Alien Stolen

by Rena Marks

  My dad got up to check the grill and returned with a couple rabbits he placed in our small circle to cool. A few continued to smolder on the grill.

  “We have carrots and apples, too,” my mom said.

  My dad handed over the basket containing them. I moved behind Miack to untie his hands, snaking the rope around his waist instead. I hurried, because it felt oddly like hugging him.

  I decided to tie him to the tree behind us, so as to leave his hands free. The rope was a little short, so I tied it to a tree root that had come loose from the ground in a spot. It didn’t look sturdy enough to hold him if he should really want to break away, but hell, this was for show anyway. Just to ease the parents’—actually the mothers’—minds. His spikes had softened again, but were still sharper than normal. I couldn’t help patting his shoulder a bit. They softened further.

  My dad went for more meat, and Robert went to help him. Together they brought the rest.

  “Go ahead,” my dad said to me. “You two take the cooler rabbits.”

  I suspected they wanted to study Miack like some sort of zoo specimen while he ate. Poor Miack took it all in stride. He appeared rather graceful, like some sort of royalty. I touched his hand to get his attention. I picked up a carrot and bit the end, showing him how to eat it. I crunched it, and to my surprise, he didn’t reach for a new carrot but took the one I bit from. He bit it also, and slowly chewed.

  Ria snickered, and my dad looked thoughtful.

  I pushed a rabbit toward Miack. I didn’t want to talk to him, because I didn’t want the parents to get paranoid if they knew he understood us. It was best to break them in gently.

  “I fed him fish, and it didn’t take him long to understand the bones were dangerous. At least he doesn’t have to worry about that with the rabbit. The bones are big enough to see.” I was talking loud enough to give him a clue.

  “He can watch us, too. I’m sure he’ll figure it out,” Ria said easily.

  “His skin is back to normal,” my mom said.

  “I kind of liked the scales,” Marie said. “They made him look exotic.”

  Ria scrunched her nose at me. “Fellow hooker,” she mouthed.

  “Let me get us some water,” Marie said. My mom rose to help her, and they brought our chipped, worn mugs out. We dipped them in the barrel of water she and my dad had brought.

  I grabbed one for Miack, and the poor guy downed it. Not knowing how my parents would feel about me double-dipping his cup, I used mine to pour a refill for him.

  He said something in his language, possibly a thank you.

  “Well, that’s downright pretty,” mom said, as if he spoke a lilting French instead.

  “Don’t forget he’s a dangerous alien.”

  “Well, I’m not sure if he’s all that,” she said.

  I raised my eyebrows. “He has super strength, pokey spines like spears, and scales for skin. He’s not a cuddly teddy bear.”

  “It’s best to be cautious until we prove otherwise,” Robert says. “Jim has a friend who’s a spy, working for the military. He’s going to let Jim know what’s going on at the base since we escaped. I’m sure they’ll have news about the alien they’re missing.”

  “I’m just saying he hasn’t once tried to escape, or yelled, or anything. He seems to want to go along with whatever Sian wants,” my mother insisted.

  “We all agree he’s a model prisoner,” Ria said. “Let’s just let Sian handle him, okay? She has the super strength, after all.”

  “Yes, how did that happen, Sian?” My mother’s eyes grew larger as she imagined whatever dreaded horrors I might have been through. “Did they experiment on you?”

  I heard a cough out of Miack that sounded suspiciously like a bark of laughter.

  Ria shoved rabbit into her mouth, then blew quickly in and out as it burned. Her eyes watered as she breathed. “Haww…hawwwt.”

  My dad passed her water to her.

  “It was just a drug they had me drink,” I said to my mom, ignoring the scene around us. “That’s it. As soon as I was strong, I snuck out of the cage and freed Dad and Ria. But I couldn’t leave Miack down in his cell because I knew they were shipping him off the base first thing in the morning. So I went back there to steal him.”

  She looked appalled at my lack of manners.

  “She meant to rescue him. But she’s smart to err on the side of caution, since we don’t really know him,” Ria said. “Hence, he’s tied up.”

