by Maia Starr
Instead, this time the event was being hosted inside a huge palace. I had seen it in the distance a few times, and now being shown inside, I was overwhelmed by the vast space surrounding me and intricate Thressl’n art lining the walls. It was like nothing I had ever seen before.
“Come, female, and stay on your best behavior. All of the most important men on Jenal’k are in attendance tonight. We will be celebrating the events taking place on Kalron.”
I bristled at the news, and glanced over my shoulder at Chaz’z, who was glancing frantically around the room, his expression tense. What could possibly be on his mind?
“Captain Zod! So good to see you!”
The Supreme Leader was suddenly standing in front of us, bowing deeply at Zod. Zod smiled genially at him and returned his bow.
“Female, fetch yourself some refreshments. The Supreme Leader and I have a few things we need to discuss in private.”
“Yes, my lord,” I said, bowing deeply at both of them.
“I taught her that!” I heard Zod exclaim as I turned my back on them and disappeared into the crowd.
“Alexa!”
I froze in my tracks as Chaz’z came running toward me, his handsome face bright. I couldn’t help but feel my heart thud hard despite myself. He grinned at me and slid to a stop, nearly spilling his drink.
“I wasn’t sure if Temal would drop you off here or not. She’s very intimidated by the palace guards.”
Did that mean that Sam might be around here somewhere?
“Um…well, I made it,” I said nervously, glancing around the crowd for my twin. But she was nowhere in sight.
“Listen, I need to talk to you. It’s kind of urgent.”
“What’s wrong?” I asked, frowning.
“Not here,” Chaz’z said, looking over my head at the crowd of mingling men behind me. “Come with me.”
Chaz’z grabbed my hand and heat coursed through my body. It had been a long time since I’d seen him, so it had been easy to downplay my attraction for him in my head. Now that he was right in front of me again though, it was a completely different matter.
We disappeared up a flight of stairs and ducked inside what looked like an elegant bedroom.
“It’s beautiful up here!” I exclaimed, walking through the room in a daze.
“Not so loud!” Chaz’z hissed. “This is highly frowned upon.”
“Sorry,” I sighed. Still, the room was beautiful, and I was mesmerized by its incredible architecture and the beautiful linen on the bed.
“No, I am sorry. I shouldn’t have snatched you away like this, but it’s important. I’ve decided to strike back.”
“What?” I asked, my heart drumming in my chest. Could he possibly mean…
“Yes,” Chaz’z said. “I want to tell the people of Jenal’k what is truly happening. They have a right to know. But I need your help.”
“My help…but how?”
Chaz’z grinned, and rummaged through a bag strapped to his waist.
“With this,” he said, offering a clunky dark object to me. It took me a moment before I realized what it was.
“A camera?” I gasped.
“Yes,” Chaz’z said, taking it back from me and hiding it back in his bag. “We are going to do this together. In return, I will grant you anything you wish.”
I was quiet for a moment, and suddenly, his broad chest was against my face, and he was embracing me tightly. I closed my eyes, basking in his masculine scent and the feeling of his strong arms holding me closely.
“I missed you,” Chaz’z said, his deep voice rumbling in my ear and sending thrills down through my body. “You were all I could think about the whole time I was gone.”
I felt guilty. I hadn’t wanted to see him again, thinking that he was too much of a coward to do the right thing. But now that I knew it wasn’t true, now that I knew what he was really like, how could I allow myself to deny my attraction to this man?
I cried out softly in a combination of surprise and pleasure when Chaz’z soft, warm lips burrowed into the nape of my neck, sending a pulse of heat down to my loins. My voice seemed to awaken something within him, and he growled, pushing me back powerfully against the bed.
We fell onto it together, Chaz’z hovering powerfully above me, the need in his eyes unmistakable. It sent a shiver of longing coursing through me, and I reached tentatively for his face, touching it gently before he dipped down to steal another long, passionate kiss from me.
I was immediately swept away in my longing for this man, who somehow made me lose myself with every slight movement of his body. I could feel the tension of his body straining not to come too close to my middle, where I knew if we made contact, there would be no turning back. He wanted so badly to respect me, to save our first time for a more appropriate time and place. I could see the conflict in his eyes.
But we had already waited so long.
I wrapped my legs around his thighs and nudged him forward, gasping at the sudden electricity of the hard mound of his impressive manhood against my middle. We both froze, overpowered by the deep rapture of each other’s bodies before Chaz’z stripped his clothes off quickly, allowing me a look at his full form for the first time since we had met.
I was shocked by the well-defined muscles of his abdomen. Instead of a simple six-pack, it seemed Thressl’n men had an extra set of abdominal muscles. He was a pale teal color all the way down his body, except for his erect member, which was more deep blue in color. He moved over me, slowly lifting the gown up over my head. His metallic silver eyes shimmered as he gazed at my body for the first time.
I shuddered as his strong hand roamed it, his four fingers sending deep thrills to my core. We breathed heavily together as he explored me, inch by inch. Every slight movement of his body against me brought me close to the edge of my self-control.
