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ALIEN SEDUCTION
Ever wondered what really happens in strange cosmic places?
Seductive fantasies don’t always take place on Earth
anymore.
Hellion, Mae Powers
Tyrant Tyrah Tyranus wants to dominate the known galaxy.
Agents from H.A.R.E.M. must thwart her diabolical plans.
Hellion intends to kill the bitch.
Tigre Moon, Jenna Leigh
Tael searched for years to find his true love to set him
free of the blood curse of the Tigre Moon. Is Neri the
one?
He
Comes in Peace, Megan Hussey
Preparing for an intergalactic mission, Muriel yearns for
the solitude of space; her handsome alien copilot has other,
more exciting ideas to occupy her with.
EXCERPTS
HAREM,
Episode One:
Code Name Hellion
By
Mae Powers
Chapter One
(Planetoid Alpha-12, Nearly six
years earlier)
Someone—something—wanted to
destroy her.
A tingling apprehension numbed her
mind. She opened her weary eyes to the gloominess of a thin
space between two concrete buildings. Her gaze alighted on a
square of light coming from one of the structures. The eerie
flickering from it beckoned her downtrodden soul. A light
she felt she’d just escaped from.
Escape. The word echoed in her
weary mind. Awareness crept into her consciousness. Then a
grim foreboding told her exactly what she needed to do. Get
away—as quickly as possible.
Though a stressful, weighty
throbbing drove all ease from her brain, an instinctive urge
compelled her to flee. A needle-sharp twinge of pain shot
through her arm as she raised a hand toward her head. Gently
she touched her forehead. Caked blood made sickening designs
on her skin, some still slithering slowly down the left side
of her face.
Her hand dropped to her right
side. She felt a rip in the clothing at her waistline. There
too, blood hardened. Some one or something had definitely
tried to kill her. No doubt, they would try again and again
until she was permanently dead. No other tangible thought
stayed long enough in her fragile memory.
Laboriously, she turned her head,
glancing first one way then the other. In one direction,
there was total darkness, the other…the dreaded light. That
way meant only certain death—definitely a trouble she didn’t
need right now. She wondered if ever before she had wanted
to find a safe haven within the gloomy darkness that usually
foretold of menacing things to come, but never safety.
Hoisting herself up from the rough
ground, she half fell against a small structure behind her.
She stayed there for a moment, struggling to gather herself
for an effort. She had to get away. Again, she touched her
waist, this time as if in recollection of something. Rubbing
just below her mid-section wound, was a belt, which had once
held something. Weapons. She realized she no longer had any.
Man-made ones that is.
Painfully she balled a fist and
released it quickly. Though some other ebbing memory flashed
images of her defending herself against several blurry
attackers, she knew she was in no shape to assert herself
now. She could barely stand or support her weight. Still,
the pain and need to escape drove her on.
She scrunched her eyes, trying to
focus in the darkness. That way, and only that way, was her
sole hope. Alarms would probably go off soon. They, someone,
had waited for a reason. If only she could remember.
Wavering in intoxicating pain, she
stared irrationally to the left and right. The pathways
around the two large buildings were empty. With dire urgings
and little strength, she started towards the beckoning
darkness. She had no idea where she was going, only that she
needed to leave this place. Beyond the two larger structures
were smaller buildings, but she went in the wake away from
the edifices. Buildings soon became sparse. Then she felt
the ground beneath her feet soften. Grass, tall grass,
sloping downwards slithered around her feet and ankles like
snakes waiting to strike. Just for a brief second, she
stopped, gathered her breath and dared to look over her
shoulder. No one was in pursuit, and for whatever reason
they weren’t chasing her, or the alarms hadn’t gone off, she
was thankful.
She trotted on, her reasoning
deadening with the thrashing pain she endured with each
miserable step. Jumbled thoughts raced through her mind. A
fight with another woman. Soldiers of war even. A large room
where people were being beaten, like her. Then blankness and
the images stopped.
Suddenly her foot hit against
something hard. Before she could balance herself, her body
flailed helplessly forward. She slid and twisted downward,
within a mudslide. The darkness enveloped her like a deeply
dug grave.
With a shocking, torturous thud,
she finally hit the bottom of the muddy chasm she’d been
thrust into. Tiny motes of light dazed her eyes and
thunderous waves of agony kept her immobile on her back. She
fought to breath, and even that felt like horrendous punches
being dealt her.
