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She narrowed her eyes at him. “What kind of punishment?”
“Whatever the mate determines to be suitable.
Nothing that will permanently damage the mate but enough to engender true remorse.”
“So, who punishes the Alpha?” She raised her eyebrow and heat came into Raddik’s eyes.
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Courier Borrow. I will see you in four hours in medical, or Alpha Norfim can send for me.” Dr.
Naro bowed and left them alone.
As the door sealed to the outer chamber, Honey laughed. “I think we made him uncomfortable.”
He leaned over her and hovered, his lips inches from hers. “No one punishes the Alpha without reaping the consequences.”
The kiss was exploratory, their first heated kiss far too long ago for Honey. She sighed at his taste and worried for a moment about morning breath before pushing those thoughts away and enjoying him. The ball of tension low in her belly relaxed and their son dropped his little shield.
With the last bit of stress out of her body, she curled up against Raddik, pulling him firmly onto her. He rolled so as not to crush her and the feel of his arousal against her made her squirm.
“How long am I going to be out of commission?”
He closed his eyes and was visibly trying to calm his breath. “Three to four days depending on your progress.”
“So, are there other quarters for me? Or are we going to drive each other nuts?”
He sighed. “I am thinking.”
She snickered. “Let me try and relieve some pressure on your brain.” With an evil grin, she scooted down his body and reached for his 58
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trousers. She unfastened his pants and eased the hard, throbbing erection into her hand. It was slightly different from that of a human male, but the basic hydraulics seemed to work the same.
“What are you…” his sentence finished on a groan as she took him into her mouth.
He tasted salty, sweet and the scent that was all his was magnified at this close proximity. She was licking, sucking and stroking at him with one hand around his shaft and her mouth doing most of the work.
His legs spread to allow her easy access while his shoulders became the balance point for his body. A growling roar came from his throat and a hot jet of semen proved his release. She swallowed quickly and made a face. The shock of the release always spurred her gag reflex. Smoothing her features, she looked up and over at Raddik. There was sweat on his brow and a fine tremor in his muscles.
He pushed away from the bed quickly, leaving her feeling a little rejected. “Excuse me, Honey. I have to…” He didn’t finish his sentence, simply shifted from a man into a huge bird with golden feathers and rainbow wings.
The bird shook itself free of the shreds of fabric left after the change and he hopped forward to put his head in her lap.
“Raddik?”
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The bird’s crest lifted and he turned his head so that one dark purple eye was fixed on her. The scream that he let out shook her teeth. He tilted his head and she slowly reached out to stroke his feathers.
“I can’t believe that you are the Alpha and your default form is a bird.”
He ignored her comments and enjoyed her scratching as she worked both hands into his feathers and stroked his neck, crest and chest. The huge bird’s eyes closed with bliss.
“You are very easy to please, Alpha. But I need to get some food. Is there still food on the table?”
He chirped drowsily.
She eased out from under the birdy and checked out her new rooms. The lav was huge for a starship, even larger for a warship. She scrubbed her hands, washed her face and winced at the mess that her hair was in. Her stomach rumbled in distress and she reorganized her priorities.
Raddik was positioned on the edge of the bed.
Scars were visible on the surface that showed it was a popular perching spot. He ruffled his feathers and watched her as she uncovered a few trays to make her selections.
She had some of the items that she recognized and a light selection of foods that she didn’t.
Honey took a seat near the table and flicked on the entertainment unit while she ate. She noted the 60
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large creature approaching from the bed and snickered when a huge wolf whined hungrily. She tossed him a meat pie, waited until he finished it and then fed him the next.
She spent an hour eating and tossing Raddik tidbits from the table. When he stopped and licked his chops, she filled one of the low plates with water for him to drink and refilled it again when he finished it.
When she put the plates away and washed her hands again, wolf-Raddik came up to her and put his head in her lap.
He shifted into an enormous panther and a purring came from his chest. Her hands dug into the soft and silky fur, enjoying the rumbling as he cuddled next to her and they watched a light comedy.
When the show was over, she wandered into the shower and took a quick sonic that left her and her clothing clean. Examination resulted in finding a hairbrush and assisted her in making her appearance more presentable.
Raddik was bipedal again and getting dressed.
“I think that we should avoid any sexual contact until you are well. Holding still almost killed me and the extra energy cost me a set of clothes.”
She sighed. “You didn’t enjoy it.”
He walked to her with his pants half-fastened.
He grabbed her arms and shook her lightly.
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“Don’t be foolish, you broke the control of the Alpha, I was so overjoyed that I couldn’t hold my natural shape anymore. I enjoyed it so much I didn’t stop you before I started to lose control.”
“Next time, don’t start making out with me unless we can lose a little control.”
