Viola Grace [Tales of the Citadel 44] Blazing Serious [eXtasy] (pdf)

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Confused?
Uh, very.
Jimra is Yoris s daughter from before he declared. Huros
had to be sedated and Jimra had a cut. Her blood got on his
skin, and they linked. The fluffy thing is a Yaluthu, and
Yoris is not pleased with the union. Got it?
Rorrom exhaled sharply. Got it. Too bad. I liked Jimra.
She had potential.
She still does but not with you. It is funny, I wonder if it
is that she is an alien or something else about her. She has
quite the group of admirers in both sexes. The healer patted
him on the arm. Come on and get some tea and a hot meal
before you have to move the ship back to the spaceport.
Rorrom followed the two healers inside while wondering
how Jimra was doing. She had been pale and thrashing in
the cargo hold when he grabbed her and strapped her to the
gurney. He unbuckled her the moment she stopped fighting,
but he still didn t know why he had to tie her down.
He just wished it could have been under different
circumstances.
* * * *
Jimra felt like she had been hit by a skimmer. She groaned
and opened her eyes, surprised by the robe she was wearing
over nothing else, and the purple creature with the whirling
black eyes who was staring directly at her. It chirped hello
and hopped down the bed to her hand, pushing its head
under her palm.
Hello. Tremor, is it? What a charming name for such a
particularly stunning creature.
He made a happy, warbling noise, and she felt the pain in
her body recede.
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He s a Yaluthu.
She tensed at the voice behind her and ignored the fact
that she could feel his body heat through her robe. Huros.
Correct. Your father and I neglected to inform you of the
details of the link, and it could have cost you your life. I am
here to correct that.
He put his hand on her shoulder and her heart thudded
and her mind relaxed. She cleared her throat. What do you
mean?
I mean that you need to know what this blood link
actually means. We cannot be apart.
She wrestled with that thought while he explained that
the blood link was related to the declaration. A declaration
of the same-sex preference meant that they were
surrendering their right to reproduce. Children born before
the declaration were accepted, but there was a special
registration process that could take months if not years.
They were legally entitled to their family ties, but the Ypra
government had to verify both parents. Bloodlines were
everything on a world with strictly controlled reproduction.
It was all confusing and wrapped in politics, which was
not Jimra s favourite subject. When he finished explaining
that the same-sex preference had to be recorded because it
meant that two people had left the breeding population.
All males are temporarily sterilised at puberty, so it is
uncertain as to how your mother got pregnant in the first
place.
Jimra smirked. I can explain that. We are accumulation
breeders. When we decide we want at child, or when we are
faced with an exceptional partner, the woman s body
collects the DNA from her partner and uses it as the catalyst
for her building a baby. It is peculiar, but we just need
someone that we feel is worthy.
Did your mother birth any siblings for you?
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Jimra sighed. No. She said I was enough for any parent.
Once she had gotten it right, she didn t need to do it again.
My stepfather agreed.
Huros smiled. So, we need to be careful when we mate.
She stared at him. There was no doubt in his voice. Uh, I
think medical can fix something. A prophylactic would
probably do. There is something that the males use to get
around the accumulation problem.
His eyes warmed. They were a deep purple that far
outstripped her pale lavender gaze.
So, how long is Tremor with us? She quickly looked
away from his intense gaze and down to the creature who
was enjoying her tickling it behind its tiny ear, chuckling
with a wheezy chirp when she moved under its wing.
Tremor hopped up onto her belly and walked up until she
was staring into his black eyes.
Hey, he is the opposite of you, Huros. He has black eyes
and dark purple fluff, you have black hair and dark purple
eyes. His beak is even the same colour as your skin. She
stroked Tremor as Huros shifted toward her.
Tremor rubbed against her hand again, and she relaxed,
her nervous tension fading. She could literally feel the
arousal coming off Huros.
You didn t mention what happens next in our
relationship.
Our families will meet, and the formalities of the
ceremony will be held. We will sign a bonding contract and
have three days to ourselves, with Tremor, of course. You
will inherit your share of your family s wealth and
property.
What about you?
I received my share when I declared.
Do same-sex attractions get less?
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