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, but he wasn’t going to complain. Cooper was the man of his dreams and had been since he was five and the guy saved him from playground bullies.

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. There had never been room for anyone else in his heart.

“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 went 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 lodged inside him. Their souls had merged, becoming one—another side effect of him being king. Apparently, as king, he got to choose the man he wanted as his mate. Once he decided—and there had been no contest there—their souls became one, entwining their lives for all eternity.

Nicky suspected that his transformation happening 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. He didn’t want to live with his adopted father either. The man was an abusive ass. “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, or the man he thought was his father until a few weeks ago. Cooper knew Frank 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, sire,” 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 up toward Cooper’s lips. “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. ”Get naked, your majesty.”

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 halfway 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!” Cooper gave him a look that said he had lost his mind. “Suck my cock, baby. Show me what you can do.”

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. 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, drove him out of his mind.

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.