by Sam Crescent
“Is that a bad thing?”
“What? A bad thing? No, of course not. I’m just not used to men being nice to me. Where I come from, I’m kind of a loner.” She forced a smile to her lips. If Dhiro had seen what other women on Earth looked like, he probably would have chosen differently. That made her sad.
Dhiro stroked her cheek. “The men on your planet are fools. They do not know beauty when they see it.”
“You flatter me.”
Every time he touched her, she felt like she was on fire. The answering pulse between her thighs was intense.
“You feel it too,” he said.
“I don’t know what I feel.”
His fingers traced down her neck, gliding down toward her breasts. When he palmed her, she cried out.
“They’re soft.” He pinched a nipple. She sank her teeth into her lip to stop herself from reacting even more embarrassingly. Dhiro slid his hand down to cup her pussy, and this time, she fell back against the sofa as he rubbed her. “You’re not used to men touching you.”
She shook her head, not really sure how to answer. She’d never reacted this way. Never been touched intimately.
Dhiro shifted them until he was on the floor between her thighs, his face pressing right against her core where he breathed her in. He gripped the edge of her jeans, and his strength surprised her as he tore her jeans down her body.
“Dhiro!” She should stop this, but every part of her wanted this to continue.
He was a freaking alien. She was human. She didn’t know a single thing about him—except the fact he had big, strong hands and a muscular body that made her thoughts incoherent. Was every part of him as big? This wasn’t right, and yet as he tore away her panties, exposing her to him, she couldn’t think of anything to say to stop him.
Why would she want to?
Alien lifeform aside, his touch was like magic. While all other men were freaked out by her, Dhiro appreciated her. He’d chuckled at what she did, not because he mocked her profession but because he knew. He was another the other lifeform she sought.
He was everything.
“I never knew you could smell so good.”
She opened her eyes, staring down, watching him. His fingers stroked between her thighs. She had a small patch of pubic hair. He spread her lips, and then his tongue danced along her folds.
She couldn’t hold back the moan. He was so good. So thorough and incredibly talented. “Dhiro,” she said. “We shouldn’t be doing this.”
“Do you not want to feel me?”
“I don’t know you.”
As quickly as he touched her, he stopped.
Her and her stupid mouth. The pleasure had been intense. How far would they have gone? At this point, what did she have to lose?
Dhiro stood, and she watched in amazement as he stripped out of his layers of clothing. He was rock hard all over. His cock … holy shit. He was huge. Everything about him was extra-large. He wrapped his fingers around his length. “Do I not please you?”
“Er, you do please me. I didn’t mean for you to get naked.”
He took her hand, pulling her to her feet. His arms banded around her waist. In quick movements, he had her completely naked. She tried to hide her nakedness.
“Do not hide from me. Your body is a gift.”
Dhiro didn’t have a single mark on his body. No blemishes, nothing that made him imperfect. She had the ugly scar.
“Do not be nervous.”
“Is nakedness part of your custom?” she asked.
“We prize our bodies above all else. However, we are modest, except with our mates.” He smiled at her, then it faded away.
“What is it?” she asked. “Why are you so sad?” She didn’t like to see him in any kind of pain and to her, it looked like something had upset him. She could almost feel it.
“Children,” he said.
“What about them?”
“We can no longer have children. Our females are infertile. We haven’t seen a child in decades.”
“Oh,” she said. “That’s so awful.”
There was so much to take in. It was an information overload. She wrapped her arms around him, trying to offer him comfort in any form.
His fingers stroked through her hair. “It’s why I need you,” he said.
She titled her head back to look at him. “You need me?”
He glided his hand down to her stomach, resting his palm close to her pussy. “Your body is fertile. You can conceive my child.”
Ella tensed up. “Dhiro?”
“It’s why I brought you here, Ella. You’re my little human. You will be the vessel of my children, and in return, you will want for nothing.”
His words scared her.
Children.
Vessel.
There was nothing romantic about any of this. Dhiro didn’t let her go.
“You came to our planet for a woman,” she said.
“Yes. I know you can help my lineage. You are perfect. Your body is built to take a man like me, and we will make beautiful children.”
Tears filled her eyes, and she felt so stupid. Dhiro wasn’t attracted to her. She was a means to an end. He only wanted what he could get—her body, or more importantly, her womb. As quickly as she’d been aroused, she was no longer feeling it.
After pulling out of his arms, she grabbed her shirt, but he’d somehow torn that from her body, too. All she had left were scraps.
“Ella?”
“I don’t know how you treat your women here, but telling a woman you only want her for her ability to have children is cruel and unfair.”
“Why are you upset?” he asked. “You agreed.”
She thought back to the deal he’d made on his ship. Great, just great. “The deal is off. I want to go back home. To Earth.” She was done with this.
Once home, she was never going to go and look for other civilizations again. No more looking to the stars.
“No,” Dhiro said. “You will never go home. You are mine.”
