Bought by the Alien Archduke

By Vivian Cables

After a long war and the murder of the entire population of Kherae females, the handsome purple aliens have descended on Earth to find human wives to continue their dying population. The stories in this series follow hot purple alpha males in their search for love on Earth!

Idreod Zovith has purchased a wife for his younger brother, but everything changes when he looks at her. Now that he's decided to take his beautiful mate for himself, he has to convince her their story is a romance, not a tragedy. 

Raya Miller is a loving, responsible daughter. When her father can't pay his debts to the mob, she steps up to marry a crooked Kherae noble. Her new husband is a hard alpha male that might be a villian. She's sure her story is a tragedy, but when his younger brother decides she's the one for him, things go sideways. She has to choose between her sweet brother-in-law or her demanding fiancé. 

 

This novella is rated at spiciness level four! It is a light-hearted alien, alpha billionaire romance. Guaranteed happy ending! 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Vivi Cables
• Release date: Aug 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223300472

Vivian Cables

Vivian is a romance writer based in the south eastern united states. She loves animals, rainy days, and can't go without a cup of tea.  She writes fantasy and alien romances. 

Book preview

CHAPTER ONE

RAYA

Prince Levell grasped Elaine’s thin wrist, drawing her towards him.

You are the jewel of this court, my love. I’ll never let you go, his tenor whispered in her ear.

My heart fluttered. I was almost finished with The Prince and the Dawn, and it was even better than the prequel, The Thief and the Dusk.

The villain, the first prince from the previous novel, having lost the object of his desire to the dashing hero, finally gets his happy ending with a blind hermit who softens his cold heart. My eyes prickled with tears.

Their love story…the way she changed the prince from a cold tyrant to a sensitive, benevolent ruler and brought happiness to the kingdom, was incredibly romantic. I sighed, sniffling a little. If only such romances were real. Instead, I was trapped in a tragedy.

The bus I was riding came to a stop, and I hopped up to get off. I took a deep breath and put one foot in front of the other. I was on my way to greet my fate.

I had been sold to the Kherae, the aliens descended on Earth and saved us from the horrible Golt. There had been a long and brutal war, but finally, it seemed like the Golt had retreated and the galaxy was safe-er. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. When the Kherae discovered human females could breed with them, they promised humanity they only wanted voluntary relationships...fated mates, they said. They would not take.

Maybe that was true for 98% of the handsome aliens, but there was a rotten apple in every bunch, and I was about to meet one of them. My father owed some nasty people a lot of money, and they’d facilitated my sale to the corrupt Kherae archduke to clear the debt.

I could have run away, disappeared, and started a new life somewhere else. I didn’t owe my father anything, but I had a soft heart and I loved him. He’d built his business as a single dad with his blood, sweat, and tears. When organized crime moved into the neighborhood he wasn’t immune to their influence. My father wasn’t a bad man and I wouldn’t let him lose everything he built or his life over mistakes he couldn’t have avoided. That’s why despite his protests, I was turning myself into my future husband.

I steadied my breath as, with each step, my future came closer.

A shriek escaped my lips as large hands latched onto my arms. I looked around to find three or four human men surrounding me.

This the one? one of them said.

Yeah, red hair, glasses, green eyes, this is her, another said.

I struggled and tried to break free but they were thugs and there were more of them than me. I tried to scream for help, but a large hand clamped over my mouth and my glasses flew off of my face. I heard the glass crunch under someone’s foot. My world had gone blurry. I was basically blind without them.

Disoriented and terrified I kicked and scratched, but it was no use. The group was dragging me toward an alleyway.

Suddenly there was a THUNK and the hands holding me released. Around me blurry figures moved and I could hear the crunch of bone breaking, but I couldn’t process what was happening and just stood there clutching the hem of my skirt. Before long it was quiet and a large purple blur approached me.

I held out my hands, trying to orient myself, and met firm forearms.

Are you okay, miss? a deep voice asked in Kherae. The translator we all had installed since the Kherae came to integrate worked out his words for me. His large fingers twined with mine to steady me.

I’m fine. I just can’t see without my glasses, I said, clinging to his strong fingers, do you see them anywhere?

I heard the tinkle of glass.

I don’t think you will be able to use these, he said and I knew my precious lifeline was destroyed.

Where are you going? I can help you get there, he offered.

I gave him a wan smile.

That’s really kind, but I couldn’t trouble you, I said.

He chuckled.

You aren’t going to make it very far on your own. Let me help. Where are you going?

The Zovith building, I explained. I was headed to the building owned by my future husband, a brand-new glass and steel monstrosity in the middle of downtown.

He halted.

Why are you going there? he asked.

The words tumbled out of my mouth before I thought better of it.

I’m going to meet my future husband, I explained.

You look frightened, he commented.

I committed to this, and I want to make a good impression, but I can’t go back home to get new glasses. I’m already late, and if I don’t show up, there are consequences.

He paused for a moment.

Then let’s get you there quickly, he said and swept me up in his arms.

I shouted in surprise, but he took off at a jog down the street. When we arrived he gently set me in a chair in the waiting room.

I’ll let someone know you’ve arrived. Just wait here, he said.

My heart pounded in my chest. Almost being kidnapped had started the beat and now I panted as I waited for my fate. It was even worse because I couldn’t see anything. I wouldn’t even know what my husband looked like.

CHAPTER TWO

IDREOD

I don’t want to marry a filthy human, my brother sneered for the thirtieth time.

I’d ordered him to marry so that our family name would continue on. I had no interest in a wife, but if Dessin wanted to keep his monthly stipend I’d demanded that he would seed our family an heir. A wife seemed like a lot of trouble to me that could easily be delegated to a lesser, him. I wouldn’t have our name be associated with a slew of bastard children, either. He would have a proper wife and represent the Zovith family well.

Unfortunately for me, Dessin had a thing for Elians and had no interest in children. He planned on falling in love with a pleasure worker and pulling her out of destitution to earn her love. Elians weren’t biologically compatible with us, so they would never bear children, but he didn’t care. It was a foolish plan, but at least he had romantic dreams.

Up until today my plan for him was to buy him a wife, force them to marry, and take their child as my heir to hand down the Zovith duchy. I wasn’t a kind or benevolent Kherae. I made demands and my lessers followed them.

Dessin did nothing but throw money away at pleasure houses, he could take on the small responsibility of fucking a human to pay for his good fortune to be born my brother. He’d never have to worry over the child. I would continue to pay his stipend and raise it in my image. He and his wife could spend my money and take as many lovers as they liked as long as they were discreet. That was the cost of doing business.

When the Kherae females had been extinguished all hope had been lost for a future for our family, but now that we’d learned that humans were universal breeders, the legacy I’d built could live on.