Page 3 of Seeded By Two

I wasn’t sure if taking a step forward was meant to be a good thing or not.

I licked my dry lips and tried to pretend like I knew what was going on.

The Assistant once again lowered her hand and gave us orders:

“Turn around. Slowly.”

Huh?

None of the reviews I’d read had said anything about this…

I kept my arms by my side, feeling supremely awkward, as I turned in a small circle.

I didn’t want to be in the front line.

I just wanted to be chosen by a male…

What is this?

Completing my turn, the Assistant then nodded after getting another message on her earpiece. “Number three, please step back.”

I glared at number three angrily and with more than a little jealousy.

I wanted to be the one to step back!

Why did she get to be the one who joined the others?

It wasn’t fair!

“Number five,” the Assistant said. “Tell us the reason you’re here.”

The reason we were here? I thought. Isn’t it obvious?

Number five raised her chin further and spoke in a cool, calm voice:

“To do honor to my species and bear many children so our civilization may grow stronger and more powerful.”

Several of the other females in the back row nodded thoughtfully as if they would have said the same thing.

The Assistant turned to me. “And you, number eight? Why are you here?”

How did I answer? I wondered.

Did I just repeat what the other female had said?

Was it the right answer?

Or did I tell the truth?

I didn’t know there was going to be an exam in all of this!

The only test was whether or not I could survive being fucked into oblivion!

“Uh…” I said, once more picking at the skin of my fingers — too deep this time as I thought I’d drawn blood. I hastily tucked it behind my back. “I guess, um, I’m here to… get pregnant?”

The silence that followed seemed as deep as disappointment could possibly be and I hastily added:

“Not for my country though. Or the government. Or the military. Or anything like that. I want to get pregnant to have a child. For me.”

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