"Do you even understand what marriage is?"
"Not entirely, but you can teach me. I know that it is to humans what our bonding is to us."
"Well, as close as it comes. It's about making promises to each other and standing up in front of everyone that you care about and making public vows committing yourselves to each other."
"We can do that."
"You don't have to do this, Ty. I know that we are mated. That's enough for me."
"I know I don't have to, I want to. I want to give you the experience that you would have had if you had ended up with a human man. I want to know that your commitment to me means the same to you."
"It means more to me, Ty. I love you with everything I have and I am fully and completely committed to spending my life here with you."
"Do you have friends on Earth? A family?"
"A few, I suppose. My mother is there. Though I rarely see her. She hides from my stepfather even more than I do."
"Wouldn't you want them to see you get married? We don't celebrate bonding here. It is a very personal experience, as you know." She smiled and glanced away briefly, "But I think that there is nothing in this galaxy worth celebrating more than what I found with you. I waited for you for my entire life and I know that I resisted you at first, but that only makes me love you all the more because I was so close to pushing you away. I could have lost you forever and I would have spent the rest of my life alone and longing for you rather than spending each moment treasuring you. So, please, Samira. Bring me back to Earth and marry me."
"Then we'll come back to Uoria?"
"Of course."
Ty watched her eyes and saw them sparkle. A smile broke across her lips and she jumped forward into his arms.
"Yes. Yes, I will marry you." She pulled back and looked him in the face again, "Thank you, Ty."
The moment between them broke as a hush fell over the meeting hall. They turned their attention to the opposite side of the room where the king and queen were entering. Creia climbed onto the stage and reached down to help Theia up, leaning forward to touch a kiss to her fingers that he held as she settled into place beside him. He looked out over the crowd and one by one the warriors approached, standing three deep and several across in front of him. They lowered to their knees and bowed their heads to the king, who reached over them with one hand. Ty left Samira's side and joined them, taking his place at the back of the group, now both a warrior and a nurturer.
"I have never been more proud that I am tonight to be the king of this great tribe," Creia said, his voice low with emotion. "Tonight, these men," he turned to look directly at Samira, "and women, put their lives at risk to protect our compound, our people, and our future. We lost one of our warriors. Though he was just one of our great numbers, his life was not inconsequential. We will miss him in everything that we do, and remember his sacrifice for generations to come. Even he, though, would not want this night to be about sadness. We will mourn for our Jem tomorrow. Tonight is a night of celebration."
A cheer rose up from the crowd and the warriors climbed to their feet. Ty rushed forward to the king and queen, calling to Samira in his mind for her to join him. As soon as she was by his side, he stepped close to the edge of the stage.
"Sir," he said, and the king turned to face him.
His face lit up and he reached out to touch Ty's hand, crouching down at the edge of the stage.
"I heard magnificent things about you, Ty. I am so proud of you, and your father would be, too."
Ty felt emotion burning in his throat and nodded his acknowledgment.
"Thank you. I come to you with an official request."
"What can I do for you?"
"I need permission traveling to Earth along with a few of the warriors and the human women."
"Is everything alright?"
Ty turned and smiled at Samira.
"We're getting married."
There was a high-pitched scream behind them and Ty whirled around to see Eden standing just a few feet away, one hand clutching her belly and the other covering her mouth. Pyra ran to her side and wrapped his arm around her.
"Eden? What's wrong? Is it the baby?"
Eden shook her head rapidly and pointed at Ty and Samira.
"They're getting married!"
A ripple of whispers and exclamations rolled back through the room and Ty could pinpoint when each of the human women heard the news. While most of the Denynso didn't even know what the word "married" meant and were questioning the entire concept, each of the human women let out a delighted scream.
"You want to get married?" the king asked.
"I am the only one of my kind to have my power, I might as well be the first of my kind to get married." He chuckled, but then his face grew serious, "With everything that Samira has done for me, there will never be enough ways that I can show her how much I love her. This is just one more way that I can try. You want to promote understanding and cooperation with the humans. Since so many of them have found their way to us, don't you think it's time that we learn about their customs as well?"
"I do," Eliana said and the other human women laughed.
"You have my absolute permission and admiration," Creia said and stood so that he could go back to his wife.
Ty turned and kissed Samira. Behind him he could hear the other human women talking to their mates. He laughed against Samira's mouth. He had a feeling his was not going to be the only wedding the Denynso saw. He turned and saw Pyra nod, then reach down and rub Eden's belly again. Ty smiled. There was so much waiting for them in the future. Now with Samira's hand in his, the threat of the Klimnu gone, and the demons from his past no longer tormenting him, Ty finally felt ready to face each moment and discover what lay just ahead.
