Karek

by Maia Starr

  “You cannot trust them. They are not here for the reason they say that they are.”

  “How do you know that?” I said narrowing my eyes at him.

  “Because I can just feel it,” he said.

  “I am willing to take that chance. This is my chance to study something unique, and I am not going to pass up that opportunity. Now if you'll excuse me, I am going to get started,” I said walking away from him.

  He grabbed my arm and tried to stop me.

  “You are not going anywhere,” he said with anger in his voice.

  “Get your hands off of me,” I said.

  “Is everything all right here?” I heard a deep voice say. I turned to see Karik standing in the doorway. He was staring at us. There was anger in his eyes.

  I pulled my arm from Dr. Douglas.

  “Yes, everything is fine. I was just telling Dr. Douglas that I am ready to get started and I was about to go grab you,” I said.

  “I don't like this one bit,” Douglas said.

  I looked at him, shocked that he was saying something like that in front of this massive alien.

  “Well, it's a good thing that she does not need your permission, isn't it?” Karik said taking a step into the room. I saw Douglas take a step backward and flinch. He was obviously scared. He had every reason to be. Karik was very intimidating.

  "What are you hiding, alien? Have you come to take over Earth?” Douglas said.

  "Douglas!” I shouted at him.

  "If I have, you would be the first to know, I guarantee it,” Karik said to him in a threatening tone.

  “Enough. I am going to get to work. You two can stay here and fight like children if you want to. It is a waste of my time,” I said walking away into another room of the lab.

  “I am not going to stick around to see this nonsense,” I heard Dr. Douglas say as I walked away. He stomped toward the door and left. I could hear Karik walk in my direction. His heavy boots made a loud sound on the floor.

  “Sorry about that,” I said without turning to look at him. I was getting the equipment ready.

  “Do not apologize. He is only protecting what is his. I cannot blame him,” he said.

  I thought about what he said. Then I turned to him as I realized what he was saying. “What is his? I am not his. I do not belong to him. He is a work colleague. He is a doctor like I am. That is all. He is not my…”

  "Mate?” Karik finished my sentence.

  “I never heard it called that, but yes. He is not my mate,” I said.

  “Good,” he said. I looked at him for a second. What did he mean by that? I didn't want to ask.

  “If you will sit on this table, I can set up the equipment and begin to run a few tests. While I have you hooked up, I am going to write down all the symptoms of this mysterious illness, including the history of when it started,” I said as I grabbed a few electrodes.

  “I am more than happy to tell you anything you need. I am yours,” he said.

  Hearing him say that suddenly made me feel aroused. I don't know why. I suddenly began to think about him sexually. I wondered what he looked like underneath those trousers. Was he human-like below the waist as well? I had to stop myself from thinking about it. But it was only going to get worse when I realized that I now had to touch him.

  “I am going to put these on your skin,” I said to him.

  “Do what you need to do, Vanessa,” he said.

  I swallowed hard. Then I begin to work. His skin was spectacular. The silvery glitter-like skin was beautiful to look at. I rubbed it with an alcohol pad before sticking electrodes all over his body. Touching him was making me more and more aroused by the second. I could feel his firm muscular physique underneath my fingertips. I wanted to run my hands up and down his body, but I thought that would be too obvious. It wouldn't be medical, and he would know it. So I stuck to protocol.

  “I was surprised to see you looking like this. Your wings are gone, and it just looks a bit different in your midsection area,” I said.

  “Yes, when we first met I was shifted into dragon form. We decided to appear to the human group out of dragon form to make it less frightening. We look more human this way, except for our obvious differences.”

  “That is an amazing quality, to be able to shift like that. I find it fascinating,” I said.

  “You do?” he said as he turned his face and was an inch away from mine. It caught me off guard. I look directly into his light brown eyes.

  “I mean that I find it scientifically fascinating. I want to study you,” I said trying to correct myself.

  “You can study me hard if you want to,” he said.

  “What?” I shouted to him.

  “You can study me in a very extreme way: hard,” he said.

  “Oh, I get it,” I said blushing.

  “What did you think I meant?” he asked.

  “Nothing; lie down. I am going to start the machine to run this test,” I said, trying to change the subject. I didn't want him to know that I thought he meant I could study him while he was hard. I was very embarrassed by it.

  “My king, everything all right in here?” Jex said as he walked in with Azlo.

  “Yes, everything is going well. Vanessa just started on running the test. Stand guard in the front room by the door,” Karik said.

  “Yes, as you say,” he said, and they both walked out of the side room into the main room.

  Karik laid there for an hour as I ran individual test. I also took notes as I asked various questions about the illness. He told me the history of when the illness first started showing up on his planet. He told me the symptoms, and then told me everything that he possibly knew about it. Then he answered all my questions about what was considered normal for a weredragon, like body temperature.

