Kenzie (More Worlds Beyond Book 3) Read online

  Kenzie

  By

  Malary Christine

  Kenzie

  Copyright 2015 by Malary Christine

  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED: This literary work may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without express written permission from the Author.

  Kenzie, Adriana’s younger sister, is an emergency room nurse at the local hospital. After finding her last boyfriend with another woman, Kenzie jumps at the chance to leave with Pakhi and Adriana. The sexy Tolan might have swayed her decision a little, even though she’d never tell him that.

  She wanted an adventure, and she has certainly found one. After the Rahu tries to kidnap her, she finds herself with another race of people, the Kasei. When she’s finally reunited with her family, she decides to stay on Sukara and visit Eliana. Someone should have warned her about their promiscuous culture!

  Table of Contents

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  As charge nurse, Kenzie often worked the night shift, and tonight was a bad one. The trauma room overflowed from a three-car-pileup that happened on the interstate. One patient had a broken femur that would require surgery to set the bone. Another had a punctured lung, and with his chest tube in place, he was waiting for a bed in the ICU, as they were also full. The list just kept getting longer, and let’s not forget the colds, stomach viruses, and diaper rashes. She had only been working at Memorial Hospital for two years, and already she felt burnt out. “Kenzie, please give Mr. Brewer 2mg of Morphine. His side is hurting from the chest tube insertion.” She nodded at Dr. Smith and headed to the medicine room. It was going to be a rough night.

  Seven a.m. finally arrived and Kenzie couldn’t wait to leave. She went to the locker room so she could change out of her nasty scrubs that had germs, and who knows what else on them. While leaving, she ran into Michael as she rounded the corner. “Kenzie, how have you been? I haven’t seen you around lately.” He worked as a doctor in family medicine, and she dated him for a while, until he cheated on her. She has avoided him until now, unfortunately.

  “I’ve been really good Michael, just working a lot.” She was lying to him of course. They had been together for a year when she found him in the hospital closet with another nurse from the fifth floor. She had suspected for some time that he was seeing someone else, but until she opened the closet door, she hadn’t been positive. Michael had been calling, coming to the ER, anything he could do to get her attention. He said he was sorry, and wanted her back. Of course, Kenzie told him ‘no’. She had learned her lesson to many times, as he wasn’t the first boyfriend to cheat. Men just couldn’t be trusted. “I have to get home Michael, but you take care.” He grabbed her elbow as she tried to leave.

  “Kenzie, please talk to me. I told you I was sorry, what else do you want?” He smiled that boyish smile that had grabbed her attention in the beginning. He was very handsome with his shaggy blonde hair and blue eyes. He stood at six-feet tall and weighed about one-eighty-five. However, once she found him with his cock stuck inside someone else, looks didn’t matter anymore. Kenzie wanted someone that would love her, and only her. Her older sister Adriana had found that, although, he wasn’t from Earth.

  “I told you Michael, I forgive you but I can’t be with a cheater.” He had a hurt look on his face, but she couldn’t help it. The sound of her phone ringing saved her from this same old conversation. “Hello?”

  “He’s here!” Tears came to her eyes, as she knew exactly what her big sister was saying. Several months ago, Eliana and Adriana went missing. Turns out, aliens kidnapped them and somehow Adriana made her way back to Earth by accident. Her sister had married a man, an alien from somewhere called Santar, and had always said that he would come for her, and he had.

  “Kenzie, Pakhi’s here. Can you come by later to meet him? I also need to see you before I have to leave.” She closed her eyes, as she knew this day would come. Her big sister would leave and she would never see her or her niece Maile again.

  “Of course Adriana; I’ll be there as soon as I can.” Kenzie looked at Michael, “I have to go. I’ll see you around.” She snatched her arm back and headed for the door, ignoring him as he called out her name, as she didn’t want to talk to him anymore.

  Kenzie entered her rented one bedroom condo. It was close by and that’s all she cared about. She still had some boxes stacked up in the closet. The living room had a mismatched couch and chair that she bought from the local thrift store. She couldn’t afford much, and to be honest, she really just didn’t care about things like that.

  She walked into her bedroom and headed straight for her closet, not knowing what she should wear to meet her brother-in-law. Her niece was light blue, and she was sure everyone there would look strange. Adriana had told her that Pakhi was blue, but she was still surprised when little Maile came out looking like her father. It took some time to get used to, but she was always beautiful. Maile progressed at a fast rate as she was walking and talking some, and she wasn’t even two months old.

  She decided on the form fitting red dress that stopped mid-thigh. The neckline showed some cleavage, but not much. ‘Maybe this will be good enough,’ she thought as she grabbed her keys and headed out the door.

  Meeting

  Chapter 2

  Kenzie arrived at Adriana’s cottage around noon. She was a little late, but she knew that Adriana

  wouldn’t leave without saying goodbye. As she walked up to the door and knocked, she admitted to herself that she was nervous, although she wasn’t sure why. With all the loud noise inside, she finally just let herself in, and then stood silently as she took in the scene.