( The End )
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The Chosen Ones
A Sci-Fi Romance Saga
Complete Series (Books 1 – 4)
By: Ruth Anne Scott
Glossary
Species: Noxium (nox-e-um). Noxium is a humanoid species that aren’t much different than humans. Only they have some special abilities, and their skin is covered with intricate tattoos. Each Noxium receives their mark when they come into their powers. They are separated into pods that have the same or similar powers. After their planet begins to disintegrate, they save themselves and land on Earth. At first Earth isn’t accepting, until they realize they can benefit from the Noxiums. They are provided their own territories and Humans and Noxiums are in a sense segregated.
Home Planet: Suaro (su-ar-o). This series is going to take place on earth in the South Sector which is more of the “neutral” grounds.
Hero is a Noxium. They don’t age the same way as humans. For every 10 human years he ages one. So he is 8, and a Noxi (Singular form) which is still young, but powers start between ages 4-14 depending on the Noxi.
Wyser (Y-zer): 6’2”, Pale blue eyes very light and contrasts against his dark skin. Straight black hair, but he has random places of pure white hair. He keeps it cut choppy and medium in length. His tattoos run from behind his left ear, down his neck and over the left side of his chest and ends right below his waist line. He’s built strong. Wide shoulders. He’s got the abs all women drool over. No body hair, except on the head (a Noxi thing).
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bsp; Heroine is a human woman. The Noxiums came to Earth when she was about 10. Now she is 19.
Hannah Nichols: 19 year old college student. She loves her dad but she is sick of all his hate and needs to break free. She is about 5’9. Fairly muscular. She’s a runner, does track on the college team. She knows all sorts of Mixed Martial Arts and is trained in self-defense.
Contents
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 4
Chapter 1
Hannah
I stood and took a deep breath. It was getting pretty annoying waiting for the damn boy to move the hell out of the way. He acted like he owned the place because his daddy was on the alumni board. What about my daddy? He kept snotty little boys like him safe from Noxiums. I fisted my hands and stormed over to him. He barely glanced in my direction before he saw me as no threat.
“Excuse me,” I said using the manners Daddy taught me.
He waved me off like I was some annoying fly buzzing around him and went back to bullying the boy.
I huffed letting my frustration show. “Excuse me, asshole.” I said poking my bony finger into his tense muscle. Daddy taught me to be polite, not patient.
His eyes glanced to mine and he smirked. I knew what he was thinking. It was the same thing all boys thought about me, until I showed them I was no Pollyanna, and the smile fell right from his face when I skipped the intros and punched him right in the nose. He fell to the ground covering his bloody nose and cursed me.
I shrugged and used my boot to kick him in the ribs. “You really shouldn’t ignore me,” I said smiling sweetly. Then I laid my hand on the other boy’s arm. “Are you okay?”
“Thank you,” he said and sprinted off as if he feared his good fortune wouldn’t last.
The other boy looked at me like I lost my mind. Maybe I had, but growing up in a home full of hate, I refused to deal with it here in my haven. No one batted a lash at the fallen boy with blood gushing from his nose. “Next time try not to bully someone in front of me. Better yet, keep your damn hands to yourself, and I’ll leave you alone. But for now, I’m watching you…”
His face paled and he nodded before backing away from me. When I spun to head back to my original destination there was a crowd. They applauded and whistled. I wouldn’t lie, I was an attention whore sometimes, and like a lady I bowed. That only increased the clapping, and I strutted through the crowd of people who had most likely been on the other side of that boy’s bullying. One girl gripped my wrist, and normally I didn’t like to be touched, but I felt the desperation in her icy fingers.
“Thank you,” she said timidly.
I looked at her and saw the fading black eye and narrowed my eyes. “I should have hit him harder.”
She shook her head and gave me a watery smile. I swore I’d find him again and when I did, he was going to pay.
The school buzzed with excitement and so many other emotions I couldn’t think. The new law passed and Noxiums were allowed to attend college now. I didn’t think it was a good idea and planned to keep my distance. I didn’t like them, but I had my own reasons for that, but if they wanted to learn who was I to tell them no? Daddy was calling my phone, and I answered rolling my eyes as soon as I heard his tone.
“I’m coming to get you, Hannah. I don’t want you in school with those things.” I’d been expecting his call all morning, and I already had my speech ready. I wasn’t going home. I loved being away from him and the hate too much.
“No Daddy, I love it here, and I know how to take care of myself. Plus you’ll need more eyes now. I can do that here and keep going to school.” He went silent, and I knew my plan worked. He liked the idea of using me as a spy.
“Alright baby girl, but if it’s too much you let me know. Try to get close. Learn what you can.”
“Like undercover?” I asked in a girlish voice. I liked to make people think I was stupider than I was. No one really knew how intelligent I was, and that was the way I planned to keep it. Most saw me as a little girl who was going to follow in her daddy’s footsteps. I planned to break away from it all. This was just the start of my freedom.
“Exactly baby girl,” he replied, and I heard the happiness in his tone. He thought he had me wrapped around his finger. Sure I didn’t like Noxiums, but I wouldn’t make them my life. I had better things to do besides worry about what they were doing. They’d been here since I was ten. It was normal.
