by K. D. Jones
Leaving Triad by KD Jones & Jessica Anderson
Leaving Triad
The Star Pirates
Book One
by KD Jones & Jessica Anderson
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Table of Contents
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Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Epilogue
Books by Jessica Anderson
Books by KD Jones
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Emily Davis is desperate to get off the planet. Reports of the sun’s inevitable explosion were wreaking havoc about the inhabitants of the Triad Galaxies. No planet within the three galaxies surrounding the sun will survive. The one problem holding her up? Her boyfriend, Jeremy Stone. Jeremy thinks the whole story about the sun exploding is made up. He fights her at every turn. At the last moment, Emily is able to convince Jeremy to take the alien ship, the Galactic Star.
Captain Zor heard Terra is looking for more evacuation ships. He decides to leave his pirating days behind and make a legitimate business move. He didn’t expect the chaos he found when he landed on Terra. The humans were knocking one another around trying to get to a ship. He could care less for the humans. That is until he spotted her boarding his ship. The human female is the most beautiful creature he has ever laid eyes upon. He wants her instantly. The problem is, she has a boyfriend—a whiny, abusive boyfriend.
As the Galactic Star takes Emily further from the only home she has ever known, she realizes her relationship with Jeremy isn’t what it should be. Trouble arises and she has only one person she can turn to, Captain Zor.
Will Emily decide to stay with Jeremy? Will Zor be able to fight his attraction for the human female? What troubles will they find while leaving Triad?
Prologue
The end of the world was nearing for Terra, the human race, and all the other inhabitants that lived within the Triad Galaxies. The sun was growing larger and larger. It dried up most of Earth’s water supply and the temperatures had become almost unbearable. The sun continued to expand and would soon explode outward, destroying everything within the three galaxies surrounding it.
A galactic evacuation was called and the race was on for all those who still inhabited the older planets to leave as their one chance for survival. The human race was in a panic because they didn't have enough ships to get all of their people off the planet. Only those with higher government ties or the extremely wealthy were given the highly sought after spots on board an evacuating ship. Several alien species, once known throughout the galaxy as space pirates, took it as an opportunity to benefit financially from the humans’ dilemma.
At one time the humans had banned all alien life forms from Terra, but now their only hope of survival was to rely on the very aliens who nearly killed them years before. Hatred and prejudice ran deep on both sides. Both aliens and humans must overcome their hatred of one another and learn to live together peaceably if they had any hope to survive leaving Triad.
Chapter One
“Emily, hurry up, this was your idea!” Jeremy yelled as he pulled her through the groups of people trying to get on the human ships.
“Sorry, Jeremy. I don’t want to run over anyone. It’s complete chaos out here,” she returned.
They finally got to the ship named the Galactic Star, with its strange alien crew, loading passengers and their bags. Jeremy approached the alien captain and handed him most of Emily’s gold.
The alien captain didn’t even look at Jeremy as he took the payment. When a beautiful, dark-haired woman passed him, his eyes tracked her every step. Who was she? Was she with the human male?
One of the alien crewmembers led Jeremy and Emily to a small room. The alien was like a big blob with eight tentacles and a blue color to its skin. It stood about six feet tall. Emily did her best not to stare at the alien. Jeremy, on the other hand, stared and showed his disgust.
The room they had was small, maybe eight foot by eight foot. There was a small bed, not as small as a twin size, but not as big as a full. There was a dresser on each side of the bed and a small closet for them to share. There was a light on each dresser and a small bathroom connected to the room. Was this the best their gold could get them?
“Dammit, Emily, I told you we should just stay at home and wait this thing out!” Jeremy yelled.
“And then what, get blown up with the planet?” she threw back in his face.
“Yeah, because the government has never lied to its people before!” he returned his voice still raised.
“It’s obvious, Jeremy,” she started. “The sun is now bigger than earth when you look at it, and even the night is still lit by the brightness of it. The temperature is almost unbearable and the water is drying up everywhere on the planet’s surface.”
