Alien General's Baby (Scifi Alien Romance) (Zoran Warriors Book 1) by Luna Hunter
Authors: Luna Hunter
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the guard responds. “Dimtri’s orders.”
“Who would you rather cross, Dimtri or me?”
There is a pause, and then the door swings wide open. Vinz stands in the doorway, looking bigger than ever, every muscle in his body bulging. The guards walk away, staring at the ground, afraid to even make eye-contact.
“Are you alright, Jillian?” He says as walks inside. He scoops me up effortlessly and sits us down on the bed next to Kelly, his large hand resting on my belly.
“I’m fine,” I say, flabbergasted. “Why are we locked up, Vinz?”
“Dimtri locked you up to spite me,” he answers. “Did you manage to run the tests?”
“Yes, thanks to Kelly,” I tell him. “She managed to run an analysis, undetected.”
“And?” he says excitedly. “Can we save your kin?”
I swallow the lump in my throat. I don’t know how to break the news. I’m afraid it’ll shatter his world — but he has a right to know.
“There’s good news and bad news,” I say. “The good news is that yes; I think we can find a cure using the antibodies in your blood.”
“What’s the bad news?” he says. “Is it too dangerous?”
“The bad news is that it appears your DNA has been maliciously tampered with.”
Vinz’s eyebrows furrow, his palm still resting on my stomach. “What do you mean?”
“These are just preliminary results, as we didn’t time to do a full analysis, but… there’s some damage to certain strands that may indicate a loss of fertility.”
Silence.
“What Jill is trying to tactfully say is that something is poisoning you,” Kelly blurts out. “And you may lose your ability to have kids.”
Vinz scrapes his throat. “How is that possible when you’re pregnant with my child?”
“P-p-what now?” I stammer.
Now it’s my turn to be gobsmacked. Kelly clasps her hands in front of her mouth, cheering loudly. “Oh my god! You guys!”
“You are pregnant,” Vinz says, patting my belly. “With a Zoran child.”
The world spins in front of my eyes. I’m not ready. I’m so not ready for this.
“Th-that can’t be right,” I say, but the look in Vinz’s eyes says it all. He’s telling the truth. And he’s happy about it.
“I didn’t think that was possible,” I stammer.
“Neither did I,” Vinz answers. “It’s a miracle.”
His hands stroke my belly, and I rest my head against his chest. For a second I close my eyes as I let the news sink in. Of course I always wanted a family of my own, but I never thought it would happen so soon. Or with a Zoran general!
“Now what’s this about my DNA?” he asks.
I’m too flabbergasted to talk, so I let Kelly do the explaining. The damage we’ve found and the low birthrate on Exon Prime that Vinz told me about; that can’t be an accident. They’re linked.
“How did this happen?” Vinz asks. “Why did Zoran healers not see this? And how come Jillian is pregnant, if what you say is true?”
“It’s plain as day, so the only reason I can think of is that they didn’t want to,” Kelly says. “And why Jill is pregnant none the less, well, my best guess is both of you are still super fertile,” she smirks. “Is there anything you can think of that may have caused this? Anything you’ve eaten or drunk in the last few years that you didn’t do before?”
Vinz thinks hard for a second, before his face lights up.
“Quino,” he says. “It has to be quino.”
“The black bars?” Kelly says, making a face.
“Yes. The High Command instated those as mandatory meals for all soldiers, right around the time the troubles first started. Since then, no warrior has fathered a child. I’ve never made the connection. I didn’t know trust the High Command, but I never thought them capable of such villainous treachery to our entire species.”
His jaw clenches, and every muscle in his taut body tenses up.
“I have to go,” he says, getting up to his feet. “I have to prepare.”
“For what?” I ask.
‘For war,” he
“Who would you rather cross, Dimtri or me?”
There is a pause, and then the door swings wide open. Vinz stands in the doorway, looking bigger than ever, every muscle in his body bulging. The guards walk away, staring at the ground, afraid to even make eye-contact.
“Are you alright, Jillian?” He says as walks inside. He scoops me up effortlessly and sits us down on the bed next to Kelly, his large hand resting on my belly.
“I’m fine,” I say, flabbergasted. “Why are we locked up, Vinz?”
“Dimtri locked you up to spite me,” he answers. “Did you manage to run the tests?”
“Yes, thanks to Kelly,” I tell him. “She managed to run an analysis, undetected.”
“And?” he says excitedly. “Can we save your kin?”
I swallow the lump in my throat. I don’t know how to break the news. I’m afraid it’ll shatter his world — but he has a right to know.
“There’s good news and bad news,” I say. “The good news is that yes; I think we can find a cure using the antibodies in your blood.”
“What’s the bad news?” he says. “Is it too dangerous?”
“The bad news is that it appears your DNA has been maliciously tampered with.”
Vinz’s eyebrows furrow, his palm still resting on my stomach. “What do you mean?”
“These are just preliminary results, as we didn’t time to do a full analysis, but… there’s some damage to certain strands that may indicate a loss of fertility.”
Silence.
“What Jill is trying to tactfully say is that something is poisoning you,” Kelly blurts out. “And you may lose your ability to have kids.”
Vinz scrapes his throat. “How is that possible when you’re pregnant with my child?”
“P-p-what now?” I stammer.
Now it’s my turn to be gobsmacked. Kelly clasps her hands in front of her mouth, cheering loudly. “Oh my god! You guys!”
“You are pregnant,” Vinz says, patting my belly. “With a Zoran child.”
The world spins in front of my eyes. I’m not ready. I’m so not ready for this.
“Th-that can’t be right,” I say, but the look in Vinz’s eyes says it all. He’s telling the truth. And he’s happy about it.
“I didn’t think that was possible,” I stammer.
“Neither did I,” Vinz answers. “It’s a miracle.”
His hands stroke my belly, and I rest my head against his chest. For a second I close my eyes as I let the news sink in. Of course I always wanted a family of my own, but I never thought it would happen so soon. Or with a Zoran general!
“Now what’s this about my DNA?” he asks.
I’m too flabbergasted to talk, so I let Kelly do the explaining. The damage we’ve found and the low birthrate on Exon Prime that Vinz told me about; that can’t be an accident. They’re linked.
“How did this happen?” Vinz asks. “Why did Zoran healers not see this? And how come Jillian is pregnant, if what you say is true?”
“It’s plain as day, so the only reason I can think of is that they didn’t want to,” Kelly says. “And why Jill is pregnant none the less, well, my best guess is both of you are still super fertile,” she smirks. “Is there anything you can think of that may have caused this? Anything you’ve eaten or drunk in the last few years that you didn’t do before?”
Vinz thinks hard for a second, before his face lights up.
“Quino,” he says. “It has to be quino.”
“The black bars?” Kelly says, making a face.
“Yes. The High Command instated those as mandatory meals for all soldiers, right around the time the troubles first started. Since then, no warrior has fathered a child. I’ve never made the connection. I didn’t know trust the High Command, but I never thought them capable of such villainous treachery to our entire species.”
His jaw clenches, and every muscle in his taut body tenses up.
“I have to go,” he says, getting up to his feet. “I have to prepare.”
“For what?” I ask.
‘For war,” he
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