It was scary! Angel's eyes widened in bewilderment. His hand ... She could feel the flow of energy that had emanated from the electrical discharge as an attack.
-What you are? she asked in a cold sweat.
He was not human. It's all right. That detail she already knew. Only the discovery that he was capable of more things made her panic.
-Angel ...- Zorack shook his head in disbelief. She did not intend to discuss that right now. -Can we talk later...
Later?
-Not. Angel backed away slowly. - You are not human. What else are you able to do? Let's talk right now! What you can do?
No more than you, Cailín. Zorack's thought was impatient.
-The gift is strong in our family.
Sun?! Our family? What family? There was no air in the cabin when Angel gasped.
She climbed onto the bed in a riot. It was not his family at all. It was totally human. She had grown up there like anybody. If it were as strange as they were, doctors would have found out. The malaise was accentuated terribly. It was adopted. Mercy! Who were her real parents? Would she also have those eyes? Earning tentacles or scales? The pimples were already terribly bad.
"I wasn't even going to pay attention that I could sometimes do things that most humans didn't do. Fire. Fire, in general, was a problem when it lost all control."
-You're lying. I'm not like you! - She spoke in a higher voice due to tension.
-Well, maybe not exactly, but it doesn't change the facts, girl. - Zorack cursed himself.
"I wasn't supposed to tell her the whole truth there."
-It's a lie! she insisted.
"I was beginning to suspect that he knew exactly who she was. And much worse. He knew her! From where, good God?
-Cailín ... please ... - Zorack tensely appealed. Her determined look made him sigh as he looked around for the unexpected visitor.
-Was it a Zorkan? With all possible luck. What did a Zorkan do there? How did you get into Spartackus?
-I ... I felt ... your heart beats just like mine. The anatomy ...
-We are hybrids of earthlings and essassani. Our people evolve. Curse! After the Earth was destroyed ..., What the hell. You didn't need to know that.
Angel looked at him pale as a statue. The destroyed planet? He was crazy. And she was more eager to believe what he was talking about.
-How so destroyed? You are crazy. Totally crazy. You are talking about the present as ... it never happened. Will not happen.
Crazy?! Still! Zorack cursed and noticed the subtle movement between the chairs by emitting a new electrical discharge. The eyes without the contact lenses shone with natural dark gold before they became totally bluish and electric.
- Before the great destruction ... The Essassani rescued some surviving Terrans. The mixture of races. Mestizos. We were welcomed by Acturians.- Zorack tried to explain in the most objective way. - Hybrids were born. People like that here on this planet. Normal people. Our people sought isolation and peace away from the Confederation in the beginning and took root in Édrin. Most of us master magic.
- Yeah ... it's absurd!
Magic did not exist. Angel shook his head imagining that this time he would be in therapy for the rest of his life.
A low hiss echoed nearby just before the chair fell to the floor.
- Stay away. Can you see him? he roared.
-No people here. - Angel guaranteed dizziness. - What should I see exactly here? What is it? Holy shit! Is it another one of those things?
His hands shone. She remembered the feeling of those numb hands on her body. His eyes had changed. Panic was almost replaced by hysteria. What else was going to change in his appearance? Scales? Tails? Claws? The cabin seemed to shake around him. He knew he was shaking uncontrollably.
- And not you. Rays! At the very least, you should feel awkward and little involved in their customs. - Zorack exploded even tenser. - Will you convince me that you have a totally normal life among these natives? Has anything strange ever happened?
He looked around without seeing anything until he fixed his eyes on the closet. It was certainly a great hiding place.
Angel managed with all her strength, to sum up to a single shrill scream. Something solid touched her foot. Her entire body had a great reflex of spasm and she moved away agitated until her shoulders were pressed against the wall.
-Curse! - Zorack grunted furiously.
The animal was fast and with reflexes. It had almost hit him.
-Not! - Angel never tried so hard to speak. It swallowed great gulps of air and it still didn't seem enough. - My God! What is that?
The captain approached slowly, attentive to the ground without the courage to look the girl in the eye.
-Lab tests that didn't work with the virus. They had no satisfactory effect to stop them. He shrugged, seeming to apologize. - Are you all alright?
Good? Angel fought bravely against total hysteria. That thing had touched her. The thought alone made her shiver. She doubted she was going to keep her sanity for long.
-How come they didn't have the expected effect? Did you create these things?
