Chapter 15
Allorus too awoke with his body wrapped around his mate’s. Rebecca was still asleep and didn’t stir as he forced himself to leave her. All his instinct wanted to make love to her again, but his sensible side told him that she wouldn’t be too pleased with him if he made her too tired to do her job. He understood the call of duty and admired it in her. She was beautiful both inside and out and that was what he wanted in his mate. Without realising it he had observed Jo over the years; the way both her and Acorus loved each other but also allowed each other the freedom to work individually, and that was what he wanted with his mate.
Going into his shower room he quickly washed, dried himself and put on his armour. He was on duty this morning and even his lust for Rebecca would not allow him to be late. Back in the bedroom she had woken when the shower switched on and was lying there reliving the night before. The memory of their love making made her shy when he came to stand by the bed.
“Are you alright this morning, my love?” he asked.
Blushing she said “Yes I think so. Parts of me are aching but not too badly”.
“I think it is to be expected for your first time, a nice hot shower should ease your muscles”.
Sitting on the bed he leaned towards her and took her chin in his hand. Rebecca gazed into his eyes, which were sparkling with his desire, and lifted her mouth to his. Gently he kissed her lips, so different from the way he had devoured her the night before.
“I must go or I’ll be late. Would you like me to have some breakfast brought here for you?”
“Oh, no thanks but I’ll shower quickly then go to my room and change. I’m not on duty for another hour so I’ll do as I usually do and go to the canteen. The gossip will pick up on me spending the night with you soon enough. I don’t want to give them anything else to talk about, like having breakfast delivered to me!”
Allorus smiled and kissed her again “I’ll see you later then”.
“Yes please” she smiled too and watched him as he put on his helmet and left the room.
Hurrying towards the flight deck Allorus relived the night before. It had been beyond his wildest dreams; so different to the mechanical exchange with a prostitute. Rebecca had responded to him so naturally, surely she must feel as he did?
When he reached the flight deck he squared his shoulders and put his personal problems out of his mind. As the night watch officer gave his report and handed over to him, he was all attention. All was quiet throughout the world, the armies formed of Sceriae and humans were searching each continent, intent on weeding out every Xenorrii. More and more humans were finding their way to the new towns and the safety supplied by the Sceriae starships.
Eventually the officer finished his report and left the deck to go in search of food and rest. Allorus went into the office to read the reports thoroughly, looking for any indication of any suspicious events. Hearing his father’s voice he left the office, to find Acorus in conversation with the chief interrogator. The Escori had come in person to report to Acorus instead of sending a message and had been told to wait until Allorus was present. Feeling proud at the way Acorus was treating him, as an equal, he suggested that they go into the office. Acorus agreed and they adjourned there.
“Tell us what you have discovered”. Acorus ordered as they all sat down.
“The Xenorrii was not a difficult subject, just quite stupid. One thing was important, we didn’t kill their king, as he was not on Earth. The leader in Africa was one of his brothers; evidently their king has many sons as he has hundreds of concubines, Xenorrii as well as other species. They seem to treat their females as badly as those of other races, the only difference being that they don’t drink their blood. Luckily as they aren’t compatible with other species they have not bred from any of them”.
As he paused to marshal his thoughts Allorus asked “So they have slaves from many species in our own galaxy?”
“Yes, Pinarrans and Chomanay. They don’t like the Wracki, too much hair, or the Terrans who are too tall and thin. I digress, they came to Earth because of the human females that Bezra sold, and have taken many from here to a planet they have taken over. That is where their king is; evidently they have built a huge city under the surface of that planet. From the thoughts in the Xenorrii’s head the surface of the planet is frozen but underground warm springs run, heated by the planet’s core, which is still molten. There are many Xenorrii there, as you know they breed through multiple births and mature extremely quickly. It is many years since the raid on Xenor, and although many were killed, many more escaped, as you didn’t turn their planet to dust. The Xenorrii here on Earth are expendable, only here to keep you busy and halve our forces on Scerior. I fear that an attack on our home is imminent; you must warn them!”
“So they think they have tricked us and forced us to leave Scerior less protected. Belain will not have let his guard down, and before long should have received the warning I sent. As soon as the starship is through the wormhole they have orders to send that message to Scerior. However it does mean that we will have to take some of the starships from Earth; if we are lucky we should catch the Xenorrii in space, on the way to attack Scerior. With Belain’s ships we will attack them from both sides”. Acorus had stood up and was pacing up and down the small office.
“We’ll have to decide which starships to leave here and get the others crewed and provisioned for the journey”. Allorus was ready to leap into action.
“Mmm, we must act quickly, but my son, I need you to stay here and protect this planet”.
“No father, Scerior must come first...” Allorus broke off as he thought of Rebecca and the others humans he had come to admire and make friends of.
“Listen to me Allorus, this has come about quicker than I had wanted, but I would like you to be Master of Earth in my place”.
