Chapter 5. Slavers!
#5 of Alec's Adventures
All characters places and names are completely fictitious and are not intended to relate to anyone living or dead. Some of the content is of an adult nature and is not intended to be read by anyone under the age of 18.
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Well, so far the last chapters have seemed a little bit tame so I've decided to ramp it up a bit. This one may start a bit slow but it'll quickly get a bit spicy. Enjoy!
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Harrll, the captain, was waiting for us when we pulled off the road, concealing the truck in the trees, eager to get the fuel back to the ship. Harrll had a worried look on his face though.
"Gelland, our science officer, has been carrying out a survey of orbital data and thinks she knows why your parents' survey ship crashed. The last visit we have records from is 36 years ago and since then humans have put an incredible amount of junk into orbit. We think your parents crashed into orbital debris like we did, but unlike us they didn't survive the crash. According to our estimates there must be something in excess of 50,000 objects floating around in orbit, ranging from something the size of a paint speck to complete dead satellites. Getting back off-planet will be like trying to cross a busy street blindfolded with the traffic travelling at a couple of hundred miles an hour."
Alec was a bit confused by this. "But surely with your technology being several thousand years ahead of ours I would have thought you could detect them"
"It's not that simple," Ferrowll interrupted. "Ever since humans invented radio telescopes and radar, plus all of the equipment for detecting exotic particles, we can't use any form of active sensing equipment. All we can use is passive detection systems, like optical tracking, gravimetric readings, magnetometers and the like. Unfortunately they all tend to be short range instruments, so detecting objects moving at orbital velocities can be a bit difficult."
Alec thought about it for a minute, then said "But all the orbital data for most of them is kept by the various space agencies, people like Project Spaceguard and the International Astronomical Association. Why don't you just hack into the Internet and look up where they all are?"
All he received back from them were a series of blank looks. "Excuse me," asked Grrellt, "the last report we have is 36 years out of date. What's the Internet?"
Alec was a bit taken aback by this. He'd grown up with the Internet around for all of his life. To find somebody who had never even heard of it was a bit of a surprise. "Well, it's a method of linking up various computers around the world so that they can all talk to each other. It means that you can send a message directly from one side of the world to the other, sharing files and information."
Grrellt, the senior observer seemed to be on the verge of jumping for joy. "This just goes to prove my argument that we don't visit developing planets often enough. Normally the development of a planetary computer network is the precursor to developing gravity control and commercially viable space travel. Most cultures invent the warp drive and are able to travel between the stars within less than a hundred years of developing planetary networks because the exchange of ideas and information becomes easier and faster. This means we need to upgrade the status of Earth from developing to immanent."
"I think I follow you," said Alec, "but from a practical perspective what does that mean for you and for the Earth?"
"We will need to establish a permanent base here on Earth in order to keep a close watch on developments. As soon as they launch a spaceship capable of warp travel we need to be on the spot to make sure they receive a proper reception when they make their first contact with other species. Until they achieve interstellar travel though, we must remain in concealment. Past experience has included various reactions from developing planets ranging from a disastrous economic slump to an entire planet committing racial suicide when they discovered more advanced species in the galaxy. Once they develop space travel of their own, they tend to be sufficiently resilient to cope though."
"I've had an idea," Ferrowll said with a grin. "Alec has grown up here on Earth and can pass as a native. His reactions and knowledge would be invaluable in helping conceal our identity. Maybe we could add him to the staff and use his help to set up our base. I wouldn't mind staying here on Earth with him as part of his pack."
Alec had no objection to that, but he was a bit confused at her terminology. "What do you mean by pack?" he yelped.
"In Lupine society, there are normally five times as many females as males, and the females choose their mates. If a male is popular it's not unusual for him to have several females in his pack. We have already mated and I would like to be part of your pack, staying with you here on Earth," Ferrowll explained. "Grrellt and I have talked about it and if you agree she would also like to become part of our pack too. She likes you as well, and when I told her what you were like in bed she had a hard time keeping her hands off you."
Alec pricked up his ears and smiled. "I love you more than I've loved anyone else before, so of course I'll be happy to have you as my mate. I like Grrellt also, but wouldn't want to hurt your feelings. If both you and Lupine society are OK with it though, she's welcome to become part of our family as well.
