I can’t believe what I just saw.

I know Dost is big, but what he’s packing is… beyond my comprehension.

I didn’t know they came that big.

I saw it.

The outline, at least, but his skintight, jet-black suit leaves little to the imagination.

I could even make out the veins on his cock.

His giant, throbbing alien cock.

What is happening?!

My palms are sweaty, and it’s not because of the tropical climate on this alien planet. My heart is racing because of Dost. Because he’s the most beautiful, powerful man I’ve ever seen, and I can’t look at him without heat pooling in my lap.

My eyes are focused on his sculpted ass as he moves through the jungle in front of me, my heart beating like a drum. I’m afraid everyone can hear the rhythmic thump of my heart on their coms, but no one seems to pay me any mind.

Good.

That gives me plenty of opportunity to check him out as he moves with both grace and power.

He raises his hand, and his whole squad freezes instantly. I don’t catch the signal and bump into his back. I begin to apologize but he shushes me.

The Zoran soldiers raise their weapons, and my heart skips a beat when I realize what’s happening.

There’s a moment of tense silence as everyone holds their breaths, a second that seems to stretch and stretch. Birds chirp in the distance, insects buzz, leaves rustle in the wind.

I exhale, and at that moment, all hell breaks loose.

Man-sized, snake-like beings drop from the treetops all around us, and my heart skips a beat when I see what terrible abominations they are. Their top half seems human, except it is covered in scales, their eyes glowing a bright red.

Their bottom half, however, is completely snake-like. They balance themselves on their tails, and I feel queasy just looking at them.

The monsters lurch forwards and attack the Zorans, and the sky is lit up with laser fire. I drop down to the forest floor, burying my head between my knees as fighting erupts all around me.

I hear the cries from one of the Zoran soldiers through the intercom, and instinctively I look up.

One of the snake-beings has its winding body wrapped around one of the Zorans and is choking the life out of him. My eyes grow wide in horror.

Dost jumps forward, sword in hand, and plunges the blade into the snake. Purple blood bursts out, and the beast retreats with a hiss.

The beings seem resistant to the laser rifles — the blasts are reflected off their scales, and end up blasting into trees. Dost wields his sword valiantly, moving with purpose as he cuts down the monstrous enemy one-by-one, saving the life of his squad.

Saving my life.

The animals retreat, slithering into the jungle, disappearing as quickly as they appeared.

“Is everyone safe?” Dost growls.

“Yes!” the soldiers chime in one by one.

The Zoran general walks up to me and helps me to my feet. The moment all hell broke loose I cowered, and I feel stupid for it. Some help I am in a crisis. Dost, however, he walked up to the plate and knocked it out of the park. He seemed to be completely in control, of both himself and the situation.

I’ve never seen a man carry himself with such strength before.

“Are you okay, Aria?”

“Y-yes,” I stammer. “I’m fine.”

Dost sheathes his sword, the blade still dripping with blood.

“I think we scared them off. For now.”

“What was that?” I ask.

“The local wildlife,” Dost answers. “Seems this planet is not as uninhabited as we’d hoped.”

His hands glide all over my body, and I suck in a breath. I’m still in that bulky spacesuit, but I can feel his firm grip regardless.

“W-what are you doing?”

“Checking if your suit didn’t get damaged,” he says. “Even a small tear could contaminate your air supply.”

“I’m fine,” I say, the by-now familiar heat rising to my cheeks.

Deep down, I don’t want him to stop, but I’m not quite ready to admit that yet.

My breath falters when I see a tree right behind Dost start to tip over. The laser fire must have damaged the trunk, for the massive thing is about to fall.

The Zoran general’s eyes are still on me, checking my suit, so he doesn’t see the danger that he’s in. I try to scream for him to get out of the way, but my throat is closed up due to the tension. Dost looks up and raises his eyebrows, as the tree starts to fall, headed right for him.

And then I do something both incredibly courageous and extremely stupid.

I jump forward and push Dost to the side with all of my strength. Surprised, Dost takes a step back — and the massive tree whizzes through the air, its many branches breaking as it falls, the trunk torn open with a mighty roar, the sky darkening as the tree tips over… and heads right for me.

I try to turn and jump away, but it’s too late.

Thwack!

A heavy blow to the back of my head. It feels like a spaceship hits me as I’m forced into the dirt.

The tree is burying me alive.