Free Invasion Earth by Loribelle Hunt Page B

people aren’t happy with
the current arrangements.”
    She cocked an eyebrow. He was worried about her people? “And my reputation with your people has nothing
to do with it?”
    He sighed. “No warrior would ever threaten
another’s der’lan . Or any woman.”
    She waited expectantly for the rest of his
statement but it wasn’t forthcoming. “But?”
    He scowled. “I’m not taking any chances. With
your people or mine.”
    Shit. She’d known things were going too
well.
    “Have you eaten?” he asked as he stood. She
noticed his drink was empty and picked hers up to finish it before
standing. When she sat the empty glass down, she stood.
    “No.”

Chapter Seven
     
    After making arrangements to have dinner
sent, Alrik led her back to their rooms. He was desperate to get
her alone and naked, but the food was waiting when they arrived and
he found he wanted to see her fed more than he wanted sex. She
hadn’t responded to his suggestion that she might be pregnant, but
he was positive of it. She carried the next generation of warrior
leaders in her belly and she needed her strength to do so.
    He decided on dinner in bed. It expedited
matters. Nudging her towards the bedroom, he lifted the tray and
followed her in. It was an exercise in restraint watching her hips
sway with each step. He wanted them straining under him, arching up
to meet his thrusts. He shook off the vision before it could fully
form and set the tray on the bedside table. Then he turned to her
and pulled her into his arms for a kiss. The need to touch her, to
own and possess her was overwhelming, but somehow he kept it
brief.
    She was breathing hard, her breasts rising
and falling in a fast rhythm when he released her and he knew his
restraint would be short lived. As long as he had enough to feed
her first, it would all be good. He smiled as he reached for the
buttons that held her shirt closed, a plan forming in his mind that
he was careful not to share with her.
    She watched him curiously, but she didn’t
resist as he stripped her and gave her a small push down onto the
bed, nudging her over so he could crouch next to her. He piled the
pillows under her head and upper back so she was lounging back,
then pulled the belt from his trousers. He looped it around her
wrists, careful not to pull too tight, then lifted her arms to the
bar stretching across the headboard and secured it. Sitting back on
his heels, he grinned at his handiwork while she cocked an
eyebrow.
    “I don’t know if this works for me. I thought
we were eating dinner?”
    He leaned over and kissed her belly, looking
up at her as he did. He lowered his hand so that he could cup her
pussy, rubbing one finger lightly over her clit. She gritted her
teeth against a groan, against the demand that he fuck her now, but
he knew she wanted it. Felt her desire on his fingers.
    “Don’t worry, der’lan . First, we feed
the baby. Then we feed ... me.”
    “I doubt I’m pregnant. But there are
other...” He thrust one finger into her hot wet channel and was
rewarded with a low, sweet groan before she finished her sentence.
“considerations.”
    He forced himself to withdraw and reached for
the cover of the tray.
    “No, there aren’t,” he answered. “My people
are immune to the diseases that plague yours.”
    He didn’t add that even if that weren’t true,
it didn’t matter. He hadn’t touched any woman from Earth but her,
or any woman at all for longer than he cared to recall. And he knew
from Barak’s report, which included the stolen copy of her last
medical exam, that she was just as safe. All things he should have
discussed with her, but his more immediate concern was getting her
fed and penetrated. He focused on the tray.
    He’d asked for a traditional Earth dinner and
was surprised at how much the unfamiliar food smelled like a meal
he’d find at home. Maybe he was picking up on Laney’s feelings. He
chuckled when her stomach grumbled and picked up a fork.
    He scooped