Grim-faced, Martin pulled me against him and held me close, his hand stroking my tangled hair. “You know that rape isn’t about s*x. It’s about domination. He was trying to strike you where you were vulnerable.”
Strangely, his using the “R” word made me feel a little stronger. At least this hadn’t been that kind of physical violation. It could have been worse. “So that’s all it was — mind games. Of course, the aliens would never — ”
I’d been expecting him to chime in and say oh, no, of course not, the aliens don’t have any interest in humans that way…but he didn’t. Instead, he drew away slightly and took both my hands in his.
“No.” I shook my head. “I can’t believe that — ”
He frowned. “Why is that so impossible to you? My people were aware of these things even before I infiltrated the
