TirzahsAllure (13 page)

They were quiet again, and Tirzah didn’t contact him, so his thoughts again strayed to a family of his own. He was in his thirties. Why had his parents left him in the park? If they lived as long as Tirzah’s people, surely they could still be alive? How many of the black cats had ended up on Earth? What were the black cats in the forest? They didn’t have shifting abilities, yet they looked very much like a smaller version of himself.

“If we had the answers to those same questions, we’d have no problem finding your family. We’ve often wondered ourselves,” Torzo said. “Are the smaller black cats a mix of the black cat tribe from our planet and Earth people? But there are other cats, too. Maybe they are just cats indigenous to this planet.”

“Now that I have telepathic ability, I have to learn to block my thoughts. Some thoughts are private.”

“I’m sorry, Cain. It’s hard to ignore someone’s voice in your head.”

“I suppose. How do you block other people from hearing your thoughts?”

“You concentrate. The same as you would concentrate to block out sound you do not want to hear.”

“I’ll have to practice and in the meantime I’ll try not to think private thoughts.”

Torzo helped to pass the time by asking a lot of questions about the island and about Earth’s culture. Cain was glad he’d bought a stack of laptops, cell phones and tablets. It was another plus that the island had internet access and TV reception. They would all learn fast.

Going through customs didn’t take long at all. The officer barely glanced at the paperwork and the passports and quickly stamped them. Before they realized, they were on their way to their new home, but only after Cain had taken them to a nearby restaurant for a good lunch. There was no food on the island yet and he only had a limited supply in the helicopter. He helped them choose their lunch and drinks, amused at their gasps of surprise, as they tasted their food. The ice cream desserts mesmerized the little ones and it took a lot of persuasion to get them to eat it faster. He was anxious to get to the island and return for the next load of people.

He felt like Santa Clause watching their expressions and listening to their comments when they set foot on their new homeland. Sometimes they reverted back to their native language. He decided to make a point of asking for a translator once they were all settled, so he could learn to speak and understand their language as well.

After driving them to the cabins, he told them to take their pick and that for now, connected families would occupy one cabin until they could get it all sorted out. He left two coolers filled with sandwiches, fruit and drinks with them and returned to the helicopter to pick up another load.

Chapter Fourteen

Three days later, the compound was completely demolished, the metal from the ship they’d used to build some of the houses and make the tables, buried. Of course, there was evidence that the spot had once been occupied, but not enough for anyone to ever become suspicious—not unless they started digging. The jungle would take care of the rest.

Cain was glad when he drove the last of them to the cottages and that the two boats had arrived safely.

“Listen up, everyone! Each couple can now choose their own cabin. There are plenty to choose from. They’re all much the same except for color inside and furnishing. Some have three bedrooms, others have four bedrooms.”

“You mean I can have my own room?” a youngster shouted.

Cain laughed. “You’ll have to take that up with your parents.”

“Who gets to live in the big house?” Ranata asked.

“No one. I discussed it with Opek and Henke and the big house will be our clubhouse, a place where we can hold gatherings, celebrations, meetings, or just relax. We will have an office there, a medical room, and we can probably find uses for many of the rooms. If you’ll all go to the big house right now, there’s a computer and other electronics waiting for you there. Opek, Henke and Tirzah will teach you how to work with it all. Welcome to Alishura Island!”

Cain and Tirzah walked hand in hand to the cottage she’d already chosen. Fortunately, no one else had claimed it first. It was set apart from the others and quite private. Though most of the cabins had a lot of privacy, this one was even more so and very close to the beach.

Cain stopped her from entering. “No, madam, that’s not how it goes.”

He saw her eyes widen then little lights twinkled in them as he scooped her up into his arms, pushed the door open with his hip and carried her inside.

“Welcome to our new home, my bride.”

“I can’t wait to try out the bed,” she said softly against his neck. “I’m so happy, Cain.”

“The biggest part is over. After everyone has settled in, and we’ll give them some time until everyone knows English well, the next thing is to look into home schooling for the kids, and even some of the older ones. Who knows, if they can get their high school certificates maybe some of them will want to go to college or university. That would mean them moving to the USA and living in the city.” He laid her on the bed.

