Time Travel to Ancient Times: Farming and Having Babies

cloyingly sweet, like rotting fruit left in the sun. It coated the back of Ka

nit 9's cold voice in her skull explaining the impossible: she had transmigrated into a interstellar beastman world. A reality ripped from the trashy romance serials she used to mock. Here, the rules were inverted. Females were rare

litting pain hammered behind her eyeballs, pulsing in time with her frant

ng wet and sticky. Warmth seeped between her fingers. Karlie froze,

hand was co

m the twisted piece of metal shrapnel pinning her left leg to the dirt floor of

eeth. The pain was a live wire, shooting

bloody hand, muscles tensing to pull

depths of the cave. It wasn't human. It vibrated i

e cold, damp rock wall, her chest so tight she couldn't

rimson light fl

cut through the darkness like laser beams. Heavy, ragged breat

rong-too broad, too hunched. As it stepped into the faint light filtering through the cave

Or at least,

es were twisted into something animalistic. The veins on his forehead bulged like thick cords, pulsing with a feverish rhythm. His j

ck smear of blood on the stone floor. The wound on his thigh was a mes

wild and unseeing. Then

asn't a sound of pain. It was hu

lun

e to. One massive hand slammed into her shoulders, pinning her back against the rock. The for

ing through her torn shirt. His breath was hot and ragged against her ne

push against his chest. It was like pushi

collar of her shirt. The fabric tore with a loud rip,

movements. He was a drowning man, and she was the only piece of d

r mind, sharp and urgent. Hostile intent critical. Physical resistance futile. Immediate energy symb

t fractured in her panic-stricken mind. "Unit 9, are

. This male is in a berserk frenzy-a common affliction due to unstable energy reserves. Energy symbiosis is the primary method of calming. In this society

aws snapped inches from her neck, the hot, wild scent of his frenzy suffocating her, the cold reality of her situation crashed down. She had no weapons, no strength, and no way out. If she fought him,

mbled as she grabbed the back of his neck. His skin was burni

body shuddering. He stopped tearing at her clothes and wrapped both arms

ed together, fully and withou

am breaking. It slammed into her nervous system, making every nerve ending scream

of Gavin's back. She felt the skin tear under her nails, felt the hot wash of his bloo

e buried his face in the crook of her neck, his breath coming in

ived in her bones since the post-apocalyptic world ended-it woke up. It rose to

ered it, cooled it, and fed it back to him in a stable loop. It was exhausting. It felt li

succumbed to frenzy and died. In return, males protected and provided for their bonded female, often sharing her with others to form a polyandrous pack. The more powerful the male, the more he needed a fema

the edges. The only things keeping her tethered to reality were the

manic energy draining from Gavin's bo

sigh, he collapsed against her, his full weight pinning her to the cave floor. Hi

y. Every muscle in her body screamed in protest. She fel

landing on his side on the dirt floor. His eyes were closed, the crimson faded to a

s were their harsh breathing and the dis

in tatters. Her shoulders throbbed where his fingers had dug in, the bruises alre

low. High-energy resource intake recommended. Note: You have initiated a proto-bond with this male. In this world, such a bond implies future

voice a raw scrape. "I didn't ask for any

signature is now registered. Other males in the vicinity may sense you. Rec

n who had just attacked her. The man she had just saved. The man

the dim light, she could see it clearly. The edges of the gash weren't red or pink. They were a dee

from a crash. That

ad done t

that smelled like blood and rot, with a stranger who had almost killed her. And

pat

onsibility-her first bond in a world where females ruled through t

e, piercing the canopy of the Bloodwood trees outside. The leaves wer

ealized she'd shed. It fell across Gavin's sleeping face, h

p. She had to assess the situation. She had to survive-not just as a castaway, but as a

. She had water. She had a few supplies. She had a brain that knew how to survive the end of the w

ime to u