*crawls into bed* So, let's go over the important
things first. Are these sheets silk or cotton? Cotton, they don't stain as easy
as silk...what? lol
*nods soberly* staining is certainly a consideration when selecting bed coverings. And sofas. And carpeting... But I digress. What are you
wearing? I thought it was clothes optional? heehee
It certainly can be, but I would never presume such. What are we
snacking on in bed while we read tonight? hmm....I like strawberries. You can
feed them to me while you read out loud to me.
Oh, fresh strawberries are delicious. And the color... so vibrant... so sexy. If I open
this nightstand drawer, what will I find? Um...that would be Marco...let's just
close that.... heehee
I'm going to venture a guess that Marco isn't the cat, and leave the drawer closed. Do you roll
up in the blankets like a burrito, or kick the covers off during the night?
Both? I like to be nice and warm. Then I'll kick them off until I get cold and
then it is back to burrito baby.
Awesome. I'm always cold, so can I put my
cold feet on your calves to warm them up? Of course. :)
What are we
reading?
Alliance Volume 1
Excerpt From:
Retribution
“Commander Rave Anders, a panel of your peers has found you
guilty of theft of government property. You are hereby dishonourably discharged
and sentenced to thirty days on the penal colony Devil’s
Island.”
Rave fell to his seat in disbelief as the panel left the
room. Just like that, his military career was gone, like so much smoke. Most
would think that was the worst thing, but it wasn’t. The worst was Rave’s
lover, Kain, couldn’t be found.
A hand landed on his shoulder. He turned, hoping to see
Kain. His stomach sank when he saw his friend, Sela instead.
“It’s no use, Rave. It’s as if he’s disappeared. His parents
don’t know where he is, either. I’m sorry.”
He rested his head in his hands. “I can’t believe it, Sela.
He’s out there, somewhere, hurt. He’d be here if he was able.”
Rave looked up at Sela and saw the guards approaching behind
her.
“I’ll do what I can to find him, Rave.”
He gave a sharp nod and turned to follow the guards to the
pod waiting to take him to Devil’s Island, his
thoughts in turmoil. How would he survive the next thirty days? Being in the
military put a target on his back and Devil’s Island
was one of the worst prison colonies in the universe. His heart ached at the
thought of Kain, alone and hurt while he could do nothing about it. Nothing
really mattered if Kain wasn’t safe. The guard shoved him into the craft and
shackled him to the seat.
After the criminals were processed, the ship started the
journey to Devil’s Island.
“Hey, you’s that military thief? Yep, you is. You’s the guy
whose got fucked up the ass, but then, I hear ya like that, don’t ya?” The
passenger beside him snickered. “I’m sure you’ll get plenty of action on DI.”
Rave leaned over and yanked him close enough that Rave could
smell the man’s putrid breath. “Shut the fuck up.”
“No need to gets with the rough stuff. I ain’t after that
pretty ass,” the man mumbled as Rave shoved him back into his seat.
Rave closed his eyes to block out the upcoming nightmare. He
had two hours to devise a plan that would keep him from getting killed while
being detained. He had a lover to find.
One step at a time.
His thoughts drifted.What had happened?
That question played over and over in his mind. One minute,
Kain had left the ship. The next, the Alliance
had boarded the ship and arrested Rave. Two days before the ship docked, the
crew had conducted an inventory and those government boxes hadn’t been there.
The Alliance
had shown up, and suddenly, there the boxes had sat, pretty as you please.
Something wasn’t adding up.
Rave didn’t do suspicion. He placed his faith in all his
crew and expected their trust in return. Kain had never given him a reason not
to trust him. Hell, Rave loved the man. He couldn’t love a traitor, could he?
Focus, Damn it! Worry about now.
The force of take off glued him to the seat. He swallowed
then bit his lip. He wasn’t prepared, not really. All the training in the world
couldn’t prepare a person for a prison colony—an open world full of the worst
criminals in the universe. He couldn’t figure out why the Alliance wanted to send him to a high
security planet. He should have been shipped off to one of the minimum security
colonies.
