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  “Talking and getting nails done? Sounds like sister stuff. That’s the worst part of all of this. I always wanted a sister.” Shannon hugged Bonnie. “I’ll cooperate with whatever I can for us and our guys. Innocent people shouldn’t be punished because our father can’t keep it in his pants or be honest about stuff. Hastings stays away from me.”

  Bonnie hugged her sister back. “Deal. I’ll handle Dad as long as you need.”

  Chapter Four

  Shannon paced the common room in their quarters. Curtis waited for the dam to break.

  “You knew I was a hybrid? You four knew he was my father, and you didn’t tell me?” she yelled at them.

  “We couldn’t.” Milton tried to get an arm around her.

  She shoved him away. “After the things we did, you could just lie to me?”

  “Shannon, listen. We told you about our secret. That’s all we had a right to share. Your history is top secret information. If we’d told you before Hastings, we’d be in prison if not worse,” Curtis said.

  Pausing, she looked at them. “You knew all along. You knew Bonnie was my sister, and you never told me.”

  “If she didn’t tell you, who were we to step in?” Gavin asked.

  “Hastings doesn’t let personal or emotional things interfere with the work. It’s life and death.” Curtis nodded. “Bonnie challenges him a lot, but Gavin’s right. If we told you when Bonnie hadn’t, that’d be overstepping things a lot.”

  “But once we’d slept together. Things changed. The level of trust and responsibility shifts.” She sat down on the couch.

  “If it was just our boss’ rules, I’d agree. However, human social groups are rooted in blood relationships. Even though you didn’t know they were your family, they did. And we did. We had no right to usurp their place in your life. It would be counterproductive to our desire for your family to accept us as your mates,” Ross said matter-of-factly.

  “We couldn’t say anything without being reassigned and disciplined by the boss. We told Hastings he needed to come clean. It had to come from him not us,” Milton said.

  She sighed. “I guess I can understand that. It’s your job to follow orders.”

  “Especially when the consequence would be assignment away from you.” Curtis smiled.

  “You forgive us?” Milton asked.

  She nodded. “But if we’re in a relationship, really, then your loyalty is to me first. Any other secrets I don’t know?”

  Ross shook his head. “No, at least nothing we know of.”

  “Good. So I’m a target because I’m a hybrid. At least, I’ve got some answers. Not what I expected or wanted to hear.” She rubbed her temples. “So the government can keep me here indefinitely?”

  “The top secret agencies can do that to anyone, but yes. It’s for your own protection. You’ll be briefed about past attacks at some point. They didn’t want to shock you,” Gavin said.

  “If you say the Keelons are dangerous, I believe you. I can’t believe there were all these secrets in my life. I was always so boring. The science geek.”

  “You’re hardly a geek.” Curtis sat next to her, and she didn’t tense when he put an arm around her shoulders.

  “I was. Now, I understand why I’m obsessed with the stars. Bizarre.” She closed her eyes as if she could wish it away.

  “It doesn’t change who you are. You’re as much human as alien, and there’s no reason to think of yourself or your life any differently with a little information.” Ross sat on her other side. “You knew you were adopted so the question mark of your parents was always there. Now, you have some answers.”

  “You make it sound so easy.” Shannon rested her head on his shoulder. “But it’s not.”

  Curtis saw bonds forming as the group talked and shared. “No, but Ross is right. This information doesn’t change who you are as far as what you love to do or how you think about yourself. We’d love you just as much if you were fully human.”

  “Thanks,” she said.

  “Maybe more? We like Earth.” Milton grinned and leaned in for a kiss.

  She kissed him and shoved him back. “You couldn’t love me any more.”

  “Damn right,” Gavin said. “Don’t focus on the change. Accept it, and keep going. If you make a big deal out of it that only gives it power over you.”

  She nodded. “You’re right. He might be the biological contributor but I already have an adoptive father who loves me. Bonnie is great. It’ll be okay.” She tapped her fingers nervously on her knee.

  “Need a distraction?” Ross suggested.

  “Yes! For being raised by humans, you’re not very good at having a girlfriend.” She rolled her eyes at Curtis.

