“It looks like we will be rescuing more than the Calti,” I announced.
“I wonder if any of them are looking for a mate?” grinned Aza. His tail moved in the air as if excited at the prospect.
We all let out a snort.
“That’s doubtful,” said Krin with a snarl. He struck his palm to the panel next to the door.
It slid open, lowering the ramp to the ground.
We left the ship and made our way to the Zinid camp, then walked until we came across the building where the Drakkari Calti was being held.
A handful of Zinids were chatting with one another outside as we approached the compound.
I ordered them to give up the females.
Naturally, they denied having any captives inside the building.
The slavers began firing at us before an all out phaser battle waged for several minutes.
Their weapons were useless against ours, and they had no clue how to fight hand to hand, which was why theflutzing griksbegan tossing explosives at us.
Krin made a run for the building to free whomever was inside.
He sent me a telepathic message while I fired at one of the Zinid aliens in front of me.
‘It’s empty,’he said, emerging from the building and taking out another one of the creatures.
All Alarans could communicate with each other telepathically, which was useful when keeping the enemy unaware of our upcoming actions.
I was about to grab one of the uglygriksto question him when our shuttle warning system alerted us to someone being aboard our ship.
Tossing him aside, I cursed and ordered everyone back to where we’d left the shuttle.
When we reached the area, we could see the shuttle wobbling in the air.‘Flutz! Who would be stupid enough to steal ourshuttle?’I sent the thought to Krin who shook his head but didn’t respond.
The ship suddenly lost altitude and plummeted toward the ground then skidded to a stop near the forest’s edge.
The shuttle door swung open, and the ramp extended downwards. Five females quickly ran down the ramp seconds later.
To my relief, one of them was Calti Joele.
However, she wasn’t the sole focus of my attention.
Among the four human females, I saw a luscious red-haired beauty and my chest ached.
Her eyes locked with mine for a split second, sending another wave of warmth through me.
Her skin tinted a sweet shade of pink before I pulled my eyes away.
My mating marks, which lay dormant for my entire adult life began to tingle. I lifted one of the straps that crossed my chest to look at my exposed skin.
My brow furrowed.
This is not possible.
I swallowed my amazement.
The possibility made my whole body come alive.
