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abandoned my mom’s body there.
Later that day, the news reports on TV said the sickness and turning happened
all over the world. A few days after that was when your first ships were
spotted hovering over the major cities.” Kylah stopped talking as she met his
gaze.
    “Where’s your dad?”
    “That same day, he started coughing the way my mom had. We both knew
what it meant. As he grew closer to the end, he had me get some rope to tie him
up and a knife from the kitchen in case he ended up turning. He didn’t want me
to get hurt.” She paused and took another deep breath. “He didn’t end up dying.
I…” Kylah swallowed and tears appeared in her eyes. “He turned, and I killed
him. I shoved the knife through his heart.”
    Rune swore under his breath. “You had no choice. At least you didn’t
get sick.”
    She gave a sad chuckle as she wiped her tears away as more came. “I
did. The next day I did. I locked myself in the house to make sure I wouldn’t
be able to get out if I turned.”
    “You survived and didn’t turn,” he said with shock. From the reports
coming in from other ships and from what the Xphens on his own ship had
learned, the Earthlings either became sick and died or changed, or they didn’t
contract the illness at all. Not one of them had sickened and come out of it
unscathed.
    “Yeah. I woke up the next morning, but not exactly the same. I found
I was way stronger and faster. I could use my dad’s sword as if I’d been born
with it in my hand.” Her tears fell faster. “Damn it. I hate to cry. I promised
myself I wouldn’t do that anymore. Now I can’t stop. All I can picture is the
last moments I had with my dad before I ended his life.”
    Hearing Kylah’s story put what the Xphens did to the Earthlings in a
different perspective for Rune. It also washed away any doubts he’d had about
her being the human they searched for. She had to be the one. Maybe it was
because he was attracted to her, or because he’d come to know her better than
he usually did the ones he was supposed to fight, he could no longer think of
her as the enemy. He had the strange reaction of wanting to protect her, and
keep her out of his employers’ hands.
    Not able to stand seeing Kylah cry, Rune stood and went to her. He
sat next to her and gathered her into his arms. She fought him at first, but
eventually she allowed him to pull her to his chest as her tears flowed faster.
He continued to hold her until they eventually stopped.
    Rune rubbed her back. “I’m sorry for all you went through, Kylah. I
had no idea the Xphens planned to release the chemicals into your atmosphere
when I signed on for this. Once we arrived at Earth, and it was done, there was
no going back for me.”
    She leaned back in his embrace and looked at him. “Why did they do
it?”
    “They must have thought there was something about humans they could
exploit. They’re known for using the people of the planets they conquer as test
subjects as well as conscripts. The red rain is something new for them.” Kylah
leaned in and pressed her lips to his. Rune went still, not understanding what
she did. Same as when she’d done it the night before, he found he didn’t
dislike it. It only confused him. “Why did you do that?” he asked once she pulled
away.
    “It’s called a kiss. Don’t your people do that?”
    “No.”
    “Then I’ll teach you how human men and women express what they feel
for each other in a kiss.”
    Rune didn’t have time to say anything as Kylah fisted her hands in
the sides of his hair and brought her mouth to his again. This time she was
more insistent, and he found himself following her lead. She shifted so she
straddled his lap facing him, continuing to kiss him. The feel of her lips
moving over his excited him, made his cock hard.
    She moaned, then swept her tongue across his lips, which caused him
to gasp with pleasure. She pushed inside and swirled it with his before she
sucked it into her mouth.