  “What can we do to distract you? A movie? Our life stories? No, that’s too alien centered. We could get naked,” he said.

  “Finally. Prove you still love me. Human, alien or whatever.” She kissed him.

  * * * *

  Minutes later, Shannon was naked in her bed with her four naked men kissing various parts of her. They were trying hard to prove this still worked even if everything in her life had shifted with the news. Milton and Ross seemed almost coordinated in their sucking of her breasts. Curtis kept her mouth busy while Gavin showed off his pussy-eating skills.

  “I need to be really distracted,” she said.

  Curtis got the supplies and quickly returned. She sat up and stroked each cock until all of them were hard and ready. Kissing each guy possessively, she knew no matter what happened she’d never let them go. They hadn’t created this situation any more than she had.

  She kissed Gavin last and licked down his muscled body to his cock. Nuzzling his sac, she slid the protection on him. He lifted her onto him, and she shivered as her body stretched for him. As she relaxed and took him all, Ross’ tongue teased her rear. She gasped as he rubbed cool lube into her ass.

  The ache inside of her was constant. She needed two men inside of her.

  Curtis kissed her, and she grabbed his cock.

  “Sure you want two inside of you at once?” he asked.

  She nodded. “I need it. Love me and make me forget about the craziness around here.”

  Ross filled her ass slowly. Her insides twinged and tightened with no room to spare. Gavin lifted her under her arms and rocked them back. Ross leaned back, and Shannon’s jaw dropped as Gavin slowly controlled her descent onto Ross.

  She clung to Gavin’s broad shoulders and let the stuffed sensation sink in. When she felt comfortable, she pressed her hands to the bed on either side of Ross to support herself. “Who screws you?” she asked.

  Gavin smiled. “Just enjoy.”

  She nodded and rocked her hips on the two cocks inside of her as Curtis slid up next to her. He kissed her then Gavin. Her pussy tightened as she watched the two men’s tongues tangle. Curtis turned back to her and sucked her breasts.

  Milton knelt behind Gavin, and she smiled. Finally, Curtis stood up and let her suck his cock. While licking his balls, she watched Gavin’s face as he took Milton’s cock. It was a sexy blur as she and Ross held still and Gavin rocked between her and Milton. Curtis fucked her mouth, and she let go of everything but the feeling of her men.

  Her body adapted to the dual attention until Ross lifted her slightly and fucked her ass. There was no way to control herself then. She sucked Curtis’ balls as Gavin swallowed the shaft. Gavin sped up his thrusts, and her legs shook as the first orgasm hit her. She moaned and squeezed Ross’ cock.

  “Damn!” Ross grunted.

  She felt his release rumble through his body then his strong hands grabbed her breasts and teased her even more. She nipped at Curtis’ balls and flicked her tongue behind his sac. His body tensed, and his cum shot over her and Gavin.

  Milton’s grunts and groans turned her on even though she couldn’t see exactly what he was doing to Gavin’s ass. Clearly, Gavin liked it. He filled her faster and leaned down to kiss her mouth and share some of Curtis’ cum.

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sp; Fingers worked her clit, and nothing mattered anymore. Gavin fucked her senseless as her hips snapped faster. Her arms gave out, and Ross held her as she shrieked through a deep release she needed to repeat over and over. She heard Gavin shout at some point, but she couldn’t react. The cathartic orgasm left her limp and satisfied. It was as if every muscle in her body had been stimulated to perfection.

  “You okay?” Curtis asked.

  She grinned. “I never liked exercise but that is the perfect workout.”

  “Ready to go again?” Gavin kissed her neck and eased back.

  She laughed. “Maybe after a shower and nap. I might not be able to walk right this minute.”

  “Did we hurt you?” Milton asked.

  “Not at all, but I definitely worked out some muscles I haven’t before.” She kissed Milton and rolled gently off of Ross. “That was the best distraction ever. A shower sounds good, if you guys will join me?”

  Curtis scooped her up and carried her toward the bathroom. “Might be a tight fit, but we’ll enjoy it.”

  She knew she’d enjoy it, too! If she felt a little wobbly, she knew they’d hold her up.

