Free New Species 05 Brawn by Laurann Dohner Page B

through the opening. A large New Species male was
strapped down on it. His eyes were closed but his heritage was apparent from
his muscular size. It became more apparent as the jerks pushed him closer. His
cheekbones and full lips were a dead giveaway and Brawn sniffed loudly as they
passed their cages and moved out of sight behind the concrete wall behind them.
The wheels of the gurney stopped shortly after.
    A good minute passed before a cage door slammed closed. The
sound was distinctive enough for Becca to be sure and chains rattled. They were
obviously securing his door the way they had Brawn’s. The four guys returned
minus the Species and the gurney. One of them stopped to glare at Brawn.
    “You’re next, asshole.”
    She knew that voice. It was Randy, the one she’d winged in
her house, the leader of the mercenaries. She saw the bandage near his ear as
he turned his attention to her. “Then you, bitch. I’m going to take great
pleasure watching you suffer.”
    “Why are we here?” Brawn kept his voice low.
    A smile curved the bastard’s lips and he gripped his hips.
“The doctor wanted fresh meat but your girlfriend was a bonus.” Randy took a
step closer but remained a good ten feet from the edge of Brawn’s cage. “You
know what’s going to happen. We don’t have any females, weren’t able to grab
any of them when we were raided, so she’s it.” His grin widened. “I hope she
likes pussies as much as you do.” He lifted his hand and jerked it toward the
pacing New Species. “He’ll be first and you’ll get her second.”
    Brawn roared, lunged at the side of the cage and grabbed it.
“He’ll kill her.”
    “Even better.” Randy touched his bandage. “That cunt tried
to blow my brains out. I’ll enjoy hearing her screams.” He spun, marched away
and his three goons followed him.
    Becca trembled. She wasn’t an idiot and could fill in the
blanks. Brawn refused to glance at her and instead glared at the double doors
that closed behind the men. She backed away from the side of the cage to sit
heavily on her cot. Her legs didn’t want to hold her weight anymore.
    Her gaze traveled across the room to the still agitated
Species male. Terror gripped her. The guy couldn’t even talk and didn’t seem
friendly in the least. He’d kill her for sure if she were thrown into his cage
for some breeding experiment.
    “Becca?”
    She turned her head at Brawn’s raspy tone. He watched her,
his beautiful gaze grim.
    “I know. Breeding drugs, I’m the only woman and that guy
over there is out of his head, right?”
    “Listen to me.” Brawn took a deep breath and gripped the
bars. “Do not fight if they put you in there with the male. He will be
aggressive to begin with but if you resist, he will…” His voice trailed off.
    “Kill me?”
    Brawn refused to look away from her. “Yes.”
    Hot tears filled her eyes and she blinked them back.
    “He is drugged and it is painful. His body is on fire, the
need to mount a female has taken his sanity and he will be sorry when it
passes.” A sad note filled his voice. “I know this.”
    Becca hugged her chest. “You’ve taken it before, haven’t
you?”
    “I was not given a choice. They used me for breeding tests.
Only two of the five facilities that have been discovered used this drug.” He
crouched. “I do not remember anything but knew I had shared sex with a female
when the drugs passed from my system. I never smelled blood on my body and hope
I never hurt one of our women. None of them ever told me I had after we were
freed but they might have wanted to spare me any guilt if I had.”
    Memories of their conversation about how he enjoyed sex made
her shiver. She wasn’t a New Species female, tough, or designed to be stronger
than average. She was plain ole human, not even one who was in shape and she
doubted she’d survive a round of sex with a drugged Species guy even if she
didn’t put up a fight.
    “Becca?”
    She realized she’d