Vanquished Mate

As an investigative journalist, I intended to expose the Ythilian mating ritual.

I never intended to end up captured by a dominant warrior determined to make me his.

My plan was to disguise myself as a Ythilian female, sneak into the field, and document the rush of warriors taking to the mating grounds to capture and claim their mates. I play the role well. Too well, in fact. When the warrior chieftain, Khon, mistakes me for a native Ythilian, he captures me.

Now, Khon has declared me his mate for life, and nothing I say can dissuade him. On this planet, the warriors rule over and thoroughly spank disobedient female mates. This culture represents everything I oppose, and yet I find myself shamefully responding both to the humiliating correction and unexpected pleasure of being taken again and again by this strong, primal male.

My own government, fearing a political incident, refuses to save me. They say I must live with my mistake. But how can I when it means completely submitting to a fearsome warrior whose threatens to vanquish me, body and soul?

Vanquished Mate originally appeared in now unvailable Alien Alphas collection of sci-fi spanking novellas.