Predator

Chapter 10

“So I can only do this when we’re together?” Riddick asked as they sped back to their home galaxy.

“Sorry but yes. You need to tap into my power to reach this level of output.”

“That sucks.”

She grinned at his mumbled comment and knew he was disappointed. He loved his freedom and self-flight was the ultimate expression of it. “On a positive note, you’ll be able to fly between worlds and on planet.”

“Really?” She nodded her head in response and his grin grew to match hers.

They flew along in silence enjoying the serenity of space forgetting their race in exchange for the scenery. When they reached the orbit of Ariana, Alex stopped before she reached the atmosphere. Riddick turned to see his wife looking back at the stars. He closed the distance between them and hovered behind her.

“I hate planets.” Her head hung low and her shoulders slumped. “It is so hard to leave this behind.”

His thoughts flashed to the moments that she had submitted to his will and wondered just how far his dominion over her extended. “How much control do I have over you?”

“Total.”

He turned her around to face him and tilted up her chin. “There is no reason why you can’t come out here anymore. You can drag me along for security. Okay?”

“You’d do that for me?”

“If I have to map every uninhabited star system in creation to ensure you don’t starve so you can continue to visit your home, I will.”

“You really amaze me with enormity of your devotion.”

“Why? You have so much to offer. You have shown me love. You’ve made me aware of emotions that I thought were beyond my capacity to feel again.” He cupped her cheek and stared deep into the expanse of her white eyes. “I found a kindred spirit that I want to spend my life with and raise our son together. I found a sense of peace and freedom with you that I never had before.”

“Peace and freedom?” She laughed in exasperation. “You are bound to the Destroyer of Worlds for the rest of eternity. How is that peace and freedom?”

“Baby, we were meant to be. Don’t doubt my feelings and don’t argue with me.”

“Yes, my love.”

His brow furrowed as he regarded her willingness to let it go so easily. “You really have to obey me, don’t you?”

“Yes.”

“Then come with me to the place we first encountered each other, wife. We need to talk about a few things.” He lifted her up in his arms, flew them down through the atmosphere, and carried her through the night sky. When he landed at her lake sanctuary, he sat at the water’s edge and cradled her in his lap. “Tell me about our son. How do you carry him, how long til he’s born, and what is up with this fully grown thing?”

“Our genetic material combines like normal humans do when they conceive but from that point the similarities end.”

He nuzzled her ear and whispered. “Explain.”

“As you know, I am a magnet for assassination attempts. I remove the embryo from my body, encase it within a mass of cosmic energy, and place it in a different plane of existence to mature.”

“Are you talking about another dimension?”

“Yes.”

“Where is it?”

“Anywhere I am.” She lifted her hand and pointed in front of them. A tear formed in the air and widened into a hole large enough for a tiny ball of white energy to be seen. “Our son is in there and he’ll be born in about 7 and a half days from now.”

He watched the rift seal and a single tear trailed down his cheek when their child disappeared from sight. “How many of these pocket dimensions do you tap into?”

“I created three. One is where my children grow to maturity in safety. No-one but me can open that portal. One is my own version of hell where everyone who dies by my power goes to spend eternity.”

“Shit, baby.”

“You asked me to tell you. No-one, not even I, can open that door.”

“Why not?”

“That place is where all my enemies are. It is a dimension made for torment. Do you really think it would be a good idea to open that door and have any of those people escape?”

“I see your point but why can’t you enter if for some reason you needed to?”

“A portion of my power makes it the purgatory that it is. Many people I have dispatched have some super-natural abilities. That realm makes their power useless. If I enter there, my own power would turn against me.”

He listened to her whispered words and heard the slightest trace of regret in her tone. He knew her anger inspired the creation of that place but it went against her original function in life to be so cruel and callous. Desperate to get her mind off those unpleasant thoughts, he changed the subject. “What about the third one?”

She smiled when she thought of her last creation and drew in a deep sigh of relief. “It is a paradise I made to go to when I pass on my power to the boys.”

“I thought that you’d be staying since we bonded.” His tone held his concern and a hint of anger. “Ian said I was your balance…your link to life.” He grabbed her shoulders, turned her upper body towards him, and shook her slightly in agitation. “You can’t fucking leave me now! Not after…”

She stared at him quizzically when his sentence trailed off. “After what?”

“You made me want more out of life than just to survive it.”

Her features softened as she gazed into his silver eyes; that glistened in the moonlight; and kissed him gently on his lips. “Richard, I won’t be going anytime soon but someday I will have to leave this plane of existence. It is what I’ve been preparing for all these past six or more centuries.”

“Alex…”

She touched her index finger to his lips to silence his protests. “Hush. You can come with me. You can survive there but the thing to consider is can you leave your son behind?”

