City in chains, p.4
SEERPES'S MATE: A Sci-Fi Monster Romance, page 4
Okay, I'm going crazy, she mocked herself, gritting her teeth and closing her eyes. I can't wait to touch him - what's wrong with me? Is this real? she asked, not wanting to get an answer.
Fortunately, X700 was not able to perceive her thoughts, or he would still be laughing at her. “My virtual wife is attracted to an alien with a long, thick...tail. Oops, don't get the wrong idea, she's just half a snake,” her PC would say.
Claudyem wanted to scream in frustration. If she had lost her mind, that was the proof she needed.
“What a shitty day,” she whispered to herself, remaining very still, keeping her eyes closed.
She hoped she would come to her senses when the male finally stopped; then Claudyem could follow through with her initial plan: flee, get to the ship, send out an S.O.S., and hope for rescue. She did not want to die on the way. Simple, right?
CHAPTER 15
Aeyser
He wasn't going to stop at anything or anyone until he reached his nest. His priority was to get his mate to safety. Aeyser advanced through his lands, attentive to every sound and scent until he reached the entrance to his nest. The den was protected by a large rock. He moved it carefully with one hand as he held his mate against his chest, stepping into the grotto, then replaced the stone back to its original position. He had found that shelter years ago and by pure luck, when he fell through a hole appearing in the middle of the cave, surprised to stumble upon a small, natural paradise inside the mountain.
He moved carefully through the cave entrance, knowing the space by heart, so he didn't need any kind of illumination.
Aeyser was nervous. He wanted his mate to see what a great job he had done inside the mountain, how he had worked so hard to create a perfect nest, in which to raise a family, and to make his mate happy while he protected their eggs.
Females did not stay with the male after the eggs hatched. They abandoned the male and the young to go into the jungle and live in solitude.
Aeyser hoped that his female would remain by his side, even if it was something strange for his people; she was his people, now that he had her by his side. He felt with each minute he had spent with her that she was unique, special, and perfect; he did not want her to abandon him and go into the jungle in search of another male with whom to raise a new offspring.
Aeyser was selfish for wanting her to stay by his side, but he couldn't help it. There was something about his female that attracted him, that fascinated him, and he wanted to get to know her more, to be able to talk to her, finding out details of her life, her past, the circumstances that led her to him.
He passed by the caves where he kept his weapons and the profits of several days of hunting. Aeyser would show her every corner of his nest later. He continued on to the main cave where his sleeping shelter was located. He needed to see her lying on the bed of dry leaf litter, to saturate every corner of that place with her sweet fragrance.
As soon as they arrived, he carefully placed his mate on the floor, standing still, waiting for her reaction.
His female staggered, and he was about to take her in his arms again - he already longed for her warmth, her soft skin rubbing against his scales.
She surprised him by turning in on herself, looking at everything with hunter's eyes. No doubt his female was a hunter; those eyes reminded him of his own when he saw himself reflected in the water.
He was filled with pride when he heard an exclamation of surprise from his mate as he beheld his refuge. There was a freshwater waterfall and a lagoon in which to bathe without fear of encountering an aquatic seerpes or some other creature with which to fight, life and death, for dominion of the place. Having that little paradise in the interior of the earth was Aeyser’s greatest pride.
The portion of the cave where they now stood was naturally illuminated thanks to the crystals that protruded from the walls and the sunlight that projected through a hole. This opening had originally allowed Aeyser to discover his nest. From the gap, he had fallen straight into the water. When he came out, he had marveled, moving around the cave, discovering new galleries - some with special characteristics like the one where he kept the game. The feed room was special because the temperature dropped dizzyingly from the rest of the cave, keeping the meat in perfect condition for days, without fear that it would spoil.
“Welcome to your home, my mate,” he said proudly, looking at her adoringly. That female was his; she had marked him; she had shown him that she was a warrior; she possessed the eyes of a hunter and he was eager to show her what a good male he could be for her.
But she astonished him again by turning around, running towards the water, and jumping into it.
He was taken aback. Was she preparing to nest with him? Females could be very flirtatious with their scales, perhaps wanting to look polished to highlight the striking colors they possessed. Was his female washing herself to look shiny and attractive to him?
If so, he had to tell her that she didn’t need to because from the moment he saw her he was attracted to her. He longed to lick her soft skin, so different from his own, to see what she hid between those two appendages with which she stood and often ran. He longed to discover what face she would show when he nested with her, or if she would change her scent when he marked her.
He wanted her with an intensity that surprised him, but he wasn't going to refuse. She was his and he would fight to be worthy of his mate.
CHAPTER 16
Claudyem
That crazy snake had led her into a bloody cave. When she was able to stand upright without feeling the world spinning around her, Claudyem scanned her surroundings for a crevice through which to flee. However, she gasped when she realized that she was in the middle of a huge gallery, with soaring ceilings that she would be unable to climb, in the middle of which was a kind of pit filled with dry leaves, and to one side she saw a large pond and a waterfall.
