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weird.”
    “The Nyal are not a very socially developed species. Very powerful, but they like their social traditions very much. The masks go back to organized kidnappings of breeding partners. The nobles just decided that gems were more ostentatious.”
    She nodded, and he rubbed one huge hand down her spine. She wasn’t petite by human standards, but here, she felt tiny. With her eyes open, she had to admit that if he had come at her with her able to see him, she would have freaked out.
     

Chapter Four
     
     
    After an hour of naked cuddle time, she jolted upright when a loud alarm rang through the room.
    Quake chuckled and pulled her back down to him. “Don’t worry. You will get used to it. That is the mission alarm. We head out at the call and cruise around the world to defend the population.”
    She looked at him and wrinkled her nose. “Missions?”
    “Yes, me and the team of Guardians head out and rescue those who need rescuing.”
    “Like superheroes?” Anna was surprised.
    “I don’t know what that is. The Guardians all have a paranormal talent that they use for the defense of their people.”
    “What is yours?”
    He grinned and put a hand on her breast, vibrating it rapidly. “Quake is my code name.”
    She blinked and heat flared in her bloodstream again. “So, you are... you can... ohhh.” She closed her eyes as the need she had felt was finally dormant, woke again.
    “Do not worry about it. It will wake and roar, driving you to acts you would never imagine. When it subsides, you with be embarrassed to think about what you have done, but it is part of you, part of us.”
    She licked her lips slowly. “How long will this last?”
    “Two more active days, unless you get pregnant. In that case, it will cease suddenly.”
    She jerked her head to stare at him and squeaked. “Pregnant?”
    “That is what your body demands. It is the Nyal survival instinct.”
    “If there is an alarm, don’t you have to go?”
    He sighed and stopped moving his vibrating hand over her body. “No. I am on leave until your heat is over. It is a serious matter, and our kind treats it as such.”
    She shifted and squirmed a little. “I think I need a bathroom.”
    Quake nodded and gestured toward a flat panel on the wall. “Press at waist level and the door will open. If you need help working out anything, call me.”
    She was relieved that he was going to let her figure out the lavatory on her own. If she were confused, she would just muddle through.
    Getting out of his embrace was awkward, and getting her legs together enough to walk was even worse, but she stood slowly and walked with careful steps to the panel he had pointed out. The door whisked open at her touch, and to her relief, it closed behind her.
    The toilet equivalent was easy enough to manage. Even the flushing mechanism was just a lit cube on the wall. A slight touch and it did its job.
    Her shower took a bit of fiddling. Finding the hot water was a joy, and she took her sore body into the shower, letting the water pound and relax her aches and pains. There were surprisingly few of them.
    She smoothed her hand up her thighs, removing the cum that had eased out of her over time. Pregnant. So, this wasn’t going to stop until she was pregnant.
    Being a mom had not really been looming large in her thoughts. She was setting up her career and moving her way up the corporate ladder, one bland office at a time.
    Every job she had taken had left her working through prejudice and low expectations. She had attacked her master plan and worked her way up, inch by inch. It wasn’t the trajectory of someone with a more standard appearance, and since she couldn’t win being a black woman in the world of high finance, she was herself. She dyed her hair purple and wore clothing that flattered her skin tones, even if they weren’t the subdued blues and greys of the investment bank.
    Now, she was in a world where she didn’t stand out, and she had to start all