Double Alien

(Reestrian Mates, Book 3)

by Sue Mercury

Copyright 2015 by Sue Mercury

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No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Sue Mercury. All names, brands, characters, and settings, etc. are purely from the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to real people, real brands, and real locations is a coincidence. Contact: authorsuemercury@gmail.com

About this book:

When Dr. Leann Walters is offered a deal to write a book about Reestrian culture, she jumps at the chance to travel to the alien planet and spend a whole month immersed in their society. Of course, finishing her research will be difficult with Taj and Dom trailing her every move and tempting her resolve to remain single. The huge, muscular Reestrian twins have been assigned as her personal guides and protectors during her stay in Galattak Clan. And protect her they do. When she finds herself accosted by a large Reestrian male, they fight for the right to claim her as theirs and whisk her to the safety of their mountainside home.

Though the heat of the battle causes Taj and Dom to finally experience their mating urge, they promise not to touch Leann unless she’s willing. Their first priority is to keep her hidden from other males intent on stealing her away. She’s now considered a “prize mate” and it’s only a matter of time before others arrive to challenge Taj and Dom…unless they mate with her first. She’s intelligent and confident, quite tall for a human female and deliciously curvy, and both brothers ache to join with her in a lasting mating bond. They were drawn to her even before their mating fever burned hot and believe she’s their perfect match. Problem is, their stubborn human ward still needs a little convincing…

Excerpt:

After several minutes of circling Leann’s attacker and growling, Dom broke the silence. “We also claim this human female. She is to belong to us.”

What? Her heart skipped a beat. Was he serious? If Taj and Dom won this fight, would she truly belong to them?

Her attacker bared his teeth and snarled. “I saw her first. The female is mine.”

The hell I am. Leann once again tried to edge into the crowd, but it was like trying to slip through a stone wall.

Taj’s gaze shifted to her before his eyes once again locked on his opponent. “My brother and I challenge you for this human female.” Confidence filled his booming voice.

Leann didn’t want any harm to come to Taj or Dom, but that didn’t stop her from worrying about what would happen if they won. Oh, how a stroll outside the palace walls had changed the course of her future drastically. She’d wanted to get some good material for her book, but she hadn’t intended to learn about Reestrian mating practices so up close and personally.

The air crackled with tension. Someone behind her yanked the branch out of her hands, and the crowd pushed her forward a few steps. Though no one behind her spoke, she understood their silent instruction. You must watch.

Her attacker roared and bounded for Dom. The two Reestrians threw punches while Taj positioned himself in front of her, catching her eyes for another brief moment. She gave him her most apologetic look. Didn’t he realize she hadn’t meant for this to happen? Didn’t they all know this was a terrible mistake?

Chapter One

Leann was amongst the first passengers to disembark the Allatina, the massive spaceship that had taken her from Earth to Reestria. She walked halfway down the ramp before pausing. Blinking against the bright midday sun, she inhaled a deep breath and took in her surroundings.

The Galattak Clan City was as magnificent as she’d imaged. Hovercrafts zipped over the landscape, and tall, architecturally impressive buildings, many of them constructed of purple intakaa stones, stretched to the ends of the bustling city. From the elevated landing site, she had a perfect view of the streets, all of which were lined by massive flowering trees. Best of all, two white moons floated above a distant range of mountains in a cloudless blue sky. She couldn’t wait to glimpse them after nightfall.

Her fellow passengers, all them stuffy government officials she’d spent the trip ignoring, hustled past her as she continued gawking at the impressive alien city.

A thrill jolted through her and her heart raced. She was finally here, and she would finally be able to finish her book about Reestrian culture. Too bad her publisher had only arranged for her to stay a month. As she moved down the ramp, she thought she could stay here forever.

A cool breeze whipped her hair around her head, and as she smoothed the locks from her face she breathed in the fragrant aroma of the nearby trees. Exotic vegetation flourished everywhere she looked, even alongside and on top of many buildings. Galattak held a beauty she’d never glimpsed in a city anywhere on Earth. It was as if a huge technologically advanced city had been planted seamlessly into a lush rain forest.

Clutching a heavy suitcase in each hand, she joined the small crowd gathered below the landing site. Unease crept through her when she didn’t see Princess Angie, the human woman who was supposed to escort her to the palace. Angie had mated with a Reestrian prince and now called Galattak her home, and Leann couldn’t wait to interview someone with such intimate knowledge of Reestrian ways.

Evening news specials about Reestria were wildly popular on television, and magazine articles, even tabloid stories, about Reestrians sold out the second they hit the stands. Humans were curious about Reestrians, and after she’d written several highly publicized pieces about Reestrian culture, which she’d researched through interviews with knowledgeable government officials and Reestrians involved in the construction of the first Human-Reestrian settlement on Earth, she’d been offered the book deal. She’d accepted, of course, and immediately took a sabbatical from her position as a sociology professor at Columbia University. While she loved teaching at the prestigious school, she couldn’t pass up the opportunity to travel to Reestria.

She enjoyed learning about other cultures, but only in her wildest dreams had she imagined she would one day walk upon an alien planet.

Scanning the crowd again, she frowned to see no one but tall, muscular Reestrian males, and a few tall and curvy Reestrian females. No sign of the petite human redhead she’d communicated with and arranged to meet through her publisher. As some of the crewmembers headed off the ship and joined their loved ones waiting in the crowd, she worried Angie had forgotten about the date.

Leann sat her suitcases down and squinted at the palace in the distance. She recognized it from pictures the American media had released, but even if she’d never seen an image of the structure she would’ve known what it was. Never in her life had she seen a building so tall or grand. The highest towers rose beyond the clouds and far above the mountain it was built into.

Could she walk there? It had to be at least several miles away. She eyed her heavy suitcases and a wave of panic threatened to rise. She suddenly felt alone and out of place. Here on Reestria, she was the alien.

Most of the Reestrians in the dispersing crowd hadn’t given her more than a passing glance, though. Perhaps they were used to seeing humans, and besides that, humans and Reestrians were similar in appearance, humans were just smaller. It’s not like she had three heads and tentacles for them to gawk at.

She watched as several of the government officials boarded hovercrafts parked in the street. She’d heard the crafts functioned like taxis. If she told one of the pilots she was a guest of the emperor, would she be taken to the palace? She reached down to pick up her suitcases, only to find them missing. Eyes wide, she spun around and gasped.

Two large Reestrian males stood in front of her, each holding one of her bags.

Compared to the other Reestrians in the crowd, they were giants. Her neck ached as she peered up at them. At six foot one, Leann wasn’t used to looking up at anyone, but these two males put a serious kink in her neck, and the vision of them standing so straight and tall with their muscles bulging beneath their uniforms left her short of breath. Royal uniforms, if she wasn’t mistaken.