“I don’t want to be without you…ever…but I’ve never been a father before. I don’t know how it’d feel to leave our son.” He pondered the impending dilemma for a moment and met her eyes. “I guess I’ll cross that road when we get to it.”

“I know exactly how you feel. Not only would I be leaving my children but my husbands as well.”

“Yeah…we need to talk about them. One of them in particular.”

“Richard…”

His grip tightened on her shoulders and stopped her words when he snapped at her. “No! You listen to me and stop dodging the issue! He is a scheming, conniving bastard that is trying to work his way back into your heart as well as between your legs!” Her eyes grew large at his crude words. He knew he was hurting her feelings but his jealousy wouldn’t let him stop. “I know he wants another baby! He is using his hold on you to manipulate a future for himself in your life.”

“You don’t understand.” Tears welled in her eyes and she shook her head in sorrow. “Tyr did violate his oath to me but I can’t let him go. I love him with every ounce of my being.”

“How could you? He betrayed you! He almost cost your family their lives and he got you killed!”

“You were hired to kill me.”

His temper deflated somewhat at her accusation but it didn’t take him off the intended path of his tirade. “We both know that I couldn’t have done it. Do not change the subject! I don’t want you anywhere near that son of a bitch!”

“He is my mate and I cannot deny him.”

“You don’t want to deny him! Alex, I swear if you allow him to touch you again I’ll kill him. In fact; since you are mine to command; I am telling you never to…”

“Don’t you dare say it! I will not allow you to order me about like that! He is my husband and the father of one of my children. I love him and I would fight and kill for him just like I would for you.”

“Why? What is the attraction to the prick that has committed so many injustices to your vow?”

“He and I have a connection that cannot be severed. He is primal and made me feel alive again after centuries of boredom. We are drawn to each other by the baser needs of life. Instinctive and primal carnal needs are what Tyr and I share. That is not something I’m prepared to give up for anybody.”

“We have that connection too.”

“Yes we do and it is a lot stronger than the one he and I have but I won’t give him up.” She turned her head towards the palace as dawn threatened to approach on the horizon. “It appears the honeymoon is over.”

“What?”

“I’m being summoned by one of the others.”

He turned her beneath him and straddled her hips. “Forget it. That is an order.” He grabbed her hands and pinned them above her head. “I have some primal carnal needs that need to be fulfilled.”

His hands grasped the silk material over her breasts and tore her gown from her flesh. The hunger that reflected in his eyes made her shiver in anticipation of his touch. “Richard.” She moaned out in desire.

“Quiet. I want you to lie there and obey my every command. Do you understand me?” She nodded her head. “That’s my princess. Now undress me.” With a blink of her eyes, his shorts disappeared from his body. “Hmm. You will definitely come in handy.”

Silver eyes focused on her heaving breasts and his mouth went to engulf one nipple while his hand grabbed her neglected breast. He sucked ravenously on one as his hand milked its twin to a hard, blood-filled tip.

She thought he was overwhelming her senses with his all out assault on her nipples until she felt his free hand between her legs. His thumb massaged her clit until she was squirming with pent up desire. When he quickly inserted 2 fingers into her wet pussy to the knuckles, she had to stifle a scream.

He pumped his fingers into her furiously until he felt her inner walls quiver heralding her orgasm. He bit and pinched her highly sensitized nipples and heard her scream as her climax shuddered through her body.

Without giving her a moment to recover, he placed her feet on his shoulders and plunged his cock into her hot depths. He leaned over her; which pushed her knees to her chest; and spoke in a lust-filled growl. “Look at me!” Her eyes met his and the image of being devoured by this man entered her mind.

His hands returned to her wrists that were still lying above her head and; in an act of total dominance; fucked her hard and fast while he pinned her to the ground. To make his possession of her complete, he entered her mind and projected every image of what he wanted to do to her into her thoughts.

It was like being taken by 2 of him at the same time. While he physically fucked her pussy, he mentally fucked her ass and; after several minutes of the twin assault; she came violently. It was the hardest she ever came as multiple orgasms ripped through her and he exploded within her when the last of hers hit. The force of his ejaculation actually made her cum one last time.

He finally released her mind and body and lay down beside her to recuperate. “How was that for primal?”

“You come in handy too.” They both laughed at the sexual innuendo and she once again felt the tugging in her brain. “My love, I have to go. I’m sorry but I’m being called.”

“No, you can’t…”

She covered his mouth with her fingertips and brushed a kiss across his forehead. “I have to. I’ll meet you back in our room later. I love you.”

She vanished before he had the chance to order her to stay. This didn’t sit well with him and; determined to find out which one of her mates had the audacity to call her away on his wedding night; he got dressed and went in search of his bride.