Chapter Three
He was confused by her wild range of emotions.
She enjoyed his touch yet pushed him away.
Ella craved to learn about alien civilizations yet was eager to return to Earth without learning a thing. Where had he gone wrong? He hadn’t planned on these variables. He should have researched more thoroughly.
“I never asked to be brought here. You drugged and kidnapped me,” she said.
“I had to make some quick decisions,” said Dhiro. “And I couldn’t have risked leaving you behind. You’re very valuable. You have no idea how much.”
“Because you need me to breed your children.”
“Yes.”
She huffed and whirled around, gathering as many scraps of her outfit as she could to cover her nudity. “Did you ever think about what I wanted? Maybe I don’t want to be some breeding experiment for an alien.”
“It’s more than that, I promise,” he said. “You’re to be my mate.”
“Your mate. That’s the same thing, isn’t it?”
His mother had warned him about this. Love should be part of the equation, but he assumed the Earthlings would be too savage. Ella was a mate he was proud to have, even if she was another species.
“We are unlike humans. Trenuians are a monogamous race. Once we choose a mate, our match is for life. Our males will do anything to protect their females, even die for them.” Then he continued. “As I would do for you.”
“You consider me your lifemate? We don’t even know each other.”
“Tell me your mating customs, and I’ll do what I can to fulfill them. I don’t want you unhappy, Ella. I will learn in order to please you.”
She exhaled. “This is just too much. I don’t even know where I am.”
He partially dressed and beckoned her to follow him through his home. His study was in upheaval as he’d been deep into research on Earth for months before his voyage. There were star maps and printouts about human
culture.
What he wanted her to see was the large map of space on his wall. It would help her understand where they were in relation to her planet.
“Here. This is Trunu Zel.” He drew a finger along the map. “This is Earth.”
She narrowed her eyes, leaning over his desk to get a better look. “That’s not possible. This is a completely different solar system.”
“Our technology is far superior.”
“Have you known about us? Have your people ever visited Earth before?”
He shook his head. “I was a pioneer. None of my colleagues supported my expedition, but now that I have returned successful, they will feel differently.”
“I just can’t believe all this is happening. You look human. Are you human?”
She was endearing. And curious. Curiosity was better than fear.
“We’re humanoid, the same as you. But we are more advanced than human beings in numerous aspects.”
“How so?” She began walking around the room, touching everything with her dainty fingers.
“Stronger, for one. Faster. Our eyesight, hearing, and neural perception are all far more developed.”
“But you can’t have children?”
“Not for a long time now. It’s been a worldwide emergency for decades. Nothing we have researched has helped, and if it continues, we’ll eventually go extinct.”
“But we’re from different planets. I mean, cats and dogs can’t have babies.”
“Cats and dogs?”
“Different species usually can’t procreate, never mind ones from opposite ends of the universe,” she said.
Her theory made logical sense, only Dhiro had done his research. He made certain their DNA was compatible long before starting his voyage. “We are compatible.”
“Why me?” she asked. “I was probably just the first woman you found near your ship.”
“Yes, you are correct.”
“So, I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. This is definitely no fairy-tale romance.”
He frowned. There was so much about Earth culture he didn’t understand. “Ella, males on Trenu Zel can feel a connection with their potential mate. I felt that with you. Fate was at work when we met.” He cautiously approached her, tilted her head up. “I haven’t stopped giving thanks since the moment I found you. I’m proud to have you as a mate and feel positive about the future for the first time in a long time.”
“How do you know I’m not already taken by a man back on Earth?”
He smirked, then leaned in low to take a breath at her neckline. “You’re a virgin. Untouched by males. You’re my prize, Ella. A rare gem.”
Then he remembered what he’d wanted to give her. She was a scientist who researched rocks and meteorites. He took her hand and led her to the other side of the room. The cabinet in front of them held his most cherished possessions. He carefully opened the glass door and reached for the luminescent blue stone.
“What is that?”
“One of the earliest stones from Trenu Zel. They say it’s from the core, when the planet was created billions of years ago.”
“Does it always glow like that?”
“Yes.”
He handed it to her, and she cradled it with care. “This is amazing.”
“It’s for you. Everything mine is now yours.” His cabinet was full of rare gems and artifacts she’d likely be interested in.
“I can’t…”
“Why not? I’ve given it to you.”
“Look, Dhiro, I’m trying to hate you. You’re not making it very easy,” she said, still admiring the stone.
“Tell me what to do, and I’ll do it, Ella. I’m not a human male, so you’ll have to teach me how to pleasure you.”
“As much as I’m intrigued about this actually working, I still feel uncomfortable with the idea of never going back to Earth. For starters, we should get to know each other. Humans court for months or years before getting married.”
“Yes, I’ve read about human marriage. Many of these matings end with the signing of a paper. Marriage is disposable. I want more for us.” If she wanted to bond by getting to know each other, he’d ensure they spent lots of time getting better acquainted. She’d be more willing to breed if he satisfied all her requirements.
