Chapter 14

Iwas on an alien planet! We'd taken a shuttle down the roof of a building in a business district, and I still couldn't hardly believe I was standing on a whole other world. Me! A nobody from nowhere and here I was on Nor. With my alien mate no less! I clung to Ghosha's hand and stared at everyone and everything.

Right off the bat, what struck me first was the architecture. The abundance of Norlons was at the top, too, but I'd gotten sort of used to that on the ships. The buildings, though… Hardly any were more than five stories, they were so natural they looked like they'd stood up out of the ground, and they were covered in flowering vines. Most of them had forests growing on the roofs! It all looked like they were one with nature on a level crunchy humans only dreamed of being.

And woowee! The air was so crisp and clean I might've been breathing too much and getting myself high or something. Me and the humans who'd accepted Ghosha's employment offers were all kinda giggly as we gawked from the rooftop of his brothel down at the city below. Okay, maybe it was what we were doing more than the unpolluted air that had us all acting giddy. This was so epic!

"Hello, everyone," a voice called out. "Welcome to Rijal's."

I looked over to find a white and gray Khess dressed in a flowing robe with intricate embroidery of leaves and birds on a deep red background. They smiled at us all and gave a nod to Ghosha.

"I'm Madame Veska Lotair Cora. I run this brothel and will begin your orientation here today."

All the new sex workers crowded closer to Madame Cora, but I stayed back with Ghosha. She took them through a door and down into the building.

"What's their orientation like?" I whispered to him as we followed.

"Oh, she'll take them on a tour and explain the rules again. They'll see their rooms, meet who they'll be sharing with, and visit the working spaces."

He said more, but I was distracted by the amazing number of plants that seemed to be growing right out of the walls. Green leaves of all sizes and purple flowers dripped down like chandeliers—and some of the branches literally did have lights hooked on them. The walls had textured wallpaper with nature scenes, the floors were carpeted, and everything was in shades of green and purple. I felt like I was in a fairyland!

"This place is amazing." I twisted this way and that to take it all in. This was just a hallway that— "Oh my lord above!" I gushed when we turned out to be on a balcony overlooking three floors down to an incredible lobby that continued the theme.

Ghosha nuzzled my cheek and said, "I'm so pleased you like this place."

"Like it? I love it!" I gripped the front of his tunic. "Tell me your house is like this."

He chuckled and took my hands so he could kiss my knuckles. "The architecture is similar, of course, but I have a greater variety of colors throughout the rooms."

Why was it all turning me on? "Do you pump something into the air to make people horny?" I tried to discreetly adjust myself. "Because I could jump you right here."

Ghosha laughed even as he shook his head. "That's all you, my little mate."

Maybe it was. The new experiences, sights, and a whole incredible future was opening up in front of me in ways that were real instead of just speculation. We weren't talking about it all—we were living it. And now I couldn't decide if I wanted to fuck or cry.

"Aw, Squire," Ghosha said as he passed his thumb under my eye.

"Sorry." I sniffed and wiped at my face, embarrassment heating my cheeks.

He tucked me in close, molding me along his strong body. "No apologies needed. I'm sure this is quite overwhelming. We had wanted to get lunch first, so would you like to sit in the restaurant downstairs, or have something delivered to a private room?"

I had to think about that. Ghosha waited patiently, just stroking my hair as I stared without seeing over the railing of the balcony in front of us. I loved that about him. He didn't push his own agenda or force me to hurry up. So I imagined myself in a restaurant, trying to order things—because I bet it would be all Norlon foods here, unlike on the ship where they'd made an effort to include human stuff—and surrounded by other diners or maybe by clients. It could be kinda stressful, he'd have to help me a lot, and I didn't want to look like a dolt in front of people he might want to impress.

"A private room," I said, looking up at him. "There's so much I still need to learn."

Ghosha cupped my cheek and gave me a kiss. "Everyone will understand if you make a mistake. If nothing else, we can imagine what it must be like to immerse yourself in an entirely new world."

Shittin' fuck, that gave me heart palpitations. I was doing that, wasn't I? Immersing myself in a whole new world. I'd been caught up in the wow of it all, but the sweet Jesus was catching up fast.

Ghosha must've seen the wave crashing over me because he took my hand and led me along the balcony to the other side of the building. A door popped open when he pressed his hand to a panel beside it, and he whisked me inside.

Any comfort I might've found in the room vanished when I saw a pure white Yook sitting in a chair. He wore a gauzy length of purple cloth draped over one lean shoulder and wrapped around his waist. The sheer fabric let me see that his big pink dick was just starting to peek out from the white fur at his groin. His ears snapped up and his brown eyes went wide a moment before he flattened those ears and narrowed his eyes. A snarl curled his lip as he said, "You've chosen one of the brand new humans over?—"

"This is my mate, Contar," Ghosha said firmly.

I looked between the two of them as they stared at each other. Well. It really shouldn't surprise me that Ghosha was a client in his own brothel. Shouldn't surprise me that a regular partner might anticipate his needs after so long away from the place and hang out in his room. But it did piss me off.

