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She had a hard time controlling the tears that threatened, so she spoke quickly. “Why don’t we split up? You go that way,” she said pointing towards the rendezvous point, “and I’ll check this way.” She could see the question in his eyes, but she turned and darted through the crowd before he could speak, unable to stay by him any longer as the tears fell unchecked from her eyes.

I love you, Lex. Forgive me, and be happy.

* * * *

When Maya abruptly left him, her eyes shiny with tears, Lex had almost gone after her. The same emotional tearing he suffered at their forced separation affected her just as strongly. But, at least she’d given him the opening he needed. It was better this way. Now he could just slip away without the painful good-bye he’d feared and without making her promises he couldn’t be sure of keeping.

I will come back for you, Maya. I promise.

Lex flowed through the crowd in the direction she’d pointed him in, which coincided with where he was heading anyways. As he came up to a brightly lit stand offering fluffy pastel-colored clouds on a stick, all the air left him in a whoosh as he came face-to-face with none other than his intended mate.

Oh, Maya, what have you done?
He knew this had to be her doing, her way of making sure he completed his mission, a mission that he knew, looking down on the petite blonde, he’d have never gone through with even had he never met her. There was no mistaking the look of loathing in the eyes of Amanda Beckworth, nor the disdainful curl of her lip. Nor was there mistaking his instant dislike of the woman his ancestors thought would be perfect for him.

“Well, well, if it isn’t the alien himself. We’ve been looking for you.” Her words confused him until he saw the men in uniforms pushing their way through the crowd to them. Lex began scanning the area around them and barely registered Amanda’s next words.

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“I’m going to make sure you and the Latina you’ve infected are locked away, unable to hurt or convert any other humans.” Lex froze at her words. Was she implying that Maya was in danger? He’d no sooner thought that than he heard Maya’s scream.

“Run, Lex!” she cried. “It’s a trap.”

Not without her, he wasn’t. Rage that these humans would mistreat his woman coursed through his body. Shoving Amanda to the side, and not feeling an ounce of regret for she stood in his way, he charged through the crowd toward the commotion he could see over the tops of the shorter humans’ heads.

A snarl emerged when he saw Maya struggling between two soldiers, cursing at them colorfully in Spanish instead of fainting like a normal woman. When one of them backhanded her, Lex lost it completely. The knives he’d brought as a “just in case” came swirling out. Around him people screamed and stampeded away. The soldiers’ eyes went wide as saucers as he came at them, blades flashing. Letting go of Maya, they grabbed for their firearms. Too slow.

Lex, in a whirling dance he’d learned as soon as he could walk, incapacitated them with sharp knocks to the backs of their heads. He didn’t kill them out of courtesy to Maya, who might not like to see the blood of her fellow earthlings spilled no matter their violent intent. Their unconscious bodies slumped to the ground just as Maya grabbed him by the arm and tugged at him.

“We’ve got to go.”

“Are you okay?” he asked following her through the thinning crowd.

“Yes,” she panted. “Quick. You’ve got to get out of here.” Now there was an understatement. Uniformed personnel came pouring from all around, their guns cocked and aimed at them, but not firing—yet.

* * * *

Amanda watched gleefully as the blue alien tried to run with his mind-controlled human slave. They wouldn’t go far. The place was surrounded.

Her father, the general, would be so proud. Disgusting alien creature. She still couldn’t understand why her former best friend and now this simpleminded Latina fell for them. It had to be an alien virus or psychic power of some type. What else could explain their behavior? She certainly felt nothing except disgust for the ET.

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Impatient at having to wait, she wished the damned civilians would get out of the way faster. She couldn’t give the order for her detachment to shoot the tranqs they were armed with ’til they had a clear shot. Too many witnesses and flashing cameras.

But, she wasn’t worried. There was nowhere for them to go. Not unless he suddenly sprouted wings. And that’s when the universe decided to work against her.

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Panic fluttered in Maya’s chest as she saw the trap closing around them, the ranks of soldiers forming an impenetrable wall.
This is all my fault. I should
have known that puta could not be trusted.
She’d made a stupid decision, all in the name of doing what was right, and now she needed to fix it.

Mami and Papi, if you are watching and listening, help me find a way to save him.

She and Lex continued running towards the edge of the festival grounds, where she hoped the row of troops would be thinner, and that’s when she saw it, the answer to her prayers. One huge inflated balloon with a basket was tethered and their ticket out of danger. The sign beside it said “Take your sweetheart for a night flight and show her the stars like she’s never seen before.” Maya almost laughed, but instead she dragged Lex towards the balloon.

“The balloon,” she panted. “Get into the basket, and cut the ropes.” The crowd had gotten thinner here, and Maya could see the soldiers stopping to take aim.

“Duck,” she screamed.

Lex instead, in a move too quick to see, flashed a silver blade, and with a pinging sound, the missile shot at him went to the side.

Dios, he’s like a superhero.

Reaching the balloon, Lex grabbed her and threw her in, jumping in after her. Quickly, he cut all the tether ropes, and the balloon began to rise. Maya stood by the burner and gnawed her lip, trying to remember how to increase the flame. They needed to rise faster. She fiddled with the knobs and stumbled on one that made the flame shoot higher, and with a lurch they rose faster, but not fast enough.

She could hear the cracking sounds and the whistles as the soldiers fired at them and poked holes in the fabric for their balloon. Even worse, they were drifting, and she had no idea how to steer.

“I’m sorry,” she whispered, despair over the impossibility of their situation crashing over her.

Lex, the
idiota
, just grinned at her with gleaming teeth. “Until we are dead, there is always a chance.”

Maya wished she shared his optimism.

