TO KEEP A KING
Venusian Trilogy 2
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Elves are
from Venus, wolf shifters from Mars. Vampires come from Saturn. Humans live on
Earth... and one man is king of them all...and it sucks to be the king.
There have
been a lot of changes in Nicky’s life recently. Cooper stands by his side as
his lover and his champion and Nicky is learning what it means to be king of
the galaxy. And as long as he has Cooper, he knows there is nothing he can’t
face.
Life had been
full of changes for Cooper Walsh since he claimed Nicky as his own. Flying
through the stars as the consort of a king seems insignificant compared to the
changes he is seeing within himself both physically and mentally.
But not
everyone is happy that Nicky has become king. Some want the throne for
themselves, and some want Nicky. When the king’s flagship is attacked, Cooper
finds there is more to his new life than simply being the new king’s consort.
He can only hope that Nicky will still want him as he becomes something not
seen in the galaxy in centuries…but first he has to find Nicky, and that might
not be so easy when everyone around him believes Nicky is dead.
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STORY EXCERPT
Nicolas Callon’s breath stuttered in his chest when he caught sight of Cooper Walsh, hands down the sexiest man in
the world—or several worlds as Nicky had recently discovered.
Finding out that he was king
of the galaxy had been a little hard to grasp, especially considering he
thought he was human, and he wasn’t. He was Venusian, which meant he was born
on Venus. Saturians came from Saturn. Terrans came from Earth. Neptunians came
from Neptune. And Martians came from Mars.
Duh!
The world he had known for
twenty five years ended almost two months ago when he was kidnapped by the
Guardians of the Royal Bloodline and taken to Venus. Granted, there had been a
lot of chaos along the way, and one really psychotic ship commander that used
Nicky as a punching bag on several occasions, but Nicky was pretty sure that
was all behind him.
He had Cooper—the man he had
been in love with since forever—his brother, an advisor that seemed to truly
want what was best for their people, and a really big guardian that dared
anyone to threaten a hair on Nicky’s head.
Life was not that bad.
“I’m not
going to fight you on that one.”
“Not
going to fight him on what one, Coop?” Nicky asked as he walked up and wrapped
himself in Cooper’s arms, leaning back into Cooper’s bigger frame. He loved
that he could do that now. He had spent so many years hiding his desires for
Cooper. Being able to touch him or hold him, or be held by him whenever he
wanted, made life worth living.
“Those
NSA agents being assholes.”
Nicky’s
eyes narrowed. The anger he felt at how Cooper had been treated grew every time
he thought about it. “If I ever get my hands on them—”
His eyes
widened when he suddenly found himself the object of Cooper’s attention, and
one of his mind boggling kisses. He seriously doubted there was anyone in the
entire galaxy that could kiss like his Cooper.
Nicky’s
head swam by the time Cooper lifted his head. He blinked several times to clear
his vision, the only thing he could see was Cooper’s smiling face.
“No getting mad at the NSA agents for doing
their job, baby.”
“Okay.”
Cooper
chuckled.
Nicky
peeked up at Cooper, once again voicing the question that plagued him almost
constantly. “Are you sure you don’t have a problem with me being king of the
galaxy?”
Cooper
had given up everything to be with him, and Nicky just wasn’t that much. He was
geeky, klutzy, forgetful, and got sick to his stomach in social situations. He
still couldn’t figure out what Cooper Walsh saw in him.
Cooper
carefully extracted the lip Nicky was chewing on and rubbed his thumb across
the abused flesh. “I love you, Nicky.”
“Oh.”
Nicky’s eyes brightened as his heart filled. “I love you, too.”
He had
always loved Cooper, dreamed of him, fantasized.
“Because
I love you, I will support anything you choose to do with your life, even stand
beside you while you rule the universe.”
Nicky
prayed with everything in him that Cooper spoke the truth but the man was
giving up so much…his home, his work, even his friends. His friends…
“Oh.”
Nicky started to bounce. “I talked to the healer and she said that Patrick and
Aaron are responding to their treatments. She thinks that they will come out of
their comas in the next couple of days.”
