by Melody Adams
“Lieutenant Green”, I said.
“I was wondering if you would dance with me.”
I smiled at the young lieutenant. He was about my age and had a nice smile and beautiful brown eyes. Not my type, but I had planned to have fun and prove that I didn’t need Rage. So I put on a smile and nodded.
“Why not?” I said. “See you later, Snowflake.”
“Have fun”, she said and gave me a wink.
The lieutenant took my hand and led me to the dance floor. He turned out to be a good dancer. With ease he whirled me across the dance floor so that people soon made room to watch us. I had more fun than I’ve had in a long time and was all smiles. My smile froze when I was suddenly ripped from the Lieutenant’s arms and collided with a hard body.
“Hey!”, Lieutenant Green said and stood up to Rage, who had pushed me behind him, and I realized with horror where this was going.
Not another fight!
“Jessie is off-limits,” Rage growled warningly. “Have I made myself clear? I'm taking her home now. She had too much to drink and I won’t let some son of a bitch think he can take advantage of her!”
“She’s a grown woman and doesn’t need a babysitter”, said Lieutenant Green. “Now fuck off!”
I grabbed Rage’s arm and forced myself between them.
“Please”, I said. “No pressure. Thank you for the dance, Lieutenant Green”, I said to the Lieutenant, then I turned to Rage. “If you want to take me home that’s fine, but we have to talk!”
Rage glanced at the lieutenant, then he nodded, and I breathed a sigh of relief. He grabbed me by the arm and led me to the door. Outside I tore myself away from him and glared at him angrily.
“What was that all about? Have you lost your mind?”
“You are drunk”, Rage replied, and grabbed me to pull me along with him.
Furiously I stumbled after him.
“So what”, I asked. “Why do you care if I’m drunk or not?”
I braced myself against his pull and he paused and stared at me.
“I’m not gonna let anyone take advantage of you, Jessie. I will tuck you into bed where you belong!”
I leaned against him and looked up.
“Are you going to keep me company in bed?” I asked, made brave by the alcohol.
“No”, Rage growled, but I could feel his erection as I pressed my body closer to his. He took a breath and I saw something flashing in his eyes.
“I want it, Rage”, I said in a hoarse voice and I meant every word of it. “Fuck me!”
“I said NO”, he growled and pushed me away to keep me at arm’s length. “You will go to bed, like I said, and get some sleep. I am the last one who would take advantage of your ... situation.”
“Situation?!” I exclaimed upset. “You think if I was sober, I wouldn’t want to fuck you?”
“You’re the most exhausting damn woman I’ve ever met”, he said pressingly. “Everything would be so much easier if you got used to doing what’s right.”
“And what would that be?” I asked snippily.
“You do what I tell you. It’s that simple!”
I laughed mockingly.
“Do what you say?” I asked, raising an eyebrow.
“Right”, he said coldly. “And now you will come with me and don’t bitch with me anymore, otherwise I’ll bend you over my knee and give you what you deserve!”
“Maybe I’d like that”, I teased him.
“Don’t provoke me, Jessie”, he growled somberly. “I’m not a man who beats around the bush for too long. If you keep teasing me, then you may get more than you wished for!”
With these words he dragged me behind him and I had no choice but to stumble with him through the darkness.
Rage
My control was hanging on by a thread. It had never been this hard to say no to a woman. Well, to be honest, I had never said No to a woman except to Diamond the other day. I desired Jessie with an intensity that scared even me. Fuck me! Hearing those two little words coming out of her mouth almost killed me!
This woman could tempt a saint, and I certainly wasn’t one. I had no idea how to resolve this dilemma. I wanted her! She wanted me! And yet I could not have her. I could not risk hurting her. But I couldn’t bear her being touched by someone else either. The mere thought of it made me fucking furious.
It had been a long time since I had had such aggression inside me as I had since Jessie’s arrival here. It would be best if she returned to earth. Perhaps then I would be able to erase her from my head and my heart.
