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needed some space. She glanced down at the ground ten feet away. She could just climb down and find a hiding place in the bushes instead, but the heat and humidity drained her resolve.
“Could you at least allow me some room to shoot, if given the opportunity?” She pressed her elbow into his ribs. “Please?”
He didn’t move, so she tried a different tactic.
“Tell me about your wife, Volund. How long were you two together?”
He stiffened and rolled to his side as if he felt guilty for touching her. “We were together for over forty of your Earth years. We grew up in the same village, and I knew she was meant to be mine.” Volund sighed and draped one leg over her hips and thighs. He settled his hand on her lower back and rubbed the bare skin there. “On our planet, she was a healer. She helped deliver babies and healed women’s injuries. She would always tell me I needed to relax more, that I was too protective of her, but look what happened. I listened to her and went hunting, leaving her unprotected. Now she’s gone.”
As she listened to his story, the pain in his words still seemed fresh. Venus marveled over how his background and loss seemed to affect her. She twined her fingers with his, bringing them up to kiss his hand. “Volund, how were you to know raiders would destroy your village? Your wife sounds like she was a lovely woman.” She waited until Volund met her gaze and then said, “Tell me something. If the reverse happened and you were killed instead of her, would you want her to withdraw from living life to the fullest and become a mere shell of who she once was?”
He tensed.
“You’re a very handsome man, Volund. What if there’s a mate here on Earth for you? Would you deny her your love?”
He said nothing.
Venus looked back out across the field. “How old are you?”
Volund laughed. “We stopped aging at the human age of twenty five. I’m one hundred and forty Earth years, and you think me handsome?”
“One-hundred-and-forty-years old? Now I know you two are too old for me. As far as handsome goes, I haven’t seen many men for a while, so maybe I need to see a few more before I can really judge.” Venus laughed, trying to lighten his mood.
His grip tightened around her hand. “Why did you lie about your doctor friend?”
Guilt slid over her, heating her skin even more. She’d forgotten about her little white lie. “It was a way to warn you and your brother off when you showed up in my quarters. What did you expect me to do? Jump into your arms? I had no idea who you two were or what you might do to me, so I lied about having a man around.”
Volund nodded, comprehension in his eyes. “I would have done the same if I had been in your position.” With his thumb, he stroked the skin on the top of her hand. Even that gentle touch fired lust through Venus. “You don’t need to see any other men, and being older does have some advantages.”
She turned to laugh at him, but as she did so, Volund captured her head between his hands, bringing his lips down to hers. He slid his tongue into her mouth and wrapped it around hers, stroking it. The taste of him was similar to his brother but with more spice, as if he’d eaten something loaded with ginger and cinnamon, and the residue still lingered upon his tongue.
Venus moaned. Her nipples hardened, and her pussy heated. Not again. I just made love to Jaxxon a few hours ago…but…this seems so natural!
He broke the kiss, pulled her rifle out of her hand and flipped her onto her back. “It seems my brother was right. You are beautiful—and it also seems you might be destined to mate with both of us.” He kissed down her neck to the vee of her shirt and then between her breasts.
“Volund, we’re here to hunt. Besides, I belong to no one unless I choose it.” Venus tried to push him back, but he grabbed her wrists gently with one hand and held them above her head.
“Ino and Ka will alert us when an animal comes
“Could you at least allow me some room to shoot, if given the opportunity?” She pressed her elbow into his ribs. “Please?”
He didn’t move, so she tried a different tactic.
“Tell me about your wife, Volund. How long were you two together?”
He stiffened and rolled to his side as if he felt guilty for touching her. “We were together for over forty of your Earth years. We grew up in the same village, and I knew she was meant to be mine.” Volund sighed and draped one leg over her hips and thighs. He settled his hand on her lower back and rubbed the bare skin there. “On our planet, she was a healer. She helped deliver babies and healed women’s injuries. She would always tell me I needed to relax more, that I was too protective of her, but look what happened. I listened to her and went hunting, leaving her unprotected. Now she’s gone.”
As she listened to his story, the pain in his words still seemed fresh. Venus marveled over how his background and loss seemed to affect her. She twined her fingers with his, bringing them up to kiss his hand. “Volund, how were you to know raiders would destroy your village? Your wife sounds like she was a lovely woman.” She waited until Volund met her gaze and then said, “Tell me something. If the reverse happened and you were killed instead of her, would you want her to withdraw from living life to the fullest and become a mere shell of who she once was?”
He tensed.
“You’re a very handsome man, Volund. What if there’s a mate here on Earth for you? Would you deny her your love?”
He said nothing.
Venus looked back out across the field. “How old are you?”
Volund laughed. “We stopped aging at the human age of twenty five. I’m one hundred and forty Earth years, and you think me handsome?”
“One-hundred-and-forty-years old? Now I know you two are too old for me. As far as handsome goes, I haven’t seen many men for a while, so maybe I need to see a few more before I can really judge.” Venus laughed, trying to lighten his mood.
His grip tightened around her hand. “Why did you lie about your doctor friend?”
Guilt slid over her, heating her skin even more. She’d forgotten about her little white lie. “It was a way to warn you and your brother off when you showed up in my quarters. What did you expect me to do? Jump into your arms? I had no idea who you two were or what you might do to me, so I lied about having a man around.”
Volund nodded, comprehension in his eyes. “I would have done the same if I had been in your position.” With his thumb, he stroked the skin on the top of her hand. Even that gentle touch fired lust through Venus. “You don’t need to see any other men, and being older does have some advantages.”
She turned to laugh at him, but as she did so, Volund captured her head between his hands, bringing his lips down to hers. He slid his tongue into her mouth and wrapped it around hers, stroking it. The taste of him was similar to his brother but with more spice, as if he’d eaten something loaded with ginger and cinnamon, and the residue still lingered upon his tongue.
Venus moaned. Her nipples hardened, and her pussy heated. Not again. I just made love to Jaxxon a few hours ago…but…this seems so natural!
He broke the kiss, pulled her rifle out of her hand and flipped her onto her back. “It seems my brother was right. You are beautiful—and it also seems you might be destined to mate with both of us.” He kissed down her neck to the vee of her shirt and then between her breasts.
“Volund, we’re here to hunt. Besides, I belong to no one unless I choose it.” Venus tried to push him back, but he grabbed her wrists gently with one hand and held them above her head.
“Ino and Ka will alert us when an animal comes
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