Her expression relaxed. “They will find some kind of job you enjoy. Some of them are guards who patrol Homeland or Reservation while others learn new skills. Destiny, for example, is learning how to be a nurse.”

A snarl tore from his throat, insulted and jealous in a flash that she’d dare mention that male. “He wants you.”

“Calm down,” she whispered, stroking him as her legs tightened around his waist. “I’m not interested anyone but you. I don’t know why you hate him so much. I work…worked with him. That’s all.”

“He wants you,” he repeated firmly. “He can’t have you. You’re mine.”

Her hands slid down to his throat, lower, to his shoulders. She gripped him firmly and he tensed, believing she’d begin to fight. Instead her fingers dug in and rubbed. It felt good and some of the rigidness eased.

“That feels good.”

“It’s meant to. Shoulder massages always relax me. I just brought him up as an example. There are lots of things you can do or learn in order to be a part of New Species society. That’s the last thing that you should be thinking about right now.” Her gaze lowered to his chest. “You’re regaining your body mass and strength. You were down for a long time and lost a bit of weight.”

“I’m big.”

“I bet you were bigger before you were hurt.”

He couldn’t deny that. His body had changed from the way it used to be. The changes had reminded him of when he’d angered the technicians at Mercile and they’d refused to feed him before 46 was brought into his room to be his mate.

“They aren’t expecting you to get a job right away. You’ll be moved to the men’s dorm and adjust to life on the outside first. You’ll learn how to live independently and they’ll take you out with different males to show you what they do. You’ll also be asked if you want to see a therapist.” She paused. “A doctor who will help you work through the anger and pain you suffered while you were in captivity. I strongly suggest it. Kregkor is a good guy. He’s a bit of a nerd but he’s excellent at what he does.”

Suspicion and jealousy flared. “The male doctor Moon told me about? Do you know him well? Does he want you too?”

Her eyebrows rose. “Kregkor? No. He’s married. Mated. You know what I mean. He’s got a few kids. You’ll see pictures of them and his wife if you visit his office at Medical. He works part-time for the NSO. I barely see him since he only comes when they call him.”

“Are there any other males who have shown interest in you?”

“No.”

He keenly studied her to judge if she was being honest but didn’t see any signs of deceit. “Good. I’d fight them.”

“You really need to stop attacking males. They are your people.”

“You are mine.”

The doorbell rang. Obsidian growled. “They will go away.”

“You need to let me up. We have to see who is there. They’ll come in if we don’t answer the door since they know we are home.”

“I have the key to your space.”

“I’m sure they have spares.”

“What are those?”

“Other keys.”

“I will make them give me all of them.” He didn’t want anyone to have access to Alli but him.

The swelling in his dick had subsided. He gently pulled out of her, watching her face to make sure there wasn’t any discomfort for her. She released him as he lifted up to rise to his feet.

“Stay!” He’d deal with whoever wanted access to Alli’s space.

He pulled the sweatpants up enough to cover his dick and closed her bedroom door when he stormed out of it. The doorbell annoyed him as it rang again. Whoever was outside was persistent. He remembered to unlock it before yanking it open. Two males waited on the other side. They stared at him grimly. He’d met one of them before but the second one was unfamiliar.

Justice spoke first. “Hello, Obsidian. It’s good to see you doing so well.”

The smell of a female mixed with the male’s scent. His sense of smell had been weakened after he’d awoken that first time at Homeland and he’d missed that before. He investigated the other male by turning his head to look that one over from head to foot, picking up another female scent coming from him. They were both mated, judging by the strong combination of scents. He decided they weren’t at the door to attempt to lure Alli into sharing sex with them.

“I want the other keys to Alli’s rooms.”

Dark eyebrows arched as Justice frowned. “I don’t understand.”

“I do,” the other male with the long brown hair announced. “I read the report that Kit filed this morning at the end of her shift. She complained that Moon stole a key from her because Obsidian believed we were locking Dr. Allison inside her house.” His focus shifted to Obsidian. “I am Fury. We don’t have any other keys. That was the only one.”

“Alli said there are more.”

“She probably assumes that but that was the only key Security had.” The male smiled. “I give my word.”

“I don’t know or trust you.”

Justice stepped closer. “We understand. You need time to learn that we won’t tell lies. How are you adjusting to freedom? I apologize that I haven’t spoken to you recently but I’ve been very busy.”

“Justice deals with the humans outside the walls of our home,” Fury informed him. “It’s a tough job with long hours.”