Chapter 36
Amber’s pov
Alone, cold, empty. That is how I felt when I drifted back into consciousness.
‘I can’t wait to see her,’ I hear a voice in my head reminding me of earlier today.
But then a strange feeling washes over me. Something… No, someone is coming. I rub my eyes before opening them and slowly sit up in the unfamiliar room.
“Someone?” I shake my head and scold myself. “You are so dumb. If this… Office? Yes, office is anything to go by the building is huge. I am sure dozens of people come here. I am probably just a little insane,” I can’t help but laugh at myself. I am so weird.
Then it hit me. My laughing stops and I feel tears fill my eyes. “Office? What the hell? Where are Phe and Len? Father, everyone?” I jump up a little too fast msking myself dizzy. I instantly fall to the floor knocking something over close to me. The object made a loud crashing noise. The large wooden door opens in a flash.
“ANN?” Dax exclaims seeing me laying on the floor. He rushes over and gently, but quickly pulls me up so I am leaning against him.
“Are you alright? Are you hurt?”
He is an Angel. A little flirty at times… Okay, very. But he is sweet enough.
“Where are they? Have they left me? I… I need them. They promised they’d be with me forever,” I begin to sob.
“They are in the room next door, Princess. They would never leave you. Their dad had to literally drag them out of here.”
“Really?” I sniffle and look at him hopefully.
He gives me a small nod. “Now, let’s tidy you up so we can take you to them. Or we could go to the kitchen? I know where they keep the chocolate?” He wiggles his eyebrows making me laugh. “I am still full from before. But thank you. You are a great friend,” I give him a hug which he returns.
“Yeah. That’s me, your great big friend,” He says the word big suggestively.
I laugh and hit his arm. “You are such a perv.”
“Yes. But that’s why you like me so much.” He winks at me. “There is washroom/toilet just in there,” He points to a different door to which he entered the room. “Do you need help walking?” He helps me stand up straight.
“I am alright, thank you, Dax. Just give me a minute and we can join the others.”
“Oh, joy,” He says sarcastically.
“Did I tell you I hate Monet?” I hear he say as I enter the washroom.
“Not sure, but I know now.” I disappear into the small room.
Using the toilet is an experience. Unlike back on Earth they do not have or use toilet paper or at least this toilet doesn’t. It has a built-in bidet and dryer. The ship has something similar, but this is unexpected. It seems to sense when I have finished and the jet begins. I swear I almost fell off the thing.
“Damn toilet! My baby doesn’t need washing too,” I grumble after almost being douched internally. That thing is powerful.
Finally after washing my face and drying it I exit the room refreshed and ready to see my mates.
Dax’s eyes perk up hearing my return. “Sure you don’t want to go exploring?” He asks me hopefully. “How about we go inside for a while so I can see my family and if this Monet guy is that bad we’ll leave and go for a walk. You can show me around this place or something?”
“I can live with that,” He smiles and holds his arm out for me. “Shall we?”
“Such a gentleman,” I loop my arm through his.
“That’s me, princess. Always the gentleman.”
Together we exit the room and head towards to the neighboring room.
Clenching his fist, he knocks on the door. “YES?” Dallas’s voice calls loudly. Dax opens the door and takes a step inside with me at his side. Ignoring the many eyes on us, my eyes quickly met Lenime and then Phe’s. They look irate, but seeing me their expressions take a complete U-turn.
Letting go of Dax’s arm my feet seem to have a mind of their own and carry me over my mates. “Hello, little one,” They both say together and I stop next to the pair who are sat side by side. “Hello.” I lean down and give them each a kiss in turn. Phe picks me up and places me on his lap. I notice Lenime shuffling his chair closer so his leg and side are pressing against Phe’s. Neither man minds. I guess it is nothing considering they have more intimate areas touching when we join. Lenime takes hold of me so I’m half on his lap and half on his brother’s. Both seem happy with the position and place a kiss on the sides of my neck before placing one of their hands on my belly and the other on my back.
“Amber?” I look up to Dallas.
“Sorry. Hello.” He chuckles. “You didn’t hear a word I said did you?”
“You were speaking?” I only then do notice everyone is looking at me. Including creepy looking man.
“Yes. But it’s alright. I understand.”
“We can speak later. You go back to what you were doing. Pretend I’m not here.”
I hear the creep mumble, “That will be hard.” But I ignore it and they retuen to chatting.
“Amber, this is Emperor Andre Monet. Monet, this is my dear sister, Amber.” I am surprised to hear him introduce me as his sister and not aunt. But I go along with it. “Pleasure to meet you, Amber.” Even the way he says my name is creepy. He made my skin crawl the way he looks at me.
“Yes. Good to meet you, Mr. Monet.”
