Page 31 of Axon’s Lust

Chapter 8

Lt. Axon Voan

She had every right to be angry.

I left her at the guest living quarters where she could stay until the Council figured something out. I was hoping they would allow me to claim her as my wife, but after her outburst, I doubt she wanted anything to do with me now.

Before she seemed so thrilled and excited to be looking around my village. Her smile was brilliant, and her blue eyes twinkled with wonder. I had hoped she would decide to stay here with me.

In the meantime, I had other responsibilities to take care of. I was expected to report to the Council with the Captain to tell them what happened on Earth, and so I left to give her some space to think.

Maybe I should’ve told her earlier, but when? Besides, I didn’t know she was going to wind up on my planet to find out the truth. I wanted to tell her on the ship, but she had been through so much already. Maybe that was my mistake.

As I made it to the Council building, I issued my statement of accounts regarding the mission. They then rescheduled me to meet with the Council alongside Captain Weko first thing in the morning, though I wouldn’t be surprised if Captain Weko was already meeting with them right now.

I wondered how the battle on Earth was going, and I wished I could have stayed to help them fight. As we left, the humans had rolled in a great army, and I had high hopes they would send the Compiers back.

“Did you mate with her?” I heard someone ask from behind me. I turned around to face the Captain, who was eyeing me critically, and I sighed.

“I did not intend for it to happen, but it did,” I replied.

“I should have known,” he said, cursing under his breath. “I should not have ordered you to protect her in her home. That was my mistake. Apparently, you were not able to resist her charms,” he drawled.

“No, I was not.”

“What you did was forbidden,” he said. “You could have jeopardized the entire mission with your personal lust. What if you had exposed the humans to our mating with their females?” The Captain said.

“I understand the danger, and I admit I was not thinking clearly,” I said, bowing my head.

“No, I believe you did know, but you just did not care,” he spat. “You put your lustful desires for this female above the mission!” he scolded.

“Perhaps you are right,” I said, giving in to this fight. He wanted to be right, as always.

“If it were up to me, you would be properly punished,” he said, scoffing. “I will see you tomorrow.”

Captain Weko was not a sinister Captain, but he took any type of problem on a mission very seriously. It was why he was a Captain. His job was to make sure every mission under him went as cleanly as possible, but after that, I may never get a mission with him again. On the other hand, Jennifer was worth risking my rank and status for.

Later that evening I took a tray of food and drink to Jennifer, who was sitting at the table with her arms crossed. I set the tray in front of her and waited for her to look at me. She kept her focus out of the window though, still pissed at me, and I sighed.

“Did you take a walk around the village?” I asked, attempting to make conversation with her. “You are free to do so. You are not a prisoner here. Just don’t wander off into the woods at night. It is dangerous,” I explained.

She said nothing and had no reaction.

“I brought this for you,” I tried again, gesturing towards the food. “It’s quite safe for humans to eat. They’ve been eating it for decades now, and most say it is very delicious and satisfying,” I said.

Still nothing.

“My living quarters is just down the path. If you walk out the door and go to the right, I am the eighth home on the left. If you need anything at all, you can come to me, or ask someone to fetch me. We all know each other here in the village, and everyone would be kind enough to assist you,” I explained.

All my attempts were shot down, so I walked towards the door and opened it, pausing for just a second, waiting to see if she was going to call me over, but she didn’t. I spent the rest of the night wondering if she would ever speak to me again.

***

The next morning, I brought her breakfast. She was still giving me the silent treatment, but I was glad to see she had at least eaten the food from last night.

After visiting her, I made my way to the Council. There I waited as they talked amongst themselves, all of them seated in a row on an ascending platform before finally addressing me.

“Lt. Axon Voan,” said their representative. “First things first, we would like to thank you and commend you for your service on the mission to Earth. You and Captain Weko were able to carry out your mission successfully, and without any human hostility. You left on good terms, and we would like to give you a great honor for it,” they congratulated me.