Before Jo could move he had travelled down her body, parted her legs, and slipped his tongue inside her. She gasped “No, no” shaking with embarrassment.
One large hand pressed her down onto the bed while the other kept her legs apart “Yes, yes” he whispered.
The feelings running through her body were exquisite. Her legs turned to jelly and her hands flapped feebly against his back. He teased and nibbled her until she thought she would die, from the ecstasy of it. Then he moved over her and taking her hands once again, drove into her in one fluid movement.
She gasped as she felt the size of him, but he had prepared her well, there was no pain only a feeling of fullness and sheer passion. They moved together, he released her hands and she wrapped them round his chest. He slid his hand under her and pulled her even closer to him. Her legs curled round him naturally and Acorus felt her body pulsing around him.
Jo was screaming with the need for release, and Acorus flung his head back and roared as he powered into her, both of them coming together. Acorus relaxed on top of her, loathe moving. Jo groaned and stirred and he realised that he was squashing her. He skilfully turned them on their sides facing one another, but still hard inside her.
Jo lay there in astonishment, wasn’t he going to move? She opened her eyes and looked at him. He was gazing into her eyes and smiling. She looked away in embarrassment. Acorus once again took her chin in his hand and made her look at him.
“Too late now for being shy. There can be no embarrassment between us after what we have just felt together”.
Jo stammered “General, please let me go”
He tutted and said “When we are alone it is just Acorus, and when we are not alone it is Lord”.
“Then Acorus please let me go”
He looked at her frowning and said “What, let you go from my home, Scerior, or somewhere else?” raising a wicked eyebrow at her.
She tossed her head angrily and replied “I know very well that I will never be allowed to leave your house or Scerior, so you know very well what I mean”
“No I’m afraid I don’t. Are you not comfortable, I am very!”
“You are playing games with me and that is very cruel”
Acorus swiftly moved them into position, pinning her to the bed. He moved gently within her and she groaned “Oh Jo you lie to yourself. You don’t want me to let you go at all”
Jo tried to remain completely lifeless beneath him but her body refused to obey her, and as she tightened around him, it was his turn to groan.
“Your body is so much more sensible than you are. You can’t resist. I own you and intend to mate with you as often as I want”.
With that he rode her to the crest once again, until she was screaming, whether from desire or anger she did not know. This time when he was sated he moved off her and returned to the table to eat. Jo watched him for a few minutes, realising that it had been a while since she had eaten anything substantial, apart from the morsel he had ordered her to eat before he, Jo couldn’t decide what to call it, raped or seduced her!
He had forced her but had taken great care to make her ready for him so he would not hurt her. He had raised her to sexual heights that she wouldn’t have thought possible after her encounter with Steve.
She got up off the bed and went through to the bathroom a bit afraid that he might follow, but he didn’t. She used the facilities and taking a cloth off the pile on the massage couch wrapped it round herself. As she went back into the bedroom, Acorus laughed a deep belly laugh and said “You are priceless. I know your body as well as I know my own and you cover yourself up”.
“I don’t have any desire to flaunt myself in front of you. You are insatiable and cruel enough without being encouraged”.
Acorus roared again with laughter, “I like you very much Jo-Anna. You are beautiful, brave and intelligent in equal portions. Now eat before you accuse me of starving you!”
Jo sat down at the table and helped herself to food. Acorus poured her out a tumbler of wine, and took some for himself.
She looked at him. He was extremely good looking in a hard masculine way so why would he kidnap girls from Earth. Surely he could have any Sceriae female he wanted. It didn’t make sense. Before she could stop herself she blurted out, “Why? Why did you kidnap us? What good does it do to bring Earth girls here? Is it just for sexual gratification, or what? The Sceriae are obviously so advanced, why not just attack Earth and take it over?”
“Whoa, there are a lot of why’s there. I don’t know which to answer first”.
“Oh” said Jo getting up from the table “If you are just going to mock me, don’t bother”.
