The Plague(A BWWM Dystopian Novel)

Choosing Sides

XUI POV

I sat at yet another family dinner with Merdia's family unit aand endeavored not to look bored and annoyed 

Merdia sat beside me and continuously touched me wherever her hands could reach

i was nearing the end of my patience when her father spoke

'So we were thinking to move up the date of bonding" he stated chewing his food nonchantly

I almost choked on my drink, protest heavy on my tongue

Merdia clutched my arm tightly and grinned at her father 

"Yes! I agree" she chirped happily

I looked at her angrily removing my arm

"I don't" I said  "I do not see the need for that everything is going smoothly the way it is" i told them irately

Merida huffed. her father gazed at me analytically like he knew more he said

My sire looked at me the same before he too agreed

I felt anger course through me. why where they so anxious to have me bonding? what was the rush?

"Why" I demanded glaring at my family unit  they had all stayed silent as if this wasn't a major life decision being made

We LoQuan bonded for life. it was not to be taken lightly and yet everyone was fine with bonding me to a female that  i could barely stand to look at much less lay with for eternity, all for gain

The meal commenced as i sat fuming and brooding 

LATER

I walked toward my sector thinking intently about what i could do to stall my impending bonding when I overheard voices speaking lowly

LoQuan have exceptional hearing so of course I heard everything they said but i still moved closer in curiosity, desperate to not miss a single word

"No we cannot wait we need more human females for the tests, time is of the utmost importance"

My breath hitched in shock. that was my father s voice!

"We have already got a few coming in sire, if they pass the tests we can move forward"

Tests? on human females? immediately I thought of Leena.

"Good it is becoming a dire situation. they said they would supply if they cannot hold up their end then this alliance is terminated" he growled agitatedly.

"i understand my lord, I assure you it is all going well, we should soon  see a complete turnabout in our numbers"

"Good" 

I heard footsteps approaching my direction. I quickly fled down thew corridor towards my rooms 

My head spun with what i heard 

testing on human females? for what?

Alliances supplying them with human females? 

My father doing this?

My mind whirled with all the disgusting scenarios that this meant. the implication that my father was  taking human females and hurting them for his own twisted purposes 

The possibility seemed too revolting to consider, but logically i knew there was no other conclusion

i couldn't do this. I couldn't stay here and support this knowing what i now knew 

I thought of Leena. I would never let anyone hurt her and her kind. she meant the world to me and by extension so did her world and her people. 

I made a decision in that moment as I frantically paced my rooms. I ran toward my clothing chest and grabbed as many clothes as I could, fashioned a pack and grabbed Leena's old tattered top also  stuffing it inside