It could be the size of a cat and it was nimble and fast. He saw only Zorack dodge at the last moment, kicking him with the toe of his boot, and ran to the next table. The red light was blinking alarmingly now indicating danger.
-Zorack, for the bridge! Anyone listening? Zorack calling the command bridge. Or anyone. SOS. Respond. He said excitedly, his fingers moving quickly over the controls.
"How come they didn't have a satisfactory effect, Zorack?" Angel insisted, hiding her fear.
She closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. The whole reality lost control. couldn't find anything to support herself. Nothing was wrong with her. Accidents sometimes happened.
The basement of the house where he had lived with his first adopted family had burned down without anyone being able to explain. Just like the home of the third family that had taken her in, and the school gym after the football boys started to make fun of her in a strange way. And the kitchen ...
The strength she had was not considered very normal. Most of the gym classmates look at her with caution after she has lifted a weight of almost 100 kilos.
-Did that scratch you? he asked and insisted on the keyboards again. - SOS. SOS. The main cabin called the bridge. Anyone who can listen. Respond, damn it! Anyone listening?
-What does the scratch on that do? - she wanted to know dizzy.
He stared at her without speaking. The sound of static pulled plagues from him, with a bad feeling, sensing the temperature there. The Spartackus's protective shields were supposed to be up. They should work and avoid situations like that. The clenched fist came down hard on the table.
-Zorack!
The door wouldn't open in there with the security protocol enabled. They were trapped with an undesirable company. And they multiplied with astonishing speed. Those things shouldn't be there. His orders to the science officer were accurate with respect to the girl. He was naturally aware of the expectations of Édrin's Council.
She was unique. Only he wasn't going to agree at all. The Confederacy court would support him. It was bad enough that lives were created in laboratories mapping genes and chromosomes. They did not farm animals. It was intended to hinder and delay any initiative by the Council until the Confederation gave a favorable opinion. Not to mention that he would have to trick Ravenack.
-There! Angel waved a hand at the noisy movement near the glass shelf.
And there was another hiss by the closet, in the opposite direction. How many more were there of those things?
Zorack cursed. His eyes landed on the wall where Angel stood still and he pushed energy toward him with his hand, containing his anger. It was also frustrating. Ah, it was one thing to read about it in the memory bank. The experience, however ... Zorack burned with frustrated desire. The feel of the tender flesh under his fingers ... hadn't expected to connect to her mind so quickly. The girl had responded immediately to his approach.
The air ducts ... The system covered the entire perimeter of the nave. It could be an alternative escape route. The air circulated there in a pipeline installation with acoustic and thermal protection. The HVAC system was a solid, complex, and planned structure for equipment repairs, if necessary, accommodating two people.
The duct started the process like the others, sucking hot air into the unit, cooling and blowing it back through the big fan, connected to the network. There he could reach the bridge.
Angel flinched, unable to scream. The larynx and pharynx did not cooperate. Cold sweat ran down his forehead.
She hated stuffy, closed places. had always hated it.
Zorack had the impression that he was immersed in memories of the past.
The main air duct entrance destroyed after the last attack. The child was frightened and displayed the look of a lost animal. The heat of the flames was stifling. She was four years old. Practically a newborn for the time they lived. He had no control over the magic and had responded by defending himself under threat.
could remember the sparkle of green eyes in detail. At first, Angel had cried himself to sleep from exhaustion, while he was still a child looking for shelter so that they could be safe. Rescue troops collected the survivors.
Only in the present, Zorack looked at what now represented his life lost and destroyed by the spread of a virus in the invasion of his planet. The girl. Angel was his responsibility. It was his only link.
Marriages in wealthy and powerful families were political and advantageous treaties, celebrated by those responsible even before the birth of their heirs.
How was he going to explain the whole situation?
-Angie. - Zorack appealed awkwardly.
She stared at him paralyzed.
-I ... I can't. There's no air in there. I'll suffocate! - She guaranteed no color on her face. The eyes that looked at Zorack were the same as before.
-Of course, you can, Your Highness. -The captain guaranteed to approach.
She was so young ... What had been kept in her mind from those days of terror? The first target in the attack had been to end the political organization of their world. The ancient monarchy ended the assassination of its representatives. Zorack and Angel had barely managed to escape. Zorack sighed deeply, overcoming all barriers.
His hand sought hers, cold and wet, intertwining his fingers with hers.
