Beauty and the Beast by Grace Goodwin

Author:Grace Goodwin [Goodwin, Grace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: KSA Publishers

9

Bahre, Transport Station Zenith, Private Apartment

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“Wait just a moment, Bahre.” Dr. Helion stood, focused inwardly on his thoughts, which I’d seen him do often. The only being in the Intelligence Core who had more voluntary implants than I did was the good doctor himself, so he could be using some sense, some integration I didn’t even know about, as a basis for his plan. He was here now and could make plans accordingly. It annoyed the shit out of me, but had made him what he was. An asshole but good at his job. I had no idea what he was truly capable of. I didn’t want to know.

“I’m finding my mate, and I’m done,” I said. I didn’t break the chain of command. Never had. Not until now. Always followed orders. Day after day I was one of Helion’s weapons. No longer.

“We’ll discuss your status after we retrieve your female,” he countered.

I shook my head. “No. I’m done. I’m taking her to Atlan where I can protect her properly. No more missions.”

“You have not been released from active duty, Warlord. You were sent to Earth to lay low for a while, not broadcast your mating on every comm on every planet in the galaxy.”

Lay low for a while? That’s what he called the Bachelor Beast program and the intention to use Atlan beasts to increase human volunteers to the Interstellar Brides Program?

The roar my beast released at the doctor made the Hunters step back, hands on their weapons. Dr. Helion didn’t even flinch. “She is unharmed. We have time. I have her coordinates.”

Time? Every second my mate was in the hands of my enemies was pushing me closer to losing control. My shoulders snapped back. I’d been ready to tear apart the ship to find her, but he was luring me into following his orders by sharing this. It worked. “Tell me.”

He held up his hand. “No. First, you will listen to me.”

“Tell me!” I grabbed the Prillon doctor by the neck and picked him up off the floor. My beast and I were in agreement. This fucking asshole had exceeded our patience.

Helion didn’t even kick his feet. Didn’t struggle. Only looked me in the eye. “Calm down, Bahre.”

“I am calm. You, of all people, know that.” I spoke true. My beast was my beast. I never lost control. That fact made me dangerous, even more dangerous than my warlord brothers. Their beasts, when riled, could lose control. If I ripped an enemy’s head off, it was because I wanted to.

“We both know you aren’t going to kill me,” he replied. “You are only delaying saving your mate. Put me down.”

Fuck.

I set the Prillon doctor on his feet, and the Hunters visibly relaxed. Tane, however, was battling his own beast at my show of aggression. I looked him in the eye and nodded that I was calm. There was no sense triggering Tane to go into battle frenzy when Dr. Helion was correct. I would not kill him.

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