  I gave her a grateful smile. As a best friend, she was coming through.

  “That’s my daughter,” my mom sighed. “She chose to save a poor, pathetic creature along with her own family.”

  This time I didn’t miss Miack’s snort.

  I took a bite of my rabbit and moaned. I’d missed the more solid meat. “I’m starved,” I said. I reached for a carrot, and passed it to Miack. “Take another bite,” I said. “This one’s pretty sweet. Very crunchy.”

  He bit it and nodded once, then passed it back to me. I laughed, and took a bite where he had. Then I passed it back.

  Apparently he thought carrots were meant to be shared.

  I quickly sobered when I saw my father watching. We ate the rest of our rabbits in silence. When we finished, Dad got up to tend to the grill, dousing it and hauling it back down into the mine. Ria gathered the bones into a piece of cloth.

  “Going to the river to bathe?” she asked me. “Mind taking these?”

  We never left evidence that humans may live nearby. We didn’t need any of the alien search parties checking out the mine. I nodded. “I’ll take them,” I said. “I’m sure Miack wants to clean up.”

  He looked relieved as he stood.

  Chapter Ten

  Miack:

  We bathed in the small pond, this time bringing our clothes in to wash. Before we left, Ria had brought out a sliver of soap, and Sian scrubbed everything she could, our skin, our hair. She even rubbed it through our clothing, and then we strung them out on tree branches to dry while we bathed.

  I pulled my mate to me, wrapping my arms around her. She sighed, and for once sank into me. I rested my chin on top of her head, stroking the soft skin of her abdomen. Just an inch lower, I found the soft nest of curls. Would she reject me? There was no reason to. She already had my strength and she wasn’t initiating the contact to steal it. Maybe, just maybe, she was beginning to accept her role.

  I traced through the soft thatch of hair and parted through her folds to find her already damp. My hearts pounded in my chest as I dipped into her pussy and spread the luscious moisture around her clit.

  Sian moaned. She found my touch pleasing. The thought excited me beyond words.

  Her small hand snaked around my arm to stroke my cock. I groaned, the feeling beyond belief.

  “Do you feel it, too?” I whispered. “This instant connection between us? Sian, I think I love you.” That was saying a lot. I’d never loved a woman before. But I would do anything for this small human. She held my life in her hands.

  I was the happiest man alive when she whispered. “You take my breath away.”

  Her hands reached for my waist. I covered them with my own, feeling the soft skin underneath my palms, the texture so different from mine. There was much exploring and learning to do with each other.

  Releasing her hands, I lifted her and she settled her legs around my waist. I held her close, and she gasped at the sensation of having her sex splayed open and against the skin of my abs. My hands cupped her ass, exploring the crevice between her cheeks gently.

  Her small hands reached for my chest, feeling the muscles as they jumped and quivered beneath her exquisite touch.

  She settled her head into the crook of my shoulder and neck.

  “I want you more than I’ve ever wanted anyone in my life.” My voice was deeper than usual, and I didn’t care that she couldn’t understand the words I spoke. “Someday soon, we’ll be able to communicate. We will share everything then.”

 
“You’re mine,” she whispered. “I’m gonna try to take better care of you from now on.”

  I could not believe my luck. I grasped her hair, raising her head. I lowered my mouth to hers to end any further conversation between us, and I showed her how much I loved her with my lips and tongue. Her passion grew.

  Her fingers frantically explored every inch of my chest. They caressed my skin with fervent little touches that sent curls of lust down to my throbbing cock. I needed her to feel the same intense, burning need I did.

  Her back arched to press her breasts firmly against me, skin to skin. It was almost too much pleasure, the feel of her stiffened nipples poking into my chest.

  I snarled with need and pulled my mouth away as we stared at each other, both of us panting. I moved one of my hands to find the area between us where the heat of her pussy beckoned for my touch.

  Desire swam through me as I sought her musky heat. She threw her head back, and I watched her slim neck pulsate as she breathed deeply. Her body quivered as I traced her lower lips with the barest tip of my finger. I use my middle digit, the largest one, to impale her deeply as my thumb rubbed circles on her swollen clit.