Sudden unexpected tears welled in my eyes. I didn’t want to go back to Zod. I wanted to go back home with Chaz’z, who seemed so sincerely to care for me, despite how horrible Thressl’n men may have seemed. Chaz’z, who had never laid a finger on me except lovingly. What had I done?
Chapter 6
Chaz’z Wyl’es (Commander of the Fleet)
Alexa’s small, smooth body writhed beneath me, and I closed my eyes as I moved on top of her, my member throbbing with anticipation. I could feel the heat of her insides without even venturing in myself, and the desire to explore and conquer my human once and for all was overpowering.
When she had nudged me forward so that our sexes were touching, I had nearly taken her right then and there. But she was so unbelievably beautiful. I wanted to take a moment just to relish in the perfection of her human body. It seemed truer than ever that there was nobody else in the universe who could possibly match her. Not now, and not in any other timeframe, either.
I pulsed in longing when Alexa bucked her hips against me. It was an invitation to continue my journey inside of her. What kind of a man would I be if I refused?
Alexa moaned deeply as I pushed myself inside, gently at first, reveling in the tendrils of pleasure that electrified my body as I found myself engulfed by the warmth of her body. Alexa gripped my shoulders, breathing heavily with an expression of pure rapture on her face. She seemed to want this as much as I did.
The music at the event downstairs had begun, and it was loud enough to drown out the sounds of our love-making. Still, it was also a sign that we didn’t have much time left. There would be all the time in the world to explore her body fully when I took her home. But for now, it was time to gratify my female.
Alexa gasped, her small fingers digging into the flesh of my back as I buried myself fully inside of her. Her body rode the waves of her pleasure naturally, and I was shocked by the delicious surge of bliss I felt as her body moved against me, gyrating in a sort of unspoken dance that only she and I seemed to hear the music to.
I felt a deep need to release myself inside of her, and picked up the speed of my thrusting, until
Alexa was gulping in brisk bursts of air and letting them out in little hisses and moans of pleasure that made my member harder than it had ever been before.
I paused for a moment, and we gazed tenderly at each other before I finally unleashed all of my power. To my surprise, Alexa was able to handle it just fine, gasping and moaning and thrusting right back against me as I filled her again and again, until I could feel the tingling sensation of my orgasm building in my abdomen.
She seemed to sense it and closed her eyes tightly, her muscles contracting tightly around my desperate manhood. The friction of our bodies created an explosion of fire inside us both, and the sudden eruption of my climax rocked us both. Alexa’s clear eyes opened in sudden bliss as she felt the rush of my hot fluids inside of her. She shuddered as her orgasm made her breasts rise and fall in ecstasy, until I had emptied every last drop of myself inside of her.
We collapsed on the bed, breathing heavily with our fingers intertwined. Finally, I got up and helped Alexa to her feet.
“We’d best get back to the party,” I said.
Alexa fixed a strange look on me, her eyes shimmering.
“Are you sad?” I asked, puzzled this time by her display. “Or happy?”
Alexa touched my cheek and kissed me tenderly.
“Both,” she said.
The action was unsettling, and we dressed quickly before heading back down the stairs to the party.
“Chaz’z!” I was suddenly being pulled away from Alexa and into a group of men from my platoon in the war. I searched the crowd frantically for my female, but she was already gone.
***
I don’t know how it happened. One minute I was standing with my female, and the next I was being dragged away to an exclusive section of the palace and being fed drink after drink by the men from the war. We were all unhappy about the state of things, and although nobody dared to say it in the royal palace, none of us agreed with Supreme Leader Aloitus’ motivations. The Kalron were innocent people. Who were we to decide that they didn’t deserve the resources they were sitting on? Even if they didn’t want to use or sell them themselves. That was their choice, not ours. There was no reason to assist the Vellreq in their quest for universal domination.
The event went on late into the night, and Aloitus eventually rounded everybody up to give his typical speech and thank us all for our service. He seemed to sense that if he didn’t do something to benefit us for continuing his immoral war, then his command would suffer. And so, unsurprisingly, at the end of the evening, all of us were loaded with bonuses and new gadgets that, despite my anger toward that man and his reign, were quite exciting.
I was completely drunk by the end of the night, and my concern suddenly became seeing to it that somebody got my female back home. Everybody laughed and agreed they would see to it that she was safe, but it seemed insincere on their parts. I knew I was in no condition to drive, and ultimately passed out in the palace bar.
I woke up in the infirmary late in the afternoon, confused and embarrassed about my display the night before. What had gotten into me? I could only blame the stress of planning a rebellion against the only government I had ever known, on top of the strange mixture of emotions I felt from finally copulating with my human. It had been the most incredible thing I had ever experienced.
And yet, something about it had left her feeling unhappy. I was sure of it. I had never seen happy tears before, but the ones she had given me were not happy. What had I done wrong?
“Chaz’z, glad to see you’re among the living,” the medic, a man named Thash’r, said. “Usually when your guys end up here it’s really bad news.”
I smiled grimly. I knew that from experience. I had been in these halls many times to visit wounded comrades. “I’m fine. Just had too much to drink.”