"If we're setting up a base of operations then we'll need money to pay for things," Alec mused. "We can't keep on selling artificial gemstones to crooked pawnbrokers. If I keep on going back to them they'll start to ask questions, even if they fence stolen goods. I need some sort of legitimate income which won't attract attention from the tax people, enough to buy a property remote enough to enable ships to land without being noticed."
Gelland, the science officer came forward with an answer. "If we interface one of our computers with Earth's stock market, it will be able to analyze patterns better than any computer model currently on this planet. Within a couple of months you should be able to accumulate enough money to purchase somewhere suitable. You'll have to ease up on the amount you earn after that though, because if you are suddenly too successful it will seem suspicious and will start to distort the economy."
And so, after gathering their equipment and supplies, Grrellt and Ferrowl joined Alec, setting up a computer link and moving in with him. Because his home was on the edge of town, next to some woods they were able to get the necessary stuff in without being noticed. Once the link was set up, the ship returned home with an up to date report about the situation on Earth, detailing the necessary upgrading of the watch status.
Alec relaxed on the couch with Grrellt and Ferrowll cuddled up along side of him, exhausted after the last few days, and thought about the changes in his life. He now had new friends, lovers, a new and exciting job keeping them out of trouble, and need never be alone again.
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Alec was woken up abruptly by an alarm signal, the lights in the bedroom flashing on and off repeatedly. He looked, dazed, as Grrellt and Ferrowll jumped out of bed and rushed over to some computer screens. It had been six months since he'd met them and life so far had been fairly uneventful, but he had a feeling that things were about to change. "What's all the noise about, world war three or something?"
Grrellt looked at the monitor worriedly. "Our sensors are picking up a warp signature approaching Earth orbit. We're not expecting a League ship for another month so we don't know who it is. Not every species is signed up to the League and some of them can be pretty unpleasant. According to the warp signature it looks like it's the Riss, which is a bit unusual. They are a race of slavers, not very nice people, but they usually prey on pre-industrial planets. Anything sophisticated enough to develop firearms they usually avoid because it cuts in to their profit margins too much, so finding them here is very peculiar."
"How come the League tolerate them?" Alec asked.
"They're careful to avoid any planet the League has under observation. It's a big galaxy after all, and they can't police everywhere. Usually they pick on planets not on our databases, so we have no way of tracking their activities and no way of tracing the origins of any slaves they pick up. We'd love to put an end to their filthy trade but it's proven impossible to eradicate them."
"According to the energy readings," Ferrowll said, "it looks like a small vessel, possibly a lifeboat. It's far too small to be one of their raiding ships. It looks like it's going to be landing about 500 miles away. This'll be a good opportunity to try out the modifications to your truck."
Ah yes, the wonders of off-planet technology. They had taken Alec's beloved 4x4 and upgraded it a bit. As far as anyone could tell, it looked and sounded perfectly normal but had been heavily modified. Out had come the engine, it was now powered by a small fusion plant no bigger than a spare tyre. The new drive system had a power output of about 1,000 horsepower, giving it a theoretical ground speed of over 300 miles an hour. Of course, driving around on the ground at that sort of speed would be likely to attract too much attention, so it had also been equipped with a gravity drive, enabling it to fly at up to 1,000 miles an hour. Using the truck, we would be able to get to the crash site within half an hour, well before anyone from the police or army put in an appearance, and the cloaking technology should prevent it showing up on radar.
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Leeta hovered over the edge of the lake, her spear raised above her head. Fishing had been good lately, thanks mainly to the new shape of her spear. She had added backward pointing spines, making it harder for fish to wriggle off once she speared them. Suddenly she heard a loud roaring sound coming from the sky above her. Looking up she saw a shining object descending from the sky, settling into the forest about twenty bow-lengths away.
A few weeks ago she would have fled back to the tribe, seeking shelter and warning them of the gods coming to visit but that had been before she had been expelled. The official reason was that she was barren, unable to have any children, but in reality that was only an excuse. Her father had died hunting many years ago, and her mother had died last winter from the coughing disease, so nobody was there to defend her.
Her real crime was the fact she always asked too many questions about why they did things the way they did, arguing with the shaman or those in authority. Her spear was just another example of the way she thought. It was different from what everyone else used, but for her it got better results.
She had tried to become with child though, mating with many of the males of her tribe when her heat came upon her, even though it hurt. Her people were true felines, backward pointing spines on the male's members, flaring out and digging in to her sensitive flesh as they thrust into her depths, preventing her from pulling away. Even though it hurt each time, she couldn't resist them when she was in heat. The biological drive forced her to submit to the males of her tribe, the desire in her loins blocking any conscious will to resist.