  She exhaled on a burst, straightening her head to look into my eyes. She held my gaze and circled her hips in tune to my hand.

  My cock throbbed with need, especially when her gaze lowered to watch my hand on her intimate flesh. My erection grew even harder, bobbing about to find her silk. She inhaled a sharp gasp when she noticed how much I wanted her. The fierce head of my erection bobbed stiffly against the smooth globes of her ass. Then I circled her clit harder, every now and then pressing firmly against it, feeling how much it had swelled with my touch. Her lips parted as if she’d forgotten how to breathe.

  “Oh, wow. I really, really need you.”

  She moved her pelvis away from my body, shifting us so my engorged shaft jutted up between us. I looked down at it just as her small hand wrapped around the flesh, the difference in our skin color pronounced. My shaft was thick and long and the tip of my cock curved into a fuller mushroom tip. The head was so dark and swollen, it was a painful pleasure. A delicious ecstasy beneath her touch.

  When her thumb reached out to swirl against the small opening at the head, I almost lost it from her touch alone.

  So I scooted a bit at the same time as I removed my hand from her hot sheath. She made a sound of protest, but quieted as I immediately impaled her with my enormous cock instead.

  Her cunt was deliciously spread open wide, like the budding petals of an exotic Earth flower. She squirmed, and I tightened my hold on her to keep her thighs wrapped snuggly around my waist.

  Her inner thighs trembled as they gripped me. I used my calloused fingertip to caress the soft skin of her clit again, watching as she shivered at my touch.

  “I wanted to taste you, but I wanted inside you just as bad,” I confessed. “Next time, my love. I promise to explore every fold, taste every drop that has gathered. You’re so wet and ready for me.” To prove this, I dragged my finger through her slick folds, feeling my cock where it breached her body.

  “As beautiful as your voice sounds, I just want you to fuck me right now. Your wonderful cock. Thick and deep. Plunging in and out until I shatter all over it.” Her voice was full of tension.

  Again, I covered her mouth with mine. I tasted her mouth like I wanted to taste her cunt, licking her lips, sucking her tongue, kissing her with all the emotion I had inside me. She squeezed her legs around my waist as her hips wiggled, trying to urge me on. She moaned when I pulled my hips back, releasing the length of my cock from her velvet folds, and then grunted as I slammed back into the seam of her cunt. I rocked my hips to rub the length of me inside her swollen pussy.

  Her hands gripped my shoulders and her nails dug sharply into my skin. “Please,” she gasped. “Make me come hard. I’ve been waiting too long.”

  Burrowing against her neck, I pressed hot, wet kisses on her throat, which she bared by tilting to the side. She was especially sensitive here, crying out softly. The feel of the sharp points of my fangs scraping against her skin made her shiver with need. I smiled against her throat, knowing how much pleasure I could bring my mate. Then I rolled my hips in a way that made my cock plunge deeply into her. She began to thrust wildly, trying to get my cock to hammer into her. With a deep growl, I gave her what she wanted.

  She was so wet and continually gripped my cock, even when I pulled out. The urge to come had never been so strong. Still I fought it, wanting to see her face as she released first.

  With a shudder, I pull away at the last second, the threat of my impending orgasm threatening to explode.

  “Fuck me,” she demanded, tightening that sweet cunt again.

  I stopped kissing her neck to growl. “Easy, my queen. I am going to love you properly. I’m going to fuck you until you can’t walk.”

  But my body burned for release, especially as I felt her so close to climax. Her pussy clenched, screaming for release, begging to come around my thick cock.

  She turned her head to stare into my eyes. Very, very slowly I angled my hips until the broad head of my cock pressed against the entrance of her cunt.

  “Yes,” she urged. “Hard.”

  My eyes closed in ecstasy as I plunged into her. Her body melted, sucking my cock inside until I was balls deep, my testicles making slapping sounds against the flesh of her ass. The pleasure of reaching her depths was exquisite.

  “Oh, God,” she moaned.