We had arrived at her house and Jessie tried to unlock the door with her key. It made me angry to see her this drunk. She was far too vulnerable, and easy prey for any man who wanted her. Sighing, I took the keys out of her hands and unlocked the door. She walked inside and wanted to close the door in my face, but I just pushed her in front of me and locked the door behind us.
“I’m staying here”, I said forcefully. “I am going to make sure that nobody shows up to take advantage of your situation.”
She turned to me.
“Of course, you won’t take advantage of my situation”, she said accusingly, and I felt a sting when I noticed how hurt she was.
“It’s better this way”, I said gently. “Go to sleep! I’ll sleep on your couch.”
She put her arms around my neck and nestled her seductive body against me. I was still hard from before, when she had pressed herself against me. My cock was pounding with desire. The beast inside of me whispered that I should take her, that I should push my cock deep into her wet, warm pussy. I knew she was wet and ready. I could smell her desire, and that almost deprived me of any self-control. I clenched my teeth and lifted her onto my arms. It felt so good to hold her like this. So right. But it wasn’t right. It was wrong!
She had nestled her head against my shoulder and her hands were playing with the hair on my neck. How could a man do the right thing when it was so damn hard? Could my level of frustration get any higher? With all that is holy, I hoped not!
I carried her into the bedroom and laid her down on the bed. With the last bit of control I could muster, I lifted her arms from my neck and covered her with the blanket.
“I can’t sleep in jeans”, she said, pouting.
I groaned internally and pulled back the blanket. All this time I had tried not to look too closely at her curves. But now my gaze fell on her shapely legs, stuck in skintight jeans, and my fantasy got the best of me. I swallowed. With clenched teeth I bent over her and opened the buttons of her pants. I could see black lace through the half-open pants, and my cock pulsated greedily.
No, I warned myself. You are just going to take off her damn jeans so that she can sleep off her intoxication comfortably, then you are going to cover her up again and make sure you get out of this bedroom!
When I opened the last button, I took a deep breath.
“Raise your butt up a bit”, I said reserved and grabbed the pants by the waistband to pull them over her hips and bottom. Then I struggled to get the tight ass jeans down her slender legs. Her skin looked delicate and soft. I wanted to stroke it with my hands, firmly claw my fingers into her shapely thighs, and work my way up the inside of her thighs to her black lace panties with my mouth. I wanted to shred the fabric with my teeth to get to her warm damp skin beneath, and taste the temptingly fragrant scent of her lust. Suppressing a moan, I quietly cursed, as I tore down her stubborn pants and tossed the damn thing on the ground. With a clenched “Fuck!”, I hastily pulled the blanket over her half-exposed body and ran out of the room.
Chapter 5
West Colony, Eden
January 9, 2033 / 15:48 p.m. local time
Jessie
“All right, Steel. That should help”, I said, pulling the needle out of his backside.
“That hurt, Doc. Can you kiss it to make it better?”, Steel said as he flirted with me.
I laughed and turned around to dispose of the syringe.
“I would pre
fer it if you put your ass back into your pants”, I said, still laughing.
“You’re right Doc. If I am going to show you my naked ass so you can kiss it, we ought to be somewhere more private.”
I heard the sound of his zipper and the rattling of the belt buckle behind me. Knowing that he was now dressed once again, I turned back to him. Like all Alien Breeds, he was very attractive. The smile he presented me with would probably have blown me away, hadn’t I been so fixated on Rage. The damn son of a bitch was still avoiding me, but I had heard that he had warned all the men not to come near me. With regret I thought of the evening when he had taken me home from the clubhouse. I had finally found the courage to hit on him, uninhibited by the alcohol, and this idiot had actually rejected me.
Why did he think he had no control over his desires? I had never encountered a man with more damn control than him! It was driving me mad!
“Thank you for torturing me, Doc”, Steel said with a smile.
“With pleasure”, I replied, also smiling. “I’m happy to!”