Who were these men and why were they holding her suitcases?

The Reestrian with dark hair cracked a lopsided smile that sent tingles through her center, and her sex seemed to pulse with the rapid beating of her heart. She gulped and wondered what the hell had gotten into her. She had always been attracted to brains rather than brawn. But one glance at these men and she felt faint of heart.

Apparently alien brawn was her kryptonite. She hoped they didn’t notice the blush she felt blooming hot across her cheeks.

“You must be Dr. Leann Walters.” The dark haired Reestrian inclined his head a notch. “I’m Dom, and this is my brother, Taj.”

Dom and Taj. Somehow their names sounded as delicious as they looked. She swallowed past the dryness in her throat and managed to return Dom’s smile. Taj, who had shoulder length blond hair, offered her a smile too, and his sexy dimples made her ovaries want to explode.

“Um, hello, Dom and Taj.” She tucked her hair behind her ears and wished her face didn’t feel so hot. They might not know she was undressing them with her mind, but surely they realized she was blushing.

“Princess Angie sent us to greet you in her stead.” Taj’s eyes glimmered a radiant shade of light blue. “Her sister-in-law, Princess Kira, has just given birth and Angie wishes to be with her during this time. She sends her regrets and hopes you won’t mind us helping you. The emperor has also asked us to watch over you during your time on Reestria as you conduct your research. Consider us not only your protectors but your personal guides, Dr. Leann Walters. My brother and I are at your service.”

Her pussy clenched and her mouth fell open for a second before she pressed her lips together in a firm line. A series of heated waves stole through her. My brother and I are at your service. Was it her imagination, or had Taj’s eyes flickered darker as he said that?

She wondered who was older, Taj or Dom? Looking at them she couldn’t tell. Both seemed young, probably younger than her, even. Had they experienced their mating urge yet? She wanted to ask but didn’t want to sound like she was propositioning them.

Can I lick your dimples, Taj, while I squeeze your brother’s biceps?

She glanced away from the hunky pair and gave her head a harsh shake. These two Reestrian brothers had reduced her to mass of quivering hormones.

“Are you all right, Dr. Leann Walters?” Dom asked. The sunlight glinted off his black hair, and his dark brown eyes clouded with concern.

“I-I’m fi-fine.” She gave an awkward smile and fidgeted with the camera that hung around her neck. “Please, you can call me Leann.” She found it adorable that they’d called her by her full name several times, evidence that even though they’d spent time around Princesses Angie and Kira, they didn’t know much about the nuances of human culture.

“Leann,” they said in unison.

She lifted her chin and tried to recover her wits. How the hell would she get all her research completed with these two perfect specimens of Reestrian manhood at her service during her whole month on Reestria? She couldn’t stop blushing and stammering in their presence, let alone think straight.

“Um, so, I…” Her words trailed off. What had she been about to say? For the life of her, she couldn’t even remember the color of the sky.

She gawked up at Taj and Dom. Flutters rose in her stomach, and warmth quickened between her thighs. She was in so much trouble.

* ~ * ~ *

Taj walked through the busy streets, holding both of Leann’s suitcases while she ambled ahead next to Dom. She was tall for a human woman, and so curvy it was all he could do to keep from grabbing ahold of her hips and pressing his hardness against her. Ever since he’d laid eyes on her at the landing site, he’d been one giant walking erection. Judging from the way Dom kept placing his hand on the small of her back, his brother felt the same attraction to Leann.

Little good their hard cocks did them though. Before their tenth birthdays, one of the emperor’s daughters had been promised to them. Princess Ewenna was beautiful enough, but Taj had always resisted the idea of having his mate chosen for him. For them. Not only did Reestrian twins experience their mating urge at the same time, but they shared and became bonded to one female for the rest of their lives.

Taj continued following Leann and Dom, pausing now and then when they stopped so she could take a picture or speak to one of the street vendors. She’d insisted on walking at least partway to the palace, wanting to get a good look at the city on her first day in Galattak Clan.

A month. She would be in the palace for a month, tempting him and making him question the mating agreement he’d entered into as a child. Taj knew the emperor had called him into his service, and Dom too, in order to keep them close now that they were of mating age. Any day now their mating urge would strike them, and the emperor wanted them close to his daughter for this reason.

The princess avoided them in the palace though, and seemed to want nothing to do with them. Mating her would be a challenge, and Taj detested the thought of forcing her, even if she would become deeply and lovingly bonded to them as they took her during the height of their mating fever.

Years ago Taj and Dom’s parents, who had renounced their royal titles after a disagreement with the late emperor, died as a rare illness swept through their mountainside village. The late emperor, having once been close friends with their parents, made sure Taj and Dom were matched with one of his granddaughters. When they mated with Princess Ewenna, they would each attain the title of prince they would’ve been born with had their parents not renounced their family’s royalty in the first place.

Taj, however, had no interest in being a prince or living in the palace. He felt like an imposter in the royal uniform the emperor insisted he wear. He was fond of the aunt and uncle who’d finished raising him on the edge of the city, and he was also fond of the cousins he’d grown up with, particularly Prince Joseph, but he detested the formality of Galattak Clan. He much preferred the mountainside village of Telin, where he could spend his days working the land and wearing simple trousers and a tunic, rather than a perfectly tailored suit adorned with the Galattak Clan royal crest and medals the emperor had awarded him for service.

Dom shared his views and wished to return to Telin as well, but breaking a mating contract was considered dishonorable, and whoever they eventually took to mate would be banished from the city along with any of their future children. Taj wasn’t selfish enough to banish the next five generations of his family from Galattak Clan. Those who were banished faced a life of hardship without access to education, medical care, and other essentials one had to leave Telin to find.

His fate was sealed, and so was Dom’s. One day, probably very soon, Princess Ewenna would become their mate and bear their sons and daughters.

But as he watched the light haired human known as Leann animatedly interact with a clothing vendor, he wished for something more.

* ~ * ~ *

Dom couldn’t stop touching Leann. Every chance he got, he put his hands on her, usually at the small of her back, to guide her from the path of an approaching passerby or food cart. Despite her excitement at exploring Galattak Clan for the first time, he sensed her growing fatigue and hoped they came upon a hovercraft soon.

They reached a residential street devoid of anyone or anything of much interest, and he took advantage of the stillness to engage the alluring human female in a bit of banter.

“We’ll take the next hovercraft we come upon, Leann. Before you fall over. I insist.”

She frowned up at him and quickened her pace. “No, we won’t. I’m enjoying the walk, and the palace doesn’t look so far away now. I’m certain we’ll reach it by nightfall.”

“Maybe if we start running, we’ll reach the palace by nightfall. Are you afraid of flying?” he asked teasingly.

