Lazarus

Within ten minutes our assault ships had deployed and were now circulaiting the Vorian. We had yet to gain visuals on the unidentified ship. Everyone was on high alert if we infact needed to engage.

"The ship is identified. It's a Galdrian ship, the Nibor." Kurn exclaims. Fuck! What is he doing here? The ship belongs to my cousin Garon. After my father and Garons father fell out some fifteen years ago, Garon has made a fine career as a pirate and terrorist.

"Establish a safe communication line to them. We need to see what they want." I growl out. I have no wish to speak with my cousin but his presence is disturbing. As is the fact that I can't seem to get a hold of Elina.

"Sir! There has been a breach on level three!" A young private enters the bridge and comes up to me. "There are two dead bodies and a ship has docked and left."

"Are the dead identified?" My voice is hard. This is not something we had anticipated on a mission like this.

"Corporal Davvin and private Ruk, sir." I feel the blood drain from my face. Davvin. Elina was supposed to meet with him today. I tried to contact Elina through my com once more, but it couldn't connect.

"Locate my mate." I rushed out. "She was meeting with Davvin today and her com can't be reached." I feel panic surge underneath the surface of my skin. Why would Garon come here and dock? Why can't I reach Elina? I shake my head, trying to erase the dark thoughts that construct themselves in my mind.

"Yes sir!" The private leaves the bridge to find Elina. I hope she's at our quarters, safe and sound. In a minute a message appears on everyone's coms with the order to locate Elina or report the last sightings of her. My com soon rings and I answer.

"Yes?" My voice is short and harsh but I don't care.

"This is corporal Leelo, sir. I was with Elina and Davvin in the game room on the third floor when the alarm went off. Corporal Davvin escorted Elina." A voice says over the com.

"Fuck!" I exclaim. "Corporal Davvin has been found dead close to the dock on the third floor. Any idea why he would have gone there with my mate?" I growl.

"N-no sir. He was supposed to escort her to your room, sir." Leelo stammers out. "That's what we agreed on. They are closer so we thought it better that he escorted her." I can hear the alarm in his voice. He obviously did not know about Davvins plans. If he had any plans.

"Anything else?" I ask him.

"N-so, sir. That is all." I end the call and stand up.

"Have we established contact with Garon?" I roar to be heard over the alarm on the bridge.

"Just now, sir." The information expert projects the image on the large screen for all to see.

"Well. Hello there my dear cousin." A deep voice drawls through the speakers as my cousin appeared on screen. "Long time no see." His face is almost identical to mine, except the new scar that runs down the right side of his face. It's not strange that we look alike. Our fathers were identical twins and our mothers as well. Then there is the fact that me and Garon are pseudo twins, born on the same day, under the red moon, with identical parents. It is a very unusual occurrence that triggers a special spiritual bond.

"And to what do I owe the pleasure of your visit, Garon?" I growl with narrowed eyes at him.

A large smirk appears on his lips. "I just needed to pick up a little package." He makes a motion with his hand and after a few minutes a large male drags a small figure into the picture, Elina. She looks frightened but at the same time I can see the anger burning behind her eyes as she glares at Garon. Garon does not seem to care and grabs her arm to pull her down on his lap, securing her with his bulging arms.

She struggles but then her eyes turn towards the screen and she freezes. "Lazarus!" Her voice is pitched and I see tears welling up in her eyes. "Lazarus!" She claws at Garons hands trying to come loose.

"You made a fine pick. Feisty and strong. Definitely a mother of a future king." Garon bends down to her neck, buries his nose in her hair and takes a deep breath. Elina struggles against his hold. "She still reeks of you, but that will soon pass."

"Garon you fucker! Give her back! She's mine!" I growl and stand up. My face is distorted in a furious snarl. I hear Kurn growl, as well as some of the other crew members.

His laugh is cold and heartless as he gently strokes Elinas cheek. She whimpers and tries to shy away. "She might have been yours. But now she's mine!" He growls and bares his fangs at me. The connection breaks.

