Sawoot’s Story: An Alien Reverse Harem Romance by Cain Corin

Author:Cain, Corin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Sawoot

“So,” comes the first wet word, and I can picture the fleshy lips of the Toad commander flapping as he drools out the word. “You see your doom coming, Captain Aelon. Hah! It won’t matter. I don’t need surprise when I have you so outnumbered.”

“How does he know Aelon’s name?” I ask, not expecting an answer from my triad.

Markrin growls. “Many Toads know his name. He’s killed so fucking many of them they scare their children by saying if they aren’t good Captain Aelon is coming for them.”

My stomach roils. The person we’ve chosen as our negotiator is one of the most hated people to the Toads.

“Don’t worry,” snarls Tar’ank. “Fear is a powerful motivator for these scum.” He’s the most brutal of the three, a man with rage in his blood. When we were in the diplomat’s chambers he was the one who snapped, the one who couldn’t hold back his need.

I want to feel him give in to it.

I want to experience him when he can’t hold back.

“You have me at a disadvantage… You know my name…” Aelon’s voice drips confidence. He sounds like the one with a massive ship with thousands of las-cannons, and not the tiny Reaver facing overwhelming firepower.

There’s a strange sound. I realize it’s the Toad blowing air through his blubbering lips. “That is not the only advantage Meelon has on you, Aurelian! I know you have the stolen Orbs aboard your ship. Give them to me and I may let you live!”

“I’ve been waiting for you.” Aelon’s voice is a cold promise of death. If I were the Toads, I’d be wondering what trick he has up his sleeve. How can anyone face down overwhelming firepower without a trump card? I’m reminded of Aelon standing cocky in front of the Wayward Scythe in the loading bay, his chest puffed out and just daring us to try our luck.

“My patience grows thin, Aurelian. What do you bother me for?”

“I bother you with a deal, Meelon—and I suggest you think carefully about it. After all, would I feel so comfortable approaching your Mothership in a naked Reaver if I didn’t know I had the upper hand?”

"A bluff! You have nothing, Aurelian.”

He’s half right.

We’ve got nothing…unless they take the deal.

“Hardly, frogspawn,” scoffs Aelon. “I’ve got twenty-six Orbs loaded up in the Reaver behind me—yeah, the one that’s outside range of your weapons. You can take those Orbs and leave or you can see if I’ve got reinforcements lurking behind that moon, ready to trap you.”

He gives up the position of The Instigator just like that. He’s so confident he doesn’t care. It’s not The Instigator that can save us. It’s what’s in our ship.

There’s ticking death in our cargo hold. I don’t know how Iunia concocted it, but the chemical explosives are unerringly reacting, a time bomb towards explosion. If Iunia misjudged…

I doubt I’ll ever know it before I’m dust.

“Your choice, frogspawn. If you want a fight, I’m not about to refuse you, but I’m hardly going to endanger The Instigator when we could solve this with a fair bargain.

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