Time for a little research
Matara, Dramok, Imdiko, Nobek. One woman mated to three men. It was Kalquorian law; only a completed clan of the three men could legally enter into a committed relationship with a woman.
One woman. Three men. Irene thought of Sherv, Rusp, and Jemi standing before her and shivered.
“Lucky ladies,” she muttered. “If the guys know what they’re doing.”
She took another sip of her water, bathing her throat in its warmth. She moved on to lemanthev music.
It was like any other genre. There were excellent performers and those who were obviously just in it for the fun. Irene listened to the five top bands as acknowledged by fans. Again, she was struck by the exciting raw energy of the music. It was worlds away from opera or symphonic music, but she enjoyed it. She thought her new Kalquorian friends stacked up reasonably well to the recognized performers, though their sound had some noticeable differences to the typical lemanthev characteristics. It wasn’t just the rasp of Sherv’s voice as the band’s eloti, which translated to “howler,” an apt description. There were underlying nuances, a tendency to weave more melodic airs in what was mostly a powerful, driving rhythm.
Lemanthev were always trios. Along with the eloti were the spenruk, the drummer, and the trasbu player. As far as Irene could figure out, trasbu was a slang term for growler. Jemi’s bassoon-shaped instrument had certainly put out such sounds.
She was tempted to look into more of the intricacies of the music. She was also tempted to see if she could gather more information on Clan Sherv itself. A check of the time warned her she had no business going down rabbit holes of trivia. She was due to rehearse early the next afternoon, and she needed sleep.
It was better not to get too fascinated with either Kalquorian music or Kalquorians themselves. Even off Earth, life could be dangerous for women who didn’t adhere to its laws. With regret, Irene finished her water and dumped her research in the erasing program Fausto had given her, which would destroy any evidence of her illicit interests should Donald or Dolores perform a surprise inspection on the device’s search history.
Fifteen minutes later, her humidifier filling the room with voice-saving moisture, Irene was asleep in the massive Kalquorian-sized bed. Fittingly enough, she dreamed of sharing it with three handsome alien men.
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His past demons have returned, and only a Kalquorian clan can save him.
Matthew Larsen should be happy.
Reunited with the Nobek he fell in love with years ago, welcomed into a clan
determined to give him a better life, he has everything he never imagined
possible. However, he’s haunted by the hellish past and certainty it will
reclaim him.
Nobek
Kom spent years searching for Matt. Their reunion and his clanmates’ acceptance
of the troubled Earther seemed to be all that stood in the way of the perfect
future. His Earther love isn’t so easily rescued, however. Even a warrior can’t
protect someone against his nightmares.
Dramok Avir and Imdiko Masok are devoted to the beautiful Earther Kom brought home. Loving such a gentle soul isn’t a problem. Saving him from monsters, real and imagined, is another matter when Matt’s worst fears come true and the terrors of the past rise once again to drag him into the abyss.
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