Her face reddened. “No. I told you, I’m enjoying the walk. This is a large city. There’s so much to see and so many people to talk to, and I only have a month.”

“Your eyes are starting to look heavy, Leann. Would you like me to carry you?” He grinned at her, and she scowled and moved even faster.

“Stop teasing her, brother,” Taj scolded from behind. “Perhaps you should carry the suitcases and I’ll walk beside her for the rest of the way.”

Dom turned to see his brother’s gaze hopeful, and in that moment he realized Taj desired her too. But it could never be, and they both knew it. Though they hadn’t mated with Princess Ewenna yet, their lives were already bound to hers.

They made it ten more blocks before Leann finally relented and accepted a ride in a hovercraft. A pink sunset clung to the west by the time they landed on the rooftop, the sky beginning to darken. In minutes, stars would sparkle above them, and the moons would rise high and luminous in the sky. Dom wished he could pull Leann close to his side while they watched night fall over the city from the palace rooftop, but acting as if he was more than her guardian while in the palace would be folly.

He shook his lustful thoughts away and tried not to stare at her bottom while she walked toward the winding staircase a servant had gestured for her to approach. Taking her suitcases, he lingered behind as Taj raced to catch up with her. Dom’s desire escalated with each slight sway of her hips. Her rounded bottom looked so enticing.

Before taking up residence in the castle, Dom and Taj had shared women. It was perfectly natural for Reestrian twins to share a female, even before their mating urge struck. He imagined Taj claiming Leann’s pussy, while he pressed his length between her lips. Yes, he definitely wanted her mouth the first time, wanted to see her staring up at him with those large blue eyes of hers while she tried to fit all of him inside.

He wished he could toss her over his shoulder, board the hovercraft again, and take her to their house in Telin. There, he and Taj could spend the next month sharing the spirited human, and enjoy some much needed time away from the palace before their mating fever burned hot and they were officially tied to the royal blood line.

If only there was a way to break the contract between him, Taj, and Princess Ewenna.

Dom’s cock stirred to life when Leann cast a curious glance over her shoulder and her gaze collided with his. Even under the darkening sky, he detected her face had flushed again. Though she possessed a strong, confident personality, the human woman had stammered several times in their presence, and she’d blushed profusely too.

Her obvious attraction to him and his brother didn’t help his longing for a different kind of life, a life outside the stifling walls of the palace and Galattak Clan altogether.

Chapter Two

Leann couldn’t stop smiling as she traveled the hallways of the palace, looking for familiar paintings and artwork in an effort to retrace her steps back to her quarters. She’d just had the most amazing breakfast with the empress and several of her daughters, during which she’d learned much about Reestrian society, especially their mating practices. Though not even noon yet, the wine had flowed freely and the royal family had made her feel at home.

Taj and Dom had promised to wait for her outside the dining room, but she’d found the hallway empty upon leaving breakfast, so she’d decided to venture on without them. She felt a headache coming on and she suspected Reestrian wine was much stronger than what she imbibed occasionally on Earth. Perhaps she should drink some water and lay down for a while. She made a mental note to take it easy on the spirits during the next month.

Raised voices drifted down the hallway, and for a moment she considered turning back. But no, she was certain this way led to her quarters. The voices grew louder and more strained, evidence of an argument in progress. She glanced up and down the hallway and glimpsed no one. Fairly certain she wouldn’t be caught snooping, she crept toward an ajar door at the end of the hall that the voices seemed to be drifting out of. After a deep breath, she peeked inside.

Taj and Dom stood beside one another, directly in front of the emperor whom she’d met briefly the night before. To the left of them, an angry looking young woman clung to an even angrier looking young man. The emperor, however, appeared ready to explode. Even from outside in the hallway, Leann felt waves of immense displeasure radiating off his massive form.

Were Taj and Dom in some sort of trouble?

She couldn’t leave now. She had to know what was going on. Holding her breath, she watched and waited for someone to speak again, or yell. The emperor rose from his seat and pointed a finger at the woman.

“You were promised to Taj and Dom! You intentionally put yourself in the path of a male experiencing his mating urge, knowing full well what would happen. Your grandfather arranged the match for you with Taj and Dom. It meant a lot to him, and now you have forsaken your family by mating with a common male from another clan.”

Oh my. This was big. Leann felt guilty for snooping but couldn’t bring herself to leave. Then a light flipped on in her brain. Of course! Taj and Dom were twins!

No wonder she hadn’t been able to tell who was the oldest. They were fraternal twins, and as Reestrian twins they experienced their mating urge at the same time and shared the same woman. She gulped as a spasm rocked through her feminine core and her nipples tightened at the thought of being shared by them. She covered her mouth to muffle the sound of her rapid breaths. Luckily no one looked her way.

“Father, I was a child when Grandfather promised me to Taj and Dom. Shouldn’t I have a say in the male I mate with?”

“The mating bond is strong. It cannot be broken. You know this, and you know if you had waited to mate with Taj and Dom your bond to them would be just as strong as your bond to Yen. You did a foolish thing by running off and offering yourself to Yen.”

“Your Highness, I will take care of your daughter. I promise.”

“Quiet. If you speak again, I will summon the guards to drag you out of the palace by your testicles.”

Despite the seriousness of the situation, Leann almost giggled. The similarity between some Reestrian and human phrases, threats, and insults often astounded her. She was thankful for the language chip that had been implanted in her brain that allowed her to understand every word spoken while she continued spying.

Dom stepped forward. “Your Highness, I know Princess Ewenna was promised to us, but I am understanding of her situation. I know her bond with Yen runs deep, and I do not wish for any harm to come to her new mate.”

Surprise flitted across the emperor’s face. “You hold no grudge against my daughter and her new mate?”

This time Taj stepped forward. “No, Your Highness. We don’t. Please don’t disown your daughter for this. In fact, we wish the best for Princess Ewenna and Yen.”

“I will assist you in finding a new mate from a prominent family,” the emperor said.

“Dom and I appreciate all your help, Your Highness, but if you give your consent, we wish to return to Telin where we grew up and search for a mate ourselves. We are grateful for all of your assistance over the years, but in truth we desire a simpler life in the mountains.”

The emperor remained on his feet, staring at Taj and Dom for several minutes. Nervousness rose in Leann. She now understood the situation, and she hoped the twins weren’t compelled to mate with another female of the emperor’s choosing. She couldn’t imagine her family ever selecting a husband for her, though her mother often joked that if she didn’t at least start dating soon she would take matters into her own hands and set up an online dating profile for Leann.

The emperor cleared his throat. “Very well. I leave the two of you, Taj and Dom, to carve your own future and select your own mate. I wish you well.”