Within seconds, she’d stripped and wantonly spread her legs. “I’m aching, Cain. It’s been too long,” she whispered, her eyes glowing, her face flushed.

“Long?” Deliberately, he took his time in taking off his clothes, though his cock was rock hard and he ached to take her. “It’s only been a few days. Lord, woman, you’re insatiable. I’ll never keep up with you.”

“You will. Cats are strong and virile.”

Her voice was husky, her pheromone scent drifted around him. He stripped out of his jeans and kicked them aside, then knelt beside the bed, pulled her close to the edge and spread her legs wider. Oh, but he could gaze at her pinkness, the soft white fur that covered the lips, her clit that was engorged and throbbed so hard he could see it pulse. He licked her creamy juices that dribbled down her bum crack and ran his tongue all the way up her slit several times.

“Oh, yes, Cain, yes, I love it when you do that,” she shouted.

He rubbed her clit with his thumb and entered her with his fingers. Using his other hand, he entered her anal canal. She writhed beneath him, shouted for more, but he needed her and fast or he’d come all over the floor.

He stood, and pulling her hips up, entered her with one thrust. Her legs wrapped around him, so he pulled her up until she sat on his arms. “Oh, baby, what you do to me,” he whispered against her hair.

Cupping her buttocks, he moved her up and down and exploded within seconds. “Too fast,” she muttered as she nibbled his ear.

“There’s plenty more where that came from,” he said, “but first, we’ll do something different.”

“What’s that?”

“Let’s go for a swim.”

“The sharks you told me about?”

“We have to be careful. We won’t go too deep. When we’re settled, the men will build a safe zone into the ocean—an underwater fence so the sharks can’t get through. I’ll beat you to the water.”

“Oh, no you won’t.”

Within seconds, a white streak flew past him. “That’s not fair. You’re cheating!”

He didn’t shift. When he got to the ocean, she’d shifted out of her cat and stood waiting for him at the edge. “You’re going to pay for that.” He picked her up, and under much protest, ran into the ocean with her and dumped her into the water, just as a wave came rolling in. She surfaced spluttering.

He was already horny again. Watching her frolic in the waves, laughing like a child, turned him on like never before. He tackled her, causing her to fall to the sand. Within seconds, he was on top of her and inside her waiting warmth. Waves washed over them, but they hardly noticed as he kneaded her breasts and drowned in the honey wonder of her kiss. She wrapped her legs around his waist and held him tight as he rammed into her. Her scream overpowered the roar of the waves as she exploded at the same time he burst loose. Still inside her, they rolled over in the wet sand, through the waves, their lips locked in a never-ending kiss.

Until a shout interrupted them.

“Is it safe to come in? Hey, you two, that’s enough,” Senki yelled. Taran stood behind her with his arms around her.

“We’ve been caught,” Cain said. Although he hadn’t understood them, he knew, approximately, what they’d said.

“Senki and Taran will soon mate forever. Isn’t it great? Maybe we’ll have families at the same time and our children can go grow up together.”

“A wedding coming up huh? I’ll have to teach you all about weddings on Earth. You and I have to get married officially yet. Maybe we can make it a double wedding.”

“Oh, wow. That would be great. You’ve shown me wedding pictures. Can I have a beautiful white long dress?”

“You can have a dress fit for a queen, my love. And then we’ll celebrate Earth custom.”

“Senki, too?”

“Yes, Senki, too.”

Senki and Taran joined them. They played like kids, though Cain was on the constant lookout for shark fins. Dusk fell and his stomach rumbled. “I’m starving. How about we go home and eat?”

“Can Senki and Taran eat with us? They are my best friends.”

“Sure. You’ll have to play translator because they haven’t mastered the language yet. I’ll be very happy when everyone can speak perfect English.”

“I can teach you my language.”

“Sure. But then you can’t talk secrets anymore,” he said, chuckling. “I’ve asked Calira for a translator implant as soon as one is available, so I can learn your language.”

