Jessie could do nothing but comply with Leigh’s wishes. She was drawn to this man in a way that scared her. The same way she was drawn to Looch. Looch had been firm but gentle with her. She relished giving her innocence to Looch. She had heard horror stories from friends who had given their virginity to their boyfriend in high school or to some random guy in a bar. The problem with both of those kinds of guys was most of them were virgins themselves or even worse, womanizers. They were more interested in quantity than quality she guessed, and from what Jessie had heard, most couldn’t find a clit even if they had a map.
She stood at the end of the bed eyeing Leigh stroking his manhood with admiration and hunger. There was something about Leigh stroking himself which turned her on and she wasn’t even the one who was naked. Leigh sniffed the air. “Your scent is intoxicating ayah. I can’t wait to taste you. I expect you to be compliant with our couplings if nowhere else. Will you submit to me?” Leigh continued to stroke himself as to tease her.
She nodded.
“I want to hear you say it.”
“Yes, Leigh I will submit.” Came out in a whisper.
“Then come to me.”
Slowly and as seductively as possible, Jessie crawled up the bed until she was in between Leigh’s legs watching him stroke himself. The site was incredible. She couldn’t help herself, so when Leigh finally let go of his engorged cock to reposition himself, she dipped her head and took his cock into her mouth. Leigh sat straight up and pulled her mouth off him. With a little bit more bite than intended, he asked, “What are you doing?”
“Umm, I thought it was pretty evident. Did I not do it right? I’ve only done this a couple of times. Do you not like it?”
“Arenian women do not do such things.”
“What? They don’t give blowjobs?”
“I didn’t think you were blowing on anything. It felt amazing. Women do not initiate such pleasures; it’s the male’s job to provide the female with pleasure.”
“You’re serious.” She said with astonishment. “Well, you know what? I guess it’s a good thing I’m not Arenian.” With that, she lightly pushed Leigh back down on the bed and again took him in her mouth.
Leigh was shocked with her boldness. His head fell back onto the pillow, and his eyes rolled back into his head with the impact of the pleasure she was giving him. Jessie gently teased Leigh’s cock with her hot breath. Lightly she licked the underside of his cock making it twitch with delight. Taking as much of Leigh in her mouth as she could, she also started to work her hand in rhythm with her mouth. Leigh stopped her for just a bit so he could undress her quickly and reposition her so she could suck on his cock while he pleasured her in the same way.
Her scent was enticing. Leigh couldn’t help but to inhale her sweet fragrance, then gingerly licked her. When he did, she moaned with pleasure. “You like my tongue licking your essence. I see when I play with your nub it pleases you and you get wet with desire. I love your juices. I have never lived until now.” With that Leigh gave as much as he received from her. Gaining momentum, Jessie’s head started bobbing up and down faster and faster. The things she was doing with her lips, tongue, and hand felt incredible to Leigh. “You must stop. I’m about to spill my seed.”
With an audible pop, Jessie released Leigh’s cock from her mouth, “it’s okay Leigh. I want to do this for you.” She then continued her ministrations.
Leigh could not withstand her luscious mouth any longer and with a roar of satisfaction began coming instantly. She continued her suction, slowly bobbing her head up and down Leigh’s length, lapping up every drop of his essence. When she was finished, Leigh positioned her on her back and spread her legs wide, so he could nestle his head in between them. He continued his exploration of Jessie’s womanly parts. Leigh fingered her opening, teasing her channel with soft penetrating strokes. He licked and sucked her pleasure spot, when finally her vaginal walls clamped down on his finger, and she shook with pleasure.
“Leigh, oh my God, I’m coming.”
When her shudders ceased, Leigh came to lie next to her, cradling her head in the crook of his arm. “I can’t thank you enough for what you did for me. It was amazing. I can’t believe you would do that for me. You honor me. I hope I have returned pleasure to you?”
“Definitely,” Jessie said wistfully.
Leigh extricated himself and started to kiss every inch of her, intent on enticing her to continue what they started, but she stopped him.
“Leigh, although I would love to do this, this entire day has been very overwhelming. Would you mind just holding me?”
