An Alien To Die For (Zerconian Warriors Book 10) by Sadie Carter

Author:Sadie Carter [Carter, Sadie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-06-13T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Alice wandered through the marketplace, oohing and aahing over everything. Soft, silky scarves, beautifully hand-carved pieces of furniture, toys, and clothing. She wished she could afford to buy something from each of the stalls, but she needed to make her few remaining credits last. Her most pressing need was clothing. Her clothes weren’t suitable for the hot temperatures here. Plus, they were old-fashioned and plain.

She wanted something pretty. Maybe even something sexy. She almost blushed at the thought. She had another date with Jaxan tonight. They’d been out every night since she’d arrived and she was growing more and more attracted to him. Not just that, though. This wasn’t just physical.

She cared about him.

Even though she’d only known him for a week, she knew more about Jaxan than she ever had about Frederick and she’d grown up with him.

She felt so sorry for the Zerconians. So many of them were searching for their mates. Humans brought hope, although things weren’t going very easily between the Zerconians and the women who’d arrived on the transporter. Many of the women felt fearful and unsettled. She hoped they gave the Zerconians a chance. It wasn’t their fault they’d been kidnapped.

She stopped in front of a stall with beautiful skirts on display. They were long, but loose and in a rainbow of colors. She fingered one. Silky and smooth.

“How much?” she asked in Zerconian.

“Ten credits,” the stallholder replied, picking out a light blue one. “This one will go well with your eyes.”

It would. But she only had forty-three credits left. Could she afford to spend nearly a quarter on one item? Yet, it seemed cheap considering the quality.

“I’ll take it,” she told him.

He smiled and bagged it up. Alice forced herself to leave the market, not wanting to spend anything more. She didn’t want to go back to Macon and Annabel’s place just yet. There was nothing for her to do there. Alice wasn’t used to having this much spare time on her hands.

She started to make her way down to the beach, deciding she’d go for a walk. In the flat area below, she spotted some Zerconian warriors fighting. She paused, worried until she realized that they were training.

Her breath caught as she watched them. They looked fierce, aggressive, savagely beautiful. Without realizing it, she moved towards them. The hill was considerably steeper than she’d first thought and her walk turned into a running slide down the hill. Then she hit a slick patch and went flying.

She landed heavily in a jumble of arms and legs, breathless and disoriented. She blinked up at the sunny sky. Suddenly, the light was blocked, and her body grew cold. At least half a dozen bodies surrounded her, staring down at her with a mix of concern and irritation.

Oh, sugar. This was embarrassing.

The ringing in her ears died down, just as she heard a roar.

“Alice!”

She winced at the familiar voice. One of the warriors above her was shoved to the side, and Jaxan appeared in her vision.

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