Rax

by Maia Starr

  “I’m over here,” Truo said as I moved further into the passage. When I saw him such relief overtook me that I rushed to him and put my arms around him and pressed my face against his scales. It caught me off guard, and it caught him off guard.

  “Vera, is something the matter? Have you been hurt?” he asked.

  I fought back the tears that welled up in my eyes and said, “No. I’m just glad to see you. That is all. I feel so sad. I feel so alone. You are my only friend.”

  He sighed a heavy sigh and said, “I understand.”

  I looked up at him into his kind eyes and said, “Do you? Do you really? Your presence is a comfort to me. I don’t know what to do with myself, but being here with you gives me relief. I’m so far from Earth. My husband was the only thing keeping me going here. I thought I was doing all of this for him and now he is gone. I have nothing. I am alone,” I cried.

  “Yes. I feel the same. You bring me comfort as well,” he said as he patted my head, running his hand down my hair as though to pet me. It was soothing. But it wasn’t enough. I needed more. I don’t know what came over me. Perhaps it was the grief making me think unclearly or the fact that I thought I might die soon by Cyro’s hand, but what I said next shocked me.

  “Kiss me. Please kiss me,” I whispered as I moved up on my tiptoes to reach for him. He sighed heavily and moved his head down. His lips pressed against mine and he let out a soft moan. I moved my hands up his chest over his scales and rested them on top of his strong, broad shoulders. I could feel his strength underneath my fingertips, and I needed that strength. I needed to feel safe and secure.

  His kiss went deep as I opened my mouth. He moaned and groaned with each kiss. I touched every inch of his strong arms, his chest, his shoulders. I could not get enough. I had wanted to touch him since the moment I first saw him, but I could not admit that to myself. But my body wanted what it wanted, and I could not stop it.

  “We cannot do this. It is wrong. You belong to my leader,” he whispered breathlessly between kissing me.

  “I do not belong to anyone. I am the only one that owns me,” I kissed back.

  “I want you. I want to touch you, but we cannot,” he said as he pushed me away.

  It only made me cry harder. I was a mess. I was a distraught mess, and I had never been this way before. I was a strong female. I was a photographic journalist that had been to war zones just to document atrocities. This was not me! But the toll of everything that had happened was finally sinking in. I was a shattered woman.

  “Don’t cry. Vera…” he said.

  But I couldn’t help it. Then I felt his thick arms around me as he lifted me off the ground and scooped me into his arms, cradling me. I wrapped my arms around his neck. His long, dark hair tickled my arms. I felt calmer instantly as he held me. I walked further into the passage to an underground room. I was surprised to see it. There was a long table, and a few benches. It was dimly lit.

  “What is this place?” I asked.

  “It’s a meeting room. Tell no one of its existence,” he said hoarsely as he looked at my face.

  “Who would I tell? I have no one,” I said.

  Then he kissed me again. I kissed him back with such fierceness that I didn’t know if it was a kiss of passion or of desperation. But I needed it. He sat me down on top of the table and pushed his broad body between my thighs as he kissed me. His hands greedily moved over my back, up and down. My hands moved against his strong, blue scales that ran down the right side of his body. He was so exotic and unusual, and I couldn’t get enough. My hands plunged down his trousers and wrapped around his thick rod. He groaned loudly. I was stunned by the size of it. It was long and smooth. I stopped kissing him and moved my gaze down as I pulled it out of his trousers. It was perfect. Truo groaned louder as I held it in my hands. He sucked in a sharp breath of air. “That feels so good,” he whispered.

  I realized then that this was the first time a female had ever held him like this. He had never kissed a female before or been intimate with one. This was a first, and that made me feel empowered for once. I had been with Cyro in such a negative and repulsive way that being with Truo of my own accord gave me a little of my power back. I was proving that no one owned me. That I still had power over my body.

  Truo kissed my neck, letting his kisses trail over my breasts on top of the fabric of my dress. Then his hands pressed at my thighs as he pushed the fabric up.

  I pressed my hands around his hips and pulled him toward me. He had a look in his eyes as though asking me if I was sure that I wanted to do this. I answered him by placing the tip of his cock inside of me.

  “Oh, fuck,” he whispered.

  Then I wrapped my legs around him and pulled him toward me as he slid inside of me, inch by inch. We both moaned loudly. I threw my head back in ecstasy. He groaned in an animalistic way; it was the Corillion in him. He was an alien warrior, and that warrior was unleashing as he began to move in and out of me.

  His cock moved deeper inside of me with each thrust until he reached the depths of me. I moaned as my fingernails scraped messily at his back. His lips hungrily devoured me with each passionate kiss. We were like animals, primitive and messy.

  Then I felt the pulsing between my thighs grow bigger and bigger until I was releasing in an explosive orgasm. “Oh God! I’m cumming!” I shouted. It was the release my body needed. It was the release my body craved. Truo moved harder and faster inside of me as I released.