“I would like to return the favor with a drink. Tonight at the clubhouse?”
I shook my head.
“You can’t drink today, Steel. That doesn’t mix well with the injection.”
“Then I'll be good and just drink coke”, he said and smiled mischievously. “Come on, Doc!”
“I don’t think that’s a good idea”, I said.
“Because of Rage?”, Steel asked. “I just want to have a drink with you. Nothing else! Rage can’t control your life, Doc. Especially if he’s not willing to be a part of it.”
“I know, you’re right, but I don’t want this to lead to any more trouble.”
“Don’t let him get to you. I am not afraid of Rage. One drink. Nothing else. Come on!”
I sighed. He was right. Rage wasn’t in charge of who I hung out with. He wasn’t my boyfriend, so he had no claim to me either.
“All right. But only if you stay sober. I’ll only have a coke myself.”
“Agreed”, Steel said and gave me a million-dollar smile. “How does nine sound?”
“Okay! Nine”, I agreed.
“See you later”, Steel said and opened the door.
“Yes, see you then”, I replied and breathed a sigh of relief as he closed the door behind him.
What had gotten into me? I shouldn’t have agreed. Rage would be furious. I could only hope that he would not show up at the clubhouse tonight.
The music boomed as usual when I entered the clubhouse. Steel sat at the bar, one leg over the bar stool next to him to hold a seat. He gave me a smile as I strolled towards him. I nervously glanced across the room, but Rage was nowhere to be seen.
“Hi, Doc!” Steel said.
“Hi, Steel.”
“Rage isn’t here”, he said with a smile. “Relax!”
I gave him a pained smile. I was really hoping Rage wouldn’t show up tonight. At least not before I left. One coke with Steel and then I was leaving. Tomorrow I had early shift anyway.
Steel ordered two cokes and we toasted.
“How’s your back?” I asked him. “Did the injection help?”
“Yes, I feel like a new man, Doc”, said Steel. “I’m up and running again”, he added with a wink.
“You really shouldn’t flirt with me, Steel”, I said nervously.
“Why? Because your watch dog won’t allow it? I don’t care one bit! You’re not his property, Doc.”
“Is it true that the Jinggs attacked East-Colony?” I steered the conversation to a more harmless topic.
“Yes, that's true”, Steel said. “They tried to kidnap two of the women, but they were able to be subdued. Apparently they didn’t expect our women to be so strong and able to defend themselves. Some of the guards were attracted by the turmoil and caught the four bastards. They are now in prison. I have no idea what’s going to happen to them, but I hope they will be executed. I do not want to imagine what they wanted to do to our women.”
“I am glad that it turned out so well. But how were they able to get into the village undetected?”
“That’s still a mystery. They could not be interrogated. The damn Jinggs do not understand our language. And we can’t understand them either. They are only able make primitive sounds. They’re hardly any more than wild animals. Not civilized at all. Stupid bastards!”
“Well, they can’t be that stupid if they made it past the guards”, I objected.
“Pffft! The soldiers are idiots themselves. If we were finally allowed to govern ourselves, that would certainly not have happened!”
“If you govern yourselves, I'll be unemployed”, I said.
Steel looked at me and shook his head.
“No, we’ll always need doctors. We’re not educated, Doc. We can practice handicrafts and defend ourselves, but research and medicine are not our strength. We would keep you guys here, I can promise you that.” “Good to hear”, I said. “I enjoy being here.”
“What's going on here?” an angry and all too familiar voice could be heard behind me. My heart beat faster.
“We’re just drinking coke and talking, Rage”, Steel said coolly. “Do you have a problem with that?”
“Please, not again”, I said and slid off my seat to step between the men.
“Don’t get involved, Jessie”, said Rage. “Let me and Steele handle this!”
“There is nothing to settle here”, I shouted upset. “I am a grown woman, and can do what I want! Go see Passion or one of the other women you’re usually fucking around with!”