-I do not...
-I'll be with you. -Zorack guaranteed with total conviction.
Angel was in shock. Only Zorack knew her better than he could have imagined. I knew the girl had incredible abilities. The manipulation of elementary powers ... All magic had its opposite, its anchor to find balance. It was the root of power. Its bursts could easily freeze someone.
- Let's get out of here as fast as you can imagine. Believe me. These animals are not friendly and grow. And they multiply even faster. - The appeal came overloaded.
Zorack Confessions
The first time was ...
Returning to Spartackus was not as much of a problem as I imagined despite the irritating boy who accompanied us. Withstand Scarlet's ugly looks and her complaints. This I could easily tolerate.
When did things start to get complicated?
Ah, it was the damn security protocol.
48 hours with that girl in the same cabin could take a man to hell.
I had even done very well trying to ignore the little devil for most of the night, pretending to pay attention to the reports. After that, everything went to hell. The ship's shields were broken to keep Spartackus safe. And the unfortunate science officer ...
It was always a curse as orders were disobeyed. I suddenly had unwanted visitors. Knowing that they were part of my unauthorized crew had not been as irritating as realizing that someone had released those things right in my cabin. And worse. Maybe someone over there was trying to kill the girl.
I ruminated endless plagues when trying to escape through the air ducts with the doors sealed in that section of the ship. He grunted angrily, looking at Angel, who was going forward, not at all excited and trying not to notice the damn seductive wiggle of his hips. It was just crazy. Of course, I knew that the story wasn't going to end well from the beginning.
I knew my temper very well. All of my irritation masked too much just my anger at myself. I knew I shouldn't be so harsh. Only it was all together. Of course, the unfortunate girl was scared. Her way was starting to make me think things I didn't want.
I tried to remember what it meant to me. It was because of her that my planet had been taken over and we were enslaved. Because of that pretty and attractive face, I had been a slave for eight years in N'Tirlay.
And not just a private slave to Ravenack. I had been his host and source of food. I had become a merciless warrior in the gaming arenas. Without being able to choose, he was obliged to take part in the research that these creatures did in processes of hybridization with other races.
For eight years all that had kept me alive was the anger I had for that girl. It was not part of my plans to feel anything for her. I shouldn't feel anything. Trading my freedom for capturing a hybrid ...
It was a chance in a thousand to escape from captivity and not waste it was all that mattered to me.
Be free again.
So my negotiated freedom brought me to the Confederation Academy. It had taken some work to make a respected career as a captain in diplomatic missions. I had discipline. knew how to wait and the moment had finally arrived that had been waiting for years. I must confess that my goal there has always been revenge.
had somehow managed to blame Angel for all the problems. Édrin's invasion. The damn slavery. And the unpleasant lust he experienced for the girl. There was no way to reach the bridge. Not as fast as I intended. And definitely not during the night when those creatures roamed the section of the ship where they were.
The damn air ducts where we were ... the security protocol in place that sealed the doors to the dormitories was my undoing. Maybe I could have done it alone. It meant problems. I could only think of how to survive another night. It was enough to give vent to my desires.
And it was my hell! There was no way I was going to let myself get involved with her.
-We will stop and provide shelter until it is safe. - I declared harshly.
Zorkans were small creatures and no less disagreeable. They could leave someone unwell for days with their fangs, and the poison was quite toxic. He could have reached the bridge easily. If Angel didn't get in the way. If you were alone ...
Angel looked at me tiredly.
-Stop? On here? - the astonishing question made me want to scream.
- We really can't ...
-No! - I interrupted even more sharply.
knew from experience that the girl did not appreciate closed spaces. Patience. Maybe it was what I needed to get rid of the unfortunate charm that seemed to have fallen on me. I stopped sighing as I looked around and was frustrated. And from then on everything started to get out of control.
-Want to explain to me what problem you have? - I managed to explode as soon as we found shelter.
She looked and moved everything.
- Can you not touch anything?
That had been the beginning of everything.
Hell was welcoming. I can't even explain what the devil was stirring me up. Finally, Angel seemed to have given up ignoring my provocations and reacting. And it was a relief. I could fight and argue.
-Want to explain what animal bit you? - the eyes were angry with me.
It was another miserable hot and unhappy cabin. Without much success, I tried to remember that I was no longer a slave.
-Which one? - I returned the question sarcastically. - The damn planet? The infernal heat? Or my ship with a Zorkan infestation?
