Stepping
out into the hall, Usnavi started in the opposite direction that Jane
had been facing. While they walked, Jane reached over and grabbed zher
arm, both her hands wrapping around the leathery flesh of the alien.
Usnavi shivered. Zhe tried to shake the hold by pointing out different
places on the ship, hoping to get Jane excited about something other
than zhim, but each time she saw something new, her grip tightened.
Shockwaves
rolled down zher spine, pooling in the backs of zher legs with each
passing step. Once they reached the observation room, where Jane would
be able to sit and wait with a view of the passing stars, Usnavi shook
her off and stepped back out of her reach.
“I will return quickly,” zhe stated.
“Wait,” Jane whined.
“I will be back in a short period of time. However, I must speak with my superiors about your exploits on the ship.”
Jane
lifted one delicate red eyebrow as Usnavi backed out of the observation
room, staring at Jane until the doors shut. She waited thirty seconds
for zhim to return before she set about exploring the newest room she
had to herself—luckily this one was much larger than the last. The
windows were huge and made up three walls of the room, and a half dozen
chairs identical to the one in her room were placed carefully in the
middle of the open space. On the last wall without windows, there was
the door and a computer station, which sat unattended.
Unable
to help herself, she darted across the room to the computer. She
reached out hesitantly and touched the keyboard filled with unfamiliar
symbols. The screen went from black to white and a box appeared with a
blinking cursor inside it. She didn’t have to speak the language to know
it was asking for a password, which she didn’t have.
She
sighed deeply and went back to the window. Hesitantly, she lifted her
hand and touched it. Instead of glass, she discovered it was a
plastic-rubbery material that had a slight give when she pressed on it.
Curiosity piqued, she extended one finger and poked it.
Her
finger moved the material nearly an inch before it pushed back. Her
brows knit in confusion, and she studied it carefully. Definitely not
any sort of glass available on Earth. She made a mental note to ask
Usnavi about it when zhe returned. She smiled softly—there were a lot of
things on that list.
Pressing
her face to the moveable glass, she tried to find any constellations
she was familiar with. Her eyes searched for the Big Dipper, Cassiopeia,
or Orion, anything that she would recognize. When she couldn’t even
figure out which one was the North Star, she amused herself by finding
new shapes in the inky sky. She found what looked to be a teddy bear, a
dragon, and a sunflower before the door opened with a slight noise and
her alien entered.
Jane expected six months undercover to be hard; she expected it to be lonely and bleak. She didn’t expect to find love.
Jane Butler, a CIA operative, is assigned the task of infiltrating the Xanthians and determining if they’re a threat to humanity. Going undercover as a Xanthian mate, she boards the transport ship and meets Usnavi—her new mate. After spending six days traveling through space, Jane is ecstatic to explore the Xanthian station and soon sets out to complete her mission. The only problem? Usnavi—and the feelings she is quickly developing.
Fumbling their way through varying sexual expectations, cooking catastrophes, and cultural differences, they soon discover life together is never boring. As Jane and Usnavi careen into a relationship neither of them expected, Jane uncovers dark secrets about the Xanthians and realizes she may no longer be safe. When it becomes clear she’s on her own, Jane is forced to trust and rely on Usnavi. Simultaneously struggling with her mission, her feelings for Usnavi, and homesickness, Jane faces questions she never imagined she would have to answer.
Jane Butler, a CIA operative, is assigned the task of infiltrating the Xanthians and determining if they’re a threat to humanity. Going undercover as a Xanthian mate, she boards the transport ship and meets Usnavi—her new mate. After spending six days traveling through space, Jane is ecstatic to explore the Xanthian station and soon sets out to complete her mission. The only problem? Usnavi—and the feelings she is quickly developing.
Fumbling their way through varying sexual expectations, cooking catastrophes, and cultural differences, they soon discover life together is never boring. As Jane and Usnavi careen into a relationship neither of them expected, Jane uncovers dark secrets about the Xanthians and realizes she may no longer be safe. When it becomes clear she’s on her own, Jane is forced to trust and rely on Usnavi. Simultaneously struggling with her mission, her feelings for Usnavi, and homesickness, Jane faces questions she never imagined she would have to answer.
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Genre – Blended Science Fiction, Erotica
Rating – NC17
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