Warrior's Captive: A Sci-Fi Alien Romance by Alyce Guertin

Author:Alyce Guertin [Guertin, Alyce]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2024-03-19T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

Rager

I scanned the endless, barren landscape of Valcan’s deep desert without finding what I was looking for. The location of the key to find Tartarus was further than what I had anticipated, and I watched anxiously as the sun rose in the distance.

A rattling sound came from the transport’s engine, and I grit my teeth. This wasn’t the first complaint from the old vehicle, but it could be the last.

I shouldn’t have brought her out here.

The transport stuttered again, but this time, the coughing sound rattled for longer. It was going to fail soon, and then Serena and I would be left exposed to the harsh desert sun for the entire day.

I cast a glance at my sleeping mate. Serena’s expression was sweet and innocent as she slept. Her skin was soft and fragile, her limbs slender and her joints fine-boned. She was not built for survival in the open desert. My guts twisted and I recognized the alien feeling of fear.

I hadn’t been scared for so long, it took me some time to understand what it was that I felt. The last time I felt fear was the day I realized the Galactic Empire had surrounded my warriors and that most if not all of my warriors were going to die. My fears had been founded that day. Out of the thousand warriors I led, only a handful still breathed as the Galactic Empire washed over our last stronghold. Of those who lived, I knew of no survivor to this day.

Losing Serena would be even worse than that day. She had become the stone upon which I was building a future I had refused to even envision before I dragged her with me over that balcony.

No. I won’t allow anything to happen to her.

But even though I formulated the thought, I knew the desert’s sun was not a foe I could vanquish. My only chance to save Serena was to find the key.

And the key was nowhere to be found.

As the sun rose above the horizon, I replayed the memories in my mind, trying to find what I had missed. All those years of careful planning, all those words whispered in the dark. Servant girls and corrupted Imperial Guards, all willing to sell information to the champion of Valcan for a price. The price of a quick death for a loved one sent to the arena, the price of a tip for a bet on the next fight.

The price of my freedom had been paid in blood. Gallons and gallons of blood, forever soiling my hands.

And still, the key to Tartarus was nowhere to be found. It should be there, I had followed all the directions with precision. Still, there was nothing in sight but the desert. Only the endless, lifeless desert of Valcan, its deep mountains lurking far away.

No city, no sign. No life.

A great sound ripped the peace of the early morning as the top of the engine bubbled with an internal explosion. Serena woke up at my side, immediately alarmed.

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