“Not at all. It would be my pleasure.”
When Leigh settled back into bed with her cradled in his arms, she was asleep in an instant. Leigh hoped this day would never end. The only thing missing was his brother being able to comfort Jessie as well.
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She slept the entire night soundly while entangled in Leigh’s arms. Leigh and Jessie awoke from their peaceful slumber with the sound of someone clearing their throat at the end of their bed. Since the familiar scent of his bother wafted through the air, Leigh knew it was Looch before he opened his eyes. Jessie on the other hand didn’t. She woke with a start, clutching at the sheet with one hand to cover her nudity and clearing the sleep from her eyes with the other all the while screeching, “What the hell Looch?”
Looch looked at her with longing and lust filled eyes. “Forgive me, but the Queen and Kings are requesting your presence in the dining hall to discuss the choosing.”
She looked lost, but Leigh didn’t miss a beat, “So soon? We just landed yesterday, and in light of what happened with councilman Cerin I thought it would be several days before we needed to address a choosing.”
“I don’t understand. What’s a choosing? Why is it such a big deal?”
“Dear Jessie, let us get dressed and depart. Our parents will explain. Looch will you please leave us so Jessie can get dressed?”
“Of course brother. I am truly sorry for the intrusion.” Looch dropped his head in what seemed to be defeat as he left their suite. Seeing her content in Leigh’s arms hurt. How did things escalate to this? Ah, now he remembered. He had failed to protect her.
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Jessie was a little shocked this morning’s meal was a family affair. Both Kings, the Queen, Looch, and Zara, were all in attendance. When her eyes finally rested on Councilman Cerin sitting at the end of the table, she was appalled. “What is he doing here?”
“Councilman Cerin has been part of the royal family before Looch and I were born. He is an advisor and helps our parents with many issues around the planet.”
“I just don’t understand how you can all sit here like nothing happened yesterday.”
Councilman Cerin addressed Jessie with a slight sneer, “It has been decided, and I accepted the restitution bestowed upon me and Zara. There is nothing more to discuss.” He motioned towards a spot at the dining table. “Come, please take a seat, we have much to deliberate in a short time.”
Leigh and Jessie took a seat to the left of the Queen and Kings which was opposite of Looch and Zara and Councilman Cerin at the end of the table. The entire meal was eaten in silence except for the occasional question Queen Maya asked her about Earth to try and cut the tension within the room. When she spoke, all eyes were on her and Looch’s looks were ones of longing. She could tell he wanted to be with her.
Councilman Cerin finally broke the silence. “Let us start; we have much to cover. Jessie, since you’re the newcomer to our planet, I want to make sure you understand a little about our culture and ways. I hope Prince Looch or Prince Leigh have explained what the mark is?”
“A little, but I’m not sure what that has to do with me? I’m not Arenian.”
Councilman Cerin continued, “After some recent discovery and theory, the mark may appear on the Earth females as well. It’s the male’s way of projecting his claim upon her. The reason the mark has not presented itself on th
e Earth females yet is due to the emotional state of your females. They are too full of anguish, misery, and fear, so they are not open to a bond. Which is why the mark is not present on you as well.”
She pondered it for a moment then interjected. “Which makes sense for Earth females, but if Arenian females are open to the bond, why isn’t Looch’s mark on Zara?”
Councilman Cerin scoffed, “Zara and Looch have thought of each as brother and sister since they were practically raised together. This is why Looch asked to take part in the courting ritual. Zara and Looch will begin to explore each other and think of each other as lovers. Zara will develop the mark. I am sure of it.”
Queen Maya interjected, “Please continue with the choosing.”
“The choosing?”
Councilman Cerin continued, “Yes Jessie, the choosing. Historically the choosing is held in the Coliseum, where females and unbonded males come to find their ayah. The females are on the field and the males are in the stands choosing their female.”
“I don’t mean to be disrespectful, but we aren’t cattle at a sale yard. You can’t just pick us out of a herd and say, ‘yeah I’ll take that one.’ If you want me to plead to the senses of Earth women, then I must be okay with how things are done. If this is how you plan to do things I will not endorse this choosing.”
