Free Deep Penetration; Alien Breeders I by Stacey St. James Page A

his until he was satisfied he’d adequately ensured his
bloodlines. He would also enjoy fucking her any time the notion
struck him, and his claim took precedence. There was no reason to
be particularly disturbed about it even if Koryn did capture her
affection. Her first obligation was to him and always would
be—unless someone of higher rank usurped him and Koryn was the only
hope he had of preventing that unless they found more
purebloods—and quickly!
    Emerald might well be the key to
that—which was yet another completely logical reason for him to
consider her of value. When and if her memories returned, she might
be able to tell them what had happened to the others or at least
give them some idea where to search.
    A shout on the other side of the
excavation caught his attention. Tariq studied the knot of activity
for a moment and finally made his way quickly to the site to see
what they’d found. When he was close enough to see that the workers
had broken through a wall that appeared to connect to a vast cavern
or perhaps a tunnel system, he felt his stomach go weightless with
anticipation and excitement.
    “ Let’s get some light down
there and see if we can find a way down.”
    Even as he voiced the order, someone
hurried forward with several flares, activated them, and tossed
them into the darkness beyond the hole. The glow of the artificial
lights illuminated an eerie subterranean cavern that bore all the
marks of having been manmade or at least utilized by them for some
sort of underground transportation. A pair of rails made of what
appeared to be some sort of metal formed a parallel ribbon into the
darkness beyond the reach of the light. Tariq could just make out a
hulking shadow at the far end that appeared to be a machine of some
kind. Closer, a platform had been built several feet above the
rails.
    “ Stairs!” one of the men
peering into the cavern announced excitedly.
    Tariq surveyed the area until he
spotted them. “Get a scanner and let’s get a reading on that
location.”
    Impatience flickered through him when
they’d determined the distance and coordinates and found the
location on the surface. There was a pile of rubble over it that
looked to be at least thirty feet deep. He surveyed it with
disgust, considering options. “Let’s setup a winch and pulley at
the hole we’ve punched through and lower a couple of men to check
it out. If they find anything worth the effort, we can put a group
together to clear away the rubble.”
    They had to send men back to the ship
to gather up the tools they needed. Nearly two hours passed before
they had men on the ground inside the manmade cavern. Tariq stared
at the moving lights impatiently for a moment and finally glanced
at the winch operator. “Haul the seat up. I’m going
down.”
    The man looked startled, but he
hastened to obey. A few moments later, Tariq stepped through the
opening and began his descent. He hadn’t reached bottom when he
heard a shout from one of the men who’d gone down before him. The
voice echoed around the giant chamber, making it difficult to
pinpoint the direction, but Tariq saw several other men that seemed
to be converging on the same point. Leaping off the crude transport
they’d put together the moment it was low enough, he strode quickly
toward the other men.
    His stomach clenched the moment he
drew close enough to see what they’d found.
    There was a tangle of six to ten
bodies. It looked as if they’d huddled together in a tight knot
near one of the back walls. At least half of them appeared to be
children.
    Thrusting aside his revulsion, he
crouched down and studied the group, looking for anything that
might tell him their story. He discovered it didn’t actually take a
lot of imagination or a very long search. “They suffocated.”
Straightening, he took the portable light he’d brought from his
pocket and scanned the walls nearest the bodies. There appeared to
be a good bit of soot on the upper parts of