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  “Why not?”

  “It’s um…well, unsanitary.” She nodded, going with that.

  He had the audacity to laugh. “That’s the best excuse you can pull from your mind? No wonder you don’t know sexual satisfaction if you wouldn’t allow your male to touch you as he wished.”

  “He never tried that.”

  Coal sighed, blowing more hot air over her thighs and pussy. “Pathetic.”

  “I am not.”

  “I was speaking about your male. Shut up, Jill.” He frowned. “Relax and give it a try. You will enjoy it. I have a vast amount of experience at this.”

  “They forced you to do that too?” Her mouth dropped open. “I thought only men tried to make women go down on them.”

  Anger tightened his handsome face. “Your male forced you to your knees?”

  “He tried a few times but it didn’t work out for him. It seems we have a lot in common.” She refused to admit it but bad memories flashed through her mind of her ex-husband yelling at her and attempting to do just that until she’s threatened to kill him in his sleep.

  A deep growl came from Coal’s throat. “It wasn’t all force with the females who held me.” He took another deep breath. “Once they damaged the chips inside my head that allowed me to close off my physical responses I found sexual enjoyment even though I wasn’t willing at first to be a breeder. If someone touches your body in the correct manner, the need for sexual gratification becomes intense. You will participate in the act.”

  “I don’t see that happening.”

  “You’re wasting time, Jill. Silence.”

  Jill closed her lips firmly, shooting a glare at him. “Fine.” She threw her head back, staring at the beam along the ceiling. “I can’t stop you but I just want you to know I’m really uncomfortable with this. I’m counting down the seconds until I can tell you to stop.”

  “You do that.” He sounded amused. “I’ll do this.”

  Warm hands adjusted their hold, sliding from her knees to her inner thighs, holding her open wider but gripping her inches from her pussy. The mattress shifted as Coal’s big body changed position, and to Jill’s shock, two thumbs spread her vaginal lips apart to expose her inner sex to his view. She squeezed her eyes closed and tensed, hoping it wouldn’t be as uncomfortable as she suspected.

  “You’re pink.” Surprise was an easy emotion to hear coming from him.

  “What color should I be?”

  He cleared his throat. “White or a very light gray.”

  “Really? Cyborgs are that color down there?” Jill conceded this had to be the strangest conversation she’d ever had.

  “Yes.”

  Jill opened her mouth to ask him another question, hoping to use up more time, but then shock assailed her as a hot, thick tongue made contact with her clit. She tensed, the sensation freezing the air inside her lungs. A soft growl came from Coal and then his full lips locked around her clit.

  Her eyes sprung open wide as he started to suckle on her. His tongue moved back and forth rapidly at the same time. Raw pleasure coursed from between her spread thighs straight to her astounded brain. She gasped in air when she realized she’d totally stopped breathing and as air filled her lungs again, her eyes closed.

  Her body tensed and she tried to wiggle away from the intense attack on her pleasure center. Coal’s hands held her firmly in place as if he’d bound her immobile. It heightened the ecstasy each lash of his tongue gave Jill. A moan passed her lips.

  Coal growled louder, sending vibrations through her clit right to her belly, which tightened in response. Her muscles strained as her body tensed more and she realized her heels dug into the bed. It horrified her a bit that she seemed to be pressing upward against his mouth instead of trying to jerk away. The fire that burned throughout her body grew hotter until she knew sweat beaded her skin. She wasn’t breathing anymore so much as panting loudly.

  Just when she thought she’d die from the overload of rapture, the cyborg pulled his mouth away. Shock gripped her for a second time as she lay there trying to catch her breath, aching for something she was certain would be sexual release.

  “Look at me,” Coal demanded in a husky voice.

  Jill forced her eyes open to stare down her body at him. She couldn’t speak, had no words, and fought the confusion in her mind.

  “The five minutes is up. Do you want me to stop?” His eyes appeared black and his features had darkened slightly, his normal skin tone apparently flushed. “I keep my word and we made a deal.” He paused. “Let me give you pleasure. Allow me to finish.”

