The sparkle of the storm touched me. My skin prickled and the sky started to darken. That’s the thing about electric storms. They darken the sky in a few heartbeats.

I jumped on Banoo’s back and urged my friend to take us to safety.

Banoo knew the way. He finds the spot easier in the darkness of the storm than I could. I leaned forward and touched his back with my face when the first hard gust of wind hit me. Banoo mooed softly and started walking. I hope he’ll take us to safety.

My hips stuck to the warmth of the animal and I thought about her again. What would she have done if I pinned her to the cave’s hard floor and fucked her? My cock was thick and throbbing even now as I conjured her pretty, sweet face in front of the eye of both of my hearts. Would she be as sweet and soft as her skin felt? Anubis females are hard and rough. They take what they want. But Pandora looked so lost and sweet. I wanted her, to surround her with my protection.

The darkness closed around me fully. I felt as if there was no air left for me to breath. Only darkness and emptiness. The way the electric storm shuts down the three suns of Ra never ceases to amaze me. Not even the night is as dark as the storm.

“Pandora!” I yelled from the depths my chest, putting all the burn and intensity in it.

In the middle of the roaring sands, I knew that if I ever found her alive again, I wouldn’t let her go. I’ll bite her hard and mark her as mine.

Pandora

The way this thick, solid block of rock broke amazed me. Did Ramy do that with his powers, or whatever it was he was doing?

Did those guys possess magic?

There is no magic on the space station. There’s none on Earth, either. We considered magic a child’s tale. Only what I was witnessing was real and made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.

Ashok held me close to him, but he was calm, or at least it was based on his body language. What did I know about these guys’ body language? I didn’t even know that they existed until yesterday and now what? Did I suddenly become an expert in the tall muscular guys with dog faces? Not that they look ugly. I wouldn’t say that. Only they looked so different from any male I ever saw. I knew human males but as I watched these guys, and studied the way they moved, I had to admit to myself they were attractive in a wild, animal kind of way.

Ashok smelled good, like caramel and something I couldn’t pin down. He made me hot in a way I never expected or experienced. I was never close to another guy except Van. The rest of my information came from stories I found after I cracked a few codes of the secret library. A girl needs to get information where she can. Some of the old books talked about the peen. I wanted to experience one, but not with anyone except Van. He was… was he the one I loved? Not as a brother, but more. Again, thinking of him dead hurt. My soul was breaking apart and a tear slipped down my cheek.

Ashok touched my head again with his maw. I looked up toward his face. There was something kind and sweet about the silent, muscular giant. He touched my cheek as if he knew exactly what I felt. It made my tear go away.

With one hand he pointed forward. I wasn’t prepared for what I saw.

The films and pictures I watched on the station could have never prepared me for this. An oasis. A real oasis with tall gorgeous tall palm trees and what looked like a lake in the middle. Even the sky looked different. It was pink. I could see a few tents in the distance colored in shades of blue, gold, silver, and even red. It was gorgeous.

I inhaled. Where are these guys taking me? What’s going to happen?

“Whatever you guys have here, I hope you feed me soon.”

Ashok touched my shoulder with his open hand.

We kept riding the large beasts until we reached the oasis.

Ramy, Hassym, and Eray got down from their beasts and so did Ashok. He took me in his arms and put my feet on the ground. As I turned toward the wall we just passed through, I saw something incredible. The stone wall closed back seamlessly. Perfectly.

“Magic,” I said to no one in particular.

Hassym made a big show of turning his back to us. Ramy walked casually toward the group of tents. Eray jumped playfully on Ashok’s back. They started to fight, but both seemed to have fun and enjoy it. Eray kept talking to him, telling him something that made Ashok laugh. It was so carefree and relaxed. So perfect.

My stomach grumbled and I made my way toward the tents. I was expecting women or females of the species to be present, but there were none. My skin was itchy, especially after all these hours in the desert. More like days.

Hassym raced over to me with the rope in the hands. He grabbed me and wanted to tie me up.

“No! Hey, leave me alone. Where the frozen space rats do you think I can go?”

I did what I could, trying to hiss and kick the huge guy that was death set to tie me up and make sure I won’t escape.

Ashok ran toward Hassym. He stood there, growling, and pushed Hassym away. Both looked angry. Well, I don’t want to be tied up. Fuck it! Both showed their fangs, releasing a deep, low growl.

Now this was getting intense.

Ramy stepped in the middle and barked something to the other two. Hassym turned his back and walked away. Ashok stepped toward me and touched my shoulder gently. He signaled for me to follow and walked me to the shore of the water that made up the oasis.