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Chapter 3

Astrid’s p.o.v

'He looked different from the other Aliens’ I thought as I looked at him.

He looked human, far from that.

He had angelic features that made it impossible to believe that he was such a monster.

His skin was pale, almost too pale and then he had the bluest of eyes. His hair was also white and-

“Now, what is your name” he said, closer to me getting rid of any personal space I had and snapping me out of my thoughts...

I looked straight into his eyes, matching his daring gaze.

He looked on the edge or so it seemed, I could not quite put a finger on it.

“A... Astrid” I muttered, not able to get away from those piercing eyes.

“Hmmm,” he rumbled, his eyes darkening for a moment before he stood up to his full height.

“You have been tainted!” he growled, causing me to look at him in confusion. “Those bastards said you were untouched!!!!” he yelled, causing me to flinch. I did not get it, what was he on about?

Before I knew what was happening, he took me by my hair and dragged me up the stairs.

‘Fuck!’ I thought as I began to struggle against the pain.

“You bitch!! Let go of my hair.” I kicked, tossed, and even bit his leg but nothing. He was unmoved by everything I did.

“Here,” he said, throwing me into a cold room rather harshly. “I advise you to keep your strength for later, you will need it.” He said with a smile that made me want to slap the living hell out of him along with two of his teeth.

He walked to the window, his back was to me but I could tell that he was taking deep breaths. “It does not matter. You would have to do.” He said then turned to stare at me, still leaving me confused about what he meant.

His face twisted, his mouth stretching into something…inhuman. His skin took on a metallic sheen, the smooth surface giving way to intricate patterns of wires and gears, as though his very being was merging with machinery. Parts of his arms and legs extended into what looked like reinforced metal plating, sleek and powerful, yet terrifying. His fingers elongated into sharp, claw-like appendages, half-human, half-mechanical. I didn’t understand it. This wasn’t the angel looking man that stood in front of me. This was something else.

And then his eyes flickered, glowing with a pale, unnatural light. It was like staring into the void, into something vast and endless. I felt my legs tremble, if I had not already known the floor, I would have collapsed with how much I was feeling overwhelmed.

He looked at me, taking one step my way.

“Stay back!” I screamed, my voice breaking. The terror was coursing through me causing me to be unable to move. I looked around the closed space. The only other person was the guy who tried to talk to me earlier. He did not seem to be freaking out as much as I was.

He, the monster in front of me, came closer, taking both my hands in his and putting them above my head.

“P..lease...” I pleaded for the first time since Celeste died, terrified for my life. “Please.. please let me go.”

“Fool! The earlier you take this as your new reality the better for you, you should be lucky! I don’t take that much interest in humans.” He said coming next to me and...

He sniffed me????

I could not dwell much on that since I was shaking from fear inside out.

“Lord Orion!” the other guy finally interrupted, causing a small relief for me. “Not now.”

“I am a Prince! I do what I want and right now, this one right here is what I want.” He looked at me with thirst filled eyes, causing my skin to crawl from fear.

“Lord Orion!” He called, closer this time around. "The Martians would not care if the interstellar race is superior or not. One more death of an earthling and there would be a riot. There is hardly anymore humans since the war and you should know that the Aurelians sent this as a trap!” He looked ready to pull him off of me if need be and for some reason, I was grateful.

That seemed to snap him out of whatever was going on with him.

“Fine then, I would wait.” He said, a promising look evident in his eyes.

He looked at me for a while more before he discarded me like some rag doll.

I coughed aggressively as my body collided with the ground for the second time.

“Prepare yourself, cause when we get to interstellar, you will have no other place to run to.” That was a promise, I could tell. One I knew held a lot of disadvantages for me.

Before I could blink, just when I thought I had seen it all, he morphed, wings growing out of his back and then, he flew through the window...

I watched as he left, relief flowing through me even though I knew that he would be back. ‘For this brief moment, I was going to enjoy this serenity I had.’

“You must have been deathly scared.” I felt my body freeze up again.

‘The other one was yet to leave.’ I thought as my heart began to race rapidly.

“Don’t worry, I don’t bite, believe it or not I am not like Lord Orion.” I nodded, not really knowing what to say.

“I am Cealum, the butler of that prince and assistant head esper.” He looked at me, probably reading the blank look on my face because he continued.

“There are different types of Aliens, just like I can recall, different types of humans, like a race?” he asked causing me to ease up at his innocent look. The way he spoke made me want to listen he did not seem like a threat. “Well it's the same for us, we are called the interstellar race and they are made up of Espers and guides.”

“What does that have to be with me?” I looked at him, I could not be a slave of an... whatever it was he called them. I would rather fall out the window.

“Well our Prince is looking for a guide and from what has happened twice now, you might be his perfect guide.”

I felt my heart slam against my ribcage. I did not know what a guide meant, but if it had to do with that beast, I knew nothing was going to come out.

“How do you know that? I am just a human and.. I can’t..”

“Well that’s what we are going to find out tonight.” His smile was at this point, betraying the look on his face.

“A..and what if I am not compatible?”

“You die after sex.”

“WHAT!!!” I blinked, trying to see if I heard him well. S...ex??? D..eath...

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