by T. J. Quinn
“I don’t need you to repay me anything, but your idea of raising cattle is a good one, and if you want to work on that, then I’m more than willing to help you.”
He cradled her face and stole a sweet kiss from her lips. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome. Just watch for unwanted company. We don’t need any surprises,” she asked him, with a smile.
“Don’t worry, I won’t let anything bad happen to you.”
She kissed him back. “Thank you.”
Chapter Nine
Life entered into a comfortable routine for the following days, until the weather cleared enough for her to go to the nearest town. Jaed had used the time to fix the barn for the arrival of the new animals.
“I want to go with you,” he said, leaning against the kitchen counter, watching her clear the table.
“It’s too dangerous. Someone could see you, and it’s not worth the risk,” she said, shaking her head. “I know you must feel like a prisoner here,” she started saying, but he didn’t allow her to continue.
“I never felt better in my life. I just don’t like the idea of you going all alone. You’ll be out of my reach, and I won’t be able to help you if you need me,” he explained.
“I’ve done this so many times in my life I could do it with my eyes closed. I’ll be fine,” she assured him.
“I know, but that doesn’t change the way I feel,” he insisted. “What if you take me with you and drop me off a couple of miles away from town? I’ll be able to scan the city and be attentive to any kind of trouble,” he suggested.
She looked at him with a deep frown. “It’s still dangerous.”
“I know, and I’ll be extra careful. But I really need to be close, in case of an emergency.”
She looked at him, considering his request. She guessed she could drop him off near the bridge over the river. She was one of the very few people that still used that road so he would be safe there. The bridge was only a mile and a half away from town. “Very well, you can come with me. But promise you won’t come into town.”
“If everything is alright, I won’t have any reason to go into town,” he assured her.
She snorted. “You’re not committing to anything.”
“Hannah, I need you to understand, for me, nothing matters more than your safety, not even my life,” he said, with a stern tone.
Hannah’s heart missed a beat, and her smile was full when she spoke again. “Thank you, but I’ll be fine.”
He kissed her lips and smiled. “I know, but I want to be there, just in case.”
She nodded, and they left for town a few minutes later. She had a long list of supplies she needed to get, so she decided to take the larger MotorStorm, with enough room for four people and luggage. She knew people would be surprised seeing her buying so much food, but she planned on telling them she wanted to save herself from so many trips to town.
She had also considered buying in different towns, so people wouldn’t be suspicious of her actions.
The road to town was deserted, and Hannah dropped Jaed off at the bridge, urging him to stay out of sight. He had scanned the small city, and everything seemed to be normal, so he let her go.
Once in town, Hannah went shopping for the groceries she needed, evading questions from the neighbors she met on her way. When she was done, she headed to Mr. Johnson’s ranch. He received her with open arms.
“I haven’t seen you in a while, girl. How are you hanging in up there in the mountains?” the old man asked her, while they had a cup of coffee at his kitchen table.
“Everything is fine. Life goes on, and I have to get on with it,” she replied, with a smile. She still missed her father, and she would always miss him, but she no longer was alone.
“I know what you mean,” the man nodded. Mrs. Johnson had passed away a couple of years before her father. “How can I be of help?”
“I’m thinking about having a few animals at the farm. I have a lot of spare time, and it would be nice to have fresh eggs and milk again,” she explained.
“Yes, It’s always good to keep some animals. But are you sure you’ll be able to handle them on your own?” he asked, with a slight frown.
“I know it’s a lot of work, but I’m willing to try.” She explained what she had in mind, and a few minutes later, they had settled prices and the delivery of the animals.
“Let me know if you need help. I could have one of my boys going up there to help you out,” he offered.
“Thank you, but I’m sure I can manage it on my own.”
She said goodbye to the man and headed back to town, stopping at the drugstore to replace the items she had used from her first aid’s kit.
Chapter Nine
“Hannah, it’s been a long time,” a cold voice sounded behind her, and skin on her nape bristled with displeasure.
Slowly, she turned to look at Mark, a man she had dated long before her father died. It had been one of her worst mistakes, and she often asked herself what she had seen in him. “Mark,” she nodded and turned her attention to the employee behind the counter.
“Always the ice queen, aren’t you?” the man insisted.
“You’re entitled to have your opinion,” she replied, in a cold tone, wishing the employee would finish charging her for the supplies she was buying, so she could leave.
“You must feel alone, up there in those mountains,” he said, getting closer to her.
“Oh, no, not even a little bit. I have a lot of friends and family, and they always visit me, so, no, I’m never alone.” She finished paying her bills and turned to leave the store. “It was nice seeing you,” she said, with a fake smile, as she walked out of the store.
But Mark seemed to have other plans, because he followed her out, without buying a thing.
“You know, I don’t believe you, in times of war no one visits anyone, you just don’t want to admit you’re alone,” he insisted.
