Mary and the Minotaur: A SciFi Alien Romance (Alien Abduction Book 13) by Honey Phillips
Author:Honey Phillips [Phillips, Honey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-09-22T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter Ten
Sendat waited impatiently to be admitted through the back entrance to Jabbwaâs abode. He was tired and annoyed. His arrangements had taken longer than he expected, and the longer he was away from Miri, the more he worried about her.
But with any luck, she would be safely off the planet by this time tomorrow. Why didnât that make him feel better? Instead, the knowledge that he would not be there to protect her ate away at his insides. But even if he requested an immediate dismissal from the Fleet, what kind of future could he offer her? He had spent his whole life as a warrior, first as an honorable member of the Emperorâs staff, and more recently as a far less honorable male. Life in the Fleet no longer appealed to him, but he had no intention of continuing in his current occupation. He was still trying to come up with an alternative plan when he entered the garden and found Jabbwa waiting for him.
âWe need to talk.â
âYes, of course. As soon as I seeââ
âNo, now. Your female is perfectly safe.â
Sendat bit back his instinctive protest. Jabbwa had been of great assistance, and it would be impolite not to listen to him. He followed him reluctantly to the pavilion.
âYour female had a visitor this morning,â Jabbwa said abruptly, once he was reclining on his divan with a drink in his hand.
âWhat? Who? You said she was allââ
âSit back down. I said she was fine. I handled it.â
âThank you,â he said sincerely. âBut who was it?â
âAn Ithyian slaver. I discussed the matter with your female afterwards, and it appears that his ship was the one who removed her from Earth.â Jabbwa twirled his glass in his fingers. âThis is a dangerous business, Sendat. You know the new Emperorâs sympathies lie with the humans. If you are caught with her in your possession, you would end up on one of the prison planets.â
âI know.â
âYou should sell her. Her sale will replenish your missing credits, and someone else will assume the danger.â
âI canât.â He looked Jabbwa straight in the eye. âI wonât.â
A gusty sigh escaped that wide mouth. âI suspected as much. Your second option would be to go somewhere remote and keep a low profile.â
The same thought had occurred to him, but it didnât answer the question of how he was to support the two of them.
âI will consider it,â he promised, feeling a slight pang of guilt. What would the other male think when Sendat and Mary disappeared the following day? Would he believe that Sendat had taken his advice?
âAnd what of Mokuuâs killer?â Jabbwa continued, changing the subject.
âEverything is in place,â he assured him. âHe will be brought to justice.â
Jabbwa scowled at him. âI donât give a fuck about justice. I want him punished.â
âHe will be,â he promised. Chinitâs life on an Imperial prison planet would be short and brutal.
A distant peal of laughter echoed through the gardens, and he recognized Miriâs sweet voice. His impatience to see her reappeared.
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