“Thank you,” the twins said in unison.

“Do you wish to leave for Telin at once?”

“No,” Dom said. “We will remain in the palace and keep watch over your human guest, the female known as Leann, until she returns to Earth.”

“You are both always welcome in the palace, and if you change your mind or need my assistance in any way, please let me know. I commend you both for being so understanding and forgiving.” The emperor glanced at his daughter and Yen. “Perhaps I should follow your example.”

Leann had spied long enough. Not wishing to be caught, she tiptoed away from the door, but instead of heading to her room she ventured back the way she’d come. Despite her dull headache, the scene she’d just witnessed filled her with excitement and gave her the sudden urge to go exploring.

* ~ * ~ *

Where could she have gone? Taj ran a hand through his hair and hoped Dom had had better luck locating Leann. He pulled his communicator from his pocket and contacted his brother.

“Any sign of her yet?”

“No. I think our little human ward has left the palace. A footman saw her walking near the front entrance.”

“We have to find her, and soon. The empress requested she join her for dinner this evening.”

“Meet me in the front gardens.”

Taj put his communicator away and hurried outside. He found his brother waiting by the fountain amidst the tall blue and green heas plants. Without a word, they exited the palace grounds and made their way down into the city, descending the purple stone steps two at a time. Once they reached the bottom, they occasionally came across a vendor who’d seen a human woman passing by. At least they were on the right track.

Frustration rippled through Taj, heating him all over. Galattak Clan was among the safest cities on Reestria, but he didn’t want her getting lost. They hadn’t thought to give her a communicator, so she had no way of contacting them if she needed assistance. Worry battled against his anger. He planned to give the headstrong Leann a good scolding when they located her. Of course that’s not all he wanted to give her. He still ached for her, ached to pull down her pants and shove his throbbing cock into her sweetness. His mating urge wasn’t upon him yet, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t want her, couldn’t choose her to be the one.

Would Dom want to claim her as their mate if she was willing? She apparently had a life on Earth, was a highly educated professor at a prestigious university, and she was writing a book about Reestrian culture. But she seemed so curious about the city and had enjoyed her walk from the landing site yesterday that he wondered if she might consider staying.

No. It was foolish to think it. They’d met her but a day ago. Not only did she have a whole life on Earth, but Taj and Dom wished to leave the city soon. Though he yearned to know her better and ached to possess her, it wasn’t meant to be.

Once Leann went back to Earth, they would seek out a mate in Telin and wait for their mating urge to strike. They could build a life there and finally have all they’d dreamed about, minus the feared banishment from Galattak Clan. Their mate, whoever she might be, would become one with their hearts and souls and block out all thoughts of Leann. This last thought brightened his mood as much as it saddened him. When the time finally came to put Leann back on the Allatina, it would be a most bittersweet moment.

A commotion ahead caught their attention and quickened their steps. Taj exchanged a worried glance with Dom. Instinct told them Leann was involved. They broke into a run at the same time and pushed their way through a crowd gathered in a market square.

Leann stood in an opening in the throng, her expression one of pale fright. She clasped a stick in her hand, holding it high with her feet planted wide on the ground. Her chest rose and fell rapidly, and her hair was in complete disarray. A large male Reestrian in common clothes towered over her, his eyes black and perspiration making his shirt cling to his chest. The crazed darkness of his gaze coupled with his flushed skin and heavy sweating told of a male at the height of his mating urge. A male who’d set his sights on Leann. And from the look on her face, she didn’t appear the least bit happy about it.

Dom emitted a fierce growl, and Taj joined him. The rumbling noise of their formal protest of the male’s claim brought a stillness to the crowd. The Reestrian’s nostrils flared as he tore his eyes from Leann and looked their way. Rage glimmered in his gaze.

“Well, there she is,” Taj said, only for Dom’s ears. “We found her. Are you up for a good fight, brother?”

“Always.”

* ~ * ~ *

Leann’s stomach clenched with fear and her racing heart thumped in her ears. She knew some Reestrian males claimed a female without a care for her consent during the height of their mating urge, but she’d never thought it might be dangerous to walk the streets of Galattak Clan by herself. Most of the residents here were of royal blood, many whose mates were chosen by their families, the only commoners being the street vendors and servants. Being a woman from Earth with no royal pedigree, she’d assumed no one would bother her.

But a large golden haired Reestrian male had accosted her while she’d been speaking with the owners of a fruit stand. After he’d thrown her over his shoulder, she’d bitten into his side as hard as she could. He had then cursed and tossed her into the dirt.

She glanced at the branch she’d snatched off a nearby tree. Little good it would do her when he came at her again.

She wished she’d returned to her room after breakfast. She wished she hadn’t left the palace without Taj and Dom. She wished a crowd hadn’t gathered so thickly around them so she could at least attempt escape. She wished a lot of things, but most of all she wished this huge golden haired Reestrian hadn’t set his sights on her.

Sweat dripped from his massive body, each droplet glistening in the sun, and his muscles rippled with his every movement. He stared down at her unblinkingly, his eyes pitch black. He growled low in his throat, a noise that sounded like a warning. You’re mine, human. I saw you and I want you.

Each time she stepped back, he took a step toward her. She moved in circles within the small opening left by the crowd, holding the stick high and praying someone would save her. She planned to put up one hell of a fight, but knew she didn’t stand a chance against a Reestrian so large. At any moment he would lunge at her, throw her back over his shoulder, and drag her off to become his mate.

All arousal she’d felt at the thought of mating with Taj and Dom was absent. This Reestrian scared her, his brutal intensity and his complete disregard for her wishes filling her veins with ice.

Would she ever see Earth again? Would the mating bond change her personality? She couldn’t imagine ever loving or feeling a strong connection to this Reestrian, yet if he mated with her that’s what would happen, or so she’d heard. The uncertainty of it all combined with her fright and pervasive sense of hopelessness, and her hands shook even as she clutched the branch harder.

Lifting her chin, she tried to look brave. Then from somewhere behind her a growl rumbled over the noise of the crowd, followed by a second deeper growl. Except neither growl came from the Reestrian trying to claim her. She swallowed hard and fought the urge to turn around, not wanting to show the Reestrian her back.

The crowd fell utterly silent, so quiet she could hear the faint breeze puffing through the leaves of the flowering trees lining the street. Two more distinct growls resounded behind her again, making the hair on the back of her neck stand up. The Reestrian towering over her tore his gaze from hers and backed away, his nostrils flaring as he took a wide stance, as if preparing for battle.

Taking advantage of his shift in attention, she moved back and to the side, until at last she became one with the crowd. It was then that she noticed Taj and Dom approaching her attacker, circling the Reestrian as their eyes gleamed the same shade of black.

