Mary and the Minotaur: A SciFi Alien Romance (Alien Abduction Book 13) by Honey Phillips

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 Jabbwa’s 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 didn’t 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 Emperor’s 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.

“We need to talk.”

“Yes, of course. As soon as I see—”

“No, now. Your female is perfectly safe.”

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.

“Your female had a visitor this morning,” Jabbwa said abruptly, once he was reclining on his divan with a drink in his hand.

“What? Who? You said she was all—”

“Sit back down. I said she was fine. I handled it.”

“Thank you,” he said sincerely. “But who was it?”

“An Ithyian slaver. I discussed the matter with your female afterwards, and it appears that his ship was the one who removed her from Earth.” Jabbwa twirled his glass in his fingers. “This is a dangerous business, Sendat. You know the new Emperor’s sympathies lie with the humans. If you are caught with her in your possession, you would end up on one of the prison planets.”

“I know.”

“You should sell her. Her sale will replenish your missing credits, and someone else will assume the danger.”

“I can’t.” He looked Jabbwa straight in the eye. “I won’t.”

A gusty sigh escaped that wide mouth. “I suspected as much. Your second option would be to go somewhere remote and keep a low profile.”

The same thought had occurred to him, but it didn’t answer the question of how he was to support the two of them.

“I will consider it,” 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?

“And what of Mokuu’s killer?” Jabbwa continued, changing the subject.

“Everything is in place,” he assured him. “He will be brought to justice.”

Jabbwa scowled at him. “I don’t give a fuck about justice. I want him punished.”

“He will be,” he promised. Chinit’s life on an Imperial prison planet would be short and brutal.

A distant peal of laughter echoed through the gardens, and he recognized Miri’s sweet voice. His impatience to see her reappeared.



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