She let out a loud sigh of impatience. “I really don’t see how this concerns you, Mark. It’s my life, and I live it as I wish,” she stated, in a cold tone.
“I’m alone too, Hannah, and we could be together. There aren’t many other single men in town,” he warned her.
“I don’t need a man in my life, Mark. I’m happy the way I am.”
He towered over her, pushing her against her MotorStorm, his nauseating smell penetrating her nostrils and almost making her throw up. He had always loved to bathe in cologne and apparently, that hadn't changed.
“You can’t be happy alone, you need a man to take care of you,” he insisted, resting his hands on both sides of her.
“Even if that were right, I wouldn’t choose you, Mark. We’ve tried that once, and it didn’t work,” she said disdainfully, pushing him away. “I’m sure you’ll find someone more suitable for you.” She walked around the vehicle and hopped in.
Mark stepped aside, and she drove away, relieved that he hadn't insisted. She left town as fast as possible, and when she was leaving the city behind, she was forced to stop all of a sudden. Jaed was standing in the middle of the road.
He hopped in the car, and his frown told her all she needed to know.
“Who was that guy and where do I find him? He seems to need an urgent a lesson of good manners,” he snarled, turning to look at her.
She let out a sigh, though, deep down she was rejoicing in his jealousy. “He’s just an insignificant jerk, not someone you should worry about,” she assured him. “You exposed yourself over something I was perfectly capable of handling by myself. Please, promise me you’ll be more careful,” she asked him, looking at him.
“Would you care if I got caught?” he asked, with a veiled look on his eyes.
“Of course I would care, you’ve become an important part of my life, and I would hate losing you,” she said, as she parked the vehicle in front of her house, struggling to keep her love for him at bay.
She was sure he wasn’t ready to hear her say those words,
and the last thing she wanted was to scare him away.
“You’re aware I can’t stay here forever,” he said, following her into the house.
An iron band wrapped itself around her heart and squeezed hard, making it hard for her to breathe. She cleared her throat. “Yes, I am. You must dream of the moment you’ll leave for Arcadia.”
He shook his head. “I’m not talking about that. No matter how careful we are, someone is bound to see me here, and I’ll have to escape. Going back to the army is not an option,” he explained.
She nodded, the pain getting worse by the second. “Yes, I understand that. But, we don’t have to worry about that, for now, unless you prefer to leave now,” she said, with a faint smile.
“No, I don’t. That’s why I have been working on your other MotorStorm, to have it ready in case we need to escape.”
“Of course, I know, and I totally support you… I…” she stopped and looked at him. “Did you say ‘we’?” she asked with a slight frown.
“Yes, I said ‘we.’ I would never leave you behind. I’ve stayed this long because I know you love this place and because of all the memories it holds for you, but I have no intention of leaving you behind when the time comes, Hannah,” he assured her. “I’ll kidnap you if I have to,” he added with a teasing tone, but she could tell he meant every single word of it.
And the grip on her heart disappeared.
“I’ve never had love in my life, Hannah, except for the love of a few friends I’m not even sure I’ll ever see again. Knowing you is the best thing that ever happened to me, and not because you helped me find my freedom, but because you brought light into my life,” he continued, taking her hands in his and lightly squeezing them. “You showed me how amazing it feels to love someone and I won’t go back to the emptiness my life was. I love you, Hannah, more than these words can ever express.”
Tears started rolling down her eyes and by the time he confessed his love for her, she was sobbing out loud.
He frowned and his whole body stiffened. “Despite my words, I would never force you to accept my love or even put up with my presence,” he started saying, flustered by her tears, not knowing how to act.
But she was shaking her head, and though she was still crying, she was also smiling. She struggled to get a grip on herself and wiping the tears from her face, she looked at him. “I love you so much I would die if you ever leave me. Women cry when they are happy beyond words,” she managed to explain, throwing herself into his arms.
He hugged her back, squeezing her tight against his chest. She loved him. He was having trouble believing in her words, not knowing what he had done to deserve the love of such a magnificent woman.
He was just a cyborg, a man with a doubtful future, with nothing but his love to offer her and yet, she loved him.
Happy as he had never been, he picked her up in his arms and took her to their bedroom, laying her on the bed and crawling on, next to her, eager to have her in his arms again, to kiss her and to make love to her as if there was no tomorrow.
Between kisses and caresses, they got rid of their clothes, discarding them in the heat of their passion. Soon they were naked, kissing each other and enjoying the pleasure each caress gave them.
But that day, there was no time for many caresses. Their passion was raw, urgent and compelling and in just a few minutes, he was pushing himself deep inside her, taking her down the path to paradise, with each thrust. A few thrusts later, they were riding the wild waves of another mind-blowing orgasm, and when his seed filled her womb, the tickling sensation blasted through her whole body, and she came again and again until she collapsed in his arms.
“I love you,” he whispered in her ear. “I think I’ll never get tired of telling you this.”
