“No shit.” She laughed. “You were so sexy going all alpha male on those peons. And you did a stream with your mouth. That takes serious skill. Even after all I suffered, the first thing I thought of seeing you is wrapping my legs around you and getting fucked till I was a mumbling invalid. I can honestly say that none of them has half the girth or length of your cock, even enhanced. Killing those assholes like that got me horny as hell.”
“Red, I…”
She put a finger across his lips. “No need. It has passed. Maybe later, but for a couple days I’m planning to overcome this bad stain on my life and will need you and Sparky to do it. Let me just sit here in silence and make sure everyone is comfortable. While we wait, can I read your mind and see what you’ve done to get back to me?”
“You never need to ask. It’ll always be open unless we fight or I’ve got a surprise, but I also saved some Beast fights with my chip. It is clearer than telepathic images.”
“You have a chip now too?”
“Sure is handy.” He laughed softly. “I like just looking at someone and see their name pop up so I don’t make a mistake, but without a link to the terran network I can’t pull up their records or why they were kidnapped.” Sunny eyes turned to the recently freed.
“Many of them are filthy rich or have family who is. I know from talking to them. Rich as Papa, but some are of political families or enemies of someone powerful… now let me see what you’ve been doing.” She laid both hands on either side of his rugged face and slid deep into his consciousness, searching for what happened after she was kidnapped.
Renee cried as she learned Deegen and Bell truly had been killed and what Rose uncovered to deliver Deegen’s suspicions on it being their fault. She struggled to not cry again as how hollow and angry Oliver was with her absence and it not being at all about the spectacular sex they have missed out on. He was empty and lost without her. It made her happy enough to cry. She hadn’t a clue how to process what he did in the preparing month as the technical aspects went way over her head. She gasped seeing he went to a Beast overrun planet and all that happened on it. She watched on at the speed of Solarian thought through everything he endured and learned from Netul and Callier. Even liking the name Valek over Multi-tool too.
It still took two hours to go through seven months of battle experience before Renee tilted her head up at the still floating blanket saying “Netul, Callier, Archivers… thank you so much for helping my Match and guiding him. I’m so grateful and blessed you all did what you did for the man I love.”
The pair of minds of Netul and Callier touched theirs. The former said “We are just glad you are well, young Renee. And just so you know, you aren’t Reten. I see your mind, but you merely resemble her. It is close enough to fool technology, but you are entirely a different person and individual. Reten would not have suffered what you did. She would have abandoned the others and not thought twice on escape. She would have put them all out of their misery first and killed any on her way out. You are not her at all. She was a heartless woman as you would say.”
Callier thought after being caught. “Sorry for eavesdropping so deeply. I was just curious.”
“I let you in didn’t I?” Renee smiled beautifully in Oliver’s opinion. Being Drake bonded made her extremely telepathically sensitive.
“I’m thankful. Oh, and let me know about that little secret you’ve decided on when you are ready. I will join you and we can become closer as friends while our children play. I would like to be a mother again someday soon. It has been four of your centuries and I crave being a mother. I can already tell you will be as well.”
“Not for a few months at least. I’m not going to drop an egg for awhile. Unless things grow boring and need something interesting to occupy my time. There is still too much for me to do than leave for three months of pregnancy where I’m dangerous to every woman around me if they even look at my Olly the wrong way. When things settle I’ll let you know.”
“That would be wonderful. It has been too long that our two peoples didn’t share raising their offspring. Let me know when you would like to meet. I would very much like to do feminine things and get to truly know you. You seem pleasant for a human raised hybrid.”
“I think we’ll be friends soon enough if you never call me a hybrid again. But regardless… when I get spare time I’ll make sure we can meet up and gossip about our Matches. You sound like a real ball buster yourself so we’ll make our men flee for their lives.”
Callier mentally laughed loudly and cheerfully. “Agreed. We must leave now, but we are so glad to have aided Oliver into being able to rescue you. And he needs more practice, make sure he gets it.”
“Oh, he will. Thanks again.”
