To Trust a Warrior: An Alien Rogue Romance (Starflight Academy Book 4) Read Online Free Page A

His gaze said far more than his words ever could.
    She leaned into his touch. “You know. You’ve ruined me now.”
    He frowned. “Ruined you?”
    Smiling, she pressed a light kiss to his fingertips. “Yes, for other ships. How am I ever supposed to fly something else?”
    He took a step away from her. “I want to show you something.”
    She instantly missed the feel of him so close to her. He wasn’t just warm and comforting; he had somehow become familiar in a way that sent her blood singing through her veins.
    Maybe it wasn’t just his ship that had ruined her.
    “This way.”He turned and walked to the center of the ship. Pressing his fingers to the wall, a circle opened above him. Using steps she hadn’t seen before, he climbed up into the ceiling. She followed after him, nervousness and excitement bubbling through her stomach.
    She gasped as she came through the ceiling into the upper level of the ship. The entire high-domed ceiling of this level was made up of square glass, with vines covered in glowing white flowers woven between the squares. Space was all around them, stars glittering in the vast darkness.
    It took her a second to look at the actual room, too overcome by the beauty of the unique ship’s design. It was sparsely decorated, with a large bed to one side, and an equally impressive desk to the other. But even though there was little that felt personal about the dark wood furniture and silver bedspread, the patterns of swirling flowers on the walls gave the room a strangely personal touch. A beauty like nothing she could compare it to.
    “I’ve envisioned this room from the first time I was handed Zenon .” Liam was watching her again, his expression guarded.
    She closed the distance between them, running her hands from his chest up to his broad shoulders. “I would’ve never had the imagination to create something this beautiful.”
    He closed his hands over hers. “You’re the only person I’ve ever shown this room to, besides my father.”
    His words raised every hair on her body. She should be afraid. The last thing she wanted was to see this man as anything more than a sexy alien to satisfy her every desire. But he’s already more than that to you. She pushed the dangerous thought aside and rose on her tiptoes, needing his kiss more than she needed her next breath.
    “Last time,” he said, his husky voice sending heat shooting through her stomach, “we did things your way. This time, we do things the Keltair way.”
    Need and excitement raced through her. “And what way is that?”
    He reached for the buttons on her shirt. “I’m the male.”
    She tilted her head, doing nothing to stop his nimble fingers as they moved from one button to the next. “What does that mean?”
    He undid the last one and slid her shirt off her shoulders, letting it fall to the floor in a pool of dark blue fabric. “That means I’m in charge.”
    A shiver made its way down her spine. “I’m always in charge.” Her voice came out as husky as his own.
    His gaze traveled down to the translucent black lace barely covering her breasts. “Then it’s about time for something new, don’t you think?”
    “I wore this just for you,” she murmured.
    His eyes darkened, and he reached out, brushing his warm fingers against one nipple and then the other. She gasped as her nipples hardened, straining against the soft fabric.
    “You’re so beautiful,” he murmured. His fingers trailed through the valley between her breasts and down her stomach. They stopped at the button to her uniform slacks. “Still sure you want to be in charge?”
    She couldn’t breathe for a long second. “Liam…”
    He undid the button, then slid down the zipper. Her pants joined her shirt on the floor. His hot gaze traveled to the scrap of lace that matched her bra.
    “Those…” He met her gaze, murmuring, “can’t possibly be considered underwear.”
    She took a deep breath, trying to calm her voice before speaking.