She tried to inch further into the crowd, but no one would let her through. She was trapped. Now it appeared she would be forced to watch whatever violence transpired up close.

Though she felt relief Taj and Dom had showed up to intervene on her behalf, she also felt a stab of guilt and worry. She’d heard stories of Reestrians challenging each other for the chance to mate with a female, and many of those stories ended in bloodshed. She wanted to yell out for them to stop, but she couldn’t find her voice. Were Taj and Dom really going to fight this Reestrian, possibly to the death, just because he’d wanted to claim her as his mate? It didn’t make sense. The twins had met her but a day ago. Why would they risk their lives for her?

After several minutes of circling Leann’s attacker and growling, Dom broke the silence. “We also claim this human female. She is to belong to us.”

What? Her heart skipped a beat. Was he serious? If Taj and Dom won this fight, would she truly belong to them?

Her attacker bared his teeth and snarled. “I saw her first. The female is mine.”

The hell I am. Leann once again tried to edge into the crowd, but it was like trying to slip through a stone wall.

Taj’s gaze shifted to her before his eyes once again locked on his opponent. “My brother and I challenge you for this human female.” Confidence filled his booming voice.

Leann didn’t want any harm to come to Taj or Dom, but that didn’t stop her from worrying about what would happen if they won. Oh, how a stroll outside the palace walls had changed the course of her future drastically. She’d wanted to get some good material for her book, but she hadn’t intended to learn about Reestrian mating practices so up close and personally.

The air crackled with tension. Someone behind her yanked the branch out of her hands, and the crowd pushed her forward a few steps. Though no one behind her spoke, she understood their silent instruction. You must watch.

Her attacker roared and bounded for Dom. The two Reestrians threw punches while Taj positioned himself in front of her, catching her eyes for another brief moment. She gave him her most apologetic look. Didn’t he realize she hadn’t meant for this to happen? Didn’t they all know this was a terrible mistake?

She didn’t want blood on her hands, even her attacker’s blood. She longed for this to be a dream, longed to wake up beneath the silken sheets of the high bed in her lavish guest quarters back at the palace.

Dom ducked most of the punches the other Reestrian threw, and it became evident that Dom outmatched his strength and could beat him even without Taj’s help. Finally Dom pushed the Reestrian toward Taj, and Taj hit him square in the jaw, knocking their foe down.

Leann gasped and watched in horror as Taj and Dom circled the unconscious Reestrian, nudging him with their booted feet every few seconds. His chest kept rising and falling, though he didn’t move otherwise. He wasn’t dead, though his face was mangled. Dom had broken his nose, and Taj had probably fractured his jaw. He was a bloody, bruised mess, and Leann knew he wouldn’t be bothering her anytime soon.

Taj and Dom, though, were another story. They stopped walking around her fallen attacker and looked in her direction. Even though the fight had ended, their eyes still shone black. The crowd pushed her forward again, and as she neared the twins she caught sight of the huge erections tenting their pants.

Taj stripped off his uniform jacket and tossed it to the ground. Dom did the same. Perspiration trickled down from their temples. She worried they planned to claim her in the middle of the crowd.

“Leann.” Taj stood straighter, and for a moment it seemed his bulging muscles might rip through his shirt sleeves.

“You belong to us now, Leann,” Dom declared in a deep and guttural voice.

The crowd erupted in cheers and someone propelled her directly into their arms, Taj on her right and Dom on her left, both of them grasping her and warming her with the heated waves that rippled off their bodies.

Black eyes. Elevated temperature. She peered from Taj to Dom as realization sank in and filled her with a myriad of emotions, from fear to desire to nervousness.

The battle had called up their mating urge, and now that they’d won the battle they intended to claim her as their prize.

As their mate.

Chapter Three

Dom wrestled Leann into the hovercraft, quite enjoying her struggles and creative human profanities. Taj sat at the helm and grinned over his shoulder at the fit their little captive was throwing. Poor thing was probably scared out of her mind, but they had to get her away from the crowd and out of Galattak Clan altogether.

“Let me go!” Leann elbowed him in the stomach, and he coughed and sputtered as the air left him.

Taj chuckled. “Want me to wrangle the human while you drive, brother?”

“I can handle her. Now get us out of here before another Reestrian decides to fight for her.”

“Let me the fuck go!” She twisted in his arms and wiggled around when he pulled her into his lap.

He surrounded her with his embrace, partly because he wished to hold her and partly because he didn’t want to take another elbow to the stomach.

“She’s strong for a female, and a human.” Dom inhaled the fragrant scent of her hair as Taj guided the borrowed hovercraft into the air. “I bet she could easily handle both of us.”

“Like hell I will! I want to return to the palace. I’m a guest of the emperor, in case you’ve forgotten.” She stilled as the hovercraft rocked and began soaring over the city, heading toward the mountain range north of Galattak.

Dom peered into her frightened gaze and guilt waved over him. They shouldn’t be teasing her like this. Not when she was so visibly shaken, not to mention furious.

“We won’t hurt you, Leann.” He leaned down to speak into her ear, hoping his words calmed her. “We won’t force you to do anything you don’t want to do, but we had to get you out of the city. It’s not safe for you there anymore, not even in the palace.”

She looked up at him, her lips slightly parted and her cheeks flushed. He brushed an errant lock of hair behind her ears, and to his pleasure she didn’t recoil from his touch. He loosened his grip on her but didn’t release her entirely, didn’t allow her to slide onto the seat next to him.

“What do you mean?”

Taj guided the craft higher into the clouds and cleared his throat. “A fight took place over you, Leann. You are considered a prize mate now, and other males close to experiencing their mating urge will seek us out to fight us for you.”

“Just my luck.” She shivered, and he rubbed his hands up and down her arms, the need to lessen her fear all-consuming. “The prize mate thing…I’ve heard of it, but how does it work exactly?”

“Reestrian males who haven’t experienced their mating urge can experience it a tad early if they fight for a mate and blood is spilled.” He stroked her hair, needing her close. They had to protect her, even if she didn’t wish to mate with them. They had to find a way to get her back to Earth safely. But how? All the spaceships leaving Reestria had dozens of unmated Reestrians on board. She probably wouldn’t make it out of the planet’s atmosphere before a male attempted to claim her. “The attainment of a prize mate also bolsters a Reestrian male’s social standing, Leann, so much that males are willing to risk their lives for a chance to claim such a female.”

“When does the next ship leave for Earth?”

“The Allatina is the next ship scheduled to leave, the one you are supposed to return on, but you’ll never make it to Earth, Leann. An unmated crewmember will claim you before long, probably after fighting other crewmembers for the chance to make you his prize mate.”

Her lower lip trembled and she bit it, then stared out the window as they neared the mountains. “So where are you taking me?”

