Katieran Prime 4 - Kiljorn Prime (4 page)

Being the Legal Advisor for the Katieran Nation, Lindsey already knew the five primary laws that everyone on Katiera was expected to follow:

First Law
was to protect all females and young.

Second Law
was to protect the Prime families.

Third Law
was to serve the people of Katiera.

Fourth Law
was to honor the mated pair of Gods.

Fifth Law
was to protect all natural resources.

Anyone who did not adhere to these laws was subject to banishment or, in some cases, death.

Lindsey was fascinated by the Katieran political system. The Katieran people elected the members of the Katieran High Council. However, the Prime Leader was the ruler by birthright and had final say.

Lindsey and her father took turns teaching Lisa about the Katieran culture in their sleeping quarters. Lisa was not happy. “Aw man! I thought I’d never have to go to school again.” Lindsey incorporated games to help teach Lisa things like how the Katierans were named.

Many years ago the Katierans had combined their first names with their last names. An example would be that
Rend
was RendEL’s first name and it was combined with his last name, which was something like
EL—c
ombined together to form one name, RendEL. Lindsey had her sister practice combining their names like the Katierans. Lisa Carreli became, LisaLI. Lindsey Carreli became LindeLI. Leo Carreli became LeoLI. They laughed over Lisa’s conversion of their father’s name.

They developed a nice routine on board the Transport ship. She usually shared Morning Meals and Evening Meals with her family. The Midday Meals she shared with the EWG after their usual meetings, or she would skip the Midday Meal.

She tried to keep herself busy so that she didn’t think too much about RendEL. From her most recent communications with him, he was starting a relationship with the pregnant female, Cassie. Lindsey wasn’t hurting for company. She had many of the Katierans approach her wanting to spend time with her, but she always turned them down. They just didn’t appeal to her as RendEL had.

Lindsey made a startling discovery after her most recent EWG meeting. She dreaded having to contact RendEL to inform him. She asked the Commander of the transport to make the call.

“Are you sure it’s him?” Prime Commander KydEL asked Lindsey.

She nodded her head. “The investigators I hired were very thorough. Cassandra Tomlin dated only a few men. Her last boyfriend, who she lived with for about seven months before her disappearance, was Senator-in-Training, Scott McCormick. Neighbors, coworkers, and friends confirmed the facts.”

“And you are sure he’s one of the members the EWG sent on the transport ship?”

“I’m afraid so. I have had the misfortune of meeting with him several times. A complete asshole if you ask me.” Lindsey didn’t hide her distaste of the human male.

The new transport ship would arrive in about three weeks with several members of the EWG. According to the trade agreement, these members would bear witness to the wellbeing of the human females. One of those members was the male that impregnated Cassie Tomlin and left her on her own to face the EWG—the same female who was Prime Leader RendEL’s unofficial mate.

City of Kiljorn

“Prepare a transport to take us to Katiera. We cannot wait on this any longer. Are the Katieran Prime Leader and Prime Commander available?” KadEN asked his Commander.

“We have confirmation that they have returned to Katiera. There were also strange messages we intercepted regarding females being brought to Katiera.” Commander TylOR stated.

“Females? They’ve found compatible females?” KadEN’s interest was piqued. They suffered the same fate as the Katierans when many of their people were destroyed by the virus the Morins had subjected them to. They were not breeding as they once had. If the Katierans had found breeding compatible females, then he needed to find out.

“Are you considering the suggestion the High Council made?” Commander TylOR asked.

KadEN sighed. “You’re referring to the Prime Mating they want me to offer the Katierans? Yes, I am thinking about it. It would secure any possible alliance. We need our two nations to come together. I will do whatever it is my people need me to do to ensure their survival.”

Chapter Four

Lindsey and her small family were on the shuttle again traveling down to the home planet Katiera. It had taken them about a month to reach the Katieran Solar System. Lindsey was ready to put her feet on solid ground again.

She watched through the viewing screen as they floated from the darkness of space slowly down through the clouds. She could see the two suns gleaming brightly—it took her breath away.