  I’ve lost my mind, she could finally think. Her body ached, hurt actually, especially where his mouth had just been. Her clit throbbed painfully and her belly quivered. She could feel wetness trickling down the seam of her pussy.

  “Jill,” his voice deepened. “Let me continue.”

  Her mouth opened but no words came out.

  “You should see how beautiful you look.” His thumb shifted and rubbed her swollen clit.

  Jill gasped, the sheer intensity of that light touch had her fighting back a moan.

  “Your increased breathing has made you pinker and your blue eyes have darkened with passion.” Coal rubbed a slow circle over the swollen bud with the pad of his thumb. He inhaled. “I could make a meal out of you. You taste as good as you smell. Have you ever had a male fill you with his tongue?”

  Nope, she thought, still unable to speak.

  “I know the answer since no male has done this to you before.” His thumb slid lower and slowly breached her pussy, entering her gently.

  Jill threw her head back, moaning, surprised at how incredibly wonderful it felt to have his thick digit penetrating her. There was no pain, just sheer euphoria as some of the aching need inside her eased. Her hips tilted in disobedience of her will, helping him slide in deeper.

  “Coal!” She wasn’t sure what she wanted, what she meant to say, but only his name passed her lips.

  “That sounds to be a yes to me.” He rasped the words before his thumb withdrew and he entered her again, this time with one of his fingers. He adjusted his hold on her until one hand kept her vaginal lips spread while he used his thumb to press against her clit. He started to pump his finger in and out of her pussy.

  Jill clawed at the headboard, her fingers frantic to find anything to grip. Sensations swamped her, too much for her to take in or even attempt to control. She’d never experienced anything that strong, that extremely delightful, and then she screamed when the climax gripped her. Her body shook with each explosive shock of release that flashed until she nearly lost consciousness.

  The first thing she became aware of had to be her rapid breathing. She wondered how many seconds had passed, praying it had only been that short of a time before she came around, and then moaned again when Coal slowly withdrew his finger from her still-quivering pussy. She forced her eyes open and met a pair of totally black, angry-looking eyes.

  It baffled her—the evident rage coming from Coal. She just stared at him when he rose up to his hands and knees, managing to avoid her now limp, spread legs on the mattress. He growled words she didn’t understand, spoken too softly for her to hear. She couldn’t look away from him as he backed off her bed, stood at the end of it, and continued to glare down at her.

  She glanced down Coal’s body and saw his cock was still semi hard, actually twitching to a heartbeat tune of its own, and then he spun around, presenting her with a beefy, bare ass.

  “I was incorrect. You’re very tight and I fear I’ll hurt you. I’m sorry. I was too sexually stimulated. I need to cool off before I can trust myself not to harm you.”

  Jill watched in mute shock as the naked cyborg stormed out of her quarters, leaving her still tied to her bed, minus her pants and still reeling from what he’d done to her. A full minute later, she shifted her leg, straightening it, just lying there trying to catch her breath. Her foot touched a wet spot on the edge of her bed and she lifted her head t
o see what it was.

  “Oh shit,” she sighed, understanding why he’d fled.

  * * * * *

  Coal punched the exterior bulkhead in the hallway after the door to Jill’s quarters slid shut. Humiliation and embarrassment gripped him. He welcomed the pain that shot up his arm from where his fist had impacted the unforgiving metal. Anger also burned through him. The female cyborgs had damaged him in more ways than just taking his ability to remote link to computers. They’d damaged his mind until he had a hard time controlling his physical responses.

  He turned his head, staring at the door to the captain’s quarters, and wondered what Jill thought of him now. Her beautiful blue eyes staring at him with such passion would be a memory he’d never forget. Maybe she wouldn’t know that he’d come just from hearing her and tasting her. When her muscles had clamped down around his finger and he’d felt her release, he’d lost all control with the scent of her drowning his senses. Just brushing his cock against her comforter had done him in. He’d come as if he were an untried human male who’d just had sex for the first time.