  “So what are you thinking?” he asked.

  “I think I am done for the day,” I said.

  Then I began to remove the electrodes from his hot skin. I did it slowly. I took my time. I liked feeling his muscles underneath my fingers. This was bad. It was really bad. I should not be doing this, I thought.

  Then he let out a soft moan. I looked up into his brown eyes. They were glowing a lighter color. What did that mean?

  Before I could ask, his mouth was on mine.

  Even his lips were hot. They were soft and brushing against my own in a very gentle manner. Yet his movements were full of dominance. I was kissing a king. I was kissing an alien. I was kissing a weredragon. It was unbelievable. It was wrong, and I knew it. So why couldn’t I stop myself?

  His large hands moved to my hips, and he pulled me to him between his thighs. I gasped. I was caught off guard by how strong he was. I was moved like I weighed nothing. A part of me was scared of that thought, but also fascinated.

  I rubbed my hands up and down over his chest and torso. It was what I really wanted to do when I was attaching electrodes to him. Now I was able to do it openly. He felt so strong underneath my fingertips, and he wasn’t even in dragon form. I could only imagine how he would feel if he were shifted.

  I felt moisture growing between my thighs as my center began to throb as I kissed him. I was eager, more than I should have been. I was so aroused, and I could feel my nipples hard against the fabric of my shirt and lab coat. His large hands moved to my waist and then around my back. They went lower and pressed against my ass. I moaned again into his mouth as he kissed me vigorously. I was taken with him. I was ready for him to pick me up and take me on the table. I didn’t care if anyone walked in on us. It was what I wanted, and I wanted it badly. I was wanton with lust.

  Then I felt his hand move over the crack of my ass and continue further down. His long fingers were now caressing my center. I felt a flood of delicious pulsing hit me between my thighs. I wanted more and more. I instinctively parted my legs. He reached down further. “Oh, oh…” I whispered. He knew exactly where to touch me. I was curious. He was touching me, and I wanted to touch him. My hand landed on his thigh, and I f
elt the giant bulge of his hard cock. I was pleasantly surprised. I was too embarrassed to ask if he was a lot like a man during the exam, and now I knew that he was. It was long and thick through his trousers. I ached to see it.

  He growled a low growl as I touched it. I caressed it lightly. It reminded me that he was a beast. It only turned me on more. I was attracted to it. It was taboo.

  His fingers slid over the material of my clothes, over my center as I grew wetter and wetter. I was inching toward orgasm. I needed to stop this. I could not let him make me cum. It was wrong! It was so wrong!

  He moaned and groaned again. I was lost in the lust and desire that he was giving me. I was lost in the fact that this was new and adventurous. I had been stuck in this village without any excitement for so long. I had not been with any man since…

  “Stop,” I finally said. His mouth pulled away from mine. I pushed against him and got out of his grasp. I crossed the room in order to get away from those lush lips. If he kissed me again, I would not be able to stop.

  “Did I hurt you? I am sorry. Humans are much more fragile then what I am used too. I am sorry. You are the first human I have ever kissed. Did I do it wrong?” he asked.

  “No, not at all. It is perfect. I mean... not perfect... I mean, it was just…” I felt foolish as I had admitted that his kiss was good: damn good.

  “Then what?” he asked. I heard him jump off the table. His heavy boots echoed on the floor.

  “It is just something that I should not be doing. You are an alien. I am a human,” I said.

  “I don’t understand. That is not a problem for me. I feel happy about it. In fact, I feel great,” he said with a big smile.

  “It is better to pretend that this did not happen. Now, if you will wait for me outside, I can show you to a home where you and your men can stay,” I said, trying to get him out of my sight and to not be alone with him anymore.

  “All right, Vanessa. As you wish,” he said with a husky tone. As soon as I heard the door close, I let out a sigh. Damn, I was turned on. I wanted to give myself some release right then and there. I could not believe just how turned on I was. I was turned on by an alien weredragon! What the hell was wrong with me?

  I took a deep breath and forced myself to concentrate. I needed to wrap up this work and put it in a place that Dr. Bradley Douglas would not find it. When I was done, I was calmer. The redness had left my cheeks, and my nipples were back to a normal size. Only then could I face the alien that had done so much to me.

  Chapter 7

  King Karik Korinth

  When I kissed Vanessa, I had a feeling that I had never experienced before. It was complete euphoria. I had never felt this level of happiness in my entire life as a weredragon. Considering that I was two-hundred-years-old, that was a long time.

  I knew that there was something to her. I didn't know if it was something special to do with humans interacting with Veruka or if it was just her specifically. But I knew that there was something going on, and it was worth looking at.

