Obsession

by Jennifer L. Armentrout

I barked out a short laugh. “My job is not to babysit humans.”

Dear Lord in heaven. I could see ropey muscles of his stomach under that shirt, flexing across his

midsection with each step. I bet my savings account that man had a rock-hard six pack. Mouth dry, I lifted my lashes.

Words couldn’t even des...

Carrying groceries in was a real bitch.

“I’m not interested in last speeches. Time to kiss your ass good-bye, Lite-Brite.”

Light Bulb was also most definitely dead.

“That’s an alien. I’m an alien. We’re aliens. Aliens everywhere, actually, which is why we have to leave. I’m sure someone has called the police by now.”

“Shit,” I said, staring down at her. She was going to be out for a very, very long time.

“Are you done acting like a psychotic, cracked-out Muppet baby?” he asked, and I could tell by the way his fingers spasmed around my wrists, he really wanted to shake me.

“You’re about to get a feisty little foot up your ass,” I spat back.

“I’ll tell you what’s not okay, is you throwing shit at me.” Curiosity marked his expression. “Why did you throw something at me?” When I didn’t answer, a muscle popped in his jaw. “You’re not going to answer me? Or do I need to repeat myself for a third time? It’s okay. I like to hear myself talk.”

Damn straight you do Hunter🥰

Then in one fluid, unbelievably quick motion, he rolled off and stood. Jesus, the guy was part alien, part human, and part ninja.

At least I now knew that the male species were asses no matter what planet they hailed from.

“Your hair is beautiful,” he murmured. “It’s the color of light.”

We were stuck here—together and alone. There was no mistaking the predatory edge that had crept into his expression and I was no squeamish virgin.

“Oh, Serena, you really have no idea of what kind of shit you’ve stepped in.”

was going to strangle her. Better yet, I was going to strangle her and then lock her in her room. On second thought, I was going to skip the strangle part, go straight to the locking her in the bedroom and then tie her to the bed. Hmm…that was a really good idea.

“Open your legs,” I growled, more than pleased when her thighs parted.

Even knowing the truth behind everything, I still really had no idea what kind of shit I’d stepped in.

What the fuckadeefuck?

“Geez,” she murmured. “Like the Mafia?”

“And humans will be glad that there are Arum on this planet when that day comes.”

Hmmm. I thinks they were even if the masses couldn't voice it out of fear.

I turned and smiled. It was time to hunt.

“Wrap your legs around my waist,” he ordered.

“The fucking world better be ending,” was the way he answered the phone.

“I bet you do, and the next time?” He teased my nipple. “You’ll think of me.”

Holy Arum everywhere, there were two of them.

I didn’t do tender,

As she took me deeper, my hips rocked forward and I realized that this act of dominance on my end had totally flipped.

A powerful release rolled down my spine. Every nerve was firing, my muscles locked up. The climax was shattering. No. It wrecked me, fucking wrecked me in a way one had never before.

Man, she was like a wet dream. Knew when to skedaddle, but I found myself saying something totally unexpected. “Stay.”

I smiled then—a big, toothy idiotic smile—and Serena didn’t see it. Her eyes were closed, which was good, because I was turning into one big vagina.

Oh fuck, this could be big.

No surprise there, but what was shocking was the arm that was draped over Serena’s waist, holding her securely against me. That was my arm and unless she grabbed it in the middle of the night and forced it around her that was all my doing. Well, shit. Even more outrageous was the fact that I actually liked this—whatever this was. Cuddling? Oh hell, this was cuddling. Spooning to be exact. I was fucking cuddling.

The embrace was awkward and stiff, but right now, I didn’t care. I held on to him like he was an anchor built only for me.

Shutting down took longer than normal. I slept. For how long, I really didn’t know, but when I woke up, I was in the same position as I’d been the night prior. My body curved against hers and my arm around her waist.

Fuck.

In her sleep, Serena wiggled her bottom as she got comfortable against me, m...

Double...

I was harder than I was a minute ago. Triple fuck.

“I can promise you that sex with me won’t be about

long, soft pets or whispered words. I like it rough and raw, but your pleasure will always come first. Every single time.”

Her heavy, hooded eyes drifted shut. Thick lashes framed her cheeks. “Every single time?” “Every. Single. Time.” Each word I punctuated with a thrust of my hips, making me bite back a growl. “That’s a pretty bold statement,” she whispered, spreading her thighs, cradling mine. “Not a statement.” I lowered my h...

God, he was huge. Had to be an alien thing, because damn.

I was nothing more than jelly at that point.

I know the feeling. 👀😶‍🌫️

In that moment, the world seemed to stop, as cheesy as that sounded— it was just us. There was nothing else, and I was lost in him.

I just hoped I didn’t turn into the biggest idiot ever for believing that.

As we traveled the rest of the afternoon, he explained we were going to this club where he’d be able to find this guy named Luc. He didn’t say anything more about him, and I figured that Luc was another Arum, hopefully a friendly one like Dex.

Luc an Arum? I laughed. Actually laughed.

Paris? All I could think of was Orlando Bloom and Brad Pitt.

Damn! I miss Paris!