzzled her vaginal folds, then lapped at her slit from bottom to top while a humming sound surrounded her so completely that her body vibrated.

Where was that noise coming from? she wondered as she grasped the covers and gave over to the tide of emotions welling inside her. God, he was good. He’d begun to lick her sex in long, tantalizing strokes, each lap of his tongue slightly rougher than the last.

Man, his tongue felt wonderful. She didn’t remember his tongue feeling rough when he’d kissed her, but now that it was stroking her entrance, she felt every abrasion against her sensitive skin and reveled in the unique sensation that only heightened her pleasure.

After he ran his rough tongue over her clit and she keened out her pleasure, Kian spoke.
You’ve only seen some of my powers. Now look at me,
he demanded.

She realized he’d just spoken in her mind and the knowledge made her meet his gaze in amazed disbelief. The humming sound grew louder as if it was her own blood rushing through her veins—the beat seemed
that
rhythmic,
that
close,
that
seductive.

All thoughts of the strange noise invading her senses fled when he clamped his lips on her clit, sucking hard, at the same time he slid two fingers inside her channel. Erin locked her gaze with his and the raw sexual hunger in his eyes sent her over the edge.

His gaze reflected the candlelight like an animal’s—glowing, hypnotic, exotic…erotic.

Erin screamed as she came, rocking her hips against Kian’s mouth and hand. He was relentless as he withdrew his hand and clasped her ass, yanking her even closer.

Pressing his face against her body, he groaned as he swallowed the warm juices that flowed with her orgasm.

Again!
he commanded in her mind.
I want more.

Is this for me or you?
she thought in exhaustion as her heartbeat started to slow.

This time is definitely for me
, he mentally ground out while he continued to lave at her nub and slid a finger inside her. His enticing touch igniting her once more, Erin dug her heels in the bed for leverage as her breathing turned choppy and her heart rate kicked up.

Kian withdrew his finger and slid it down her wet slit, pressing on the skin between her vagina and her anus.
When I enter you again…where do you want my cock? Here
… He thrust his finger deep inside her channel once more, causing Erin to moan in ecstasy.
Or
here
, he finished as he withdrew his finger from her core and trailed it down to her anus and circled the entrance.

Erin gasped at the foreign, erotic sensation. She’d never been touched there before.

Would it feel good? Or strange?

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Patrice Michelle

Never be afraid to explore every part of your body,
a nara
,
he whispered in her mind, the deep timbre of his voice dark, enticing, seductive, as he applied light pressure.

Though her mind considered the potential pleasure she might derive, her body instinctively tensed. Kian chuckled in her mind.
We’ll save that lesson for later. That time
will come, Eriana, and so will you. Put your feet on my shoulders
.

Erin threaded her fingers into his wet hair and clasped his head as she lifted her feet and placed them on his shoulders, her pulse racing out of control.

As Kian laved at her sex, he plunged two fingers in her core, withdrew and thrust them inside again. When her body began to tense as her impending orgasm coiled within her, Kian withdrew his hand from her body, grasped her buttocks, and pressed his chin against her folds, sucking her clit relentlessly.

While Erin thrilled at the additional pressure against her body, her heartbeat roared in her ears. Her entire body tuned to the sounds around her and that was when she heard the humming again, but this time she felt the vibration against her sex as if…as if Kian were a living vibrator!

The sensual thought caused her world to splinter around her and Erin gave over to the jolts of pleasure streaming through her body. As the candlelight sputtered and finally extinguished, dousing the room in total darkness, the distinct smells of candle wax and faint smoke were the only sensations she could distinguish other than Kian’s masculine scent and heated touch—the only ones that mattered.

Long after her tremors had ceased, he continued to lave at her sex. But his ministrations seemed different, more attentive than sexual, she thought as she combed her fingers through his slightly damp hair, enjoying the brush of his thick, long locks against her inner thighs.

Kian finally moved and relit the candles. Climbing back into bed, he crawled over her body, blocking her in. A devilish smile tilted his lips. “Do you believe me now?”

Erin grinned and nodded as she tucked his hair behind his ears so she could see his handsome face. “Oh yes. That was definitely out-of-this-world, Kian,” she answered with a chuckle.

He frowned. “I think you need to be spanked for your impudence,
a nara
.”

Before she could reply, he had her face down over his lap, his hand on her back holding her in place. Amidst bouts of laughter, Erin struggled to get up until a resounding slap landed on her backside.

“Ouch!” She tried to jerk around to frown at him.

“I come from Aradan.”

Smack!

“…A world without disease.”

“Damn it, Kian, let me up!” Erin started to struggle in earnest.

“Not until you accept what I tell you,” he replied in a gruff voice.

Smack!

52

Dream Walker

Her backside had started to sting with that third slap. “Kian!”

“I’m here because your people
did
eventually travel to my planet. They didn’t care about our medical advances. Instead, they all but destroyed my race.”

“But…but my invention only made time-travel possible, not space travel.” Guilt washed over her, despite the impossibility.

“Your invention was the catalyst, Eriana. Daniel used time travel to go forward in time to bring back advanced weapons of mass destruction to his time. But to retrieve information on creating those futuristic weapons, he used your invention as a bartering tool. Everyone was happy—the people in the future got your ‘time-travel’ data and Daniel got his weapons.”

She looked over her shoulder and met his gaze, her tone adamant. “Like I said, my invention only impacts time-travel not space.”

His brows drew together. “You’re only aware of the limits of physics by today’s standards. There are discoveries in the future that, when combined with your invention, allowed your future descendents to travel much greater distances than they would ever have been able to do without it. That’s when Aradan was discovered. Once your descendants learned of our capabilities, they held our loved ones hostage while they treated the ones with the strongest powers as lab rats.”

