Page 9 of Kidnapped By the Beast (Beasts of the Kindred #11)

LEXI

Bio-Terius Centra was a beautiful planet with lush green and purple vegetation everywhere, Lexi saw as they disembarked from the shuttle.

Or rather, Dr. Brandt got out first and then lifted her down from the high step.

She tried to protest that she could manage herself but he had given her a quelling look.

“You fainted not that long ago and you’re probably still weak, Alexandra. You will allow me to take care of you in whatever way I see fit. If you don’t behave, I’m going to carry you rather than letting you walk. Is that what you want?”

Lexi bit her lower lip.

“No, Sir,” she muttered rebelliously. She didn’t want to be carried around like a child in her captor’s arms. She had a vague idea that it might be easier to run away from Dr. Brandt if she was free and on her feet—but run where?

She was on an alien planet and there was nowhere to go.

She would just have to play along with his little game until he hopefully brought her back to the Kindred Mother Ship.

He’d just better pay me what he promised, she thought, shooting the arrogant Kindred a resentful look.

She did have to admit that thirty-six thousand dollars would make it worth putting up with the whole nectar harvesting business.

It would not only pay off her uncle’s debt to that sleazy loan shark, it would also pay off the rest of her student debt and leave a little left over for starting her PhD.

Why, by this time next year she would be working on her thesis and this whole crazy trip to another planet would be nothing but a distant memory!

Comforting herself with these kinds of thoughts, Lexi looked around as she followed Dr. Brandt away from the ship.

They were walking on a wide, flat silver bridge that was suspended above the green and purple foliage. Looking down, Lexi could see several waterfalls flowing below and the wind that blew in her face was sweet and wild without even a hint of pollution in it.

The elevated pathway led them out of the forested area where Dr. Brandt had parked the ship to a cluster of white and silver buildings.

Though buildings might not be the right word, Lexi thought.

They looked more like giant, sleek metal mushrooms with broad stalks that soared up into perfectly round disks.

The disks had rows of windows all around their sides, giving a three-sixty view of the gorgeous natural habitat around them. Though they were clearly man-made, they looked organic—as though they had been grown rather than built.

“Wow…” Lexi whispered as she craned her neck to look up at the clusters of metal mushroom buildings. “These are amazing!”

“Yes, the Terians excel at architecture,” Dr. Brandt remarked.

“They strive to build within their natural environment rather than disrupting it. For instance, no trees were cut in order to build this community—the dwellings were built around them. Likewise, no animals were displaced from their habitats. The Terians believe that no living thing must be harmed.”

“I’m betting they’re all Vegans then, huh?” Lexi murmured, still looking around her.

“You’re correct—they eat mostly fungi harvested from their private gardens but they’re able to do some remarkable things with it,” Dr. Brandt said, nodding.

“Fungi?” Lexi wrinkled her nose. She was a confirmed carnivore so living on a world where they mostly ate mushrooms didn’t sound appealing. “How long did you say we’d be here, again?” she asked and added, “Remember I have to be back to work next week.”

“I’m aware of your schedule, Alexandra.” He shot her a stern look. “Please don’t worry—we’ll employ accelerated methods to infect you with the Bacillus Aurum and get you home on time.”

Accelerated methods? Lexi didn’t like the sound of that. But again, there wasn’t much she could do about it—she was stuck here.

“Ah—there’s Dr. T’Oo-loo now.” Dr. Brandt pointed and she saw a tall man approaching them from the far side of the metal walkway.

Beside him was a much shorter woman. Both of them had purple skin which was easy to see since they were wearing embroidered white sheet-like garments wrapped around them rather like togas.

“Ah, my good friend, Dr. Brandt!” the Terian man exclaimed, throwing out his arms as he approached them. “How very good to see you in person after so many years of long-distance correspondence!”

Lexi shot the big Beast Kindred a look. So this was his first time on Bio-Terius Centra too?

Apparently it was, because Brandt also opened his arms.

“My friend!” he rumbled and there was genuine pleasure in his golden eyes. “I’m so pleased to meet you in the flesh!”

The two men embraced which was nice, but Lexi was too busy looking at the Terians to get any warm and gooey feelings about their heartfelt hug.

The Terians had two sets of eyes—one right above the other with the top pair being embedded in their high foreheads.

Their hairlines started around the middle of their head, giving room for the second set of eyebrows.