  Adriana was in the arms of a blue man, probably her husband Pakhi. The more Kenzie stared, the more she realized that Maile looked just like him, except for the hair. He kept kissing Adriana on the forehead, and you could tell he didn’t want to let her go. What would it be like to have a man love you that much? She noticed there was another blue man standing behind Adriana’s husband, along with two other men that looked like Native Americans. The only noticeable difference, they had solid dark eyes. They could possibly pass as human if they wore very dark sunglasses as those eyes screamed ‘alien’. They were all well-built muscular men, and she could see why Adriana would marry one of them.

  Kenzie was standing there lost in thought, when Adriana introduced her to Pakhi. As she looked up, she found his amber eyes staring at her. “It’s nice to meet you Pakhi.” She said politely as she offered a smile. He stared for a few moments longer, probably for the same reason she stared back at him. He looked so much like Maile, and she looked a lot like Adriana. They had the same black hair and pale skin, but Kenzie’s hair was straight, her eyes a little more on the blue side, and she was a couple inches shorter and about five or ten pounds heavier.

  Adriana introduced the others in the room. The one named Tolan walked over, and took her hand. At his touch, her heart felt like it would beat out of her chest. “Hi Tolan, it’s nice to meet you.” She said in a whisper. She looked into his dark solid chocolate eyes and almost forgot to breathe, as they were so mesmerizing. She let her eyes roam as she took in his hard, perfected body. He was a least six-feet-seven, and looked like he weighed about two-seventy. She could tell he was all muscle as he wore a sleeveless dark red shirt, with black form fitting pants, and had some type of military boots on. There was a sword on
his right side, and it made him look dangerous. She was still staring, when Adriana startled her.

  “He said it was a pleasure to meet you. I forgot that you don’t have translators.” Adriana looked at Pakhi. “Can we get them some so my family can understand you all?” He nodded, and then the other blue man disappeared. Kenzie jump back, startled, but Tolan kept ahold of her hand. “Don’t worry Kenzie, you’ll get used to it.” She didn’t understand anything he said, but smiled anyway.

  Tolan saw the beautiful female as soon as she entered the tiny cottage. Her striking blue-green eyes were the first thing he noticed. She had long straight black hair that fell below her shoulders, and creamy alabaster skin that looked so soft he needed to touch it. She wore a red dress that showed off her ample breast. He hadn’t had a female since he had left Sukara, and just looking at this enticing beauty was making him painfully hard. He walked over and took her hand just so he could feel her skin. It was just as soft just as it looked.

  Later that evening, after everyone had translators placed, Kenzie was sitting with Tolan on the front porch. It had a four-foot wooden swing, and she had spent many hours there while growing up. She glanced at him from the corner of her eye, and noticed that he seemed fascinated with something as he looked around. She didn’t see anything out of the ordinary. Just trees everywhere, as the cabin was secluded. “It’s amazing; I just can’t get over the colors. Your sky is blue, and you have a yellow sun. What an odd combination.” He said, looking around, and then up. “There are trees everywhere.”

  “Well, we are in the mountains. If you go to the cities, you want find near this many. My family has come here for years when we want to get away, and Adriana wanted to live here for Maile’s safety, which I completely understand.”

  “Yes, Maile does look different than any of you.” He smiled. “What do you do here Kenzie?” He asked as he turned to look at her. He was so handsome and different with his solid chocolate eyes, black hair that was slightly below his ears, and his muscles! She abruptly brought her eyes back up to his and found him grinning at her. Busted! He had caught her ogling his body.

  “What?” She asked, horrified that he had caught her looking.

  “What do you do here Kenzie?” He asked again with a knowing smile. He was ecstatic that she found him attractive, as he thought she was perfect with her straight black hair, and beautiful blue-green eyes. She had a little more weight on her than Sukaraian females, but that just made her look soft and warm.

  “I’m an emergency room nurse at Memorial Hospital.” She said with pride clearly heard in her voice.

  “What is that? I don’t understand nurse or hospital.” He asked with such curiosity that it made her feel good that he was interested.

  “A hospital is a place where the sick and injured are taken to. The doctors give orders, and the nurse carries them out. I have worked there for two years. It’s the first job I applied for when I finished college.” Hopefully that was enough of an explanation.

  “Ah, I understand, we have those to. We call them healers, and they have assistants.” He couldn’t stop staring at her even when Dar walked out to join them.

  Almost feeling claustrophobic with Dar sitting across from her, and Tolan beside her, she glanced at both men. Dar had a grin on his face as he watched them. She couldn’t even imagine what was running through his mind. “So, what have you two been talking about?” He asked.

  “Sex.” She said with a straight face and then laughed at his odd expression. “Sorry, we were talking about trees and how different things are here. Apparently, Earth looks a lot different from Sukara.” He still had a strange look until a mischievous smile broke across his face. Most nurses had an odd sense of humor, and after seeing various body parts every day from patients, she wasn’t shy.

  “Yes, it certainly does. Maybe you would like to see our planet?” He asked, as she sat stunned. She was sure he registered the surprise on her face, as she had never even entertained the idea of leaving Earth.

  “What’s it like?” She asked with curiosity.