“That’s great, but I have no secrets from you.”

“Good. What are we going to have for dinner?”

“Fish. You should see the fish we caught while we were on the boat.”

“Sounds good. Maybe we’ll barbecue.”

“Barbecue?”

“Yes. You’ll see. Just get the fish ready and whatever else, I’ll do the rest.”

“I’ll tell Senki and Taran.”

He watched her run up to her friends and listened to their chatter and laughter. Arms around each other, the three walked in front of him until they got to their cabin.

“We’ll go and prepare the meal. You can try and teach Taran some English,” Tirzah said.

“Ah, she’s giving me orders already. Only if you bring me a beer.” He made it sound like an order, but smiled sweetly and blew her a kiss.

“Okay.”

He sank into a lawn chair next to Taran. “This is the life, huh?” Taran didn’t answer. “Of course you don’t have a clue what that means.” He sighed. It had been easier to teach Tirzah the language. “It means, life on this island is very good.” Why had it been simpler with her? Probably because he’d desired her and realized he was falling in love with her.
Was? Damn, I fell in love with that girl from the moment I saw her, even before I sensed she was a shifter.

He managed some conversation with Taran, but was glad when Tirzah brought out the fish for him to barbecue. The three watched intensely as he built a wood fire beneath the grill.

“You need to teach the others, Cain,” Tirzah said.

“You don’t barbecue on your planet?”

“I don’t know. We’ve never really talked about how they cooked on Alishur. Sometimes my mother talked about certain foods she longed for, but never how everything was done.”

“So how did you cook the fish and fowl in the village?”

“Over an open fire.”

“I see. Well, we do that when we go camping. There are metal, gas barbecues you can buy, too, but I like this brick one.”

Soon, the delicious aroma of barbecued fish drifted around them. The four fish didn’t take long to cook and they ate outside at the patio table. He poured them each a glass of wine and laughed at their expressions when they first tasted it.

With Tirzah translating some of what he said, their conversation wasn’t easy, but there was a lot of laughter. Before he realized, it was near midnight and Taran and Senki stood to leave. They said something to Tirzah.

“They said thank you very much for a delicious dinner and wonderful evening and they can’t wait to learn your language completely so we can talk properly,” she told him. “Passing the implants around to all my people, there hasn’t been enough time for them to absorb the English language, and the ones that learned some from you before we left, didn’t really know enough yet.”

“I had fun, even if conversation was difficult. Come, my princess, time for bed.”

They didn’t make love that night but just cuddled and talked softly about the future. It didn’t take long for Tirzah to fall asleep in his arms. He kissed the top of her head and felt his eyelids grow heavy and his mind go blank.

Damn, how long will it take to find our family, my brother?

Cain’s eyelids snapped open. What was that?

We’ve searched for so many years now. In the beginning we reported him missing to the police, we put up posters, we contacted orphanages, but nothing. I’ve almost given up hope of ever finding your brother or my sister, her husband and children. You know they disappeared, too. Maybe they took the baby when they fled the park. They left their home, their belongings, everything behind, and we’ve never picked up their thoughts. I miss my sister. Maybe they left the country and don’t mindspeak anymore. Who knows? After our ship crashed on this planet, we all worked so hard to build a new life. Your father and I were afraid, too. Scared that someone had taken photos of our group, but instead of fleeing, we waited. There were no photos in the paper, just a small article about a prank call to the police, causing the park to be closed for twenty-four hours.

Maybe he’s dead, Mother. You said, when it happened, you were all together in a park on a picnic. Tell me the story again?

If a couple of your cousins, Sarah and Robert, had not foolishly shifted right in the open in front of a lot of Earth people, sending us all scattering in panic, nothing would have happened and we’d still all be together. I’m thankful that the authorities ended up thinking it was all a stupid hoax, a prank, but in the meantime, we all dispersed into different directions and your brother disappeared.

Sarah and Robert have probably lived with their guilt ever since. Maybe your sister thought you and Father wouldn’t have anything to do with them after what their children did.