Page 10 of His to Protect
Chapter 6
Jessica
There is so much silence in here. I don't like it. I wish Ka'el hadn't left me here all alone. But I am so hungry. My stomach makes weird sounds and I feel so much hungrier now that I'm thinking about food. Making love to the alien made me forget about it for a while. And that's an understatement. It swept me off my feet, bringing me to a blissful state of ultimate pleasure. Feeling him inside me gave me sensations I've never felt before. He called me his mate and come to think about it that doesn't sound so bad as in the beginning. I'm somebody's mate and strangely it comforts me. But where is he?
I remember my backpack had a few energy bars hidden in the front pocket. Full of hope, I stand and look around. There's no sign of it anywhere. I can't find it and that only makes my frustration rise. I walk around the room trying to take my mind off the hunger. I gaze at the hundreds of drawings on the walls, drawings so similar to those in the Mayan pyramid. Come to think about it, it’s so ironic… I wanted to know the truth about those drawings and now I’m standing right here in an ancient building on an alien planet, looking at those exact drawings. I sigh and think about my hard work on Earth, about the years I’ve spent searching for this. All the stories about alien ships and abductions are true. It’s scary when you think about it. All those people claiming to have seen aliens were right all the time, and I thought them crazy.
I wonder what happened to Emma. I could never forget myself if something bad happened to her. I rub my face with my hands and scream as loud as I can. “What have I done?” I dragged her, us into this and it’s my fault. It’s all my fault. She never wanted to come, and I asked her to do it. My body is shaking uncontrollably and my vision becomes blurred. I need to sit down. I return to the furs laid on the floor and collapse, burying my face in my palms. I sob and cry because I see no way out. I can’t think of a way to save her, to save us both.
My heart stops as loud voices reach my ears from the other side of the doors. The sound of footsteps becomes louder and louder and in an instant, the doors slide open. I can’t breathe… I’m paralyzed with fear. My body remains still, my eyes bulging with terror. An alien male enters the room. Behind him, other five males follow. They’re all as tall and massive as Ka’el and they’re heading straight for me. The one in the front looks like the alien Ka’el called Veekhal.
“Do not move, female!” He orders me and points an oval-shaped object at me. It must be a weapon of some kind. I remember seeing the same thing when Ka’el used it to save me. I freeze and don’t move a muscle. I close my eyes and hope everything is just a dreadful dream and nothing is real. Reality strikes. “Get up, female,” he shouts at me, his words ringing loud in my ears.
“Don’t hurt me,” I say not in English but in their language. “Please don’t hurt me,” I beg him and try to stand but my legs just don’t seem to listen anymore. I fall to my hands and knees. The alien remains still, shocked when I speak to him in his language.
“She speaks our language,” he turns to the other aliens. “How do you speak our language?” He demands to know in an angry voice. He comes near and grabs my arm, forcing my body to stand. His force is incredible, and it almost feels like he lifted me off the floor like he lifted a feather. I lower my gaze and turn my head around. “I don’t know… I don’t know.”
“I order you to tell me… you inferior being.” His words seem so full of hate and anger. I turn my head again, this time my gaze meeting his. “I said I don’t know you fucking alien. Leave me alone!” I scream at him out of desperation and spit him in the face. His face distorts from the anger, his eyebrows frowning in a menacing way. He raises his hand and hits me with such force that he throws me flying to the side. My face burns from the hit and I can feel drops of blood flowing from the corner of my mouth down to my chest. It hurts so much.
“You little bitch… how dare you do that?” He gets near again and grabs the back of my neck, squeezing so hard I almost choke.
“Veekhal, you’re killing her and the Queen wants her alive.” One of the other aliens tells Veekhal. Without saying another word, he drops me and I fall on the floor, gasping for air.
“Get her and let’s go back to the ship before I turn this low life into dust,” Veekhal tells the others. Two males approach me and grab me by my arms, putting some kind of cuffing device to my hands. I refuse to move, but I’m powerless to their force. “Where is Ka’el, female?” he asks as the others drag me toward the exit. I can barely move my feet, my cheek burns so much, every inch of my body aching with pain from the hit.Where is Ka’el? They’re gonna kill me.My life flashes before my eyes in an instant. No, I don’t want to die… I can’t die…
I don't have it in me to fight back. I'm too weak and exhausted, so I just let myself be dragged to the ship by the alien males. This ship is much bigger than Ka'el's. In fact, it's ten times bigger. The two males lead me along the corridors until we reach a metal door. "What are you gonna do to me? Where are you taking me?"
"Shut up female!" one of the male groans and puts his palm in front of the door and it opens. They release my hands and push me inside this room… this empty white room. There's a bed that seems to slide from the wall and that's about all there is. It's a cell. I'm locked up in a cell. I fall to the floor and let my body lay restless, my eyes closed.
I don't dare to open my eyes. My muscles shake so hard and my heart just pumps so fast I can feel the blood pulsing in my veins.
"Eat this!" The door slides open and an alien throws in a plate with some food, then shuts the door. I struggle to get up, but I can barely stay on my hands and knees. The bruises ache, the burning in my flesh a reminder of Veekhal's hit. I reach for the plate, dragging it closer. The mushy jello on the plate does not appeal to me, but I take a small piece with my fingers and try it. Its texture is strange, but it tastes like chicken meat. I take another piece and shove it in my mouth. It’s not the best, but it’s FOOD. I finish everything on the plate and push it aside. I’m full.
I force myself up and drag my bruised body to the bed. I get on it and lay restless on the hard surface. I curl my body, grabbing my knees with my hands and close my eyes. Everything is quiet… too quiet. My heart drums in my chest, a shiver of cold making goosebumps on my skin. I squeeze my knees harder, bringing them to my chest.What will they do to me? Are they gonna kill me?I remember what the other told Veekhal:the Queen wants her alive…Why? What do they want with me? I try not to think about it and breathe in and out, slowly in and out. My heart slows down and I don’t shiver anymore.
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"Get up female! We're in Hellion and the queen wishes to see you," the loud voice of an alien soldier wakes me. It's all real; it's not just a bad dream. I struggle to push my eyelids up and turn my head to the door. An alien male stands a few feet away from me. This one's a darker shade of blue, his hair white and tied in a topknot. "Are you deaf? I told you to get up." He comes closer and grabs me by my arm, forcing me to stand. I bite my lower lip and squeeze my eyes, trying to ignore the pain in my body. I cannot. My body aches all over and I can barely keep my balance.
"You're hurting me! Let me go," I say. Ignoring my cries, the alien drags me toward the exit. We're on the dark corridor and Veekhal's voice rings loudly from the other end: "Heddar, bring the fucking female already!"
"Here she is," the dark blue male says. He pushes me and I almost trip over. "Move!"