“We plan to hide you at our home in Telin.”

“How will I ever get back to Earth?” Her eyes returned to his, and the glimmer of tears she blinked away tore at his soul.

“I’m sorry, Leann, but I don’t know. All I can promise is to keep you safe in Telin. Taj and I can’t hold off a whole crew of Reestrians, but we can keep you hidden in our house and hope word of your status as a prize mate doesn’t reach the mountains.”

“Your eyes are still black. Are you and Taj…” Her words trailed off and a fresh blush covered her cheeks.

“We didn’t kill the Reestrian who attacked you, but we still fought him and spilled his blood upon the street. Our mating urge is coming upon us and we’ll have to take a mate soon. I won’t lie to you about that, Leann, but I promise we won’t claim you as our mate.” He lowered his face to hers. “At least not until you beg us to take you, little human.”

* ~ * ~ *

Leann found herself holding onto to Dom. Though she hadn’t known him for long, she believed he wouldn’t hurt her. Taj too. She sensed their sincerely and their genuine concern for her well-being, even though Dom had teased her about begging them to take her, and even though she detected his cock swelling harder and harder beneath her bottom.

She took a deep breath. “Taj. Dom. Th-thank you for helping me. For fighting that man in the market square. I’m beyond grateful for your assistance.”

“Of course, little human,” Taj said, guiding the ship lower amongst the trees covering the mountain.

“Don’t worry about it, Leann. Rest now.” Dom rubbed her back and brought her head against his chest, stroking her hair as his warm breath puffed against her cheek.

She closed her eyes and let her mind drift. Her belongings were still at the palace, including all the notes she’d taken since her arrival. At some point during her struggle with the Reestrian in the square, her camera had been lost too, probably trampled upon by the crowd. Not that it mattered. If she couldn’t make it back to Earth, it’s not like she could finish her book anyway.

What would her family and friends think when she didn’t return with the Allatina in one month? She hoped Taj and Dom could assist her in getting a message to her parents, at the very least.

Surely she couldn’t be expected to spend the rest of her life in hiding. There had to be a way back to Earth. She thought of all that awaited her on her home planet. Her family and friends. Her job at the university. Her writing career. Her grouchy old cat, Pudding, that her mother had promised to take care of during her off world trip.

The hovercraft landed with a soft thud, and her heart picked up. Taj exited the small ship first, and Dom passed her to his brother. Before she could protest, Taj lifted her into his arms and carried her through a door, moving as if they were being chased. He placed her on her feet and touched his palm to a panel on the wall. The door closed with a harsh thump.

Taj turned to her with an assessing gaze. She stood in place and stayed quiet, trying to hold back her tears. The prospect of never returning to Earth weighed her heart down. She felt as if her entire life had been stripped away from her in the blink of an eye, and perhaps it had. There was no guarantee she’d see her home planet again.

Cupping her face, Taj rubbed circles on her cheeks with his thumbs. She was too afraid to move or speak, lest she burst into tears in front of this Reestrian who was now experiencing his mating urge because of her.

Holy shit. They would have to mate soon. Taj and Dom would have to find a female to bond with lest they become seriously and permanently ill. Reestrians who didn’t mate during the height of their mating urge, at the point when their fever burned its hottest, became afflicted with an incurable mental illness known as The Madness.

She backed away from Taj and crossed her arms. The door opened long enough to permit Dom entrance before sliding shut again. After a few deep breaths and counting backwards from twenty inside her head, she no longer felt on the verge of tears.

“I can’t mate with you. I appreciate your help, and I’m very sorry I went for a walk without you, but I didn’t think such a thing could happen.” Her voice wavered over every word, and the dark, intense gaze of each brother did a number on her libido. Without their adorned suit jackets and with their shirts halfway unbuttoned and their sleeves rolled up—had they done that in the hovercraft?—she faltered in her conviction to elude their seduction. Hell, they weren’t even trying very hard to seduce her and she was ready to jump them.

“I’ve noticed you blushing around us, Leann,” Dom said.

“And I’ve noticed your nipples tightening,” Taj added, grinning just enough to reveal those damn gorgeous dimples she loved. “Not to mention your squirming and pressing your thighs together, the faint scent of your arousal, and your pupils dilating. You want us.” He looked especially proud as he exchanged a smile with his brother.

So they had noticed her blushing, and more. Keeping her arms crossed, she took two more steps back, until she bumped into a table. A quick glance around showed they were in a small entrance hall, and through a doorway to her left rested a quaint kitchen that seemed out of place on this alien world.

Her eyes flickered back to the twins. They stood in front of the door wearing the smuggest grins she’d ever seen. If she finished her book, she would be sure to include a chapter about how Reestrian males could be just as cocky as their human counterparts.

“Listen here,” she began, using the tone she normally reserved for problematic students. “Just because the two of you have an effect on me, well that doesn’t mean…doesn’t mean…” Shit. Taj was unbuttoning his shirt, and her mouth dried up at the sight of his tanned and toned muscular chest. “What the hell are you doing?”

“It’s hot in here.”

Dom tilted his head to the side, a mischievous twinkle in his eye. “You know what, brother, you’re right. It is hot in here.” He worked open the remaining buttons on his shirt, and before Leann could say another word, both men had tossed their shirts on the floor.

“Stop it!” She stamped her foot. “You can’t do a little strip tease in front of me. On Earth, we call that playing dirty.”

Dom and Taj encroached upon her space. “We know you haven’t been with a man recently. We don’t detect the scent of a male on you, Leann, and we know you are alone on Earth. You don’t have to be alone anymore. We would take care of you and protect you for the rest of our lives.”

“Goddammit, stop smelling me!” She blew out a breath and tried not to ogle the sexy, shirtless alien twins who had just fought and won a battle on her behalf. To say watching them fight the Reestrian in the market square hadn’t excited her a little bit would be an outright lie. They exuded power and brute strength, and as they stared hungrily at her she wondered if she had been kidding herself about her happiness on Earth.

Her apartment felt lonely and she often stayed at the university late into the night, hiding in her office and going over her planned lectures more times than necessary. She’d spent her whole life trying to prove she was more than her family’s name and wealth, working herself so hard she didn’t have time to even think about dating.

But Taj and Dom didn’t want to take her out for Italian food and an evening at the opera. They wanted to mate with her.

Taj brushed her hair behind her shoulders and Dom started stroking her locks with his fingers. “I think you like it when we play dirty, Leann. You’re trembling,” Taj said.

Was she really thinking about this? All her reasons to fight her way back to Earth didn’t seem to matter as she lifted her face, willing Taj to press his lips to hers. Dom moved behind her and massaged her shoulders, each caress driving her senses wild. The heat of his hands burned through the fabric of her blouse.

