Page 62 of Bred by the Alien Prince

"And what would you do if that was the case?"

"We haven't blown you to bits." He kissed me.

"Why convince me anyway? Why not go straight to Earth to convince my leaders?"

"Because I'm no diplomat, and I'd rather speak toyouabout it. I don't believe men are above fighting or political matters."

"So, you want me to fight you?"

"You may not have a choice in fighting anyone." He sighed as if he said something he didn't want to say. "Let's take it one step at a time. I can't control what you decide to do. I don't want to do that even if I could. I want you with me because you choose to be, but I won't paint pretty pictures to keep you happy." He walked away, done with the conversation, and how come I felt like shit!?

I headed to the bridge instead to watch the stars go by. But by the way Cormac was looking at me, and I was starting to think that was a bad idea.

"Well, shit." He gasped and turned to focus on... I want to say the road, but that would be stupid.

"I think I may need a mirror." I groaned.

"You look beautiful." Lorvian stood at the door. "Come with me to the cargo hold." He said before leaving. I followed, curious as to what this request was about.

He stood in the large and relatively empty space. The only items in here were a few old crates scattered about.

"How are you feeling?"

"The pain comes in waves, but I feel a bit better now."

"Good." He pulled a short sword from his belt and handed it to me.

"What is this?" I said, confused as I looked at the sleek black handle and smooth hard metal.

"You need to learn more than just how to shoot a turret. You need some melee combat skills, even if it's just a little."

"Lorvian, I doubt I could do anything combat-related but shoot a turret, and I have hours of gaming to thank for that."

"I know Elvira didn't hurt you, and I'm glad, but she could have just as easily done so. It would make me feel better if you learned something of self-defense, especially against my kind."

He looked serious, like he knew something I didn't, or maybe, with the way I was changing, it wasn't normal even for this place. Cormac still looked human, Kevin looked human. But the way Xil came after me once he saw my transformation… yeah, Lorvian was right, I needed to learn how to fight.

"Try to cut me. Don't be afraid of hurting me; I want you to hurt me." He said in the most soothing voice I've ever heard from him. I wanted him, wanted to feel my arms around his strong body and to feel him pushing into me, but this wasn't the time nor place… well, it wasn't the time, at least.

I swung the weapon as fast as I could, and he dodged each attack while egging me on and giving me tips on my form. I needed to loosen up, let my weight flow with the blade's movements, and keep the momentum. I couldn't cut him.

We were both sweating, but I was more tired than him, and I spat up some bile.

"This is the first day; we'll take it easy for now until you feel much better."

CHAPTER 25

Oh,myGod!Thatbig blue ball in the sky looked no different from Earth. Well, the only difference was the landmass, but it was still beautiful. I braced myself as we entered the atmosphere, and after extensive traveling through what looked like the marshes, we came across a large body of water, an ocean. Sure enough, there it was, the colony tucked away within a mountain crater shaped like a half-moon. Rows of white domes lined several miles like an American suburb. Larger domes lined the outskirts, along with a large water tower.

"Wow," Cormac sighed as we approached. "Overall, we ain't doing so bad."

I chuckled. "Yeah. It's beautiful."

"Get on the turret!" Lorvian ordered, and I noticed he was dressed in his slimmer armor.

"Why?"

"My siblings are here."

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