Allorus went to argue but Acorus held up his hand “I know that you want the female Rebecca and like Earth and its people. My problem is that you are my heir, future king of Scerior. As such you could not mate with a human, our people would not accept it. The plan was made very carefully over many years; the people would accept a king who was three quarter Sceriae but would they accept one who was only half Sceriae? Don’t forget that all the males on Scerior are pure Sceriae. As far as they are concerned it is alright to have a female half human but not a male. Eventually males will be born with some human genes but more Sceriae genes. We have males that are still children; they will breed with three quarter breeds and their sons will be part human, but not now! You have a choice to make, take Rebecca as your official mate or take her as a concubine whose children cannot inherit the throne, and return to Scerior. There you will take one of the half breeds as official mate!”
Allorus frowned “You had thought all that before this crisis arose! I thought that you would forbid me to take Rebecca as my official mate and force me to go home. Instead you considered me as Master of Earth; should I be flattered or angry that you’d take my birthright away from me?”
Acorus placed his hand on his son’s shoulder “Neither, you are the obvious choice to rule Earth. While I’ve been away you have played that part effectively; the human leaders like and trust you. More so than they do me. You understand them better than me and you are a great soldier. If you were here I wouldn’t have to worry about Lady Jo-Anna’s people. I know that you will rule fairly but with strength, If you stay to protect Earth while I take a force to protect Scerior, you will be doing both planets a huge service. It will give you a chance to know whether you want to be king of Scerior or Master of Earth. Also you will discover whether what you feel for Rebecca is love or purely lust. Take her as much as you can but please don’t get her pregnant until you are certain she is worth giving up the throne of Scerior for. If not then this conversation never happened and no one will know of it”.
“If I stood down then who woul
d be your heir?”
Acorus frowned but said “Iccorus is showing great promise, he is a confident soldier and shows diplomacy when faced with problems. But no decision will be made unless you decided you didn’t want the throne; you are my first born and very important to me, it is your choice completely. I don’t intend to die for a long time, but” he shrugged his shoulders, “I am a soldier so who can tell what will happen!”
Looking into his father’s eyes Allorus said “Thank you father. I won’t let you down; if I do decide to stay on Earth I will back Iccorus absolutely. Once the decision is made I will take him as my leader and King of the Sceriae”.
Acorus did a surprising thing, for a Sceriae; drawing Allorus into his arms he hugged him tightly saying “I am blessed to have you as my son, Ileya would be so proud of you”.
Surprised but gladdened by it, Allorus hugged him back and said “I have always been proud to have you as my father. My mother thought a great deal of you”.
“And me of her, she was a remarkable female, who always put Scerior before herself”.
Allorus nodded and they slapped each other on the back and got down to the serious business of organising the fleet that would return to Scerior.
Chapter 16
For the rest of the day all was hustle and bustle; it could have been chaotic, but the Sceriae’s attention to detail and ordered calm kept everything running smoothly.
Acorus’ star ship was going to lead the fleet in the return to Scerior, so the ship that was watching the North Atlantic moved to America’s east coast and the one over Europe stationed itself over Britain. Africa, China and India were now free of the Xenorrii so one ship would be stationed outside Earth’s atmosphere to watch over all those continents. A star ship would be constantly circling the Earth and every ship left behind would have a contingent of fighter ships and crew, of humans and Sceriae.
Twenty ships would return to Scerior and they too would be crewed by humans and Sceriae. British fighter jet pilots had proved to be adept at learning to fly the alien ships so the best of these would go with the fleet. Americans and Europeans too had thrown up some good pilots and many of these had chosen to stay to protect Earth. Because the Sceriae were so good at learning different languages there were no communication problems, however English was the language of choice as many countries had included that in their school’s curriculums.
Jo had been rushing backwards and forwards between the new towns, making sure that all would function well when the fleet left. she was pleased to find out that her people were happy to have Allorus in charge, as he had been decisive but fair while Acorus was in Africa.
Finally all preparations were well underway and Acorus issued one final order before handing over to his son. The Xenorrii prisoner would be executed. No quarter would be given to such a dangerous foe.
At last they were able to retire to their quarters, to eat and sleep, if they could. As they took off their armour Jo said “Darn it, I didn’t speak to Rebecca!”
Acorus smiled “I think you can leave that to Allorus. He is the one who should warn her. I don’t think he’ll want her to become pregnant too quickly, he knows that will spoil his fun, and he has so much he wants to enjoy with her”.
Jo tutted “Oh you, if he’s anything like his father I pity the poor girl”.
“Because you hate it when I ...” picking her up he carried her into the shower to demonstrate what she hated.
Within minutes he had her gasping his name and digging her fingers into his back.
“Acorus please...”. she begged.
“Please stop?” he asked, lifting his mouth from her wet swollen sex; he had her legs over his shoulders and her back firmly against the shower wall. Her hands clutched his hair and her head was flung back as her body pulsed at the departure of his mouth. Squirming she tried to move her legs, but he was too strong for her and when his tongue found her hidden bud she screamed as her orgasm rose up from deep within her.