“Are you hungry?” Taj asked.

“Wh-what?”

“Lunch,” Dom whispered into her ear.

Right. Lunch. Food would be the perfect distraction from the twins. She needed a chance to sit down and regroup her thoughts. For the first time in her life she was considering acting on impulse and doing something completely wild.

“Lunch sounds great. I’m famished.”

Chapter Four

The ground shook and a thud sounded outside. Dom peeked out the kitchen window to see a friend approaching their house and the hovercraft that had dropped him off rising up through the trees. “It’s all right.” He turned back to the table where Leann and Taj remained seated. “It’s Jax.”

“Who’s Jax?” Leann fidgeted with her napkin and peered up at him, worry clouding in her large blue eyes.

“He’s a friend. We borrowed the hovercraft from one of his pilots and he’s come to pick it up. No need to worry.” Dom put a hand on her shoulder and gave her a reassuring smile, but the worry lines remained etched in her face.

“Is he…unmated?”

“Yes, but he’s a friend. I promise he won’t challenge us.”

Taj pushed away from the table and stood. “I’ll go outside and thank him, then he’ll be on his way. He isn’t even going to come inside, Leann, I promise.”

She released a long breath and nodded. “Okay. Thank you.”

Dom took his seat at the table next to Leann, and as Taj spoke to Jax outside they ate in silence. Luckily they visited Telin every chance they got and kept the kitchen stocked, as well as the house in good repair. He was glad they hadn’t brought Leann to a messy home. The need to impress her prevailed, as well as the need to ensure she felt safe. He wanted to scoot his chair closer to hers, but he also didn’t wish to frighten her.

“So are you two going to walk around shirtless for the rest of the day or what?”

He chuckled. “We’re experiencing the beginning of our mating urge, Leann. We’re sweltering. You should be glad we haven’t taken our pants off too.”

She started coughing and covered her mouth, then shot him an irritated look once she got her outburst under control. “We need to contact Earth. I have to get in touch with my publisher. They arranged this trip, after all. Maybe they can negotiate a way for me to travel back to Earth on a ship without unmated Reestrians.”

“I wish it were that easy, Leann. We don’t have a way to communicate with your planet from Telin, and traveling back to Galattak is too risky.”

“What about the emperor? Can’t he help? He told you if you ever needed his assistance in any way to contact him.” She paled and her eyes widened. “I mean…”

“You spied on us, Leann? That’s awfully naughty of you.”

Taj strode into the kitchen in time to hear the tail end of their conversation. “Naughty? Is our little ward misbehaving already?”

“This is so ridiculous. I’m not your ward and I’m not staying here. I’m going back to Galattak to ask the emperor for help.” She rose from her seat and tried to leave the kitchen, but a grinning Taj blocked her path. “Don’t think I won’t kick you in the balls, Mr. Universe.”

“Leann, listen to us,” Taj said in a soothing but firm tone. “The emperor won’t interfere in a matter involving a prize mate. In fact, the emperor has been known to attend such fights, and he once held a formal mating challenge in the palace for one of his daughters.”

“Well, isn’t this just fantastic?” She ran a hand through her hair and glanced out the window. “And what, you guys are going to go off soon and bring a Reestrian female back to mate with? I don’t really feel like being the third wheel. Fourth wheel. Whatever. There has to be another way. I want to see Earth again.”

Dom grasped Leann’s hand and turned her to face him, and Taj moved closer behind her, setting his hands on her hips. Her breath caught and her pupils dilated. “Even if you mate with us, Leann, there’s no reason you can’t see Earth again.”

“What do you mean?”

“What my brother is saying,” Taj replied while drawing his tongue over her ear lobe, “is that we could visit Earth whenever you’d like. Dom and I would have to stay in the Human-Reestrian settlement that’s being built, but you would be able to go anywhere on Earth and quickly.”

“Quickly?” She shuddered and a moan escaped her.

“Our friend Jax owns a large fleet of hovercrafts and he’s expanding his company to Earth.” Dom pressed his hardness against her, and she placed her hands on his chest and dug her fingers into his heated flesh. “As much as Taj and I love it here in Telin, we wouldn’t force you to stay here, Leann. You would be our mate, and as our mate your happiness would become our happiness.”

Dom knew the tears that shone in her eyes weren’t from sorrow.

“If my happiness becomes yours, won’t that also make your happiness mine?” She laughed. “Won’t I then wish to stay on Reestria with you guys in Telin, since that’s what you want?”

“The mating bond is a mysterious gift given to us by the Almighty One, Leann. You must trust it to work. What is meant to be, the life we are meant to have together, that is what will happen. Your ties to Earth are strong though, and I have no doubt we will be spending a great deal of time on your home planet. Don’t overthink this, little human.” Taj continued running his tongue over her ear, and she tilted her head to the side, giving him better access.

Dom cupped her breasts and using his thumbs drew circles upon her hard nipples through her shirt and bra. She arched into his touch with a needy whimper.

“What about cats?”

“Cats?” Dom’s hands stilled.

“Do you like cats?” Leann straightened, pulling away from Taj and ceasing her exploration of Dom’s chest. “I have a cat. His name is Pudding and he’s grumpy and old, but I love him anyway. So I need to know, what is your opinion about cats?”

“We love cats,” Taj said without hesitation. “Don’t we, brother?”

“It’s true.” Dom tipped her face up. “We absolutely adore the creatures.”

* ~ * ~ *

Leann doubted Dom and Taj could pick out a cat from a lineup of Earth animals, but she believed they’d at least tolerate Pudding. Of course what warmed her heart the most was their willingness to let her keep her life on Earth, though she didn’t plan to be selfish and keep them from Telin entirely either. If she said yes. Holy crap, was she really about to go through with this?

“Are we finished negotiating?” Taj asked in a humorous tone. The tickle of his breath on her neck sent delightful shivers through her, and at some point in the last two minutes both brothers had become even more feverish, with perspiration coating their arms and chests.

Was this it? Was this the final part of their mating urge, when their fevers burned almost dangerously hot?

“Say yes, Leann. Say yes and we’ll take you upstairs and make you ours. Forever.” Dom had resumed caressing her breasts, coaxing her nipples into tight peaks.

This was crazy. The word yes lingered on the tip of her tongue. She sucked in a quick but deep breath before blowing it out. “I can’t believe I’m about to say this, but…yes. Take me upstairs.”

Taj scooped her up and carried her from the kitchen. She wrapped her arms around his neck and caught Dom’s gaze as he followed them up a narrow, steep staircase. Her pulse raced at the thought of what would transpire once they reached the bedroom. A deep ache pulsed between her thighs. Excitement rippled through her. How would they claim her? Would they take turns pounding into her pussy, or would one of them claim her somewhere else?

