Alien Romance Box Set: The Euthenian Battle Complete Series (Books 1-4): A SciFi (Science Fiction) Alien Warrior Romance

by Ashley L. Hunt

  Surprise filled Emerald as a giant smile found its way over Caleb’s face. “To answer your question, the wedding went great and we are deliriously happy. Oh and I love ya, too, Mother. Let me introduce you to my wife, Emerald. Emerald this is my mother, Matilda Booth. Is breakfast ready?”

  No smile showed on his mother’s face, yet her eyes glistened a bit. “There're sausage and bread over there on the table, get your skinny asses over there and eat. Neither one of you has enough weight on you to keep you warm once the cold comes.”

  Caleb took the bewildered Emerald by the hand, leading her to a filthy table, which had a plate with some pieces of meat on it. The same dark colored bread they ate the night before sat next to it.

  Emerald found she was not hungry in the least. And saw three of his older brothers coming towards them, frowns upon their faces. The tallest of them said, “News has come about the uprising, Caleb and there has been talking about who they’d like to lead. It’s between you and one other man. Of course, we expressed our interest in you.”

  Emerald’s eyes went wide. “Caleb, they want you to be involved? But I thought…”

  The tall brother interrupted her. “Yes, he has told us how he wants nothing to do with it. The fact is here there aren’t many men on this planet with any military experience. You happen to be married to a highly decorated militant who is also a trained assassin.”

  Emerald looked at Caleb, surprise etched over her pretty face. “Caleb, you’ve told me none of this. Why?”

  “I’ve had enough war. I want only peace now. That life is one I left behind,” Caleb told her as he caressed her cheek. “I want a simple life filled with you and our children and nothing more.” He looked at his brother. “Jared, I don’t see the need for an uprising.”

  The tallest brother, Jared glared at him. “Caleb, we live like animals! They think of us as one notch above animals. We are not allowed to go into their cities and even trade, yet they can come out to us and trade things they think we need with the items they want from us. It’s unfair and we need to show them who we are.”

  “I am not that man. I want simple things. It’s why I came here. I thought it’s why all of us came to The Euthenia Nebula. Not to take it over.” Caleb turned away and took Emerald with him. “I’m getting my things and leaving and want no more of this.”

  He stopped dead in his tracks when he heard his father’s voice. “Caleb, have you turned to cowardice, son? After all, you’ve accomplished, have you forgotten who you owe your allegiance to? We need you, son. You are the only one in the settlement who knows how to make the plans to come together to accomplish this. And you are also the only man who has been to the capitol and met the king and prince at the castle when we arrived here. You are our leader, rather you want to be or not. Do you understand me, son?”

  Emerald’s eyes met Caleb’s as he looked at her apologetically. “I suppose I must do this, please understand and forgive me.”

  She nodded, but her heart felt heavy.

  They’d ridden for two days to get where they were at. Emerald rode on the back of Caleb’s equine as he led the Earthlings to Capital City, the epicenter of The Euthenia Nebula. The place they were about to take over.

  If everything went right.

  Capitol City is where all the people from Earth had arrived when they came to the planet. Emerald had been there before, but it had been so long ago her memories seemed to have warped.

  All immigrants were registered, physical images were captured and in the first three years of taking in the immigrants, implants were placed on their wrists to track them.

  They stopped that practice as the Earthlings cut them out soon after getting to the settlement. Earthlings do not like to be tracked!

  So only physical images and a little bit of paperwork are what’s filed for each person who came from Earth to make this planet their new home.

  Once documented all who came in on the ship from earth were placed on a hover barge and taken to the settlement. The desolate area away from the last civilized town.

  The same few sentences ran over and over again as we rode the eight-hour trip on the barge. ‘Do not leave the settlement for any reason.’ ‘Do not come into the towns for any reason.’ ‘Do not procreate irresponsibly.’

  Seems like we’ve all done all these things. We’ve only been here ten years and have quadrupled our original numbers.

  Emerald looked around and thought the streets looked shinier than she’d remembered. The silver dust sparkled in the sunlight. She looked at her husband, Caleb, to find the palace looming ahead of them.

  It looked like a pearl in the midst of brilliantly colored flowers. The palace was surrounded by gardens, each with its own palate of colors.

  On each side of the enormous palace were gardens of blue varieties of flowers. Right in front the color scheme was purple. All the flowers in that garden were various shades of purple.

  The place was very beautiful and Emerald hoped nothing was going to be destroyed in their take-over. It weighed heavily on her, the attack they were on the verge of.

  Things were too quiet as they entered the first city after they left the fields they weren’t meant to cross. No people were out and about as she thought they’d be.

