Page 74 of No Strings Attached

The others were nodding.

Vi said, “OK, show of hands for yes,” everyone raised their hand, or in Steev's case, tail, “and no.” No one raised a hand.

She turned to Valis, “How long of a trial period do you anticipate? There are things that we need to discuss next which we would not in front of someone who wasn’t permanently joining us.”

Valis smiled, “You have my vow of silence already. Even if you asked me to leave immediately and never return, I would remain silent about everything I had seen and heard while amongst you.”

Vi nodded, “Works for me. Anyone object?” No one did. “OK, get comfortable and let’s tell him who we really are, then talk about what we’re going to do with The Zig and the females. Also…is there anything to eat?”

Bahbi barely noticed Valis approaching and then sitting at his side, he was so focused on watching Vi and Acken enter the master suite. His guts roiled.

Valis leaned toward him and said, “It will be fine, Bahbi. The Zig are honorable, in their own specific way.”

Bahbi sighed, “I’m just worried about her. I’m always worried about her. She has a knack for being in the very center of every shitstorm.”

Valis chuckled, “Because she causes them?”

Bahbi shook his head, “No, not really. It’s just that when she sees one and thinks she can do something about it, she charges right in. She’s determined and fearless.”

Valis looked toward the suite’s doors, thoughtfully. “Based on what I’ve seen and what you all just told me about how you got here, I would agree. I can see why you love her.”

Bahbi’s head whipped around, then he laughed, “That obvious, huh?”

Valis shook his head, “No more obvious than her love for you. The two of you fairly pulse with it. I’m sure everyone here feels it on some level. It’s probably no small reason that you weresuccessful through the highly improbable series of events you relayed to me. Love is a powerful force. And notwithstanding the special love that only you and she share, it is obvious that she loves everyone here and they all reciprocate. I am humbled to have been included in this group and honored to contribute to its mission.”

“Do you think Zalon will be joining us?”

“Assuming he does not get vetoed by the Garoxian, he’d be a fool not to.”

The door burst open and Vi stormed out, followed by Acken with a tented kilt, then Ella, the Trallian, and the three non-Filli females. Zalon was last, closing the doors behind him and assuming a guard position in front of them.

Thirty-One: Dicks Abound

Vi followed Acken intothe master suite and, as the doors automatically closed behind her, ran straight into his back when he stopped short. The room was filled with the sounds of sexual pleasure. All female sounds…

Steeling herself, Vi stepped to the side of Acken and looked around. There was a writhing, pink orgy on the huge master bed. She whirled around and found herself inches away from Zalon, standing just inside the doors, still at attention. His expression was impassive.

She was blushing, but she pushed forward, “Uh, Former Commander Zalon, what’s going on in here?” Before he could answer, the sounds escalated behind her and she cast a sidelong look at Acken and the twitching happening under his kilt.Oh fuck.

She wheeled around, ran over to the bed, and tugged the covers up over the writhing mass of pink. She hissed, “Control yourselves, ladies. Knock that shit off!”

A cynical snort came from the other side of the bed, and Vi looked up to see Ella, still naked, and sitting on the floor. “You can’t keep Filli from fucking. If they don’t have a male to fuck, they fuck each other. Don’t even bother trying.”

Vi scanned the room and saw the rest of the brothel slaves sitting against different walls, wary and downcast.

Vi turned back to Acken, now fully tented and utterly mesmerized by the goings-on in the bed. She extended her arm as high as she could and snapped her fingers in front of his face.

“Acken! We’re going to take everyone out of this room except for the Filli.” He continued staring, so she smacked his arm, “Acken!”

He looked down at her, in a daze. She used his eye contact to look down at his kilt, making him aware of the problem. He followed her gaze, then came back to himself. He turned to face the door.

Vi clapped and said with forced cheeriness, “OK, everyone not in the bed, let’s go out in the main area and find you some clothes and some food.” She glanced over to The Zig, “You, too, please, Former Commander Zalon.”

Vi turned back to the doors and pushed them open, marching out of the room and hoping Acken was following. She avoided making eye contact with any of her boys on the couch, continuing to move forward until she heard the doors of the master suite closing. She turned back around to confirm and gave Zalon a grateful look.

She sought out Caussus on the sofa, then caught his eye, “We need to feed and clothe our guests, then put them in a room. Those rooms can turn into bunks, right? We can put the four females in one, and the Trallian—Orni, right?—can join our crew in one of the rooms.”

Caussus was now at her side, nodding.

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