Page 10 of Possessed By the Alien Guard
Her breath hitched, and after a slight pause, she said, “I was looking for a light.”
I grunted.It held the ring of truth, yet who knew with such deceitful creatures as the humans.Had she not just violated the agreement and ransacked my base, attempting to steal in the process?
After releasing her, I activated my wrist gauntlet, setting it to its brightest.The change from inky blackness made me squint, yet my eyes adapted quickly.
I tapped at the display, attempting to make contact with the computer system at the guard post.There was an unusual pause, and then the glyph for “no connection” flashed orange.“I cannot call for assistance.It appears the rock above us is too thick to allow a signal through.”
“Yeah, my tablet’s busted, so I’m a no go, too.”
The human knelt in front of me, her eyes blinking rapidly.One of the small undulates pressed against her thigh.Its thin legs shivered on tiny hooves, and it looked up at me with large, golden eyes.Its fur matched the gray rock surrounding us, and tiny nubs of horn topped its narrow head.
She followed the direction of my gaze and laid one of her hands over the small creature’s back, holding it to her.“It got trapped in here with us.I think it’s scared.”
“It probably sheltered in this cave.”It was the only possible explanation—there was no way the small animal could have survived being tossed about by the falling stones.I shone the light over our environs.When the landslide first began, I had searched frantically for any means of escape.The angle had been wrong to leap outward far enough to ensure hitting the river below instead of the lower slope of the mountain.
There had been a small spot of darkness on the mountainside.I had gambled that it was a depression of some sort, and that bet had paid off.We were in a cave, a small one.I would not be able to stand at full height.A tumble of boulders and rocks blocked what had been the entrance, yet a dark passage seemed to open at the back.
“We should determine if there is another way out.”
She glanced over her shoulder.“Okay.”
“I require your assistance with something first.”My shoulder let out a throb as I let my mind acknowledge its distress.
“Help with what?”
“Putting my shoulder back into joint.I appear to have landed upon it poorly.”I did not clarify that I had done so in order to take most of the impact of our fall, sparing her smaller, weaker body the blow.
Her eyes went wide, and she reached for me, pausing right before she made contact.“You have a shoulder out of joint?Why aren’t you in pain?Wait—do the Varool not feel pain?”
“Of course, we feel pain.We simply have the training to ignore it when it is inconvenient.”
Her eyes did the strangest thing, rolling in their sockets.Was it a survival mechanism that allowed them to take in a wider view of their surroundings when in uncertain circumstances?If so, why had she not done so before now?I shook off the distraction.I did not need to understand the human.
“Okay, tough guy.”She rose onto her knees.“What can I do?”
“I need for you to pull my arm straight forward from shoulder height when I tell you.It will need to be a strong movement, using your body weight.”
She nodded, picked up my right hand from where it lay on my thigh, and raised my arm.
A pulse of pain flared.I breathed deep, willing it away, and began to relax the muscles of the area.
“Now?”she asked after a few moments.
“No.Compared to humans, Varool have extra ligaments and tendons.”Our scientists had made a thorough study of the other species.We knew of their weaknesses.“Just as it takes a great deal to injure one of our joints, it also makes it harder to realign one.”
“Oh.”She nibbled at her lower lip, worrying the plump flush with her teeth.Combined with her touch on my skin, the sight proved so distracting that I had to close my eyes to focus on the task at hand.
Slowly, the muscles relaxed, causing even more pain.Yet it was necessary, so I bore it.When it seemed as good as it would get, I opened my eyes and said, “Now.”
The human half-jumped, half-fell backward, the small animal bleating and darting out of the way.
Pain flashed, then relief as the joint moved back into the socket with a pop.
She leaned close, bringing the arm in and folding in across my torso.“I need some way to anchor this.”
Her smell rose from her hair, setting my secondary heart thumping.“Why?”My voice emerged as a hoarse growl as my cock swelled.
“You know.To make a sling.”
