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The Felidae 3: Usama’s Journey
Jade Buchanan
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The Felidae 3: Usama’s Journey
Jade Buchanan
Usama Gatti has always known who he is. The youngest Gatti brother was born the only white Leo in his pride. He can’t be a hunter. He can’t be a pride leader. He can’t be anything but what he’s always been… weaker than those around him.
Usama has just found the one thing that will make him strong -- his love for Rajiv.
Rajiv Citrakaya has always known who he is. Born into the Tigris, he is fierce, territorial -- deadly. He was born knowing he’s stronger than others. Because of that, he doesn’t fight and doesn’t get involved in the politics around him. It’s too dangerous.
Rajiv has just found the one thing that will make him fight -- his love for Usama.
Chapter One
Usama sulked, burrowing deeper into his bunk when the echo of Asad’s roar shook the ship. “Well, someone is getting off. It looks like I’m the only one who isn’t getting any right this minute,” he grumbled.
Instantly contrite, he thought of Catan. He shouldn’t be upset that his best friend had found love. What the man had gone through had been horrible.
Shuddering to get rid of the memories, Usama curled up on his side. He felt a soft spot for the little Lynx. He understood him in some way. It seemed weird that he would find his best friend in a Lynx. Usama was one of the Ruling Leos. The elite of the Felidae. They weren’t supposed to mix outside of their clan but his family had always been different from other Leos. Just look at his older brothers. One had mated with a human and the other with a Lynx. Unheard of.
He was so incredibly happy that his brother had found love with Catan. Asad might be his brother, but the way he looked at Catan made Usama so jealous sometimes. He wanted someone to look at him that way. The way Asad cared for Catan was what he wanted. He wanted to be watched and loved like that.
He knew his friend wasn’t even aware of how Asad looked after him. If Catan knew the reason he so often got the easy shifts was because Asad pleaded with Laithe, the Lynx would probably be angry at the interference. Usama knew he wouldn’t be angry at getting that kind of attention.
Right now though, Usama was in need of an entirely different kind of attention.
Ever since Laithe, his pride leader, had found his mate, the pheromones on the warship Shahnaz were literally dancing in the air. Usama had recently discovered the pleasures that could be had with another being, and he was dying for more.
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Usama stretched his body, his thoughts turning to Rajiv Citrakaya. The large Tigris outweighed the Gatti brothers by over a hundred pounds, stretching up to surpass seven and a half feet in height. The Tigris clan was the largest species among the Felidae, and if they weren’t so solitary, they would be formidable threats against the Leo rulers. It was a good thing the Tigris never wanted to rule the Felidae; they just wanted to be left alone. Which was why it was so weird that Rajiv stayed with them.
The only Tigris who associated with others -- of his own kind or outside of it --
Rajiv was different. Oh, not that he actually associated with them, most of the time he still kept to himself. But Usama had never understood why Rajiv chose to stay with his brother.
Hmmm, he definitely needed a distraction. Maybe it was time to find out exactly why the Tigris stayed with them. Nearly bouncing in his excitement, Usama left his room to move toward Rajiv’s quarters. Before the end of this night, his curiosity would be appeased. He just knew it.
Although… the few times he and Rajiv had been together intimately, the furthest thing from their minds was talking. He couldn’t stay away from the man. He was drawn to him. To the way Rajiv made him feel.
Besides, Rajiv had saved his life recently and if that didn’t create a bond, he didn’t know what did. Years ago, the pride had rescued Catan after he had been brutally attacked. The small Lynx’s attackers had been a rival pride patrolling the skies, one that didn’t like the other clans among the Felidae. Laithe had responded to a distress call from Kanad, the planet where the Lynx made their home, but they had been too late to save Catan’s family. The smaller man was the only survivor and he had been with them ever since.
They had all grown to become a family since then. Now, with Laithe’s mate Rowan in the pride, they were complete. He hadn’t been sure about her when he first met her, but he had grown to love her in the past few weeks. Unbelievable to think that he’d never even heard of her before then, and now he couldn’t think of his life without the hairless human in it. He never would have thought that his older brother would Jade Buchanan
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find his mate, not to mention the fact that she wasn’t even a Felidae, but another species entirely.
He had been out walking with her and Catan when they’d been attacked. When the men who’d hurt Catan before had shown up to take him again, Usama had tried to fight them off. He knew he wasn’t strong enough. He knew going into it he would lose.
Shyam was a fierce fighter, and he was used to taking what he wanted.
Usama didn’t fight. His brothers had always protected him. He didn’t have any other choice though. He had to save his friend. He was lucky Rajiv had entered the clearing, rescuing him in the nick of time. Killing the man who had attacked him.