Cowering in the woods, she heard heavy footsteps coming from the direction it had landed. Too terrified to move, she hoped to escape their notice. Jerking in pain, she felt what seemed to be the sting of an insect on her arm. Her sight began to blur and she collapsed to the ground, helpless.
Waking up, she found herself in a strange room, which seemed to be vibrating constantly, almost as if a swarm of bees was behind all of the walls. The walls and floor were made of a material she had never seen before; all her culture knew of were wood, leather and stone. Even metal was unknown to them.
The door opened, revealing one of her captors. A terrifying creature indeed, it looked like nothing she had ever seen before. It resembled what on Earth would be called a Velociraptor, eight feet tall. It walked upright and carried a strange stick in one hand, a bowl of food in the other. Leeta tried to dart past it and escape through the doorway, but the creature jabbed the stick into her side. She collapsed in agony to the floor, sparks flying from where it had touched her, more painful than anything she had ever felt before. It gave out a short sharp hissing sound, which she was sure must have been laughter, as it backed away from her, setting the bowl on the ground and shutting the door as it left.
Finally recovering enough strength to move, the tremors in her limbs having ceased, Leeta crawled towards the door and tested it to see if she could open it. No luck! It felt like she hadn't eaten for a couple of days so she picked up the bowl and sniffed at it cautiously. It smelt a bit strange, like nothing she had eaten before, but surely they wouldn't go to the trouble of catching someone only to poison her. It tasted a bit peculiar as well, not unpleasant but just different. Not having anything else to eat, she hungrily finished the bowl, still wanting more. Not having anything else to do, she retreated to the bedding in the corner of her room, as far away from the door as possible. The door opened, and remembering the pain from its stick she stayed where she was. Her captor picked up the bowl from the floor and replaced it with another one, and also left her a bowl of water.
It was hard to tell how long she had been locked up in that room, unable to see the sun, but after about five of the meals she began to feel a familiar tingling between her legs. Surely this shouldn't be possible, she couldn't be going into heat yet. Her last one had been only 3 months ago and the next one wasn't due for another 3 months. Gradually the tingling began to build, becoming an ache. She tried to use her paws to satisfy herself, but with no success, the ache beginning to become an urgent need unable to be ignored, dampness spreading through her loins, preparing her for breeding.
The beast entered her room with some more food, and then she caught the scent of it. A male! This couldn't be. She desperately needed relief but none of her people were around. Unless she was bred her desire would continue to grow, driving her insane with lust. The only male she had seen for the last few days was her captor,
Turning away from him, she dropped to the ground, raising her rear and twisting her tail to one side. She looked backward towards her captor, giving a pleading whine, no longer able to resist her needs. The reptile hissed with laughter again, leaving her frustrated and in agony as it left the room. Overcome with her lust, she crawled over to the door, moaning in agony. The door opened again, revealing the raptor. He was naked, sporting an enormous erection, twice the size of any of the males of her tribe. She nuzzled at his crotch, inhaling his scent, nature forcing her actions. Turning away, she offered him her rear again, looking back at him with her lust crazed eyes.
Hissing with laughter, the reptile strode over to her, stroking its claws across her slit, causing her to hump back towards him. He grasped her thighs in his sharp talons and pulled her towards him, pressing his tool against her entrance. She gasped in pain as it stretched her wide, larger than anything she had felt before. If she thought the males of her tribe were painful, this beast was agony. Even so, instinct forced her back onto his shaft as he thrust deeper, forcing her walls to stretch apart and take more of his member. He continued to thrust, harder and faster, sinking deeper each time splitting her open. Finally, he came, spurting deep inside her, filling her up with his seed and making her belly bulge as if pregnant, the pressure finally making her cum, satisfying her desire to be bred.
Before he left, he put down more bowls of food and water, closing the door after him. When she had recovered her energy she ate the food, hungry from her efforts. Now that she had mated, the desire would end.
Contrary to her expectations, the next day she felt the tingling beginning again between her legs. Impossible. She had mated, so normally her heat would end straight away. Maybe it had something to do with the food they were feeding her. She must try to find some way to escape or she would end up going through the same thing day after day.
