Page 25 of My Human Wife

He blocks my swing and pushes me off. “You know she charmed us all. It was shocking to see her,” he pauses to swing at me. “To see her galactic public self.”

I push him back. “It’s not who she is.”

Seo pushes me and I almost trip backwards. “No, it’s not. It’s who she was made to be to survive. But with us she was real.”

I swallow hard. “She was herself. She was sweet and curious.”

Seo takes this opportunity to swing fast and hard, causing me to backtrack. “And she was brave and compassionate to go back to being owned for Terra Ka’s cause.”

“She didn’t have a choice.”

“She did.”

I strike hard and Seo falls to the ground.

Seo says, “Once she married you and was on theSisushe was free.”

“She made a promise.”

“But she was still free, and she took the assignment.”

I drop my sword and sit next to Seo. My hands are bloody from destroying the furniture in my quarters and I feel exhausted. “She did take it willingly, didn’t she?” It’s important to me to hear from someone else that I didn’t force her to do this.

Seo puts a hand on my arm. “She did. And she will return and be her true self with us again.”

Lara

I’m transferred off of Gala surrounded by Imperial guards but not the ones from the official military that brought me here. Guards wearing navy blue and with an insignia I assume must be Kamos’s. There are no other women with me, but I’d be a fool to think he only bought me. Most likely he wants to keep me separate from the others as a precaution. If I were him, I’d do the same. I wouldn’t want a knowledgeable pet telling the others what’s going to happen to them. That would ruin the surprise when they found out. And one thing I’ve learned in the galaxy is that alien males love to surprise their human pets.

I’m led on my leash into a transport and strapped in. No one makes eye contact or talks to me. It’s all very bizarre given that I’d just been on a ship with Imperial people who treated me as an equal. And now I could pee all over the seat and they’d blame themselves for not thinking of my needs. It’s like social whiplash and I have a moment where I question if Gael and Terra Ka even existed or was all of that a dream?

My mind can’t resist the opportunity to think of Gael then. The first man who ever took my opinion into account since I leftEarth. And he met me in the same condition as these men. But the difference was he wanted more than sex from me. But we still had sex, I can’t keep those images of his naked body against mine from my mind now as much as I want to suppress them to keep them sacred. My mind refuses to lock them away.

It’s not long before we are boarding a massive starship. There are Imperial men everywhere in the navy blue uniforms with Kamos’s mark. I can make out bits and pieces of what they’re saying but for the most part I’m ignorant. All I know right now is that I’m being taken to see a doctor.

No surprises there. Kamos will want to make sure for himself that I’m healthy. Everyone still remembers the human who purposely infected herself with a disease to kill her Imperial master. Lord Juo told me the story as evidence of how cruel Imperials are to humans. But alien males in the galaxy will say anything about humans to keep our status low so I don’t know if that ever really happened.

The medical center is busy. I’m made to wait with the guard who’s leading me around. He commands me to sit at his feet on the cold floor. It’s degrading, but I do it. I take this opportunity to watch and learn. Everyone in the medical center is male which isn’t surprising. In a matriarchal galaxy, women tend to make men go out and do their bidding while they stay on planet safe and sound.

After about 30 minutes the doctor says he’ll see me. He doesn’t talk to me of course, but the guard holding my leash. I’m led over to a semi-private medical bed and the guard doesn’t hesitate when the doctor tells him to remove my clothing. He violently rips the gold clothing from my breasts and from between my legs.

The doctor comes over and strokes me between my legs how one would stroke a beloved pet. “That’s a good girl. You know what to do. Up on the bed.”

When I don’t immediately respond, the doctor repeats himself.

The guard slaps my backside. “Up human. Up on the bed.”

I comply as if I didn’t know what was going on before and both the doctor and guard smile as if I’m a cute imbecile.

“Lie down,” the doctor commands.

I lie down and the doctor runs some scanners over me. He takes some blood. As he does a few passes he touches my breasts and nipples inappropriately. I can’t understand what he’s saying but my guard grunts.

Then the doctor pats the hair between my legs and says, “Stay.” Then he walks away.

I lie on the bed looking up at the grey ceiling wondering what’s happening now. I’m beginning to get cold and my whole body is covered in goosebumps, my nipples tight. I look over at my guard. He’s staring at me in a way that makes me wish I’d never looked over at him.

The doctor returns with a few other men. I hear the doctor say, “Here she is Lord Kamos. She is clean and healthy. There’s no trace of semen inside of her or any trace that she’s been entered for sex recently. Not that I would have expected much else from Lord Juo.”

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