Page 25 of His to Protect
“Where are you taking me? Let me go,” I scream. One of the alien males pushes me and I fall to my knees. They blindfolded me and dragged me out of the room. My eyes fill with tears knowing they killed Ka’el. He’s dead. He looked dead to me anyway. His gaze was fixed and I could not hear him breathing. I get to my feet again, trying not to lose my balance. It’s hard walking when you can’t see where you’re going. I’m so scared. I’ve never been so scared in my entire life. Scared that Ka’el is dead, scared that I’ll be dead as well, scared that Emma is dead too. This planet has been nothing than a nightmare I wish would go away.
“Keep your mouth shut, human.” The one in the front growls at me, the one behind me pushing me with something sharp. It doesn’t pierce my skin, but it still hurts. I don’t see, but I hear buzzing sounds around us. I’ve had enough of being taken and dragged from place to place. Nothing good ever comes out of this. And now I’ve lost the only person who protected me and stood up for me. I’m all alone. I’ll probably be better off dead than suffer under the cruelty of these shitty aliens that like to call themselves EVOLVED.
“We’re here,” the alien in front of me tells the other.
“Let them know she’s here.”
HERE… what’s here. An execution room, another cell? What is here? A million thoughts run through my mind. My knees tremble, my hands shake and I struggle to breathe. I hate surprises. How ironic! The familiar sound of sliding doors reaches my ears and I’m pushed again and grabbed by my arm in the sound's direction. The ticking and buzzing sounds of machines rings familiar. I think I’ve been here before. I don’t move; I don’t even breathe. I’m too afraid to do so.
“Thank you. That would be all for now.” A female voice speaks to the males. A familiar voice. It’s Catleya, the one who put that stupid worm inside my head and took me to the room I’ve stayed ever since. I’m in the lab room again. But why?
“I regret to inform you but Ka’el tried to fight and Gorthak used the shocking rod on him,” an alien says.
“It’s fine. Never mind. He’s useless anyway,” Catleya responds. “Leave us now.” The two aliens leave the room as instructed by the female. I thought she was a doctor or something, but they obey her orders.
I hear footsteps approaching me and I back away. The blindfold is still on my eyes but I can’t take it off. My hands are tied at the back. “Leave me alone,” I shout. “What do you want?”
“Relax. I will not hurt you. I just want to take the blindfold off.”
“The last time you said that, you put a fucking worm in my head so NOT GOING TO HURT YOU doesn’t sound reassuring to me,” I say.
“Stop moving. Let me help you with that,” she says and snaps the blindfold off my head. The strong light makes my eyes hurt and squeeze them into slits. Catleya is right beside me, uncuffing my hands. “Now, don’t try anything stupid human.” Try what? Are you kidding me? She’s twice my size with muscles bigger than a human bodybuilder. Yeah, I was right. I’m in the lab room. I recognize all the blinking machines stuck to the walls, the big operating table in the middle, the holographic screen suspended by the ceiling. This room gives me chills. I hated hospitals back on Earth and this room terrifies me. I hope she doesn’t want to dissect me or something.
“What do you want from me? Just kill me now and let’s get it over with,” I scream. “I’m sick and tired of your savage kind.”
“Kill you! Why would I want to kill my most precious patient? You’re one of a kind, my dear. After hundreds of failed attempts, it appears we’ve succeeded.” The female says and turns away toward a computer. She presses a string of keys and the holo screen lights up. “Look at this.”
I look up at the screen suspended from the ceiling and there’s a fetus-like thing projected. The image spins and I’m able to see it clearly. Yes, it’s a fetus. It looks human, but still, there’s something different. I can’t really tell what. “Why are you showing me this? I know what a fetus is. No need for a biology class.”
“My pretty, little human. This not a biology class. Congratulations mommy. This is growing inside you,” she says, grinning. Her smile is so fake, and it reveals her fangs. My heart beats so fast I can barely stand. My blood pressure must be off the roof and I feel sick to my stomach. What is she saying? That thing inside me? It can’t be true.
“What? It’s a lie. I’m not pregnant,” I reply. Is this another of their tricks? I haven’t been with a man for a long time and I mean a REALLY long time. The only one I’ve been with was Ka’el, twice… and he’s an alien, from a distant planet. What’s so hard to understand? It’s simple first grade biology… cats and dogs can’t breed. Humans and Valkryans, same thing.
“That’s not a lie. It’s a miracle. The first of a new generation of Valkryans. Finally, our salvation is here.” Catleya shuts off the holo screen and turns to face me. “However, it’s strange. Your pregnancy is more advanced. The male brought to breed you can’t have fathered your offspring. You were mated before, haven’t you?”
I look away, avoiding her gaze. She comes closer and grabs my chin, turning my head toward her. She bares her teeth in a menacing way. “I ask if you were bred before.”
“None of your business who bred who. And anyway, cut this bullshit. I can’t be pregnant. I would know.”
“It doesn’t matter, anyway. I did some tests and your offspring has Valkryan DNA. That’s all that matters. He’ll be the first in a new generation of hybrids that will save our race from extinction. That means he’s invaluable and for the time being, you’re invaluable too… I mean as a vessel, a carrier. I can’t let anything happen to the offspring,” she says.
It’s all true. I’m pregnant. There’s a baby growing inside me and it’s Ka’el’s but he’s dead now and he’ll never see his child. As surreal as it sounds, I smile for a bit. It makes me happy knowing there’s a life growing inside me. Valkryan DNA or not, he’s my baby and I won’t let anyone touch him… not now, not when he’s born. My eyes fill with tears again. I drop to my knees, cupping my face with my hands. I cry my heart out, maybe because I’m happy for the life inside me and devastated because Ka’el is gone. I didn’t think I would feel this way about him but I do and it saddens me to never see him again. I may hate all the rest, but I don’t hate him. He was kind to me and a perfect gentleman in this world of beasts.
“Strange. Your eyes water,” Catleya exclaims in surprise. She stares at me with wide-open eyes. “I’ve never seen this in any race.”
“I’m crying. It’s called crying. People cry when they’re happy or sad.” I mutter and wipe my tears away. I get up and hug myself to cover my breasts. I’m still naked. The aliens took me undressed. “I need something to wear,” I say to Catleya.
“No need for clothes. We’ll put you in stasis to protect the pregnancy.” Catleya head over to the operating table and retrieves a shiny tube-like object with a needle. My breath quickens at the sight of that long needle. It doesn’t take a genius to guess what’s that for. My hands sweaty, I take small steps behind.
“What are you doing? Please don’t hurt me,” I mumble.
“Hurt you? My dear, this is to protect you and the hybrid,” Catleya replies and heads in my direction. “It’s only a sting and you’ll fall asleep.”
“No, leave me alone.” I run to the other side of the room, behind the operating table. I kick it to the front, aiming for the female. She dodges the table and grabs my arm, pulling closer. She pulls my hair away, revealing my neck. It takes only an instant for the needle to pierce my skin, injecting a stinging substance. Everything slows down. It’s like the slow-motion videos. I can hear no sounds, only images. I try to scream, but I can’t. I can’t control my tongue or my mouth. The images I see become darker and smaller until I can no longer see or hear anything. It all becomes dark.