The reptile entered the room with more food. Seeing a rumpled shape curled up under the bedding it laughed again, but not for long. Silently dropping to the ground behind it from where she had been clinging to a ventilator grill above the door, she darted out into the corridor and ran off to one side, the reptile shouting and in close pursuit.
She darted around a corridor, out of sight for a couple of seconds, and saw a hatch on one side of the corridor. Pulling it open she saw a small space, followed by another hatch. Diving in the first one, she pulled it tight behind her before climbing through the second one. Panicked, she realised it was a dead end, a room with a couple of couches, padded walls and floor. She couldn't go any further. Looking around she tried to find something to block the hatch. Beside the hatch was a red lever. Pulling it down sideways, it twisted in front of the hatch, sealing it shut. Suddenly, there was a loud klaxon sound, gradually increasing in frequency. She heard hissing sounds, like the noise the lizard made earlier. Looking round there was no sign of any lizard, the noise seemed to be coming from a grill between the couches. She banged her fists against the grill, thinking one of them might be behind it.
There was a series of loud bangs and the whole room seemed to jump sideways, throwing her into one of the walls, knocking her unconscious. Purely by chance, she had jumped into a lifeboat and launched it into the empty void of space.
At this stage, space travel was well understood. All spaceships, no matter what species they belonged to carried a complement of lifeboats. Given the average density of stars in that part of the galaxy, you could normally expect to find at least 3 planets capable of supporting life within a sphere 10 light years in diameter. Lifeboat drive systems were not as capable, but they could easily manage to travel that distance within a couple of days. Because of her pounding on the grill, Leeta had damaged the emergency beacon. The reptile ship had been travelling several hundred times the speed of light, so the chances of finding her would make looking for a needle in a haystack seem easy by comparison. Luckily the auto-pilot was undamaged, and following it's programming, it set course for the nearest habitable planet, only 7 light years away.
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There was smoke coming from the woods around where the lifeboat had landed. Bearing in mind Grrellt's warnings, Alec set his truck down behind a hill and they cautiously approached it on foot. Grrellt pulled out some weapons from her bag and passed them round. "These are stunners. You don't need to worry too much about accuracy, they send out a fan shaped beam, which covers an area a couple of meters wide at fifty yards. Anything within the beam path is rendered unconscious. If we run into any slavers, you'll probably need them. Don't hesitate. Shoot first and we can ask questions later when we take them back to base.
Approaching the craft, it's metal hull smoking and crackling from the heat of its passage through the Earth's atmosphere, Alec saw a hatch begin to open in the side. Following Grrellt's advice he pointed the stunner at the hatch and pressed the button. Opening it wider, he discovered a humanoid feline, it's head shaped much like a lynx, with whiskers and a tail, sporting a beautiful yellow spotted coat of fur. Looking at it, he called out to his companions. "I think I've caught it. This is one slaver that won't be catching any more slaves."
Coming up beside him, Ferrowll shattered his assumptions. "That's not a Riss. I don't recognise the species though. Maybe one of their slaves managed to escape. Let's hope she hasn't been in their hands for too long, it'll make it easier to break her conditioning. We'll take her back home and decide what to do once we're safely home."
"Excuse me," asked Alec, "what do you mean about conditioning?"
"Well, the Riss have a nasty and insidious technique for brainwashing their slaves, making them more compliant and obedient. They usually take female slaves only and sell them for the sex trade. They add drugs to the food they feed the slaves that bring them into a state of heat, no matter where they are in their natural cycle. Unlike a normal heat though, the desire to mate becomes stronger as time goes on. New slaves are kept in isolation with no stimulation to distract them, the urges grow continually, becoming painful after a couple of days. Because the slaves are kept in isolation, they are unable to satisfy their urges. The only source of relief is for them to have sex with their captors, who ignore them until the slaves literally beg them for sex, submitting to them completely. As soon as they have been mated, they are fed more of the drugs, putting them back into heat again, a never-ending state of permanent arousal. After about a month, all the slaves care about is pleasing their master, purely in the hope of obtaining some, albeit temporary, relief. They are no longer able to think for themselves or think about escape, their only desire is to please their masters."
"So how do we break her conditioning if it's so potent, surely all we need to do is wait until the drugs are broken down by her body? After all, if she's no longer being fed the drugs, surely her heat cycle will come to a natural end?"
