Page 79 of Ahelno
I pushed my way to the head of the crowd, where well-wishers were eagerly waiting to speak to the human couple. I pushed them to the side and grabbed Andie, pulling her away from Leo.
“You are mine,” I said to her as I palmed her jaw, pulled her close, and kissed her.
Andie
The performance was everything we’d hoped. Leo and I moved in perfect synchronicity. He may not have the training of a professional dancer, but he’d been dancing to these songs his whole life, and it showed. We left the stage, sweaty and breathing hard. My body was still thrumming with excitement. I knew from experience it would be a while before I came down from the performance high.
At the end of the stage, the crowd surged with audience members who enthusiastically congratulated us and praised the dance. Some asked pointed questions about the backgrounds of the songs and the styles of dance, others simply let us know they enjoyed the performance and moved on.
A commotion drew my eye, and I saw Dakleth storming towards us, face thunderous as he literally pushed the other Ptexari and several offworld dignitaries out of the way. “Uh oh, Tall, dark, and broody’s mad,” Leo whispered.
I stood my ground as several audience members backed out of the way. Dakleth grabbed me by the arm and physically pulled me away from Leo. “Hey!” I shouted.
“You are mine,” he snarled as he pulled me against his body. Then he leaned his head down and swept his lips toward mine.
I completely froze.
He kissed me thoroughly. I had never seen the Ptexari kiss. I didn’t even know they knew how. But he kissed me like he owned me. All four arms came around me as he stroked my bare back. I shivered when he touched the mating mark. His wings opened and encircled us to cut us off from thecrowd. As soon as we had privacy, he opened his mouth and slid his tongue against mine. I was enveloped completely by him and under his spell.
My hands, which I’d brought up in defense when he first grabbed me, settled on his biceps, which were rock-hard. I let out a surprised whimper, and he groaned, pulling me even closer. He tilted his head to take the kiss even deeper, and I was lost.
My lips moved of their own accord. My hands squeezed his muscles. My body came awake, and I stepped closer to him so our bodies were completely pressed together. I could feel his erection against my lower belly, and it was like the floodgates opened. I was already turned on from dancing with Leo, but Leo I couldn’t have. It was as if my subconscious recognized that this was a male who could be completely mine and transferred all the pent-up sexual tension I’d been feeling for the past few weeks to him.
And there was so much of him. He was so tall and broad - strong and muscled. I felt small and delicate in his arms. He held me close, but carefully, as if I were something precious. His leathery smell was intoxicating, and he tasted divine. I swept my tongue alongside his and nipped his bottom lip as I pulled back and looked at him.
“Um, Andie?” I heard Leo call from outside Dakleth’s wings. “Are you ok? ‘Cause even though he’s huge, I will absolutely beat this gargoyle’s ass if he’s hurting you.”
“I’m good,” I rasped out, maintaining eye contact with Dakleth. “We’re ok.”
“Well, then, get it, girl!” he laughed. “Maybe I’ll see you at breakfast.” He snorted and walked away, drawing many of the chatty audience members with him.
Dakleth
I had been watching human pornography. Not on purpose. We did not have much information about humans in this sector, so as Leo had suggested, I had gone to the larger intergalactic databases to download everything I could find about humans. And, of course, I did search for human mating practices in that database. I had not expected to find video recordings of human mating.
The recordings were part of a larger series on the sexual habits of rare species conducted by a well-known, respected university. There were three videos that featured a mated pair of humans, who had consented and been compensated for their participation. What followed was the most visually stimulating and erotic three hours of my life.
There were two major differences that I could see between the sexual preferences of the Ptexari and humans. First, the kissing. I confess, the first time I saw the male press his lips to the female and then they opened their mouths to lick inside, it made my stomach turn. But then the female gave a tiny moan, and it was like a switch flipped inside my brain.
Suddenly, I was fascinated by the practice and wanted nothing more than to taste Andie on my lips. It was slow, lazy almost, and then they both pressed themselves together tighter in obvious arousal. When they parted, they stared into one another’s eyes, and he brought a hand up to stroke her hair. It was so deeply intimate. I wanted that with Andie. I wanted her to stare at me with her eyes shining as this female’s did at her mate.
The second difference was the sheer variety of positions in which the humans mated. Ptexari males mounted females from behind. It was heated, carnal, and satisfying. Watchinghumans mate face-to-face had been a revelation. It was stunning to witness the eye contact between the mates as they moved slowly together. The female was on her back, which was also a surprise. No Ptexari ever lay in such a vulnerable position. Our wings would be pinned underneath, making it difficult to escape a threat from above.
The human female had willingly lain down on her back and allowed the male to cover her. I could not imagine the trust she had in her larger and stronger partner to permit that to happen. It was strange to me, but heartsbreakingly beautiful, and I wanted that. I wanted Andie to look at me as this human female looked at her mate - to trust me in this way and allow herself to be vulnerable with me.
I was shocked beyond compare when they switched positions, and the male lay on his back, and the female climbed on top and rode his cock. I could not imagine myself on my back for anyone. But I was fascinated by the bouncing breasts of the female as she ground her hips on her partner, and that was it for me. If Andie wanted to ride me like that, I would gladly lie down for her. I had never seen her breasts, and now they were all I could think about.
Watching her dance with Leo was exquisite torture. Seeing my mate’s body move so sensually to the music was enchanting, but every time I saw his hand on her, I trembled with rage. By the time the performance was over, I could no longer control myself. She was mine. She would always be mine.
When I pulled her away from him and pressed my lips to hers, the world stopped. I encircled her with my wings so no one could gawk at us. When I slid my tongue inside her mouth and tasted her, my erection grew so hard I thought my cock would explode. And when she relaxed into the kiss and slidher tongue against mine, a tiny bit of cum spurted out into my loincloth. She moaned, and I thought I might ejaculate right there. The idea of covering her in my seed had me pulling her closer, stroking her back, and pressing my erection into her body.
She pulled back and looked at me. Leo said something and she responded, but I was too dazed to focus on what they said. The taste of her lingered in my mouth, and I wanted nothing more than to bend her over then and there and take her. The whole room needed to know that she was mine.
“Hi,” she said, her voice low and husky.
“Hello,” I said, holding her eyes. They were a stunning deep blue, as always, but her pupils had dilated, making them appear darker. My eyes roved her face, back to her lips, then her eyes. I had never seen a creature more alluring than my mate. I could gaze at her all day, every day, for the rest of my life and be content.
“I didn’t know the Ptexari kissed,” she said.
