Chapter 23 #2
“That’s because we allowed them to do an Earth visit, and they drank too much and dropped their glamour charm.
Thankfully the circus was able to play it off as a mass hallucination, but one of the victims used it for his own gain.
That was before our time, but it’s a cautionary tale to any other creatures who want to visit Earth,” the warlock explains with a shrug.
“Well, those cartoons have symbols on their tummies—nice ones mostly, but I thought this was more fitting.”
The warlock chuckles and moves over to Lila, waving his hand and cleaning the blood off her before giving her a hug. “You look like you’ve been busy.” His eyes run the length of her, and I don’t see any disgust, just heat, but she pulls away from him.
“Careful,” she warns, “the fur has aphrodisiac qualities.”
His eyes widen with surprise, and he looks impressed. “So that’s how they coerced all those women. That’s going to be fun to play with.”
“Can I kill them all now?” the Vilaxian asks, dropping Lizis now that there is a puddle of pale pink blood on the ground. If I could move, I would probably clap him on the back in thanks. He has been a thorn in my backside for years.
“I think we’re going to have to.” The warlock nods at his friend, and my heart rate starts to race.
I guess I knew there was always a chance I would end up dead whichever way I played this.
I’m happy with my decision, because it means that Lila is safe, and none of my brethren will have knowledge of her.
Luckily my crew was made up of greedy bastards, because we hadn’t shared the knowledge with anyone yet, so as I make peace with my fate, Lila jumps in front of me.
“All but Ghosie. He was the one who was trying to help me escape. It was his plan to get the power dampening bracelet off so I could contact you. He also could have taken advantage of me when I was in his arms, but he didn’t,” Lila explains, and the two of them regard me with different expressions.
The Vilaxian still looks like he wants to eviscerate me, but the warlock looks intrigued. He waves a hand, and I’m unfrozen.
“Well, Ghosie, would you like to plead your case?” the warlock asks. “Why didn’t you take advantage of Lila when you had a chance? Don’t you think she’s sexy?”
What the fuck? Did he want me to take advantage of her? I’m so fucking confused, and I stare at him in shock as I wipe Lizis’s blood off my fur, but all that does is spread it around. Fuck, I’m going to need a shower.
“Xavier,” Lila scolds and moves toward me, and I feel her fur brush against mine. Both of us shiver in unison. “Holy fuck. Did you feel that?” she asks, staring at me in shock.
My cock instantly turns rock-hard and tries to push out of its sheath. I put my paws in front of it to hide my reaction, but I don’t think I’m fooling anyone.
“My guess is yes, he did.” Xavier smirks, looking at my hands.
“Fuck, I almost orgasmed on the spot. Okay, maybe let’s not touch while we want to have a coherent conversation.” She sounds breathless, but not upset, as she takes a small step away from me. “Ghosie says there is a faction of bears who hate how they have to coerce women.”
“Oh really?” The Vilaxian sounds skeptical, and I know I’m going to have to explain.
“Yes, but none of the bears on this ship are part of that faction. Would it make you feel better to kill them all first, and I can tell you my story after? Then, if you still don’t trust me, I won’t fight your decision.
” I’m risking my life here, but having Lila on my side is huge, and I am never going to be able to repay her for supporting me.
I’m also having trouble keeping my eyes off her in front of her mates, because she’s my version of a wet dream.
“Maybe you should change back too,” I suggest, and she smirks at me but does as I ask, except now she’s naked, and that doesn’t help my cock situation at all.
“Lila, you are such an exhibitionist,” Xavier teases before waving a hand, clothing her in a Galaxy Circus uniform again.
“Why don’t you head back to the ship while we take out the trash?
” he suggests, his teasing tone turning menacing as he turns his attention to the rest of my former crew.
The Vilaxian’s claws flex, and he bounces up and down on his toes.
“Actually, there are women somewhere on this ship whose minds are going to have to be wiped before they are returned to the station. Ghosie can help me with that while you take care of all this.” Lila gestures to my crew.
“This way.” My cock has settled slightly and is no longer trying to push out, so I can remove my hands and point in the direction we need to go. I would like to hold her hand, but I know that’s just going to fog her up again, and I don’t want to do that to her.
As we turn our backs to them and walk away, the warlock calls after her. “Oh, and Lila, don’t think I didn’t see those marks on both your backs.”
She ignores him and flips him the finger without even stopping. Both men chuckle, but I’m confused. I felt my back burn when I declared Lila was my bitch. I’m going to have to find a mirror and have a look at my back, but later, once everything has been settled.
“Ignore them, Ghosie. They are assholes,” she tells me as screams echo down the corridor from the room we just left. “They’ll play with their food for a little while and then take care of them. Let’s go save some women.”