Then she heard them. Threatening
voices looming way above her. She sucked in her swollen
bottom lip and forced her breathing to slow. Every bone in
her body could be broken and she may be paralyzed for all
she knew, but she couldn’t let them find her. The heavy
voices drifted downward, but her sore ears still picked up
phrases of what they said.
“…she couldn’t have gotten far.
That’s if she’s still alive. We scoped the trail of blood
with our infrared detectors from the place where she escaped
to this spot. Nothing but that small trickle. We’re lucky to
have picked that up. If she staggered out here in the Pits
this late at night, there sure isn’t anything left of her.”
“She’s a tough jez, Murb. Even
General Kronuss mentioned he’d never known a female to take
such a beating and still manage to escape.”
“He’s still not going to like it
that we couldn’t find her. Nor is that new bitch of his.
Maybe we best tell them she’s dead. I’m not stepping further
into this murky soil, Perd.”
“There’s no way I am either. I
don’t see how she could have survived a fall down into them
bottomless bogs. She’s definitely dead…”
Then their voices faded away, and
she was left feeling as if she were going to do just that –
die. Her irregular breathing resounded in the black
emptiness around her. And for long, torturous minutes, she
lay there listening to her breaths echo the pain her whole
being felt.
Once she was sure her enemies
would not return, she dared to breathe outwards more
heavily. Though an excruciating effort, she turned her head
to one side to see if she could determine her surroundings.
Her tired eyes finally adjusting to the darkness, she soon
realized she lay at the bottom of a cavernous pit.
Above her, where a shorter wall of
the cave met the roof, she could barely make out the darker
hole she had fallen through. Her eyes then focused on the
rest of the cavernous ceiling. Sharp, faintly luminous
stalactites loomed above her, with several lethal
projectiles pointed right down at her. An earthquake or
perhaps any ground shaking movement could easily loosen one,
she thought. She then wondered what morbid thoughts made her
think that. She shivered and the shots of pain she derived
from her own body quaking gave her the necessary momentum
she needed to force herself from her lying position.
Gingerly she tried to move her
arms. With an aching, horrendous effort, she pushed her
upper torso into an upright position. Stopping her movements
to rest, she regulated her breathing and began glancing
further into the darkness. Around her were small debris of
rocks, stalagmites, and rocky pathways that led further into
her subterranean prison. She saw two larger openings of
darkness; she could only assume, let further into this
underground world of mystery and danger. She had to believe
that one of those rocky doorways would be the pathway to her
salvation.
Slowly, she made an effort to stir
her legs. After several agonizing attempts, she wearily
managed to stand upon her feet. She took several more deep
breaths and half stumbled, half walked blindly towards one
of the openings. At the entrance to the nearest one, she
stopped and held on to a wall to catch her breath. Then with
painful determinations she trudged onward. For what seemed
like tortuous, drawn out hours, she plodded exhaustedly
through twisting, winding rock-hew corridors.
The afflictions and exhaustion
increased with every excruciating movement she took. She
dredged further on, knowing she had had to keep going. To
keep finding a way to freedom. A way to get her body healthy
again; and to find out what had happened to her back there
above ground. But mostly, she needed to find out who she was
and why the hell those creatures…or people had tried to kill
her.
What trouble had she gotten
herself into? Moreover, what was it she had found out that
made her life expendable to those murderers anyway? The need
to know, along with her painful determination, kept her
going. To where she struggled to go, she wasn’t sure. Only
somehow, she would get out of this damp, dark world and
resolve the mysteries and madness that had thrown her down
here in this dreary hell.
Abruptly she heard other noises
than the shuffling of her feet against the rocky flooring or
pebbles flying against rock. Stopping quickly, she propped
herself up close against a cavern wall. Her heart pounded in
fear as she listened carefully to what the sounds might be.
Something heavy and enormous
shuffled sluggishly just around the bend in the rubbly
tunnel. The vibrating boom of big rocks splattering aside a
stone wall, startled her even more. Especially as the
quaking thuds were coming closer and closer. The slithering
crunch became louder and louder.
She backed slowly away, hoping
that whatever it was, didn’t come her way. Then she felt
something slick and cool wrapping its way around her legs
and shoulders. A slug-like creature, ominously huge and
black, imprisoned her frightened form lifting her towards
its huge red mouth. A mouth open and ready to suck her in.
“Put her down, Boggin.” An eerie
and thunderous voice exploded out of nowhere.
