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  Dreamer

  Planet Athion Series

  (Equinox Book #2)

  By Lily Harlem

  Dreamer: text copyright © Lily Harlem 2018

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  This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead is purely coincidental. The characters are productions of the author’s imagination and used fictitiously.

  Please note this book is intended for mature readers.

  Artwork and Editing by Studioenp.

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  Having a human and an alien lover was never going to be simple.

  Add in the fact we’re hurtling through space at hyper-speed, responsible for both sleepers and livestock, and the heat soon increases. The pleasure is extreme, but so are the complications. And what is going on with the captain? His surly intensity is alluring, and I want to delve deeper.

  But when a sleeper’s vital signs go out of whack and Equinox loses pressure, everything else has to be put on the back burner to contain the danger. How did we end up in such a precarious situation? Will we overcome the obstacles in our way as we head toward Planet Athion? We have to. There’s no going back. The only way is forward. No matter how exotic, no matter how extreme.

  Table of Contents

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  Chapter Fourteen

  Chapter Fifteen

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  About the Author

  Chapter One

  I showered and dressed in jeans and a red t-shirt. Beneath the t-shirt was white lace underwear with small floral details on the bra straps and panties.

  I hoped Anki would like it.

  Anki.

  I could hardly believe Mateo had given his blessing for us to be together. It wasn’t so much as I needed his approval—Mateo was my lover not my owner—but having him agree to sharing me was a relief.

  I brushed my freshly washed hair and added a slick of lip balm. It was time to walk through Equinox’s long corridors to Anki.

  It was time for him to lose his virginity.

  To me.

  I added a squirt of perfume and dropped a handful of sunflower seeds into Magic’s cage. “Be a good boy, I’ll see you later.”

  “Good boy. Later. Later.” The parrot I’d had for ten years—and came on every mission with me—set to work on his favorite treat.

  I gave him a tickle on the top of his head, then headed out.

  The spaceship was quiet. Mateo was on the bridge, Gavyn in the captain’s quarters—apparently a much grander living space than ours—and Hurin was tending his charges.

  As I walked I remembered Mateo’s stiff shoulders when he’d left the canteen. He’d agreed to share me, yes, but the situation was putting him under strain. I’d have to make him see it would all be okay. I could have fun with Anki, spend time with him, and still adore every moment I had with Mateo. He was so special to me. He’d saved my life; saved me from a future on Tradrych as nothing more than a womb.

  I remembered our last time together. He’d come to my room, taken me against the wall, and we’d both come spectacularly. We were great together, there was no doubt about it. Our chemistry worked. Not only that, our souls had connected, and we were inextricably linked…forever.

  I wouldn’t give him up, and I wouldn’t see him hurt.

  But neither did I want Anki hurt.

  Anki had been hurt when he’d found out—thanks to Magic—that Mateo and I were an item. He’d presumed it meant he didn’t stand a chance with me and that our flirting had been meaningless.

  Which it wasn’t, and he did stand a chance, big time.

  I loved spending time with Anki. His smile was infectious, his gentle way made my heart melt, and he was quick to laugh and make me laugh. Not to mention he was pretty damn hot with all those perfectly honed muscles and chiseled features.

  I turned the corner, and Anki’s quarters came into sight. I stopped outside, my stomach doing a flip of excitement. Anticipation was an aphrodisiac in itself.

  Knock. Knock.

  I stared at his vacuum-sealed door and bit on my bottom lip.

  I’ll have to take control of this.

  It opened, and he stood there in nothing but the usual pale-brown pants he wore with his tunic. His chest was wide and defined, and his abdominal muscles a deep row of bricks. There was no doubt about it, Athions were prime specimens of an alternate race, and I had definitely caught myself a gorgeous one.

  I dragged my attention from the interesting bulge in his pants and looked into his eyes.

  “Hey.” He ran his hand over his hair. There was a slight rise of color on his cheeks—not red, just a darker shade of blue.

  “Are you okay?”

  “Of course.” He cleared his throat. “Come in.”

  He stepped back and held the door wide.

  His room was a little bigger than mine, and it had two rather than one window. The blackness outside streaked with diamond-white light as we passed a nearby galaxy. He had a large bed with gray covers and a desk piled high with books, mostly about Earth’s wildlife and geology from what I could tell.

  “Nice,” I said. “Tidy.”

  “I haven’t got much to make a mess with.” He pointed at the books. “Apart from them.”

  “Do you always wear the same clothes?” I paused. “Not that I’m saying you shouldn’t, they suit you, the traditional Athion outfit.”

  “Thank you, and yes, it’s easier.”

  I waited for him to go on.

  “Saves me wondering what to put on in the morning.”

  “There is that.” I nodded.

  “Hurin has become fond of human style clothes.”

  “I noticed.”

