Captured for Their Use (Ventori Masters Book 8) by Ivy Barrett

Author:Ivy Barrett [Barrett, Ivy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2019-12-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

“What is this about?” Ram asked Prime Medic Noj. When the doctor asked Ram to stop by the clinic, Ram presumed the concern was medical. Instead, Stagin’s comfort-giver waited in Noj’s small office looking intensely uncomfortable. This was the female Pryar wanted so badly that he’d altered the DNA of three unsuspecting beings and betrayed the trust of many. With light brown hair, solid black eyes, and gold-tinted skin, she was pretty, but nothing special. Ram had no idea why Pryar had reacted so strongly to her.

“Callita, tell the commander what you told Pryar,” Noj directed.

The young female was Melmon. The deceitful race frequently worked as overseers for the Skarilians. They collaborated with the enemy to spare themselves enslavement and slaughter. Callita had been captured during the rescue mission that freed Belton, Ram’s head of security. She was one of the few females Ram had felt no regret about enslaving. She was simply enduring what her people had forced on countless others.

“Speak quickly,” he urged. “I am needed elsewhere.”

“She has vital information,” Noj insisted.

Ram just looked at her expectantly. If she didn’t impress him quickly, he’d walk out.

“I know Pryar and Stagin are in serious trouble, so I hope you will accept this information as a peace offering.” When Ram said nothing, she glanced up, her big dark eyes luminous. “I am very sorry Pryar acted so rashly. He isn’t thinking straight right now. He tested an earlier version of the coding on me. That’s how he knew it would be effective when he incorporated...”

“Our specific DNA,” Ram finished for her. This sure as hells wasn’t making him more likely to be lenient with her lover.

“That means he perfected the basic coding before bonding fever struck,” Noj pointed out. “Pryar is a selfish bastard. Now get to the point.”

“I was not helping the Skarilians by choice,” she stressed. “My family sold me to a powerful male. He was cruel and abusive. He called me his mate, but I was little more than a slave myself.”

“If you’re foolishly looking for sympathy,” Ram warned, “you’ve come to the wrong place.”

Her chin lifted, and defiance filled her gaze. “My mate was director of the mining colony, so I overheard countless conversations and learned more about the Skarilians than I ever cared to know. I understand how they operate and what they want. I can explain—”

“Start there,” Ram urged. “What the fuck are the Skarilians after? Why slaughter and destroy everything they come in contact with?”

“They don’t kill for sport as most believe,” she told him. “Their star system ran out of resources long ago, but they’ve yet to find another that will support them.”

“So they’re looking for a new home, but destroy any planet that can’t support them?” That might have made sense if it weren’t for their repeated pattern of slaughtering females and children. “Then why kill the innocent?”

“They’re creating strong emotions because that’s what powers their technology and nourishes their bodies. They collect and condense it. They feed on it. It strengthens and prolongs their lifespan.

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