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Chapter 5

"You're mighty nice to that pet of yours." It wasn't the first time that had been said to Roman, but he shrugged off the snide comments.

"Maybe if you were nicer to your own you would get more work out of them." He would bark back. He liked taking Mya everywhere with him. He did it for the company and because he was scared someone might steal her away if he left her alone. He couldn't count how many times people had offered him money for her. Especially, Rick, the older man who had first approached him. Soon, people told him he should breed her and sell off her children. Ivex as pets had been unconventional before. Some liked the idea but most loathed him and what he had turned Mya into.

"Leave him alone, Rick. The poor lad is just lonely. It can't be easy to bury a spouse at his age. You must have really loved her." An old woman chastised her husband one cold winter. He had bought Mya a thick fur coat.

"I think it's disgusting. Dressing an Ivex up to look like a human."

"Most animals are born with fur." Roman shrugged. "It's cold. Why can't I put fur on her?"

"Because it's not right."

"What's not right, sir, is the imprisonment of a child from the moment of its birth for sins committed by the mother." Roman stared him down. "But then how would you make your living." He nodded toward the very young Ivex children chained together behind the old man's table. "Tell me? What crime have they committed?"

"Get the hell out of here."

Roman had a hard time biting his tongue. He had so many beliefs of his own and most them had to do with Mya. He couldn't dismiss her as an animal. His heart could not see her that way and as time went by, he had trouble categorizing the Ivex as they were labeled by society. It was an ignorant law that planted that seed.

His mind often thought about books reprinted from the days before the rain of fire. People had been sentenced to jails. They were caged just like animals, but they never imprisoned children. Pregnant women in those stories gave birth and their babies were sent to live with relatives or placed in an orphanage if no one would take them in. He often wished times were still that way. And then he would come back to another thought. If that was still the way, he more than likely wouldn't have Mya at all.

Mya swept and swayed along to the music that almost always played on the small radio in the house. Roman was still tending the fields, then he would feed the animals before he retired for the night. He had sent her ahead early that day. The laundry needed to be washed and the floors needed cleaning. She had already begun supper and had retrieved a gallon of sun tea Roman had placed outside that morning before they left.

She began to sing along without realizing she was doing it. She felt so comfortable and relaxed. She was happy, happier than she had ever been in her entire life. She didn't fear being lashed, sometimes just because her owner or one of his foreman was in a bad mood and she just happened to be in his line of vision. She didn't have to worry about a mistress of the house who would despise her for some unknown reason. She didn't have to worry if she would eat. She didn't itch and her skin wasn't covered in ugly red bumps. She was just content.

She still hated the collar she had to wear. It rubbed her neck sometimes and made her feel like she was being choked, but that was something she had to wear by law. Without it, she would be taken away and sold to the highest bidder at an auction.

Roman's fields were in great shape and his grape vines had taken very well and soon. He would need more help before the harvest. Mya had been a great help as were the young boys he had hired. He remembered what it was like to be their age. It was their turn to save for land and a home for their future bride. He just hoped fate was kinder to them.

He strolled toward his home, watching the birds flit from one branch to another. There was a lot of snow on the ground and he was shocked that so many still hung around. He guessed it was warmer than some other places, or maybe they were just too little to make the trip.

The door was wide open when he drew closer and as he approached he caught the sound of Mya singing. He had never heard her do that before. She had a beautiful soft voice and she could hit high notes perfectly. She didn't know he was around. If she did she would immediately hush her song. He had only heard her speak one word. She was obedient to her situation and did what was expected, but he wished she would rebel against it at least a little bit.

He didn't go right in. He didn't want her to stop. He leaned against the door frame and just watched her. He had never seen such a beautiful creature. He had never heard such a voice. He imagined she may have been someone very special if she had born in a different time or to a different mother. She might have been a famous singer, going around sharing her gift with many. Music was the one thing left behind from prefirestorm days that the law did not ban. Songs written and recorded decades before by people who had been long gone graced his ears daily and there were people who went around performing those same old songs in their own voices, but this was the first time he had ever been in the same room with a live voice. She never saw him there and soon he could no longer suppress the urge inside of him. He was attracted. He couldn't deny it. He tried to but at that moment he told himself he wasn't doing anything wrong. He wouldn't be the first man … He closed the door softly, approached her from behind and wrapped his arms around her waist. She jumped. Again he had caught her doing something forbidden.

"Things are going to be a little different now." He whispered in her ear. Mya froze. He had been affectionate before, but this felt very strange. His lips touched her neck. His hands ran up and down her arms gently sending a chill through her entire body before they grasped the zipper on the back of her dress and pulled it down to just above her bottom. Softly, he caressed her shoulders as he slipped the garment off and down her arms, then let it fall to the floor. His fingertips traced her breasts, then he cupped and fondled them while his kisses became more heated on her neck. He twirled her into his strong arms, embraced her, pressing his body against hers. He had hugged her before, but he had never pressed himself so tightly against her and she felt something hard beneath the fabric that covered him.

She wasn't sure what was going on. Her mother had spoke about male humans and the things they might do. She told her that a one day they might take her just because they could. She hadn't thought about that part of her mother's teachings until that moment. Roman's hands touched every part of her bare skin and his lips wandered wherever he wanted them to. It felt wonderful and scary at the same time. Was he finally punishing her for behaving human?

"Your body is so beautiful." He whispered.

Roman was lost the moment he touched his lips to hers. She caught on quick and when she returned his intimate passion, he lost control. He could no longer think about wrong and right. All he cared about was the fact that they were both species of the opposite sex and she had everything he needed at the moment. It had been so long for him and he could no longer pacify himself with fantasies and cold showers. He needed to be pleased. He needed to be inside her. He lifted her easily and took her to his bed. He stood over her his eyes fixed while he removed his clothes. Then he covered her body with his own. He let himself lose control and then he allowed himself unite with her. His satisfaction came quickly, but he it wasn't over. Now that he had tasted her he knew he would have to have her again.


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