Marianne's Abduction by Ravenna Tate Read Free Book Online

had been sent to the mines.
    The
guys had explained to her that the Tyranns no longer controlled the mines, and
the Addonians were in the process of revising how they were worked so men no
longer died in them. Too little, too late for Jacob. No one had intervened in time to save him.
    When
Marianne allowed herself to think about what her fate might have been , she understood she could have easily ended up on Voyeur
Moon in the Zoo by now, or in the holding cells. The more she worked with River
and Vaughn, the more she realized how extensively the Tyranns had been able to
empty Earth of women who were little more than sex slaves right now, one planet
away. That she’d been able to escape that fate was, in their words, a miracle.
    Each
day they worked long hours, often eating in the office and not stopping until
it was dark outside. It was summertime here, too, and the quarters were warm,
but at night they turned on the AC. During the day, however, they kept the
windows open in the quarters, and Marianne enjoyed the warm breezes and
birdsong. She caught the scent of flowers all day long, and most of the time
she forgot she wasn’t on Earth.
    They
took turns making meals, and when they finished for the day and had eaten their
last meal, the guys sat outside on the deck with her and asked about her life
back home. She’d run through most of that in two days, so she began asking them
about theirs before all the trouble began, only to learn the trouble had been
all they’d ever known.
    “I’m
forty,” said River, “and Vaughn is forty-two. The trouble started fifty years
ago. We’ve both grown up with this.”
    As
she did the math in her head, lightning flashed in the distance, and a cool
breeze blew across their faces. “It’s going to storm.”
    “It
does quite often this time of year,” said Vaughn.
    “Do
you realize you’re each old enough to be my father?”
    She
knew they knew how old she was because they had a report on her from the
drones. At twenty-six, she’d never felt young or immature, but she also hadn’t
been so aware of the age difference between her and each of them until now.
    The
men laughed, but she sensed more of a nervous undercurrent than a humorous one.
    “Well,”
said Vaughn, “I might sound like a pig for saying this, but I don’t think of
you as a daughter. Not even close.”
    “Same
here,” said River, his eyes boring into hers. Even in the darkness she could
sense the lust in them.
    She
inhaled their fresh, clean scents. Both men took showers in the evening before
the three of them came out here to sit, and she’d gotten into the same habit.
She loved looking at their damp hair and being with them like this, but tonight
she knew she’d have to deal with these feelings because they weren’t going to
go away. “And I definitely don’t think of either of you as a father figure.”
    The
lightning was closer now, and thunder rumbled alongside it. The air smelled
like rain, but she liked it. She’d always loved summer storms. River brushed a
finger along her arm, almost tentatively, and the touch sent tiny jolts of
electricity straight to her throbbing clit. It had been so damn long. Would it
ruin everything to have sex with them? Even just once? Just to hold a man in her arms again and feel him inside her?
    She
was so lonely and lost. Her hormones had been raging since she’d first looked
at these two. She knew it was real, and no amount of time spent working
side-by-side with them had dimmed her desire. Surely this wasn’t wrong.
Everything had changed. She’d never be able to go back, and she couldn’t have
her old life back. This was her life
now.
    “What
do you think of us as, then?” asked River. His deep, quiet voice spoke volumes.
This was it. They wanted her as much as she wanted them, and she knew that.
She’d seen it in their eyes and felt it in every nuance of movement. All she
had to do was let them know it.
    She
swallowed hard as she gazed into his eyes. They