“God, you’re just as gullible as the rest of the damn human race!” he yelled as he stormed out of the room slamming the door behind him.
Emily sat on the bed then and took a breath. She had no clue why she let him treat her like that, especially when she paid for everything he did. She didn’t even feel like she was in love with him anymore. She started crying, wondering why she was still with him. Most importantly, how was she going to leave him when she was on a strange ship full of aliens?
She thought back to when she first met Jeremy. He had been dating one of her friends. The relationship didn’t last but six months. Her friend broke up with him and moved to another state. She remained friends with Jeremy and he began to pursue her.
She had fallen for his blond hair and blue eyes; he had a great smile and at one time nice to her. After a year of dating, they moved in together and then he had started making demands on her. After a few months, he became more verbally abusive. They were constantly fighting. He was furious she had only let him touch her sexually a few times after he moved in. She hadn’t enjoyed any of the times with him.
When the fights escalated, she threatened to leave him. He would always make some grand gesture to make things up to her. It always turned bad again because he couldn’t keep up with the effort to be a good person. She had tried to leave him before, but when she had moved out, he followed her. There were times she wished he would leave her, she knew he never would. She was his meal ticket.
There was a knock on the door, but before she could even stand up or ask who it was, the door was suddenly thrust open. She glanced at the man standing in the doorway. He looked like a human other than his light gray skin tone. He had stark white hair with high cheekbones. He wore no shirt. She recognized him as the guy that Jeremy handed her money to outside of the ship. His body was bulging with muscles. Her mouth went dry at the sight of him and his blue eyes seemed to sparkle at her.
“We are getting ready for takeoff,” he stated in a sultry kind of voice. “Is everything alright?” he questioned, seeing her eyes were blood red with tears still surfacing.
“Yes,” she lied, turning her head away.
“Would you like to come and see the takeoff?” he questioned, enthralled with her beauty, her dark brown hair complimented her gray eyes and pale skin. His eyes roamed her body, enjoying how short her skirt was and lingered on the low cut front of her shirt. How could he have almost missed not seeing her when she boarded the ship? She had to be the most beautiful being he had ever seen, despite her being human.
“What’s going on?” Jeremy interrupted as he squeezed by the alien. He went to stand by Emily possessively.
“Just came to tell everyone we were ready for takeoff,” Zor stated with a much colder tone than he had used with Emily.
“Alright, Captain,” Jeremy said, trying to get him to leave quickly, seeing the look in Emily’s eyes, knowing she was attracted to the alien. “Thank you for letting us know.”
The captain shut the door behind him as he left. It was strange how quickly his heart raced at the mere sight of the woman. He frowned thinking about how she was with that scrawny, little human scumbag. His men should have never allowed the human male on the ship. He walked toward the control room trying to ignore the yelling he was hearing. It was hard for him to not go back in there and pummel the male for talking to the beautiful woman that way. Someone like her deserved better treatment.
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“Emily, I left the room for ten minutes and you were eye-fucking the captain of the ship!” he screamed at her. Spittle flying out of his mouth.
“I was not,” she denied. “Why do even care? You are always flirting with other women right in front of me.”
“God, Emily, you’re such an over dramatic whore!” he yelled.
“Fuck you!” she yelled back as she headed for the door. She was getting tired of this unhealthy relationship.
He shoved her against the door, pressing his body against hers. “What are you going to do, go sleep with him now?” he grated out through clenched teeth.
Emily turned and pushed him away from her. She continued out of the room slamming the door behind her. She walked around the ship for a while unsure of where she was going; all she knew was that she needed a drink. She turned the corner and ran into the captain. He caught her by her arm just before she could hit the ground and pulled her back to her feet.
“Are you alright?” he asked.
“Yes, I’m sorry, Captain,” she answered a little breathless.