The minds left and Oliver transferred files from his chip to hers so she could watch a few mundane hunts till suddenly a sharp mind said “We’ve arrived. Debris is everywhere.” Coming from Sparky.
Their coms beeped and a deep gravelly voice said “Lass, are ye safe?”
“Yes, Papa. I’m safe. Oliver saved me and the rest of us. Look for a big ass crater. We’re in the center thereabouts.”
“Aye, Lass, we’ve located yer com signal and are currently on the way. We need to clean the orbit before the objects fall like meteors to the planet, but are on our way. Ye just sit tight.”
“Yes, Papa. Papa?”
Jake’s strong tone softened. “Aye, Lass, it is good to hear yer voice too. Papa is coming. Yer papa will always come to get his little lass. Me shuttle is ready to take everyone.”
“Oh, Papa, Olly saved you a present.” She lilted.
“Did he now? And what may it be?”
“It wouldn’t be much of a surprise if I told you now would it?”
“Nay. We’re five minutes out. See ye soon, Lass.” He cut transmission.
“Wake up everyone. In five minutes we’re getting off this rock.” Renee voiced and it was met by cheers and tears.
Approximately five minutes later two sailboat style shuttles with aerodynamic wings were seen approaching. One being the River Skipper and the other which was twice her size had a double mast shuttle of similar design.
River Skipper hadn’t even touched down when the cargo door was raised and out shot a giant green reptile, four wings blurring like a hummingbird. “RENEE!!!” it roared loudly.
“SPARKY!!!” she ran for him and they met with an audible ‘Thud’. Sparky hugged and wrapped his long supple neck protectively around her as if he’d never let go again. He seemed to deflate in relief as they hugged without saying anything, letting their emotions wash over each other.
The larger shuttle touched down and out ran fifteen men and women in skin tight white medic flight suits. They spread out, injectors at the ready with scanners and medical kits. The victims laughed, cried or collapsed as reality hit it wasn’t some elaborate dream or a delusion from pain.
“Bring them aboard if they are stable! The rest get treated where they are.” Jake’s voice boomed unlike any other. He then stepped off with the Hunters. Andrea, Jessica and Stephanie exited the River Skipper and hugged Renee with Sparky. The captain looked to have also taken the first real breath in months and smiled beneath the thick and braided red beard. Wiped his eyes once too.
“Over here you five!” Oliver called out and Jake and the Hunters turned. Jake whispered to Andrea and she went back over to the girls and Sparky as the men hurried to Oliver who was moving off towards the still glowing cube barrier. “I give you the High Chairman of the mercs and inside the vault are all the clientele he’s kept of every shady deal made since taking power. He’s kept immaculate details. Everyone else here is dead. More may be coming…”
“Don’t worry, Lad. Me fleet is coming to deal with any mercs who return here unknowing they’ve been devastated. Till then the Dorgenox can and will eliminate any threats that don’t surrender.” Jake grinned evilly as green eyes glinted with furious rage. “Thank ye, Lad, for leaving me the scrap I wanted. I’ll
deal with the information later. Right now I want him if ye’d be so kind.”
Oliver waved his hand and the cube barrier dissolved into nothingness. “Want me to wake him up?”
“Oh, no need to do that.” Jake grinned evilly as his head size fist crackled with electricity a moment before he leaned over and grabbed the man by the throat with the single hand. The chairman suddenly woke up due to pain of electrocution. “Long time, Victor. Remember me, Lad? I haven’t forgotten ye the last time we met.”
“Stars! NOOO!!!” the man yelled in fear as he registered who was in his face. “What do you want? I’ll give you anything, Highness.”
“I’ve already gotten back me most important treasure ye stole and ye have nothing left to bargain. Imagine me surprise finding ye are the scum who took me child. I let ye live last time. Not again.”
“It was just business!” This Victor person said in terror.
“Not for me, Boyo! Ye took me daughter. No one seals from me and lives to brag. No one. Yer tyranny is at an end. Before I kill ye, I’m going to find who hired ye for this and kill them too.”
