Hide to Stay Alive (Club Release 1) (19 page)

CHAPTER

22

~ Hallie ~

♥

My mouth drops open as Din
Zar leads me to Club Release.

Two kind of mean looking
zaphinian males are guarding the entrance to the club. They make me
feel safe and anxious at the same time.

Din Zar looks at the one
on the right. He has a white scar through is right eyebrow and one
along his left cheek. His sharp features make him look a little
scary. To top it off, the male has to be close to seven and a half
feet tall.

Din Zar nods to the male.
“Din Grof.” The male grunts and then nods back.

Din Zar tilts his head
toward the other male. “Din Dran.” After the male nods back. He
leads me into the club.

Din Dran’s gold and silver
eyes had spooked me a little. The male was almost has tall as Din
Grof. Both seemed gruff and unfriendly. Now I know not all
zaphinians are friendly.

Guards aren’t supposed to
be friendly. They are supposed to scare people
into behaving
, my logical side wisely
points out. She’s right.

The guards blur to the
back of my mind a few seconds after we pass them. The huge place is
teeming with people. I draw in closer to Din Zar. I don’t think I’m
going to like it here. I see a few beings that are not zaphinians
and shudder at the thought of how other beings treat
humans.

Din Zar rubs my shoulder
and looks down at me. “Don’t be afraid, seema. No one here will
hurt you.” He leads us through a mass of people and up to a smooth
stone bar where he orders two drinks.

I reach out and touch the
cool silver metal that edges the bar. Blue lights catch in the
metal. They add an extra touch of life to the area. I also notice
that there are no stools or chairs by the bar. This keeps the
people coming and going. I covertly watch the bartender fluidly get
our drinks. The graceful way he moves makes me think of a dancer I
met years ago. Beautiful.

The bartender looks at the
cuffs that are connecting us together. “Is she a new
live-sex-plaything, Din Zar?”

I watch wide eyed as Din
Zar hands me a drink and shakes his head at the man. “Not now.
Maybe later, Din Soja.”

My stomach drops. I don’t
want to leave my male’s home.

Din Zar leans down and
sniffs. “You have nothing to fear. This club is all about having
fun and a good time. Relax and enjoy yourself.”

To make him happy, I smile
and try to do as he says. I lift the purple drink and take a sip.
Spicy heat blazes a path down to my stomach. I look into the cup.
It looks like stros but its way different.

A chuckle comes from my
pretty eyed male. “It’s stros with a kick. Enjoy it while you can.
After that one you’re getting straight stros.”

I feel the warming affects
all the way down to my toes.

While I take another sip
of my drink the most amazing being flies up to the bar and grabs a
large mug of stros from the end where I notice a number of mugs are
filled and waiting. The cute little thing can’t be more than a foot
tall.

Her multi-colored wings
are so pretty. Each wing is a little wider than her purple body.
Her tiny silver colored shorts and top make me smile. Where does
she get clothes that small from?

I watch in wonder as she
flies away with the heavy mug. She doesn’t seem to be struggling at
all which is impressive since the mug is as tall as she is and
probably weighs more than she does.

I look over to see that
Pretty Eyes is watching me with a smile. “Her name is Lo. She’s a
brewmar. They are great at serving drinks and putting on a show as
they do it. The customers love them.” His eyes harden. “Nobody is
allowed to mess with them.” His eyes soften as he looks me over.
“Or you.”

His tone makes me feel
good. I believe he’d defend me if he had to. I just hope it doesn’t
come to that. If I stay quiet all should be well.

A male comes over and
starts talking to Din Zar. As they converse, I covertly watch
another bartender slip behind the bar and start taking drink
orders. I watch in amazement as the new blue eyed male smoothly
fills orders.

On certain drinks the new
male and Din Soja toss the mixing containers in the air and twirl
them. They put on a good show. I soon learn that the new male’s
name is Din Lok. They are a good team. I could watch them for a
long time and never get bored.

I stare in wonder as a
pink being with short black hair walks up to me. Her small
glittering yellow top and tiny skirt look good on her. She looks
down at me from a good six feet up and smiles. “Hi. I’m Tling By.
I’m a petrokian. What’s your name, little human?”

“
I’m Hallie Mead. It’s nice
to meet you.” She seems nice enough for me to truly mean
it.

“
It’s nice to meet you
too.” Her white eyes glance at the metal cuffing me to my male. “I
see you’re with Din Zar. He’s a nice guy.”

I’m glad to know others
feel the same way about him. She’s proof that he’s not just kind to
me. My trust in him grows a little more.

Tling By’s gaze moves to
Din Soja and takes him in. “That’s a nice shirt, Din Soja. It looks
expensive. I bet it feels great on,” she compliments the
bartender.

His purple and silver eyes
light up. He smiles and a deep dimple appears in his right cheek.
Din Soja winks at Tling By. “I have to look good for the
females.”

As Tling By laughs and
then leans forward to tell him something secretly, another female
comes over and stands next to me. Her small purple top and skirt
complement her tan skin. She’s got pretty grass green eyes and
interesting purple hair.

A cute smile curls her
lips. “Hello. I’m Rosda. What’s your name?”

“
Hallie Mead. It’s nice to
meet you.” Since she seems nice like Tling By, I start to relax a
bit.

“
It’s nice to meet you
too.” Her gaze lands on several of the people around us. “Has
anyone seen Stiza Hy?”

“
No,” Tling By
answers.

Din Lok shakes his
head.

“
I heard her say she was
going home for a while because her mom was sick,” Din Soja says as
he mixes a drink.