He reached over and grabbed her hand, “Sit down. I am sorry you think I am mocking you. Tonight is not the time for serious talk. Allow me to just be with you tonight and I will tell you what it is all about tomorrow”.
“Will the reason for my abduction hurt me or my planet?”
“It will not harm you or your planet. Whether you are hurt is entirely up to you. Do as you are told and you will be looked after very well. When you get to know Scerior, you will realise what an important role, you Earth females have here!”
Jo opened her mouth to question him further, but in one fluid movement he jumped up, grabbed her to him, and carried her to the bed.
Her questions were silenced with his mouth, and once more he took her to a screaming orgasm. She fell into an exhausted sleep in his arms.
She felt as if she had just fallen asleep, but the morning light was coming through the windows as she woke to the feel of his mouth on her breast once again. In a half conscious state she murmured “Oh, no, no” and pushed at him hard.
In an instant he caught hold of her roughly by her arms and dropping all of his considerable weight onto her growled “What did you say? You dare to say no to your Lord and master”.
Her eyes flew open and before caution could stop her she snapped “You say you will not harm me but are trying to shag me to death!”
As she saw his eyes darken and the dark furrows across his brow she realised what a stupid thing she had just done. She had angered him!
Acorus forced her arms above her head and bit sharply into the nipple he had just been caressing. Jo screamed in pain and the tears flowed down her cheeks. Then he forced her legs apart and drove into her hard. The pain caused her to black out for a few seconds, and when she came round she could only moan and lie transfixed as Acorus punished her cruelly.
When he was finished he rolled off her and went into the bathroom.
Jo lay there shaking with shock. He had changed from a gentle although insistent lover into a raging beast in seconds.
The door to the bedroom opened and the two Escorii males entered. They went straight into the bathroom and ten minutes later, the monster, Lord Acorus emerged, followed by them. He marched out of the bedroom, without a glance at Jo.
She lay there with her hands over her eyes, crying until she could hardly breathe. The bedroom door opened again and Tsu, Tchu and Tjai entered. Tsu hurried to Jo’s side, and taking her in her arms held her as she cried. Tchu and Tjai moved the leftover food onto trays and two more Escorii entered with a ewer and tumblers. They carried away the trays of food and Tjai poured some liquid into a tumbler and carried it over to Jo.
“Here drink this Jo. It will calm you and take away any pain”.
Jo gulped some of the liquid and gradually her sobs subsided.
“What happened Jo?” asked Tchu “It is not like the General to leave a female in tears. Tired and sore, yes, but not crying as you are”.
“He’s a cruel beast, a sexual monster, he has no decency, no pity, I hate him” sobbed Jo.
“No, that cannot be true. He is not cruel” said Tsu upset that her hero should be described like that.
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ally she got the story of what had happened overnight out of Jo. When Jo told her what had happened in the morning light Tsu put her hands up to her face in consternation.
“I thought you had more intelligence than that Jo. We told you never to say no to a Sceriae male, and then to snap at him as you did, it is a wonder he did not kill you!”
“Kill me! He might well have done, the way he treated me” Jo snapped.
Tsu leant back from Jo in shock. She shook her head and said “Jo the master would have been well within his rights to beat you to death. That he didn’t shows the care he has for you” “I would rather be dead than at the sexual beck and call of an alien monster!”
Tsu tutted and stood up “Come, you will have a shower and then a massage and then you can sleep for a few hours”.
Jo did as she was told, too exhausted to argue any further. When she got out of the bed Tsu saw the bruise on her breast and asked “Is that where he bit you?”
“Yes”
“Then he was not biting too hard. If he had your nipple would not be there. He was only showing you what could happen, if you said no and then snapped at him”.
Jo rounded on Tsu “I don’t believe that you think it is alright for a man to bite and then rape a woman!”
“He is not a man, Jo. He is a Sceriae male, and the most important male on Scerior, and a lot of other planets”.
“Sceriae or man, it is something I will not submit to”.