“Doc”, Steel interfered. “Get out of the way! I’m more than capable of dealing with Rage.”
“Outside, boys!”, said Cat, who ran the clubhouse. “I don’t want anything to be broken in here!”
“No!” I said and attempted to get between the men again, but Cat held me back.
“Let them figure it out. Our men have to. You can’t stop them”, she said.
“But ... but this is madness”, I objected.
But Rage and Steel were already on their way out, and so were all the guests. Nobody seemed to want to miss the show. Cat grabbed me by the arm and led me outside behind them. I didn’t really want to watch this, but I couldn’t help but feel a certain excitement and my curiosity was stronger than my reservations. I told myself that I was only watching so I could tend to their injuries later. People had formed a circle and Rage and Steel were already fighting in the middle when Cat and me arrived. They exchanged hard punches and kicks. Both of them had taken off their shirts and their naked bodies were gleaming in the light of the solar lanterns. I was staring at the happenings as if I was paralyzed. With every blow, every kick, I flinched. The onlookers cheered for the two fighters. Even the soldiers were thrilled.
“Aren’t they amazing”, Cat said to me, sighing.
“Amazing?”, I asked bewildered.
“Yes!” Cat replied in astonishment. “Don’t you think it's sexy? They are fighting over you. That should make you proud.”
“No, it just makes me feel sick”, I said and closed my eyes as Rage landed a hit and blood spattered.
When I opened my eyes again, they were both on the ground struggling for the upper hand. Then Steel was under Rage and had to take a series of brutal blows to his head.
“I can’t stand to watch this anymore”, I said. “I have to stop the madness.”
I tried to push past the people in front of me, but Cat held me back for a second time.
“Never get between two fighting Alien Breeds”, she said, warningly, and I remembered that Happy had told me the same thing. “Let the males fight. It looks worse than it is. Tomorrow the two of them will have forgotten all about it. But if you step in now, you risk getting hurt, and that is something neither of them would ever forget, believe me!”
Steel raised his arm and Rage immediately jumped off him and stood up. His gaze searched the crowd and found me.
“Steel surrendered. Rage has won for you. Now
you have to go to him and show him that you are impressed by his strength”, Cat whispered in my ear and let me go.
I stared at Rage. He was breathing heavily and blood was running from a cut above his right eye. His lip had burst open and he was wiping the blood off with the back of his hand. Slowly I shook my head, turned around and ran away. I heard Rage calling my name, but I continued to run. Since I didn’t want him to catch me at home, I ran down the path to the warehouses, hoping that Rage wouldn’t find me there.
I stopped to catch my breath at one of the large buildings. My sides hurt and my lungs seemed to want to burst, not to mention my poor overworked heart. I couldn’t get the pictures out of my head. Rage and Steel beating each other, Steel on the ground and the ferocity of Rage’s punches. Nobody seemed to think it was terrible but me. Cat also said that I should commend Rage for it. This was one of those moments where I didn’t understand the Alien Breeds. I knew they had many genetic instincts and behaviors that seemed strange, even barbaric, to us humans, but witnessing what it really meant was a whole different matter.
I heard footsteps and looked up in horror. Rage was walking towards me. Fear, anger and longing quarreled inside my chest. Why did I have to fall in love with him? And why was he so damn complicated?
“Have you lost your mind?” Rage bellowed and grabbed me by the arms. “You can’t walk around here alone in the middle of the night. Thank God my nose is too good to lose your trail. Don’t you know how dangerous this is? The damn Jinggs could have caught you. Do you want that to happen?”
“Of course not!” I said frightened. “I ...”
“You’re the most frustrating female I'’ve ever met!”
“If you hadn’t acted like a damn Neanderthal, I’d probably be in the clubhouse by now”, I replied angrily, tearing myself away from him.
“With Steel, yes?” he asked mockingly.
“What is this about, Rage?” I shot back. “I didn’t ask you to meddle in my personal matters. First Happy, then Lieutenant Green and now Steel!”