  Vanessa was kind enough to find a home for myself, Jex, and Azlo. It was in a house next to her own. It had been empty and abandoned. She had told me that many of the houses in the village were empty. When the Clenok cyborgs first started to attack, many humans evacuated to military bases, leaving entire towns empty. It was a good house. I thought it was very comfortable considering it was completely different from what we had on Tivoso. This home was comprised of two stories. She had told me that it was very old, and the floors were made of wood. The walls were made of wood. There were lots of windows made of glass, and she said it was in a style that she called country. I thought it was charming. The bedrooms where we slept were located on the second floor, and the bottom floor was the communal spaces like kitchen and sitting areas. Behind the house was a very large garden with a fence. But most importantly, the house had a good view of the south side of the perimeter wall. It was a good place for my soldiers to keep watch.

  The bed I slept in was comfortable, but I did not get a lot of sleep. It was because I could not stop thinking about kissing Vanessa. I replayed it over and over in my mind. I could still feel her warm body against mine. It was going to be hard to get through the night. I wondered what she thought of me. She had seemed to be into reciprocating the action of kissing, but she had pulled away for some unknown reason. I wondered if the feeling of euphoria that I was feeling was also something that she was feeling inside of her as well? I didn't even get the opportunity to ask her.

  The next morning, Vanessa offered to give me a tour of the village. I agreed to it without hesitation. Not only did I need to examine the village in terms of military necessity and knowing a plan for a good defense, but I also wanted to spend time with her. We agreed that Jex and Azlo would stay in the house in the backyard. I instructed them not to shift into dragon form and fly around. Vanessa thought it was best that the humans did not see them flying in the air as they might take it as an act of hostility. I agreed with it. The humans weren't ready. They were still divided. Half of them felt that we were there to help and the other thought we were there to invade. We did not want to aggravate the opposition.

  “Are you ready for our walk?” Vanessa said as she stood on the porch of the house.

  “Yes, thank you. After you,” I said, looking at her outfit. She was wearing a very long black skirt with layers to it. There were lace-up boots on her delicate feet, and she wore a maroon sweater. Her hair was pulled into a high ponytail on her head. She looked gorgeous. I had to force myself to look away from her body because I was becoming aroused again.

  “So this street that we are on is mostly abandoned. People chose to take up residence closer to town. I like being on the outskirts. It is more peaceful and private. But as you can see, it is very close to the wall. So if we were to encounter an invasion from this side, these houses are very vulnerable,” she said as we walked toward the wall.

  “Yes, I can see that. I am anxious to walk along the perimeter of this wall,” I said.

  “Yes, we can do that. There is a path for maintenance that goes all the way around,” she said.

  “Who is in command of your defense?” I asked.

  “There are four that are in charge of coordinating, but they are not really military men per se. They are more engineers and are the ones that designed the fence and the electrical coils that go with it. I can introduce you if you like,” she said.

  “Yes, I would like that very much. It would help my army to know what your existing defense is, and we can figure out how to use it to our advantage,” I said.

  “You really do have an army?” she asked.

  I looked at her confused. “You still do not believe me?”

  “Seeing is believing,” she said.

  “Then I will have to wait for you to believe me since the army is far from here,” I said.

  “Yes, I guess that is the situation, isn't it?” she said.

  "That is a shame,” I said.

  “Come this way. The path along the perimeter goes into the forest in this direction,” she said.

  “Vanessa, how did you come to this village?” I asked.

  Her face grew sad. I could tell it was a sensitive subject.

  “I lived in a nearby major city called Atlanta. My husband Blake and I were on vacation in the mountains when the city was attacked by the Clenok Clenok cyborgs. We knew that we could not go back there. So we made our way to the nearest military base. But when we arrived, we were only there for about an hour when the Clenok cyborgs came for it. In hindsight it was a stupid place to go. Of course, Clenok cyborgs would be attacking the military bases, that is obvious to me now. They would want to take out our army as soon as they possibly could. But we weren't thinking that way. We were only thinking about shelter and protection. We had heard rumors about isolated villages like this one that were beginning to build walls and that were removing computer systems so that the Clenok cyborgs could not track them. But we thought villages lik
e that were being crazy. But when the Clenok cyborgs attacked the military base, Blake and I made a run for it. We were running toward our truck. He was shot and fell dead immediately. I was in a panic. Then a group of people pulled me away from him. It's hard for me to remember the rest because I was in such a state of shock. But I remember being in a truck with them, a very big one. They drove and drove until we came here. That's it,” she said with tears in her eyes.

  “I am sorry to hear that. That is traumatic. I too lost a wife five years ago. I have had more than one wife in my lifetime. But that is the way of the Veruka,” I said.