Dark Love [18+]

Chapter 1

Please note, before you continue, Dark Nine is Book 1, Dark Star is Book 2, Dark Love is Book 3. Read the first two before you read this one! Thanks x

Mars' POV

I had risked everything bringing Diana home to my planet. Kors only cared about the health of their core's power. For me, that was the health of Planet Mars.

I didn't take any notice of the puny humans living on the surface, changing the planet to be liveable. But it turned out that the human colony on Mars was just what I needed to layer Diana in protection.

Mars wouldn't just protect her.

My planet would also protect me.

I had made my decision – a decision you could not make as an Elion.

You could not choose the other side; Subspecies.

But I did.

I chose her.

So I chose humans, too.

Elions wouldn't hunt me, but after this kind of betrayal, they would forever forbid me from access to the Hives, so it was still a big deal. Technically, I could be hunted on Dark Ninth and Dark Vious. They were inactive, ancient and manufactured Elion Hives. Artificial planets.

All the Hives were artificial. Engineered by Elions themselves.

It was lowbrow of subspecies to be so obsessed with the bending of their will to the laws of the universe.

Elions broke every law, because we were beyond it.

But despite our leaps in power that no other subspecies would ever learn to combat, I was not beyond her.

Diana was elevated Empress, Orkora, Estoria and Galactic Queen of the Universe.

She was also a mother, a Dark Nine and a rebel Freed human.

But above all of that, she was also mine. My mate. I was bound to her – her life was my life. Her light was my one true source of sustenance.

As it was now for Ninth squad, Estori's squad and Entary's squad. All 27 of us.

Diana made us her weapons, bending us to her soul and light. We were indebted to her, and she held all the power over honour.

Now the question was if she'd abuse it.

There wasn't an Empress in all of this light's universe, that hadn't eventually been subdued by the corruption of Elion worship and what kind of gifts we could bestow.

But at this point, I know and I am afraid that if she did tell me to do anything, such as go to war with Elions, to kill another Kor?

I would.

I wouldn't even blink before obeying.

Venus had been a victim to this once, now it was my turn.

I don't know if my puny little Dark Nine human would ever see or understand how scary this was for me.

But I had given her everything.

Absolutely everything.

To not only protect her – but to protect us and our love.

Our Dark Love.

Diana's POV

"Lovely to meet you, Galactic Queen... I am Jericho Rowe, the Secret, Head Engineer of... everything else," Jericho Rowe holds my eye for a long time, refusing to break eye contact – waiting to see if I'll look away first. Talk about arrogance. I keep my composure, I blink and nod respectfully. He's got long dark lashes, framing brown eyes, his hair a perfect mock of dark brown curls. He's tall too, almost 7ft. Insane genetics.