Page 53 of Earth Girls are Easy… To Dominate
Though not so much in diplomacy.
”Can we kill them if they fuck it up?” Auryn asked.
Kaias gave him a bored glance and sighed. “We don’t need an interstellar situation.”
”We could take them down,” Auryn shrugged, “they’re made of meat, vulnerable, and probably taste good.”
Kaias snorted. Appetizing wasn’t a descriptor he would use. He thought of the two female humans and hummed softly. Both were attractive in their own right, but there was something about the woman with the golden hair that piqued his interest.
Perhaps appetizing was the appropriate word.
“We do not eat our guests,” he said assuredly.
“We did not invite them,” Auryn countered.
Kaias gritted his jaw shut. Tension pulsed up his neck and tightened his muscles. Auryn had been testing him for the last few days. Every nerve and boundary has been stretched to the limit. It threatened their relationship as much as his leadership as the Lord.
He narrowed his eyes and glared at Auryn. The other Vrex male looked placidly back at him, unfazed and challenging.
“They are Koureshtka’s guests,” Kaias said low and clear, putting in all of his intention. “We honor those she welcomes.”
Auryn scoffed.
Kaias whipped his hand to Auryn’s neck and squeezed. His more rounded knuckle spurs scratched the skin under Auryn’s jaw. His cousin let out a strangled hiss, showing his teeth.
Kaias bared his teeth in response, staring down at Auryn’s glare. “Do I make myself clear?”
Auryn sneered. “Perfectly.”
”Good.” Kaias squeezed one last time to get his point across before turning his attention back to the temple.
From his periphery, Auryn massaged his throat with a narrowed glare. Kaias held back an exasperated sigh. When hebecame Lord of the Abyss, Kaias knew there would be a constant power struggle. Auryn embodied that struggle.
If Kaias wanted to keep his life, something needed to change. It would have to be drastic and unyielding- something that placed him in a different light from the past lords.
Snapping Torque’s reins, Kaias guided it through the city. Heads bowed in reverence as he passed his people. He nodded back his respect, pausing when he noticed a child sliding her finger on bound parchment.
Kaias pulled the reins, causing Torque to huff in defiance. Torque stopped, allowing Kaias to lean over to the girl. She stared up at him with wide eyes, her mouth gaping open.
“What is that?” He asked, pointing to the bound parchment.
With a shaky glance down, she sighed and handed it to him.
“They call it a book, my Lord.”
Kaias looked down at the ‘book’. The parchment was smooth and white. Pictures of human children and animals decorated its surface. Underneath each image was a word. He narrowed his eyes, trying to decipher the foreign language.
”They are indoctrinating our kin,” Auryn hissed.
The girl flinched and curled into herself. She bowed her head low, getting her forehead as close to the ground as possible.
“Forgive me, Lord,” She whispered, “I only wanted to understand them better.”
“You should be punished.” Directing his anger at her, Auryn placed a guarded hand on the hilt of his sword.
Kaias placed his hand on Auryn’s. He glared at his cousin and shook his head. Auryn pursed his lips, but slowly relinquished his hold.
Kaias looked at the girl and bowed his head low. He handed the book to the girl.