Angel rolled her eyes with an exasperated sigh.
"Or are you looking at me like that with all the false innocence of a little devil?"
Really innocent?
What a joke! Curse! I was still a man like any other. Watching that Angel bath in the tub had been nothing compared to the heavenly feeling of touching her. And she didn't remember anything. My ego raged. And with that my hatred for Ravenack. I think all I knew was hate.
-I didn't ask you to kidnap me! I didn't even ask you to sacrifice that much!
Was it hurt you saw in the green eyes? And why should I bother? Was she really going to keep pretending that nothing had happened?
-Didn't you ask ?! - I replied wryly. - Heavens. Would you rather have left it for Ravenack? I've seen many whores out there with more scruples.
I wanted an argument and had finally found it.
Nor did I imagine her reaction. In fact, his temper was a surprise to both of us. The hand with thin, delicate fingers snapped across my face.
-Unhappy bastard, you ...- Angel started to ignite.
My response was unexpected even for me.
My hands grabbed Angel, pulling her against my body in a non-delicate way. Something in my charged gaze clearly showed her my intentions there. It was a desire for possession. I wanted the girl for me. And she never would be.
-Not! You better let go! - The little devil protested with all her breath.
And it was too late. It was a demon that possessed me at the time. I trusted my skills as a lover enough to change my mind. The body pressed next to mine was nice despite her tightness trying to impose distance. I did not mind the bright eyes when my erection trapped by his pants compressed his belly.
And that doubled my anger. Was that how she reacted to the damn kid who kept talking?
-It's because? Do you prefer your lover? You've had too much fun teasing me. I was very curious before with my face flushed in that bathtub when it touched. And even more so at the motel. Didn't they tell you that playing with fire is dangerous? Or maybe Spike is not that skilled?
I didn't need any connection with her mind at the time. Fear was stamped on the frightened expressions.
-You are ... - Angel tried to escape.
-Let me see if I can remember. I think the words were charming, sexy, and attractive - I replied convinced.
Before Angel could have any further reaction, I lifted her up in my arms and approached the bed.
-You are despicable! - Angel guaranteed to be thrown on the sheets. You lost all sense if you think that ...
The words were lost in the air. I slowly started to take off my clothes. Finally, it was my complete ruin.
-Not! Of course not! I don't even know why I took the damn job. - I exploded furiously with the task that was up to me.
Handing that girl over to Ravenack was ... I shouldn't feel anything for the unhappy girl. And it was a lie. Angel could have forgotten everything. To have forgotten many things, but the temperament remained the same. She had always been a rebel by nature. He was the genius of the House of Igneous that was gradually emerging.
If only she had been silent ...
-You shouldn't! she cried, sketching her angry expressions. should have let this Ravenack do what he wanted. He wouldn't be ...
The provocation fell on my wounds with salt. Should I have left? In general, my behavior was aggressive.
-You have no idea of the absurd ...
-Not? Not even? - Angel spat the words with hurt. - Well, you're just a coward for fear of these ... Lax! At the very least, you should know how to treat a woman!
Angel did not finish. I had already heard a lot of provocation. I didn't, didn't know how to treat a woman? Anger made me see everything red. There may instincts took over. I pulled the girl even more indifferent to her fists clenched in her chest and my mouth came down on her savage and relentless to release all my frustration.
It was not a gentle caress at first, I marked only crazy territory imagined the girl in the clutches of Ravenack. Why would she just choose a freed slave? Angel didn't even protest the invasion and that mouth was like honey to me.
I deepened the kiss without giving her breath to react. It was a drug that ran in my blood like her and hallucinated me. Loose? My hands were exactly where I wanted. It was a demon that instigated me. The small body contracted and rigid as a board at the beginning and then ...
I didn't even care. I started pulling on the dress, first making the straps slide over her shoulders, showing the lovely view of the breasts.
-Not! - Angel still protested limp in my arms and panting.
-No, really, baby?
It was useless to try to cover them with my hands as soon as mine held them to keep them away. It was all the vision a man could want, especially after the tomboy's damned taunts. I forced my knee between his legs decidedly when my mouth started to seek my prize. Just the feeling of finally touching them set my blood on fire. I could almost forget Klaus ... or even try.
intended to make her regret it and show her how it could be different from a man. It was jealousy that guided my actions. I started to provoke the tender and tender flesh; slowly my thumb fanned the pink buttons until the girl squirmed by arching her body against mine and I started sucking them with lust. It was divine how she responded so sensitively.
