Free Alien Best Man by Amy Redwood Page A

to catch up.” He snorted, flicked the riding crop lightly against his horse’s flank and dirt swirled up in a huge cloud as the animal charged forward.
    He was taking the wrong path.
    I pressed my thighs together, which sent another sensuous tingle between my legs, and loosened the reins. A couple of exhilarating heartbeats later I caught up, just in time to see how his horse dug its hooves into the ground and bucked.
    The sudden violent movement sent him flying through the air before he hit the ground.
    I screamed, sure the fall would break his neck, but he landed on his feet like a cat. I slid from my saddle as his horse took off alone. Too rattled to stop my own horse from following his, I looked him over for injuries. His wide shoulders shaking, he was laughing . He seemed to be fine. Better than fine actually. I nipped the thought in the bud, locked it away.
    He was done laughing but so clearly fully aroused that it wasn’t easy to keep my gaze away from the large bulge in his pants. Need pulsed between my legs, and I couldn’t blame it on the saddle. Damn.
    A breeze touched my face, hot and sudden, but not one leaf moved in the still summer air. Odd. I didn’t back away when he stepped close, too close to me. His mouth crushed down on mine as his hand slipped around my neck. He forced his tongue between my lips, kissing me as if he were staking a claim, and I finally surged awake.
    He drew me tighter until every ridge and curve and muscle of his body pressed against me while his tongue stroked the insides of my mouth in a way that made me liquid deep inside. When I moaned, he swallowed it, took my breath too. Another blast of wind hit me, moved along my body until I felt hot everywhere. The sensation of heat came from him and my eyes widened—was he trying to read my mind?
    In a moment of weakness, I turned into his embrace, opened myself up, gave him a chance.
    Heat sliced into my mind as he unearthed my thoughts, my secrets as easily as if he were turning over stones. His kiss deepened and sharp teeth nipped into my lip. And like the ghost of a touch, like a thought , I could feel him hard and thick between my legs, inside me, moving, thrusting, fucking.
    He pulled my wrists behind me and arched me back. My hips rolled against his and the pressure mounted, and it felt so good . Another thrust and I harshly exhaled into his mouth, my climax crashing over me while he turned over more stones in my mind, finding every last depraved sexual fantasy I’d ever had about him. And I’d had many.
    He broke the kiss, a satisfied gleam in the depth of his eyes.
    I staggered away, seeing him lick his bottom lip as if he was still savoring my taste.
    Why had I allowed him this glimpse into my mind? I should know better than to give a male like him that kind of power over me.
    “You allowed me to read your mind, Jana,” he said quietly, as if he knew I was shaking inside. “After I sign the trade contract, you’ll come to Dezra with me,” he said with the conviction of a male who probably had never been denied anything. “I want your thoughts, your sex, your very soul. And you will submit .” Sudden fear, bone-deep and cutting, held me captive. From underneath my shirt, I pulled the phaser from its holster and aimed at him with unsteady hands. “I will not.” 

Chapter One
    Earth, five month later

    I arrived just in time at the outer rim of the space harbor. When I saw Qay standing on the platform, his delegation already onboard, I broke into a smile when our eyes locked. It was bittersweet, saying goodbye to him. Bitter, because as soon as the huge space traveler took off with him, three lonely days and nights awaited me. And sweet because I would be seeing him again after the three days—on Dezra as his bride-to-be.
    I ran the last yards and into his arms, my heart dancing a jig in my chest. Drawing in his familiar scent, I buried my fingers into his thick coat and clung to him while he drew me into a tight