He winced at the reminder of that fight. Most of his bruises were gone, the cuts and scrapes were still slowly fading, but it was his arm that continued to pain him.
Held tight to his chest with a bandage, the broken appendage would take time to mend.
He was lucky it was the worst that had happened to him.
Looking up, he realized he had reached Rajiv’s room without noticing. Usama stood outside the door, debating with himself whether he should interrupt the man or not. Now that he was here, he realized his nerve was deserting him. About ready to turn around and slink back to his quarters, he was startled when the door slid open in front of him.
“Are you going to stand there all day, or did you want something?” Rajiv growled.
“Well, umm, actually, I, ah…”
Rajiv grunted, reaching out to grab Usama by the shoulders and drag him into his quarters. Usama stumbled when he was released, catching himself on the side of the bed in front of him with his good arm.
“What are you doing here?” Rajiv asked, folding his arms across his impressive chest.
Usama looked upward, following the path of Rajiv’s arms up and over his shoulders to focus on his face. He was such a gorgeous man. Taller than the rest of them, his short fur was a brilliant reddish-orange with strong, black slashes covering his Jade Buchanan
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body, wrapping around his sides and up and over his face. His belly was the only thing on him without stripes, a stunning white that contrasted with the rest of his fur. Rajiv towered over him -- silent and unmoving except for the slow slide of his tail as it moved up to caress one thigh.
Usama couldn’t breathe while he watched that tail. He had never considered Rajiv in any sexual way before the Tigris had approached him when Rowan arrived.
Actually, that was a lie. He had always looked at him, he just never thought he would ever get the chance to act on it. Now he knew exactly what the powerful Tigris could do, and he couldn’t get the thought out of his mind. Rajiv leisurely uncurled his arms, standing straighter while he sniffed the air in front of him.
“What do you want? Do you wish to be taken again?” he purred, stalking forward to stand directly in front of Usama.
Rajiv pushed his body closer to Usama, causing the younger Leo to back up. He tripped against the bed at his back and ended up sprawled over the surface of it.
Looking up at the man above him, he tried to slide back when Rajiv leapt onto the bed, only to be caught by hands grabbing at his legs.
Usama looked away, staring at the wall opposite the door. Unlike the rooms of the Gatti brothers, Rajiv had chosen to decorate his room sparsely. The big bed in the center was the only furniture. The walls were plain and depressingly gray. There was no color anywhere, unlike Usama’s room which was furnished in bright greens and blues.
Rajiv lowered his head, licking a path down Usama’s neck before clamping down on his shoulder. He bit in suddenly, his teeth sliding easi
Rajiv moaned around the skin in his mouth before releasing it to lap at the blood.
Usama panted, caught up in the man above him. That was… that was unbelievable. He arched his lower body, grinding it into Rajiv’s stomach, his cock achingly hard from Rajiv’s nip at his shoulder.
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Rajiv licked along his chest, skirting the bandages holding his arm in place, following the lean musculature to his stomach. He bit down into the muscle beneath him, making Usama quiver and buck up against him. Rajiv chuckled darkly before lowering his head to lap at his erection straining upward. Engulfing Usama’s cock in one swoop, he sucked firmly, pressing down with his hands on hips that threatened to rear up.
Rajiv pulled up, concaving his cheeks with the pressure, before smoothing his rough tongue up the underside of Usama’s cock. Lowering his head, he licked down to Usama’s sac and beneath it to his ass. In one long lick, he traced his path backward, ending up at the tip of Usama’s cock before engulfing the entire shaft within his mouth again.
Reversing direction, Rajiv kissed his way back to his ass, rimming him until Usama thought his head might explode from the pleasure. Then he was inserting that magical tongue deep into his ass, twisting it while he drove it inward.
Usama bucked, fearful for a minute that he was about to come. Rajiv grabbed the base of his cock with one hand, tightening it while his other hand rose up to play with his sac, rolling his balls gently before removing both hands.
Usama’s eyes rolled back in his head at the feel of the long, rough tongue fucking his ass. He thought he just might die when Rajiv’s tongue was joined by two of his fingers, thrusting in and twisting to press against something inside his ass. Just when he was afraid he was going to lose it completely, Rajiv rose up to blanket him again, fitting his thick cock against Usama’s entrance.
Usama’s gasp was loud in the silent room when Rajiv slowly began pushing into his ass. The smell of nawra flowers was ripe in the close confines of the room. He didn’t know when the man had gotten out the oil, but he was grateful for it when Rajiv’s cock slid into his bottom in one long glide.
Rajiv grunted against his shoulder, biting down again to clamp his teeth in Usama. The barbs ringing the head of Rajiv’s cock pressed against his flesh, a hot insistent pressure, driving him mad. They were electrifying inside of him, scraping his Jade Buchanan
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prostate with every stroke. Rajiv’s one hand landed hard on the mattress by his head.