He grinned and kissed her forehead tenderly.
“Maybe we can just cuddle.”
With her own words thrown back at her, she was only able to giggle and give him a hug, studiously ignoring the warm, silky feel of his skin against her palms. “Raddik, let’s go for a walk.
Somewhere cold. And boring. Is it time for medical yet?”
He chuckled and gave her a hug that made her wish her four days were up.
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Chapter Eight
hree days on the ship with every waking moment spent not thinki
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ng about her one
night with Raddik came to a head when Dr. Naro came to their quarters for the final treatment.
“Are you ready for this, Courier Borrow?”
“Yes, Dr. Naro.” The reasons for the formality had become apparent when Raddik’s abstinence on her behalf had started to show itself whenever the doctor touched her on the second day. The third day was worse.
Today was the final day and it was guaranteed to get very personal. The only area left to repair was the interior of her sex and it was going to require close contact from the contact healer.
Raddik had already shifted into a cute little bunny and was staying in the outer room with the door open. It was the least aggressive animal that he had in his repertoire.
“I have foregone undergarments to speed this up.” She sat on the bed and drew the edge of the powder blue gown up to expose her legs and 63
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thighs.
“This gel should ease the way and increase conductivity.” He coated his fingers and pressed them between her thighs.
Over his shoulder, Honey could see a very large bunny in the doorway. As she watched, the bunny grew fangs. “Raddik, knock it off.”
She was so busy watching the rabbit for signs of attack that Dr. Naro managed to work his fingers into her and the warmth of his healing started to spread. “The damage remaining is minimal. You would have healed within a week or two, but our Alpha wanted you complete as quickly as possible and seeing his face, I agree with him.”
The doctor’s babbling sunk in as he twisted his fingers to repair the last bit of muscle and mucous membranes. She didn’t react as if she had a man inside her. This was simply a medical procedure only slightly more invasive than a Terran pap test.
He withdrew from her and wiped his hand on a cloth on a tray next to the bed. “There, all done.”
Raddik was at the doctor’s side in a second.
“Then, dear doctor, I would suggest you leave.”
Dr. Naro couldn’t get his stuff together and leave fast enough.
“He’s a gamma, isn’t he?” Honey tried to stifle laughter as Raddik pulled her to her feet and stripped her gown from her, yanking it up and over her head without loosening the ties.
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“You are learning fast. Yes, he is. Talented, but willing to follow orders unquestioningly.” His hands moved swiftly to remove her slip and then her breast band. She had kept her slip on in bed to remove temptation and he had kept to sleeping in an animal form. The pheromones were not right to trigger his lust when he was an animal, so it was safest when they were together.
She smiled as he palmed her breasts worshipfully. Time to tangle a little. The twenty jumps that the ship had gone through were passing over her senses like water. Only six jumps and they would be on Ohshlin.
As if he sensed that her mind was elsewhere, Raddik leaned down to take her lip between his teeth. It was enough of a distraction to have her wrap her arms around his neck and lift her lips to his. They fell to the bed with their mouths connected, feeding on each other, driving their bodies to the edge.
She rubbed her nipples into the hard planes of his chest and he thrust his thigh between hers. She groaned as he gripped her hips and rocked her against the hard muscle until she screamed when her release shattered her into glittering shards.
She focussed on him when he had rolled her to her back and was licking and sucking at her neck, breasts and belly. His tongue seemed long and had a rough texture as he tasted her again, when 65
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he burrowed between her thighs, he kept the cat-like appendage working on her clit until it was pulsing with every touch.
Raddik lunged over her, seating himself easily within, his cock using the leftover gel for a frictionless entry.
“Oh, wow.” The face that looked down at her as his body slid and thrust into hers was barely human by her standards. His ears were pointed, eyes slitted, nose flattened and teeth elongated and deadly. She already knew about his tongue and his hands.
He held still for a moment as she took him in.
“Honey?”
“Do you just want to cuddle?”
The relieved grin that crossed his face was accompanied by an increase in his girth. “No, cuddling is off the menu until we land.”
A hard thrust stroked inside her and she arched until her breasts touched his chest, crying out in enjoyment. They took on a rhythm as she lifted her hips to meet his halfway, bringing him as deep as she could. She dug her nails into the hard muscle of his ass and pulled him into her over and over as she got closer and closer to her peak.
He reached between them and stroked her clit with one talon and she screamed in release. His roar was on her in seconds and his teeth an instant after that. The sharp spike of pain started another 66
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hot rush of spasms from within her, but gasping was her only option with a shifter on her throat.
This time, he licked at the wounds he had made on her neck, sealing them and taking the sting away.
He nuzzled the side of her neck and a deep purring ran through him. He rolled over with him still inside her and chuckled. “This is going to be a very long night.”
