CHAPTER 1
EDIE
The hazy circumstances of my arrival on this planet and becoming friends with the Ruk females and a few of the older males that had escaped with them from a slave planet was difficult. But just as I was finding my place in this alien world, Mam’s sons had appeared. Now this place has gone from quiet and comforting to complete chaos because those males are massive and full of attitude … two things I tend to avoid, no matter what world I’m in. Even though I’m happy for Mam and the others, I’ve done everything I can to avoid the celebrations and introductions, even though I know there are other human females with them I should want to talk to.
You’d think after living in my new reality for a while, it wouldn’t bother me about the events that brought me here, but the blank spots in my memories aggravate me more than I let on. I’ll never forget opening my eyes to this strange new environment, only to be met with a smiling green face in a world that should only be imagined on a movie set green screen back home.HOME... Sometimes I wonder if that was only a dream and where I am now was always my reality.
I often have to remind myself to be thankful I woke up at all, but it’s hard to be grateful when I feel like I’m on autopilot, just going through the motions of living. The incomprehensible fact of being captured by Lord knows what, only to have them dump us into open space like trash is just too hard to believe, even though I’m walking, talking, living proof it happened.
I, along with the few other human girls here, have lost everything and even though I’m trying my best to focus on the good, I still feel so alone. I know that’s largely my own fault, as I do keep myself apart from the others.
It took Mam and Kallen hours to calm all of us down once they got us out of those cryo pods. I’ll admit I was flipping out slightly more than Kristen, Laura, or even Tracy, who’s Miss Personality. All I kept saying to anyone who would listen was, “I want to go home!” I figured if someone brought us here, then someone else should be able to take us back.
Saying I’m still slightly terrified is an understatement, as every time I let my guard down, something else seems to happen, like the arrival of ‘the sons’.
It took me months to stop hoping I would wake up back home in my apartment, in my bed, where everything made sense. Even though I’m functioning, taking directions, and even trying to help, my denial and ignorance really showed when I saw that spaceship enter Deapra’s atmosphere.
I was so excited, jumping up and down, completely convinced that this was our way home. Until the ship’s doors opened, and instead of a NASA astronaut stepping out to save us like I thought, instead there were … BUGS! Monstrosities, unlike anything I could have ever imagined poured out of that ship like a plague. In that moment, as I stood there horrified, my mindand body locked up in shock, all my hopes and dreams crumbled at my feet.
I don’t remember who grabbed me, but I owe them my life because when they yelled …RUN, boy, did I! Those of us who were not in the fields at the time were able to escape into the forest, but several of the Ruk girls were taken, including Kallen, their princess, and a few of the scouts who were trying to save the kids.
Once the bug’s ship left, many of the huts we had been staying in were destroyed, and Mam no longer felt like it was safe to live there since the bugs knew where we were. So, we relocated to this mountain fortress, a place the scouts had just recently located. We packed everything we could carry on our backs and then spent the next two days hiking through the forest and valleys of absolute wonder. I didn’t sign up for this adventure and at this point, it would be easy to convince me that we’re in the land of Oz. I’m just simply functioning, putting one foot in front of the other.
We’d barely been in this mountain encampment a week when Ginger suddenly appeared, stumbling out of the woods. She was bruised and battered but oddly calmer than the four of us were when we awakened. Once Ginger realized she hadn’t arrived with any of the others who’d been sent into space with her, she told us how she and her husband were launched just moments before Earth destroyed itself.
At first, I tried to convince myself she was lying, but no one could hide the tears or devastation on her face, especially when she spoke of her husband Ricky, who was apparently launched in a separate pod.
Aggravated, my thoughts are taking me down memory lane once again. I shake my head, forcing my mind to quiet, as it does me no good to dwell on the many things I have no way of changing. I concentrate on folding the returning scout’s blankets and clothes in front of me.
Back home, I complained constantly about doing the dishes and laundry but now, they’re the only things that bring me any comfort. Gathering the clean clothes up, I make my way down the long hall toward their rooms, nodding at the few I see in the passageway as I go.
Lord knows these Ruks have been through a lot worse than I have. The marks on their bodies confirm their tales, but it’s all a hard pill to swallow sometimes. It was like I closed my eyes in one place only to open them here. A refugee planet where these few Ruks crash-landed as they were fleeing their own captivity and slavery.
The other three girls who were found with me have adjusted quickly, but it seems like Ginger and I both just keep waiting for the next bad thing to happen. She smiles occasionally, but it never reaches her eyes. I watch her sometimes when we’re outside working, staring up at the sky as if she’s hoping and praying Ricky will one day make it here as well. At least she still has that dream to hold on to. My mind goes blank even thinking about tomorrow.
Until a few days ago, we had to carry lanterns into many parts of the cave and now that it’s well-lit, walking through it is odd. Apparently, one of Mam’s boys was able to activate the dormant mainframe that created this haven inside the mountain. From my understanding, he’s also the one jumping from bed to bed, since he’s the only young male planetside not attached or ‘mated’, as they call it.
The place seems almost alive now, and the water that used to taste like dirt now runs clear, and the floors seemed warm under my bare feet last night. There is also a faint hum in the air if you listen close enough. So maybe these few perks were worth awarding to some, according to the whispers all around.
I can’t help but shake my head in disgust each time I hear one of the Ruk girls talking to her friends about what a wild ride this Falon provided her, as those types of guys disgust me. But I guess if every girl you meet is throwing themselves at your feet, you’re gonna act on it. Can’t hate a guy for that, can I?
Making my way to Lurtza and Myev’s shared rooms, I push the curtain back without thinking, only to stop dead in my tracks as the smell of sex permeates the air, as do the groans of pleasure echoing throughout the room.
Like an idiot, I just stand there, watching as his tight blue ass cheeks flex as he pounds in and out of Lurtza, who’s bent over the bed, squirming around in ecstasy. While his fingers are knuckle-deep inside of Myev’s folds, he kisses her passionately, holding tightly onto the back of her head with his other massive hand.
I’d caught sight of the male Ruks when they first touched down but hadn’t been close enough to realize how much larger they were than the females of their species.
At a measly five foot five, he’d be over a foot taller and two feet wider than my medium frame.
The kiss ends abruptly as he suddenly releases Myev to grip Lurtza’s hips tightly with both hands as his release and hers peak at the same time. Just as he finishes, an aggressive growl leaves his lips.
That sound is all I need to hear for my mind to kick back into gear. Dropping the clothes on the floor, I rush out, practically running back down the hall to my room, that performance of his forever burned into my brain. The sound of large footsteps stomping my way has me pressing up against the wall, my hand over my mouth, as I hear him bellow, “Where is she?!” Somehow, I know it’s me he’s looking for. Good thing I’m excellent at hiding in plain sight.
CHAPTER 2
FALON
Grabbing the females by the waist, we all stumble along the hallway due to the excessive drinking and celebrating we have been doing all evening. The feel of their soft flesh in my big palms is glorious after all the years I have had no way to relieve myself other than my own hand. The fact that basically everyone on our ship ended up mated, leaving only me alone, felt like a direct smack from the Gods. But now with both hands full of willing flesh, maybe it was a blessing in disguise, as I have been thoroughly enjoying the many receptive females of my home world.