  The royals were away and most of their guards, but a few had to have remained. She wondered where they were.

  Why wouldn’t even the regular citizens try to stop them?

  It was all too easy and too easy is like too good to be true. Things just don’t work out like that.

  Town after town seemed to be deserted. Not even the bark of a dragon-dog or the purr of a lion-cat could be heard.

  Birds still flew overhead now and again. Other than that, no form of life was showing its presence.

  The men and women of Euthenia were more muscled than the people from Earth. Though none of the citizens were allowed weapons, she was sure they could find ways to make some.

  The need to see someone, anyone was making her wheels spin. Something wasn’t right.

  Emerald wanted nothing more than to live a simple life with a man she thought wanted that as well. Instead, she found her new husband was a military leader back on Earth and the people who wanted to take over the planet wouldn’t take no for an answer from the military hero.

  Only one week had passed from the day they were married to the day they were about to engage in what would surely be a battle to gain the palace. She still barely knew the man she was married to.

  Their nights had been spent making love, and he was a passionate man. She knew that much about her husband. His touch set her body on fire and she would do anything to stay with him.

  Emerald supposed it was love which held her to him. She told him it was anyway. With not any real love in her family, she knew little about the emotion.

  Caleb was her family now, and he came with a pack of brothers who followed just behind the couple. Hundreds of settlers were behind them.

  Her father and his cohorts were even back there somewhere. All knew they were not to bother Caleb and Emerald. They were the leaders and were to be listened to, not spoken to.

  Caleb made the rules, and all followed. Even his father and brothers, both older and younger, did what he told them to without saying anything more than, ‘yes, sir.’

  Some of the men carried weapons they’d fashioned from metals and woods they found. A few had managed to obtain some of the Euthenian weapons.

  That in itself concerned Emerald as not even the citizens of Euthenia were permitted to have weapons. Somehow they’d gained them from guards and that meant there was a problem with the royals themselves.

  Caleb had made for himself and for her a matching set of swords. And Emerald had fashioned them each the protective clothing they wore. They matched in their black and white ensemble.

  Belts held their swords around their waists, near their left hips. Caleb had taught her to use the sword to defend herself. Emerald was no fan of the sharp weapons.


  To slice a chunk of Euthenian flesh from their perfect bodies wasn’t a thing she wanted to do. She’d promised herself she wouldn’t do such a thing if at all possible.

  She prayed for an easy take-over. One which would end peacefully. Emerald was no idiot though and knew it would be the greedy Earthling’s who wouldn’t be able to come to an agreement with the people born to the planet of Euthenia.

  And the possibility of an easy take-over was getting more and m

  ore unlikely. It had occurred to her that the inside of the palace might well be filled with the people who seemed to have disappeared off the face of the planet.

  There just was no place else they could be, in her opinion.

  She’d found out at the last meeting just before they left that the royal armada was three weeks away. Someone was corresponding with the main ship. The one the King and Prince were on.

  The new Princess as well. The news was she was being held as the King was afraid she had everything to do with the uprising.

  Truth be told, Emerald and Caleb had no idea who all was behind the uprising. Caleb just told her they were the best people to head it as he had no intention of taking over the planet, just co-existing as he and Prince Kerr had discussed at length when he stayed with them at the palace.

  Left in another’s hands, the fate of us and our children would be at risk. Emerald felt a bit better knowing her husband was a good man with good intentions. She would support him and risk her life with him for what he believed in.

  He helped her to form a belief in his vision as well, but she wasn’t as convinced it would work as he was.

  The first sun was nearly setting, leaving the smaller one to light the sky. It became a different color once the first, large sun left the sky.

  The odd peach color always had brought a sense of anything could happen to Emerald. Not in a good way, though.

  In the sense of things weren’t right, things could change things you never expected could occur.

  She half-expected to see the royal armada drop out of the sky and annihilate them all with powerful weapons they must have on their ships.

  Emerald had no idea what kinds of weapons they had. They were by far a peaceful people in that regard. The only real downfall the civilization had in her opinion was the belief men and women were not created equally.

  Women had to obey men. All men. When not married they must do as their father says then once married do as their husband says. But all men must be obeyed.

  To show their obedience, a woman must stay a step behind any man she’s walking with. It wouldn’t be so bad if the physical punishment weren’t included.

  The hook and strap are in every home. That included the childhood home of Emerald. Her father, an adamant rebel, used the strap and hook often in their home.

  She assumed many of the settlers accepted and used it. Their main complaints were not being able to use the things the other Euthenians had.