She chuckled and turned to kiss the tip of his nose. “I’ll never get tired of listening to you. I love you too.”
He kissed her lips and rolled out of her, to lie next to her.
“Do you have any idea why your fluids produce a tickling sensation?” she asked him, after a while.
He looked at her surprised. “What do you mean by that?”
“When we kiss, when you lick my skin, and especially when you come, a tickling sensation rushes through my body, and it’s like my pleasure is multiplied a thousand times,” she tried to explain.
“I guess it could be the work of the nanocybots. They are present in all my fluids, but we were told they die the minute they leave my body,” he replied, furrowing his eyebrows.
“Well, I don’t know about that, but the feeling lasts for a while, she added.
“Could it be possible they are actually living inside you?” he asked, puzzled by her words.
“Well, I guess we won’t find out for now, but I guess I wouldn’t mind that much,” she assured him, with a naughty grin, rolling on top of him.
“Good, because I don’t intend to stop making love to you,” he assured her, rolling his hands up her body and cupping her full breasts.
“I wouldn’t let you.”
This time, they made love enjoying every caress, every kiss, the urgency of the last encounter satiated, at least, for the time being.
Hannah was so happy she couldn’t ask for more out of life. She knew things would change and that sooner or later, they would have to leave the planet, but none of that scared her.
She had Jaed by her side, and she didn’t need anything else.
Jaed jumped out of bed and walked straight to the bathroom. Hannah had fallen asleep, completely drained from the all the lovemaking. He couldn’t get enough of her, and his instincts told him he never would.
He had found what he didn’t even know he was looking for: his soulmate, the person that completed him so perfectly he couldn’t imagine life without her.
He didn’t want a life without her, he had no doubt about that.
He remembered her telling him about the tickling sensation, and though he had never been in favor of using nanocybots on humans, he found himself praying for it to be true. Nanocybots would prolong Hannah’s life and keep her safe and sane, and he couldn’t ask for more.
He finally had a life, and he wanted to live it as much as possible, with her by his side.
The end
Anubis Bride
(Alien Egyptian Gods)
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Ancient Egypt… The first Gisa Pyramid was being built when God Anubis decided to visit the planet to check on it. For centuries, he and his family had been guiding the Egyptians towards a life style so far unknown to those living on the small blue planet.
But this time, his visit hid a special motif.
Aneksi tried to feel as excited as all the rest of the girls in town for the emissary’s visit. She wasn’t as convinced as everybody else of the god’s power or even their will to protect her people. She had seen too many injustices, too many unforgivable acts that made her doubt about the god’s existence.
Despite her disbelief, she was summoned to become the emissary’s company and though she wished she could say no, her people’s tradition wouldn’t let her to. But that wouldn’t have stopped her, if she actually hated the man… another force, one she couldn’t even explain or describe was the one making her say yes…
Passion and desire had been rushing through her whole body ever since she had laid her eyes on him, and she couldn’t wait to see where that would take her…
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Ethan: Cyborg of Honor
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In a devastated post-war planet Earth, a group of cyborg warriors gathered to search the universe for the best place for people to relocate. Some of their clients had some very particular demands. When Kawan Gyeon, a Korean warlord came to visit Ethan Hunter, the cyborgs leader, Ethan knew his demands wouldn’t be like the others. Gyeon wanted to take his people to a planet with no other human settlements, one where he could set the rules himse
lf. So, he hired Ethan and his men to find the perfect place for that.
Ethan was the first one to find a planet that satisfied the conditions requested by their client – a planet with water, a perfect atmosphere, fertile soils and ruled by an alien race that had turned the planet into some sort of welcoming grounds for those with no home. The Dreshanians had built several colonies they sold to those people in need that were willing to accept their rules. Apparently, everything looked perfect, but once Ethan started to dig deeper, he found out things weren’t ideal as they seemed.
Vrak's Bride: Mail Order Brides
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(Galactic Brides Book 2)
The last thing Vrak had in mind was getting a wife to share the lonely life he had chosen for himself in Sumirion. But the minute he laid eyes on that human female, he knew his life had changed forever. But Aliyah wasn’t meant for him. She was contracted to be another man’s wife and his job was to deliver her to him.
Living on a devastated Earth, Aliyah is ready to leave. Her only way out is to join a Mail Order Bride Agency and marry an alien she has never seen. With almost no food and no medicines left, she doesn’t have much choice and after giving it some thought, she finally joined the agency.
A few weeks later she traveled to a planet called Sumirion to marry a warrior. By the time she arrived, she had second thoughts about the whole thing, though she had no other choice. Meeting Vrak only made things even harder for her. A terrible storm bought them a bit of time but it wasn’t enough. Vrak would face big trouble to get what he wants – his woman.
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Gil Ra looked around trying to put on a good face and a bright smile.
This was supposed to be a second chance in life. But she couldn’t stop thinking about the past and what she had left behind.
