Total pages in book: 47
Estimated words: 45048 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 225(@200wpm)___ 180(@250wpm)___ 150(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 45048 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 225(@200wpm)___ 180(@250wpm)___ 150(@300wpm)
Luna is one of the first to be chosen for transportation to Venkoria. She wants to be brave, but waking up in a cage only to discover she’s been purchased as a pet is disheartening. Her owner means well, but it’s an uphill battle convincing Julan she’s an intelligent being who doesn’t need babying or training.
Luna needs an abundance of patience as she finds herself irrationally attracted to her captor. She wants to please him. She craves his praise and attention. But she also needs him to understand that remaining caged will destroy her…and their bourgeoning relationship.
Only travel to Venkoria if you’re prepared to embark on a journey of deeply intimate relationships between demanding Daddy Doms and the humans they are destined to command
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PROLOGUE
“Luna and Adryn. Report to the medical bay.”
I jerk my gaze toward Adryn as panic consumes me. We’ve only been awake long enough to get dressed and wash our faces. We’re still standing at the water trough when the headmistress’s voice comes through the intercom.
Adryn’s eyes are wide. I’m sure mine are, too.
My hands start shaking as I look at the other girls. Several have paused in their morning routine to stare at us. Everyone is wincing.
Yesterday, a spaceship docked at our space station. Many of us have at least caught a glimpse of the enormous aliens who boarded the only home most of us have ever known. Armed. Dangerous. Giants.
Men.
Most of us have never seen a male in person. We’ve been here for twenty years, and no men accompanied us from Earth.
Rumor has it that these aliens are going to take us from our failing space station. They’re going to save us a few at a time.
But what are their motives?
I swallow hard, trying to calm myself. I need to be brave. I tell myself this is a good thing. We were running out of hope. Our supplies are dwindling. We don’t have enough food or water to last much longer.
“Do you think we’ve been chosen?” Adryn asks me.
I clasp her hand. “Maybe.”
Deep breaths.
We’re clutching each other and trembling as we shuffle down the hallway and push through the door to the medical bay.
My breath hitches. Two men stand guard inside the room. They’re wearing all black from head to toe. They aren’t just tall—seven and a half feet, I’d guess—but also broad. Huge. Imposing.
Their expressions are serious. Enormous weapons hang from their shoulders, with several more strapped to their waists. Neither of them speaks.
Headmistress Helena is also in the room, and she addresses us, “Girls.” She smiles, though it’s forced. She’s going to tell us lies. She has no other option. Lies are all she knows. None of us can be certain of the intentions of these giant alien men.
“You’ve been selected,” she says. “You’ll be traveling to Venkoria immediately. Be polite. Be good examples for the human race.”
I feel like I might faint. I’m shaking so badly that I’ll stumble and fall if I try to take one more step.
On the other side of the room, the door suddenly opens, and another giant alien man enters. He’s wearing more ordinary-looking clothes—blue pants and shirt. He’s not armed like the other two. He looks pointedly at us and pats the exam table.
When neither of us moves, he takes a long stride toward us. He grabs me around the waist, lifts me off my feet, yanks my grip from Adryn’s, and sets me on the table. He’s not cruel, but he’s quick and efficient.
A squeal escapes my lips. I can’t stop it. I also can’t fight against him. I’m less than half his size. When he guides me onto my back, tears leak out of my eyes. I’ve never known fear like this.
One of the guards steps forward and pins me down. A second later, the blue-clothed man holds up a syringe. He grips my bicep and presses the needle into my arm so fast I have no chance to do more than flinch.
I’m vaguely aware of Adryn screaming.
Then everything goes black.
ONE
My head is pounding, and I’m uncomfortable. Why am I lying on a hard surface? This is not my bed. Did I fall asleep somewhere on the space station?
I blink my eyes open, squinting as bright lights assault me. Quickly, I cover my eyes with one hand and groan as I peek between my fingers. The throbbing in my temples intensifies.
After pushing to sitting, I lower my hand and glance around. It’s hard to stay upright. Why am I so heavy? I’m cold, too. Panic seizes me as I recall a giant alien male injecting me with something. I don’t think I’m on the space station any longer. Nothing around me looks familiar. It doesn’t smell right.
My breath hitches when I realize I’m in a metal cage. I grow nauseous as I look over the edge through the bars. I’m suspended several feet off the floor.
No wonder I’m so uncomfortable. The cage isn’t large enough for me to stretch out. I’ve been sleeping for heaven knows how long, curled up on my side. They didn’t even provide me with a blanket. I have nothing but the thin dress and panties I was wearing when I entered the medical bay with Adryn. I’m not even wearing shoes. This explains why I’m chilly. The temperature on the space station was always a perfect level to allow for minimal clothing, mostly because we didn’t have much to work with. The temperature in this room must be kept lower.
Breathing heavily, I look around. I sway, unable to balance myself. Something is off. The room is filled with cages. Some are on the floor. Others are hanging at different levels. All but one are empty, and I rise onto my knees and grab the metal bars when I see Adryn in one of them. She’s not moving.