Alien Refuge (Clans of Kalquor) by Tracy St. John

Author:Tracy St. John
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Iris sat on the side of the guest room’s sleeping mat, reading to a sleepy Thomas from her handheld. The vid beaming over it showed a smiling blue engine rolling down a mountain. He stared at it beneath half-lidded eyes. Ospar, Jol, and Rivek stood at the foot of the bed, watching and listening as she finished the story.

“...I thought I could, I thought I could, I thought I could!”

Thomas added, “The end.”

“The end,” Iris echoed. It was time for the last part of their nightly ritual. “Sweet dreams.” She leaned over and kissed his forehead. “I’ll see you in the morning.” She kissed the tip of his upturned nose. “I love you.” Her lips brushed his slightly smiling ones. “Good night.” The last kiss landed on his chin.

“Night-night, Mommy,” Thomas said in his sweet, piping voice.

Iris rose but paused when she noticed Thomas frowning. He stared at the men standing nearby.

Uh-oh, Iris thought. She’d thought he wouldn’t mind the men being there for his nighttime ritual, but perhaps she’d been wrong.

However, Thomas smiled at the clan. “Night-night, Jol. Night-night, Rivek. Night-night, Oxbar.”

The Kalquorians all grinned, delighted to be included. They bowed to Thomas and each murmured ‘good night’ to him.

Iris was amazed and happy that her son had acknowledged the three. She decided not to make a big deal out of it as he was cuddling with his large stuffed bunny that he’d had since he was a year old. Rivek dimmed the lights, leaving a small amount of illumination so that Thomas wouldn’t be confused about his surroundings should he wake in the middle of the night.

Iris took Ospar’s hand as they left the room, and he smiled at her as he gently squeezed. That Thomas had made the clan part of his nighttime ritual so quickly made Iris think more than ever about fate and destiny.

They went into the clan’s sleeping room with Jol and Rivek following. Iris’ pulse sped up. She was going to bed with the Kalquorians again. The exotic nature of sex with three aliens probably wouldn’t wear off anytime soon. She felt like a giddy virgin, discovering sex for the very first time.

Curiosity of a different nature had been nagging at her all day, however. She turned to the Dramok who was looking at her. His handsome face shifted from child-friendly openness to that of a man thinking about the woman in front of him. The gaze made Iris’ stomach heat, but she wanted to know what was going on in the colony.

“Has anyone noticed I’m not home yet?” she asked.

Ospar exchanged a look with Jol. The Dramok said, “Governor Hoover took exception to you staying here with us. He is quite angry that we are sticking our noses in Earther business.”

Jol added, “It may be quite some time before you are able to return to your home. Not that we mind having you here.”

Iris drew in a breath. “Oh boy.”

Ospar brushed her cheek with his fingers. “Your presence along with Thomas’ is quite agreeable.

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