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Authors: Serena Simpson
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glass even if they didn’t feed me they made me drink.”
“We can’t drink caffeine,” Jay finally volunteered as if that made everything understandable.
“Why not?”
“Our animals can’t take caffeine. Each of us reacts differently on it. It may act like a poison or a drug. Sometimes it has an erotic side effect, not a nice one. More like I will tear you apart when I get my hands on you. It’s dangerous to us,” Tane answered her question.
“I wish Dev was here,” Dai said. “He understands our physiology better than I do. It’s possible that since you only have one animal caffeine doesn’t affect you like it affects us.” He looked at her hands that were shaking so much she looked like a junkie needing a fix. “Although it obviously affects you to some degree."
The waitress came back with their drinks. It took everything Leza had not to snatch it from the waitress’s hands. Instead she waited and mumbled a polite thank you before she tilted the glass and drained it in one long swallow.
“Wow, you were thirsty.”
“I was,” she smiled at the woman. “Can I have another?”
The waitress took her glass. “I’ll have it for you in a few minutes.”
Leza slid back in the booth as her body began stabilizing.
Chapter Nine
Leza and Tane were sitting in the back of the SUV with her peering over into the trunk section.
“You didn’t have to do that.” Her eyes were lit up like it was Christmas morning and she received the best gift ever.
He looked back running his eyes over the cases of coke sitting back there.
“Until we know why you need it; I think it’s best to make sure we have a good supply on hand.”
She reached out and placed her hand on top of his giving it a small squeeze.
“Thank you.” Her mouth quirked up as she remembered the look on the waitresses face when Tane ordered several cases of coke to go.
The waitress sent them to a store not too far away where they were able to get what they needed.
“Tane, you need to get some sleep.” She gave his hand another squeeze before letting go.”
He nodded looking around at the cars speeding past and the surrounding landscape before he allowed his shoulders to relax against the seat. He reached out and took her hand holding it gently before closing his eyes.
She bit her lip and gently rubbed his hand with the one he wasn’t holding until his grip went lax and he was finally a sleep.
“You should get some sleep also, Leza,” Dai said from the driver’s seat.
“I’m not tired, probably a side effect of the caffeine.”
He nodded and went back to watching the road. She looked over at Jay who was in the front passenger seat to see he was dozing.
Who were these men? She knew Tane was the leader, maybe even the unofficial leader but they all listened to him. Dai was obviously his twin but who were all the others? How had they all come together? What was their life like before they came to the facility?
The facility was a large building. She knew that because she had been transferred around it even though she had never seen the outside of it. When she first got there she thought it was a mistake. All she had to do was convince someone to listen to her and then they would understand and allow her to leave. How naive she had been. It didn’t matter, time taught her.
Now she was being naïve again believing in a fairy tale that said they could get away and have a life. Not a normal life, that would never happen but still they could live, love and be happy.
Love. Her heart thumped at the thought that one day maybe she would love Tane, and he would love her in return. She wanted more than an overwhelming desire to sleep with him, because they were some sort of genetic match. How could they do that anyway? It didn’t make sense that they would know she was the one person he would be attracted to above all others. Maybe they had just rolled the dice and picked her because physically she was his type. They figured if
“We can’t drink caffeine,” Jay finally volunteered as if that made everything understandable.
“Why not?”
“Our animals can’t take caffeine. Each of us reacts differently on it. It may act like a poison or a drug. Sometimes it has an erotic side effect, not a nice one. More like I will tear you apart when I get my hands on you. It’s dangerous to us,” Tane answered her question.
“I wish Dev was here,” Dai said. “He understands our physiology better than I do. It’s possible that since you only have one animal caffeine doesn’t affect you like it affects us.” He looked at her hands that were shaking so much she looked like a junkie needing a fix. “Although it obviously affects you to some degree."
The waitress came back with their drinks. It took everything Leza had not to snatch it from the waitress’s hands. Instead she waited and mumbled a polite thank you before she tilted the glass and drained it in one long swallow.
“Wow, you were thirsty.”
“I was,” she smiled at the woman. “Can I have another?”
The waitress took her glass. “I’ll have it for you in a few minutes.”
Leza slid back in the booth as her body began stabilizing.
Chapter Nine
Leza and Tane were sitting in the back of the SUV with her peering over into the trunk section.
“You didn’t have to do that.” Her eyes were lit up like it was Christmas morning and she received the best gift ever.
He looked back running his eyes over the cases of coke sitting back there.
“Until we know why you need it; I think it’s best to make sure we have a good supply on hand.”
She reached out and placed her hand on top of his giving it a small squeeze.
“Thank you.” Her mouth quirked up as she remembered the look on the waitresses face when Tane ordered several cases of coke to go.
The waitress sent them to a store not too far away where they were able to get what they needed.
“Tane, you need to get some sleep.” She gave his hand another squeeze before letting go.”
He nodded looking around at the cars speeding past and the surrounding landscape before he allowed his shoulders to relax against the seat. He reached out and took her hand holding it gently before closing his eyes.
She bit her lip and gently rubbed his hand with the one he wasn’t holding until his grip went lax and he was finally a sleep.
“You should get some sleep also, Leza,” Dai said from the driver’s seat.
“I’m not tired, probably a side effect of the caffeine.”
He nodded and went back to watching the road. She looked over at Jay who was in the front passenger seat to see he was dozing.
Who were these men? She knew Tane was the leader, maybe even the unofficial leader but they all listened to him. Dai was obviously his twin but who were all the others? How had they all come together? What was their life like before they came to the facility?
The facility was a large building. She knew that because she had been transferred around it even though she had never seen the outside of it. When she first got there she thought it was a mistake. All she had to do was convince someone to listen to her and then they would understand and allow her to leave. How naive she had been. It didn’t matter, time taught her.
Now she was being naïve again believing in a fairy tale that said they could get away and have a life. Not a normal life, that would never happen but still they could live, love and be happy.
Love. Her heart thumped at the thought that one day maybe she would love Tane, and he would love her in return. She wanted more than an overwhelming desire to sleep with him, because they were some sort of genetic match. How could they do that anyway? It didn’t make sense that they would know she was the one person he would be attracted to above all others. Maybe they had just rolled the dice and picked her because physically she was his type. They figured if
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