  Then in seconds, his arms tightened around my back, and he tensed, “I’m releasing! Oh fuck!” he shouted loudly. His voice echoed in the empty underground room. I felt his warmth flood through me. He slowed the movement of his cock moving in and out of me, just a little, until he came to a complete stop. I was breathing hard as my body enjoyed the sensation of pure orgasmic pleasure running through me. It was just the release that I needed. Truo held my head against his chest as it heaved up and down; he was still inside of me.

  I felt relieved. I felt sad. I felt ashamed, and all of it was too much to deal with at once. He placed his hand under my chin and lifted my gaze up toward him. “Are you all right, Vera? Did I hurt you?” he asked.

  “No, you helped me,” I said. “Thank you.”

  “I’ve never felt anything like that. I did not know it was like that,” he said.

  I smiled. I had just taken the virginity of this alien warrior who was fierce and brave, and that was a special moment. But then I remembered that this was not reality. This was a shared moment of escape, and I had to go back to my reality of dealing with Cyro, the murderous leader who called himself my husband.

  “I should go before I am missed. Cyro has drunkenly been kicking down my door to shout his frustrations at me. I can’t deny him that or he will be angrier,” I said as I placed a soft kiss on his blue scales.

  He moaned. “I don’t want to separate from you,” he grinned. I understood what he meant as he looked down at his long cock still inside of me.

  “We have to,” I smiled. Then he slowly slid out of me, slightly tickling me. I moaned and gave a heavy sigh. He felt delicious, and it made me forget my troubles. It made me forget just for a few minutes that I would never see my husband again, or that I did not get to tell him goodbye.

  Truo lifted me up off the table and walked me back to the bottom of the stairs.

  “What will we do now?” he asked.

  “Nothing. Nothing can be done. I am stuck,” I said as I left his sight. I quietly walked up the stone steps, trying not to breathe too hard. I was shaking with fear. If I were caught, it would be possible that someone would know that I had been with another Corillion warrior. Suddenly the stakes were higher. I entered the hallway at the top of the stairs. I heard a loud groan. My eyes grew wide.

  I quickly ran as light-footed as I could to my bedroom chamber door. I grabbed the empty tray of food that was on the table outside my door just as Cyro came to the top of the stairs.

  “What are you doing out of bed?”
he shouted at me.

  “I was just putting the tray of food on the table, and the door shut behind me on its own,” I said.

  “You do not look well. You are sweaty and red in the face. Are you getting worse?” he asked.

  “It is called a fever. It raises the temperature of the human body and makes me sweat. It is so that the sickness will leave my body through the sweat,” I said to him, realizing that the sexual encounter with Truo had left me a sweaty mess. The fever was a good cover up. Cyro stepped back, scared of the illness that was sweating out of my skin.

  “Then you must get to bed. Do not be in the hallway if you are contagious. Put the tray down, and I will have someone fetch it for you,” then he turned and left down the stairs that he came up. I sighed in relief and put the tray down and entered my room. I had narrowly escaped and thanked myself for being so quick witted.

  Chapter 6

  TRUO SEEDUON, SECOND COMMAND

  I was still in a state of shock after the experience that I had with Vera. I did not know that it would feel the way that it did. It left me feeling complete. Now I understood why Cyro was so obsessed with this human female. Being inside of her almost felt like Corillion destiny. It was as if this were the entire reason for our existence.

  When I released inside of her, I became bonded to her. She was so fragile and delicate, and I wanted to protect her. This was a problem: a big problem. She belonged to Cyro, and he was my leader. What I had done with Vera was treachery against my leader, and if I were found out, I would be put to death. Considering that I was already planning to overthrow him and take over command, being with Vera was the dumbest decision I could have made. It made things more complex than they already were.

  Yet, after being with the human female, I only wanted to protect her. It seemed to be the only thing that mattered now; I could not stop thinking about her ever since I was inside of her. It was stronger now than just wanting to help the human female by telling her the secret about her husband; this was stronger than just wanting to help her. Now I wanted to protect her at all costs.

  This was a problem for me because how could I plan to overthrow the leader Cyro while trying to protect his human female? It was not possible. In fact, it made everything worse. The warriors that were on my side in support of my overthrow of Cyro would not believe that it was because I could be a better leader. They would think it was because I wanted his human female, and having them think that would not be good for their support.

  We would have to keep our friendship a secret. We would have to keep what we have done together a secret. I would have to keep the fact that my life had now been extended beyond the 22-year cycle a secret because there was only one human female on this asteroid that could grant that for me. It was too risky. We both risked a lot, but damn if it wasn't worth it.

  Two days had passed since I’d had the intimate experience with Vera. I went to the secret spot every night around midnight to make sure that she was not waiting for me, but she was not. I figured she must be feeling guilt and shame over what had happened. Perhaps now she was more frightened than ever. But I had to know if she was okay, so I periodically checked on her in the courtyard, waiting for her to come to the window. Then I would know that she was safe and I could continue on with my plans.

