“I didn’t say anything,” I said, quite sure I hadn’t spoken aloud.
“She needs another good punishment to remind her that she’s not in charge here,” Aedan thought, and I whirled in his direction, convinced he’d also said that out loud.
All four of them studied me then, their eyes intense and scrutinizing. None of them seemed to want to say anything at all and all of them looked kind of startled.
I chewed my cheek, feeling small under their searching looks. Trying not to dwell on it though, I looked back at the steaming water and yearned to get into the tub. I couldn’t remember the last time I’d bathed in such luxury. It was usually in a river or a lake, the water always cold or slightly less cold depending on the time of the year. Without a response, I turned away and began to climb into the bath.
The warm water encased my toes first and I moaned out loud as I put my whole leg into it. I followed with my other leg and slowly lowered the rest of my body down into it. None of the Vakarrans approached me, which made me slightly uneasy, but I ignored them as I enjoyed the soothing feeling of the bath. On a table beside the tub, there was a bar of soap as well as bottles of shampoo and conditioner.
I washed my body free of the men’s cum, of the events of earlier that day and of my shame. The glittery tone of my skin diminished, and with that, my head grew quiet. I became calm, refocused, and the master of my domain.
I wouldn’t let them rule me. I wasn’t going to be their property.
Chapter Six
Jax
I watched our prize bathe herself, rolling the events of the past hour over and over in my head. How had she gained access to our internal communication? Our species was the only one I knew that had the ability to talk to each other through our minds. We knew for a fact that humans did not have such capabilities.
She should not have access to our minds. And we certainly shouldn’t be hearing hers.
I watched her bathe and admired the pale tone of her skin as the water cascaded down her body. Her nipples peaked in the heat and I couldn’t help but remember how her tight pussy had clamped down around my cock, greedy and desperate for more. Even now, my dick hardened at the thought, wanting and needing more of her.
I saw her eyes as they drifted, unsure of me. I gazed back at her, careful to keep my expression ambivalent. I knew I was some sort of mystery to her, one she had yet to figure out and I aimed to keep it that way until I figured out what sort of role I wanted to play with her.
In the morning, we would be leaving the camp and returning to the Vakarran Space Station at the perimeter of this Earth’s solar system, the ISS Starrider. There, we’d begin her training officially, as our human breeder and our slave.
If she thought this training camp was a shock, she had another think coming when she boarded the Vakarran base. Things would be very different for her there. Humans were subservient. Only the fully trained were allowed in public and that was only at the discretion of their masters. It was not out of the ordinary to see a human slave with red welts across their backs and ass, the result of some of the harsher Vakarran inhabitants of the base.
It also wasn’t rare for a slave to be killed, should they warrant such a punishment.
I, for one, would rather my slave’s marks be on her ass, and her ass only. My eyes wavered on one of my belts lying in the corner and I licked my lips. I couldn’t wait for the first time I was able to bind her wrists and ankles to my bed and whip her with the supple leather. I took a deep breath and turned away.
Just for kicks, I turned to Aedan.
“You think she can still hear us?” I asked him, my eyes trained back on her, watching for her to twitch or turn in our direction, but she did nothing. Not even the briefest tremor of her skin indicated she’d heard anything.
Interesting. Aedan shook his head, his eyes tumultuous.
Well, what do you make of that, I thought.
“Kira,” I began, speaking to her with my mind.
Still nothing.
How strange. She splashed around in the water, standing to wash her body and I saw that the glittery spots that had marked her skin had disappeared. I stood and walked over to her and she watched me warily.
“Rinse yourself,” I demanded, and she stilled.
My chest rose and fell as we stared at each other, as I stood there and owned the space before her, waiting for her to comply. Slowly, she then dipped down into the water and stood back up. I could see her hands quivering at her sides, clenching and unclenching in anger. Still a wild streak in this one, despite what we’d done to her today.
She was going to be a bigger challenge than we thought. That much was clear.
I palmed her breasts and she flinched, but I didn’t allow that to faze me. She should learn to fear us. Her intelligence and strong will would cause her to struggle. She would have a hard time learning to submit to our rule.
I brushed my thumbs over her nipples, searching for the marks on her skin that we’d all seen. There was nothing. I lifted my eyes to meet hers again, and they were full of brightness and courage. I respected her for it, but it was going to hinder her in the long run.
They all broke eventually. She would too. I cupped her face in my palm, studying that tenacity of hers, feeling the slight tremble of her jaw underneath my touch. Her blue eyes, dark blue like a sapphire, sparkled in the lights of our tent, both with anxiety and fury all at once.