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whisper into his ear. “Bent over the couch sounds nice and all, but I was hoping you’d go all caveman on me, toss me over your shoulder, carry me upstairs, and throw me on the bed before proceeding to have your wicked way with me.”
    He emitted an inhuman growl and one of his hands moved to her hair. He fisted her locks and gave her head a gentle tug back, forcing her gaze to lock with his once again. He leaned down until his lips almost touched hers. She shuddered and opened her mouth slightly, ready to accept his kiss, but the walls of the cabin suddenly rattled and the floor shook.
    White light streamed in through the windows and somehow also filtered down from the ceiling. The brightness blinded her, and she clutched onto Alex. Oh God . What was happening? Her heart raced with fear, and when he swooped her up in his arms she buried her face into his chest, trying to escape the intense light.
    Over all the noise of the shaking cabin, she heard Alex’s steady, reassuring voice. “It’s okay, Kira! Just hold onto me. I’ve got you, babygirl.”
    A tingle zipped through her body, and just like that the shaking and the noise ceased. The only sound she heard was the beating of Alex’s heart. She remained in his arms, wondering if it was safe to come out of her hiding. Had something destroyed the cabin? A freak storm?
    Confusion and fear combined and she thanked God for Alex. If he hadn’t been with her during this strange event, she would’ve been out of her mind with terror.
    “Son of a bitch,” Alex muttered. Then he spoke in a language she didn’t recognize. Another voice answered, speaking the same foreign tongue.
    No, not foreign.
    Alien.
    Reestrian.
    She lifted her head from Alex’s chest and gasped at the view. She spotted Earth from a large window. Holy shit! They were in space. On a Reestrian spaceship, she presumed. A glance to her right showed two tall men. Except she knew they weren’t men. They were Reestrian, just like Alex.
    Great, just great. She’d been beamed to an alien spaceship in her purple kitten pajamas.
    “What’s going on?” she whispered, peering up at the man she’d been ready to kiss before the bright lights spoiled their moment.
    “The American president has just broadcast an announcement about Reestria, months before we agreed it would happen.” He nodded at some screens on a wall she hadn’t noticed. The screens showed different views of what she supposed were events happening on Earth. People in the streets, some celebrating, others looting. Police marched toward many of the crowds wearing riot gear. It was like a scene from the movies.
    “The president told Americans about Reestria and that’s how people are reacting?” She surveyed the room quickly and determined this must be the bridge of the ship. She spotted several more Reestrians seated with their fingers flying over buttons and various glowing screens. Then Earth began to grow smaller in the window. “What’s happening? We’re leaving now?”
    One of the Reestrians said something, and Alex gave him an amused look before replying.
    “What are you saying? Don’t you know it’s rude to talk a different language in front of someone who speaks another?” She glared between Alex and the other Reestrian, her annoyance flaring. She wiggled in Alex’s hold until he released her from his arms, sitting her down on her own two feet.
    “He just told me he didn’t have time to wait for me to drive my archaic travel device—the truck I drove up the mountain in—back to Area 51 where the Reestrian ships are located. All Reestrians are being pulled from Earth.”
    “All Reestrians? Why don’t I see anyone else then?” she asked, not buying his story.
    “The other Reestrians were beamed to a different part of the ship.”
    “Why were we beamed to the bridge?”
    He scanned her face and looked like he was guarding a secret. “I told you my family, the clan I belong to, is very powerful and wealthy.”
    “Yes,