“I insist you call me Andre,” He smiles.
Err. I just nod and he goes back to what he was saying before. But continues to take looks at me every few second.
“What is your reply to my earlier request?”
“He wants technology,” Lenime whispers in my ear.
“Any kind of technology?” I whisper back.
“Details on how to make weapons and ships among other things.”
“Why would we do that?” I address my question to Monet.
“Because I am willing to compensate your friends greatly.”
“With?”
“Money, women, animal, supplies. Whatever they want.”
“We need not money nor women. As for the rest, we have already arranged what we need,” Kiy answers politely. I guess they had the injection because Monet and the others seem to understand.
Lenime completely isn’t listening to anything. He is busy sniffing and nuzzling my neck and murmuring how much he missed me. Phe is managing to keep a slightly more professional appearance and at least pretending to listen, but kept placing kisses on my neck every few seconds. I know I said before about touching in public, but I don’t care as long as they don’t start dry humping me or playing with my button.
“We will not give technology to a person we just met who could use it against us or people close to us,” I add looking to Dallas. “And even after that I would not be happy to do so.”
Monet doesn’t seem to take my word which annoys me greatly.
“My daughter is correct. Maybe in the future we can offer you information medicines.”
I love Kiy.
As though reading he turns to face me and says with a smile, “Her word is final.” I’m not the only one who is shocked by the power he is giving me.
“Alright. But we could trade women.” Dallas looks disgusted at the man, but he doesn’t seem to notice. “You can never have enough women.”
“Dax and I are going,” I say trying to stand up. Trying being the key word.
“Yes. I think we should call an end to this meeting and discuss this more at a later time,” Dallas says obviously as fed up as me and I’ve only been in the room five minutes. He stands up and everyone else follows suit. Finally, my mates let me stand.
I walk over to Kiy and whisper to him, “We should not give him anything.”
“I agree.” I give him a hug. Why? I don’t know. I just like hugging my father. “Do you miss mother?” I ask him knowing how much I missed my mates in the short time we were apart.
“Yes. But it is only for a short time and she would never forgive me if I weren’t here for you and the boys,” He walks beside me out of the room. Phe and Lenime are trailing behind us.
“Feeling better?” Dallas asks giving me a hug after meeting us at the door.
“Yes. Thank you. You should have woken me up though. It isn’t really fair that I sleep while you guys work.” I feel eyes burning into my back, more specifically my backside.
“You need your rest in your condition.” We pull apart and the moment we do I am placed in between my mates who’s hands stroke my bare back.
“I know we met, but I wanted a more personal meeting.”
The creep seems to just appear in front of me.
“The names Andre,” He holds out his hand.
“Amber,” I reluctantly take his hand to shake, but instead of shaking it he places a lingering kiss on the back while looking at me weirdly. My stomach turns and not in a good way.
My mates must have felt my discomfort because Phe not at all discreetly takes my hand and removes it from his. “She does not like that. Do not do it again,” He says sounding very threatening.
Monet chuckles. “Many women are intimidated when they first meet me.”
I do not deny he is handsome, he looks to be in his mid-thirties. But he is such a dick.
“I will have my men show you to a room where you and your men can freshen up in while I show Amber and my new friends around my home.”
“That will not be necessary. We would like to accompany you. If I may?”
I can clearly tell Dallas is not happy with this idea but comes up with a compromise. “Alright. Then my guards will just show yours then.”
Monet frowns “I do not want a dozen guards trailing after us when I go to see my children. You are welcome to come with us, but if you are uncomfortable…”
Monet looks at me once more before turning to his men and nodding.
Soon all of the guards except Dax had left. I can tell Monet is uncomfortable with the fact that the huge Aliens outnumbered the Humans in our group. But he hid it well.
“Where to start?” Dallas thinks to himself. “We’ll start from the upstairs downwards, leaving the basement until last. That is where my wife and the children are.” He doesn’t go into details.
I am not going to go into great details of the house… Mansion. Lets just say it is huge and beautiful. I saw so many rooms. I had to stop. “Are you alright, Amber?” He asks concerned.
“I just need to sit down.” I sit on a chair in the lobby type room.
“I’m sorry, Princess. I keep forgetting you’re pregnant.”
“It’s alright. Just give me a minute.”
‘Almost there.’
‘I think I’m going to wet myself.’
‘He needs to stop bouncing or he’s going to fall out of the chair.’
Three voices filled my head.
‘He is so cute.’
‘He’s getting horny but now is not the time.’
‘Not with the children around.’
It sounds like to men and a woman.
“Amber? Amber?” I look up to see everyone looking at me concerned.
“You wasn’t answering, your eyes turned purple,” Dax tells me.