Her shuttle landed with the others on a large landing field overlooking the great expanse of bright green water that covered about sixty-five percent of the planet. To one side of the landing dock were huge rocks and tall green vegetation that gave the area protection. On the other side was a city of white buildings, all different shapes and sizes. It looked so clean and wholesome.

The first thing Lindsey looked for as she stepped down from the shuttle was Prime Leader RendEL. She found him standing with two other tall Katieran men overlooking the landing field. She made her way over to him. He smiled when he caught sight of her.

“Miss Carreli, welcome to Katiera.” He reached out to clasp her hand in his in the human way of greeting.

“Prime Leader, it’s good to be here, you have a beautiful home world.” Lindsey clasped RendEL’s larger hand. Her stomach fluttered a little. It did so whenever she was near him. He released her hand too soon. For a moment, she had forgotten that he would be a mated man in just a few days.

RendEL introduced her to those around them. “You remember Prime Commander KydEL?”

She accepted KydEL’s outstretched hand, also observing the human way of greeting. “How could I forget? Have you had any more confrontations with Captain Malone?”

Both RendEL and the Katieran man on the other side of him let out a burst of laughter. Lindsey gave the Commander a knowing smile and said, “By that reaction, I take it that you have.” She thought it was adorable the big, strong Commander would blush.

RendEL introduced her to the other man standing by his side. “This is my younger brother, Chief Medic and Scientist, Prime Medic SydEL.”

She admired the younger Prime’s good looks. He had dark hair like his two brothers, but it was much longer, reaching midway down his back. His eyes with the golden pupils were cat-like. “It is a pleasure to meet you, Prime Medic SydEL.”

She was then introduced to the two, drop dead, gorgeous Katieran women who moved to stand beside the men. The older woman was RendEL’s mother, Prima SandELa. The younger woman was his cousin, Prima AriELa. She knew from having full disclosure, that females were scarce.

It was her turn to make the introductions. She moved to the side as her father and sister approached. “Prime Leader RendEL, I would like you to meet my father, Leo Carreli, and my little sister, Lisa.”

RendEL smiled warmly as he shook the Earth male’s hand. “It is an honor to meet you. Your daughter has been a true asset to my people.” He gave the little girl a large smile as he greeted her too.

“Thank you, Prime Leader RendEL, for allowing us to move here with Lindsey,” the older Earth male said.

The little girl looked at RendEL curiously and asked, “Are you really a prince?”

Lindsey groaned, “Lisa!”

RendEL laughed. “That’s okay,” he assured Lindsey before he turned back to the little girl. “I am told that ‘Prime’ for Katiera would be the same as ‘Prince’ on Earth. So … yes, I guess that I am.”

“Cool.” She smiled at him and then looked at KydEL and SydEL. “Are they princes too?”

Both men smiled warmly at the little girl. RendEL answered, “Yes they are. This is my cousin, Prima AriELa, and my mother, Prima SandELa. Primas are what you would call
princesses
.”

Lisa’s little girl eyes got huge as she stared at AriELa and SandELa in awe. “A princess. Wow!”

Prima SandELa greeted the little girl. “It is a pleasure to meet you.” She smiled and blushed as she nodded at the older Earth male, Mr. Carreli. “I will take you and your daughter, Lisa, to your suite so that you can settle in. My niece, AriELa, will bring Miss Carreli to the suite after the introductions with the EWG have been made.”

Lindsey couldn’t believe it when her father stood taller and puffed out his chest. “We would appreciate that ma’am.”

Lindsey hugged her family and promised to see them in a few hours. She turned back to the Prime Leader and his brothers. “What do you need me to do?”

“We’ll do the introductions first, and then I will have the liaisons take them directly to their accommodations,” RendEL told her.

Lindsey nodded her understanding. She turned to look at the twenty EWG representatives, twelve women and eight men. She had spent a lot of time with these people over the past month. They now looked to her to show them what they should do. She motioned for them to approach.

