To Trust a Warrior: An Alien Rogue Romance (Starflight Academy Book 4) (3 page)

Releasing her nipple, he leaned over her on the desk so that his breath brushed her ear. “But then again, maybe you haven’t. Shall we bargain, wee warrior? You want me, and I want more than four more times.”

It took her spinning thoughts a second to grasp his words. “Just four more—“

He slowly withdrew his manhood from her.

“No,” she choked on the word.
Damn him.
“Fine. Please, Liam.”

Both his hands grasped her breasts as he slid back inside her. “I want you as often and as many times as I want.”

You might as well just hand him your heart on a silver platter.

“No, that’s way too many. I have to study…”

He growled and slid all the way out. She tried to back into him, to force him into her. “As often as I want, Hannah. Nothing less.”

Her head was spinning, her senses overloaded. Every cell in her body trembled and cried out for him.
I don’t fucking care anymore. I just need him.
“Yes, yes, all right.”

He groaned with relief. And that’s when he finally gave her what she wanted. His large cock slid in and out of her, and the stars before her vision turned into blasts of white. Her entire body shook as she moved, matching his rhythm. He moved faster and faster. The sounds of their panting filled the air. Her heart raced, pounding until she thought it was going to explode.

And then she came. Screaming his name. Desire burning through every nerve. Her body spasming around his erection. And then as her body descended into twitches and her vision blackened, he came. The feeling of his hot seed and the sounds of her name torn from his lips had her coming again. She spiraled upward into pleasure once more.

When it was over, her entire body twitched. Her legs felt numb. He lay against her from behind, his hands still cupping her breasts. Her sight slowly returned, even while her head continued to spin.

“That was—“

“Incredible,” he finished for her.

Incredible doesn’t even begin to describe it. Whatever I thought I was doing all these years, I was doing it wrong.

A second later, he turned her around and swept her up into his arms.

“But you’re hurt,” she protested softly.

He shook his head, his jaw locked as he carried her to the bed and laid her down like something precious.
Stubborn male.
But her words lacked their usual chastisement—she just felt too damn good to be angry. Then, he was climbing in beside her, his long body cradling her own.

She reached up and brushed the soft hairs on his face. “Is that how it always is with a Keltair?”

His eyes narrowed. “If you’re thinking of trying out more of my kind, you should know I’m the only male who will ever make you feel that way.”

She laughed. “And are all of you so well-endowed?”

“Just me.”

“You answered that pretty quickly,” she said, raising a brow. “Could it be you’re hoping I never have an opportunity to be proven wrong?”

He rolled on top of her, sliding between her legs.

She gasped as his erection brushed her womanhood.

“All this talk of other males tells me you’re not satisfied just yet.”

Her head spun. “Liam, already?”

He slid inside her, tearing a groan of pleasure from her lips.

“When I’m finished with you, you’ll never think of another man again.”

When his hot mouth took one of her nipples at the same time as his manhood came fully inside her, all she could think of was
if this is how he punishes me when I talk about other men, I’m going to make sure to do it all the time.

But as he slowly made love to her again, she was left with absolutely no thoughts, her heart and body overwhelmed with emotions.

Chapter Five

Hours later, Hannah stumbled through the gardens back at the Starflight Academy, grinning at the thought that Liam would soon wake to see her gone.
He might have been in charge for a little while, but he needs to be reminded that I’m the true alpha of our relationship.
She’d never felt so weak or so satisfied in her life. But the best and worst part of it all was the strange feeling that filled her chest. Liam was special. He suited her in unexpected ways. As much as she wanted things between them to stay superficial, they weren’t.

She should be terrified, but she wasn’t.

Her mother might not have been able to balance her love for her father and her pursuit of her graduation from the academy, but Hannah was not her mother. She could do both, and she could do both well.

Someone stepped onto the path in front of her.

She jumped back into a slight crouch on instinct. Then she saw him.

“William,” she said, letting her fists fall. “You scared me.”

Her friend adjusted the cap on his bald green head, pulling it lower over his dark eyes. “I’ve been looking for you.”

Guilt crept up. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to worry you.”

It took him a second to answer. “You were with that Keltair, weren’t you?”

Hannah patted her hair, wondering if her day of ecstasy was so easy to see. “I’m glad I ran into you. The whole school probably knows by now, but I don’t exactly want to walk in screaming sex, if you know what I mean.”

The corners of his mouth turned down, and he shifted his backpack higher. “We need to talk.”

She frowned, swiftly coming back to reality.
Why does William seem so serious? Is something wrong?
The hairs on the back of her neck stood on end.“Let’s just go inside. I’ve got a weird—“

“You said you didn’t want to be like your mother.”

She sat up straighter. “I don’t. I just—“

“You said you didn’t just want to be Fleet Admiral Stowe’s bratty, rich daughter.”