“Oh,
thank god.”
The
second Nicky had turned twenty five, he had gone through his transformation
from just being Nicky Callon to High King Nicolas, ruler of the galaxy.
Apparently, that came with a few perks but no one would know what they were
until they manifested themselves.
What
Nicky did know was that at the moment of his transformation, he had just gotten
done having sex with Cooper for the very first time. Hell, the man’s cock had
still been inside him. Their souls had been merging, becoming one—another side
effect of him being king. When he chose the man he wanted as his mate, their
souls became one, entwining their lives for all eternity.
Nicky suspected
that his transformation coming while his soul was merging with Coopers, their
ability to speak mentally to each other was a side effect. He hadn’t asked
anyone about it yet because he couldn’t shake the nagging feeling that that was
one secret he needed to keep to himself.
The
transformation Nicky had gone through had some negative side effects as well,
and unfortunately, Cooper, Brian, and their friends Patrick and Aaron had all
suffered the backlash.
The
force of the power behind the recoil from Nicky’s transformation had stunned
everyone to the point of unconsciousness. Only Cooper and Brian’s strong bond
with Nicky had allowed them to come out of the coma so quickly. Because Patrick
and Aaron weren’t as tight with Nicky, their condition had been worse and would
take longer to fade.
“We can
see them when we get back to Earth,” Nicky continued. “Baylor said he should
have the Royal Court set up by then and we can move in.” Nicky winced as he
glanced up at Cooper. “I was hoping we could have mom move in with us.”
Cooper’s
jaw firmed. “I won’t live with Frank, Nicky.”
“No,
just mom,” Nicky said quickly. “I’m hoping if we give mom an out, she’ll
divorce his lazy ass.” Nicky had only recently told Cooper everything that had
happened with his father. Cooper knew the man was a jerk and a drunk but Nicky
doubted he ever knew how bad things had gotten at home.
Frank
Callon had always been careful to never abuse Nicky in front of anyone else,
not even Brian, so no one really believed Nicky when he tried to tell them that
Frank was beating him. It was only after Frank had sold pictures of Nicky to
the media to fund his booze that others began to see what an asshole the man
was.
“Done.”
“Yeah?”
Cooper
smiled as he rubbed his knuckles over Nicky’s cheek. “Anything for you, Nicky.”
“I just
want you.” Nicky blinked. “And Brian and mom, and maybe Baylor and Turlock.”
His face flushed. “And a cheeseburger. I’d do anything for a cheeseburger.”
Cooper
cocked an eyebrow. “Anything?”
Nicky
swallowed hard as he pressed his body against Cooper’s rubbing against him such
a way that Cooper was left with no doubt as to what the man was willing to do
for a cheeseburger.
“Baylor!”
Cooper called out as he kept his eyes pinned on Nicky. “How soon until we
land?”
“About
six hours, sir,” Baylor replied.
“That
just might be enough time.”
Nicky
laughed with pure joy as he was grabbed and tossed over Cooper’s shoulder. He
had seen the heat in Cooper’s eyes and knew exactly how he was going to pay for
that cheeseburger. He couldn’t have been happier, even if he would have to wait
until they got back to Earth to get his prize.
Baylor
frowned as if he couldn’t understand what Cooper was saying. Nicky did and his
cock was so hard he thought it might break off if he bounced too hard.
“Enough
time for what, sir?” Baylor asked.
Cooper
grinned as he walked off the bridge. “To take a king.”
ADULT EXCERPT
“Kiss
me, Coop,” Nicky whispered as he leaned down towards Cooper. “I’ve missed your
kisses.”
“Nicky,”
Cooper groaned.
Nicky
pressed his lips against Cooper’s even as he pushed him back against the
mattress. The moment Cooper’s back hit the bed, Nicky threw his legs over him,
straddling Cooper’s waist. Even with his lips plastered to Cooper’s, Nicky
wasted no time before pulling Cooper’s shirt up to his neck then going to work
on Cooper’s jeans. He had every intention of having both of them out of their
clothes as fast as possible.
