Best Friends (New Species #15)(74)

“I am a Wild Zone resident. Was.” He nuzzled her head with his chin. “Now I live here.”

“Where is here?” She couldn’t see much in the dim room so high up near the roof.

“My domain.”

She was stumped on what to say to that.

“Sleep.”

“No. You need to let me go.”

“You’re mine.”

“Stop saying that! I’m not yours.”

That earned her a vicious snarl, and he withdrew his cock a bit then drove back into her body.

Mary gasped at the jolt of pleasure it caused. He remained there, deep inside her.

“You feel like mine. I’m inside you. Mine.” The arm he let her use as a pillow crossed over her chest, and he held her tighter. “You came to me. I’m keeping you.”

“I fell from the air vent. I didn’t come down here on purpose.”

“I saw. What were you doing inside it? Those vents are to bring me air and heat.”

“I was hiding.”

His body tensed, and his hold tightened even further. “I knew it. You humans attacked us again. We aren’t in chains or cages anymore. My people will kill those who attack us…but not you. You’re mine. I won’t let them punish you.”

Mary was insulted. “I wasn’t attacking anyone. I was being attacked.”

“By who?”

“I don’t know. Two New Species were looking for me.”

“That’s what happens when you trespass.” He relaxed his body but not his hold on her.

“I wasn’t trespassing. I was here for a wedding. Then they came after me, so I hid.”

“Who did?”

“I don’t know. Two men. I ducked into the cleaning closet and saw the vent. It was big enough for me to fit into, but then I fell.”

“I’ll overlook you being a dense human. You’re cute, and you’re still mine.”

Now he was really pissing her off. “I’m not dense. I was scared and hiding because I didn’t want to die!”

“Species wouldn’t want to kill you without reason. You’re a female. What did you do to them?”

“I didn’t do anything.”

He snorted. “Humans always do things. It’s your nature.”

She snorted. “What about what you did? I thought you were going to eat me.”

He chuckled. “Didn’t I? Twice. I wanted to make certain you were prepared to take me.”

She wanted to smack him, completely over her fear of him at this point. “You know what I mean. You’re terrifying.”

“I am.”

That killed some of her anger. At least he wasn’t denying it.

“I didn’t want you to talk until after we’d mated. You might have told me no or started screaming for help. I wasn’t letting you go. You fell into my domain, and I wanted you. Now you’re mine.”

“I’m not yours.”

“You are.”

She clenched her teeth, debating how to respond. “I don’t like you.”

He chuckled. “You like me a lot. Are you challenging me to prove it? I’ll flip you on your back, lick you until you can’t resist, then mount you again. And you’ll let me.” He nuzzled his chin against her head again. “You didn’t scream or slap me away. I would have backed off if you’d put up a fight. You wanted to be mine.”

“I was too scared to do either of those things. I thought you were going to kill me.”

He chuckled. “I used that to my advantage.”

“I can’t believe you’d admit it!”

“Humans lie. Species don’t. Settle down and sleep. I’m ready for a nap. I’ll feed you when we wake. Your tummy isn’t growling, or I’d do so now.”

“I want to leave.”

“No. You’re mine. I’ll make certain your needs are met and you’re well cared for.”

“I am not yours. Stop saying that! I’m not a pet you can just adopt or something if it wanders into your house.”

He growled low. “I can. I have.”

She tried to get out of his arms but he was too strong. She twisted her body, attempting to untangle them. He eased his hold, and she finally wiggled off his stiff dick. He let her go, and she scrambled away.

“Careful,” he warned.

She reached the open side of the bed and stared at the basement floor. It was a long drop, and there was no ladder or stairs to climb down. She did spot a platform about six feet over, maybe seven feet down. It wasn’t even a big one. There was a second one farther away, even lower, probably ten feet from the floor. It was hard to judge, though, looking down.

She’d have to stand and jump down to the first one, praying she didn’t break a leg or miss grabbing one of the four cables that kept the square suspended. Then try for the second one. The drop from the lowest one to the floor would probably break her ankles.

“Is my point made?” He was suddenly right behind her, and she hadn’t felt or heard him move. He grabbed her around her waist and hauled her away from the edge. She landed flat on her back and sank into his cushioned bed. He leaned close, bracing his hands on each side of her hips. “You can’t leave me.”