A fucking waterfall!
Despite being inside the earth, the gallery was illuminated with an orange hue, which lit up the thousands of crystals that were scattered on the walls; it was like one of those games in which, through the sunlight, you could play with the rays that were projected, creating shadows, although in this case, instead of shadows, they illuminated the whole place.
It was fascinating and very beautiful but...
“Ssshhh, home, ssshhh, wife.”
His voice startled and worried her. Wife? Had she heard correctly? Or was it a glitch in her universal translator? Little by little, the interpreter was recognizing more of that strange language, learning with each word it articulated; but she didn't know if the translation was correct.
Claudyem looked into the alien’s eyes and was speechless at the intensity of his gaze. She felt a shiver run through her body that she did not want to recognize. That being was a monster full of scales, with a big tail, and surely it also possessed poison; but, at the same time, it was sexy...somehow.
I must be ill. Claudyem was unwilling to accept that strange emotion that seized her as she noticed the male's gaze sweeping over her body.
Perhaps with the fall of the ship, she had suffered brain damage because she could not explain how she could be sexually attracted to that alien. It was a fucking snake!
Right; a snake! Girl, who are you kidding? You're interested in a different kind of tail, not this one! The voice she heard in her mind became the irritating sound of her personal computer. Now she was hearing voices, or rather, her conscience was taunting her.
She looked at the snake-alien-man...whatever up and down, curiously, trying to analyze him as if she were a scientist, without thinking about anything else but his strength, the marked muscles of his abdomen, his chest, his arms, his expressive face, his captivating eyes and...
She let out a curse as she turned and ran straight into the lagoon. She jumped without thinking, swallowing water and without considering the possibility that she might hit the bottom or find an animal inside ready to tear her apart. She just wanted to feel the water run through her body, calm her heart, extinguish the fire that burned inside her because of that irritating alien that had taken her to his lair and kept looking at her as if she were his favorite dessert and was ready to lick and savor her until...
Shit! she thought, holding her breath underwater. It was too deep, and she stretched out her arms to swim to the surface. Next time, she should think twice before acting, but she was very impulsive and didn't want to accept what she was feeling - that she was reacting to the male who hissed in a way that she found very erotic with his long, sinuous tongue that...Argh! No way! I have to stop thinking about sex. I need to get my head checked. She swam to the surface for air.
New plan:
Stop thinking of the alien as a piece of candy to be devoured.
Find a way to run away from that male and return to the ship.
Try not to get lost in the jungle and reach the ship safely.
Send a message, and when the rescue comes, go to the first hospital I find and have my head treated.
CHAPTER 17
Aeyser
Seeing that she wasn't coming out, Aeyser became concerned and quickly slid to the edge of the lagoon. He was about to dive for his female when he saw bubbles, and then a hand broke through the stillness of the water. Without thinking, he grabbed her and tugged, pulling out his female, who began to cough.
He was speechless at the sight of her completely wet. It was a sight that drove him straight into the madness of desire. He almost let go of her in shock but instead embraced her, closing his eyes as he rested his cheek against his mate's tousled, sodden hair.
Being wet, he could appreciate all her curves and wanted to lick every drop of water that dared to caress her skin. Was it possible to be jealous of the water? Yes, it was possible. He experienced it, wanting to lick her and be the only one to caress her like that. He pressed her against himself, fighting the urge to release his cocks, showing his female how much he wanted her. If she were a seerpes she would do just that, very carefully, for there was a story of a male who had lost one of his cocks to the effusiveness of the female he was courting. He didn't even want to think about the pain that the male must have gone through until his member grew back and he had both cocks available again to fertilize the future mother of his offspring.
Not being in front of a female of his species, he chose to fight against his own desire, against his burning need.
He wanted to get to know her, to be able to convince her that he was the best male she was going to find and that she would want to stay by his side, beyond the moment the eggs hatched.
He breathed in calmly, flooded by the sweet fragrance of his female, and extended his tongue to take in more. Suddenly, he was surprised to perceive that she wanted him too, he could sense her need, and, as he guessed, his mate was pure temptation causing him to salivate and be on the verge of moaning and forgetting the promise he had made to himself.
“My female, my mate,” he murmured with satisfaction, enjoying having her in his arms again. I swear I will make you happy. I will be the male you deserve.
He noticed her stirring in his arms, so he released her and sought her eyes. What he found stirred him completely, making him hiss with pure pleasure.
His female was flushed, bright-eyed, and exuded desire and arousal from every pore of her skin.
He was filled with pride to see that she wasn't indifferent to him, that she wanted him too. He swelled up, stretching so that she could admire his muscles and every scale of his skin.
He was a strong male; he had proved it in the thousands of battles he had fought since he hatched from the egg, but before the gaze of his female, he felt powerful, the luckiest seerpes in his world.
