Bill and the Space War! (Bill in Space (Erotic Fantasy)) by D. R. Rosier

Chapter 1
     
    Bill pulled on the collar of his shirt.  The damn thing was
trying to strangle him.  He was standing next to the throne as Tiffani received
a seemingly endless array of local rulers.  The universe was big, and the
Angilli Empire spanned most of it.  The sections were broken down into
quadrants, then galaxies, then planets.
    Luckily, only the quadrant rulers needed to do this, of
course, there were thousands of them.  As his internal monologue about the damn
clothes went on he was relieved that Ariella protected his mind from being read
by all but his mates.  At least in their case they were shooting him amused
looks.  He imagined the quadrant rulers wouldn’t take so kindly to his
thoughts.
    He was used to jeans and t-shirts, not collars and all this
other crap.  But he wouldn’t pass on it for the world.  He was here to help
protect Tiffani from any disagreements that moved to violence.  And of course,
as much as he objected to the clothes he was wearing, he had absolutely no
shame in enjoying how beautiful his mates looked.
    He ignored the speeches and studied the body language and
movements as they approached the dais to swear fealty.  It was probably overkill,
after all she had a Dravii reading for mischief at all times as each
approached.  No one could keep out a Dravii, at least not for long, if they
were determined to plumb a mind.
    Still, he would take chances with Tiffani’s well being when
hell froze over.  She was stunning of course in a cream colored dress, wearing
a jewel studded tiara.  He thought the jewels paled though beside her bright
and beautiful blue eyes.
    He smiled subtly across the throne.  The other protector
today was Sylvia, she and Anise had decided the advantage to hiding was now
over.  It would be more advantageous to be out in the open, and he couldn’t
agree more.  To that end she was in her Dravii form lounging on the floor next
to the throne.  He could see how nervous it made the quadrant rulers as her
emerald green eyes locked on them when they approached to give fealty.
    That was when something caught his eye, one of them looked
really nervous, his hand was in his pocket as well.  He thought about him in
his mind and watched for Sylvia’s response.  They had worked out a code beforehand. 
She gave him the signal that she wasn’t sure.  There were a few Angilli that
could put up a strong enough block for short periods of time, Tiffani was one
that could, but it was exhausting.
    That wasn’t a good sign.
    He palmed the small stunner in his hand casually and waited,
he didn’t want to create an incident if he was wrong, but all his instincts
were telling him that Angilli was a danger.  He watched as the Angilli
approached the throne, suddenly Sylvia gave him the danger signal and moved to
intercept.  He watched as the assassin pulled an object out his jacket as he
moved forward in front of Tiffani and lifted his weapon.
    They both fired at the same time, the Angilli crumpled to
the floor.  He was glad they had insisted he wear one of the energy absorbing
suits beneath the nice clothes as Bill took a hit to the chest as well.  He
watched as the hall started to panic, people moving toward the doors.
    Tiffani cried out, “Stop!  Return to your seats, the
assassin has been taken care of and there is no more danger.”
    Bill wasn’t happy about it and would prefer to get her out
of there now, but he sighed and took his place back at her side.
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    Larissa licked her lips.  She hadn’t been in the throne room
at the time but reviewed the footage from the security feeds.  Every time she
saw Bill in action it made her hot.  She had not considered being with a man
from another race before Bill.  Especially since it would normally make that
man a slave. 
    Thanks to Ariella however that would never happen with
Bill.  She never thought she would find a match, a lover and a fighter, that
fought with honor as she did.  Much less