I smiled and shoved my phone back in my pocket and glanced around when I felt eyes on me. By the tree a couple feet from me, there was a boy. No, not a boy, but a Noxi. He stared at me with such intensity that I shivered. He smirked and tipped his head. Apparently he listened to my whole conversation. I frowned. “That’s not very polite.”
He shoved his hands in his pockets and leaned back unaffected by my tone. “It’s not polite to lie either, especially to your ‘Daddy’.”
I glared and stormed away. Looked like the Noxiums were already on campus and apparently they had very good hearing. That was something I needed to remember.
I felt his eyes on me and my back stiffened. Boys watched me all the time, like I was some piece of meat, and I hated it. It was why I didn’t date. I didn’t like the way they leered at me like I was just something they could try to get into bed. If I ever fell for a boy it would be because he saw what was inside and didn’t base his attraction solely on my looks.
I picked up my pace realizing my detour had made me late for class. I looked over my shoulder, and the boy was still watching me. Now he didn’t seem so unaffected. I sent a glare over my shoulder before I jogged to my class. Kicking ass took time, and I couldn’t afford to be late again. The professor had already given me a few warnings. I couldn’t help his class was clear across campus. But no excuses.
Chapter 2
Wyser
I chuckled after she turned and ran away. Her glare did nothing to me, not the way she thought it would. It was amusing more than anything, but she was smokin’. I was going to enjoy my time at Appleton University or AU as I’d heard it referred to. I’d never seen so many scantily dressed females in my life. Where I came from, women kept their bodies covered. Legs and boobs were for their mates only, not the whole world to see. I’d been here for years, but had never gotten used to how different humans were. I loved summer though. It was the best time of the year.
Barely there shorts and shirts with little to no fabric had my heart pounding. Everywhere I turned I saw bare skin. The girl though, she was pretty covered up, and yet my heart raced faster than ever before when I heard her voice. It caressed my skin in such a strange way I couldn’t ignore her conversation even if I wanted to. I could taste the lies she spewed over the phone. Apparently her father didn’t want her at school anymore, but she played him.
Then she glared at me, and I could feel her discomfort when she realized what I was. She played it off well, but I could hear her heart beat pick up and her pulse spiked. I wasn’t sure if it was fear or not. She didn’t seem like the type of girl that was scared of anything, and then when she ran I groaned. No girl had the right to look that delicious. I watched as she sprinted across the courtyard. She was in a rush, but I’d be seeing her again and sooner rather than later would be great. I’d finally found a reason to stick around.
My mother worried about me mixing with the human population, but I wasn’t scared. I could take care of myself, and anyone who wanted to mess with me was sorely mistaken if they thought I’d be too scared to fight back. Each time the government had one of their silly little voting sessions we earned more rights. Soon we wouldn’t be second-class citizens anymore.
It was only a matter of time until we’d be treated as though we belonged. I didn’t hold my breath, but I would say I was starting to feel more at home. I’d grown up outside Appleton since the beginning, and since it wasn’t a huge sector pretty much everyone either knew me or had heard of me. I didn’t get bullied much any
more since I’d already kicked all their asses. Mostly they left me alone. But this girl, I’d never seen her before. She intrigued me.
I strolled to class and smirked when the professor glared. “Well if you’re going to stay, sit down.”
I nodded and slid in the closest empty seat. I glanced around the room taking in all their scents and memorizing faces. Everyone stared of course except for the others like me. I was the new guy—one of the Noxiums. Some glared, some were curious, and some even licked their lips in anticipation. Oh yeah, there were some humans who wanted to fuck a Noxi just because. I’d had my fair share of offers and college would be no different. It was the place for experimentation. I wouldn’t lie, I was told I was attractive on many occasions and women threw themselves at me all the time, men too. It wouldn’t be much different here, except now there were parties and booze to give them the liquid courage to approach me.
I wasn’t one of those typical males though. I didn’t just fuck anyone, and I didn't let people think I did. Being hard to get into bed was more valued on Suaro. Being a whore, especially as a man, didn’t look good on my home planet, not like here. I’d quickly learned that the more women a man slept with, the more popular and ‘cool’ he was. I didn’t see it. Who wanted their dick in that many holes? I shuddered. No thank you. I’d deal with the humans thinking I was a snob rather than a whore.
I scanned the room and that’s when I saw her. Close to the middle at the end of the row. It was her. My eyes froze on her. She sat back in her seat and tapped her pen. She didn’t look my way directly, but I could tell she could see me. She frowned as if she knew I was watching her, but she kept her body relaxed and didn’t look my way. A girl next to her smiled and winked as if she thought I was looking at her, and I shook my head. She stuck out her lip pouting and crossed her arms looking away. I saw my girl chuckle. Her body shook, and the girl whispered to her.
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