"It's not quite that simple," explained Ferrowll. "The drug is designed to resist being broken down. Until she is mated with someone, it will remain in her system, ramping up her desire and need to breed until she can't control herself. The only solution is for her to mate with someone, and then her body will be able to flush out the drugs naturally. Unfortunately, because we aren't on a League world we have to manage the situation ourselves. The only male available is you. We can dose her with translation nanites, which should enable us to communicate with her, but they can't do anything about the drugs in her system. She's a species we haven't come across before, so we have no medical baseline for the nanites to work from. They can't reset her body to her normal state, simply because we have no idea what that is."
"What!" exclaimed Alec in shock. "Are you trying to suggest I take her to bed with me? B...B...But you and Grrellt are the ones I love, how can you suggest that I cheat on you?"
"Don't think of it that way, think of it as helping someone who needs it. Unless you do, she will continue to suffer and it will get steadily worse, the compulsion will probably drive her insane. We both love you, and know you wouldn't want to take advantage of this situation, please, we need you to help her get through this. In the meantime, we need to dispose of the lifeboat and make sure no one discovers the wreckage."
Reaching into her bag again, Gerrallt pulled out a sealed pouch containing what appeared to be a grey powder. Carefully, she scattered it over the hull of the lifeboat. Slowly, it seemed to begin to dissolve, liquefying and sinking into the ground. "These nanites are programmed to take apart any traces of advanced technology, reducing it to its basic atoms and converting it into substances which sink into the ground, preventing any detection. It's standard equipment for any observation mission, and similar to the automatic method which removed any trace of your parents' ship when it crashed."
Alec silently vowed to himself that he would do whatever he could to bring and end to this vile trade. He carefully picked up the body of the feline and carried it back to the truck, shocked about what he had learned. As silently as they came, they rose into the sky and headed for home.
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Leeta woke to find she lying on a comfortable bed in an attractively furnished room. There was no humming noise in the background, no vibration, the room didn't seem to be moving. Through the window, she could see the sky and trees outside. The door slowly opened, and in walked a fur-clad figure, carrying a tray with some food and water. It didn't look anything like the lizards that had captured her. It was slightly taller than she was, had a long protruding muzzle with large carnivorous teeth, pure white fur, and walked upright, closely resembling a canine lifeform from her homeworld.
"Hello, there's no need to be scared, the people who kidnapped you aren't here, we just want to help you."
Somewhat to her surprise, Leeta found she could understand this creature, at least that was an improvement over the lizards. Whilst she had been on the lifeboat, she hadn't eaten or drunk anything for two days, the sight and smell of the food overcame any hesitation she might have felt. It tasted much better than what the lizards had given her.
"My name is Ferrowll," the figure said. "You're probably a very long way away from home. We've no idea where your home is, we've never come across your people before, so I'm afraid we may not be able to take you home. As far as we can make out, you were kidnapped by a group of slavers. You've probably been feeling a bit strange because they've been putting something in your food to bring you into heat. Unlike a normal heat, the only way it can end is if you mate with someone, so I'm afraid the desire and pain won't go away until you do. Unfortunately, the only person available to mate with you is my husband, but we won't force the decision on you, the choice is yours."
Leeta realised this was probably the reason for her experience with the lizards, her sudden needs and the irresistible desire to mate with them. These people hadn't treated her like the lizards though, they had offered her comfortable surroundings, decent food and sympathy. She nodded slowly, accepting the situation and Ferrowll's offer.
The door opened again, and in walked a grey fur clad figure, similar to Ferrowll, but about a handbreadth taller, with beautiful blue eyes. "Hello," it said, in a deep resonant voice. "My name is Alec, Ferrowll's husband. Whatever happens will be your choice, we don't want you to do anything you don't feel comfortable with, but we're here to help."
Looking up, Leeta caught his scent. A Male. Slowly, she got up from the bed and moved towards him. Bending forward, she inhaled deeply. Not only was he male, but he had mated recently and the scent was intoxicating in her current condition. She rubbed her muzzle against his chest, drinking in his scent, purring slightly. Smiling, Ferrowll left the room, giving them some privacy.
Alec still felt slightly as though he was taking advantage of the situation, but she desperately needed him, he resolved to make the experience as pleasant as possible. Taking her in his arms, he gently caressed the back of her head, stroking his other hand up and down her back, causing her to purr more deeply, burrowing her muzzle into the fur on his chest.
Stepping back slightly, he slowly lowered her onto her back, following her down on to the bed. Sliding down her body, taking in her scent, he drew his muzzle down to her slit, the heady aroma of her heat growing stronger, clouding his thoughts. She shuddered slightly as she felt his nose brushing across her lips, the sudden breath of air as he drank in her scent.