  Chapter Five

  As the group assembled again in the conference room, Ross stared at Shannon’s arm. The day before she’d insisted on giving a skin graft to Meg for testing the weapon. Obviously, hybrids didn’t heal as quickly as full Keelons.

  It was a rational thing to do, but Shannon barely knew anything about the situation. Bonnie entered and sat across the table. “So what’s what?” she asked.

  “I just want to know what I don’t know. Whatever Hastings won’t tell me,” Shannon said.

  Curtis nodded. “We believe that hybrids are of special interest to the Keelons.”

  “Why?” Shannon asked.

  Bonnie sat back and opened a bottle of water. “They told us. I didn’t come here for kicks or to see Dad. I was abducted and dropped here. The aliens also grabbed about five Air Force pilots and checked out the woman among them.”

  “Did it hurt?” Shannon asked.

  “No, it was scary but more like a stunned feeling.” Bonnie shrugged.

  “There’s no way to prove the aliens communicated with anyone. It’s hard to confirm anything. Memories get faded, and our brains try to fill in the blanks.” Ross wanted to stick to the facts.

  “Human brains will fill in the blanks. The Keelons knew exactly what they were doing. It was no dream. I ended up outside in the open desert of Dreamland naked. You really think I walked from Reno like that?”

  “The Keelons abducting you isn’t in doubt, but they can plant false memories,” Curtis said.

  “False or real, it’s traumatic. But they didn’t keep you?” Shannon asked.

  “I fought them. After I’d had some fun, I realized it wasn’t real and I started to look for the door. I wanted to go back to my apartment. Once I broke through, I was too much trouble.” Bonnie smiled. “They dumped me right here. I was kept against my will, too. Dad’s good at that.”

  Ross slid the report to Shannon. “Meg sent over the results of your skin test. It appears the weapon is only useful on hybrids if they’re under extreme stress or environmental conditions where the Keelon modulation of the skin cells kick in.”

  “Meaning the weapon won’t hurt me?”

  “Not unless you’re in a deep freeze or in an oven.” Bonnie rocked back in her chair. “That’s good.”

  “Is it?” Shannon frowned.

  “You want this to hurt you? There’s an antidote, but it causes such pain that it disables the Keelon.” Curtis shuddered.

  “There have been live tests?” Shannon asked in disgust.

  “Volunteers only, and it was more to test the antidote than to test the weapon. Grafts will only tell you so much.” Ross shrugged.

  “I see. So if the Keelons want hybrids, what for?”

  “Possibly breeding. Most human women don’t take well to being bossed around.” Bonnie shook her head.

  “So they think hybrids would be more docile? Well I’ve never been confrontational. If their technology is so superior, wouldn’t they be able to make hybrids or grow test tube babies in some synthetic uterus?” Shannon rubbed her forehead. “I don’t like any of this.”

  “No one does,” Bonnie said.

  “The Keelons are warriors. Nothing else mattered,” Gavin said.

  “So how did they end up with more men than women?” Shannon replied.

  “Genetic engineering,” Ross answered.

  “So they can’t reverse it to give them enough Keelon women? Or do they make kids outside of women? Outmode the whole gender except for egg harvesting?” Shannon asked.

  “Excellent questions,” Curtis said.

  “We don’t have a lot of current intel on them. They could’ve been breeding hybrids since these guys crashed when they were six years old.” Bonnie nodded to Shannon’s four men.

  “They could have been. Women were not being produced enough even back them. The balance was tipping too far.” Ross contemplated the idea. “If they had hybrids…”

  “The weapon wouldn’t work on them either,” Bonnie said.

  “Damn!” Gavin’s fist hit the table.

  “That’s a big if.” Milton put an arm around Shannon. “We don’t know what they really want.”

  “Sure we do. They want world domination. They make war to take what they need. Food, supplies, people or whatever else. The Keelons produce nothing but warriors and ships. They’re like Vikings. They pillage.”

