ROMANCE: MY ALIEN KING: Scifi Alien Invasion Abduction Contemporary Romance (Paranormal Fantasy BBW Alien Contact Anthologies & Collections Book 1) (82 page)

“Sierra. Wake up. Come on. We have to go. Fast.” Her eyes were still half closed as she looked up at Brysen.

“What are you talking about? What are you doing?”

“Come on. You and my mother are going on to the winter camp.”

She was beginning to wake when she realized his words. “What? What about you?”

“I will meet you there. My father is gone. I must bury him in the high grounds. I will then meet you at the winter camp. We must hurry.” He was already pulling her from the bed. She sat there and shook her head as she rubbed her eyes slowly.

“Why do we have to hurry?”

“Toby and his men are close. I saw signs down by the river. You have to leave now. You need to go. I can lead them elsewhere.”

“NO. No, I won’t leave you.”

“You must. Now come on.” She quickly pulled on her clothes and walked with him to his parent’s home. His mother was on the porch.

“Sierra. It is good to see you again. I wish we had more time, but we really must go now.”

She turned to Brysen and her eyes widened a the look he gave her. “I won’t leave you.”

“Yes, you will. It is ok. I can handle this. Go on now. Go.”

She turned to walk away with his mother towards the woods and then when they were a few feet away she turned back to see him standing there looking at her. Without another thought, she ran back to him and pulled his head down to hers to kiss him. She felt his arms wrap around her middle tightly as he brought her close to his body. His mouth devoured hers like he was trying to take something from her. The kiss broke off suddenly and she looked up at him with wide eyes. “You come back you here me. If you die out there I’ll find you in the afterlife and kill you again.”

“You know that doesn’t make sense right? I’ll already be dead.” He chuckled as he laughed at her.

“That’s not the point damn it.” She smacked him on the arm and then glared at him.

“I will see you at the winter village.”

“OK.” She briefly brushed his lips with her own and then she began to quickly follow his mother from the camp.

The trip to the winter camp took 3 days. Her and Meredith, Brysen’s mother, took turns sleeping and keeping watch. When they reached the camp they had both slumped into bed and slept for a long time. The days went by slowly then. She stood on the porch and looked out looking for the man she was determined to see again. But he never came. Two weeks passed and still nothing. On the third week, she brought her fears to his mother. She quickly calmed her and told her that Brysen was smart and that she knew he was alright.

She was sitting with Meredith in the living room when it happened. She grabbed her stomach and quickly made her way to the bathroom. Everything she ate came up this time. She knew what the problem was. She knew why she was sick every morning. She sighed as she sat back on her heels for a moment. As it subsided she rinsed and then wiped her mouth before coming back to the living room. She smiled at the older woman. “Something’s not sitting right.”

“Must be that child you are carrying. How far along are you?”

“What?”

“Come my dear. I have given birth to enough children to know the signs of morning sickness when I see it. How far along are you?”

She looked up at the woman expecting her to be mad but instead of a frown there was a smile on her face.

“Just a couple weeks.”

“Let me make you some tea. It will help with nausea.”

“Thank you.”

“Have you told my son yet?”

She looked at her stricken but knew that there was no way of hiding it. She could tell from the woman’s eyes that she knew. She knew everything it seemed. “No.”

“Oh.” She didn’t say anything else and the subject of her child was dropped to her relief. They stood there speaking of past times when they heard the shout. Jumping to their feet, they both ran outside to see what the commotion was. There was a wolf limping into the village. Sierra followed Meredith down the stairs to see the commotion. She knew that it was one of their people. When she got closer the wolf collapsed on the ground. Looking down she gasped at the site of blood everywhere and the flesh that had apparently been torn with teeth. Her eyes met the wolves and she knew instantly.

“Oh my god. Brysen. Brysen!” She didn’t think twice as she ran to him and slid onto her knees beside him. “Someone help me.” She was vaguely aware of Meredith barking orders before someone was lifting the body up and carrying him inside the cabin. There was blood everywhere and she looked down at the wolf beneath her.

“I must change.” He said it to her and there was something in his eyes like he thought she would leave. She stood there and waited. She had never seen one of them shift before. She had seen some of his people in their wolf form, but they had never shifted around her. Her eyes grew round as saucers as his body began to change. The hair that was all over his body started growing inward. Almost like it was being sucked inside his body. His legs began to grow and develop. His paws began to elongate into fingers, stretching from the rounded shape they had been before. Her eyes grew in size as she continued to stare at him. She wasn’t frightened just amazed as she watched him. Within minutes, there was a man laying on the bed in front of her instead of a wolf. It had not taken long at all for him to change although in her mind it had seemed like forever. “Please.” It was the last word before his head dropped and his eyes closed. She quickly ran to him. She noticed that she was farther from the bed now. She must have stepped back unintentionally as he had begun to shift. Placing her fingers against the side of his neck, she searched for a pulse and sighed in relief when she found one. He had passed out. Meredith made her way inside and between the two of them they got his clothes removed and starting cleaning the wounds.

  Sierra stared down at the man under her. It had been two days since he returned. He had done good in the beginning, but his wounds developed an infection. She knew that werewolves healed much faster than humans, but the infection had stopped his healing from progressing like it should. Her hand swept his hair back from his head. He was still warm with fever. Picking up the cloth beside her from the bowl, she ran the cool rag over his head and face. It would help to cool him down. He laid there and she watched his face twist with the pain he felt. He may have been asleep with the fever, but he could still feel it. She turned away slowly until he began to talk. He murmured through the night and day, but this was words he was forming loud and clear.