"Your orders, sir?"

"Pursue. Do not attack. My mate and the future heir to the royal throne is on that ship." I rise and leave the bridge with Kurn hot on my tail.

"You're not going to go after her, right?"

"Of course I am. I'll try to sneak up on him and take her back." Briskly I walk towards the hangar. There are ships designed for steathattack. They might work since his ship is an older model.

"He will have his eyes open for that. The best thing to do now is wait and send the stealth squad in a later stage. We have the plans for the Nibor and I can quickly make a program so they'll know the insides." I stop and throw my fist hard into the wall.

"Aaarg! It's my fault! Fuck!" I punch the wall a few times more while screaming out my anger. The skin on my knuckles tear and the blood leaves marks on the wall. I know that Kurn is right. Going out now will endanger my life and then I'll never be able to get Elina back. She'll be left on her own with a psychopath in space. I feel tears run down my cheeks. I haven't cried even once in my adult life. Kurn stands at attention, awaiting instructions from his Captain and Prince, as if my tears aren't there. Taking deep breaths to calm myself down I turn to him. "Make the necessary arrangements and start working on that simulation immediately!"

"Yes sir!" He gives me a salut and turns to execute his order. I slide down the wall to sit with my face in my hands and cry out the loss of my mate. My chest is filled with anger, fear and anxiety for what my mate is going through.

***

Elina

"Lazarus!" I call for him as the connection to the Vorian ends. Tears are running down my cheeks as I struggle to get off this horrible males lap.

"Now now, little one." His voice is raspy and deep as he murmurs in my ear and a shiver goes down my spine to tingle my core. Wait! What? Why am I reacting like this to this monster? "Mmm." He hums into my neck as he draws another deep breath. "You really do smell good." His chest rumbles with a low growl and a small whimper leaves my mouth as my sex tingles even more. I can even feel myself grow wet. He draws another deep breath. "Your arousal smells really sweet. I bet you taste as good as you smell." One of his hands moves over my body, stroking my arm and lightly brushing my breast. I gasp at the feeling of his hand on me. "And now I'm sure you're wondering why you are reacting like this to me?"

"Ye-es." My reply comes out almost as a moan. The arm he has locked around my waist loosen and he moves his hand down my thigh to the hem of my dress. To my horror a full out moan leaves my mouth and I quickly slap my hand over it.

"I see that humans really are similar to us. Reacting to our pheromones like any Galdrian female. Or at least you do." He muses as his hand slowly makes its way up my thigh under my dress. I try my best to press my thighs together to hinder his escapade but my body wants to betray me. A throat is cleared behind us and Garon seems to snap out of whatever trance he was in. I snap out as well. My body goes rigid and I feel the fear gather in my stomach. A threatening growl rumbles his chest as he turns his attention to the disturbance.

"Orders, captain?" A gruff voice asks.

"Are you all complete idiots? Do I need to spell it out for you to understand? Leave this place and turn back to base!" His voice is full of irritation and anger. "We'll be in my cabin and are not to be disturbed unless it's extremely important. Understand?" He roars and stands up. He holds my arm in a steel grip preventing me from running away. "Talec is in charge." He pulls me by my arm and leaves the bridge. The ship is similar to the Vorian but looks older and not so well kept. I can see dirt piling up in corners and the tablet to the elevator we enter looks greasy.

"Please don't hurt me." I meekly press out between my shaking lips. Tears are still running down my cheeks from fear of what I think he's planning to do with me.

He chuckles and cups my cheek, almost tenderly, drying my tears with his thumb. "Hurt? Oh, I'm sure it won't hurt more than when my failure of a cousin mounts you." I turn my head to the side in disgust.

"Please. It won't do any good anyways. I'm already pregnant." I hope that he will change his mind when he knows he can't breed me. A low rumble shakes the small space of the elevator and my eyes flick back to meet his. His pupils are dilated as he looks down at me with lust.

