Page 7 of My Human Wife

g.“Lara from Earth,” I begin but stop when she opens her eyes and we make eye contact. She has the most beautiful big green eyes that weren’t noticeable in the temple’s feed and I lose my train of thought as she gets up and walks over to stand in front of me. The top of her head barely reaches my shoulder.

l.“Are you Imperial?” I eye this striking grey man up and down. If it weren’t for his skin color, he could be human. He’s tall and has long wavy black hair that’s cut in a fashionable way to show off his strong jaw and handsome face. His clothing looks like it’s painted on his muscular body and he has some tattoos on his arms, but I don’t recognize the symbols and he’s armed with a large gun.

g.“Half Imperial. My mother was kept as a human pet.”

l.“I was told Imperials never come here. Are you here to buy me for sex? To pay homage to the Fertility Goddess?” I look up at the massive statue and half wonder if she’s real and has answered my call.

g.“Not exactly. I have a proposition for you.”

l.“If it means I get to leave this place, my answer is ‘yes.’”

g.“You’ve not even heard it. You may prefer to stay where you are.”

l.“Look around. Do you think I want to remain here? I’m safer with you than all these males who might inadvertently poison me with sex. And you probably want me to be your pet which I’ve heard isn’t a bad position for a human.”

g.“No, no..” she touches my arm and interrupts me.

l.“Are you speaking English?” I wonder if I’m still dreaming but his arm feels real enough.

g.“I’ve been speaking English this whole time, haven’t I?”Is she delusional?

l.“I’ve not conversed in English in such a long time I didn’t even realize you were speaking my native language at first. Did your mother speak English?”

g.“Yes. We can talk about it later if you take me up on my offer. Time is a constraint at the moment…”

l.“I already said ‘yes.’”

g.“For my own peace of mind, let me present the offer to you.”

l.“Fine. Go ahead. My answer will still be ‘yes.’”

g.“My name is Gael…”

l.“Gael the Returner? Leader of Terra Ka?”

g.“You’ve heard of me?”

l.“Are you joking? Of course. You’re a myth spoken in whispers by every slave in the galaxy. Half human but looks Imperialand is determined to free humans. Have you come here to save me? Are you going to take me back to Earth?” I can’t keep the excitement from my voice.

g.My heart breaks for her, I wish I could take her home. “I hate to disappoint you. I’ve come here to ask you to join our cause. I need you to use your skills to steal something for me. One mission and then you can go where you want.”

l.“Mehelpyou?” I point to my chest to make sure I heard this correctly.

g.“Do you agree?”

l.“Yes. I don’t want to stay in this place a minute longer. Now let’s get the tribute over with. You have to pay that nun…”

g.“I’m not going to pay to have sex with you that’s recorded for some sadistic Uru nuns’ pleasure.”

l.“They record it?”

g.“Yes, and they sell it across the galaxy too. Come on.”

Lara

Have I fallen into a coma? It’s way too much to believe that Gael the Returner has come to save me. I wonder if the abbess has hit my head against the stone floor again. It doesn’t matter. I don’t feel any pain, only a tingling between my legs and a tightness in my stomach. Perhaps I’m dying from toxic sex with an alien and if this is death than it’s a good one.

Gael is holding my hand in his as we run together towards the temple doors that are now closing with the worst creaking noises that sound like an animal dying. It makes me run as fast as I can.

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