beating at her. She made it to the other side of the fountain, and then she slammed into another wall. She skirted the whole area, her fingertips following the unseen barrier, and knew she was somehow trapped. Dagr, Loki, and Hakon sprinting toward her eased some of her anxiety, but she didn’t know if they could help her. She rushed toward them and stopped when she couldn’t go any further.
“Stop,” Jess yelled when they were within reaching distance. “I don’t want you to get hurt. I’m trapped in some sort of bubble. Maybe it’s a force field of some kind. I can feel pulses of electricity through my fingertips. I don’t want any of you getting hurt.”
“Are you all right, baby?” Dagr asked as he reached for her.
Jess screamed as Dagr was flung through the air, landing with a loud thump yards away from her. She wanted to run to him and make sure he was all right, but knew she couldn’t. Tears pricked the back of her eyes and spilled over to run down her cheeks.
“Dagr, are you okay?” Jess called out as he sat up.
“Yes, baby. I’m fine. What the hell is going on?” Dagr roared with fury.
Jess gasped as the air to her right shimmered, and a large man materialized next to her. His size put her mates’ to shame. He was massive, with long silver hair and pale-pink eyes, and he was so thick with muscle it was a wonder he could move. Jess stepped back and kept right on going as the man turned toward her.
“Who the hell are you? What are you? Why are you doing this?” Jess sobbed out.
The man just looked at her and tilted his head as if he didn’t understand her. Then he began to move toward her. Jess kept backing up, too scared to look away to make sure she didn’t back into anything. This guy was really freaking her out. She came to a halt as her back pressed up against the invisible barrier. He reached out to her with a massive hand, and Jess couldn’t help flinching away. She closed her eyes and sucked in a gasping breath. She could hear her mates yelling at the stranger to leave her alone, that she was their mate and not to be touched. Little good that was going to do, as no one could get near her. She wondered if she was about to meet her end. Maybe if she could just stay calm, she could reason with the Neanderthal.
“What do you want from me?” Jess asked calmly.
The large man just tilted his head the other way and blinked at her. He then reached up and pressed against his ear and smiled, and Jess realized he must have a universal translator implant he had just turned on.
“I am Drakon D’arque from the planet Gore. I have come to learn of your species. I mean you no harm, female, but since the interplanetary wars, the females of our species have been dwindling. We have need of females to mate with. I heard about the Norland warriors rescuing your people through the stratospheric waves and decided to see if the females of your planet would be compatible to mate with the males on our world.”
“Did you have to make such a ruckus? Couldn’t you have just knocked on the front door?” Jess asked, rolling her eyes. What was it with males from other planets being so melodramatic? The people on Earth knew about species from other planets. Why couldn’t these people learn to negotiate? She walked toward the seat at the fountain and sat down. She could hear her mates yelling at her, but just continued to ignore them. She felt a touch to her mind, and then her brain began to ache as her mates tried to breach the wall she had built up. She held firm against them, giving herself a pounding headache as she continued to block them.
“What do you want to know?” Jess asked, turning to look at Drakon.
“If you would allow it, lady, I would like to scan your mind. That way you do not have to spend hours telling me of your women and I can extract the information I need painlessly in a matter of seconds.”
“My name is Jessamine, call me Jess. I would like to know more of your planet and
“Stop,” Jess yelled when they were within reaching distance. “I don’t want you to get hurt. I’m trapped in some sort of bubble. Maybe it’s a force field of some kind. I can feel pulses of electricity through my fingertips. I don’t want any of you getting hurt.”
“Are you all right, baby?” Dagr asked as he reached for her.
Jess screamed as Dagr was flung through the air, landing with a loud thump yards away from her. She wanted to run to him and make sure he was all right, but knew she couldn’t. Tears pricked the back of her eyes and spilled over to run down her cheeks.
“Dagr, are you okay?” Jess called out as he sat up.
“Yes, baby. I’m fine. What the hell is going on?” Dagr roared with fury.
Jess gasped as the air to her right shimmered, and a large man materialized next to her. His size put her mates’ to shame. He was massive, with long silver hair and pale-pink eyes, and he was so thick with muscle it was a wonder he could move. Jess stepped back and kept right on going as the man turned toward her.
“Who the hell are you? What are you? Why are you doing this?” Jess sobbed out.
The man just looked at her and tilted his head as if he didn’t understand her. Then he began to move toward her. Jess kept backing up, too scared to look away to make sure she didn’t back into anything. This guy was really freaking her out. She came to a halt as her back pressed up against the invisible barrier. He reached out to her with a massive hand, and Jess couldn’t help flinching away. She closed her eyes and sucked in a gasping breath. She could hear her mates yelling at the stranger to leave her alone, that she was their mate and not to be touched. Little good that was going to do, as no one could get near her. She wondered if she was about to meet her end. Maybe if she could just stay calm, she could reason with the Neanderthal.
“What do you want from me?” Jess asked calmly.
The large man just tilted his head the other way and blinked at her. He then reached up and pressed against his ear and smiled, and Jess realized he must have a universal translator implant he had just turned on.
“I am Drakon D’arque from the planet Gore. I have come to learn of your species. I mean you no harm, female, but since the interplanetary wars, the females of our species have been dwindling. We have need of females to mate with. I heard about the Norland warriors rescuing your people through the stratospheric waves and decided to see if the females of your planet would be compatible to mate with the males on our world.”
“Did you have to make such a ruckus? Couldn’t you have just knocked on the front door?” Jess asked, rolling her eyes. What was it with males from other planets being so melodramatic? The people on Earth knew about species from other planets. Why couldn’t these people learn to negotiate? She walked toward the seat at the fountain and sat down. She could hear her mates yelling at her, but just continued to ignore them. She felt a touch to her mind, and then her brain began to ache as her mates tried to breach the wall she had built up. She held firm against them, giving herself a pounding headache as she continued to block them.
“What do you want to know?” Jess asked, turning to look at Drakon.
“If you would allow it, lady, I would like to scan your mind. That way you do not have to spend hours telling me of your women and I can extract the information I need painlessly in a matter of seconds.”
“My name is Jessamine, call me Jess. I would like to know more of your planet and
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