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Phara spun toward Bellator and glared. They were going to hear about this later.

“No!” their queen declared and started laughing again as she made the happy face.

Pride filled Artifex that they succeeded in making their queen laugh again. She’d been stunned by what happened today, they all were, but instead of rejecting them she was laughing. The sense of satisfaction coursing through him was better than when he unblocked the hive’s subterranean canal, repaired the light grid, and finished his first hunt all combined. Artifex smiled. For once, everything felt right.

Chapter 7

Very Nice to Meet You

Isabella

Isa relaxed as she laughed along with the alien men joking about sex. She had let herself get worked up over this new and wholly unexpected situation. When meeting a foreign culture, she needed to stay calm and objective. The aliens had accepted her into their hive, which she assumed was similar to a clan or a tribe, if she was understanding this strange telepathic language correctly.

Being accepted is a good thing.She nodded to herself.Well, in most cases it is,she amended.

She didn’t know the aliens’ laws, and prayed they weren’t as harsh as her own culture. Her people would’ve institutionalized her for the free love fest that just happened. Although, she had a feeling that wasn’t the case here. The aliens got upset by the suggestion that harm would come to her. In fact, they said such caring sweet things, they were hard to believe. They were willing to protect and care for her, but they didn’t even know her. A part of her was waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Isa blinked as it occurred to her she’d heard them say their names.

“Oh my gosh.” She choked and covered her mouth. They had sex and they hadn’t even shared names. Her mother would be truly mortified.

“Was I that bad?” Diamond’s brow furrowed, looking hurt and horrified as he sank backward.

His lack of confidence was shocking. The men of Earth were always cocky about their performance, finding every reason to brag, when it was taboo for women to do the same. Caleb used to talk about how good at sex he was when he came over to hang out with her brother. That man had no reason to brag, though she verbally stroked his ego, fearing he’d tell her family what happened between them. It made her sick every single time she was forced to play hostess to the bastard.

“No!” She quickly grabbed Diamond’s large hands, halting his retreat. “You were very good. The best ever.” She couldn’t believe she was saying this. It was the god’s honest truth, though, and she refused to let him think otherwise, no matter how insanely improper the encounter was.

Diamond sat up straighter and smiled.

“I just realized I don’t know your names. That would’ve been very wrong where I’m from, but I’m not on Earth anymore,” she reminded herself as voices from her past tried to make her feel ashamed. “My name is Isabella, but I prefer Isa,” she added.

“Queen Isabella,” Diamond brought both of her hands to his mouth.

Oh, Queen Isabella.She liked the sound of that and couldn’t help but sit up straighter, letting a hint of pride course through her.

“I am Phara, Consort Alpha of the Tumulus Hive.” He kissed her knuckles, his long tongue doing a serpentine flick across the back of her hands.

Phara wasn’t human, he looked animalistic with his striped purple skin, large angled eyes and broad mouth full of sharp teeth. The alien man definitely had sex like a wild beast, pounding her from behind until she forgot anything else existed. Her pussy spasmed at the bold way he kissed her hands and the sensation of his talented tongue snaking across her skin. Phara’s voice was deep and majestic as he said his name and title. He didn’t say he was king, but he did say he was alpha of his hive, so that meant he held a position of influence. She then caught the part about him being a consort. Where she was from that term was only used for women, and it wasn’t flattering.

Did I just have sex with some sort of alien prostitute?Her cheeks heated.No. They were just saying Phara didn’t know what he was doing. I am jumping to conclusions again.

The thoughts quickly filtered through her mind and then she remembered her manners. She was about to reply to Phara when the gladiator, the one she called Vee, captured her hands, effectively stealing her attention from Phara.

“Queen Isa, I am Bellator, Legionnaire Alpha of the Tumulus Hive.” He smiled as he too kissed her hands.

Bellator had a gentle touch for being a soldier as legionnaire implied.

He is definitely a teddy bear, she decided.

Although, she’d never sucked her teddy bear off. Actually, Bellator had been her first blow job, despite all the men who had propositioned her in the past.

As she opened her mouth to speak, Chevron cupped her cheek, turning her focus on him.

“I am Artifex, Servitor Alpha of the Tumulus Hive, my queen.” He was the wiry one, but like his companions had abs for days.

Isa grinned at the way the men interacted, each trying to steal her attention. She wondered if that was because they allhad alpha in their title and were actually competing. Again, she opened her mouth to say nice to meet you.

The triplets who’d massaged her leaned into the circle, cutting her off. “And we are Gregis, Rego, and Galis, Consort Betas of the Tumulus Hive,” Rego spoke for the trio.

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