Choosing Theo: The Clecanian Series Book 1 Victoria Aveline (the giving tree read aloud TXT) 📖

away the offending underwear, he inhaled deeply. “Now let’s ‘lift that dress,’” he said, using her own words from earlier.

Jade started to tremble as his hot fingers explored her wet folds. When his slick thumb brushed over her clitoris, she released a strangled cry, fisting his shirt.

His hand stilled, and she wanted to whine with frustration.

“Look at me,” he growled.

Opening her eyes, she tried to focus on his. He was studying her face carefully.

He gave another quick swipe of his thumb over her clit, which caused her to buck in his hand.

A deep, humorless chuckle emanated from his chest. “So that’s what that is for. When I reviewed the section on human female anatomy in your file, I’ll admit I was curious.”

His smile vanished then and his thumb continued to stroke her. “So responsive. So wet.”

Jade’s eyes rolled back in her head as a throaty moan escaped her. When had she spread her legs farther apart?

“It won’t take much for you to come, will it, wife?” His other hand slid up her body to palm her breast.

“Yes! Please, Theo!” Her cry must’ve shattered his control, because his movements became more aggressive. Faster. She was so close now. “Don’t stop, please!” She panted, grinding her hips in time with his touch.

“Let me see you come for me, little wife,” he rumbled.

He slipped a large finger into her sex, and her body exploded with her orgasm. Waves of pleasure cascaded over her as she screamed, “Yes! Theo, yes! I’m coming!”

“I can feel you. So tight,” he bit out. His deft hands continued to work her flesh until her screams had diminished into soft, panted cries.

As the haze from the best goddamned orgasm she’d ever had lifted, she gazed up at him and a slow, sated smile spread over her lips.

He began to purr again. “Beautiful,” he said as he stared down at her, brows drawn.

She felt a rush of affection come over her at his whispered compliment. “Tit for tat, big boy.”

At his confused expression, she let her hand roam down his body until she palmed his rock-hard erection.

His shaft jerked in response, and he hissed in a breath.

Just then, a loud pinging sounded somewhere within the house. He groaned and cursed.

“You could ignore it?” she offered as she started to rub his length through his pants. His purring grew louder, making his whole body vibrate.

Distantly she wondered how it’d feel if he was able to vibrate like that during sex. Who needs a rabbit when your boyfriend comes equipped with a huge vibrating dick?

The pinging sounded again, more insistently this time. A snarl ripped from him, and he grabbed her wrist to stop her movements. “I need to see to this.”

Seemingly with great effort, he backed away from her but continued to gaze at her as he did so.

Then he did something so unexpected that she found herself growing wet all over again. While looking at her dead in the eyes, he raised the hand he’d used to bring her to orgasm and licked her juices from his finger and thumb.

“Stay here!” he demanded.

Her breath had caught in her throat until he’d left the room.

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He was going to pummel whichever being decided it was a good time to come to his home. He ran a hand over his straining erection, willing it to subside. He could still feel her hot palm on him like a brand.

Taking a deep breath, he stomped to the front door and wrenched it open. Theo must appear furious at this moment, but standing before him, Xoris, a prominent member of the Tremantian council, looked unaffected.

“Good evening Theo,” he said coolly.

“Why are you here?” he said with a little more force than he should’ve.

Xoris had once been a powerful star commander but had become a trusted official of Tremanta after a gruesome battle with an insurgent group of Traxians. He’d never cared for Theo because of his ties to Traxia, and the dislike was mutual.

Xoris peered around Theo’s large frame. “Are you going to invite me in?”

Impatiently, Theo stepped aside to allow Xoris to pass.

“I have news to share concerning Jade’s kidnapping. Is she eating dinner?” Xoris said, glancing around the house.

Theo crossed his arms over his chest. “She’s indisposed. I’ll relay the news to her.”

Facing him, Xoris tsked, “I hope you’re not treating her poorly. Failing to meet your wife’s needs could result in her being removed from your home, you know.”

A muscle ticked in Theo’s jaw, but he said nothing.

“Very well.” Xoris gave a small, arrogant smile. “After reviewing the data taken from Jade’s translator, we’ve learned it was only programed with Clecanian and English, an Earth language. No others.”

Theo’s brows drew together. Any translator on the market would’ve been automatically programed to translate all known languages from any class 1, 2, or 3 planet. There would be no reason for only two to be programed unless…

“It seems whoever took her from Earth did it with the primary goal of bringing her here,” Xoris continued. “You’re an intelligent male and as I’m sure you can deduce, there would only be two reasons to take a risk like that.”

Theo nodded. “Because there’s a Clecanian traitor among us who sought to steal a female for themselves.”

“Possibly, but in order to pull that off they’d need to be able to bypass our atmospheric detection systems.” Xoris puzzled. “There was no trace of her ship coming into Clecanian orbit or landing on the surface. Thirty loyal soldiers, at least, would’ve been involved to cover it up, and I can’t imagine them doing it just so some selfish male could hide an alien female.”

Theo’s gut clenched. “She could also have been sent here as a spy. Other species have fooled our systems before. It’s possible they have again.”

“Traxians,” Xoris sneered. “Traxians fooled our systems before.”

Theo narrowed his eyes. “I take it you believe they’re behind this?”

“Maybe, maybe not.” His calm political mask back in place, Xoris continued, “I find it difficult to believe that a small, fragile human, who