  “Are you all right?” I gritted. “You’re so tight. I can’t hold back any longer.”

  She rolled her hips again and wrapped her legs tighter around my waist, her small heels digging into my ass. She used them to pull herself tighter against me and my cock sank deeper into her warm, wet bliss.

  “You feel so good,” I groaned. My fingers curved, digging into her ass to grip her. Slowly I withdrew a little and sank back in, making her take more of me. She couldn’t look away from my eyes as they stared into hers. Neither of us broke contact as I fiercely fucked her.

  “Faster,” she urged, even though my entire cock was sunk into the depths of her pussy. “Please?”

  I hammered her small body. I pounded into her until my balls slapped through the water, hitting her ass.

  “It’s too good. I’m going to come.”

  I clenched my teeth as I moved faster, my body bucking against hers. My muscles rippled with tension, and her hands fluttered over my back, alternating between digging and squeezing. Inside her, I hit a spot that made her cry out, and her nails wickedly sliced into my back. My hips bucked, fucking her hard and fast. Finally, as though it was too much pleasure for her to take, Sian threw back her head and screamed in pleasure, as if the climax itself was as brutal as my thrusts had been. Her vaginal muscles clamped down hard on my driving cock, squeezing me mercilessly with the intensity of her orgasm. I roared against her throat, the orgasm ripping through my entire body. My seed filled her as my hips slowed to sharp, short jerks, my cock still buried to the hilt inside her.

  I panted against her skin after I finally stopped fucking her.

  Sian eased her grip and loosened the hold of her legs, which were still wrapped around my hips, as her body slowly relaxed. A sense of deep satisfaction filled me at being the one to bring such pleasure to my mate.

  She would never know anyone else.

  The sounds of the woods penetrate our bliss. The water gurgled, and I bent my knees to sink us into the water, cooling our flushed skin.

  Sian opened her eyes, and pressed small, light kisses to the side of my jaw.

  I kept her with me, our bodies still joined. She didn’t bother to free herself, as if she knew her place. My cock was still hard and big inside her. I brushed my lips across her skin.

  She looked into my eyes, and the love shone through the depths of hers. “That was amazing, Miack. There are no words to tell you how wonderful that was.”

  I smiled at her, like a besotted fool.
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  “I have something to tell you,” Sian said. “I’m going to be leaving. You’ll need to stay behind.”

  “No,” I said, uneasiness prickling my spine. “I go where you go. You may not understand the words, but you’ll understand my tone.”

  She sighed and did not speak further. For once, my mate obeyed me. I was beginning to think humans were untrainable.

  But I regretted when she loosened her legs from around my waist, and lifted herself from my cock.

  We finished our bathing in silence. Checking our clothes, we found them dry enough to dress.

  Sian twisted her hair into tiny braids and knotted them up out of the way, as I lay on the ground to watch. Her glorious color was covered, because the strands were dark with moisture inside the braids.

  Then she slipped her hand in mine for the walk back down the hill. It was quiet in the mine, just Ria sitting inside with one of the lanterns. She carefully honed a knife to razor sharpness. Like Sian’s, her hair was piled up on top of her head. A strip of fabric covered her forehead and wrapped around her skull. Black soot covered her face.

  What was going on?

  I heard a click as the cuff on my wrist was snapped into a rusty old chain left in the mine. Stunned, I watched Sian click the other cuff to the same chain, and then she forced me backward as she draped the chains through the metal protrusions jutting through the ground.

  “This is just temporary, Miack. I’m sorry. But Ria and I need to go see if there’s any way we can confiscate some supplies from the military base before they head out.”

  “No,” I bellowed. “You may have my strength, but I cannot protect you if you do not have me in your presence. It is not safe.”

  “I don’t know what you’re saying,” she reminded. “I’ll be back sometime during the night. We’ll be safe. We’re just going to spy on the transporting vehicles tonight.”

  Now I understood why she twisted her hair into tiny braids, hiding the glorious color as best she could. She hadn’t listened to me—or my tone—at all. What else had I misinterpreted? Did she even feel the love for me that I felt for her?