CHAPTER FIVE
MARIA COVALLOS
Waiting in that washroom while I heard voices outside was the most horrible thing. I was full of anxiety and I was terribly scared. I did not know what was going to happen. I hoped that the plan that Commander Cerik Hade had told me would work. That I would simply hide in the washroom until he came to find me at some point when this ship was taken to the space station. But as soon as the door was opened, I saw a menacing warrior that looked like Cerik, only a little bit different. It had silver white hair and piercing yellow eyes. It looked mean. I couldn't help myself, and I screamed out of shock. I was pulled out of the washroom and saw that the commander was in cuffs. He couldn't help me. We had truly been captured by these space bandits. I knew that I should not have spit in the face of the one in charge, but I was angry. I had a temper, and I could not control it. It often got me into trouble, but I never expected that it would get me into trouble in space.
As I was led away, it was a pleasant surprise to hear the commander defending me. I could hear him shouting not to hurt me and that he would do anything to make sure that I was not hurt. His words dug deep inside of me. They were the most chivalrous words I had ever heard from a man, and this man was an alien. I guess I really had to go out of this world in order to find that kind of honor.
Now, I was flung over the shoulder of a warrior as he carried me into this new ship. It was almost the same as the commander's ship, but bigger and darker. I kicked the warrior and screamed, but it did not seem to do anything. I could feel my knees against his hard chest.
“You will stay in here!” he shouted as he threw me into a room and onto a bench. Then he walked toward the door.
“I demand that you let me go!” I shouted, but he just left. He closed the door behind him. I ran to the door and tried to open it. But I could not figure it out. There were lots of flashing buttons and leavers, and I assumed it was probably locked from the outside. I looked around the room. It was very plush, almost luxurious. I moved to the food area that looked a lot like the one on the commander's ship. I poured some water. I needed it after all the yelling and shock that I had been through. I sat down on the bench. I was trapped here. I wondered what they were going to do with me. I wondered what they were going to do with the commander. But as I sat, I had time to think, and my mind immediately wandered to the make-out session with the commander. It had caught me off-guard, and I had not had time to process it because we were interrupted by the radar alarm. But now my mind was free and able to think. I remembered the heat that I felt. It had radiated throughout my entire body as soon as he pulled me to him. My breast flush against his hard abs made my nipples hard as they grazed against his skin. I remembered the taste of his mouth and how soft his lips felt. I remembered how he growled in desire to touch my waist and then allowed his hands to move down over my plump bottom. Then I remembered how he made me cum with his long fingers and then licked me afterward. He was a filthy alien. I was getting wet again just replaying it in my mind. I knew I should not be doing that. I should be ashamed that I allowed this alien that I hated to touch me. I should feel guilty; I told him that I would never let him touch me. Then the very moment that he even tried to seduce me, I opened up like a wanton slut. I was reeling over the incident; I never thought I could be so attracted to a creature that was not human. He was a damn Dragon shifter after all! It was absolutely insane, and yet I wanted more of him.
“What the hell is wrong with you, Maria?” I whispered to myself trying to get ahold of my thoughts. I couldn't allow myself to linger on that. Even though it was the hottest thing I had ever experienced, I had to focus on what was happening to me now. I was in very serious danger. I needed to keep focused. It was possible the commander would successfully escape and I needed to be ready to have him rescue me. I laughed. I was a real damsel in distress now, waiting for her hero alien to rescue her. How dumb was that?
The door opened, and the skinny Draqua that I had spit on walked in. He was alone, and that scared me.
“Human female, tell me where have you come from. Where on Earth did you come from?” he said as he moved to the food area and poured a colored liquid into a glass.
“I am not telling you anything,” I said in anger.
“You can tell me now, or you can tell me while you are tortured. You know what that is, don't you? They definitely have it on Earth. The humans are the most savage creatures of the galaxies.”
My eyes grew wide. I did not want to be tortured. I swallowed my pride. “I was on Earth in the desert in an area known as California. I was minding my own business when I was suddenly taken. Now I am here, taken once more by you.”