When the flight smoothed out, Rave forced himself to relax.
He had to get some sleep. He wouldn’t get much on DI. Rave prayed he would wake
from this nightmare, wrapped in the comfort of Kain arms, ready for their
morning romp.
Kain, where are you?
Excerpt From: Salvation
“What the fuck?” Rock stumbled as the ship shuddered. He
looked up as Sela ran onto the bridge. “Hold on to something. A ship just
exploded in our path.” He focussed on steering the Salvation out of the flames
but something caught his eye. “Se, there’s an emergency pod! See if you can
find their frequency and hail them,” Rock said over his shoulder, fully
expecting her to jump to it. She was efficient that way. He scanned the area to
see if there were any other emergency crafts, but didn’t see any other pods in
the aftermath of the explosion.
“I’m supposed to be on vacation. I didn’t sign up for this,”
Se grumbled.
“You didn’t have to come, you know.” It came out more
harshly than he’d intended, but they were in crisis mode right now.
“Rave wouldn’t have forgiven me if I’d let you go on a gun
run on your own,” she said clearly, then he thought he heard her mumble,
“Stupid libido.”
“I’ve been doing this solo for a while. I don’t need my hand
held by Rave and your cousin. Or you for that matter. Shit. Someone’s shooting
at the pod. You get a frequency yet?” Rock threw back at her.
“I’m going as fast as I can.”
“Go faster,” he snapped. He wasn’t irritated with her but he
needed to get to the pilot of that pod. He’d apologise later. Maybe.
“Damn it, Rock. If you don’t like my speed, do it yourself.”
“Stop arguing with me. I’d like to find out why my gun sale
went south.” He didn’t understand her need to fight him at every turn. Most
days it was a turn-on, but this wasn’t the time or the place for his cock to
take charge.
“What are you talking about?” Se sounded peevish.
“That ship was my contact. Maybe whoever escaped in the pod
has the answers I need.”
“Put more pressure on me, why don’t you?” Se said under her
breath.
“Se!” He was about to lose what little sanity he had left.
Didn’t she know that?
“It isn’t the fate of the world. It’s one gun sale.” Se
sighed, pushing her hair out of her face.
“Those guns were going to a planet being overrun with
marauders. The inhabitants need to protect themselves or they’ll be enslaved.
So, yeah, the fate of someone’s world could be at stake. We need that pod.”
They were going to have to do something about the sexual tension between them
soon because he couldn’t take the fighting anymore. He’d rather be fucking. And
now wasn’t the time. Damn.
“Stop it with the bleeding heart stuff. I’ve got them,” Se
mumbled almost to herself.
“I’m the bleeding heart?” That made him smile. He’d never
been known for his sympathy. Not that he wasn’t sympathetic, but money was a
bigger motivator.
Se laughed. “Just talk to the pod. You’re keyed in.”
And just like that, his sanity was back. They really did
work well together.
“Emergency pod, this is the captain of the Salvation. Do you
need assistance?”
There was no response. Fuck. That couldn’t be good.
“Are you sure this is right?” He looked over at Se.
“Yes. They probably don’t know if we are friend or foe. They
did just come off an exploding ship and who knows who’s there or what shape
they’re in.” Se shrugged.
“This is the captain of the Salvation. We will shelter you.
Please acknowledge,” Rock tried again, realising that Se was correct—anyone
could be in there and only a handful of people had known he was meeting up with
the ship.
“How do you use this thing? Hello? Hello?” A masculine voice
floated over the airwaves.
Rock bit back a shout of relief. “I hear you. Do you need us
to bring you in?”
On screen, another shot hit the pod. Rock couldn’t look
away—it was like a bad vid streaming in 3D, and he had front row seats.
“Rock, you need to get that ship in here or it’s going to
fall apart.” Se’s worry coloured her voice.
“Emergency pod, we’ve got a lock on you. Don’t touch
anything. We’re bringing you in.” Rock manipulated the controls and the pod
slowly inched its way towards the Salvation.
Come on, come on.
It was taking forever. Or seemed to be. He needed to upgrade
his fucking equipment.
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