My Big Furry Alien Satyr by Skye MacKinnon

Author:Skye MacKinnon [MacKinnon, Skye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Peryton Press

13 Silus

I took a slightly longer route to the stream so I could carry her in my arms for a little longer. It was selfish and dangerous, but I couldn't help the urge to keep her pressed against my chest where she was safe.

The forest around us looked deceptively calm today. Birds and smaller animals were moving around in the canopy, their song and scents wafting down in the light breeze. Occasionally, I saw some larger tracks on the muddy ground, but they were a few days old. I didn't tell Pria about them. I didn't want to frighten her unnecessarily. She'd already encountered some of the worst Kalumbu had to offer. If we were lucky, any predator we came across from now on would be less dangerous. I knew I was deluding myself. This was the calm before the storm. We weren't safe. But we both needed this moment of peace to recover from all that had happened.

When we finally got to the little stream, I didn't let go of Pria. I focused my senses, extending them as far as I could, searching for any threat that may be lingering in the undergrowth. An old scent hung to the fallen tree to our right, where a predator must have rubbed itself against the bark. Again, it was at least two days ago. We'd be fine. I should lower my mate to the ground, let her drink from the stream. But something stopped me. An instinct that not all was as peaceful as it seemed. It was either a predator that could shield its scent, or something else, something even more sinister.

I scanned the air above us for the sparkles that often gave away camera drones. Nothing.

"What's wrong?" Pria whispered.

"I don't know. Something feels off."

She didn't argue with me. I was glad she trusted me enough and didn't insist on being let go of.

I didn't know what to do. Was I just imagining things? Was my urge to protect my mate influencing my rational thought? I'd heard of males going insane with need if they couldn't claim their mate. But this wasn't that, right? It was too early. I wasn't crazy. I wasn't imagining the sense of impending doom that was gripping my hearts.

"Should we go back to the cave?" Pria muttered. I should tell her at some point that the translator implant would work even if she only mouthed the words without the use of her vocal cords.

"I don't want you to be thirsty. We will be fast. I'll set you down, you drink as much as you can while I stand watch, then we will return to our shelter as fast as possible."

I didn't think it was a good idea, but I couldn't let her die of thirst. She needed to stay hydrated, or she'd wither away.

"Alright. I'll be as fast as I can. Is this water definitely drinkable? It looks very muddy."

"My commband says it is and it didn't do me any harm, but there is no guarantee.

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