As it rolled through her body, Acorus lifted her from his shoulders and moved her down his body until his purple headed throbbing shaft impaled her, causing her to lose another scream. Taking hold of her hips he speared her to her core and took up a steady rhythm, easing out and slamming back into her with his full length. Jo gave herself over to his passion, and he brought her to orgasm again and again, until finally her sucking pulsing sex milked him dry.
Gasping for breath she nearly collapsed as he eased out of her and stood her back on her feet. Laughing he held her until she could stand, then he washed her gently taking extra care with her sex as she gasped when he stroked her.
“My god, I hope Allorus contains himself or Rebecca will run a mile!”
Acorus smirked “It takes years to be as practised as me. Not all females are as lucky as you”.
Jo slapped him “And not all males are as big headed as you”.
“It is not big headed when something is a fact!”
“Let’s get dry, I’m starting to feel as if I haven’t eaten all day”.
Once they were dry and had slipped into kaftans Acorus sent for food and they curled up on the bed to eat and discuss the final plans for departure.
“You don’t mind leaving your home, do you Jo?” Acorus asked.
“Home is where you are, and it’s not as if we can’t come back”.
He picked up her hand and kissed her palm. “For me too, nowhere is home without you. Once my galaxy is secure we’ll visit Earth again. I think that once the Xenorrii are gone this planet will prosper, and there will be trade between Earth and Scerior as with the planets in my galaxy”.
“I hope so, I think both peoples would benefit from a close link. After all many things on Scerior came from Earth. I know because I helped get them”. Jo smiled, remembering her raids on Earth with two Sceriae spies”.
“Mmm, I’ll never forget returning to my quarters and hearing the thump, thump of pop music, and you, Kylie and Julie dancing around. My guards thought you were rioting!”
“Fancy, Kylie is a grandma, she still only looks about sixteen. I’m so looking forward to seeing her again”. Jo yawned.
“You’re tired and tomorrow will be very busy, goodnight my love”. Acorus removed their dishes and drew the covers over Jo who snuggled down to sleep.
Acorus pulled his kaftan off and pulling her to him, spooned into her and closed his eyes.
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When Allorus left them he hurried to the canteen hoping that Rebecca would be there. She wasn’t so he went back to his quarters and showered. Dressed in tunic and trousers he went to her room and tapped on the door.
“I thought you’d be too busy to see me tonight,” she said standing back so he could enter.
“I’ll never be too busy for you,” he replied as he pulled her into his arms and found her mouth with his.
As the kiss deepened he picked her up and she naturally wrapped her legs around his waist. Their tongues moved together in a passionate dance and he groaned as his ever ready cock sprang to attention. His hands found the bottom of her tunic and he eased it up over her neck. She squeaked as he let go of her and her arms clung to his neck. He urged her to lift them up so he could get her tunic off completely and she was balanced with only her legs keeping her clamped to him. Once the tunic was off he lowered his mouth to her breast and licked her nipple. She gasped and arched into him causing her sex to rub against his straining shaft. When he took a nipple into his mouth and sucked she rubbed against him even more. Moving to her bed he laid her down and quickly pulled her trousers off. Her cluster of curls was already damp and the scent of her arousal caused him to groan once more. Standing up he tore his clothes off and lowered himself between her legs which she had kept parted for him. Holding himself he sought her sex and teased her with his velvet soft head. She moaned and reached for him, but he held her o
ff and continued to tantalise them both. Finally unable to contain himself any longer he plunged into her causing her to scream. Gently he sought her core and buried himself to his full length. Rebecca drew in a breath and tensed as she felt the full size of him but he stroked her gently until she relaxed. Carefully he moved within her and as she rippled and moistened around him he picked up his rhythm and soon they were moving as one. As her orgasm rippled and surged through her she screamed and dug her nails into his shoulders. He tried to control himself but the strength of her tight sheath milked him until he too let himself go. It seemed as if her body would never stop tightening and sucking at him and his rampant shaft stirred into life again. Knowing that he mustn’t push her too far, she would ache enough as it was, he gently drew out of her groaning as her body sought to keep him tight within her. Finally he lay by her side cradling her in his arms.
Suddenly he felt damp on his chest and he realised that she was silently crying. Lifting her further up his body he wiped her tears away with his lips. As he kissed her cheeks and then her eyes again she blurted out “I love you so much, it will kill me when you leave,” then she tucked her face into his neck and soaked him with more tears.
“Sh, Rebecca, I love you too and I won’t be leaving”. His dye was cast, he’d become Master of Earth and leave the crown of Scerior to his brother.
“You love me! Oh Allorus I’ve dreamed of you saying those words for weeks, but I knew that you would have to return to Scerior eventually. You can’t stay here; I’m wise enough to know that one day you’ll be king and can’t marry a human”.
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