Tempting Rever (2 page)

One of the Zorn women, a Zorn healer, had given Brenda some clothing, some personal items, and had given her a medical examination when she’d arrived on Zorn 7

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the morning before. She packed up those few belongings and walked toward the tall guard who turned his head, his interested gaze once again going down her body before he opened the door. He was physically attracted to her and didn’t bother hiding it, but she was wishing that he’d try since he was making her uncomfortable. She followed him down a hallway, into an elevator and then they were walking outside.

The attention she got was frightening to Brenda when she saw a lot of big, black uniform-clad men stop to stare at her. She was starting to feel as if she were the main attraction of a show as she silently followed Kelir to a waiting vehicle that another guard was driving. The new man never once looked at Brenda’s face, instead his focus had totally gone to her body and a soft growl was the only sound he made when she’d climbed into the back of Zorn’s version of a car.

Brenda took in the differences between Zorn and Earth as she stared out the window, noting the Zorn sky was similar to a sunset on Earth with its pinkish shade of light red during the day but no blue was present. The trees were black, red and purple in color. The grass just stunned her by being a dark red. Albeit strange, Zorn was beautiful and she couldn’t ignore the appeal of the thickly wooded area.

“Why are we taking her to Argis Rever?” The driver finally spoke. “I was told that he already has a human of his own so why does he need two?”

Kelir sighed. “He is going to take her under his protection until her future bound arrives. She’s being given to the brother of her fallen bound.”

The man in front gave a sharp nod. “When will they become available to the rest of us?” He didn’t sound happy. “Only the powerful have access to them and it is not right.”

Kelir snorted. “Maybe in a few years we will get access to them but they are still rare.”

Brenda nervously glanced between the two men. “What are you talking about?”

The guard sitting next to her turned his head, looking at her. “Earth women are very few on Zorn. Only Hyvin Berrr’s family and some of the powerful families like your Valho have been allowed access to human women.”

“Valho had a powerful family?” That surprised her. “He didn’t say anything about that.”

A snort came from the front. “He was a relation by pack to Hyvin Berrr and anyone in his family is powerful. Valho’s father and Hyvin Berrr grew up together as best friends.”

“So Valho and Hyvin Berrr aren’t blood related?” She felt a little confused. “You just said they were a relation to each other.”

“A relation by pack means associated with for a long time. Family is a blood bond that is shared,” Kelir explained, his concentration fixing on her breasts in her loose shirt again, licking his lips. “Did you enjoy your bound’s touch when he mounted you?”

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The question shocked Brenda. She frowned, her eyes narrowing. “That was a rude question I refuse to answer and it’s none of your business.”

A muscle jerked in Kelir’s jaw when he looked away to stare out the window to ignore her. That was fine with Brenda. She was irritated that he’d asked her such a personal question about her sex life. She swallowed, turning her full attention out the window again to look at the strange looking alien homes that resembled large, rounded buildings made out of some kind of stone.

Nerves hit Brenda when she saw the large, intimidating house they parked in front of where she was to stay in until Valho’s brother came to pick her up in a week. She wondered if the male in this house would stare at her breasts too and make inappropriate remarks like the guards did. She hoped not, thinking it was bad enough being a stranger on an alien planet without having to feel as if she were a freak.

The front door opened and an older Zorn woman with flowing white hair down her back dressed in a long tunic-type shirt walked out. The smile on the woman’s face was warmly welcoming. Brenda relaxed instantly as she exited the vehicle.

“Hello, human. Welcome to Argis Rever’s home. He took his bound to the market to shop but he will return shortly.” The woman held her hand open palm face up. “It is a pleasure to meet you, woman from Earth. I am Ali.”

Brenda didn’t correct the woman’s odd handshake, just putting her hand in the woman’s grip that Ali squeezed gently, keeping a smile in place.

“It’s nice to meet you, Ali. I’m Brenda.”

Ali gave a look to the men, releasing Brenda’s hand. “Just hand me her belongings.”