Rosda frowns for a few
seconds. “Thanks, Din Soja. I hate to hear that. Maybe her mom will
get better soon so Stiza Hy can come back quickly. I miss
her.”

As I watch the exchange, I
learn that aliens have feelings too. This is good to know and calms
my nerves a little. I know I can’t get too careless though. Some
aliens are purely mean. Gayle’s and Megan’s situation is proof of
that.

Pretty Eyes turns to me as
the male he’d been talking to leaves. He takes my hand and leads me
in a different direction through the club. A part of me wants to
leave because crowds are dangerous. Another part wants to see
everything. At the pace he’s going, I don’t have much time to look
around.

The pulsing beat of music
breaths energy throughout the club. I glance to my right and just
barely get a glimpse of people on a dance floor. I’m a little
shocked to see several naked human females and males. The blue and
silver lights pulsing to the beat makes the gyrating people seem to
glow.

The crowd shifts blocking
my view of the dancers. Being over a foot shorter then everyone
here hinders my view greatly. My eyebrows shoot up in shock when we
near a swimming pool. Din Zar greets a few people but doesn’t slow
down. As I stare at naked beings swimming in the pool, he leads me
down some stone steps. I gape in wonder as I realize that the side
of the pool is made of glass.

At the bottom of the
stairs is a large seating area with foam cushion lined lounge
chairs as well as an area with low stone tables and stone chairs
that are lined with the same high-quality looking tan foam
cushioning. In one corner there are a few long couches facing each
other. All of the furniture is huge and comfortable
looking.

I’m led to a table with
chairs. Din Von is already there with a female sitting in his lap.
When he sees us he says something in the green being’s ear. I watch
disappointment cross her pretty face. With Din Von’s help, she
stands and leaves the area.

I can’t help but watch her
walk away. Her dark green tail swishes back and forth. I stare at
her until she’s out of sight. Her tail never stops moving. I’m
impressed with the way her body flows from where her tail connects
to her lower back and then rounds into a curvy butt.

“
It’s not nice to stare,
seema,” Din Zar whispers into my ear.

I snap out of my shock and
look up at him. “She is amazing. What is she?”

Din Zar sits in one of the
armless chairs and then pulls me into his lap. I like the feel of
his soft jeans touching my bare thighs. He efficiently removes the
cuffs binding us. I feel a little bare without the metal around my
wrist.

I set my drink on the low
table and admire the purple lights reflecting in the gleaming table
top. I then look at him. Without glancing down, I tug on my skirt.
After seeing so many naked beings, I’m lucky to have on a skimpy
top that barely covers my boobs and this too short shimmery
skirt.

Your clothes are more
modest than the females’ you met as well as the
ones walking around
, my logical side
points out. That’s true, but I can’t help but be jealous of all the
males around me. Except for a few, they are dressed mostly in
fitted pants and shirts. Some are shirtless but most are fully
dressed. They are looking sharp.

Din Zar’s hand slides
under the material of my skirt and rests at the junction of my
thighs. I squirm for a moment.

“
Be still, seema. Get used
to being touched in public because it’s going to happen a lot
here.” He takes a drink and sets his glass next to mine on the
table. “The being you just saw is a tasrocian. They make great
live-sex-playthings because they love to have sex.” He gestures
around with a wave of his hand. “Club Release is a place for
warriors to come for stress relief.”

My cheeks heat up when I
see a female climb naked out of the pool. In seconds, a male scoops
her up and impales her on his engorged erection. I try not to watch
but the way the male’s muscles ripple as he takes the female is
fascinating.

The female has dark maroon
skin and full pink lips. Those lips are forming an O shape at the
moment. She seems to be enjoying herself immensely. The purple
lighting around the blue pool just makes the scene more
sensual.

I like the different hues
of purple lights throughout this whole section. My jaw drops when I
spot the waterfall at the end of the pool. The plants in the
section behind the rain of water makes it look tropical and
seductive. This place is amazing. The side view we have allows us
to see everything. My gaze is drawn back to the writhing
couple.

“
What is the pretty maroon
skinned being?”

Din Zar smiles at the
couple. “She’s a mewmosian. Her kind need to be fucked regularly
for them to be happy. That makes them good for business. Most of
them are sweet, which is another reason they are so well
liked.”

I can’t help but wonder if
she was brought here under circumstances similar to my own. “Did
you buy her?” I blurt like a fool. My heart races as I wonder if
he’s a bad man. I don’t want to fall for a live-being
trafficker.

He rubs my thigh and
kisses my neck lovingly before he says, “No, little seema. She came
to Din Von and asked if she could work here. You are one of the
rare beings that were bought. We were on planet Barpol to buy a
chip for one of our tech-guys. When we saw that the block was open
and heard a commotion around it, we went in to see what was
happening. It pays to keep tabs on what other planets are doing. On
rare occasions we will buy a being for our club.”

“
Buying beings still seems
cruel to me.” So does leaving some of them behind. I’m confused on
how I should feel. That picture of Von walking away from Gayle
emerges from the depths of my mind.

“
No, seema, it’s not,” Din
Von answers. “The ones that fit into our lifestyle are well cared
for.” His silver eyes frost over. “We can’t rescue people who won’t
appreciate our efforts. If we did that, Zaphin would be filled with
grouchy hateful beings that could easily turn against us. I
personally have no intention of risking my life and the lives of
others by bringing beings like that here.” His gaze softens as it
roams over me. “I’d much rather bring beings like you
here.”