Jake slammed his mind through the feeble mental barriers and dove deep through the slimy bastard’s consciousness into the memory centers. It didn’t take long before irises vanished beneath an evergreen glow and suddenly Victor turned to pink mist with a cut off scream of pain. Jake turned to the Hunters and their birds to say. “Deegen and Bell were the primary targets for assassination and Renee was a secondary bonus.”
“Did you see who hired them, Captain?” Stone asked with a grimace.
“Aye, it was the same lass Deegen met with the peach hair and goddess figure. Rose’s memory transfer of the lad’s last moments are identical. I’m certain it’s she. Victor didn’t know who she was either, but she paid a billion credits on Deegen and Bell for assassination and another ten for Renee’s capture where she gave them the means to track Deegen. Eleven billion is no small number for an average person to save for. She made it seem their transaction was rather cheap to me. Now that I know the bitch’s face I’ll track her down and tear these soulless bastards apart if it is the last thing I do.”
“Not alone. They fucked with our brother and little sister’s heads and killed them when they had no more use, stole an Elder Hunter’s mate and threatened other Class One Hunters lives. We will put them down by our own laws that supersede the Empire.” Steven said coolly, but none could deny the anger and venom underneath the surface.
“Don’t ye worry none.” Jake laid a hand on Steven’s shoulder. “We’ll get to the bottom and figure it out. Get the vault in me ship. I need to see to the injured.”
Chapter 6
“Aye, and be sure to take the fleet and cripple their engines before they have time to calculate FTL. Me son-in-law destroyed them before they got a chance to send the subspace emergency signal. More mercs will be coming, ye can be assured. It’s their home for most. Just keep the fleet ready till the Marines arrive to put their men in place to trap any more brigands.” Jake commanded from his lavish throne as he looked out the bridge window at fifty seven glorious battle cruisers under his command half the size of the Dorgenox yet just as deadly. They didn’t have the glorious sailboat style he preferred, most opting for function and sleekness over old world aesthetics. Nevertheless, each ship had the proud green anchor put in the middle of a skull signifying they all flew under Pirate King Dorgen’s banner.
Leader of the fleet was captained by a sexy brunette woman in a scandalous dress that left little to the imagination, but a glance told she was tough as nails and not to be underestimated. Her voice was raspy and soft rolled into one as she practically purred “I’ll take care of any more of the lawless pirates that stain our reputation, My King. If they don’t surrender even after I blow their thrusters I’ll simply annihilate them. You just get back to work, Old Man.” Her gaze shifted on the monitor display. “Spread out to form a net around the planet and hide. Leave no blind spots and set subspace radar to broad spectrum. Any ships not belonging to the Marines are to be crippled by targeting their engines the moment you get a lock. No lad to issue a warning. Spread out and be ready. If you get the lock first, just shoot and then send word. Move out!”
Streams of energy propelled the pirate king’s fleet all around the system, some hiding in the orbital debris as others found strategic positions to sit and wait.
Jake sighed and relaxed in his throne. “Abdul, make way for Verard so we can drop off our passengers as well as some of the stolen credits aboard.” He took a breath to stand up. “I’m going down.”
“Aye aye.” A course was plotted and then they were off.
Warm, soothing heat seeped into Renee’s languid body. The shower was great to remove the grime, but the bubble bath was the real miracle. She sighed not for the first time as she leaned her head back and let the hot water seep down into her very soul. Soft music eased the mind as the scent of strawberries and apples permeated the air making it a wonderful and relaxing experience.
And she wasn’t alone as her near and dear best friend Sparky laid curled up on the warm tile floor. She didn’t want him to go anywhere and knew without a doubt he was enjoying the bubbly experience through their connection. He didn’t speak, not that there hadn’t been enough of that. Still, it was great to be clean and refreshed after months of misery.
“Doing any better?”