  His shoulders slumped. He flexed his throbbing hand and glanced at it, noting blood smeared across two knuckles. I can’t even control my own temper, he admitted silently. His eyes closed and he took deep, calming breaths. He opened them and walked down the corridor after he regained control of his raging emotions.

  How can I face her? He had no answer to the questions that plagued him. I’ve offered to fix her yet I can’t even repair myself.

  He entered the cargo hold and frowned at Arm. The droid’s sensor eyes opened and his humanlike features shifted into a simulation of a smile.

  “Hello, Sir.”

  “Shut down. I’m going to use one of those cleansing canisters and I don’t want you watching me. I don’t even want to see me right now.”

  Arm hesitated and then followed orders. The light turned off in his sensors and he went completely still. Coal envied the droid his total control as he jerked open the cabinet where Jill had stored the canister when she’d cleaned him. He knew he’d have to face her soon. She’d need to eat dinner. He’d be damned if she suffered just because he’d had a really embarrassing and frustrating moment in front of her.

  Chapter Five

  The smell of food woke Jill. When she opened her eyes, she noticed a much calmer Coal standing inside her quarters. He’d donned another pair of ill-fitting pants, stood shirtless just inside the door, and held a tray. He didn’t say a word when he placed it on the only table in the room.

  “Could I use the facilities? I’d also like not to be naked from the waist down.”

  The cyborg turned to face her. “I planned to untie you.”

  Embarrassment heated her cheeks when she noticed the way Coal’s gaze ran over her body, hesitating on her bare thighs with an intensity that she couldn’t miss. He cleared his throat when he closed the distance between them.

  “I apologize for my abrupt departure before.”

  Jill wasn’t sure what to say as he carefully untied her wrists. It wasn’t all right. He’d left her half naked and confused by his anger. That had been the most mind-blowing experience of her life and he’d just stalked out afterward. She sat up when he freed her, tugged her shirt down to cover her lap, and started to rub her wrists.

  “Do they hurt?” He slowly sat on the edge of the bed, their gazes finally meeting. He held out his hands. “Let me see them.”

  “They are fine.” She wasn’t sure letting him touch her would be a good idea even if she doubted he’d hurt her.

  “You’re angry.”

  “No.” She debated her words carefully. “I’m confused and not sure what we’re supposed to say to each other now. I’ve never…”

  “Never what?” He studied her expression carefully. “Been tied down?”

  “Oh, I’ve been tied up lots of times. My ex-husband did that regularly when he feared I’d try to run away. My father would have killed him if I’d run from him and something bad had happened to me while I was in his care. I just don’t know how to act around you.”

  “He abused you by restraining you to force sex acts upon your body. Something bad did happen to you.” Anger deepened Coal’s voice.

  “He never considered the things he did to me as mistreatment as long as he didn’t beat me up. His idea of abuse would have been if I’d managed to escape our quarters and some of his men raped me. He knew my father would have gutted him if another man ever touched me.”

  “I could track him down and kill him.”

  Jill grinned. “You look serious.”

  He blinked. “I am.”

  “Darren isn’t worth it.”

  “That is his name?”

  “I tend to go with asshole, but yeah. That’s what his mother put on his birth certification.” She shrugged. “Besides, I have a feeling my father made him pay. I told you he earned that bloody title but he did allow the asshole to live.”

  “If you were mine, I’d protect you better than your father did.”

  Her smile died as she realized his utter sincerity. “Thank you.” It touched her that he meant it. “If I were yours, I’d appreciate it.”

  Coal glanced away and then looked back. “We should discuss what happened. I’m damaged. It is not your fault that I failed in the lesson I wanted to teach you. It has been a long time since I touched a female—not since I gained my freedom, and the situation greatly stimulated me sexually. You’re very attractive to me. I’ve also never had a female under my total control and I enjoyed it too much.”

