Davies, Corinne - Claiming Destiny [Midnighter Seductions 1] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) by Corinne Davies Page A

twenty-first, 2012.”
    Destiny couldn’t help the laugh that escaped. “You’re kidding me! The end of that Mayan calendar that had everyone thinking our world was going to be destroyed.”
    Rock’s smile didn’t quite make it to his eyes. “The calendar heralded the opening of the portal.” He pointed up at the top of a monstrous staircase set into the side of the temple… No, their home. There was what looked like an elaborate archway with a waterfall that poured water down in front of it.
    “Had we not defeated the Kimil and forced them back then they might’ve rushed your Earth and inhaled all they could.”
    “Inhale? That’s an odd way to put it.” Destiny didn’t understand what Rock was trying to say. She looked back and forth between each of them and noticed a sadness that came with whatever they were remembering.
    “The Kimil survive by consuming energy. In this world it’s everywhere and easy for them to tap into. When they enter a new world they search for the richest sources, which are human, more specifically descendants from our people.”
    “Whoa, you’re trying to tell me that I’m…that my ancestors…I’m not completely.” She held up her hands. It was one thing to discover that she’d been transported to another world but something else completely when they tried to say she was part alien. “I’m done. No more. I think that knock to my head really did some damage and I’m going to wake up in a nice hospital room and find out I’ve been in a coma.” The headache had steadily grown and she was starting to feel like her eyes were going to pop out of her skull and her shoulders hurt.
    “Okay, too much. I’m sorry.” Jag stopped and turned toward her. He cupped her face and gently pressed a kiss against her lips. “We understand, and shouldn’t have pushed you so much. But something has come up and we have to go for a while.”
    “Go where?” Why does the thought of being separated from them make me feel sick?
    Rock stepped closer and placed his hands on her hips and pressed a kiss to the back of her neck. She could feel the heat from his skin through the thin material. “To check our borders and look for other portals between here and other Kaah s, other cities. We’d thought that this was the only one, but we need to be certain to protect Earth.”
    “We aren’t going to leave right now.” Jag added, “But sooner than we’d like to. For now let’s enjoy the day and give you a tour.”
    They took her for a walk past the large stone wall. It had to be at least thirty feet high and was much thicker than she’d thought. The only way through was a narrow passage where they had to walk single file. Rock had explained that it was for the protection of their people. At the first sign of danger their people would come inside the walls and the warriors would line the top walkway. The narrow paths restricted any enemies from coming through more than one at a time.
    The other side of the giant walls bustled with life. There were children running around in brightly colored skirts. The toddlers only wore a pair of long shorts while she noticed the girls wore a sarong-type top as they got older. The weather in this world was consistent, according to Jag. It was hot enough that she was comfortable in the sleeveless dress she wore, but at night the temperature wouldn’t drop like it did in the desert. It might get a bit cooler in the morning but only until the sun rose.
    “It’s market day today, so there are a lot of people. It’s usually quieter,” Jag commented as they passed through a group of trees. There was a large space beyond it where people had set up what looked like tables, but they hovered in the air a couple feet off the grass.
    “We do our best not to disturb the natural setting.” Rock nodded to the tables and the way swaths of light fabric stretched from branch to branch overhead. “Most of our innovations have been in what you would think of as ecological