space?” she asked. This is what happened when she didn’t get enough coffee in the morning.
Chapter Three
“We are in orbit above your planet.
“Why are we orbiting my planet?” she asked. That seemed like the most logical question.
“My ship is the quickest transportation home,” he said, as if that explained it all.
“Wait a minute. Who are you?”
“I am Ameer. Lord King of the desert planet Uthar, one of the 187 federated planets of Astria. And you will be my queen.”
“Wha, wha?” All she understood was “you will be my queen.” The rest of it might as well have been Greek. Come to think of it, he had a darn good American English accent for an alien.
“You know my language pretty well,” she said, almost tripping over her feet as she took a step backward as her current reality came crashing around her. Dream dude was an alien named Ameer from some alien planet that was part of some alien federation.
“I have a language chip. I understand all languages flawlessly.”
Jessie stepped back, put her hand to her chin and tried to get a handle on what he’d told her. There had to be a rational explanation for all this.
“Okay. Supposedly, you have a language implant, you’re an alien, and you expect me to be your queen.” She made air quotes around the words implant, alien, and queen. Using air quotes made it all seem hypothetical.
“My dearest setina , please have a seat. You are in shock. It is understandable,” Ameer directed her to a cushy couch at the back of the room. “I will show you to your quarters soon. This is just the teleportation bay. Not very comfortable for my new bride.”
“Bride?” she said, raising an eyebrow.
Ameer bent down on one knee in front of her. On his knees, he was still almost as tall as she was standing. He scooped her hand in his and brought it to his lips, kissing the sensitive skin on the back of her hand. “Blessed setina ,” he whispered. The smell coming off of him made Jessie lightheaded. She almost felt for the guy. He was clearly in love with her. The look in his dark eyes convinced her she was a little in love with him, too.
“You’re sweet,” she finally stated. “But please, for the love of God, could you explain to me why I’m here?”
“You are my setina . My soulmate.” He leaned forward and kissed her cheek. It sent a thrill through her lady parts.
“I appreciate that,” she said, leaning back. “But how is my soulmate an alien? Shouldn’t my soulmate be, like, human? I didn’t even know aliens existed. I mean, there’s all those shows on cable, but no one really believes that stuff.”
“Listen well. The Lords of Astria are here to protect humanity from a deadly scourge. The Dark Nebula seek to claim Earth as their own. Only through the mating of Asrian houses and Earth humans can we protect you according to our treaties.”
“So this is a political thing?”
“I have waited decades for my setina . It wasn’t until the agreement was settled that I sensed you on Earth.”
“I see.”
She didn’t.
“We will be bonded as soon as we arrive on Uthar.” He kissed her hand again and rubbed it against his cheek.
“And what if I don’t want to get married? I’m a little young. And I have things back on Earth that are important to me.”
There weren’t. Her cat, in fact, was dead.
“Nonsense. Once a setina is identified, bonding is eminent. I have little time before the mating thrall overtakes me. You must prepare yourself, my beloved.”
“I need to lie down,” she said. Mating thrall? Bonding? None of this sounded promising.
“Of course, I will take you to your quarters.” Before she could protest, he scooped her up in his arms and lifted her effortlessly. As he stepped forward, a panel in the wall slid open, revealing a long hallway, lit by glowing blue lights.
When they stepped out into the hallway, she saw crowds of other men who looked just as big as Ameer rushing from one room to the next
Chapter Three
“We are in orbit above your planet.
“Why are we orbiting my planet?” she asked. That seemed like the most logical question.
“My ship is the quickest transportation home,” he said, as if that explained it all.
“Wait a minute. Who are you?”
“I am Ameer. Lord King of the desert planet Uthar, one of the 187 federated planets of Astria. And you will be my queen.”
“Wha, wha?” All she understood was “you will be my queen.” The rest of it might as well have been Greek. Come to think of it, he had a darn good American English accent for an alien.
“You know my language pretty well,” she said, almost tripping over her feet as she took a step backward as her current reality came crashing around her. Dream dude was an alien named Ameer from some alien planet that was part of some alien federation.
“I have a language chip. I understand all languages flawlessly.”
Jessie stepped back, put her hand to her chin and tried to get a handle on what he’d told her. There had to be a rational explanation for all this.
“Okay. Supposedly, you have a language implant, you’re an alien, and you expect me to be your queen.” She made air quotes around the words implant, alien, and queen. Using air quotes made it all seem hypothetical.
“My dearest setina , please have a seat. You are in shock. It is understandable,” Ameer directed her to a cushy couch at the back of the room. “I will show you to your quarters soon. This is just the teleportation bay. Not very comfortable for my new bride.”
“Bride?” she said, raising an eyebrow.
Ameer bent down on one knee in front of her. On his knees, he was still almost as tall as she was standing. He scooped her hand in his and brought it to his lips, kissing the sensitive skin on the back of her hand. “Blessed setina ,” he whispered. The smell coming off of him made Jessie lightheaded. She almost felt for the guy. He was clearly in love with her. The look in his dark eyes convinced her she was a little in love with him, too.
“You’re sweet,” she finally stated. “But please, for the love of God, could you explain to me why I’m here?”
“You are my setina . My soulmate.” He leaned forward and kissed her cheek. It sent a thrill through her lady parts.
“I appreciate that,” she said, leaning back. “But how is my soulmate an alien? Shouldn’t my soulmate be, like, human? I didn’t even know aliens existed. I mean, there’s all those shows on cable, but no one really believes that stuff.”
“Listen well. The Lords of Astria are here to protect humanity from a deadly scourge. The Dark Nebula seek to claim Earth as their own. Only through the mating of Asrian houses and Earth humans can we protect you according to our treaties.”
“So this is a political thing?”
“I have waited decades for my setina . It wasn’t until the agreement was settled that I sensed you on Earth.”
“I see.”
She didn’t.
“We will be bonded as soon as we arrive on Uthar.” He kissed her hand again and rubbed it against his cheek.
“And what if I don’t want to get married? I’m a little young. And I have things back on Earth that are important to me.”
There weren’t. Her cat, in fact, was dead.
“Nonsense. Once a setina is identified, bonding is eminent. I have little time before the mating thrall overtakes me. You must prepare yourself, my beloved.”
“I need to lie down,” she said. Mating thrall? Bonding? None of this sounded promising.
“Of course, I will take you to your quarters.” Before she could protest, he scooped her up in his arms and lifted her effortlessly. As he stepped forward, a panel in the wall slid open, revealing a long hallway, lit by glowing blue lights.
When they stepped out into the hallway, she saw crowds of other men who looked just as big as Ameer rushing from one room to the next
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