Page 3 of Jaider’s Desire

“I didn’t see,” Betty said.

“Me neither,” Amy added.

“Damn,” I cursed under my breath. I was really upset no one was trying to get her back. I kept thinking what would’ve happened if I had been the one taken. Would they abandon me too? I would want them to at least look for me…

“We’re almost to the village. It doesn’t seem to be under attack,” Axon said.

“It was just a convoy of supplies in the Nimfields that was attacked,” Jaider replied. “The Compiers would not dare attack the village. They would lose and they know it.”

Compiers? Nimfields? I truly was on an alien planet.

I thought there was a chance I would somehow make it back to Earth while in the ship, but now realizing I’m on the soil of another planet, my panic started to really overtake me.

It was hard to comprehend. Just a week ago I was sitting at my desk in Los Angeles working my boring receptionist job at a law firm. I mean, I know I complained about it, but even with my tedious work and boring life, I wasn’t expecting this as a way out.

But then again, the male lawyers I worked for were all pit bulls and womanizers. They were extremely hands on and wealthy, and none of them ever paid any attention to me. The other women I worked with, they were just as ruthless.

I could still remember that one time.

“Good morning, Molly. Nice blouse,” Angie complimented too sweetly. “Did you borrow it from your mother?” she snarked, walking past the main receptionist desk on the first floor. It was the last Friday before I was abducted.

“No, I did not,” I told her bluntly. I thought my white blouse with a maid collar and bow tied at the neck was cute, but it was nothing compared to the little black, curve-hugging dress Angie wore, with her cropped blazer and stiletto heels. Her minion, Lisa, was at her side laughing.

“Can I help you two?” I asked robotically.

“Yes, can you hold all calls for Mr. Travers?” she asked. “We cannot be disturbed for at least an hour.”

“You slut…,” Lisa whispered in her ear with a nudge, and I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. Did she really think I wouldn’t hear them?

“Yes, I will do that,” I said, annoyed. I knew what she was doing, and why she was acting like such a cold bitch.

The entire office knew she had a mad crush on Mr. Travers. He was the most powerful and attractive man in the firm. He had jet-black hair with heart stopping blue eyes, and a tall six-foot fit hot body. He was the total package.

Of course he never noticed me in any flirty or sexual way, even though he was a known womanizer. And now Angie was letting me know she was about to go fuck him in his office and she was rubbing it in my face.

“Anything else,” I asked as the phone rang. Angie and Lisa giggled before walking away toward the elevators.

That was the incident that made me want to get away for the weekend. It was midnight on a Saturday when I decided to go sit on the beach and watch the full moon flicker on the water. The last thing I saw was a dim green glow hovering nearby when I was abducted. Now here I am on an alien planet, and there is nothing I can do about it.

“We are here,” Jaider announced.

“Come on, humans,” Leruk said to us. We took off our seatbelts and stepped off the ship to look around.

“Holy crap,” Betty whispered.

“This isn’t real,” Amy said.

“Where are we?” I said breathlessly.

I looked around at a vast village spread out in front of us. It was beautiful, with colors so vibrant, they were almost blinding. The giant purple and yellow trees towered over the village. The grass was blue, and the village itself was made up of many painted stone-like buildings. There were pink walls, blue walls, and a variety of other colors. It sort of resembled what I imagined a fake backdrop to a movie set would look like.

“This is Nosiva, our village,” Leruk said.

“It’s breathtaking,” I whispered, taking it all in.

“Get them to the quarters. I have to report this to my Captain,” Jaider said.

“Yes, Commander Katon,” Axon said.