Mira kissed him, but it wasn't just sexual. The passion she felt, how much she cared for him, it all bled into the kiss. It swelled inside Ezra's chest, his whole body becoming warm and calm. But a wave of guilt flooded through him, and he broke away.

Mira's expression twisted with confusion. "I'm sorry—"

"No," Ezra said, shaking his head. "Don't be. I'm sorry."

Mira grew even more confused. Was he sorry for confessing his growing love? Was it a lie?

"I haven't been completely honest with you, Mira."

Honest about what? Had he lied about her going home? Or did this have to do with her duty to have sex with him?

"About who I am."

He looked conflicted, his eyes closing for a moment as he took a deep breath.

"Who are you?" She asked, feeling a sudden surge of angry energy.

"My parents... they aren't just high ranking government officials." He exhaled and opened his eyes, forcing himself to look her in the eyes. "They are the head of the government."

Mira's eyes narrows in confusion for a moment as she digested his words. "What do you mean?"

Ezra hesitated, standing up and then sitting down next to her on the couch as she profited more upright. "I mean, they are what humans from earth might call King and Queen."

Mira couldn't breathe for a moment. She didn't just feel like she had been swept into some fairytale, she really had been.

"So you're like... a prince?"

"In a way, yes. But our government isn't like the monarchies from earth. Being head of our government means something a little different."

"What does it mean then?"

"It's hard to explain in English... the best way I can put it is that my father is the elected royal from a council of royals. When my father dies, there will be a new election, all the other council members vote on who rules. I just so happen to be one of the only living heirs."

"So... you're going to rule the country?"

Ezra swallows hard. "The council governs the planet."

The planet. Mira didn't know what to say. Even if she did, she wouldn't have been able to speak.

"I should have told you sooner, but I was enjoying just being with you."

Mira blinked, staring at the floor.

"I tell you this now because we will be returning to the council tomorrow... and you should be prepared for what it's going to be like."

"Thats why you knew I could go home... because you're next in line to be king of the whole damn planet."

Ezra couldn't tell if she was angry or just surprised.

"Yes. That's why I know they will let you go home... I don't have much power yet, but I do have more power than any other man my age."

"And if I get pregnant..." The reality of what he had said finally soaked in. "The baby will be a royal half alien-half human."

"Yes... though, you know our species aren't really that different. We just evolved slightly different due to the planets we've lived on. Because it is born here, it will probably be more us than like humans on earth."

Mira closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "I think I need a minute," she stood up, tossing the blanket aside. As soon as she did, she remembered his cum inside her. Half of it was dried on her legs skin, and some of it was still warm and seeping out of her.

She ignored it, climbing the stairs and heading to the bath. She started the water quickly, pulling on the rope. She pulled off her dress and climbed inside, letting his juices be washed away.

It had almost been three weeks since they first had sex. She could already be pregnant. Or she could not. She counted the days in her head, thinking of her cycle. Her period was due any day now. She guessed if she didn't get it in the next week or two, her contract was complete. But she still had another ten months on this planet, playing baby maker for an alien prince. A prince. She still couldn't believe it.

It was hard enough she was here, having sex with an alien trying to get pregnant with his baby so that she could go home. But now he was next in line to rule a planet? What if he decided not to let her go home? What if he wanted her to stay, not to have babies because, like he said, he was falling for her?

She couldn't handle the thought. He was her ticket to freedom, and the one who could make sure she never had it.

Mira sat in the bath for a long time, thinking and not thinking. When she finally pulled herself together and climbed out, she wrapped towels around her hair and her body and strolled into the bedroom. Ezra wasn't there. He was giving her space.

She told herself that's what she wanted, but deep down, she knew all she wanted to do was hide in his arms and let him reassure her that everything was going to be fine. That he would never betray her. That being with him was good, not dangerous.

She found a light blue dress in the closet and pulled it on before slipping into bed and sinking into the blankets. And then Ezra appeared in the doorway, his eyes full of sympathy.

"I want you to know that I will always protect you. That no matter what happens, I will take care of you."

Mira couldn't help but smile at him. "Thank you."

"Can I lie with you?" He asked, and just the fact that he did made Mira want to believe him even more.

She nodded, and he slipped under the blankets next to her, wrapping his arm around her. She laid her cheek against his chest, letting herself get lost in the rise and fall of his chest.

"So, we're going to the council tomorrow?" She dared to ask. "Is there anything I should know. Like how to act or something?"

Ezra smiled at her. "Just be yourself."

She closed her eyes, forcing herself not to worry about it any longer. She knew she couldn't change any of it now, so she might as well play along in the fairytale.