Jessie glanced at everyone at the table. Looch, Leigh and Queen Maya had smirks on their faces. The Kings and Zara had a look of slight shock on their faces, but Councilman Cerin was so red with fury he almost took on a purple hue when he spoke. “How dare you desecrate our way of life? Your species lives due to our grace as Arenians. You will do as you are told.”
Growls came from all the males in the room including the Kings. King Raiden’s voice boomed over the entire room. “You will hold your tongue Councilman Cerin. Earth females are not used to our customs, and certain concessions must be made to ensure they partake in the choosing. If Jessie finds the process to be barbaric and can’t endorse it, then we must change it to accommodate her and the Earth females.” Raiden turned his attention towards her. “Jessie, knowing how the choosing traditionally commences, do you have any ideas on how to change it so we may proceed?”
Jessie glanced again at Councilman Cerin and then to Zara. Zara had the slightest of smiles on her face, then it was gone, and she meekly bowed her head. “Can I see a picture of the coliseum?”
King Taavi pressed a button, then stood and walked over to a three-dimensional hologram of a coliseum and pointed. “The field of the coliseum is slightly larger than your Earth soccer field. It has stands for the spectators or participants.” With a regal plead in his voice, King Taavi continued, “You must understand, with the news of a new species of bondable females, Arenian males are already arriving from every part of the planet. The city is already at capacity with the large influx of Earth females. We still have not offloaded the females from all the ships because we have nowhere to house them. The longer we wait, the longer we delay going back to Earth to obtain the other Earth females. Can you come up with a solution which will hurry this process along?”
She stood and walked over to the hologram to get a better look. She looked at it for a long while then switched her gaze to Taavi. “Can we reverse their rolls and put the men on the field and the women in the stands? I think if we did it this way the women wouldn’t feel like they were on an auctioning block.”
“Of course. Whatever you think will make the women more comfortable. The goal is to make them feel as safe and comforted as possible so the mark will appear.” King Taavi winked at her.
Although Taavi didn’t know it, her father used to wink at her all the time. She missed her father. Everyone has been so friendly to her. It was like having a family again. She was so overwhelmed with emotion. She looked at King Taavi with unshed tears in her eyes, and then quickly hugged him whispering, “Thank you for helping us.”
Everyone gasped a little bit, and King Taavi’s shock was evident in his stiff stance, but Jessie didn’t waiver. King Raiden rose from his seat and went to his brother and Jessie. She caught the movement out of the corner of her eye, and when King Raiden was close enough, she left Taavi’s arms and hugged Raiden. After a moment King Raiden wrapped his arms around her and hugged her back. “It’s our pleasure child. Come. Let us decide how to proceed.” She wiped at her eyes and went back to her seat next to Leigh. Raiden looked at the hologram then spoke, “Jessie is right. If we are to proceed, we must change our ways to include the Earth women. Arenian females have never known suffering as these women have. If we do not think of their feelings, we will not have a choosing at all.”
Taavi spoke up. “Raiden is correct, and I feel Jessie is on the right path. We will allow the eldest of each group of males onto the field. They will line up shoulder to shoulder the full length of the field, five rows deep on each side making an isle in the center for the potential females to walk up to the dais. When the women travel up the center aisle, a male will raise their banner to signal he has scented his ayah, and then fall in behind his female escorting her to the dais. Their bond mates will be located, then join the eldest and their female at the dais. We will have the few Arenian females of breeding age go first, so the Earth women feel sure of the process. Your thoughts Jessie?”
“I think it’s perfect. When will this happen?”
Queen Maya finally spoke. “On the morrow.”
Jessie squeaked, “Tomorrow? It’s too soon.”
Queen Maya gave her the evil eye just like her mother used to. “The city is full. If we don’t redistribute the females to other parts of the planet and offload the other women from our ships, it will take longer for us to get back to Earth where the females are in true danger. Will you sacrifice their lives including the Arenian males who have stayed behind just because you feel it’s too early to pose the question of who may be ready to try?”