  “It doesn’t appeal to me.” He smoothed his palm over his abdominals. “I guess I’m old-fashioned.”

  “Nothing wrong with that.”

  “But I like what you wear, Uma.”

  “I’m hardly a trendsetter.”

  He frowned a little. “Perhaps I should rephrase that. I like how you wear clothes. How they…” His gaze slipped to my chest. “How they mold around your body.”

  “I hope you’ll like what’s beneath these clothes.” I smiled, and another fizz of excitement wound through me.

  “Er…would you like a drink? I have milk, water, cola.” He turned to a drink vendor set in the wall.

  He’s nervous.

  “No, I’ve just had one.”

  “Oh, okay.” He poured himself a glass of water.

  I stepped up to the desk and picked up a book titled Central America Flora and Fauna.

  He watched me as he sipped his drink, then, �
�I was reading up about macaws.”

  “Ah, I see.”

  “I’d like to spend more time with Magic.”

  “He’s always appreciative of attention and tickles, so come and see him any time you want.”

  “Really?”

  “Yes, really.” I set the book down. “Anki, are we on the same page here?”

  “Page?” He nodded at the book. “I have read most of it. Which page are you on?”

  “I didn’t mean that, I meant are we on the same page in our relationship? Do we both understand what’s happening? Do we both want the same thing?”

  “I think so.”

  I took the glass from his hand and set it aside. “In the goat pen, when we kissed and—”

  “I released too early.”

  “Yes.” I smiled. “And that happened. You said you’d hoped it would be better the second time I touched you there.” I resisted cupping his groin. “Is that second time now?”

  His usual smile dropped, and his jaw became tight.

  “It doesn’t have to be.”

  “I want it to be,” he said quickly.

  “Are you sure?”

  “Yes.” He smoothed his hand over my hair. “I want to know what it’s like to feel pleasure with you. And…”

  “And what?”

  “And to see you find pleasure, too. I want that, Uma, very much.” Again he nodded at the table. “There’s a book there about human sexual activity. I have read it.”

  “Ah, I see.” I smiled and moved closer, so close that when I stretched up, my lips were hovering near his. “But the thing is, Anki…”

  “What?”

  “Reading about sex and actually doing it are two very different things.”

  “I’m sure they are.”

  “So you’re ready?”

  “If it’s what you want, and”—a frown creased his brow—“and it’s not going to cause a problem with Mateo.”

  “No, it won’t cause a problem with Mateo, and yes, it’s definitely what I want.” My heart was trip-trapping along, and my need was growing. Anki’s body heat radiated onto me, and his sexy cologne had ignited my desire for him further. His lips were irresistible, and I wanted to kiss him again.

  I pressed my mouth to his.

  He wound his arms around me and returned my kiss.

  I melted in his embrace, and all the problems since our last kiss, in the cinema room, faded away.

  “Uma,” he murmured, tightening his hold on me.

  His erection was growing, hardening against my belly.

  “We should get naked,” I whispered.

  “Yes.”

  His shoulders were tense beneath my palms.

  Go slow. Remember this is his first time.

  “Shall we take this into the shower?” I asked.

  “Shower?” He raised his eyebrows.

  “Yes.” I had a plan—a plan to give him more control.

  I stepped away, and his arms fell to his sides.

  “It’s all good.” I kicked off my pumps. “Come this way.”

  His en suite was large, and although it was all white, the low amber lighting made it seductive and sensual. It smelled of his cologne but stronger, sandalwood perhaps, or the Athion equivalent.

  He didn’t follow me in.

  “Aren’t you going to join me?” I stripped off my t-shirt and jeans. As I hung them on a hook, he appeared in the doorway, naked.

  This time I didn’t bother trying to hide my appreciation. The guy was beautiful, well hung, erect, and for now…all mine.

  “That’s pretty,” he said. “What you have on beneath your clothes.”

  “I’m glad you like it.” I reached into the large glass shower cubicle and flicked the water on.

  The hot stream hit the base, the splashing competing with my pulse thudding in my ears, and steam swirled upward, reminding me of London fog.

  I was pleased to see his gaze following my every move.

  Pulling in a breath, I released my bra and slipped it off. My breasts hung heavy, and my nipples peaked. With the bra strap hanging from the end of my finger, I smiled. “Will you take this for me.”

  He stepped into the room, moving with ease and grace, his skin tight over his hard muscles.

  Another tug of longing twisted my stomach. How had this Athion got into my heart so fast? If I didn’t have him, I didn’t know how I’d go on.

  He took the bra, studied it for a moment, then placed it on the hook along with my other clothes.

  “And these.” I ran my hand around the waist of my panties.

  He nodded, his expression deathly serious.

  “You do it,” I said.

  He kneeled before me and slowly drew them down.

