The climax hit her hard. Her gaze tore from his as her head was thrown back, her eyes squeezed shut as passion turned into total sexual bliss. Rever’s body tensed and his movements slowed as he came. She felt him inside her while his cock pumped and jerked as he jetted his release deep into her.

They were both breathing hard when Rever stilled, caging her under his bigger frame. Opening her eyes Brenda met his, smiling.

“I love you and I want you to know how damn much, Rever. It’s not just about the incredible sex but it’s just you I adore.”

The big Zorn shifted some of his weight, freeing one of his arms so he could cup her face with his hand. His fingers slid through her hair and lifted her head from the mat just a little bit. His gorgeous glowing blue eyes were mesmerizing.

“I have never felt for another woman what I feel for you. I have never experienced the emotion of love.”

Her heart twisted. Maybe one day he will fall in love with me. Maybe in time he—

“Until I saw you. I was drawn to you like the pull of falling. There was no stopping or slowing where I landed. You are in my heart and are everything to me, my bound. I will die if I lose you and I will kill anyone who tries to take you from me. It tore me up inside when I had to take you to the medical center, wanting my offspring in your body to grow there knowing a part of us existed made from of the emotions we share. Life had lost the hold it had on me when I realized I could never keep you. I was ready to be miserable to save the family honor. I was raised as Argis and I’ve made sacrifices for our people always. It is what we do. You were one sacrifice I could not make, Brenda.

Honor does not make my heart burst in my chest or make me shake with need to just be near it. You do. I have never felt love but I never had you in my arms. Now I have both.”

She blinked back hot tears. “Oh, Rever.” She held him tighter. “I love you so damn much. You’re everything to me and I’ve never felt like this before either.”

“We will have a good life but it won’t be easy.”

“I don’t care how hard things will be in the Outlander area. As long as we’re together I’ll be so damn happy living in a cave with you.” He grinned. “Eventually Volder will bound to a woman and we can return. Tina is human and has a way of finding trouble so I am sure some unfortunate male will draw her attention. If he takes her to bed he will try to bound to her if he doesn’t get to know her first.”

Laughing, Brenda grinned at him. “I hope she doesn’t open her mouth until after the sex.”

He laughed. “That is how she tricked me. We barely exchanged words. The sex was—”

Brenda saw his shocked expression when her hand clamped over his mouth. His eyebrows rose as he stared down at her. She sighed, releasing his mouth.

“I don’t want to hear how the sex was with her. Do you have any idea how much it killed me knowing you were touching her? I wanted you and it tore me up every night climbing into my bed on the other side of the house knowing you were with her.” His eyes narrowed. “There were no times for you to anguish over.”

“I don’t understand.”

“After the day with the killis I couldn’t stomach her touch. She was…” He frowned.

“Not you. I had no desire to mount her. I’m Zorn and I’m always in need of sex but it was your body I wanted to touch, you I wanted to sink into, and she was not you. I made her angry so she kicked me out of my bed. I slept on the floor and I took care of my own needs. I knew if I went to your room I would not leave your bed. I learned from taking you to medical how it tore me up to have to give you up and I knew I was never going to do that a second time. At night I lay thinking of what we shared, my body hurting with need for you. It was why I could not be around unless I had to be.

My urges to touch you were too strong. I’m a warrior who battled his inner self, my Brenda.”

She caressed his chest. “You never have to battle yourself again over me. If you want me, take me.”

Rever smiled. “You will be sorry you say this. I long for you again. I will crave you over and over.”

Arching her back, she wiggled her ass, and felt Rever was hard. The man didn’t get soft when he was inside her. “So take me. I want you, Rever. I will always want you.” She closed her eyes when his lips lowered, wrapping her arms around his neck, and pulled him closer. A moan mingled between their tongues. Heaven was in his kiss and the way he made love to her. It was the last thought she had before she got lost in the intense pleasure their bodies created together.

Chapter Nine

It couldn’t be happening, Brenda thought, gawking at the four large Zorn males surrounding her. They wore uniforms exactly the same as the border patrol ones she’d seen Rever wear. One of the men crouched down, staring into Brenda’s terror-filled eyes. This was not how I expected to wake up.

“Get dressed now.” His narrowed gaze swept over the thin blanket barely concealing her body. “Hurry.”

She wondered where Rever was, her eyes scanning the room frantically. Had these men hurt him? Wouldn’t I have woken up if there had been a struggle? A dim memory surfaced of Rever kissing her lips softly, telling her he was going hunting but it had been dark still in the cave. She was pretty sure that conversation and kiss from Rever really happened as her mind cleared of the sleep fog she was shaking off. Sunlight now streamed in from outside revealing it was definitely morning.

“If you don’t dress we will take you out of here without clothing. You will be very uncomfortable, there are more males outside, and I don’t want aroused males distracted by you.”

“Where’s Rever?” Brenda’s voice shook with fear.

A deep growl tore from the man’s parted lips. “We brought captured wild males with us to release them for him to run off to lure him far enough away from you so we could double back to rescue you.”

She shook her head, her eyes pleading with the large Zorn warrior. “No. I don’t want rescued. Rever saved me. I’m begging you to please just leave us alone. Don’t take me from him.”

The man’s lips twisted into a grimace. “He broke the law by stealing a woman who doesn’t belong to him. Get dressed or I will drag you out of here naked in front of dozens of males under my command outside. Do you want them to see you bare?” His gaze ran over her once more. “We are all curious what a human woman looks like without clothing but I doubt you would enjoy us examining you.”