Renee opened her eyes to find the love of her entire existence leaning up against the bathroom sink in a pair of jeans and a shirt that did nothing to hide his godly physique that made her always feel very feminine since she was taller and more thick than normal women. She offered a soft smile before throwing her arms back and stretching, liking how his eyes shifted to her soapy breasts and perky pink nipples. A flush crept into her cheeks more than the water had done, seeing the shaft between his legs jump just enough to show his desire for her hadn’t altered. She sighed as the stretch relaxed. “Much better actually. A long hot bath in a dimmed room is just what I needed. I feel like a whole new woman. And with Sparky back with me again, the emotional scars are being smoothed over.”
“I’m just being selfish. They are just as much my scars and I don’t want them to last. I’m removing the emotional trauma only.” Sparky admitted, lifting his head.
“We just don’t want Renee to change. We love her just the way she is.” Oliver smiled and scratched Sparky under the chin. The emerald Drake made a pleasant rumble in his chest. “I can read minds, but soothing emotions are still beyond my grasp.”
“I will instruct you later. Can you please go fish out a Piranha. Renee is starving. They fed her normal human food. It makes even my own mouth taste foul.”
“It is why I just got back, I already caught one and filleted it for her.”
“Ugh, you just had to mention food when I just got comfortable.” She groaned.
“Red, you’ve been bathing for at least three hours. It’s why I let you and Sparky be alone.”
“I’ve been in for three hours?” Her gaze unfocused to look at the time through the chip and blinked. “Well damn. So it has.” She grimaced and took a deep breath to stand up. Soap and water cascading down her pale, naked body. She took a good look over herself to grimace again. “I definitely need to eat. I can see my ribs and my tits are a little bit smaller. I didn’t realize how much weight I’ve lost.”
A muscle in Oliver’s jaw jumped from the comment, but said nothing. Her normally short red hair had grown out and lay flat with the water. The curves were less than normal, but still flattering. Her firm peach-shaped ass remained enticing though. The tattoo sprawled all across her back was of a intertwining thorny vine accompanied with vibrant flowers. An ideal symbol for a confrontational and beautiful woman. Natural freckles cutely covered her face, neck and shoulders, sprinkling down to her cleavage, but leaving her breasts creamy white. Long and firm legs never stopped rising till the glorious vee between her legs. He watched, still mesmerized as she stepped from the empty
ing tub to rinse and smacked the wall to dry near completely in a few seconds.
From there she looked at her reformed bracelet and out from it flowed a comfortable long sleeved shirt and short shorts to emphasize those pale luscious legs. She stopped in front of the mirror as the males moved aside and she smiled. “Seems like my makeup lasted this whole time, but I’ll need to trim my hair back… speaking of…” Renee turned and he held still as her hands let her fingers run through his soft mane. “I love how you let your hair grow out. A good place to get a fistful to hold onto.” Her deep red lips were less cracked and quirked. “I like it, but why doesn’t it stick out all over the place like mine does when they glow?”
“Because as I said earlier, the excess is flowing out of me. I’m not doing any form of conscious Gathering. If I do even the slightest.” His hair began to gently lift straight up. “It will.”
“I got a boyfriend who’s eyes glow always. At least I won’t need to worry about stubbing my toe in our bedroom… now that you cleaned up my sty at least.” She turned and headed that way. Sitting on a large platter in bed was thick steaks of fish with a side of goopy brain for dessert. Her mouth filled near instantly as the digestion process initiated. Fresh food sitting right there was too much. She moved right in for the kill and began devouring like there was no tomorrow. Between mouthfuls she asked “So what other changes happen?”
“Well if I gather half my total strength thereabouts my hair turns from brown to a luminous gold like my eyes. I barely used ten percent to come for the rescue.”
“Show me.” She was intrigued and wanted to see it with her eyes rather than by his earlier memory.
Unable to deny her anything, Oliver’s eyes increased in intensity while he also made sure that his power didn’t leak to cause the itch. His hair shot straight up in a windless whipping updraft. Renee was spellbound, food momentarily forgotten. Before her eyes she watched the standing hair of dark brown started to lighten several shades, an inner glow coming out from within each individual strand of hair. His eyes grew so bright she could barely make out any of his rugged features. Then his hair became burnished gold, like stalks of wheat swaying in a breezy field. “This is enough to completely shred a gas giant into a new asteroid field.”
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