  Jill’s mind froze. Most guys in her limited experience with them wouldn’t ever talk about it if they had an embarrassing moment. They’d just pretend it never happened. She wasn’t sure what to say so she shrugged.

  “It’s all right.”

  “It isn’t. I wish to fix you yet I’m severely physically damaged myself. I plan to attempt it again only this time I will make sure that incident isn’t repeated.” He hesitated before reaching into his pocket and withdrawing a round, green band of rubber. “I downloaded some information on the computer. This will help.”

  “A rubber vent seal? I know what that is. I had to fix a ruptured one when it annoyed me by whistling from a gap between the vent and the opening for it.”

  “The specifics are close enough to simulate a cock ring.”

  Jill knew her mouth dropped open while she gaped at him.

  “It will help me keep an erection longer and is just tight enough to prevent early ejaculation.”

  Jill had no words.

  “I’ve shocked you.” He shoved the rubber ring back inside his pocket. “I let you down before but I won’t again.”

  “It’s not a big deal.” She nodded. “Really. Let’s just drop this.”

  “For the time being, we can. Use the facilities while I search your room for hidden weapons and then we’ll eat.” He hesitated. “Afterward we’ll work on your fear of males again.”

  She forced herself to move. She fled to the small room in the corner, closing the door behind her. She leaned against it, staring at the foam-cleanser unit before she forced her body to move.

  She washed her hands and face and brushed her teeth last. She stared at the closed door. He stood on the other side. She was uncertain of what to do and didn’t want to leave the small room.

  “Jill?” He tapped on the door. “Do not attempt to attack me.”

  “I won’t.”

  “You closed the door.”

  “I had to use the facilities.”

  “Come out.”

  She hesitated and then reached for the handle. The big cyborg stood there blocking her exit. She attempted to swallow down her anxiety.

  “I didn’t want you watching me while I attended to my needs.”

  “Understood. I do not enjoy being watched either while I perform private acts.” He stepped back. “Come eat. I prepared food.”

  Her stomach rumbled at the mere mention of eating. The smell of food p
enetrated her senses. She slowly eased around him to perch on the edge of the bed, the only place to sit in her quarters. She moved slowly, hoping Coal would realize she wasn’t stupid enough to physically assault him.

  Coal hesitated and then retrieved the tray. He carried it to the bed, sat near her, and placed the food between them. He waved a hand at her plate.

  “Proceed.”

  She only hesitated a second before reaching for the sandwich. The filling was synthetic protein, but he served it warm instead of cold. The silence in the room grew a little uncomfortable while she chewed the food. She ventured a look at him when she swallowed.

  “Good?” He held his own sandwich inches from his lips, studying her closely.

  “Yes. Thank you.”

  “I promise to take very good care of you while you remain in my custody. I’m certain you are worried about your future but there is no need. I plan to locate my people, restore control of your shuttle and droids to you, and leave peacefully when they dock with us.”

  Staring into his eyes, she hoped the honesty and openness she saw wasn’t just wishful thinking on her part. “Okay. Thank you.”

  “You saved me. I know humans can be devious and cruel but I’m a cyborg. I know right from wrong and I’m indebted to you.”

  “I’m glad to hear you say it.”

  “I’m still going to fix you, Jill.”

  Her heart missed a beat. “There’s no need. You showed me that not all touches hurt.”

  Anger tightened his mouth before he took a bite, chewed. He watched her with a hooded gaze until she looked away, concentrating on her food instead. They ate in silence. Coal finished before she did and he stood, staring down at her.

  Jill sipped her drink, purposefully ignoring him, and avoided lifting her chin, though she could feel him watching her, waiting. Nervousness made her hands tremble. He planned to touch her again, had admitted that, and she didn’t know how to react. He hadn’t hurt her before, the exact opposite in fact, and she admitted to being a little curious now that her fear wasn’t present.

  “You’re stalling.” His voice was soft and sounded amused.