Free Lost In Dreamland by Cheryl Dragon

threat.”
    “Right, the government keeps track of all the aliens on Earth but not the communes? We’ll be dragged back here in no time and end up in real jail. We want you to be happy but safe, too.” Pierce picked her up and tossed her over his shoulder fireman style.
    “Put me down!” She punched and kicked.
    “We can take you, babe. Scream and you’ll just alert people to the fact that you tried to escape.” Adonis kissed her.
    She stared at Zane and tried one last time, but Pierce’s strength was far superior.
    “We can’t live without you. Not again. And we can protect you better than anyone else on Earth. You’re safer here.” Zane knew she’d heard it all before, but she’d never seen their strength and skills in action.
    Her lips pursed in an angry frown, but she kept quiet and let Pierce carry her all the way back to their quarters. No one blinked at the sight, and she didn’t look away. Zane admired her and couldn’t imagine going back to their boring lives without her.
    Once inside the room, he yanked the jacket off her then the shirt. Adonis nudged her onto the bed and removed her shoes and those jeans. She’d dressed smartly for travel and possibly having to hike a little in the desert to find help, but the dark colors and being covered head-to-toe weren’t her style.
    “You’d just miss the sex.” She unhooked the bra, in which she had stuffed a few power bars.
    Zane straddled her waist. “No. We love you. This isn’t ideal, we know. But you ran out on us?”
    “It’s not you guys. I love you three. I can’t take all the confinement. The secrets. That poor woman being kept against her will with no explanation, and I get in trouble for even talking to her.” Her face went red and her breathing sped up.
    “We know it’s frustrating. Living here takes some getting used to, and we’ll help you. But you can’t run. You can go to a movie—we get them before they release. You can play any sport you want. There are plenty of distractions.” Adonis stroked her hair.
    “This isn’t my job. It’s not my life. It’s crazy.” She tried to sit up.
    Zane nodded to Pierce and knew her panties were coming off as Bonnie wiggled.
    “Sex doesn’t solve everything!” she insisted.
    Zane rolled off her and laughed. “Who are you and what have you done with our woman?”
    Bonnie giggled and covered her face with her hands. Still, the tears slid from the corners of her eyes. “What’s happening to me?”
    Adonis kissed her forehead. “This isn’t your life, we know. There’s nothing you can do in Dreamland for your regular job, but you can take pictures.”
    “They don’t need me here. I know you want me, and I want to be with you but not here.” Bonnie smacked the bed.
    “Do you think that the hybrid wants to be here, either?” Pierce asked.
    “They won’t let me near her again.” Bonnie rolled her eyes.
    Zane nodded. “Not right now. Things will progress. She’s here for a reason. Do you really want to abandon us and her? Running away isn’t a trait of the woman I fell in love with.”
    She sat up and studied her men. “You’re right. I’ll raise some hell tomorrow with dad. I panicked.”
    Adonis rubbed her shoulders. “It happens. What can we do to help?”
    “My apartment. I have a lot of equipment there that’s not cheap. If I don’t pay my rent, who knows what that jerk landlord will do with it. I can’t access my emails or my bank account to send him anything. I’m frozen, and I want that stuff. I want my clothes, my things and my work around me.” She looked around the room. “This place needs a little flavor.”
    “That’s something your dad can get done. I’m sure he’s seen to the rent being paid, but we can have some of your things packed up and brought in.” Zane smiled.
    Pierce massaged her feet. “Stick with us through this crazy time, and once we’re all free and safe, we’ll go anywhere you want.”
    She moaned and stretched.