With slow movements, those
monstrous tentacles release her, letting her slide down them
with a soft thud to the ground. She backed away from the
blobish, grumbling creature, turning her head towards the
bend in the corridor. There a dark and large shadow of
substance emerged before her. It came closer and closer,
until it loomed just over her shivering form.
“What the hell are you doing down
in my domain?”
The sound of his booming voice
drove what sanity she had left into hyper drive. She leaned
her head back and inhaled deeply. Though the effort, like
the deep breath, pained her, a lopsided grin spread over her
swollen lips. These creatures, whatever or whoever they
were, didn’t seem to want to kill or eat her. Whatever
language he was speaking, something made her understand him.
Or he spoke her language. Whatever that was.
“You know...if I could remember,
I’d figure that’s the dumbest statement I’ve ever heard.”
She forced her self to speak as clearly as she could. “I’m
bruised and weary, caked with mud and blood, and you ask me
what the hell I’m doing down in this stinking kingdom of
yours! Mr., I’m supposed to be the one with loose screws
right now, not you.”
He took a step away from her, and
when he did, she noticed he wasn’t a great blob like the
other thing, but a tall man in dark robes, the hood of which
concealed his facial features in shadowy mists. At a
snickering, rumbling sound, she turned her attention back on
the blob-like thing the shadow-man called Boggin. The giant
creature seemed to be laughing at the other entity. Pain or
not, delirium or not, for some weird reason she found that
aspect amusing. She chuckled as best she could.
The shadow-man folded his arms
within each other and stared down at her. “It’s been too
long since we had company, Boggin. Take this creature down
to the laboratory and we’ll get her cleaned up. Then we’ll
try to make some sense of this situation. And stop that
inane laughter of yours!”
Boggin seemed to slither backwards
a little as if hurt, and when the shadow-man left the
creature to do his bidding, it slumped lower to the ground
and stared at her with its bright red opening. For some
inner reason that did not quite register, she was not afraid
of the creature anymore.
“Never knew a…being like you that
had a sense of humor, I believe. It’s a pleasure to meet
you, Boggin. If I could move right this moment, I’d shake
your tentacle. I take it not every one puts that buffoon out
of joint?”
The ironical rumbling came back
just before his tentacles stretched outward and slid around
her worn body. Gently it…he lifted her off the ground, and
cradled her close against him. He made some mulling sounds.
They were soothing, almost relaxing to her nerves. She
almost felt like a child being cradled by its mother. Could
a creature this ominous and huge be so naturally gentle? Her
distraught mind lost reasoning of her thoughts as it began
to crunch-glide in the direction the shadow-man had taken.
She tried to stifle the groans
when Boggin picked her up, but knew that her body and mind
had reached their limits. There was nothing she could do but
let the huge, gentle creature do as its master had bidden.
The rocking, comforting sensation she suddenly felt at being
held in Boggin's massive tentacle arms began soothing her,
and her whole being rapidly gave in to the darkening
numbness that quickly overwhelmed and engulfed her.
Tigre Moon
by
Jenna Leigh
Chapter One
New Earth
2350 A.D.
Neri stood at the end of the line waiting for someone to buy
her. She had been with her mother up until her death earlier
this year. She was now twenty-one seasons old, much too old
for the slave market. But her mother had been much beloved
of her owner and had been allowed to keep her only child
with her. That love did not extend to the daughter, however.
Even though he was her father, he had no qualms about
selling her.
Neri kept her head down, looking at the dirt floor beneath
her leather slippers. She wore the gauzy dress of ladies of
the night. She was ashamed to admit that she had no idea of
the role they played. Her mother had sheltered her most of
her life from the seamier side of their existence. Neri
sighed as she listened to the auctioneer droning on about
the girl ahead of her. Apparently, her assets were much more
of a commodity than Neri’s were as he expounded on both her
virtue and knowledge of bed games.
Neri wondered how one could be both innocent and
knowledgeable at the same time. Her attention drifted, but
when the auctioneer began to speak again, she realized he
was selling her now.
The auctioneer’s assistant prodded her. “Look up, girl. Your
eyes are going to make us a mint.”
Her eyes were unusual in this land of dark haired dark-eyed
people. She stood out like a sore thumb. Her hair was brown
with streaks of red and dark gold, just like her mother’s.
But her most arresting feature was her eyes. They were a
clear turquoise, shining in her lightly tanned face. Her
lips were full and red, and her nose was straight.