-Zorack, no!
-Not? Is it the type that can provoke, perhaps let you see and not touch? - I mumbled and walked away.
-I don't want that and ...
-Same? I think you would prefer that irritating boy then? Or maybe it is more ambitious. Ravenack.
It was an insult. I burned furiously at the thought of the girl with the unfortunate kid. I started to get rid of the rest of the clothes until my big, thick cock attracted her attention. Shit! I wanted to be calm. Loving the girl as she deserved. Only ...
That girl couldn't act that well! I could have sworn she blushed.
-Zorack, no. Skirt! - Angel's voice was startled.
-I think you will now be able to assess how a man behaves. You'll enjoy the moment, girl, you'll sigh moan ...
Angel even tried to fight me.
I could easily hit her, but he wanted more. My dick was swollen; the little devil had managed to get me terribly excited. I had to protect myself from her bites and nails and pulled her hair back to kiss her on the mouth. I don't remember feeling so much excitement before. And it was clear that I intended to see the girl moaning in my arms; it took forever, but she surrendered corresponding to the kiss.
-Mercy! And who is trying to deceive here? There's enough hot blood in your veins ...
-Zorack, please don't ... don't ...
Lying on it, my hands slid across the soft body, leaving kisses on her neck and going down further. hoped that no one had ever had her like that before and he was definitely an idiot.
Spike! damn boy.
I continued to delight in her breasts and even more slowly my hand would go down until it sought what I was looking for. My fingers found the underwear impatiently as I started to touch it right there. Despite the weak denials, the reception was more than warm. I wanted her more than air at that moment. It was a physical necessity that I couldn't understand.
My thoughts were a whirlwind of confusion and guilt.
It was wrong. I shouldn't feel this way. It all came down to my revenge plan, didn't it?
It didn't take long for my fingers to begin the most intimate caresses. Wet. Warm. Provocative. I wanted to taste her. It was a compulsion for my senses. Angel realized with horror what was going through my head, however, I went faster. Just the smell of it made me even harder. At first, I let my tongue pass there slowly, savoring and descending more as I spread their legs apart. The girl gasped when I started teasing while sticking my tongue into her attractive body.
-Zorack, stop! Bastard! - Angel tried to react and I could feel my hands in my hair.
That sparked yet another demon in me by spreading my slender legs and without holding on I went down to her wet pussy, sucking hard and then with more erotic caresses. Her resistance was minimal at that moment. My fingers were beginning to penetrate her without letting go of the attack on her pleasure center with the tongue.
-Zorack, please ... Her voice came low between moans. I didn't even realize that she was whining.
-Nothing in the world will stop me, you little devil. Didn't you think Ravenack would be better? Or maybe you tried and liked it? Suddenly I hindered your plans and you were waiting for your lover in that unhappy bathtub ...
-God, I don't ...- Angel tried to push me and almost hit me with the knee. I intended to be careful. I really wanted her to know she was going to lose. I managed to immobilize her again, she was now on her side with her back to me, showing off her magnificent ass.
-Oh, baby, you can believe I'm not going to stop. Was it really so full of not touching me with that wretch? Go scream girl. You will scream with pleasure with my cock inside you.
-I hate you, damn you ...
I held Angel against me, my hand making the head of my cock slide wildly over her wet pussy. Hated it?
Ah, but I certainly didn't hate Spike. Nor would he hate Ravenack when he realized the advantages he would have with that miserable creature. The realization of that made me crazy. I no longer had a kingdom to offer.
It was the future king of a vanquished people who had sold my soul in exchange for freedom. I start the attack on her clit again, forcing my cock there in the even more tempting sight. That rear end ... Angel understood what I was going to do very quickly, giving me all the certainty that I was very experienced.
From somewhere I could hear your cry. My own cry of defeat echoed over hers. It was paradise. It was my hell. I had crossed all boundaries with no return. Exactly like a damned slave who, without any limits, had obtained freedom. I was able to understand that my hatred hid feelings that I despised: weakness, desire, and helplessness.
That girl should have been my queen.
I was a vanquished and enslaved king.
The woman who had been assigned to me had been charged as a spoil of war and I had no way of fighting it.
That was my curse. My biggest defeat. I wanted what I would never have.