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Lex saw Maya had reached the end of her endurance, but he, on the other hand, had hope for both of them. The balloon actually worked similarly to the ones he’d used before on a planet that used ballooning as their main source of transportation. He took over the burner, keeping the flame burning high and hot to compensate for the leaking of the hot gases through the tears. They left the sound and lights of the soldiers and festival behind, the shining light of the full moon their only beacon. The wind blew gently and luckily in the direction they needed to go.

Maya slipped her arms around him and pressed her face into his back. He wanted to tell her everything would be all right, but they hadn’t quite made it out of danger yet, even if according to his compass, they should be floating over the gypsum fields. A good thing, for the balloon was definitely losing altitude. Now, if only he could find his ship before the military for this planet did.

“Brace yourself,” he warned, turning to tuck Maya into his chest so as to protect her from impact when the woven basket hit the ground and skidded in the crystals. Several bumps later, the balloon came to rest, the silken fabric of the balloon collapsing.

He swung Maya over the side, then leapt out after her and grabbed her hand. Running would do them no good now, so tugging her a small distance from the balloon, he stopped and cradled her in his arms, lowering his head for a kiss.

She melted against him, her lips parting under his, but that only lasted a second. “Dios, are you crazy? We don’t have time for this. You need to find your ship.”

“My ship will find me.” He hoped. She shivered in his arms as the sounds of baying dogs sounded in the distance, and he hugged her tighter.

The moon shone brightly on them, and Lex wondered where in the silvery moons the stupid AI was with his ship.

He’d no sooner thought that than the welcome sound of his craft’s engines sounded. Bright lights suddenly came on above them, and a hot wind whipped around them as the spaceship came in for a landing.

Lex smiled at the look of shock on Maya’s face.
If she likes that, wait ’til she
sees what else my planet, make that the whole galaxy, has to offer.
For she was coming with him. He had no intention of leaving her behind. His orders be damned.

Maya was his mate, and he was taking her home.

The hatch opened, and the ramp extended. Lex began walking, but Maya dragged behind and pulled her hand from his. He turned to see her standing with her arms hugging herself.

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“Aren’t you coming?” he asked, his brow creasing.

“But I’m not your mate,” she said ducking her face.

“I don’t care.”

His words shocked her, and she looked at him with shining eyes. “But your orders . . . your ancestors. I’m not the one they want you to have.”

“Not the one!” Lex almost shouted at her. He strode back to her and grabbed her in his arms and claimed her lips fiercely. “You are coming because I want you with me.” Lowering his head, he kissed her again, a sweet embrace that he hoped relayed exactly how he felt.

But when he raised his head, her face remained determined.

“You don’t want to come with me?” he asked in a voice tinged with disbelief.

Tears flooded her gaze. “Of course I do, idiota, but if you come back with the wrong mate, what will happen to you? I will not be the reason you are punished.”

Silly woman. Did she not yet realize that not being with her was the worst punishment anyone could mete out?

Bobbing lights appeared in the distance, as did the baying sound of dogs and growling of motors. He’d run out of time to convince and get her to come of her free will. So taking a page from his ancient ancestors, he ignored her protests and, hoisting her up, flung her over his shoulder and jogged to his ship.

She bounced and jiggled as he ran, and he could hear her swearing up a storm behind him as she pummeled him half-heartedly.

“Lex! I will not let you ruin your life for me.” He gave her smack on her tempting bottom, which made her squeak.

“Quiet, woman. I don’t care what my orders were. I will have no other, so they’d better accept my choice because I am not changing my mind.” She quieted after that, and when he put her down finally in the cleansing chamber that would decontaminate them, she just looked at him with wide eyes.

“Computer,” said Lex, “get us out of here.”

“Right away, Captain, and may I say congratulations on completing your mission.”

Lex didn’t correct the computer. As far as he was concerned, his mission was a complete success. He’d found his mate, and as soon as they both got naked, he intended to make it official.

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Maya stood frozen, afraid if she moved or spoke, the dream might shatter. Lex wanted her. Not just that, he was taking her into space. She wished she could say she felt bad that he’d failed his people, but a selfish part of her was cheering madly. He’d chosen her!

And now he was getting naked.
¡Dios mío.

“Take off your clothes, Maya,” he said, his blue, muscled body approaching led by his erect cock.

“But . . .”

“Get naked for me.”

His eyes glowed with desire, and Maya shivered. With shaking hands, she tried to undress. Lex let out an impatient sound and, using his strong hands, ripped her dress in half and in seconds had her panties gone. Naked before him, coiling heat coursed through her, and she licked her lips in anticipation.

He groaned. “Hold that thought. First, we need to do something.”

“What?” she asked. They were both naked. What could they possibly need to do first?

“Maya, will you bond with me?”

“I-I will.” Screw his mission. He’d made his choice clear. She could do no less, and no matter what happened, at least they’d be together.

“We need to kneel,” Lex said dropping to the floor in front of her. She followed suit, and when he put his hands up, palms facing her, she aped him and placed her hands against his much larger ones. A tingle shot through her, almost like an electrical current.

“Repeat after me,” said Lex, his eyes solemn. “My life, my soul, I pledge to thee.”

Her throat tight with tears of joy, Diana spoke in a whisper. “My life, my soul, I pledge to thee.”

“Forever joined for eternity.”

As soon as Maya repeated the words, staring into Lex’s beautiful eyes, a jolt hit her. She heard a loud crack, and energy thrummed throughout her being and into Lex and back again, like a completed circuit that joined their souls forever more as one. Maya had the sense of coming home, and the closeness, not to mention love she could feel, overwhelmed her. And made her hornier than she’d ever been.

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cock throbbing against her lower belly. She arched against him, rubbing her hardened nipples onto his chest. Long fingers found her wet slit and toyed with her, using her own juices to moisten her clit for playing. Back and forth, he stroked her as Maya panted into his mouth. She needed him in her now.