Page 31 of Game on Askole

“Do you get it now? If you challenge them, you’re a dead man or worse.”Kaylee psychically smacked Quinn.“Is that what you want? To have them take your mind? To lose who you are? What you are?”

A guttural groan tore from Quinn.“No.”

“Let him go, Kaylee,”Aunt Tess calmly insisted.“You’re hurting him.”

Kaylee’s eyes popped open, and she looked in stunned horror at Quinn facedown on the ground. “Oh my God. I’m so sorry. You okay? I’m a lot stronger than I used to be.”

“No shit.” Quinn got to his feet and shook his head sadly. “My little sister is no longer human.”

Jake punched Quinn in the mouth, knocking him down again. “Get your head out of your ass. Kaylee is and always will be our sister. Apologize.”

Wiping the blood off his lips, Quinn slowly stood up. “Sorry. I was out of line.”

Ethan fixed a speculative gaze on Kaylee. “Gotta say, I’m impressed with your new abilities. Think we can amp up too?”

“Without a doubt.” Kaylee tapped her teeth. “How do you feel about fangs?”

“We have to suck their blood?” Horror filled Quinn’s voice.

Kaylee nodded. “Among other things.”

“Other things?” Uncle Derek’s tone was a bit apprehensive.

“The Coletti excrete an enzyme that alters our DNA to match theirs.”

“Old news. Plus, Tihar, the mad Askole, said they can change our DNA too,” I added.

Kaylee gave me a startled look. “You’ve met Tihar?”

“Oh yeah. He has some impressive male parts, and he wants to mate with me.”

“You saw his man parts?” my male relatives bellowed in unison.

Sam chortled. “Got an eyeful. He’s hung like a bull elephant.”

“Wait a minute.” Kaylee grabbed my arm. “Did you say Tihar wants to mate with you?”

“That’s what he said. Of course, the Battle Commander is dead set against it.” I pried at Kaylee’s fingers. “Ease up a bit, will ya?”

She quickly released my arm. “Sorry, I’m still adjusting to all this.”

I embraced Kaylee. “Not a problem. How do you like being a Coletti?”

“It does have some awesome benefits.”

Aunt Tess asked, “Such as?”

“As you all have noticed, I’m a lot stronger. Unless I’m killed, I can live to be a thousand. I’m now immune to the diseases that plague our planet, and if I’m injured, I heal quickly. And…my personal favorite. Teleporting.”

Ethan fired off, “What’s teleporting like? Is it hard to learn? If you screw up, do you end up buried in a wall? How far can you teleport? Is there a weight limit?”

“Fun. Not really. Yes. How far can a rookie like me teleport? A couple of miles. I’ve teleported about four hundred pounds of dead weight. Like a demo?” Kaylee grinned when everyone nodded.

Ethan grabbed her. “I’m first.”

“Link with me,” Kaylee instructed, and poof, they were gone.

A minute later, they reappeared.

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