“I don’t,” she said, wondering at the growing venom in his voice.

“But all of it was a lie, right? You were always going to act like some slutty, lazy girl and excel just because of your damn name.”

“William! What are you talking about?” She stared at her friend, barely believing the words coming from his lips. “Just because I took a few hours for some fun doesn’t mean I’m a completely different person.”

He looked up from beneath his baseball cap, anger glittering in his dark eyes. “You missed our Communications test.”

Shit.
“I got distracted.”

“Clearly,” he said, the word laced with sarcasm.

She bristled. “It was a dumb mistake. It won’t happen again.”

He glanced around them. “There’s more. I learned some stuff about that Keltair.”

His words knocked the air from her lungs. “What—?”

“Not here,” he said, weaving her down an unfamiliar path in the gardens.

Her stomach twisted as she followed him. William was one of her closest friends. She’d never seen him this angry before. There had to be something really wrong, and she dreaded what it might be.
Is it possible I’m wrong about Liam?

She sped up. “What did you learn?”

He didn’t turn to her, but spoke softly, almost to himself. “You trusted the wrong person. I know you think you know everything, but you don’t.”

They circled deeper down the path. Large trees grew closer and closer, their full branches blocking out the sunlight. In the shadows, the day no longer felt so warm. She shivered, wrapping her arms around herself.

“Where is all of this coming from?” she asked, her thoughts spinning. “I know you’re worried about me, but I’m not going to make the same mistake as my mother. It was a momentary lapse in judgment. I’ll fix it.”

“I bet. You’ll just use your name, and the professor will let you retake it.”

“No, William, I’m not like all the rich humans who’ve treated you and your dad like crap. I’m your friend.” She took a deep breath, feeling her heart squeeze.
He’s not angry. He’s sad. And scared. He’s worried that now that I have Liam, I won’t need him anymore.
“Everything is going to be okay. We’re going to achieve all our dreams.”

He started walking again. The twenty-foot walls surrounding the academy towered over them, deepening the shadows of the trees.

“Did you even look at my scores?” he asked the question over his shoulder, not looking back at her.

More guilt rose inside her. “No. I was…” She’d been distracted by Liam. “I’m sorry.”

He walked farther, his short legs moving surprisingly fast. She hurried to keep up with him.

“I had the bottom score. In every class.” Hurt laced each word.

She caught up with him, circling to stand in front of him. He wouldn’t look at her. “You got in, William.
You
. On your own. These are just the first tests. You were nervous. You’ll do better on the next ones. And I’ll be there to help you.”

He was quiet, staring down at his feet. “I don’t think I’m going to do any better. Not without more help than you can give me.”

She grasped his arm. “Yes, you will. I believe in you. One day you’ll make an amazing starship engineer.”

“Do you see that over there?” He gestured with his head.

Frowning, she turned to look behind her. “What?”

Something stabbed into the side of her neck. She grasped it with her fingers and pulled out a long, metal injector. It lay in her hands, blurring more and more with each second. She looked back at William. He was staring at her, his expression unreadable.

She crumpled to the ground, lying on her side. She tried to move her arms, but they wouldn’t listen. She couldn’t feel her legs. “Why?” The question came out garbled.

He crouched down beside her. “You rich kids are all the same. You think the world is there for the taking, but it isn’t for all of us.”

“But…” Her lips felt heavy as she spoke, “you got into the academy. You’re a Hawk.”

His lips curled. “You really think I did all of that on my own? As smart as you think you are, you’re not. They’re the ones that got me here, not you. I can have a future that should only be the stuff of dreams. All it’s going to cost me is you.”

She felt tears gather in the corners of her eyes.
No! William is my friend. He wouldn’t really do this.

“I’m sorry,” he said, but his words lacked all sincerity. “I don’t know what they’re going to do to you, but I don’t think it’s going to be good.”

He reached for her, trying to wrap his arms around her.

Using all her strength, she bit into the flesh of his arm as hard as she possibly could.

He screamed and drew back from her.

She spit out the blood and flesh that filled her mouth.

“Bitch!”He struck her across the face, so hard her head spun.

Then, he hit her again. And again. And again.

Her vision blackened.

She couldn’t move, not a muscle. All she could taste was the coppery blood that laced her tongue, but whether it was all his or some of hers, she wasn’t sure.

He dragged her. For how long she wasn’t sure.

But when he stopped, her head fell to the side. She found herself staring at dirt around a large hole beneath the fence.

A slimy voice came from somewhere she couldn’t see. “Very good, William. Very good.”

Chapter Six

Liam awoke with an odd sense of déjà vu. His ship trembled around him, reflecting the way his heart pounded. He rose and threw on his clothes.
Where is my female? And why do I have the awful feeling she is in trouble, yet again?

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