Deal with the Alien Devil (Brides of the Vinduthi Book 1) by Ava York

Author:Ava York [York, Ava]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-23T18:30:00+00:00

TESSI

Huddling up as best I could inside of the fronds of the plant, my ankle throbbed mercilessly. I strained my ears for any sound, but in the several minutes since Alkard’s departure, it had been eerily quiet.

A muted crackle of electricity startled me, shattering the silence. What followed was a cavalcade of sound. Smashing furniture, hard impacts, and screams of agony.

The latter caused me to break out in a cold sweat.

I wasn’t sure what I’d expected from a date with Alkard, but this wasn’t it.

Silence reigned once more, and I considered leaving my hiding place. Approaching footsteps caused me to abandon that idea. Was it Alkard coming to find me? Or one of the assassins coming to finish off the last remaining witness?

I froze, not even daring to breathe as the footsteps stopped outside my hiding place. The fronds parted.

I almost collapsed in relief at the sight of Alkard’s worried face.

“It’s all right, Tessi. We are now completely safe.” Gently he lifted me from the bush, the fronds falling away, almost caressing my shoulders.

“Can we get the hell out of here now?” I asked. “My ankle is killing me.”

“Yes. Actually, on that note…”

He turned and nodded, and another Vinduthi appeared. His hair had been shaved close to the scalp, giving his severe Vinduthi features an even more aggressive cast. Black tracery on his left side seemed to suck up the light itself.

“Her ankle is injured, Havek. Can you help her?”

“As long as it’s not a severe fracture, this should do the trick.”

The newcomer reached into one of the many belt pouches he wore and withdrew a small glass vial filled with blue, glittery viscous fluid. Havek flicked the glass vial with his finger twice, and the glittery bits lit up briefly in a dazzling display.

“What the fuck is that?” I asked with suspicion.

“It’s just a nanite regeneration sleeve. Don’t worry, it’s completely safe. How did you think we were going to treat your broken bone?”

“I thought you would cast it or something,” I gasped.

“Cast it?” Havek’s face wrinkled in contempt. “And then what, just wait over a month for it to heal on its own? How primitive.”

“It’s not sparkling blue robot juice,” I said, my eyes warily eying the vial.

Alkard’s hand rested on my shoulder and his warm, crimson eyes enveloping my body and soul.

“Do you really think I would let him do anything to you that might cause the slightest bit of harm, Tessi?”

I licked my lips, not quite reassured but getting there.

“Answer me, my sweetness.”

“Ah, no.”

“Then can you be my brave girl?” His fingers caressed my chin, such a stark contrast to his normal dour behavior, and my mind reeled. His thumb caressed my lower lip with feathery softness. Those claws that could rend so easily slid over my skin without harm.

No, he would not do anything to harm me, not ever.

“Yes,” I said in a throaty whisper.

“Good girl,” he whispered, giving my cheek one last caress before he moved away. I moved my face to keep contact with him for the briefest moment, but I abruptly stopped.

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