by Maia Starr
“No. Not really. You set a lot about claiming me and making me your property. I am sorry, things are just different on Earth. Typically humans tell each other that they love each other and then the man gets a ring and gets down on one knee and proposes marriage. Asks the woman to marry him,” she said.
“Really? That is interesting. It is not like that on my planet, considering we are given our mate at birth. Therefore there is no ritual for asking the female for marriage. It is already decided when we are young,” I said.
She looked at me. She was waiting. I didn't understand.
“I love you, Vicki. I do. I don't want you to be with anyone else. I would die for you. I think I have proven that by putting myself in danger to rescue you more than once. I want you to be my wife. Will you marry me? Do you love me?” I said.
She looked at me still. I did not know what was going through her head.
“Oh, sorry,” I said as I got down on one knee. Even on one knee, I was still taller than the small yellow-haired human. She laughed.
“I love you too, Alicron. I didn't want to say it. I don't know why. It is hard to admit. It is hard to admit that I have fallen in love with an alien. It is just absolutely crazy. But I do. I love you. Yes, I will be your wife. Yes, I will marry you,” she said.
She came towards me and threw her arms around my neck. I wrapped my arms around her waist and held her close.
“I am so happy to hear that. I want you to want to be with me. No more forcing you,” I said.
“Thank you. I appreciate it. But I do. I really do want to be with you. I am excited to be your wife,” she said.
“You shall be my princess,” I said.
“Yes. I suppose that is true. I will be a princess. A human princess of the Kynon,” she said.
“Yes, my human,” I said. I pressed my mouth against hers kissing her greedily. She returned my kisses. It felt good. It felt good to have her know everything. She now knew that I was a prince. She knew that she was going to be required to marry me upon the return to my planet. She accepted me. I was now kissing my fiancée, the one that I would marry and make my wife. For all I knew she carried my child in her belly at that moment. It was possible. But one step at a time. There was plenty of time to try to make a baby when we returned.
“Can I get up from my knees now?” I asked.
She laughed and stepped away from me. “Yes, of course. I didn't mean that you had to do that. But it was funny,” she said.
“It is a strange ritual that you humans have. It does not make sense to me. But I'm happy to do it if it makes you happy,” I said.
“Shall we drink to our new union,” she said holding up her cup of water. I grabbed my cup and touched it against hers. We both laughed. It was ridiculous, but it was perfect.
We stayed in the common room together for an hour eating and drinking before I had to head back to the flight deck to check on the mission.
Chapter 26
Vicki Varsa
Watching Alicron give a scorching speech to a vast army of one thousand was the most attractive thing I had ever seen. He was full of passion when he gave his speech. The army listened and hung on his every word. Watching them salute their leader with loyalty made me look at him completely differently. This tall blue alien with long dark hair and light blue eyes wasn't just a stubborn captain; he was a ruler. He had a lot on his shoulders. He was given the responsibility of saving his race. I now understood all the pressure that he was under. It made me want to be at his side to share the burden. I wanted to take care of him. I wanted to be there to be the one he turned to when he was feeling overwhelmed if only just to have me soothe and console him. It was what I wanted. I now knew that for sure.
So when he told me that the king expected me to marry him, it was a shock, but I did not disagree. I liked the idea of being his wife, not his property the way he had been referring to me. The wife was more of an equal partner to me and not just something that he owned.
When he proposed, I said yes, because I wanted to, not because I was being forced to.
So now sitting next to him in the common room eating a couple of snacks and drinking some water, I felt lighthearted even though we were heading for a dangerous mission. I felt a lot of pressure off of me. It felt good to have some identity again. I was no longer a human female that had been abducted by aliens. I was not a human female that was in love with an alien. I was going to be his wife. I was going to be his wife because I wanted to, not because I was a prisoner being forced to.
“I want to show you to a private room. This will be our living quarters on the trip,” he said getting up.
“All right. It is nice to have a place to go lay down for a minute, and use the washroom,” I said laughing. He held his large blue hand out to me. I put my small hand in his. We both looked at it. It was a strange sight to see my pale hand in his large blue hand. He squeezed it and then we walked down the hall. He opened the door to a small living quarters. It would do. It had a bed and a table and a private washroom.
“This is it. This is for us. I will spend the majority of my time on the flight deck until we arrive. You are welcome you take your seat on the flight deck as well. Just stay buckled in,” he said.
“Yes, Captain,” I said.
He pulled me to him and kissed me again. “I don't know why I agreed to let you come on this. I can't keep my hands off of you. You are too much of a distraction I will never get anything done,” he said.
“Well you are just going to have to, Captain, because we have a lot of work to do,” I said.
