Forced Marriage To The Alien General

dical scanner pierced Alleg

ped her

ragged intake of air that burned her dry throat. Her chest heaved. The s

machine shrieked. Red warning lights strobed across the pristi

rs slid open with

aring standard medical scrubs, but protruding from the top of her head were two long,

the sterile sheets. Her weak limbs gave out instantly. She collapsed back ag

t's okay," t

ated as if it were her native tongue, but those ears were still moving. Paige Fost

oaxed, her rabbit ears flattening slig

searching for a logical, Earth-bound explanation. A cosplay convention? A hallu

ps echoed fro

. His eyes were a piercing, unnatural gold. The pupils were vertical slits th

e pulled a handheld metallic scanner fr

mured, his voice a l

d. She thought it was a weapon. She jerked her head away so violently her neck popped. The s

His golden e

gnal?" he asked. The coldness in his tone

have one. She had no identity, no record, no legal exi

a shallow breath. The metallic

voice shaking perfectly. "My head hur

ooped in sympathy. She

r. Reynolds," Paige said softly. "She likely has a s

accepted the lie. He lowered the scanner and tapped a few comm

le ID due to tra

ath the heavy blanket, her palms were slick with cold sweat. S

ologram away and

Owen stated, his tone entirely clinical. "The

t like a physical blo

penses in full," Paige added, offering a reassuring

ain. "No. Please. I need to re

y must visually confirm the victim's status for

nd mechanically forced Allegra into a sitting position. Her

blue liquid and pressed it i

serum. It will help with the

freeze. But she knew she couldn't act too suspicious. She clos

flooded her veins. The numbness in her limb

reached for his communicator and

in," Owe

from the hallway. Each step vibrated through the f

t up to her chin, trying to shrink

urse lowered her head, her rabbit ears pressing flat

g at the collar of his white coat. The shi

doors groaned

room. It smelled of ozone, crushed pine, and

-black military uniform, the chest adorned with cold, gleaming

king his head slightly

in white fur and black rosettes lashed th

s breath

ed. He lifted his head. His eyes were the color

s, and the air in the ro