RendEL welcomed the members of the Earth World Government. He gave them instructions on what would happen next. “For your convenience, we have assigned liaisons to assist you while you are here. Your liaisons will show you to your accommodations so that you may rest.”

“Midday Meal is in about an hour and a half. Your liaison will then show you around the building where you will be staying before we gather again for Evening Meal. Tomorrow, after the Morning Meal, your liaisons will take you on a more extended tour of the Prime City of Katiera. We will meet tomorrow after Midday Meal for a formal debrief. Again, I welcome you to Katiera.”

Lindsey noticed one of the EWG members approaching RendEL. She introduced the Earth male. “Prime Leader RendEL, this is Senator John Rowe.” Lindsey caught the strange looks RendEL gave his two brothers.

The Senator reached out to shake RendEL’s hand. “Prime Leader. A pleasure to finally meet you. I was hoping that I might see my daughter Erica. She came here a month ago.”

“Senator Rowe, it is a pleasure to meet you. If you will go with your liaison, I will see what we can do to reunite you with your daughter.” He gave the Senator a reassuring smile.

As soon as the man left, Lindsey turned to RendEL and his brothers, she asked, “Is there something I should know about?”

Prime Commander KydEL filled her in on the whole Erica Rowe situation. The Senator’s daughter had dated RendEL a few times but did not take it well when RendEL decided to pursue the pregnant woman Cassie. Miss Rowe had physically attacked both RendEL and Cassie. They were forced to detain her in their holding facility. She realized that telling the Senator about this was going to get tricky.

“May I make a suggestion?” she asked. At RendEL’s nod she preceded, “Move Miss Rowe to the Senator’s suite and keep security at the door. We call it house arrest. She won’t be able to leave without security following her every move.”

Prime Commander KydEL smiled, “That is a good idea.”

“Lindsey, is the male, Scott McCormick?” RendEL asked her.

Lindsey looked at the man RendEL was pointing at. Scott McCormick was the man that got Cassie pregnant and left her to deal with the consequences on her own. He was a real loser.

“Yes, that’s him. Pretty on the outside, but on the inside … full of shit.” She was a little shocked when RendEL growled aggressively. She had never seen him do that—it was a little scary.

*****

RendEL’s young cousin, Prima AriELa, showed her to the suite that would become a new home to her and her family. Their living quarters turned out to be very spacious. It had four bedrooms but only her, her father and her sister would be sharing the space. The entryway then led to a large living and dining area with a kitchenette open to the whole space. Off the dining area was a walkout balcony that ran the entire length of the suite.

The Liaison said that only about fifteen hundred human women would be living within the Prime City walls. The suites were built within the existing buildings all throughout the city. The rest of the women brought from Earth would be sent to other regions of Katiera and the surrounding habitable planets to live.

The next morning after Morning Meal, she and her family took a tour of the city of Katiera. All the buildings were white. They were made out of some kind of clay or brick material. People either walked the streets or rode in golf cart-looking vehicles that hovered over the ground. Everything was solar powered, but with Katiera’s two suns, they would never run out of power.

Another obvious plus to having two suns was the weather. She was told the temperature never got below seventy-five degrees on Katiera. The air, water, and land were free of pollution. No one swam in the Waters of Katiera because that would contaminate their natural resource.

There were little family owned shops throughout the city, making it easy to walk to everything. The Katierans used a non-monetary system, almost like a barter or gift system. If a shopper found something that he or she wanted, they would exchange something they had. The human women had been advised to bring spices with them before traveling to Katiera. If they didn’t have anything to barter or exchange, then they could get what they wanted on credit.

The EWG representatives would meet formally with the Katieran High Council after Midday Meal. Lindsey had filed the official paperwork for Cassie’s political asylum with the EWG over a month ago, before she had left on Transport. A copy would be available in case the EWG members made an issue out of it.

It was agreed that RendEL should announce his and Cassie’s upcoming mating ceremony, which would take place in two days. The goal was to leave out the details about Cassie’s pregnancy. The EWG representatives would be allowed to attend the ceremony if they wished. However, they planned to keep Scott McCormick from attending.