"Oh. I already know of the successful breeding between you two." He licks his lips as his dark eyes travel down my body. "You see. Me and my cousin are very alike. You could almost say that if it wasn't confirmed that we in fact are born of different mothers we could be mistaken for twins. This is a rare occurrence that can take place in the Galdrian race." The elevator comes to a stop and he drags me down the corridor to the last door. Scanning his chip, the door opens and he hauls me inside and lets go of my arm.

He turns to the small kitchen and ignores my presence, so I do the most logical thing in my mind. I throw myself at the door and try to get it to open. "Sorry little one. That won't work. That door only opens for me." He hasn't even turned his attention to me as he says this. I turn around to look for anywhere to hide.

The cabin is a little bit smaller than the one me and Lazarus share but it's obvious that this is the cabin for the captain. It has two doors, one leading to a bedroom and one to a dirty looking bathroom. I go for that door and when I get in I frantically press every button I can to try and lock the door. A small light lights up to show that it is indeed locked and I take a deep breath of relief. I go into the deepest corner of the room and fold myself to a crying ball.

Suddenly the door opens and he steps into the small room. "You didn't think that would work, did you? If so, you are more stupid than I anticipated you to be." His face is stoic as he glares down at me. I defiantly turn my head to the side and lift my chin, not honoring his question with an answer. He only chuckles and leans down to grab me. I lash out at his face with my nails, but he's as fast as Lazarus and grabs both my wrists.

"Nice try, little one. But you are too easy to read." Throwing my head forward I manage to close my teeth around one of his fingers and he yelps in pain releasing my hand to shake off my mouth. My now free hand makes another try at his face but he has already found his bearing and spins me around so that my back is pressed against his front. I can feel his large bulge poking into my back. "That was very unwise of you to do." He growls in my ear.

With a firm hold of me he drags me into the bedroom where I can see that he has prepared ropes at the bedpost. He presses me down on the mattress and straddles me to prevent me from moving. I thrash around as much as I can but he is too strong and big for me. Taking my right hand he ties the rope around the wrist and then does the same with my left. "I would have prefered to have you face me so that I can see your pleasure as I take you. But I guess that this will have to do." I raise myself up on my knees and pull on my restraints but they are tightly secured.

"Please. Please. Don't do this. I beg you. Please." My whole body shakes as I sob out my pleading to him. He drags up a chair so that he sits at the level of my head and I turn my face to him. "Please. Anything. I'll do anything. Please."

"There is only one thing I want from you." He leans in close to me as he says these words. I feel the cold of his words flow over my body. "But I'm in no hurry at the moment. I want to enjoy the look of your sinnful body first." He leans back in his chair and gives me a lustful smirk as his eyes travel over my body.

I try to think of something to distract him and I remember the conversation he started first at the bridge and then in the elevator. "You-you said th-that there were similarities be-between you and Lazarus." I stammer out between my sobs. I take some deep breaths to try and still my racing heart and tears.

"Yes, there are. Do you know that his father and my father are identical twins?" I shake my head. He speaks slowly as if to drag out the information, to shock me with it. "My mother and his mother are also identical twins." I gasp at this and he smiles at my reaction. "There is more. All four of them were born on the same day. My cousin and I were also born on the same day." My face is full of shock as I stare at Garon.

"So you see. We are more than ordinary cousins. When we were young we were inseparable but our friendship soon turned to rivalty and here we are now." His smirk is full of hate and disgust as he speaks of his relation to Lazarus. "When I heard he was on a quest to find a mate I figured that if he found one, that one would be as perfect for me as for him." He licks his lips as his eyes take another trip along my body. "It seems I was right." He falls silent and rubs his bulging member through the fabric of his trousers.

"Ho-ow come?" I'm not sure I want to hear the answer but somehow my curiosity wins over my fear.

"Your smell and the fact that you react to me as if I were him. Your body accepts me as your mate." He raises from his chair and slowly starts to undo the buttons on his shirt.