The depth of emotion and pain in Kian’s voice, the rigid way he held his body, made Erin cease her struggles. Her heart ached for all that his people had gone through…all because of her. She went limp against him, waiting, accepting her punishment.

Anticipating another hard smack, she jumped when Kian’s hand brushed gently against her backside. He kneaded the soft flesh, then clasped her cheek in a possessive manner.

“I don’t blame you, Eriana. Your intentions were altruistic. I have learned from your people, barbaric though they were. Without your invention I would never have known how far our galaxy extends. But, for the survival of my race, we must undo what should have never been.”

He rolled her over and cradled her in his arms, kissing her forehead. “I’m here to help you complete your mission to destroy your invention—to ensure the ability to time-travel is never discovered.”

Lying down on the bed, he turned her back to his chest and tucked her body against his before pulling the comforter over them. Her heart raced as the realization of his alien status sunk in. But as quickly as it raced in excitement, her stomach tensed when she realized his time with her might be limited. She rolled on her back and touched his jaw, tears sparkling in her eyes.

“You have to go back, don’t you?”

He gave her palm a tender kiss before he met her gaze once more. “Yes. I’m a leader for my people. Though I know they’d do fine without me, they seem to have grown attached to me.”

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Patrice Michelle

He clasped her hand and laced his fingers with hers. “Are you ready to let me help you disable your invention?”

She stared at the man above her. He made her forget her apprehension at the very thought of going back to the University and her lab where Daniel had posted his men, effectively imprisoning her until he got what he wanted. At least now she wouldn’t have to do it alone. She slowly nodded her assent.

Kian grinned, his white teeth flashing in the dim light. “Rest for now. You’ll need your strength soon enough.”

She frowned. “But I’m not tired.”

“Rest,
a nara
,” he commanded.

That was the last thing she remembered before her eyelids grew too heavy to hold them open any longer.

* * * * *

Erin awoke to Kian’s voice as he nuzzled her neck. “It’s time to wake, Eriana.”

She sighed and snuggled against him. She’d never get tired of hearing him say her name like that.

He swiftly stood and held out a hand to her. “Now that you’re rested, we need to go.”

Noting that he must’ve put on his pants while she slept, she asked, “Go?”

“Destroy your invention,” he reminded her.

Disbelief rocked though her that he’d want to leave now, in the middle of a storm…er, wait a minute. It wasn’t storming anymore. As a matter of fact, it was eerily quiet outside.

Kian looked toward the window with a grin. “Yes, the storm does appear to have stopped,” he said as his gaze returned to hers, beguiling her. Clasping her hand, he pulled her to her feet to stand in front of him.

“Your clothes are dry now. Get dressed and let’s go save these power-hungry humans from themselves.”

She smiled and started to speak when bright lights flashed in the windows accompanied by the sound of a helicopter flying right over the cabin. Panic seized Erin once more and she pulled away from his grasp.

Kian gave her a determined look and held out his hand once more, his tone quiet yet commanding. “Ignore the lights and sounds, Eriana. Concentrate on me.”

She bit her lip. The lights circling the cabin combined with the
whoosh
,
whoosh
,
whoosh
of the helicopter’s blades seemed to beat in time with her hammering heart. Fear engulfed her. She put her hands over her ears and cried out, “How can I ignore them?

They’ve found me!”

54

Dream Walker

Kian walked to the door and opened it, changing the muffled sounds outside to a deafening roar. Facing her, he held out his hand once more and spoke in her mind.

Trust me.

The bright lights outlined his powerfully built body in an almost ethereal glow. The wind whipped his long hair around his face, making him look like a warrior standing on the edge of battle, ready to face the enemy.

I need your strength
, she thought as trepidation rooted her where she stood.

Kian’s expression turned tender as he lowered his hand and called out over the noise. “Know that you’ll always have my strength and my love,
a nara.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he walked outside and closed the door behind him.

“No!” She screamed out.
He can’t leave me
, she thought, her mind frantic. Shoving aside her anxiety of being captured and heedless of her naked state, she ran toward the door and pulled it open.

55

Patrice Michelle

Erin awoke to bright lights shining in her eyes through the window’s half-closed mini-blinds while the sound of a helicopter’s blades almost drowned out men’s voices yelling outside. Surveying the stark, antiseptic-smelling room around her, and the single hospital-type bed underneath her, total confusion caused her body to tremble.

Where am I?
she thought as panic began to set in.
And where is Kian? God, don’t tell me
everything I just experienced was a dream.
She drew in a quick breath at the deep sense of loss that realization caused.

When she tried to raise her hand to her mouth to muffle her sobs, a sharp pain drew her attention. She looked down to see an IV taped to the back of her hand.

I’m here, Eriana.

Erin jerked her head up at the voice and peered around the darkened room, looking for the source. The helicopter swept by once more, its lights gliding across the walls and floor. Empty. No one was in the room.

Oh God, not only have I had a vivid, oh-so-real dream, I’ve just invented an imaginary
friend to boot,
she thought miserably
,
totally questioning her sanity.

The man chuckled in her mind.
I wouldn’t classify myself as a friend, but you can
consider me your playmate if you want.
His tone turned clipped and urgent when he spoke again,
Get up and run!

His exigency spurred her to action.
So what if a new personality has somehow emerged
from my brain. Apparently, my old personality got me into this mess in the first place.
The self-deprecating thought crossed her mind as she threw back the covers and set her feet on the cold tile floor.

Lightheadedness and weakness washed over her in waves. Erin fought the need to sink back onto the bed and tried to take a step, but her knees gave out under her. Before she slid to the floor, she quickly grasped the edge of the bed for support.