A week of this. She flushed and her anticipation swelled. When Reestrians mated they pretty much had a week of nonstop sex, going at it until their fevers completely cooled.

Taj swept her into a large room with a high vaulted ceiling, and she pushed aside her lingering doubts. She trusted the brothers not to hurt her, and though she probably wouldn’t be able to walk straight for a month after they finished mating with her, her soreness would be well worth it.

Taj placed her on the soft bed and unfastened the buttons on her blouse, taking his time while Dom worked her pants and panties off. Feeling emboldened, she unhooked the front clasp of her bra and slipped it off while they rose up to their full height, their eyes shining black but conveying a tenderness that sent her heart dancing. Their sculpted chests rose and fell rapidly, and she wished they would stop staring at her and just get into the bed already. She opened her mouth to tell them so, but stopped herself when they began unbuttoning their pants.

Oh. My. God. She gulped and stared at the two biggest cocks she’d ever seen. Dom’s shaft was maybe a half inch longer than Taj’s, but Taj’s was thicker and held more of a purple hue. Moisture slipped from her pussy, coating the insides of her thighs. She parted her legs and sat up on her elbows, needing to get a better look at the well-endowed aliens she was about to mate with.

They finished removing their pants and boots, tossing them across the room before crawling up on the bed, Taj on her right and Dom on her left.

“Um, you guys are sort of…huge.” If one of them tried to take her from behind she feared she might break in two.

“Don’t be afraid, Leann. You’ll take my cock in your mouth, and Taj will claim your pussy.” Dom cupped her bottom and slipped a finger between her cheeks, tapping at her most secret entrance. “But rest assured I will take you here one day, little human. As will Taj. You just require a bit of training.”

She started to protest but Taj cut her off with a kiss, pressing his lips to hers with a growl that stoked the desire flaming in her core. She melted into him, tangling her tongue with his as he held her face between his hands. His hot, thick length throbbed against her center. And as all this transpired, Dom rubbed her bottom and trailed kisses down her back.

She hadn’t expected much foreplay the first time, considering their mating fever and immense physical need to claim her, but damn this was nice. Taj tasted delicious, like mints and coffee, and being wedged between the two brothers as they touched her all over chased away the memory of the few men she’d been with. There was only Taj and Dom, and in moments they would claim her and she would become theirs forever.

They turned her around and Dom kissed her next, exploring her mouth while Taj reached between her thighs and rubbed her wetness. Oh yes. She gyrated her center against his hand and moaned as Dom deepened the kiss. Dom also tasted like mints and coffee but somehow sweeter. Good Lord, she could stay in bed kissing them all day.

She gulped in air when Dom finally broke the kiss, and after a few moments of caressing her in all the right places, Taj turned her and repositioned her on the bed.

On her hands and knees.

Exposed and vulnerable, she waited with bated breath, taking comfort in Dom’s promise not to claim her ass this time. She’d never been touched there, and she flushed all over at the thought of being trained to accept their cocks in her secret, tight hole.

Dom moved in front of her and positioned his formidable cock at her mouth. Parting her lips, she licked the white pearly drop of precum off his length, groaning at the delicious saltiness as he pressed forward and deeper into her mouth. Holding her head in his large hands, he set a fast pace of thrusting in and out of her, and she tried her best to open her throat and take all of him.

The bed dipped as Taj shifted behind her. He dragged his shaft up and down her moist entrance, teasing her, until finally he thrust into her and filled her up with his hugeness.

“You belong to us now, Leann.” Taj gripped her hips and began his own rapid pace of thrusting into her. She had been so wet and ready to accept his entrance that despite his size she felt nothing but blinding pleasure.

“To us.” Dom continued claiming her mouth, not once slowing.

Through her blissful, erotic haze, she believed everything would work out. They would find a middle ground between her life on Earth and their life on Reestria. Even the prospect of her becoming pregnant didn’t scare her. She had spent more time and energy planning out her life than actually living it, and she was finished existing in a world where she repeatedly lied to herself about being happy.

It was time for a different kind of life. A life where she didn’t have all the answers and that was okay.

Taj reached around and pressed a finger to her throbbing clit, swirling with the perfect amount of pressure. Oh yes. Right there. She felt her orgasm approaching and closed her eyes, eager to ride the waves of ecstasy. The moment her walls contracted around Taj’s length, he pulsed and swelled larger inside her, and suddenly they weren’t in Telin anymore, or even on Reestria.

She opened her eyes, her orgasm suspended. She stood amidst the stars with a clear view of Reestria’s two moons. Taj and Dom had her surrounded in their joint embrace, the beating of their hearts becoming one with her own. Lights danced all around them, as if the stars had come alive to witness their souls forging together. A deep calm descended upon her as the lights moved faster and faster, until their brilliance forced her eyes to close.

She felt Taj and Dom’s affection for her, a fierce and passionate love that made her eyes burn with tears and emotion tighten in her throat.

“Our Leann,” Taj murmured, driving his cock in and out of her quicker than before.

“Our Leann.” A growl rumbled from Dom and he spurted his warm seed into her mouth, his cock pulsing with his release.

In this moment, whatever had held her orgasm suspended snapped, and she came hard and loud, whimpering her pleasure around Dom’s cock as she swallowed his delicious salty essence.

Taj didn’t remove his finger from her clit until the last remnant of her orgasm faded, and then his growl filled the room. His thickness pulsated inside her as he came, his cum spurting into her just as Dom pulled out of her mouth.

Once Taj withdrew from her pussy, she collapsed on the bed, exhausted yet hoping they took her again soon. She opened her eyes and sought out Taj and Dom, her loving mates.

Dom gathered her against his chest, and Taj snuggled up behind her. Their heated flesh pressed to hers, but already she felt their temperatures cooling a bit.

“Are you going to put that in your book?” Taj asked, his chuckle vibrating through her.

She grinned. “I suppose I could devote a chapter to it.”

Dom kissed her forehead. “Rest for a few minutes and then we’ll give you enough material to devote a whole book to, little human.”

THE END

A note from the author:

Thank you so much for purchasing or borrowing Double Alien! I hope you enjoyed reading about Leann, Taj, and Dom. There are more books planned in the Reestrian Mates series, so please check my Amazon Author Page for regular updates.

Book Four in the Reestrian Mates series, Boss Alien, will feature Taj and Dom’s friend, Jax, and it’s scheduled for a late May 2015 release.

About the author:

Sue Mercury writes sci-fi romance. She lives in Maryland with her husband and children, where she hopes one day she'll turn on the television to find a breaking news report about sentient alien beings contacting Earth. She also writes romance of the much kinkier variety under the name Sue Lyndon.

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