With a deep sigh, Jessie bowed her head. “You’re right. Tomorrow it is.”
Chapter Fourteen
The rest of the day was a whirlwind of meetings and dignitaries from around the planet. She had been paraded around like a prized poodle at the Westminster dog show. When she and Leigh finally settled down for dinner with the Queen, Kings, Looch, and Zara, she was too tired to eat. She was thankful Councilman Cerin wasn’t in attendance. She needed her wits about her to deal with that man. Jessie didn’t trust him as far as a fox in a hen house.
Looch noticed Jessie wasn’t eating and pushed several pieces of Meekie fruit towards Leigh. Leigh took the hint and cut them up into bite-sized pieces for her, and as he placed the fork to her mouth to take a bite, he said, “Looch remembered you enjoy the Meekie fruit. Please eat some.”
As Jessie took the fruit into her mouth, she lifted her gaze to Looch and then to Zara. Zara looked almost hurt at Leigh’s confession of Looch trying to comfort a female which wasn’t his to comfort. It wasn’t Zara’s fault they were all in this mess. Jessie didn’t want her to feel bad. “Zara, on the trip from Earth I commented to Looch and Leigh that I enjoyed the Meekie fruit, but I never told them why.” She leaned closer to Zara and Zara reciprocated in kind. “The Meekie fruit tastes like a combination of my two favorite fruits on Earth; pineapple and raspberries. Maybe when some of your scientists go back to Earth, they can harvest some, and you can be the first Arenian to try them. Would you like to try some Earth food?”
Zara gave Jessie a soft smile and quietly answered, “Yes, I’d love too.”
“I’m glad Zara, I hope you and I can be good friends.”
The meal continued and by the time dessert was served Jessie couldn’t keep her eyes open and gave in to the urge to lay her head against Leigh’s shoulder. It only took a few moments before she was fast asleep. She vaguely remembered being carried to their room and being undressed by gentle but amble hands.
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The next morning, Jessie was barely dressed before Queen Maya strolled in and asked if she was ready. She smiled at the Queen. “As m
uch as I’ll ever be.” Leigh led his mother and Jessie out into the hall to be met by Raiden, Taavi, Looch, and Zara. They all travelled to the coliseum in virtual silence.
Everything was just like King Taavi said it would be. The men were all holding banners which were attached to a staff, so when they were raised, they could be seen by all from the dais. Men, young and old alike were all lined up on the field with a center aisle for the women to come down.
Queen Maya didn’t waste any time and started with a short announcement. “I thank you all for coming today. The reality is, not all will find their chosen today and for that, I’m sorry. I’m happy to announce we have our first Earthling and Arenian choosing. The Arenian females will go first to show there’s nothing to fear on this joyous occasion. Although there are many Earth females, most are not ready to accept their mate due to the horrible atrocities they suffered at the hands of their planet’s males. Doubt, fear, hesitation, and confusion complicate their minds and heart. Please give extra consideration to these females.” Queen Maya was now smiling like a Cheshire cat. “With that said, I feel there’s promise in the air. Let the choosing commence.”
Queen Maya sat on her throne with Taavi and Raiden at her sides. To the left of Taavi were Looch and Zara and to the right of Raiden were Leigh and Jessie. She was in awe of how right it felt Taavi and Raiden catered to Maya. Their triad union looked as natural as breathing. There was no jealousy, snide remarks or resentment towards each other. There was just…love, pure unadulterated love. It was beautiful. Jessie wondered if that’s what it would have been like with Looch and Leigh? She guessed she might never know.
The first Arenian female seductively sauntered down the center aisle with her arms outstretched in nothing more than a bejeweled bikini. She was truly stunning, but Jessie’s shock was obviously evident on her face because Leigh gracefully leaned over and explained fewer clothes were better so the male may genuinely scent his ayah. Just as he finished his explanation, sure enough, an Arenian male in the third row back raised his banner. “She’s not even halfway down the aisle. How does he know for sure? What if another guy raises his banner?” She quickly asked.
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