Deep, Hard, and Rough by Jenika Snow Read Free Book Online Page B

the front windows. Great vastness was right in front
of them, and it never got old for him to see this sight. They programmed their
destination for Hete’kkia , a planet that flourished
with healthy, viable females, and the planet his kind had found mates on for
centuries.
    Although there were plenty of planets that had
females, only a select few held ones that had compatible DNA to carry the
offspring of his species. Hete’kkia happened to have
a ratio of five to one, females dominating the male gender. They were humanoid,
and were compatible in every way with the Aktulla warriors. It was the most
logical place to go to first. The planet was one of the smaller ones in their
galaxy, and lay on the outer recesses of the galaxy.
    Erak unhooked the harness around his chest and was
about to stand when a warning signal sounded. Bringing up the holographic map
of the ship, he saw there was some sort of life force stationed in the cargo
dock. He swiped his finger across the screen and brought up the thermal heat
activated monitor. The life force was humanoid, that much he could tell from the shape of the form.
    “Looks like we have a stowaway,” Erak said. Although
the creature appeared human in nature, there were creatures that may appear
humanoid, but were anything but. It wasn’t unusual for a Lerra lizard, or even a Nura beast to crawl into the ship
in search of food, and those particular beings were vicious despite their
human-like appearance. He had his Tonna gun strapped
to his thigh and his sword between his shoulder blades. The long forged piece
of metal was barbaric and hadn’t been used in a millennium by any other advanced
race, but it was quick, effective, and there was nothing better to an Aktulla
male than feeling the power it wielded as their enemy was taken down.
    He made his way down into the very bowels of the
ship. With one hand on his gun, he used the other to enter the security code
for the cargo dock. The door slid to the side, disappearing into the wall, and
allowing him an unobstructed view of the storage dock. The temperature was
several degrees lower than the main part of the ship, just enough to chill the
skin. Standing at the entrance, he stayed absolutely still and inhaled deeply,
letting his attuned senses tell him what his machinery couldn’t. The main
aromas that filtered into him were of their freshly bought food and water
supply. When silence and still air surrounded him he closed his eyes and
inhaled deeply once more, and that was when he caught the scent of blood.
    Eyes closed and senses wide open, he waited. The
metallic scent was not of a wild humanoid animal, but of a human female.
    Mine .
    That one word slammed into him over and over again,
and a primal urge to go to her moved inside of him like nothing he had ever
felt. He knew that scent that mingled with the tangy smell, and despite his
need to go to Luna and make sure she was okay, he couldn’t help that his dick
instantly became hard. The sound of her faint beating heart pierced his mind,
and he opened his eyes. Her heartbeat came from where several large drum barrels
sat against the side of the ship. Once he reached the edge of the barrels Erak
could make out two small tattered shoes. There was still no movement from her,
and a panic the likes of which he had never felt assaulted him. Erak had never
felt fear before, but it was like a living entity inside of him. He grew tense
and quickly moved closer to her, feeling this territorial emotion grow within
him like another warrior. He wanted to kill the being that dared harm her, that
put their hands on her. When he was close enough that he could see her small,
huddled body on the hard, cold floor, his heart squeezed painfully in his
chest.
    “ Fallina .”
    The endearment fell from his lips on its own accord.
She was his mate, and a pang of sorrow, regret, and self-hatred filled him. All
it had taken was that first scent of her blood to wake up the instinct in him,
that one thing