Taken by the Traitor: alien barbarian warrior romance (Banished Alien Warriors Book 2) by Riley Onyx

Author:Riley Onyx [Onyx, Riley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-02-09T16:00:00+00:00

I catch breakfast, hoping that hunting will be enough of a distraction that I can forget about the chafing of my meq against my pants. When I return to the camp with two cleaned cloud-seekers, Mia and Bridget are sitting together and Orik is sifting through some of the items that we took from the humans.

It doesn’t take me long to set the cloud-seekers over the fire to cook. I didn’t remove the skin as that will protect the meat from burning and the guts I left far from camp. Despite the hunt, I feel worse than I did this morning.

My skin aches and all I want is to grab Mia, and the blanket, and fuck her until I can’t walk. My markings are so bright, even in daylight, I’m surprised I didn’t scare off the creatures I was trying to hunt.

You need more time with your mate. Orik grins.

I’m halfway to snarling that she isn’t my mate before I stop myself. I don’t know why I thought not having a mate was a good idea. My tribe doesn’t want me. Why should I return with a prize for them, when the only thing I gain is the allowance to once again live with them? I will still have no mate—and none of the women in my tribe will want a man who has already been in rut with another.

No doubt my body will continuously be in rut because I will be surrounded by women. In that heartbeat, I know I cannot live like that. I do not want to live like this.

It will not be so funny when you are in rut. Vari’s meq will give you no relief. The harshness of my words echoes in my head.

Orik scowls as his gaze flicks between me and Mia. Does she not understand your need? Does she not want to share in it?

I do not want him to think ill of her when this is my doing. I would like to be alone with her, but we are not.

Orik stands. “Thank you for hunting. That is where your skill lies, but mine is in the cooking. Why don’t you and Mia fill the water skins?”

He has both praised me and given me an excuse, even though I snarled at him. I do not deserve him as a brother. Last time I was alone, this time others will suffer my pain because I cannot find relief the way I am supposed to.

“I would be happy to.” Thank you. I send gratitude his way, as though more time with Mia is what I need. In a way it is, but only if I lower myself to asking.

“Can I go to the river? I’d like the walk,” Bridget asks as she goes to stand.

I mean to sigh, but it comes out as a growl as I glare at her.

Mia levels her gaze at me. What has she told Bridget? Have they been discussing me? Or mating in general? Or has she mentioned the agreement? I do not like any of those options.

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