Brenda turned to watch Kelir get her bag, unable to miss that both men were staring at her body again, irritating her enough to make her clench her teeth. She didn’t think she’d ever get used to being openly leered at by Zorn men who didn’t even attempt to hide it or bother to apologize for it. To Brenda’s surprise Ali snarled viciously at both men, imitating an animal, and yanked the bag away from the taller guard.

The Zorn woman shook her white hair as she led Brenda into a large living room.

“Males only think with their mounting sticks.” Ali carried Brenda’s bag as she led her through the large living room and down a hallway. “I will show you the room you will sleep in. Are you fine? I don’t scent fear on you but you know the female nose is not as sensitive as our males.”

That surprised Brenda. “You can smell fear? For real? I didn’t know that.”

The older woman paused, turning around to tilt her head to study Brenda. “Our males have a very keen sense of smell. Didn’t your bound tell you this?”

“Um…no. He mostly talked about how he’d take care of me, never hurt me and how he’d treat me with respect.”

Ali looked grim as she turned back around, walking again. “I never met your bound but I am grieved for you. I’ve always been a house helper so I never had a bound of my own.”

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“Oh.”

Ali paused again inside a bedroom, a curious expression on her face. “Do you know what a house helper is?”

“I assume you take care of the house? Maybe clean it? Do the cooking?”

Shock was obvious on the woman’s features when she closed her mouth and then anger tightened her lips. “Your bound was remiss in his duties to inform you about Zorn males. The males are…” she paused. “They require sex often for their health to be well so Zorn men take in at least two house helpers if they are deemed deserving of having that privilege. Women are a reward on Zorn. It requires at least two females to satisfy a male’s strong and frequent sexual needs but with humans it is different. Your bodies can take the sexual desires of one of our males without it causing you harm. Too much mounting with Zorn females causes painful swelling of their sex. Do you understand?”

Brenda was too shocked to speak but she managed to give a nod. Valho hadn’t said a damn thing about this when he’d told her about his home world. He’d told her how it looked, how he’d treat her great, how she’d be pampered and taken care of, but never once said anything about his sex drive or about Zorn women.

“Our males who bound to humans don’t require sex anymore from house helpers since your kind can be mounted many times in a day. I am old so I was assigned to Argis Rever’s home days ago to clean, cook and be a companion to his bound. I will never be allowed into their bed.” The woman sighed. “I wish it were not so. Argis Rever is very attractive and I overheard one of his house helpers’ talking often about his sexual skill. I could have gone to another home but to live in an Argis house is a great privilege. I will miss the sex but I can always take care of that myself by meeting males in town for a sex encounter. Argis Rever won’t mind if I do that away from his home since he’s made it clear he will never touch anyone but his bound.”

Brenda was still stunned.

Ali smiled. “Really, Argis Rever won’t mind if I let a male mount me. When he informed me that he would never take me to his bed or come to mine I asked him how I was supposed to fill my needs to be mounted. He told me to find a male to gather with in town. I have never been allowed or encouraged to live in one man’s home while touching another. It just isn’t done but it strangely excites me to think about doing it.”

“Okay,” Brenda got out, shock still rolling through her and wondering what had she gotten herself into, deciding these people were a little nuts. “I’m glad that you’re happy about getting to sleep with other men.” She didn’t know what else to say.

“Argis Rever won’t touch you.” Ali’s eyes ran down Brenda’s body. “You are delicate. How was sex with your male? Was he gentle enough to not harm your body?”

Taking a deep breath, Brenda relaxed. “I didn’t have sex with Valho.”

Shock hit Ali’s face, her eyes going very wide with disbelief. “He never mounted you?”

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“He was really a sweet guy who was very considerate of my feelings. All your men are really buff… uh… muscular and big. He knew I was a little afraid of his size so he wanted me to get to know him first so that I was comfortable with our relationship progressing to that level.”

Ali was stunned still but she closed her mouth. “Was he killed right away? No male could be alone with you for long and not mount you. You are too attractive. Did he at least strip you down to examine you? I don’t want to mount you but I have a strong urge to inspect you just out of curiosity to see what you look like.”

Brenda just stared at the woman, completely speechless.

