Mated to the Alien Warrior: Book One in the Xillian Rebellion (An Alien Abduction Romance Series) by Maia Tanith

Author:Maia Tanith [Tanith, Maia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Taark

My world is in slow motion. Something hits me in the face and blinds me for a second. As I wipe my eyes clear, I see the lizard man swing at me. His poisonous barb is aiming for my heart.

I can see it clearly, see the jagged edge of the barb. I can see each individual scale on the lizard man as he swings at me. It is Sharb.

I recognize him from the footage played in my cell.

I’m seeing every detail of his face, the tongue that flicks in and out of his mouth, his eyes blinking at me sideways.

I can taste a sweetness on my tongue. It was a fruit that hit me and blinded me. A fruit that was thrown into the pit by one of the savages watching. A fruit is going to be what kills me.

No. Not just me. There is the kit too. The little harmless kit who is tougher than I ever gave her credit for. I’m not going to let them hurt her. The thoughts are clear, and slow. It’s perhaps the clearest thought I’ve ever had in my life. I’m not going to let them hurt her.

I duck, and the barb slices into my shoulder. A shallow cut, but the poison is excruciating. In that moment my world ceases to slow. I swing back with all my strength and the lizard man flies through the air. At the same time, I stumble backwards. I know the shallow cut might as well be inches deep. The poison is going to disable me within minutes. It could even kill me outright.

Mereek, the dumbest of the lizard men, looks torn. I can see his eyes flicking between me and Sharb. Sharb has landed on his back and is wheezing. The force must have winded him. I’m barely standing, holding my shoulder as it throbs. Mereek can take me down now while I’m injured, or he can attack Sharb. He goes for Sharb.

I’m panting now. If I can slow my heartbeat, the poison won’t travel so quickly. I might still have a chance to kill Mereek when he finishes with Sharb.

Then the kit is next to me and my heart rate spikes. “What are you doing? Get back, get out of the way.” I go to push her out of the way, but I am slow now, and she steps aside.

“I know how to stop them,” she whispers. Her voice is fierce. “In the middle of their stomach, where the scales join. It’s their weak spot. The scales are soft. You need to get their stomach.”

I am scared for her and my heart is pounding. The poison is travelling through me faster now. It’s making everything look a little hazy. Hannah’s face swims. I laugh.

“There are two of you,” I say. “Two little climbing monkeys.” I giggle. I don’t think I’ve giggled since I was a child. Hannah’s frowning face looks at me from a distance.

“You are poisoned,” she says.

For some reason this is funny to me.

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