"Contar," I said with a smile, "it's so nice to meet you. And bless your heart for being here waiting for my Ghosha like this. So thoughtful."

Contar's gaze flicked up and down like he was assessing me, which was the wrong move. He'd learn, though.

I smiled more, wishing I had sharper teeth. "Be a dear and scoot on down to the kitchen, would you? Let them know the owner and his mate will be ordering lunch soon, alright? Thank you, hon."

Gracefully, Contar stood from his chair and edged around me as he went for the door. He was frowning, but he wasn't showing his teeth like I was, and he didn't say a word as he left. It wasn't in me to give a damn about Contar's feelings right then, but maybe I'd make an effort later on.

For now, I snapped my head around and pinned Ghosha with a glare.

He flinched back and held up his hands. "Before you disembowel me, know that I did not make that arrangement in any way."

"Ol' Contar was feeling pretty confident you'd want his services."

"I do admit to having had a preference when I visited in the past." He stepped away when I moved closer. "And I will sever all ties just as soon as possible."

"Oh, I think Contar is doing that right now." No doubt in my mind that he was letting everyone who stood still long enough know about me—and hopefully including that I wasn't going to take anybody's shit when it came to what was mine.

Ghosha grinned at me. "Did you know your accent becomes more pronounced when you're upset?"

I fisted my hands at my sides.

"Yes, well." He cleared his throat before taking a sliding step closer to me. "You must know, Squire, that I could never want another now that I am yours."

Look at him choosing the right words. Suddenly, though, words weren't enough for me.

"Get naked," I told him, "and get on the bed."

It made me smile when Ghosha didn't hesitate to start tossing his clothes this way and that like his life depended on it. I took my time, setting each piece on the chair Contar had sat in and very aware that I was marking it as mine.

When I turned around, I gasped to find Ghosha on his hands and knees on the bed, his tail held up high to expose his ass while his cock hung low and heavy beneath him. I blinked a whole lot, processing what that meant, and realized it wasn't what I'd had in mind.

"As much as I appreciate the thought," I said, "I'd prefer if you turned over."

The fight left me as he grinned and switched to laying on his back with his knees bent and his tail slowly curling back and forth against the silky-looking, lavender bedding. His meaty cock stood tall as he reached over his head and sank his claws into what I'd thought were two small, wooden shelves sticking out of the wall. Ghosha looked like he was braced for a storm, and that made me grin.

On another wooden bump out from the wall was a blooming plant and a pump bottle. I pointed at it with my eyebrows raised, and Ghosha nodded as he bit his bottom lip. Anticipation skittered through me while I got a good dollop of lube before climbing up onto my mate.

Making him put his legs down, I sat on his thighs and warmed the lube between my hands. He moaned just from watching me and a little dribble of precome leaked out of his cock to slither down its length.

"How much of you is mine?" I asked as I put both slick hands to his cock and stroked up from the base.

"A-all of me," he managed to say as his hips hopped up.

I took my time stroking him with both hands together or moving opposite each other. I played my fingers over the tiny bumps on his cock, loving their texture. I teased the tip of my little finger into the slit to make him gasp. When he started whining, I couldn't quit smiling.

I wiped my hands in the fur of his groin, and the right side of his lip curled up as he snarled a bit. I chuckled wickedly at him before moving over his cock. Aiming him made that snarl disappear, thoughts of sticky fur gone, as I slowly sank down on him.

Not a bit of me could concentrate on him as I made myself open up and accept the massive rod of his cock up my ass. I moaned from my soul up at the ceiling while I bounced lower and lower, taking him in a little more each time. Oh, look at that! The ceiling was covered in pale green, heart-shaped leaves.

"This room is mine now, too," I said breathlessly as I settled my ass on his groin, fully impaled on his cock. "Nobody but me's ever coming in here again." I chuckled at my pun as I looked down at Ghosha's wide eyes. "And you. You can come, too."

I heard wood creak and realized he was really clawing into those shelf things. Was that why they were there?

I could probably draw this out for a good long while, but I didn't want to do that to him. I rose up a few inches, Ghosha immediately thrust his hips to drive himself back into me, and we were off to the races.

Grunting and sweating, I worked harder for that orgasm than I'd ever had to before simply because it was my first time riding him like this. When I paused to catch my breath though, Ghosha kept pounding up into me until I hollered with my release. I shot all over his chest, my cock completely untouched, and he shoved in deep and came, too.

Panting for breath, I flopped down on top of him, totally unable to avoid the mess I'd made. Oh, well. Surely there was a bathroom somewhere nearby so that we could get presentable again. I really did want to meet everyone here despite feeling the need to stake my claim. These people were important to Ghosha, like an extended family, so I wanted them to be my family as well.

Ghosha's arms wrapped around me. "I love you," he said with a rumble.

"I love you, too." I turned my head and nuzzled into his neck. "When I can feel my legs again, you can introduce me to everyone properly."

Ghosha huffed a laugh. "As you wish, my little mate."