Riv's Sanctuary: A Sci-fi Alien Romance by A.G. Wilde

Author:A.G. Wilde [Wilde, A.G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-08-22T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17.5

Why had she thought this was going to be a simple trip?

Of course, nothing in this universe was simple. And she’d thought life on Earth had been complicated.

Moving behind Riv as slowly as possible so as not to catch the eyes of the aliens confronting them, she made her way to his other side.

Grot was snarling in the face of one of the aliens and not biting him to death, but it was obvious from the dog’s stance that one word from Riv and he would tear into the male without hesitation.

The one that was choking was still gripping Riv’s arm at his throat, trying to free himself, and the other male seemed to not think of her as a threat because he looked like he’d forgotten she existed.

Good.

Moving slowly, she slipped her mother’s watch from her wrist.

Fuck.

She had no idea what she was going to do but Riv was in trouble because of her and she had to do something.

As soon as she was in range, she spun and pressed the watch into the back of the alien’s head.

The male stiffened and Lauren swallowed hard.

“Don’t move, motherfucker.”

The alien froze.

For a few seconds, no one said anything before the slow laugh of the one she was holding up with a watch, the leader she assumed, met their ears.

He began to turn his head to look at her but she pushed the flat face of the watch into the back of his head some more.

“I said don’t move, fucking Predator, or this thing will blow your head off.”

Winging it.

She was totally winging it.

Here’s to hoping he had no idea what a watch was and that he didn’t decide to test her theory.

At the very least, she hoped she was buying Riv some time so he could think of something.

“Tell your jekin to remove whatever device she has against my cranium or I will shoot a hole in yours.”

Riv’s head turned slightly and she knew he was looking at her.

“You can’t understand her, can you?” he said after a few moments, so calmly it was as if he didn’t notice the gun at his head.

She was mildly aware that there was an audience around them and that only made this trickier. But chances were that none of them could understand her either.

And that was her advantage.

“He can’t understand you,” Riv said to her. “Pity.”

The way he said it had her frowning slightly till it dawned on her.

He was speaking in not-so-code. But she’d already been planning on using what he was hinting at to her advantage.

Hopefully, he’d play along and they could get of this shit.

“This is just a watch but you don’t know that.”

“What did she say?” The leader jerked his gun into Riv’s skull.

Riv paused before answering. “She said it’s a mini brain scrambler from her planet.”

Lauren almost choked but she caught it in time.

“It is completely useless. It can’t even tell the time anymore.”

“Translate,” the male said.

“She said it’s one of the most dangerous weapons on her home planet.

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