He pulled me closer and kissed me. His warm lips were on mine, and I opened my mouth, letting his long tongue into my mouth. We kissed passionately. I rubbed my hands up and down his strong arms. I felt my body responding. I felt the wetness growing between my thighs. I would have to stop this or we would never leave this room.
“Oh no, we need to stop. Can we have work to do? Let's go to the flight deck. Let's go rescue our friends from those piece of shit cyborgs,” I said grabbing his hand and leading him out of the room.
“Spoken like a captain,” he said.
“I prefer princess,” I teased.
He laughed at me. “I prefer wife,” he said. We both laughed. We walked back onto the flight deck, and I sat down in my seat and buckled up. He went to the front and began to ask about our course. I watched him. I watched him with new eyes. This was the alien that was going to be my husband. He was tall, attractive, strong, stubborn, but kind. Most of all, he would do anything for me, even putting himself in danger. I knew that he loved me: real love.
I could not believe that this was my life. I had been an agent in Hollywood only days ago. My biggest worry was closing a deal on a movie. Now my worry was finding my friend and rescuing her from a shipwreck on an alien planet with hostile cyborgs. It had changed fast. It was absolutely crazy. I went from being an agent very stressed out to being the fiancée of a tall blue alien known as a Kynon. I was going to be his wife. I was going to be an alien princess. I smiled. It was absolutely crazy.
But even though I was extremely in love and happy, I was still very worried about Bridget. I did not know what she was going through. I did not know if she was alive. I was sure that every single human that crashed on the planet was trying to figure out a way to survive. I was sure that they would have their own adventures to tell. I hoped that Bridget was alive to tell me hers. I wanted to find her. Now, we were on our way with an entire army at our side. We would find them. We would rescue them and take them back to my new home: the Kynon planet known as Xeion. I couldn't wait.
Epilogue
I watched the prince become the captain again. I liked watching him be in command. I realized this was why I liked him in command in the bedroom as well. Something that made me flush as I watched him give commands to the army.
We had just landed on the planet of X003 just outside the trading village.
“Each of you have a map. You know what grounds to cover
. I want you to scout the area. Remember: you are looking for my crew and human females. If there are human females on this planet, they are mine,” he said as he gave orders. He was precise and detailed in his direction. I watched each lieutenant listen to him intently as they each got their assignments.
One by one, scouting ships began to leave full of Kynon soldiers. It was an impressive sight.
Watching him command such a force was making me feel such pride for him. I hoped that one day I could give him a child just as he wanted. Children that would help to save the Kynon race from extinction. I had fallen in love with this tall blue alien, and I wanted to please him.
“What now?” I said as he came to my side.
“We are going to go with our escort inside the trading village,” he said to me, pointing to five soldiers around him.
“We are?”
“Yes, I have questions for an old friend,” he said.
“Then let's go,” I said grabbing his hand. I held onto it tightly. A part of me was scared to enter the village. The last time I was in it, I was taken by cyborgs and taken to the sadistic leader K8L. I was not letting go of Alicron's hand: not at all.
A few minutes later we were walking into a tavern. Alicron walked in with the soldiers, and everyone turned and looked. He scanned the room. He smiled. He walked directly over to a table, and I recognize them immediately. They were the Lana that helped save me.
“Captain, I see you have returned,” Keyna said.
“Keyna. I told you that I would,” he said.
“Yes, you did keep that promise. I have heard that you arrived with a very large army. And the entire village has been talking of nothing else,” Keyna said.
“I come to seek your knowledge. Have you heard of anything about human females being spotted? I could use any information,” Alicron said.
“Yes, only this morning I heard a traveler come into the tavern. He said he spotted creatures he had never seen before. There were two of them, one that he called a soft female. When he described her, I thought of you,” Keyna said pointing at me.
“It's a human; it has to be,” I said looking at Alicron.
"Did this traveler say where he spotted the human?”
“Yes, on the edge of the Oldivay Forest, the south edge, I believe,” Keyna said.
Alicron looked at me. Then he looked at his soldiers. He leaned in closer to Keyna. “I don't suppose you are available for hire once more? You and your men to guide us to this place and perhaps even take on a few cyborgs if needed, or whatever we come across, whatever enemy,” Alicron said.
“I think we are available,” Keyna smiled at his men.
“You will be paid the same as last time. You know that I pay well and I do not go back on my word,” Alicron said.
“We trust you, Captain. We are ready. When do we leave?” Keyna said as his men stood up. Tila, Yivo, and Mabi, the same as last time.
“We leave now. My ship is just outside the gates,” Alicron said.
“We are with you,” Keyna said.
“I thought so. You are a Lana that cannot turn down danger and adventure,” Alicron said to him as we walked out of the tavern.
“You know me well already, Captain. I live for it,” he said.
“So do I,” Alicron said.