  Water, the endless supply of free electricity, the shops where you could purchase foods, both raw and prepared.

  It was the things which make life easier they sought. But Emerald knew they’d ask for so much more once negotiations began.

  If they began.

  The clip clop of the equine’s hoofed feet stopped. Caleb’s arm went out, and he made a fist. All the people behind them stopped as well.

  Some rode equines, some came in wagons pulled by equines, and others walked. But nearly all the male settlers were part of the group who had come to the capital to take it over.

  Emerald was the only female. Caleb had told them that was his one condition for accepting the role as the uprising’s leader. She was to remain with him, no matter what.

  Caleb had been to the palace before. He’d been made to stay with the King and the Prince when he first arrived. His military background was something they feared.

  He stayed with them for sixty sunsets before they found him to be a changed man and let him go to the settlement territory. Now he would do to them exactly what they feared most.

  Emerald hated the fact Caleb had told her he and Prince Kerr got along wonderfully and he even considered him a friend. And now he was in this position against him.

  Her husband was a man of great honor it seemed. He was dead set against a rebellion, but when his father goaded him about it, he gave in and took the position.

  “Draw your sword, Love,” he told her.

  Emerald leaned forward and whispered, “Caleb, there is no one outside. There should be no bloodshed if at all possible. If we come in armed and ready for a fight, we will surely get one. If we come in docile then this might end peacefully.”

  Caleb turned his head just slightly. His words came out slow and stern, “Draw your sword.”

  Emerald let out a heavy sigh and did as he told her. The shining palace lay in front of them. It was a beacon of hope to many. It was tearing her apart to be at the head of the uprising.

  But she would do whatever her husband asked her to. He had control over the one thing she didn’t, her heart.

  CHAPTER 6

  Caleb

  His heart was pounding against his chest as he looked down at his wife. Her long, blonde hair splayed out on the purple grass outside their little house.

  One finger he trailed over her pouting, pink lips. “It’s my duty, Love. Please try to understand. I know more about war and the palace than any other person in our settlement.”

  “But you told me you wanted nothing to do with the uprising, Caleb.” Emerald’s eyes searched his. “What if something happens to you?”

  He smiled and kissed her forehead. “Worried about me, are you? How perfectly sweet you are. We’ve only been married a few days and you fear my death.”

  “You are walking right into a war. Of course, I fear your death, husband!” Her hands ran over his broad shoulders.

  The two suns shown overhead, pink clouds filled the sky as a gentle breeze blew. The red forest was in the background and the scene was beyond gorgeous, but all he saw was her.

  His beautiful wife lay on the purple grass and he lay beside her, stroking his fingers back and forth over her stomach. Caleb leaned in to kiss Emerald.

  Her hands ran through his auburn curls and she swirled her tongue around his as they kissed. His heart swelled with love for her and he knew only one thing for certain. She would be at his side through all things.

  If they were able to gain control of the palace it would be the two of them who would take over the ruling of Euthenia. A thing which hadn’t sunk into either of their heads completely.

  His fingers found the buttons of her dress and he unfastened them, freeing her breasts. In one hand he took one of the plump mounds and fondled it.

  Her moan let him know she would like a little more than that and he pulled his mouth from hers, finding her blue eyes gazing up at him. “Caleb, I love you.”

  The heartbeats stopped, and he held his breath. She loved him. It was the first time she’d told him those words. Finally, his heart resumed beating, and he said, “I love you, Emerald Booth.”

  Kissing her again, hard, this time, he pushed the dress from her shoulders and she unbuttoned his shirt. In no time at all they were naked on the grass in front of their home in the Euthenian countryside.

  She sighed as he entered her and then she ran her long legs around him, holding him to her. It was obvious she enjoyed him as her body reacted to his with excitement.

  Long strokes he made as he moved inside her. She arched up to meet his strokes and moaned with the pleasure he was giving her.

  His mouth left hers, going to her neck. She made a low groan as he nipped at it then sucked the tender flesh just behind her right ear.

  Caleb growled as he increased the speed and hardness of his strokes. The need for her grew. Her breath was coming in sharp pants as his force was pushing air from her lungs with each hard thrust.

  “Caleb! Yes! Yes!” she cried out as her body pulsed and squeezed around him with her rele
ase.

  He could take no more and gave into the need to let go. His climax took him to another place. A place where only the two of them existed.

  “I love you, Emerald. I will always love you.”

  Soft kisses he left all over her face until her hands took his face in them and she stilled him, making him look at her.

  “I will always love you too, Caleb. If you feel you have to lead this rebellion, then I will do as you wish.”