He rubbed the wound she inflicted on him and proudly displayed on his chest - a caress that his female followed with her eyes and appeared to make her nervous. Aeyser smiled, admiring his mate's every gesture, feeling proud to have been marked by her.
“You won't regret choosing me as your partner,” he assured her, ready to keep his word.
And, when she would signal him with her gestures, with her scent that it was time to nest, he would make sure she would scream his name in pleasure over and over again. He would be her last male, the only one who would be engraved in her heart, in her soul.
He swore it, and his word was law in his lands.
CHAPTER 18
Claudyem
He knows, was Claudyem's thought as he saw the male's smile. The little prick knows he turns me on. She cursed to herself, averting her gaze to stick it to the ground. She didn't understand why she had jumped into the water; well, yes, for the excuse of putting out the fire that gripped her inside, but now that she was about to freeze, because of the cold that pierced through her skin as her clothes were soaked, sticking to her body. She regretted being so impulsive - thinking with her ass sometimes.
She stirred and sighed in relief when he released her. Claudyem was tempted to take a step back so as not to find herself so close to the cause of all her woes. Though she held herself still in place, she would not budge. She crossed her arms and stared into his eyes.
She couldn't spend all her time thinking and regretting what her treacherous body was doing; she had to grasp the situation and shake it until she got what she wanted.
“Why did you bring me here?” was the first thing she said. “I want to go back to my ship, fix that thing, and wait for them to come and rescue me.” If they come, because I owe a lot of people a lot of money; now that I think about it, will anyone come to save me? she wondered.
The male bowed his head and squinted his eyes as if trying to decipher an enigma. She had no idea if he understood anything of what she was saying or not; her translator was trying to learn his language, but it was very complicated; she could never make the sounds he was making- it would be biologically impossible for her to hiss like that.
“Ssshhh, nest, ssshhh, mate, ssshhh, procreate, ssshhh.”
“Procreate?” Claudyem shrieked when she heard that word. She took a step back and waved her hand at him. “You're out of your mind! How can I procreate with you? We are biologically different, you...“She looked him up and down, stopping at the part of his anatomy where a man's crotch would be. “I don't even know if you have...” No! No! She wouldn't utter the word cock. Why would she think of that? She didn't want to. Claudyem had to make things clear between her and the alien. No procreation!
He again nodded his head and smiled.
“Ssshhh, partner, ssshhh, pups.”
“Goddamn it! You don't understand shit, I'm not going to fuck you!” she shouted desperately, tossing her hair, tearing apart the rubber band with which she was holding her long tresses back. It was maddening not to be able to talk to him, not to really understand what he was saying or that he didn't know what she wanted.
Seeing him approach, she stood on guard, raising her arms, her fists clenched.
“Man, if you come any closer, I'm going to knock you out,” she warned him, ready to make good on her threat. Although a part of her was curious - attracted to this male – but she had no plans to procreate with any man, especially not an alien snake.
He burst out laughing and moved closer, towering over her, as if showing off.
“You fool,” Claudyem mumbled, before kicking him. Even though she was surprised, the alien didn't even move from its place, but at least now it wasn't looking at her as if it was going to devour her at any moment. “I warned you! I'm not going to play house with you. I just want to find a way off this planet.”
If she thought she would get him upset or push him away, it was just the opposite because the male burst out laughing, upsetting her.
Damn, when he smiles he’s sexy, Claudyem lamented, on the verge of squealing as she found herself unable to engage him in normal conversation. She needed him to understand her, and to stop looking at her like she was a treasure he was out to conquer.
CHAPTER 19
Aeyser
He admired his mate, who began to speak to him. He managed to understand her a little and was amazed that she mentioned having puppies. Had he heard correctly?
At her silence, Aeyser replied, “Welcome to our nest, mate. I swear I will provide you with food, safety and pleasure before I think about having offspring. I think it's too early to hatch a pup.”
Again, she surprised him by starting to yell, pointing up and down at him. He understood a few things, but was puzzled to hear the words "head," "nesting," and her accusing him of not having something. Was she testing him? Did she not believe that he was her partner? Then why had she marked him?
She was an enigma that drove him crazy, although he would not waste the opportunity the gods had given him. She was his; his female, the one he never thought he would find, and now that he had her before him, he would be sure to make her happy.
I believe you said you were going to test me, mate, so I accept the challenge. I'll prove to you that I'm the best male you can find, he thought to himself, and the only one you'll ever have, and you’ll bear our little ones. He sketched a big smile at the idea of, in the future, seeing her swell from the gestation of her eggs, watching her incubate them and being with her when they hatched, welcoming each of the offspring he had with her beautiful mate. It was a dream he hoped to fulfill, but first he wanted to get to know her and for her to realize that they were made for each other.
His female narrowed her eyes and began to squeal, raising her arms and tossing her hair. He stared at her while smiling, wanting to run his hands through her hair. It seemed soft even though it had a strange shape, as if it was wrapping it around a branch and it would stay that way forever.