“I am starting to understand why,” I whispered to Alicron. He laughed.
We walked out of the village and back to the gates to our ship. We climbed aboard, and I watched as Keyna gave directions to this forest. It sounded mysterious. I wondered if the human female the traveler spotted was Bridget. I hoped that it would be, but whichever human it was, we needed to rescue her. It was possible that one of the crew members was with her as well. Bridget, I hope that you are okay. I hope that wherever you are you are being taken care of just as I was out in the desert with Captain Alicron Qinov.
“Let's go,” Alicron said, shouting the order. He turned and looked at me. I gave him a slight smile. I was excited about this journey, but also nervous. And there was a lot at stake here. Lives were at stake in more ways than one. Human females were out there and cyborg s were after them, wanting to capture them to do ruthless things to them.
In seconds, the ship was in the air and heading away from the village, heading out into the unknown planet where the cyborgs were hostile and where the humans needed rescuing. We were the ones going to rescue them. I knew they were out there. I knew they were all experiencing their own moments of survival. I just needed them to hold on, hold on a few more hours, hold on a few more days. I am coming for you. We will find you, all of you.
The End
Drackon Mates(Box Set 1-6)
(A Sci Fi Alien Weredragon Romance)
By Maia Starr
Jarith (Drackon Mates)
By Maia Starr
Chapter 1
MARISSA VOLANDER
Being CEO of the biotech company Gladonetics meant my schedule was always overbooked. So even as I ran across the front courtyard toward the doors of the glass skyscraper that housed Gladonetics, I was already running late for yet another meeting.
It was a blustery day out and I wished that I had pulled my long, brown hair into a tight bun instead of letting it loose with wild curls. I wished that I had worn a straight pencil skirt that was tightly fitted instead of the pleated, black skirt I wore that was riding the wind like it was surfing. It was hard to keep it down since I had digital tablet files in my arms as I scurried in my black heels. My hair was blowing in my face practically blocking my view in my flustered state when… BAM! I ran into a wall and fell backwards, flat on my back.
The tablets went everywhere, my hair was in my face, and my skirt was up to my waist, showing red panties and black, thigh-high stockings with a garter belt. I was mortified and hoped that no one had seen this catastrophe, but that notion was crushed as soon as I heard a voice.
“Allow me, human,” the deep, reverberating voice said.
“What?” I whispered while I was on the floor.
Through my strands of hair covering my face like a mask, I saw a large figure looming over me.
“Who are you?” I tried to ask.
Before I knew it, his hands had grasped my body like nothing and he helped me to my feet, holding me firmly against his body. I looked up into the face of a Drackon warrior. His long, dark-black hair was in tendrils down to his shoulders and his perfectly square jaw was adorned with full, pinkish lips. His eyes were a stark, sea green but with a long, vertical pupil, like the eyes of a cat. He was over seven feet tall, almost eight feet, and his thick, broad body was so hard that it was the reason I thought I had ran into a wall. But that was not the case: I had run into him.
Now I was in a precarious and ridiculous position with my head arched all the way back in order to look up at his face while his massive arm encircled my lower back, pulling me to him to steady me, or so I thought. But I could feel his hard member pressing against my stomach and my eyes grew wide as I realized just how big it must be. He must have known what I was thinking in that moment because he smiled at my response.
“You should watch where you are going, human. There are many that would prey upon your small, delicate size,” he said as he inhaled sharply, as though inhaling my pheromones—and he was.
This was what the Drackon did. They were a race of alien shifters with many abilities. The Drackon were a patriarchal, male-dominated society of warriors with a special ability to shift into part animal. It was this part animal that allowed them to sniff out pheromones in such a way. And although they looked like a larger and stronger version of males on Earth, they were vastly different in that they were able to shift into dragons.
This was not a complete dragon shift; it was a partial shift. When they did shift, large wings sprouted on their backs and shiny, colorful scale armor sprouted in various places on their bodies, but not into a full dragon. I had not seen it in person, but I had seen recordings of it. It was impressive.
Now one of these Drac
kon male warriors was holding me up and pressing his hard cock against me. A part of me wished that he was fully shifted at the moment, but he was not. In fact, he was well adorned and in regal dress.
He wore black leggings that were made of an unknown material with calf-high boots. His embroidered shirt was white and fit him in a snug manner, leaving little to the imagination. I had never seen a Drackon dressed so well. His face looked familiar to me, but I think I just wanted him to be familiar because he was so damn sexy. If I had met him at a bar later, I would definitely take him home for a one-night stand, but nothing else. But for now, I would have to put my oversized libido aside and remember that I was late for a meeting.
I placed my hands on the large beast of an alien’s chest and pushed myself away as I said, “Yes, thank you. I will remember that. If you will excuse me, I am late for a meeting.”