“Nicky,”
Cooper whispered as he pulled his mouth away from Nicky’s. He grabbed his
hands. “Slow down, baby.”
Nicky
shook his head. “Don’t want to slow down, Coop. Want to feel you inside of me.”
And
now. It might have only been a few hours but it felt like an eternity since he
had felt Cooper’s dick in his ass. It wasn’t just the sexual gratification,
though. Nicky needed that intimate connection with the man he loved, almost as
if he needed to reaffirm the bond they were building between them.
“Then get up.” Cooper rolled them both to the
side of the bed before setting Nicky on his feet, grinning down at him. “First
one naked gets to be on top.”
Nicky’s
eyes widened. His reached for the hem of his shirt and pulled it over his head before
tossing it across the room. He started laughing as he watched Cooper peeling
off his own clothes just as quickly.
Nicky
was dressed in loose flowy pants, a tunic type shirt, and shoes as soft as
slippers. Cooper had on a shirt, jeans, socks, and boots. Nicky was sure he was
going to be the first one naked.
At
least, until he saw Cooper push his jeans down his legs, his hard cock bouncing
as it was freed from his pants. That gorgeous sight froze Nicky in place, his
pants half way down his legs. He could only stand there and stare, licking his
lips.
He
so wanted to feel that cock in his mouth.
Dropping
to his knees, Nicky leaned forward and wrapped his lips around Cooper’s thick
cock. Oh damn. Nicky
groaned. Cooper tasted like heaven, rough, dominant, and all male.
Cooper’s
groaned immediately followed his. “That’s cheating, Nicky.”
Nicky
pulled back long enough to look up at Cooper. “Want me to stop?”
“Hell,
no!”
Nicky
grinned and then wrapped his lips around Cooper again. He lavished Cooper with
his tongue, licked and caressed him. He sucked until Cooper’s hands tightened
in his hair, holding him still. Nicky glanced up. Cooper’s jaw was clenched,
his eyes closed, as air hissed out between his teeth.
“Enough,
Nicky,” Cooper growled as he opened his eyes and glanced down. “I want to be
inside of you when I come.”
Nicky
was all for that. He quickly got to his feet and pushed his pants the rest of
the way down his legs before climbing onto the bed and rolling over onto his
back. He turned and watched eagerly as Cooper pulled the rest of his clothes
off and climbed onto the bed to kneel between his legs.
Cooper
chuckled. “Get the lube.”
Nicky
rolled over and reached under the pillow to grab the lube. He handed it to
Cooper.
Cooper
winked as he patted Nicky’s hip. “On your hands and knees, baby. I want to
play.”
That
plan was fine with Nicky. He climbed back into the middle of the bed and
positioned himself on his hands and knees, burying his head in his hands.
He
could hear Cooper squirting lube out. His body trembled in anticipation. After
getting kidnapped and watching Cooper get shot, thinking he was dead, Nicky had
been so afraid he would never feel what it was like to be loved by the man
again. The waiting was almost more than Nicky could take.
“Cooper,”
he pleaded.
“Slowly,
baby,” Cooper chuckled. “I don’t want to hurt you.”
“You
won’t, I swear.”
“We’re
going to do this at my pace, Nicky, or not at all.”
“Fine,”
Nicky huffed, “just—oh god!” Nicky nearly came there and then as he felt Cooper
press a lubed finger into him. Oh yeah, this was what he had been missing. Only
a couple of times with Cooper and he was hooked for life. But he couldn’t
imagine being this way with anyone else.
Nicky
thought he might go out of his mind when Cooper pressed another finger into his
ass. He pushed his hips back against Cooper, impaling himself on Cooper’s
fingers. He could feel the tip of his cock brushing against the comforter. Each
pass teased him, aroused him.
Nicky
didn’t know what to do. He wanted to push down and hump against the comforter
but if he did that he couldn’t push back against Cooper. The indecision was
killing him. Nicky whimpered.