  "Jin has called a meeting,” Sitione whispered into my ear as I sat at the table feasting with the leader Cyro. I noticed that Vera was not at his side and she must still be telling him that she was ill. This made me happy. This meant that he was not mating with her.

  "He has never called one before,” I whispered to Sitione.

  "I am aware. Will you be there?” he asked.

  "I will be. Same time,” I whispered back. I looked around the room to see if any other warriors were watching us. Everyone seemed to be feasting, and our secret interaction went unnoticed.

  At the hour of 10, Jin and Sitione met with me in the underground passage room.

  "I have doubts,” Jin said.

  "Yes, that is understood,” I said to him.

  "Unseating Cyro from leadership may cause unrest in the tribe here on the asteroid. The High Council might look down upon it,” Jin said nervously.

  "I understand your concerns, Jin. But the bigger concern is that the leadership of Cyro will cause the extinction of this tribe. If he cannot produce an heir to his leadership position, there will be unrest anyway. I am the next in line to take the leadership seat. I should take it now before the unrest happens. The High Council would be on my side in this and force Cyro to resign his seat once they know that he cannot produce offspring,” I said to them. “They already disagreed with what he did on Earth. He took a human female and a male that were already wed together and killed the male. It was unnecessary violence, and our war with Earth is already taking its toll. The council was very upset with Cyro because of this, yet they let him off. One more problem with his rule and they will unseat him. I know they will.”

  "It is all the secrecy that is making me nervous. We do not yet have the High Council on our side. You have not met with them in order to request that Cyro resign his seat. Because of this, what we do is treachery,” Jin said.

  "Yes, but you knew of that from the very first meeting,” Sitione added.

  Sitione and I both looked at each other. Jin was growing too nervous for our comfort. He was on edge. I had to tell him something that would calm him and stop him from telling anyone about our secret meetings.

  "I have met with ten other warriors who are on our side. They are ready to accompany me to plead to the High Council that they should force Cyro to give up his seat in leadership. They want to attend the next meeting with us down here in secret, but they prefer to keep their support hidden,” I said, lying to Jin.

  Jin sighed in relief, “Why did you not say this before? That gives me hope. That we three are not the only ones involved in this dangerous game that we are playing,” he said.

  Sitione looked at me as though he knew that I was lying in order to stop Jin from betraying us, and then he added, “Yes. And I have talked with many that have been concerned about the fact that Cyro's wife, the human female Vera, is not yet with offspring. It is a major concern for them. All our lives depend on it. Although they did not put into words that they doubt Cyro’s leadership because of the circumstances, they were all thinking it. It was very obvious in the way they spoke about their disappointment that he had not yet planted an offspring in the human female after a month time of mating."

  "This is good news,” Jin said. “This is more support for our efforts. The more warriors on this asteroid that agree that Truo should be leader, the more likely it is that a smooth transition can happen.”

  "Yes, I agree. As I said before, I am working on a plan, and I have leave to capture human females to bring to the asteroid for the high-ranking warriors to take as a wife. When I leave, I will go to the High Council instead and plead my case to become leader,” I said to them.

  "Until then, we will say nothing,” Sitione said as he looked at Jin.

  "That is understood,” Jin said.

  "Then this meeting is over. Take separate passages back. You cannot be seen together emerging from the underground,” I said to them.

  They nodded goodbyes to me and I waited for them to be completely out of sight. Then I went to check on my secret. I was not speaking of Vera: I was speaking of my secret emergency escape. From the secret underground meeting room, I took three narrow passages that snaked beneath the fortress. It was a passage that only I knew of, and it led to a very opportune section of the fortress. At the end of the last passage, I climbed several steps that led to the outskirts of the fortress directly onto the asteroid. Here is where I hid a small escape pod. As soon as I had decided to overthrow Cyro, this was the first thing that I implanted. It was crucial, just in case I was found out before the coup was successful. This was here in case everything went wrong, and I could escape the asteroid and Cyro quickly.

  I opened the space pod a
nd went through the checks that I went through once a week. I made sure that the fuel had not leaked out or evaporated. I made sure that it would turn on and that all of the systems were online and working. Then I shut it down and hid it once more.

  I made my way back through the underground passage and back inside the fortress. I climbed the stairs inside the fortress to the courtyard and hid in the shadows. I peered up at Vera's bedroom window. Her light was on. I could see the flicker of light as she moved back-and-forth in the room. Just knowing that she was moving around and well made me feel good. It was something that I needed. It gave me a fix of Vera, like a dose of medicine.

  I found myself needing this dose more and more. I fantasized about taking her away from the asteroid to Earth. How happy that would make her, but I would have to leave her. I was the rightful leader of Seeduon and I could not let my Corillion brothers down over a human female that I had become infatuated with. I forced myself to turn from her window.