  “Well our sky is certainly not blue, it’s pale yellow. Our grass is blue, not green, and our flowers are all different colors. You could return with us and see if for yourself.” She didn’t know if he was serious or not, but a seed had definitely been planted. Dar made her feel comfortable but Tolan made her heart race.

  “Well that’s something to think about.” Tolan and Dar loved females, and they would take all of them back with them if they could, especially if they were as beautiful as Kenzie.

  “You should think about it, we will be leaving in one moon cycle.” Moon cycles, hmm, the moon rotates the Earth in one day, so maybe he means they are leaving tomorrow she thought with sadness. Maybe she would give it some thought.

  When Adriana first went missing, Kenzie had almost went crazy. Even though they were sisters, they were also good friends. She had spent a lot of time with Adriana, Eliana, and Stacey over the years, so she was lost when Eliana and Adriana weren’t around. Stacey had tried to talk to her but she just ignored her. She knew what Stacey had done to Eliana, and she had cut all ties with her. Now Adriana would be leaving again, and taking her precious niece with her. She was lost in thought when her big sister came outside.

  “Kenzie, I was wondering if you could do me a big favor.”

  “Sure, what do you need?”

  “When I was eating with Pakhi’s family, I told them I missed pizza. I tried to describe it, but I’m sure I didn’t do it justice. Well, Pakhi never forgets anything, so he wanted to know if it would be possible to have some. I don’t have enough food here to feed everyone anyway, so….Would you mind running into town and grabbing some for us?”

  “Sure, how many do you want, and what kind?” She asked while getting her keys out.

  “I’m not sure, how about three cheese, three pepperoni, and five supreme, do you think that will be enough?” She looked at the two big men outside and knew there were three more inside along with her family, so no it wouldn’t be.

  “No I don’t. Have you seen how big these men are? They could probably eat a cow each.” Adriana gave her the ‘behave look’. “Why don’t you call in five of each kind, and I’ll run down to J’s and pick them up.” She noticed that Tolan stood up.

  “Mind if I go with you?” He shocked her by asking. How could she possibly take him?

  “Have you looked in a mirror lately? Your eyes kind of scream ‘alien’.” He just gave her a look that said he’s going, so deal with it.

  Kenzie said to Adriana, “Go ask dad if Tolan can borrow his dark sunglasses.” She then looked at Tolan “You have to stay in the car, and you can’t take off the sunglasses for any reason.” He nodded in agreement.

  While Kenzie was driving down the road, Tolan was amazed at his surroundings. The animals were so different. She pointed out various creatures to him such as cows, dogs, a groundhog, and she called the animal that ran out in front of them a deer. He had never seen any other creatures like these. As they drove, it was very wooded, then turned to farmlands, and then there were more and more structures. Earth was very colorful, odd but colorful.

  As they entered town limits, he noticed all the structures and the signs, but he couldn’t read them. Kenzie explained each one and it’s use. As they pulled into a small area in front of another structure, she turned toward him. “Stay in the car, and I’ll be right back.” She exited as he sat there and waited. The people of this planet were so different. They really did come in all shapes and sizes, just like Eliana had described.

  He was sitting there when he noticed Kenzie talking to a male. She didn’t look happy as he watched the scene unfold.

  “Kenzie!” She turned and found Michael standing there. He had just came out of the nearby coffee shop. She wanted to turn and run, but he was almost to her when he had called her name. “What are you doing here?” He asked.

  “Just getting us some pizza.” She didn’t want to stay and chitchat. When he
looked toward her car and spotted Tolan sitting there, she saw the anger pass over his face.

  “Who’s that?” He asked with scowl on his face. She wanted to tell him it was none of his damn business, but didn’t want him marching over there to confront Tolan. On second thought…

  “It’s none of your damn business who that is.” About that time, a pretty stick thin woman came out of the coffee shop and walked up quietly behind him.

  “Come on Kenzie, I told you I was sorry. Give us another chance, I’ll do anything you want baby.” She stood there watching the anger wash over the other woman’s face.

  “Really Michael? You would be faithful to me this time?” I asked in a sweet sincere voice.

  “Yes Kenzie, please give me another chance. I haven’t been with anyone but you since that awful day you left me. Please baby.” The stick woman behind him was furious.

  “YOU ASSHOLE! WE’VE BEEN DATING FOR TWO MONTHS!” She threw her coffee on him and a guilty look crossed his face. He knew he was busted…again.

  “I don’t think your girlfriend liked that.” Kenzie turned to go inside, and left him standing by himself on the curb.

  As Tolan sat there watching, he didn’t like the exchange he had witnessed, and would have gotten out if he thought he could get by with it. He could tell how different he looked, and knew that others would notice as well. He was much taller, and darker than most. Kenzie disappeared inside the structure, and a few moments later she came out carry so many boxes, they were over her head. He reached across and opened her door. She handed him the pizzas so she could get in, and then started placing them in the back seat. They smelled so good!

  Kenzie was quite on the trip back to the cabin. She kept thinking about Michael. At one point, she thought she was in love with him even though she kept men at a distance, because her previous boyfriends had cheated on her as well. She had often wondered why she couldn’t find someone to love her just the way she was. The only man that had never let her down was her father.