Otherwise, she didn’t think too highly of her features.
However, the slaver had rubbed his hands together when he
first saw her.
“This is Neri of Salvador. Note the eyes—she is rumored to
be a hybrid human, her ancestors are from the legendary
world of Maurania. The women there are said to be the most
skilled of lovers in the known universe.” This was news to
her; she had lived in the village down river all her life.
If she were from this other planet, surely she would know
it.
“Who will start the bidding?” The auctioneer began to call
out amounts and hands went up quickly. Neri stood as still
as stone, her heart pounding in her ears as she awaited her
fate. She was so afraid, she thought she might lose the
meager breakfast she’d eaten earlier.
“Turn around.” The handler pulled on her arm when she didn’t
obey immediately, turning her first to one side then the
other. When she faced front again, she noticed someone
staring at her. He was tall with golden brown hair; he was
frowning at the platform. Had she done something wrong? He
held her gaze as he made his way down to the front.
“I will give you twenty thousand dachas for her,” he called
out in a deep baritone that vibrated from the soles of
Neri’s feet through the top of her head. The other bidders
took a collective breath at the price he offered.
The auctioneer rubbed his hands greedily and rapped the
gavel on his podium. “Going once, going twice, sold to the
gentleman down in front for twenty thousand dachas. You have
made a wise purchase, sir.” The man ignored the auctioneer’s
oily smile and held his hand out to Neri.
“Come along.” He waited until she put her hand in his larger
one and let him lead her down the steps in front.
“Please pay at the front, sir. Enjoy.” The auctioneer
laughed, and the other men in the crowd leered at Neri. She
stuck close by her new owner’s side as they walked among
them; all moved aside for his larger bulk.
Her head barely reached his shoulder; she felt dwarfed by
him. She had a sinking feeling in her stomach while she
watched him pay for her. She now belonged to this stranger.
Where was he taking her, and what did he expect when they
reached their destination?
He Comes in
Peace
by
Megan Hussey
Chapter One
Muriel Stone needed a little peace and quiet in the sanctity
of a distant refuge. Since her favorite day spa was booked
for the weekend, the far reaches of outer space would simply
have to do.
Not a bad destination, she supposed, considering her stance
as the captain of a starship that explored the far corners
of the universe. This mission in particular promised to
further her career and, more importantly, to quench her
constant thirst for knowledge and new discoveries.
On a recent mission, her husband Wade had discovered a new
planet; a small but exquisite gem of the cosmos that boasted
rich foliage and ebullient waters, the clearest of skies and
the most bountiful of flowers.
Radiant and unsoiled, this virgin land was discovered by
Wade and his first mate, junior officer Stacey Germaine.
While they explored this ethereal realm, they also explored
one another. Now Wade’s first mate in duty was poised to
become his second mate in life; Wade took leave of his
career in space to enjoy an early retirement.
Fitting, as he also has taken leave of his senses.
Muriel sniffed as she made her way to the office of her
commander, Phillip Morrow.
The further exploration of the mysterious pleasure planet,
while a formidable and even potentially enjoyable mission,
seemed like a consolation prize to Muriel. Even so, she
graced her long-time commanding officer with a serene nod
and beam.
“I thank you for this mission, Sir,” she shook Morrow’s hand
as she took a seat beside his desk. “I look forward to
exploring in full this fertile, beautiful planet. I also
relish the opportunity to get away for a while, alone and
unbothered.”
Morrow frowned and shifted uncomfortably.
“Muriel, I’m afraid there’s been a slight change in plans.”
Folding his hands tightly before him, the commander leaned
forward to look her directly in the eyes. “It seems that
another planet in our solar system has expressed an interest
in the exploration of this planet.” He shrugged uneasily.
“We’ve agreed to coordinate a joint mission with the planet
Eternia. When you go to the pleasure planet, Muriel, you
will be accompanied by a first mate, an Eternian space
explorer named Jaron Ken.”
Rolling her eyes, Muriel folded her arms and released a
long, frustrated sigh. “The one time I need a little space¾literally,
I guess¾I must
share my mission with a total stranger.”
Philip grinned and clicked his tongue sympathetically.
“I know, Muriel, and I’m sorry. Even so, I think you’ll
enjoy Jaron’s company. He hails from an enlightened planet
and will add much knowledge and insight to your joint
mission.”
Muriel thought a moment, then shrugged. “Okay, I’m game. So
when do I meet this enlightened alien?”
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