  I studied his thick hair as he slipped my underwear over my thighs, my knees, and then my feet.

  He didn’t stand; instead, he set his hands gently on my hips then smoothed his palms down to my knees and up to my waist seeming to be learning my shape.

  His touch was electric, and a trail of heat was left in its wake. The room was hotting up now, the steam thickening.

  “Anki,” I whispered.

  “You’re so pretty.” He was staring at my pussy.

  I’d waxed and had no hair. My lips were smooth and plump.

  “Kiss me.”

  He looked up.

  “There. Kiss me there.”

  For a moment our gaze connected, then he leaned forward and set a soft kiss on my mound.

  My knees weakened, and I braced my spine. I curled my hands into his hair and caught my breath.

  “I want to do it properly,” he said, “but…”

  “Yes, I know.” I understood what he was worried about. “Stand up.”

  He did as I’d asked.

  “This way.” I took his hand and stepped into the shower cubicle.

  He followed me.

  “We need to do something first, Anki, to give you more stamina.”

  He didn’t speak as the water flattened his hair and ran down his face.

  “Turn around,” I said.

  A slight frown marred his brow.

  “It’s all right.” I cupped his jaw and brushed my lips over his. “Trust me.”

  “I do trust you,” he said quickly. “Completely.”

  “And I trust you.”

  He swallowed, held my gaze for a moment, then turned to the cubicle wall.

  I feasted my gaze on his wide shoulders. His perfectly smooth skin held a shine now it was wet. The gutter of his spine was deep, and the water ran down it, collecting a little in the arch of his back then spilling through the cleft of his buttocks.

  Excitement seared through my veins, and I moved in close and cupped his elbows. “Like this.” I raised them. “Place your hands flat.”

  He was tense, his movements precise, and I was sure his heart was beating as fast as mine.

  With his palms on the wall, I moved in tight. So close my breasts squashed onto his back, then I slid my hands around his lean waist.

  “Uma,” he gasped.

  “Shh, relax, just feel.”

  Pressing my cheek against his warm shoulder, I closed my eyes.

  I’d told Anki to do nothing but feel, and it was what I wanted to do, too. I wanted to relish every inch of him, every twitch, gasp, and moan.

  My hair flattened to my head as the water continued to rain down on us. Slowly I ran my fingertips over his taut abdominal muscles, tracing their shape and sliding over his skin. Eventually I dipped lower, stroking through his soft pubic hair. The tip of his erect cock brushed my knuckles.

  He hissed in a breath.

  It won’t take long.

  “Uma, I…” He dropped his hands and went to turn.

  “Shh, it’s okay. I know what you need.” I remained in close contact with him. “Put your hands back on the wall. Just feel me, go with it, come when you need to.”

  He did as instructed. “Come?”

  “Yes, release your seed.”
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  “Ahh…okay…oh.”

  He tensed further and I slipped lower and cupped his balls. They were soft and warm, the hair sparse.

  “You’re so gorgeous,” I said, my cheek bunching onto his back as I spoke. “Gorgeous and mine.”

  “Yes, I’m all yours.” He was breathing fast. “Please, I want…”

  “You want this?” With careful movements, I found his cock and wrapped my fingers around his thick shaft.

  “Oh fuck, Uma.” He jerked, and I held him tighter with my free arm around his waist. “That’s…”

  “You feel amazing, Anki. I can’t wait to have you inside me.”

  Chapter Two

  Anki groaned as I slid to the tip of his cock and rubbed my thumb over his slit. There was already a drip of silken pre-cum sitting there.

  “Say my name again,” I said, “Say it.”

  I was stroking him, my fingers firm while I went right to the base of his cock then up to the tip.

  “Uma, Uma…oh…yes, like that…I can’t…Uma.”

  A thrill went through me at the fractured state of his voice and the way he was canting his hips for my touch. His tight butt jerked against my lower belly, our skin sliding, flesh on flesh.

  “I’m going to…come,” he said then groaned long and low.

  I sped up my movements. His cock was velvet on steel, so damn hard and big. My pussy clenched, and my nipples poked at his back.

  Still I kept my eyes closed, water running down my face and seeping into my mouth through my parted my lips.

  “Uma,” he said, the sound of my name echoing around the cubicle. “Argh…” His cry turned into a groan.

  Hot semen coated my hand, mixing with the water. His pleasure extended, and a wonderful sense of power went through me. I’d given this big, sexy Athion his first proper hand job, and it sounded like I’d gotten it just right for him.

  I continued to stroke as his shaft pulsed then slowed until I was simply holding him. He remained hard, but not concrete.

  Opening my eyes, I blinked away the drips on my lashes. Anki still had his hands flat on the wall and his head hung low. He was breathing fast.

  “You sound so sexy when you come.” I pressed a kiss to the center of his back, on the groove between his shoulder blades.