He slowly tasted her with his tongue, stroking it across her lips, causing her to shiver in anticipation, his tongue caressing her, the muscular length stroking the length of her privates, causing her to groan in pleasure. Holding her hips in his paws, his claws digging into her fur, holding her still, he began to lap up her juices, flooding out of her in readiness for breeding. She tried to hump her hips up to meet his tongue, being driven to new heights of ecstasy, but was held in place by his claws as he continued to tease her. The pleasure continued to build in her loins, greater and greater, on the verge of coming, but each time he paused before beginning again.
She was on the verge of cumming again, when he pressed his muscular lupine tongue into her depths, forcing her folds apart, the tip of his tongue reaching into her depths, flicking against her insides, bringing her to an orgasm, her insides squeezing down on his muscular wolf like tongue.
As her shudders ceased, he drew back and turned her over. She lowered her head and shoulders to the bed, raising her hips high in the air, looked back over her shoulders and whined with eagerness. Grasping her hips in his paws, the claws sinking into her fur, he teased her entrance with his tip, stroking it up and down before setting it in place and slowly sinking in to her. She gasped at the feeling, his smooth tapered length spreading her apart, nothing like her people, no sharp spines to anchor him in place, to dig into her tender flesh.
He continued to thrust into her gently, sinking gradually deeper each time, until finally she felt his sheath brushing up against her entrance, his hips resting snugly against hers, his chest resting upon the smooth curve of her back. He then began thrusting more firmly, withdrawing almost until just his tip was inside her before humping forward, sinking his whole length inside, burying himself as deeply as possible, her shoulders pressed into the mattress beneath her with the force of his efforts.
She felt a strange lump, near the base of his member, stroking across her lips as he thrust into her, brushing across her clit, giving her a mini orgasm each time. She wasn't sure what it was, but she liked what it did so far. To her surprise, it began to grow larger, slowing his progress as it caught at her entrance, pressing against her clit more firmly, until it could no longer slide inside.
He grasped hold of her hips more firmly and lowered his muzzle, grasping the fur-clad ruff of her neck in his teeth, pinning her in place. She lowered her ears and head submissively, bracing herself. Drawing back until just the tip was inside, he thrust hard with his hips, pressing his knot against her entrance, desperate to sink it inside her. She gasped as it slowly forced its way deeper, her lips spreading around it, stretched to the limit. Finally, with a plop and a slight burst of pain, which soon disappearing into a burst of pleasure, it sank inside, her lips closing around it, drawing it deeper inside. She felt it continue to swell inside her, spreading her insides, filling her with a sense of fullness and completeness she had never experienced before, anchoring her to him beyond any possible hope of escape, even if she should wish it.
As his knot continued to grow still larger, she began to get a bit anxious, now it was almost on the verge of painful, but his knot ceased to grow before it could begin to hurt. Instead she felt it massaging that magic spot inside her, each time either of them moved, drawing her over the edge of the biggest orgasm she had ever experienced in her life. Her insides began to convulse, squeezing down on his knot, massaging his length, triggering his own release, sending his seed down into her depths, unable to escape past his knot which sealed her entrance.
He continued to thrust into her, each time triggering another orgasm, his seed continuing to flow in periodic spurts, filling her belly. Finally, exhausted and sated, they sank down onto the bed on their sides, still joined together, unable to separate as yet. He curled around her protectively, one arm underneath her, wrapped around her waist, his other arm draped across her hip, gently caressing her belly, swollen with his seed. She turned her head to look up at him, a satisfied smile on her face. "Not have a home to go back to, was cast out of my tribe as exile, Leeta want to stay with Alec forever.
Alec looked down at her and smiled. "Welcome to our family," he said.
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Sorry for the delay on this one folks, for some reason my muse decided to take a holiday (or two). I've tried to include a few different things in this chapter, but for some reason had to struggle for the last couple of pages to finish it. As always, all comments are welcome, don't be shy, I love to hear what people think.
As for the next few chapters, we have a few different directions the story could go. How are the League going to react to Leeta, a stone age primitive, living on Earth? What is Alec going to do about the Slavers? Are they going to have difficulty concealing their presence on Earth?
If anyone has any preferences regarding the direction I go in, or any ideas they would like included, please let me know.