I pucker my lips, and I see she’s about to refuse, but Eric gets involved. “Come on, Lila, don’t disappoint the crowd.”
“I hate you all,” she mutters under her breath, then leans forward and presses her lips to mine. No tongue this time, but I’m okay with that. I keep my teeth to myself in front of the boss men.
When she pulls away, I whoop in delight before diving under the water with a splash of my tail in her direction, sharing my habitat with her so she knows how important she is to me. She must be so thrilled that I have shown her all this affection and nearly swooning with delight. If the single females on Aquilia could see her now, they would be boiling with jealousy. They would demand to fight her for her right to be my breeding partner. I would love to see Lila fight for that honor. The thought nearly catches me off guard, and my erection almost slips out of my sexual slit again.
I dive down deep as the pool beams back onto the ship. We need to climb out, and then Nixie and I will beam back down for the final parade.
“You idiot!” my sister screeches at me once the pool arrives back on the ship and we shift forms and climb out. The other four say a quick goodbye and disappear out of Nixie’s line of fire. Cowards.
“No, Nikos. Don’t you dare look at them.” She smacks my chest as we both put on our modesty clothes. “They weren’t the ones that went rogue during the middle of the show. What were you thinking?” She continues to smack me, though the hits barely register as anything more than an annoyance. I grab hold of her hand and press it against my chest.
“Wasn’t it wonderful? The crowd loved it. I was a star,” I crow, almost bending into a bow, but she just rolls her eyes.
“You better hope that the boss men liked it. They have enough trouble with the performers, if the rumors are true, and we do not need to add to their worries. It’s bad enough that Dorado confirmed Joaquin’s pregnancy and that they will be leaving the show once we get back to Aquilia. I don’t want to go, I want to stay with the circus. I like it here.”
“I think maybe it’s a certain female Vilaxian that you like, and maybe you don’t mind the male one either.” I raise an eyebrow at her in challenge. “Don’t think I didn’t see you sneak both of them and that Skarrian woman into our house the other night, Nixie.”
She huffs. “Fine, but I also like this way of life. I don’t want to go back and be expected to find a partner and have a brood of babies.”
“It will be fine. Everything will work, you’ll see, and soon Lila will be taking my cock into her breeding channel.”
“Goddamn it, Nikos, you’re an idiot,” my sister snaps and slaps me on the back of the head before heading for the transport chamber to return to Earth.
I follow behind, happy with my plan that I’m sure will come to fruition soon.
Lila
“That fucking can of cat food,” I mutter to myself as I use the towel Eric provided to dry myself the best I can, but I eventually give up trying.
“That was marvelous. Did you have any idea they had changed the show?” John asks Eric who shakes his head.
“No, but it was amazing, and the crowd loved it. We got so much engagement from the children! We need them to do it for the rest of the shows on Earth.” They both look at me with expectant expressions.
“Oh no, no way. Uh-uh. I can’t. Susie will be here for tomorrow’s show.” I shake my head vehemently, but John just pats me on the leg. I’m interpreting his move to say,Be a good girl and take one for the team.
“And I’m sure she will enjoy seeing you as part of the show.”
“But now I have to sit here wet for the rest of it,” I complain, scrunching up my nose. Nobody likes wet underwear.
John puts a finger to the earpiece in his ear. “Can someone tell Xavier to meet Lila in the bathroom near our seats?”
Just then William announces a short intermission, and the crowd starts to leave their seats in droves. I watch as the kids bounce up and down, tugging on their parents’ arms in excitement. The look of wonder on their faces is nothing short of adorable, and my frustration with Nikos eases slightly.
John sighs. “Actually, tell him to meet her in our office.”
He turns to me. “Go on then. Xavier will dry you off with a spell, and then you can return to watch the rest of the show. Viggy is next, you’re not going to want to miss that.”
He’s not wrong. I’ve been dying to get a better look at the dinosaurs, but being cooped up in my room all week has made exploring impossible. When we get back on the ship to go to Asia, we’ll get another week off in between, so I’m going to get one of the guys to show me their habitat.
I hurry out of my seat and head to my grandpas’ office. I need to use the elevators to get up there, and as I hurry toward the staff one, I think about my cousins. They have been scarce since they saw me get off the pod with Caspian. Neither of them has tried to seek me out to get to know me, but then I haven’t either. Not after the way they treated my mate. I wonder if there’s going to be a problem when it comes to me seeing the dinosaurs.
Xavier is waiting for me when I reach the office, and he grins as he looks me up and down. My Galaxy Circus jumpsuit is dripping wet and sagging in places where the water has pooled due to gravity. “Drowned kala mouse is not a good look on you,phoeall.”
I cross my arms, inhaling deeply to maintain my composure. Maybe I should volunteer Xavier to participate in tomorrow’s performance, then he can fully understand my attitude.
“Were you watching? Did you see what that idiot did? The grandpas thought it waswonderfuland want me to do it for the rest of the performances on Earth,” I complain, and he waves a hand, instantly removing my wet clothes so I’m standing here naked.
“What the hell, Xavier?” I screech and look out the big picture window, covering my important bits with my hands. “Dude, I don’t need to be flashing everyone my tits and ass.” He just grins and steps toward me. I back up, holding up my hands, but he quickly has me pressed against the window.