His other hand anchored them together with a grip on Usama’s hip.
There was something different this time. Before, Rajiv had been dominating but it was almost casual. Now something had changed and Usama couldn’t quite put his finger on it, but Usama was too far gone at that moment to care. Maybe it was him that was different.
Usama bucked up in concert with Rajiv, bringing his legs up to wrap around the larger man’s waist. He held on for dear life when Rajiv sped up his thrusts, sending Usama faster toward the climax he felt building at the base of his spine. His good hand grabbed hold of the blankets near his head, catching and releasing the fabric in time to Rajiv’s thrusts. One of the man’s big, hot hands reached down to pull at his cock, and he was lost, shooting powerfully while his ass clamped tight around the cock sliding up into him.
Rajiv hissed in response, burying himself completely in Usama, releasing his shoulder to bring their mouths together in a kiss when he spurted his release deep inside of him. It felt like he had just possessed Usama completely.
When Usama returned to himself, he was completely draped around Rajiv, his arm and legs locked into position. Rajiv purred against his neck, lapping at his skin while he calmed down from his own explosive release.
Pulling back, Rajiv looked down at him. He brushed Usama’s mane with one hand, the other still wrapped around his half-stiff cock. “Are you all right?”
Usama nodded in response, his voice lost. A smug look of male pride crossed Rajiv’s face.
“Have you ever wondered why I approached you the day the little human arrived? I made a promise to myself that day. I swore I would appease any curiosity you might have under one condition,” he purred, his voice a throaty growl.
Usama swallowed hard, afraid to blink while he stared up at Rajiv. “Condition?”
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now I don’t think I will. I can’t get the sight of your battered and bleeding body out of my mind. I’m taking the choice away from you now. Is that clear, Cub?”
“Don’t call me that!” Usama attempted to push upward, only to be caught again when Rajiv lowered his much larger body to blanket his own, careful of his broken arm.
“Fine, I won’t call you that… Usama. Do we have a deal?”
“Do I get to think about it?”
“You just did. You’re mine,” he uttered, tilting his head.
He considered Rajiv’s words. He had loved what they’d done before. If he were to be honest with himself, the big man made him feel safe. “Fine, I-I’ll be yours, although I’m not entirely sure what that means.”
Rajiv’s face tensed with fierce male pride, his teeth bared, the long canines glistening in the light. “Mine,” he snarled.
“Yours,” Usama whispered, acknowledging the change his life had just taken. He couldn’t imagine ever wanting to be with someone else after what had just happened.
He had just been dominated completely. And he loved every minute of it.
Chapter Two
Usama whistled, prancing down the corridor from Rajiv’s room. Rajiv had let him sleep while he went up to prepare for their landing on Himalay, and now Usama was practically bouncing to see Rajiv’s home world. What would it be like?
He whistled again, a sharp, piercing sound. He was proud of the talent Rowan had taught him. None of the others could whistle. He was learning so much about her people through the little human. He didn’t think he would be so interested, but he couldn’t help himself.
Spying movement up ahead, he paused, cutting off in mid-whistle. Lev was leaning against the wall outside the room he shared with Morgan, his head buried in his hands.
“What is wrong with you? And don’t give me any excuses this time, Lev. I want to know,” Usama entreated, rushing up to his older brother.
Lev sighed, uncharacteristically silent. Something was wrong with his brother.
He needed to know what was going on. He opened his mouth to speak again.
“Not here,” Lev grumbled.
He spun around, marching toward the bridge and the atrium. Funny that it was where everyone went when they wanted a moment alone. Lev remained silent, walking onto the bridge and ignoring the sight around him. Rajiv was at a console, whispering to Laithe and Fahd. Rowan was standing behind them, looking out at the stars. The entire top of The Shahnaz opened up to the outside, meaning they had an uninterrupted view of the stars around them. The inky darkness was relieved by millions of twinkling lights, beautiful and captivating.
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Veering to the left, Usama followed Lev into the atrium, closing the door behind him. He engaged the lock, ensuring they would have privacy. “Okay, we’re alone now.
Talk.”
Lev leaned up against the wall, pressing his forehead into the glass. He raised his arms, placing his palms to the wall on either side of his head. Rocking back and forth, he rolled his forehead along the surface. “I don’t know where to start,” he huffed.
“At the beginning would be nice,” Usama offered, growing more concerned by the minute. This was Lev, his carefree, fun brother. He wasn’t supposed to look so tormented.
“I’ve been having dreams,” he whispered.
“Dreams about what?”
“Sex, mostly,” Lev said, a tinge of humor in his voice.
