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that not many forms of life could
survive on that planet. Humans were by far the weakest, but if they stayed out
of the extreme heat and elements they could survive in the protection of caves
and mountains. But her species, even though she was half human, thrived in the
heat. Her blue skin allowed the temperature to slowly be absorbed into her body
and metabolized. She may appear human, and look like her human slave mother,
but she was very much a Cellulion alien. The planet
sounded frightening in some aspects, but she also remembered seeing the
gorgeous fire oceans and bodies of water, the towering black mountains and
trees that had flames for leaves. It was a heaven and hell kind of world, and
soon it would be where she would spend the rest of her life.
      Viktor went on to talk about his world more,
giving her these visuals that no hologram could ever achieve. Mekenna found herself leaning forward, anticipating the
stories he spoke of, of the creatures that were like monsters from a nightmare,
but that for Hades were everyday occurrences. How would she survive a planet
where the life on it was so dangerous and destructive?
    You’ll survive it because you’ll
be free, and any planet that allows you to have that kind of freedom is better
than being chained up. She lifted her hand to her neck, where there was no longer a chain around her
throat. Viktor had taken it off as soon as they boarded the ship, and although
it was strange to have that piece of metal off of her throat, she could still
feel it there. Maybe she always would, because that had been her life since the
moment she came out of her mother.
    After
Viktor was finished speaking he stood and went over to the window that showed
the vast collection of planets and space. “Come stand by me, mate.”
    She
moved her hands over her thighs, took a deep, steadying breath, and rose to go
and moved toward him. For several moments they just stood there, neither
speaking, but the silence and atmosphere surrounding them comfortable.
    “Did
he harm you badly?” Viktor asked in a low, deep and threatening voice.
    She
didn’t respond at first, but did stare at him, thinking about his question. Mekenna didn’t want to talk about this, didn’t want to
bring up what her life had been like. She was free now, as they had said to
her, and so she exercised that right, hoping it didn’t backfire on her.
    “Viktor,
I would really prefer not to talk about that.” She looked at him, feeling
unusual for speaking her mind at all. Although she had never done so in her
entire life, Mekenna did see herself a strong female.
She was no longer in that situation, felt herself starting to become even stronger still as each hour passed and she was moving
further away from Sessinea .
    Viktor
turned and faced her, and for several minutes he just watched her, not speaking,
just breathing evenly. There was this hint of anger on his face, but she could
scent that it wasn’t directed toward her.
    “We
should have killed him when we were there. Letting him live was the worst
mistake I’ve made.”
    That
statement touched something so deep inside of her that she knew these three men
would forever be engrained in her. Without thinking she lifted her hand and
cupped his face. His flesh was slightly stubble covered on his cheeks, but warm
to the touch. He also leaned into her hold, and this wave of emotion moved
through her.
    “We
may have just come into each other’s lives, but, female,” he paused a moment,
“you have no idea how much control you have over us.”
    Her
heart slammed into her ribs, threatening to burst free. “Those are strong
words, warrior.” Her throat was dry, closing in and making it difficult to
breathe.
    “Yes,
but they are the truth. We knew as soon as we saw you that you were to be ours
to claim,” Savastian said from behind her, and she
looked over her shoulder. Fillip and Savastian stood
in the entryway. For some reason she wasn’t nervous or surprised to see