Alien Romance: Her Alien Beast: Scifi Alien Abduction Romance (Alien Romance, Alien Invasion Romance, BBW) (Space Beasts Book 1) by Alyssa Ezra Page B

apologize that I was unable to see you on this orbit’s celebration, but your mother was ill, it was only appropriate that I attend her until the doctor finished.”  Rayer considered holding his tongue as he always did whenever his father insisted on referring to the his second wife, Montala, as Rayer’s mother, yet, this time, for this occasion, Rayer decided against logical caution.
                  “Father, I do not wish to fight with you, but I ask you again to not refer to Montala as my mother, she is not – by that I do not mean that she didn’t give me birth, but rather she never had the desire, nor made an effort to be a mother to me.  Therefore, she is not my mother, she is Graith’s mother.  I did not take your absence personally, I did wonder, but I assumed that some call to duty had required you to miss the celebration.  Now, what has driven you to call for me to attend you?”
                  The increasingly ancient King Balkar stared at his son shrewdly, taking in the way Rayer’s body had filled out.  His son was much more his mother’s son, Arati’s son.  He looked so very much like his mother – she had been an astoundingly beautiful woman, but Rayer might be even more astoundingly striking than the vicious warrior princess. 
    Arati’s family had been the noble warriors that had defended Siiger for hundreds of orbits, and while they could be quite sly, the families of the Kaltar tribe were unquestionably built in a manner that was ideal to that bred aim of planetary protection.  His son had the body of a warrior, but the mind of a masterful high king.  Unfortunately, Rayer was as stubborn as Balkar.  Knowing that his son would doubtless be angry by the proposal he was soon to force on him, Balkar took a deep, cleaning breath, before looking at the comparatively young man, nearly a century his junior.
                  “You need to breed and provide an heir.”  Balkar stated the reality of the situation simply and Rayer’s face blanked of all expression, just as Balkar had anticipated.  Knowing that his son could, and would outwait him, Balkar continued, “You have officially hit your prime – it is expected that you breed.  You have to breed and provide an heir in order to secure your position as my heir for High King.”
                  “And tell me father, who am I to breed with?  The Sii are not compatible with the other known breeds in this area – and there are few if any Sii females left and those that might be of breeding prime, are barren, in fact all Sii females that survived the epidemic that killed mother are all incapable of breeding an heir.  Or have you forgotten that was the basis on which you agreed to take Montala as your second mate?  She had managed to birth Graith after the main onslaught of the epidemic.”
                  “Of course I remember that fact, boy,” the High King sighed.  “Just as I remember that as a result, in order to maintain a semblance of a population balance, we have been forced to replicate artificially.  Unfortunately, that is not an option for you.  You have to provide a naturally conceived heir in order to ascend the throne – such is the rule that has ruled the pattern of ascension for as long as the Sii have existed.  And you are not quite as informed as I am.  In order to make sure this family line continues in power after my death, I have been sending out scouts, and I have confirmed that there is a race, of which there are a few females that are compatible with the Sii for breeding purposes.  They come from a small outer-rim world called ‘ Earth. ’  Some of our scientists are already on site – quietly working with an inner-system company to find suitable candidates”
                  Rayer stared at his father and king for a solid five minutes before turning away from the man and striding over to stand before one of the windows.