In addition to the double set of eyes, it appeared to Lexi that the women, at least, also had a second set of breasts.

One set was high on the chest and the other was right below it on the upper abdomen.

She could tell because she could see two dark purple nipples peeking out from the right side of the female Terian’s toga.

“Hello—my name is T’linga,” the woman said, giving Lexi a shy smile which reached both sets of eyes. “I am Dr. T’Oo-loo’s Primary Nectar Giver.”

“Yes, indeed—this is my Prime Milker,” the tall purple Terian doctor exclaimed, releasing Brandt from his embrace. He had much darker purple skin than T’linga did, Lexi thought. His skin was more of a royal purple while hers was a pale, lovely lavender.

“Er…nice to meet you.” Lexi wasn’t sure if she ought to hold out her hand or not. Did they shake hands here on Bio-Terius Centra?

T’linga solved her conundrum by giving her a friendly bump with her broad hip.

“This is our greeting for new friends,” she explained, still smiling at Lexi.

“Oh, uh—okay.” Lexi bumped her back with her own hip, which caused T’linga to giggle. She certainly seemed happy, Lexi thought.

“When the Landing Control called and told me you were coming, I couldn’t wait to see you!” Dr. T’Oo-loo said to Brandt. “T’linga and I rushed right out—we even interrupted our milking session!”

“I hope we didn’t interfere with your nectar collection,” Dr. Brandt said gravely. “I know how seriously you take your job.”

“Not at all, not at all. I simply put some stay-bands on T’linga’s nipples to keep her nectar in. Show them, my dear,” the Terian doctor said, gesturing to her.

Giggling and blushing a dark purple, T’linga pulled down the top of her white embroidered sheet which had been covering her front.

Just as Lexi had suspected, she had two sets of large, heavy breasts tipped with dark purple nipples.

And all four of her tight peaks had wide golden bands wrapped around them.

“You see? Not a drop spilled.” Dr. T’Oo-loo lifted one heavy breast in his palm and thumbed the nipple, making T’linga blush and giggle nervously.

The casually erotic sight made Lexi feel better about the fact that her own large breasts were still mostly visible through the thin white silk of her blouse.

“I see—an excellent idea to use the bands on her to conserve her nectar,” Dr. Brandt said thoughtfully. “I’m hoping to have my own milker—er, assistant—making the golden nectar very soon too.”

“So you finally found a female who is compatible with the Bacillus Aurum?” Dr. T’Oo-loo looked Lexi up and down eagerly. “What a lovely little female! A pity she has only one set of breasts to produce for you, though.”

“Yes, but her volume is quite extraordinary.” Dr. Brandt put an arm around Lexi’s shoulders and drew her close to his side. “She nearly filled an extra large milking container in less than ten minutes! I’ve never seen anything like it.”

“How fascinating!” Dr. T’Oo-loo gave Lexi a surprised but pleased look. “That’s quite an accomplishment my dear! Such a volume would put you right up there with our Prime Milkers! You must be very proud of yourself for nectarating so heavily.”

Lexi had no idea how to answer this—after all, it wasn’t like she’d been trying to break any “nectarating” records and she didn’t harbor any secret ambition to become a “Prime Milker” whatever that was. However, she didn’t get a chance to answer, because Dr. Brandt was talking again.

“Well, I have to get her infected with the Bacillus Aurum first,” he remarked. “I’m hoping you can help me with that—can you recommend some accelerated methods to help her become a host?”

“Hmm…” Dr. T’Oo-loo frowned thoughtfully.

“Well, the best thing you can do is to let her just breathe in our air and ingest our water and food. As you know the Bacillus Aurum lives throughout our lovely planet. It might also be good to stimulate and excite her nervous system through either pleasure or pain—the faster you get her heart pumping and her lungs cycling air—the quicker she will draw the Bacillus Aurum into her body.”

“Pain?” Lexi asked apprehensively.

Dr. Brandt shot her a warning look.

“There won’t be a need for pain as long as you behave yourself, Alexandra,” he growled. Then he looked back at Dr. T’Oo-loo. “Thank you. Do you have a place where I can stimulate my assistant in the way you describe?”

“But of course. But first may I invite the two of you to share a meal with us?” Dr. T’Oo-loo inquired. “I have a most delicious shroom-la steak marinating and it’s far too much for just T’linga and me.”

“We would be honored to share a meal with you,” Dr. Brandt said, nodding.