Secret: A Sci-Fi Alien Warrior Romance (Barbarians of the Sand Planet Book 9) by Tana Stone

Author:Tana Stone [Stone, Tana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Broadmoor Books
Published: 2023-07-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Nineteen

Maya gaped at the women as she stood in her underwear. “You can die during this tahadu thing?”

“Of course,” one Dothvek giggled, “it wouldn’t be much of an initiation if everyone made it through.”

Shit shit shit. Maya grabbed the garments one of the females held. “I need to find him.”

“Find who?” Another female’s eyes popped wide as Maya scrambled to dress, turning the garments over in her hands to figure out how to wear them. “The Crestek?”

“Yes, the Crestek.” Maya released an impatient breath. “Karv. He saved me. I can’t let him do this without knowing that he could die.”

One of the females jerked her head up and made a clicking sound in the back of her throat when Maya poked her head through an opening in the fabric. “That is for your arm.”

Maya nearly screamed in frustration as she snatched it off her head. “Either you can help me put on this thing, or I can run out half naked.”

The Dothveks snapped into action, muttering to themselves as they helped her step into a short, leather skirt that slanted asymmetrically and then put a draped top on her that hooked around her neck, showed her midriff, and scooped low to reveal a healthy amount of cleavage. Maya looked nothing like a steward on a star cruiser, but she looked every bit the barbarian woman.

“Not much more than my underwear,” she said under her breath as she pushed through the females and gave them a wave over her shoulder, “but thanks.”

She ducked under the heavy tent flap and hurried one way, then stopped and listened. She’d become accustomed to the quiet of the village, but now the sounds of the barbarians weren’t coming from the same place as the braying animals or crackling fire. The Dothveks were on the other side of all the tents.

Maya blew out another breath as she started to jog through the maze of tents and toward the sound of shuffling feet and low grunts. At least there were no screams.

After what seemed like forever, she burst onto the wide expanse of the desert and stopped. It looked like the entire clan was there, aside from the females she’d left behind in her tent. The males were bare chested, their golden skin glistening in the sun as they stood in what she could only assume were battle stances, with shiny blades flashing as they faced each other. At the start of the Dothvek warrior tunnel stood Karv, his own chest bare and two blades clenched in his hands.

“Stop!” Maya shrieked as she ran toward him.

Karv whirled around, blinking when he saw her. “Maya.” He quickly took in her Dothvek warrior attire, his brows lifting. “What is wrong?”

“You’re about to be killed, that’s what’s wrong.” She put a hand to the ache in her side and sucked in a breath, thinking that she needed to put in some more time in the staff gym when she got back to the cruiser.

Rumblings passed through the Dothveks, and they shifted their stances.

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