“Yes, I understand. Did the commander tell you why he took you from Earth? Why he went galaxies from his own planet to Earth to take one simple human female?”
“Well, I am not simple. I am anything but that,” I said knowing that I should not be sassy, but I could not help it. “But yes, he mentioned that I was to be his mate.”
“And that is what you want?”
“No, it is not. But I have no choice in the matter it seems.”
“Have you mated with him already?”
I gasped. “No, I have not! How dare you say such a thing about me. I have only just been taken from my own planet. I told him not to touch me. I plan on speaking to his superiors on his planet and asking them to return me to Earth.”
He laughed at me. “I can see that you are not familiar with the ways of the Draqua. You will not be returned. You are one of thousands of human females that are taken from Earth for the sole purpose of mating. You have no choice in the matter.”
“We will see about that.”
“Here, drink this.” He handed the colored liquid to me.
“What is that?”
“Hiwa. It is a strong drink. I believe on Earth you call it wine or liquor.”
“No, thank you,” I said knowing that I had quite enough when I left Earth, and I was still dehydrated from partying with Claudia. Oh, poor Claudia; she would probably have been up by now searching for me. There would probably be a large search party, and I would be all over the news. But I couldn't think about that now. I would deal with that when I got back to Earth, if I ever got back to Earth.
“Suit yourself, but I thought that it would make this less painful,” he said as he drank the colorful drink himself. I began to panic. What was he talking about that was going to be painful.
“What the hell are you talking about?”
He walked over to a drawer and opened it. He pulled out a shot. There was a very long needle attached to it.
“Don't you dare stick that in me.”
“I have to. It is part of the protocol,” he said. I backed away against the wall as far as I could, trying to inch toward the door.
“It is better if you don't struggle. The needle could break off in your arm; then where would we be?”
“What is it? What the hell is in that thing?”
But he didn't answer. He walked toward me. I didn't know what to do. There was no escape from this room, or the ship. If I struggled, it would break in my arm, and that would be worse. But what was it? Was it going to kill me? I did not know what it could be and my heart was racing.
“Are you going to hold still?”
I took a deep breath and nodded my head yes. There was no point in fighting; it would only be worse. I held still, and he pushed the needle into my upper arm. It stung like hell. It felt like a thousand wasps stinging me in one spot. I screamed loudly.
“Don't worry; the pain will only last for thirty seconds, and then you won't feel anything at all. Come,” he said as he grabbed my other arm and led me to the bench.
“Sit,” he said as he moved away from me back to the drawer to put the shot away. He was right; I was starting to feel the pain of the shot go away. But I was starting to feel everything go away. The feeling in my legs and arms begin to go numb. I could feel my senses going dull. I could barely hear sounds in the room, and my vision was becoming blurry.
“What? What did you do to me? What did you give me?” I whispered barely getting the words out.
“Do not worry. I do not have the authority to harm you; only my superiors can make that decision. But since we have you, we might as well learn more about you. We take every opportunity we have to learn more about the human females. You will make a great subject for our experiments,” he said.
His words brought a cold chill throughout my entire body. He said experiments. But I could not protest. I slumped back against the bench and blacked out. It was the last thing that I remembered.
When I woke up, I felt cold cement against my body. It took a long time for feeling to come back to my legs and fingers and for me to process what was going on. I felt like I had been asleep for weeks. It took me a while to remember where I was and what happened. I opened my eyes and an inch in front of my face was black cement, or what felt like it. It was shiny and cold. My throat was dry and scratchy and my eyes were adjusting. I put my hands on the cement and realize that I was laying on my belly on the floor. I slowly pushed myself up and sat. I looked around. I could see bars all around me. I was in a cell in a very dark, cavernous room. I could see other cells around me that were empty. I tried to get to my feet, but I was still too weak. What the hell did they do to me? I wanted to cry, but I did not have the strength to get tears to come out of me. Then I heard shouting.
“Where is she? What did you do with Maria?” I recognized the voice. It was Cerik! I looked in the direction of the sound and saw him with two warriors on each of his arms. They were dragging him as he shouted at them. They threw him into a cell next to me. The warriors locked it and left.