“I guess you’re right there,” she said.
“Once I get you new clothing, we will go exploring together.”
“Will your entourage be coming along?”
He frowned until he realized what she was talking about. “No, it will just be the two of us, as it should be.”
“That’s a start. Can you tell me more about you? Anything to make you feel less like a stranger.”
He sat down on his study bench. She sat next to him without being asked. Dhiro stroked his chin, wondering what information she’d want to hear first. His people were more formal than humans, usually keeping up a stoic outer appearance. Emotions were often considered a weakness.
“I am one of three sons. I am the eldest.” This was harder than he expected. “Our father has moved on from this life. He was injured during his work at a mine. Our mother will never mate again. She has devoted her life to her sons and dreams to spread her affection to grandchildren.”
“I’m sorry about your father.” She put her hand on his knee.
“He was strong, brave, and innovative. I can show you many inventions he built with his own hands. We still feel his loss, especially my youngest brother.”
“Oh, God, I’m so sorry, Dhiro.”
“You had no part in his death, Ella.”
“It’s an Earth expression.” She bit her lower lip. “I envy you for having a close, loving family. I never had that.”
“Tell me about your experience.”
She shrugged. “Nothing much to tell. I was an only child, and my parents were hoping I’d take a different path than I did. They were disappointed with me to the point they basically cut me out of their lives.”
“It’s good I took you away from that planet,” he said. “I can’t imagine parents not valuing their children.”
“I know I asked to talk, but can we change the subject? Maybe something a bit more cheery?”
He agreed. His own emotions were bubbling up when he needed to be strong during her transition. “I can introduce you to my pet. He’s well trained and lives in my garden.”
“You don’t let him inside?”
“Pets do not belong inside.”
She wasn’t happy with his comment. He was certain Earthlings valued pets above all else by the research he’d conducted.
“I was too busy traveling on expeditions to have a cat or dog. I would have loved to have a pet, though. What else could we talk about? What about your job?”
“I work on the taskforce.”
“What does that do?” she asked.
“We keep the order and maintain safety.”
“Kind of like police, I guess.”
She didn’t need to know all the details of what was required of the taskforce. He nodded.
“And Ella likes to find new rocks.” He cupped her hand holding his special stone. The glow peeked out through their fingers. “I’ll show you things you’ve never even dreamed of. One day, I hope you will love me as your mate.”
****
The moment felt intimate. Dhiro was so genuine, honest, and sincere, unlike just about every man she’d ever met in her life. She didn’t have to worry about being lied to or coerced as he was refreshingly blunt and straightforward. His demeanor was already growing on her.
“What happens if your females become fertile again, but you’re already stuck with me?”
Compared to the women on his planet, Ella looked like a scrap to be tossed. She’d only just arrived, and her insecurities were already rearing their ugly head. If Dhiro lost interest, she’d be stranded alone on an alien planet for the rest of her life.
“I’m not stuck with you, Ella. I’ve chosen you. I will always be proud
to have you as my lifemate, and nothing will change that fact.”
“This all sounds well and good, but I’m not certain we’re compatible.”
“I’ve already told you our species can procreate.”
Ella wasn’t referring to their DNA, but rather the size of his cock. She wasn’t sure of a way to mention her trepidation without burning to ashes with embarrassment. Her cheeks already felt uncomfortably hot. “Our bodies are different. You’re like twice the size of me.”
He tilted his head to the side, and she knew he wasn’t clueing in.
“You’re too big … to copulate with me.”
The look on his face appeared very human. He actually smirked. “I would never plunder your body or make any experience unpleasant for you. I will thoroughly prepare your body to accept me. In time, you will be glad I am not built like a human man.”
Her mouth practically salivated as she imagined every kind of filthy scenario. What was happening to her?
“Your pheromones are potent. Would you like me to pleasure you?”
Her pussy clenched. She wanted to say yes, but reluctantly shook her head instead. “That should definitely wait.”
“After the courting?”
“Yes.”
He stood up and left the room, returning soon after with some folded clothes on his arms. He held them forward. “Feel free to cover yourself, then I will show you around the property.”
Ella stood up, still grasping at the scraps of her old clothes, and quickly slipped on the simple white dress. The material slid over her skin like velvet, barely caressing her skin it was so light. It was much too long. Before she could complain, he was squatting in front of her, cutting the length just above her ankles with a small, curved knife.
She stared down at him while he cut the delicate fabric. His shoulders were corded with muscle. He’d only slipped on a pair of pants, the rest of his body pleasingly bare. She bit her lower lip to resist the urge to reach out and touch him.
When he glanced up with a side-eye, she knew he scented her arousal again. It was going to be difficult for her to play hard to get with this guy.
He stood and offered her his arm, and she took it as she had in the dark on Earth. Then he led her out the rear entrance of his home. Immediately, a monster charged them. She grabbed his arm in a death grip and closed her eyes tightly.