Tchu put her hand round Jo’s wrist and said “That is foolish talk. Please Lord Acorus and you will have a good life, anger him and you will be wishing for death. A wish that will be denied you. Now into the shower, and no more stupid talk”.
Jo pushed Tchu aside and walked into the shower, she washed her body and her hair, and then stood in the warm air, letting it soothe away her aches and pains When she was dry she said “I don’t want a massage; all I want to do is sleep”.
“You will sleep better after a massage, and it will soak away your aches and pains”.
“No”
“I’m sorry Jo but it is necessary. We don’t want to call the guards to hold you, but we will if we have to”.
Jo looked at Tchu in horror “I thought you were my friends and here to look after me?”
“We are, please do as we say. We have oils and creams that will soothe you everywhere”.
Avoiding looking at any of the Escorii, Jo got onto the couch and lay face down. Tjai massaged her gently and Jo had to admit to herself that it did make her feel better. When it was time to turn over she did so, not even caring about her modesty. Tjai calmly carried on massaging her, making no comment about any of her bruises. When she started massaging the inside of her thighs, Jo sucked in her breath at the pain. Tchu moved up the couch until she could look into Jo’s eyes.
“Jo I know you are hurt and upset, but please believe that we are here to help you. We have creams that we can put inside you that will stop the bruised and sore feeling”.
Looking into Tjai’s eyes, Jo could see only kindness and compassion. Tears came into her own eyes, and slowly ran down her cheeks. Tjai wiped the tears away “That is better, you are crying tears of sorrow and helplessness, not tears of anger and hatred. The tears you are crying are cleansing tears, and perhaps when you have time to reflect on what happened between you and the General you will realise he is not wicked and cruel, only a Sceriae male!”
The Escorii worked wonders on Jo’s bruised body and within minutes of getting into bed she was fast asleep.
They left her asleep for six hours, then gently woke her, offering her juice and sweetmeats. Jo lay comfortably in the bed, sipping her drink and nibbling at the food, she watched Tsu, Tchu and Tjai as they busied themselves, opening the shutters, tidying and sorting her out a clean Kaftan. Fresh bedding had been brought in ready to put on the bed.
“Come Jo, get dressed; you will be having an important visitor soon”.
“Oh, no please, not the General” whispered Jo.
“No, he is probably with his troops or his ship” answered Tchu “It is the Lady who wants to see you”.
“The Lady “Jo thought “No it couldn’t be Lord Acorus’ wife?”.
“Quickly now, let me brush your hair, get dressed and we will take you into the communal chamber” and Tchu bustled about fussing, to make sure Jo looked just right. When she was satisfied with how Jo looked she opened the bedroom door and ushered Jo through.
The doors at the side of the room were open and from one of them came the sound of singing. At the opposite side of the room an easel and painting accoutrements were standing in front of open French doors. Through them Jo could see sunshine, and green foliage.
Just as she was about to move towards the open doors to look into the garden, a pretty urchin like young girl popped out of the door, that the singing had come from.
“Hi, you must be the new girl. I’m Kylie and I hope we will be friends”.
“Oh!” said Jo, taken aback at the girl’s exuberance, “I’m Jo, Joanna really, but I prefer Jo”.
The girl Kylie was obviously very pregnant, but not at all embarrassed by it. She saw Jo looking at her and said, “Yes I’m pregnant, again! She should pop out in another few weeks, with any luck. Have you met Julie yet?”
“No, I’ve only met you. Who’s Julie?”
“She’s the second of Lord Acorus’ females, and you are now the third. It’s nice to have someone else here. I hope we’ll be happy together”.
Jo shook her head “How could anyone be happy here? We are slaves, kidnapped from our homes, to be degraded, by that terrible General!”
“Oh dear, I do hope you keep such ideas to yourself. The girl you have replaced didn’t, and she made such a fuss, it was awful. It isn’t as if Lord Acorus is cruel or mean, in fact he’s very kind, and allows us so much freedom to do what we want to do”.
