Enticed by the Alien Outlaw (Warrior Mates of Zivon Book 5) by Presley Hall

Author:Presley Hall [Hall, Presley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-06-03T04:00:00+00:00

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Zoey

Dax suddenly goes stiff, freezing like a statue mid-stride. His nostrils flare as his skin suddenly shifts color, changing from the grassy green that it shifted to when he was reading his brother’s journals to a deep forest shade, so dark that it’s nearly black.

The light that he brought down here isn’t all that bright, and it’s almost as if he disappears entirely as his skin changes color, blending with the darkness of our surroundings. Fear makes goose bumps pop out all over my body, and I start to ask him what’s going on when I hear the same thing he must’ve just picked up.

There’s someone coming through the cave toward us.

Oh, shit. Oh, no.

I whirl toward the door, my hand going to the hilt of the small knife Dax insisted I wear. The big Zivonian draws his blade from where it’s sheathed at his hip as several shadowy figures stride into the room.

The Kruul.

My heart crashes against my ribs, my hand shaking with fear. I know it’s them. I remember what they look like from when they attacked The Oasis.

It’s so strange to me how similar they are to the Zivonians in so many ways. Their build is similar, and they have grooved markings on their faces as well, running over the bridges of their noses and cheeks instead of curving down the sides of their temples. Their irises are a single color instead of two-toned, and I’ve never seen them change their skin color, even in the heat of battle. I’m not even sure if they can.

But fundamentally, they’re much the same as the Zivonians. It’s not hard to believe that they were once part of the same people, and it makes it that much sadder that they’ve had so much conflict and death since then.

For a moment, we all freeze.

There are several of the Kruul—maybe six or seven of them, all armed—and only two of us. They’re armed with blasters, and I don’t know how the hell we’ll stand a chance of fighting them all.

Dax must do the same mental calculation I do and come to the same conclusion, because instead of waiting for them to attack us, he throws himself at them, his blade moving like lightning as he barrels through their ranks. It only takes me a second to realize what he’s trying to do.

He’s trying to clear a path.

My feet start moving before I even finish the thought, my arms pumping as I race after the big Zivonian. The Kruul fall back a bit, injured and clearly taken off guard by his wild rush, and he takes advantage of that to push all the way through them, grabbing my hand and tugging me after him as we burst out of the small room.

Dax and I sprint through the cave, racing headlong for the entrance and the bright spot of ashy sunlight as we gasp for breath.

“Come on!” he shouts, putting on a burst of speed as we emerge from the tunnel. I pivot on

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