“So I hear,” Thash’r said, giving me a knowing smile. “Get home and get some rest, will you? You need it to lead our men out there.”
I felt a twinge of nausea but did my best to smile.
“My thanks to you,” I said with a deep bow.
“Of course,” Thash’r said, returning my gesture. “Take care of yourself. Have that human of yours prepare you some Yusha; you know it’s good for hangovers.”
“Right,” I said, laughing. “If she’s willing to go back into the kitchen after the last time.”
Thash’r grinned, and I left, feeling a surge of optimism in my breast. What was with this gloomy mood I was in? As long as I could get home and see Alexa again, everything was going to be fine.
***
“Alexa, are you here?” I asked, stepping into my home. It was nice to be back after all the time out in battle.
“What?”
Alexa stepped out, giving me a strange look.
“I see you made it home safely,” I said, smiling at her.
“Whatever,” Alexa said, turning her back on me. “I’m hungry. That chick you have doing the cooking hasn’t been coming around.”
“What? Why wouldn’t Temal come to provide meals to you?”
“I don’t know,” Alexa said defiantly. “All I said was that her soup thing looked like it was going to eat me instead of vice versa. I thought it was funny.”
I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion. Alexa was acting strange again. Almost the way she had been when I had first brought her home. I suddenly remembered my gift for her. Maybe that would cheer her up.
“Why don’t you take this, then, and I’ll make you something to eat.”
I offered the camera to her, excited to see her face light up the way it had the night before. But she grabbed it without even looking at it and went into the common room, where she flopped herself into a seat and dropped the camera onto the floor.
For some reason, I was immediately filled with rage.
“What is wrong with you?” I growled, tearing into the living room and lifting the camera from the floor and stuffing it back in my bag. “Why are you acting this way?”
“What way?” Alex protested, her voice unattractively high-pitched.
“You’re acting like…like…”
I grasped for the words to describe how she was making me feel, but came up short. What was the point of trying to communicate with a human anyway? Maybe everybody else was right, and they were just lesser beings.
“Whatever,” Alexa grumbled, crossing her arms over her chest and pouting.
I was half-tempted to slam the camera down to the ground and let it fall to shatters. But I had to control my temper.
“Get out of my sight,” I said coolly.
“What?”
“You heard what I said. Get out of here before you regret it.”
Alexa’s eyes grew wide, and she shot off the couch and into her bedroom. The door hissed shut behind her, and I sighed, clenching my fists tightly. What the hell was going on with that female? Whatever it was, I hoped she would get over it soon.
***
“You’re home!”
I whipped around with my fists drawn, ready to attack the next person who snuck up on me.
“Easy,” Temal said, a bemused grin on her face. “I’m just here to clean up a bit and make your stupid female something to eat.”
“She said you haven’t been coming around,” I said, raising an eyebrow at her. “I think not eating for a while makes her act strange.
“I don’t think that’s what makes her act strange,” Temal said mysteriously, brushing past me and walking into the kitchen.
“Maybe you’ve been right all along,” I sighed, leaning against the table. “What if humans really are just too inferior to try to get along with? I’m sorry for snapping at you before.”
Temal smiled. “It’s nothing. Thank you for not firing me.”
“Well I still might if you keep neglecting to feed my human when I’m gone,” I said sternly. “She’s acting really strange. Almost like a different person.”
“Actually…”
Temal trailed off and grew silent.
“What?” I asked.
“I don’t want to freak you out or anything, but I’ve seen something kind of strange. You know, you wanted me to feed your human. Not somebody else’s.”
“What? What are you talking about?” I asked, now sufficiently confused.
“That girl in there? That’s not the Alexa I met before. It’s a different Alexa.”
Now I was convinced that Temal was either messing with me or that she was just going insane.
“What are you talking about?” I exclaimed. “Stop trying to joke with me. You know it’s inappropriate.”
“I’m serious! There are two of them! And they look exactly the same.”
“I don’t understand…”
“I didn’t think so. I looked it up. It’s a phenomenon that happens mostly to humans. Their bodies are so inefficient, I swear. They—”
I glared sternly at Temal and she cleared her throat. “Anyway, they’re twins. I saw one of them take off to Zod’s house. So of course I followed her. I didn’t want to find out she was interested in Zod, of all people. That would dishonor you. But she was there talking to the twin. The twin I guess was distressed about Zod, so the other one took her place. So you have the other one right now.”
I slunk down into the chair beside the table, anger once again curdling in my breast. What was going on? What did all of this mean?
“I didn’t know whether you would be back home yet or taking care of paperwork and things like that at the palace, but I thought I would come back and check. It’s honestly bizarre. The female Zod has looks just like yours. And I’m not just saying that because I’m being racist. There’s something weird going on here.”
I was silent for a moment, summoning the image of Zod’s human. She had looked a lot like Alexa. But I thought that it was tactless for me to say so.
“Alexa!” I called finally. There was no movement, and so I shouted it again. “Alexa!”
I heard the bedroom door hiss open, and soon Alexa was standing in front of me.