“Sierra. She must go. She must go. Yes,  father, I know she isn’t like us. Yes. I understand.” His lips stopped moving briefly and she looked down at the moisture on his chest. She realized suddenly that it was coming from her. The tears flowed as she sat back in the chair and looked at him. She knew what she had to do. The camp wasn’t the place for her. She knew that now. Apparently he knew that as well. She needed to leave. Her heart ached to think of raising her baby alone, but at least she would have a part of him with her. He would always be with her now. Sighing she stood and after washing her face she walked outside. Meredith looked up from the couch where she was knitting a yellow blanket.

“He is talking now.” Sierra smiled at the older woman.

“That is great. It is a good sign.”

“Yes. So he will make it then right?”

“Yes. We just need to get the fever to break and then we will know he will be alright.”

She nodded before making her way over to the chair to sit. She sighed as she sat back and closed her eyes. She would go back to Virginia where her parents were. That was where she belonged. She knew however that it was something that she couldn’t tell anyone. As soon as his fever broke she would leave.

Brysen’s fever broke the next day and she smiled when he finally opened his eyes. He didn’t speak however just smiled at her and then went back to sleep.

    Sierra left that night. She couldn’t say goodbye. It would be too hard and she would make a fool out of herself when she began crying all over him like a blubbering fool. She stood at the door and looked over at him. She knew now that she loved him. Had always loved him no matter how much she tried to tell herself she didn’t. She looked at Meredith sitting beside her son. Her lower body had a blanket over it as she leaned onto the bed. Her head was on the bed propped by her folded arms. She looked peaceful. Sierra’s heart went out to the woman. She had just lost her husband. Meredith was one of the strongest women she had ever met and over the last week they had nursed Brysen back to health and she had come to know her more.

    Turning she made her way into the kitchen. She took the keys to the huge truck they had outside. Placing the note on the table she looked around once more and walked out to the truck. There were only a few trucks that could make it from the camp down the mountain and the village had five of them. One was Brysen’s. She put the truck into gear and began her trek down the mountain and back to Virginia.

Two Months Later

The days seemed to grow longer now as Sierra began to show. She seemed more tired now and her feet were swollen. Her parent’s were aware of the situation, but she never told them who the father was. She didn’t need to answer any questions or get the third degree. She sat in the chair and watched her sister. She was happy now and her smile lit up the room. The wedding had been beautiful and Sierra was glad she hadn’t missed it. She watched her sister twirl around in the dress and felt herself grow envious. When the music stopped another one quickly started and she smiled at her father as she made her way to the food table. She always felt hungry. Like she couldn’t get enough.

“Will you dance with me?”

“Thank you but I don’t’ think I’m good on my feet right now.”

“I think you are. I mean you walked for days with those feet and then drove down a mountain.” Her eyes widened when she recognized the voice and the words said. Slowly she turned around and looked up at him.

“What are you doing here?” She gasped.

“Well, first I was invited.” She looked over to see her sister smiling at her and her parent’s standing beside her. His voice brought her attention back to him. “Second I don’t’ know if I want to spank your ass or kiss you. I might end up doing both.”

“You have no right to come here and talk like that to me. And my family will hear about this. They are a bunch of traitors.”

“They care about you and they know the same thing that we both know.”

She put her hands on her hips as she looked up at him. “And just what is that?”

“That you belong with me. That this baby you are carrying…” His eyebrow shot up at her look of shock. “Oh yeah, I know about it. It belongs with its kind.”

“You are not taking him from me.”

“That is not what I meant. I mean he belongs with our people and us.”

She looked up at him confused. “What do you mean our people? I am not a werewolf.”

“Just because you cannot shift does not mean that you are not one of us.”

“But you said that I should go. You said you understood I should go.” She shook her head at him.

“When?”

“When you were asleep. You said yes I understand. She must go. I know what needs to be done. I agree.”

“I was dreaming of my father’s conversation. You took it the wrong way, honey. I was agreeing with him that you should go to the winter camp. That I understood that I need to make an honest woman out of you and tell you how I feel.”

She looked confused for a minute and averted her gaze. “And what’s that?”

“What?”

Her eyes met his, then as he looked down at her. “How do you feel?”

“If my actions haven’t showed you that I love you then I don’t’ know what else will.”

“Say it again.’

“What?” He smiled down at her as he drew her close. “I love you.”

“I love you too.” He pulled her closer as his lips dropped to hers. After he pulled her away he looked at her with the same grin that had caused her stomach to flip long ago. It still had the same reaction.

“Let’s go somewhere so I can show you just how much I do love you.”

She giggled as she led him away from the party. She was glad her sister’s reception was in a large hotel. They didn’t have to go far to get to her room. As soon as the door shut he had her in his arms and kissed her passionately. Her arms wrapped around his neck as he lifted her and carried her to the bed. Their clothes were gone in a matter of seconds and she felt him sliding into her as she sighed her contentment. This time, it was different between them. There was no urgency or rushed orgasm. He kissed her slowly and caressed her body everywhere as he showed her just how much he cared. As they laid together a few moments later she looked over and smiled.

“What?”

“I was just thinking of the baby.” His hand instantly went to her stomach to caress her. “Will they be able to shift.”

“Yes. They have my blood so she will.”

“What if it’s a boy?”

“I will be equally happy,” He said with a smile. “Now that you will be my wife then we will have many children together.”

“Hold on. Wife? Is that a proposal because it sure is a shitty one?”

He laughed. “Sierra will you make me the happiest wolf in the world and be my wife.”