Naffon (How the Aliens Were Won Book 3) by Honey Phillips

Author:Honey Phillips [Phillips, Honey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

Naffon sighed again as he crouched in front of the engine. Another damn belt. This one hadn’t even lasted a whole day. As he began the tedious process of replacing it, he noticed a slight abrasion on the inner wall. Fuck. Why hadn’t he noticed that before? It was undoubtedly contributing to the rapid wear and tear on the belts. He’d seen a file in the limited toolkit, and he decided it would be better to take care of the problem now.

“Sorry, sweetheart. I’m afraid that this is going to take longer than I planned,” he said as he rose and stretched. “The good news is that I may have discovered one of the problems.”

She shrugged. “It’s not like we’re really in a hurry. And this is a pretty enough place to stop.”

He glanced around and decided she was right. The forest was thicker here, with a dense underbrush that threatened to encroach on one side of the trail. On the other side, a shallow rocky slope led down to the river, cluttered with branches and debris from the spring floods.

After climbing down from the wagon, she fetched a blanket and then sat on the grass near him as he crouched by the engine again, telling Angel some fanciful story about a prince in disguise. He was only half listening, simply enjoying the sound of her voice while he worked, when he caught a whiff of smoke. Why would there be smoke up here? Even if Zeke had decided to stop at midday, no one ever bothered to light a fire for the brief pause.

He raised his head and sniffed again. Not wood smoke. Something slightly more acrid, like accelerant. A shiver skated over his skin as he stood.

“Dora,” he said softly. “Take Angel and lock yourself inside the caravan.”

She gave him a startled look but picked up the baby and rose. It was too late. Three men strolled down the trail towards them—Sawyer and his two cronies, all three of them carrying torches. He instinctively stepped in front of Dora, his claws extending.

“Having a little engine problem?” Sawyer smirked. “What a shame. Why don’t we take the woman and child back to our wagon while you deal with it? For their protection, of course.”

“You won’t fucking touch her,” he snarled.

“You don’t have a choice. There are three of us and only one of you. So I suggest you step aside so we can… take care of your lady.”

The leer on the man’s face made him sick, and he could feel Dora trembling against his back. Sawyer gestured to his companions and they spread out, preparing to surround them. His body tensed, ready for action.

“Leave now,” he ordered. “No one needs to get hurt.”

“Oh, it’s going to get real fucking painful,” one of the men sneered. “Fucking animal, taking one of our women. We’ve been planning to teach you a lesson.”

“This isn’t going to end well for you,” he warned.

“You’re not even fucking human. No one is going to miss you, not even that pretty little piece of ass.

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