“There was a vid released of one of our males mounting a human. I did not see it but I was informed it highly aroused all Zorn males. It is rumored that your bodies are slightly different than mine. I don’t suppose we could strip together and see the differences? I am not sexually drawn to you but I am just curious. The human my Argis bound to is not nice so I didn’t ask her to see her body.”

“I wouldn’t be comfortable with that,” Brenda blurted, shaking her head, and resisting the urge to back away from the tall woman, utterly stunned by the request.

Disappointment showed on Ali’s features. “I understand.”

A door slammed in the house followed seconds later by a loud snarl that made Brenda jump. Her head turned to the open bedroom door.

“Bite me, you big bastard,” a woman yelled. “I was just flirting. What in the hell is your problem, Rever?”

A pained expression was on Ali’s face as she moved for the doorway. “Not again.”

“What?” Brenda followed the woman out of the bedroom.

Ali paused in the hallway, lowering her voice to a whisper. “Argis Rever is having trouble with his very difficult human.”

“Don’t walk away from me,” a deep male voice growled deeply. “We are going to work through this difference. You are my bound and you won’t purposely draw male attention to your body.”

“I don’t see your name tattooed on my ass, Rever. You’re a great fuck but give me a damn break.”

Brenda paused at the end of the hallway when Ali came to a stop, shock slamming through her at what she was overhearing. Peering around the taller Zorn woman, Brenda got her first look at a tall, red-headed human woman. She was wearing a long tunic dress that was tented on her too slender body and she was facing a large man with flowing black hair that was down to his waist. His back was to Brenda so she didn’t get a look at his face.

A scary sounding growl tore from the man. “What does this term mean? What are you trying to communicate to me?”

The human woman put her hands on her hips, glaring up at the really tall man.

“What don’t you understand? You’re a great lay and all but I’m not blind and your 11

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guys are fine, Rever. I’m talking super hot and I can flirt if I want. It’s not like I’m going to go jump their bones. I get that we’re like married or something so that wouldn’t be cool.”

The man growled again, the hands at his sides clenched into fists. “We are bound and you won’t draw other male attention that way again, Tina. I almost had to fight four of them. You purposely turned them on and you enjoyed doing it. You tried to provoke a fight by bending over to make sure they saw your bared
unis
.”

“Just say pussy or cunt. Stop calling it that foreign word, damn it. Would it kill you to say either of those two words? Yeah, I flashed them my goods and it was fun. Did you see that one guy fall over?” The woman grinned. “I thought he was going to come in his pants he was so revved up.”

The big Zorn male snarled. “You admit then that you did it on purpose.”

Tina shrugged her narrow shoulders, looking suddenly bored. Turning, she walked to the couch and threw herself down, just spreading her legs, revealing that she wasn’t wearing panties. Brenda was shocked at the woman’s behavior and with the view she displayed, flashing the man a beaver shot on purpose.

“You sure like looking at my cunt enough.” Tina glared at him. “You sure like fucking me too. Why don’t you shut up and do that? That should chill your ass out.”

A roar tore from Rever. Brenda was so startled at the ear-splitting noise that she jumped back a step, completely expecting the man’s temper to snap. If he hit the rude woman it wouldn’t have surprised her but he didn’t move. He just stood there breathing hard, his hands fisted at his sides.

“I don’t want to touch you right now,” he finally growled.

The outrageous woman looked furious as his words, her face twisting into an ugly expression. “For a guy who’s a walking dick you sure don’t want to fuck much.”

“Go to our room. I am getting angry and I need to calm down. You test me, Tina.”

“Oh, go fuck yourself.” Tina stood up. “Don’t be surprised though if I do fuck around on you. You’re an asshole when you’re not screwing me and absolutely useless except to piss me off.”

“Don’t ever, Tina. I mean it,” the Zorn snarled. “If you let another male touch you I will kill him.”

Snorting, the woman flipped him off over her shoulder as she strode down another hallway on the other side of the room, disappearing out of sight. Ali quickly advanced into the living room toward the enraged male. Brenda was too stunned over the argument she’d just witnessed to even think about moving. Ali rounded the angry large Zorn to stand before him and bowed her head.