She rocked her hips back and welcomed his returning erection. “Promises, promises.”
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Chapter Nine
ive jumps had occurred during the night and Fafter an eventful and entertaining evening, Honey was yawning as they stood on the observation deck with the captain and high-ranking crew.
“The last jump home is almost upon us.
Ohshlin awaits.” The captain was enthusiastic.
Honey stood in Raddik’s embrace. It defied protocol, but her legs were a little wobbly and it was all the Alpha’s fault. He had been determined to make up for lost time.
She had come to grips with the fact that all the shifters could smell Raddik on her. They seemed rather relieved that his irritation now had an outlet.
Honey wrapped Raddik’s arms more tightly around her as she watched the darkness of space shiver for an instant before the ship jumped location. When space steadied, a blue jewel of a planet spun serenely in the darkness.
Raddik held her tightly. “Welcome to Ohshlin.”
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Two transports waited for them when they landed. Morin, Lefflik and two other staff members accompanied them as they boarded the first. Honey only saw a glimpse, but she saw a few boxes with cargo markings and hope surged inside her. Her things.
She sat next to Raddik and nodded off while they travelled. Hands shook her gently awake as they stopped moving.
“Honey, we are home.”
She smiled sleepily, knowing that he didn’t get the joke but gasped when the full expanse of an enormous house in the centre of a town became apparent. “Wow. Big house.”
He tucked her under his arm and exited the transport with two men in front and two behind.
“Don’t worry, sweet. You don’t have to clean it.”
The folks around were on their normal schedules. A few stopped and greeted their Alpha, but others just smiled, nodded and kept about their daily tasks.
“That is a very nice, low-key homecoming.”
“There will be a formal return in a few days.
You will be introduced to your new people then.”
She protested, though it was only for her own dignity. “I haven’t agreed to stay yet.”
He gave her a look that called her out. “I will have your agreement before this night is over. Oh, 69
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for the sake of formality, I would like you to sign an IOU for the night you owe me.”
They entered the main hall and she noted that everyone here seemed to know their place. She hoped that she was a fast learner.
Their entourage turned into a tour. She saw and met several of the kitchen staff who fed not only the Alpha but all the unwed men who lived under his roof. It was a method of keeping the troublemakers in one place, under the watchful eye of an older, more powerful male.
The negotiations centre, the contract offices, the disputes centre, they all were bustling and everyone stopped to be introduced to Raddik’s mate. She had no status within their community yet, that would come later, if at all.
The head of his household appeared and smiled at her graciously. He was definitely a beta. Strong minded but eager to please.
Raddik introduced them. “Vilnin, this is my mate, Encoded Courier to the Alliance, Honey Borrow, late of Terra.”
“Pleased to meet you, madam. Your seamstress is waiting in your rooms. Alpha Norfim, there are documents for you to sign when you have settled your mate.”
He inclined his head and backed off to the side.
“Honey, these are my offices. Come inside for a moment.” Raddik pulled her inside and shut the 70
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door, giving her a kiss that bruised her lips. “Now, let’s make that document.”
He gave her a writing implement and a sheet of paper, then took an empty decorative bottle and waited.
She wrote, I, Honey Borrow, owe Raddik Norfim, one night in his bed. She signed it with a flourish and handed him the paper.
He smiled at her. “Excellent. Lefflik will show you to our rooms, I have an errand to run. I will meet you shortly.”
With that weird dismissal, she left him alone and unfastening his shirt.
“Um, Lefflik, Raddik would like you to show me to our rooms. He will meet me there later. He has an errand to run.”
She was as perplexed as the rest of them, but two of the guards took up a post outside the office while the other two went with her to see her new rooms.
As they walked away, she could have sworn that she heard a window opening and a bird scream. Nah.
Seamstress was another word for torturer.
Honey had been poked and prodded until she finally hissed at the dour woman. It wasn’t a word—it was a displeased hiss that she had heard from the multi-shifters on the warship.
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“I beg your pardon, my lady.” She proceeded with care from that point on.
Honey stood and realized that she was going to have to act the part of the Alpha’s lady. The hiss, rude by her own standards, had been a much delayed appropriate response.
A shadow moved in the doorway and the Alpha himself was there, winking. He could have stopped her torture at any time, but he wanted to see her react, she could see it in his gaze.
“This is funny, isn’t it? Laugh while you can, Raddik. I predict a series of cold and dismal nights for you.”
The gasp from the seamstress and her assistants was audible.
“Then I will wait for spring.” He came forward and gave her a kiss, the dais she was standing on put them at eye level for the first time. “How grows our little one?”
“He is relaxed and at peace, more than I can say for me. This is quite a lot to learn.” She gestured to take in the whole planet.
