Moonlight on Water
by Kate Hill
Format(s): Ebook
Heat Level: Erotic
Pairing(s): M/F
Genre/Themes: Sci-Fi
Length: Novel
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Cover Art: Syneca
ISBN: 9781419918421
Purchase Links (ebook): Ellora’s Cave / All Romance Ebooks / Amazon
Purchase Links (paperback): Ellora’s Cave
Related Books or Books Set in the Same Universe: Doing Thyme, Menage a Tasia, Pandora’s Box
Related Free Stories: Yule Tydisian
Blurb:
Moonlight, a translator at an interrogation facility, has a dilemma. Her mother has been imprisoned on Laetez and in order to free her, Moonlight must strike a bargain with the feared military leader, Xenos Nineteen. Posing as an escort, she meets Xenos in his private rooms, prepared to do whatever it takes to rescue her mother. In spite of her hatred for Xenos, Moonlight finds herself singed by need for the alien crossbreed. His looks, savage yet irresistible, terrify her and fill her with lust.
Xenos is hardened against emotions such as love, but something about Moonlight draws him in. He indulges his passion for the lovely human female in every way, but is too jaded to realize his feelings for her run far deeper than sexual.
When Xenos turns outlaw to fight for the rights of crossbreeds, Moonlight becomes a key member of the rebellion and the willing mate of the man considered the worst villain in the galaxy. But can they make it work against all odds?
The following excerpt from MOONLIGHT ON WATER is for readers 18 and over.
He continued, “All I want is your body, exposed and willing. Agreed?”
“Yes. Agreed,” she whispered.
“Good. Then follow me.”
He stepped through a door at the back of the office.
Moonlight glanced toward the exit and freedom, then with a sigh of resignation, turned and followed Xenos to his bedroom. He’d activated a dim light and she looked around, noting this room was as barren as his office, with only a bed and a table beside it containing three drawers. A spec and alarm were built into the tabletop. He pointed to one of three doors across the room and said, “The latrine.”
Nodding, Moonlight couldn’t bring herself to respond in words at the moment. She felt numb and a little nauseous. While this wasn’t the first time she’d fucked, she’d never imagined being with a man like Xenos.
Moonlight removed a contraceptive-disease prevention tablet from her purse and placed it on her tongue, feeling it melt. She noticed he also removed a tablet from the top drawer of the table and popped it into his mouth.
“How do you. . .” She cleared her throat and tried to sound nonchalant. “How do you usually do this?”
In two long strides, he reached her and bent slightly so they were almost nose to nose, his gaze fixed upon her. “Without conversation.”
“Yes. You mentioned that,” she said, her voice just above a whisper. He’d also said no kissing, but she had the most horrible feeling he was going to touch her mouth with those awful blue lips.
As if sensing her thoughts, he pulled his head back slightly and swept her into his arms so she was forced to grasp his shoulders. Before she had a chance to fully regain her composure, he dumped her on the bed. The mattress was very firm and covered in white sheets.
He sat beside her and roughly pushed up her dress. Moonlight tried to control her breathing, to remain calm and passive as he began stroking her inner thigh with his gloved hand. She knew his gloves disguised webbed hands. Tydisian hands. Part of her was glad she wasn’t forced to see those animal appendages, while another part of her wished for a glimpse of them to satisfy her perverse curiosity.
Xenos slipped his fingers into the waistband of her black lace panties and slid them down her legs. She kicked off her shoes, making it easier for him to remove her underwear. The sooner they got on with this, the better.
Then she realized it didn’t really matter. She was stuck here for two weeks. She wondered if he intended for her to sleep in his bed? Probably not, since it was a standard-size cot with little enough room for one, let alone two.
If she had to share his room, she doubted she’d sleep at all during her stay.
He’d discarded her panties and resumed stroking her. This time, his large, long-fingered hand covered her soft mound and rested there, motionless for a moment before he began caressing her. Since his attention seemed fixed between her legs, she took the chance to study him carefully.
Those long, wispy eyelashes were lowered, casting delicate shadows on his purplish-blue face. She noticed a pattern of slightly darker blue patches covering his forehead and trailing down the length of his aquiline nose. His dark blue lips were parted, revealing the tips of his sharp upper and lower canines, as well as his flatter, human teeth. Though a hateful, savage creature, he exuded power and charisma. This was a man who always got what he wanted, of that she was certain.
In spite of herself, she began to relax beneath the gentle stroking of his cloth-covered hand. She watched him quietly, surprised he even bothered with foreplay of any kind. She’d been prepared for ravishment, but this wasn’t entirely unpleasant. If she didn’t loathe him so much, she might even enjoy herself.
Just when some of her initial fear began to dissipate, he tugged off his gloves and placed them on the table by the bed. Moonlight’s gave riveted to his pale blue hands.
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