Stolen and Seduced - Christine Pope Page 0,59

She's a dream come true."

I nodded. "She really is. What's the next step now that she's been probed?"

"Seduction," he said, suddenly sounding a little worried. "We've never tried that before in our previous abduction attempts. Maybe that's why we always failed."

"It can't be that difficult, right? She was aroused by some simple probing, so we'll just offer to probe her again and she'll be happy. If we do it often enough, she'll get used to our touch and she might be willing to fuck without probes involved."

Xil laughed. "I don't think you understood the concept of seduction. It's not all about sex."

"It isn't?"

"No. I read this one paper on human courtship and it mentioned giving her plants. Not sure why, maybe because females like to eat healthy stuff?"

"We don't have any plants," I pointed out. "The fabricator can make vegetables, but I doubt it can make anything that's still alive and growing."

"Then we'll have to buy her one at the next space station we stop at. We should watch the next lecture as soon as possible so we know how to proceed. So far, everything Professor Katila has taught us has been effective."

He was right. I'd been worried this course might be a waste of time, but it had turned out to be the best thing we could have done. Thanks to the IGU, we now had our own female on board.

Our comms beeped simultaneously. Havel was paging us. I opened the call and his hologram appeared above my wrist, grinning at us.

"She's fallen asleep. I'm monitoring her vitals and will be alerted as soon as she wakes up, so how about we use the time to listen to the next lecture?"

Xil and I exchanged a look and grinned.

"We were just talking about that," I replied. "Meet you on the bridge?"

I gave the broken engine part one last longing look, then adjusted my uniform and followed Xil to the other end of the ship. I was never going to get any work done with our female around. She was sleeping and still I wasn't able to fix what needed fixing. This was going to be harder than I'd anticipated.

Havel was already on the bridge and had opened the lecture on the main viewscreen. I took my seat, crossed my arms in front of my chest - I didn’t want to appear too eager - and waited for the Professor to speak.

"Hello, students. This lecture is split into two parts, depending on the purpose of your abduction. If you want your abductee for companionship and mating, continue watching. If you abducted her for other reasons like research or servitude, please skip to the second part now."

We waited in silence until she finally continued.

"This lecture may be called 'seduction for inexperienced males', but please be assured that this will be interesting for all genders and levels of experience. I like to say that learning is never over, no matter how good you think you are at a subject. I myself still like to expand my knowledge, even though I've conducted hundreds of successful abductions.

"Seduction isn't just about getting your abductee into your bed, nest, roost or whatever sleeping arrangement your species prefers. It's about forming a lasting bond that combines friendship with something deeper. Your end goal is to make your abductee love you with all her heart or hearts - or whatever anatomy her kind associate with love. You do not necessarily have to have the same feelings for your abductee, but it helps if you want to keep her as a long-term mate.

"Every species has different courtship rituals and it's your responsibility to research how your abductee likes to be wooed. You can combine that with the traditions of your own species, but make sure that at least half of your actions correspond to what your new female is used to. You don't want to confuse her unnecessarily.

"I know you will be eager to proceed as fast as possible, but be aware that seduction can take time. Start slowly, take note of how your female responds to your advances, then adjust your strategy accordingly. Give her your full attention. Make her feel adored and cherished. Protect her from all outside threats, even if you don't perceive them as important. Always remember that your abductee may never have left her planet before and everything is new and strange to her. A simple wormhole jump could traumatise her if you've not prepared her well.

"As your first assignment in this module, I'd like