I feel a shuffle and notice I am now on Phe’s lap and Lenime is kneeling beside us with his hand on my leg.
“How’d I get here?” I ask confused.
“You looked like you were going to fall,” Phe explains.
“What happened?”
“I don’t know. Voices inside my head. I heard some earlier, but they sounded like Phe and Len and was only for a second. But this time it was different voices. One seems familiar, but the other two,” I shrug. “I have never heard.” I sigh. “I don’t know. Maybe I’m going insane.”
A strange look crosses Dallas’s face. “No, Princess. I think it is one of the side effects of the enzyme.”
“But why is it happening now? Who is it?” Lenime questions.
“It was going to happen eventually. But now-”
“I think someone is coming.” I cut Dallas off. “I have this feeling. But also they keep talking about traveling and almost being somewhere.”
Dallas nods listening. “You are most likely right. I will have my security pay extra attention. But in the meantime we will watch you and hopefully the absences should lessen when the person or persons get here.”
“Has this ever happened before with your family?” Monet asks. I almost forgot he was here. Apart from some creepy smiles, he has been alright.
“Not this exactly. It almost sounds like you might be hearing someone’s thoughts or something.”
“That would make sense,” I remember the time in the shower when it first happened and I heard my mates.
“I am going to make a call,” Dallas says taking out his phone. “Dax, show them the kitchen and get Amber a drink. I’ll join you in a moment.”
I go to stand, but Phe stands up with me in his arms. “I will carry you,” He tells me sternly. I don’t argue. I’m honestly not in the mood.
‘I want to touch her too,’ Lenime’s voice says in my head as Phe carries into the kitchen. There is some staff in there cooking. They look up, but back down again when they see us enter. I know they are pretending not to look. But they are. “Do you like Orange juice?” Dax asks me.
I quickly nod. “I feel like I haven’t drunk it in forever.”
“I’ll get you some,” He walks to a large fridge and pulls out a huge jug full of Orange juice. “This was made early. They squeeze it fresh every morning.”
“Put me down please, Phe? Just while I drink.” He seems reluctant but does as I asked. I peck his lips.
‘I’m here. I want a kiss too,’ Lenime sounds depressed. Looking around I find him behind his older brother, Tou. He is accidentally blocking his younger brother’s path to me. I move and hold out my hand for Lenime and Tou finally notices taking a step to the side.
“I want you to touch and kiss me too,” I whisper as he leans down to kiss me. His eyes widened a fraction. “You heard me?” I places my lips on his. The kiss became a little heated but quickly stop when I remember where we are.
Everyone tries the orangeajuice with me but Phe’s expression is priceless. I think Lenime is the only one who actually liked it.
Soon enough, we leave the kitchen and are rejoined by Dallas, who tells us his parents are on their way here. That means they will be here shortly.
Maybe it was them I heard?
“This is the way to -” Dallas begins to tell us about the room we are heading to next, but a voice in my head made me stop listening.
‘She’s here. I can feel here close by.’
“…It is one of my favorite places.” He opens a set of large doors to reveal an enormous swimming pool. The fact that it is in a basement give it a cavern feel. It is great. I have already learned that Poyun’s don’t swim, so don’t have pools. But I love swimming. “This is my wife, Steph,” He introduces us to a gorgeous brunette, slightly taller than myself. Thankfully Phe set me down just before we entered the room.
“Steph, this is Amber.” She doesn’t even seem bothered by the men with me. But in all honestly she looks a little like she might faint. God knows.
“Hello. Good to meet you.” I hold out my hand and shake hers. But she doesn’t let go of my hand straight away.
“H..Hello,” She stutters.
“She’s just a little excited about meeting you. Creator and all.”
“Creator of what?” Monet asks confused.
I look at Dallas and silently ask ‘You didn’t tell him?’
“It is not important,” He tells him, also giving me my answer.
He looks ready to argue, but a couple of children call for their ‘daddy,’ gaining Dallas’s attention.
“So little…” Lenime mumbles as we get closer to the six children. Some are in the kiddies pool, the others are sat on the side, but all are wet and in swimwear. It is only then I notice Steph is in a one piece swimsuit too.
Dallas is walking beside her with his arm around her waist. It is completely clear just in the short seconds we have seen them together that they are head over heels for each other.
Monet is not too discreetly checking out her backside. Feeling my eyes on him, he looks my way and smirks before winking at me. Creep.
“Dada, I mishedyo’,” A tiny little girl hobbles over holding the hand of a girl a few years older.
“I missed you, Vi.” He picks up smaller one and kisses her before kissing the other girl’s, who was hugging his leg.
“Kids, Come here. I have some people I want you to meet,” He calls to his children as we all stop feet away.
“Kids… This is-”