“Please call me Zor,” he said with a kind smile that could probably charm the pants off any woman. “What are you looking for?”
“I just needed a drink to calm down,” she answered. “I was hoping there was somewhere on board to grab a beer.”
“I’ll buy you one,” he said, smiling. “Although you seem to be headed in the wrong direction. That way will lead you to the control room and my bedroom. I’m sure that is not where you wanted to go right now, but maybe another time,” he said it as if it was an open invitation.
He started walking in the opposite direction and she followed him. They walked through one door and then they were at the bar. Emily’s cheeks turned red. She had walked by that door twice and never thought it would be the one leading to the bar. It had a symbol on it that she didn’t recognize, but now she realized the alien symbol probably stood for BAR. Well, duh to her. He pulled a seat out for her and sat down next to her. She hadn’t been treated this nice since before her parents died. Her father used to do things like hold open doors or pull out a chair for her and her mother all the time.
“Are you sure you want a beer? They have just about every drink in the universe here,” he asked quietly as he signaled for the bartender.
“Yes, just a beer please,” Emily said, her cheeks raging red as the bartender walked over.
“Two beers, Henry,” Zor said to the bartender.
They were sitting right next to the tap so they watched as he skillfully poured both glasses. He had four arms so it couldn’t have been too hard. His skin was peach colored but he stood taller than a human, plus his head was larger, and his black eyes seemed to take in everything around him.
“Here you go, Captain,” he said as he put the beer in front of the two of them.
“Keep ‘em coming until the lady has had enough,” Zor said as he glanced at her and realized that she was drinking pretty quickly. “Whenever you are ready to talk about what has you so upset, I’ll be right here.” The way she was putting away the beer, it wouldn’t take too much longer to get those answers.
“It’s nothing you should concern yourself with,” she answered as she set her glass down now that is was completely empty. “But thank you.”
“I’m asking,” he returned pryingly. He passed her his glass too. She took a huge swig of that as well.
“My boyfriend is a complete ass and blames me for dragging him here. I’m an idiot for staying with him this long,” she answered.
“Did you make him come here?” he asked.
“No, I told him I was going either way and he decided to follow,” she returned.
“He doesn’t hit you, does he?” he asked, sounding like he needed to hear an answer.
“No, he hasn’t yet, he’s raised his hand to me but hasn’t actually hit me. He’s more verbally abusive than physical,” she answered, taking two more huge gulps of beer.
“You don’t think he would do that to you?” he asked, watching as she guzzled down the rest of his beer. A drop missed h
er mouth. He stared as it slid down her chin, to her chest, and then dropped between her breasts. He licked his lips at the thought of licking it off her. He turned his head quickly, hoping she had not caught the direction his eyes traveled.
“A few months ago, I would have been able to say no,” she replied. “Now, I just don’t know. I don’t trust him not to.” She looked at her watch and frowned. “I really should go before he gets mad and comes looking for me.” She stood quickly.
Zor took her hand as she started to walk away and kissed the back of it. “Let’s do this again sometime.”
Emily was immediately turned on from his touch. She felt her nipples harden and there was wetness between her thighs. What was wrong with her? She had just met the man.
He watched her, enjoying the sight of her cheeks flaring red again. His eyes followed her as she walked away, her hips swinging enticingly. The woman appealed to him on some level. She was sad yet seemingly strong. He liked that.
Emily walked back to her room. Jeremy was waiting on the bed, sitting up. She closed the door, knowing that he was going to yell.
“Where the hell have you been?!” he screamed.
“Does it matter?” she returned, not wanting to take any more of his shit tonight.
“Yes, it does,” he spat back. “Now tell me where you have been, you little slut!” he screamed.
“I went for a beer!” she yelled back.
“How much money did you spend?” he questioned.
“None, and it’s my money anyway,” she answered.
“What did you do? Did you sleep with the bartender for a free drink?” He was seething with rage.