  “Even if they have hybrids, they’re probably for breeding and not for war. To use humans like that would be because of a genetic defect or gender imbalance. Who knows if a breeding program would’ve worked? Would the hybrids have enough Keelon warrior in them to be worthy fighters in the Keelon estimation? If hybrids aren’t warriors then it’s possible we’re not that interesting. Simply being bred for females and the male hybrids only take non-warrior jobs?” Shannon wondered aloud.

  “Meaning?” Curtis asked.

  “If they send a ship to Earth, I doubt it’d have hybrids on it. We’re making huge leaps of ‘what if’ here. But would Hastings ever send you four men on a ship back to the Keelon home world for any reason? No matter how much they trust you?”

  “Hell no,” Bonnie answered. “Sorry, guys, but it’s true. They’d be taken prisoner and tortured for Earth military and technological secrets. Can’t let them fall into the hands of the Keelons. Just like we can’t let you fall into their hands, sis.”

  “Right. If the Keelons have hybrids, they wouldn’t let them anywhere near here. If we found out, we might step up our fight or the hybrids might even revolt and try to stay here. Odds are anyone on an alien ship coming here is a full-blooded alien and our weapon will work on them. I just wish we knew what they hell they were doing, how many humans they’ve taken and why.”

  “Many get returned.” Ross was making notes and working on angles in his mind. The women were right. There was so much they couldn’t know, and in the end it didn’t matter, but he wanted as much information as he could gather, just in case.

  “We’ll never know it all, I’m afraid.” Milton smiled at Shannon. “But we’ll keep you safe.”

  Ross felt the vibration of his Smartphone as the other’s phones also started beeping like mad.

  Bonnie looked at her screen. “Damn it! The drones aren’t ready yet. We’re almost there!”

  “What is it?” Shannon asked.

  “Keelon vessel over Dreamland. Stay inside, and you’ll be fine. They’ll scramble some jets to discourage it,” Curtis answered.

  “We should get her back to our quarters just to keep Hastings calm,” Ross suggested.

  “You guys find out what you can, I’ll meet you there.” Shannon stood and headed out the door quicker than normal.

  “You got her tracked?” Bonnie asked.

  “Yes.” Curtis tapped his phone. “Damn. She’s headed for the outer doors.”

  “Sh
e’s got you men fooled.” Bonnie ran after her sister.

  The men followed and, with their superior muscles, passed Bonnie in the hallway.

  The men burst out into the open space and found Shannon already in the alien’s beam. She didn’t struggle. She just stared up at the ship defiantly. Her feet were still on the ground.

  Milton rushed toward her to pull her free, but Gavin grabbed him. “We don’t know what’ll happen.”

  “Get the jets in the air. They’ve got Shannon!” Curtis shouted into his phone.

  “Shannon, come back here!” Bonnie raced for the beam, and Ross nabbed her and held her back.

  They didn’t even get a look from Shannon as she was slowly lifted. Milton cursed. Were the aliens in control or could she leave? They hadn’t pulled her up into the ship yet. She was barely off the ground. Were they just analyzing her?

  As the jets broke the sound barrier, they headed straight for the source of the beam. Hastings rushed out. “What the holy hell are you idiots doing? You let her run right out here?”

  “She said she was going to our quarters and wanted us to find out what was going on.” Curtis hung his head. “Sorry, Sir.”

  “It’s not their fault. She tricked them. No sister of mine is docile all the time.” Bonnie grinned.

  “You’re proud of this?” Hastings growled.

  “I’m glad she’s not just sitting around and taking your crap. Doing something is better than nothing. Though, this is probably a really bad idea. I wish she’d have asked me first.” Bonnie shook her head.

  “Get inside,” Hastings said.

  “Screw you!” she replied.

  Milton couldn’t believe they were squabbling now. “Do you think she’s in pain?” He saw the planes firing at the source of the beam, but so far the effect was minimal.

  “No, it doesn’t hurt. I just hope they aren’t pumping information from her.” Bonnie sighed.

  “We should all get inside. We’re sitting ducks out here,” Curtis said.

  Suddenly, a blast from the Keelon ship hit yards away. The force knocked Bonnie off her feet. Ross and Gavin helped her up but Milton couldn’t move.