Jo looked at Kylie askance and said “Not cruel or mean, he’s a beast!”
“Not to me or Julie he’s not. After all it’s not as if he has any choice in the matter. Oh dear” and she started to cry.
An Escorii came out of Kylie’s room and taking her in her arms said “Now, now dear don’t upset yourself, you know it’s not good for the baby” and then she looked at Tchu and said “You really must calm your ward down. We can’t have our Mothers upset”
Tchu took Jo’s arm leading her away from Kylie said “It might be a good idea to think before you speak. Both Kylie and Julie have been here for many years and are both happy here on Scerior”.
Jo couldn’t believe that Kylie had been there for years; she only looked about fifteen and was small and fragile looking. Too fragile to survive sex with the General. She refused to think of him as Acorus or Lord.
Having heard Jo’s and Kylie’s voices, another girl came through the patio doors. She must have been sun bathing as all she had wrapped round her was a thin white cloth.
“G’day, I’m Julie, pleased to meet you” she drawled in an Australian accent.
“I’m Jo”.
“What’s happening?” queried Julie “You’re standing around as if you’re waiting for something”.
“Lady Ileya is coming to see Jo” replied Kylie.
“Great, I’d better go put something else on”, “oops”, the cloth slipped and Jo saw that Julie was also very pregnant, even more so than Kylie. She saw Jo looking at her and grinned, “Yep, they are due any day now which is why I’m just lazing around. I can’t wait to get back to work. Excuse me I’ll just go and get tidied up before Lady Ileya gets here” and with that she skipped into her room.
Jo looked after her in stunned silence thinking “Work, what does she work at here?”
Before she could ask the question the main door opened and Lady Ileya entered. She came in on a little motorised scooter, which gli
ded across the floor without a sound. All the Escorii and Kylie bowed low and murmured “Welcome Lady”.
Jo just stood there, not knowing what to do, she stubbornly refused to bow. Lady Ileya stopped her scooter, climbed off and painfully walked to a chair. Her Escorii fussed around her, trying to make her comfortable. When she was seated to her satisfaction she looked first at Kylie and said, “Hello my dear, you are looking very pretty today”.
Kylie blushed and said, “Thank you Lady Ileya. It is so nice of you to visit us”, Ileya smiled and nodded “How is your painting coming on, have you finished the one I saw last time?”
“Yes it’s finished. It’s in my room drying, would you like to see it?”
“I’ll come and look at it after I have finished my mission here”.
At that moment Julie bounced into the room “Lady Ileya, it’s great to see you. I’m going stir crazy, can’t wait to get these two out. I feel like a whale. Why I keep having twins I don’t know”.
“Hello, Julie I’m glad you are well, and as for the twins, you shouldn’t be so fertile”.
Julie laughed and went and gave Ileya a hug! Jo was so shocked she actually gasped. Julie and Kylie must be brain washed; it was the only explanation for the way they were behaving. She looked and saw that Lady Ileya was looking at her in a pensive way. As Jo lowered her eyes, Ileya said “Now Jo and I have a lot to talk about, so I’d like you all to leave us for a while”.
Turning to her Escorii she said “Thank you Tche, you may leave us”.
Tche gathered the Escorii and led them out of the room. As she left Tsu nodded at Jo “We will be here when you need us”.
Julie and Kylie disappeared into their own rooms with their Escorii, and as they left Ileya turned to Jo and said, in a tone that allowed no argument.
“Jo, come and sit down with me, we have a lot to talk about”.
Jo did as she was bid, more out of curiosity than obedience. Ileya looked at her and said, “Acorus said that you were a difficult one”.
As Jo went to speak, Ileya held up her hand “No do not speak, now is the time to listen and learn, to decide whether you live or die, be happy or unhappy. My mate, or I expect you would say my husband Lord Acorus, has asked me to speak with you. This is very unusual, has never happened before, and makes me think that he likes or admires you, very much”.
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