Taken: A Sci-Fi Alien Invasion Romance (Garrison Earth) by V. K. Ludwig
Author:V. K. Ludwig [Ludwig, V. K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-18T04:00:00+00:00
Chapter eight
Lizzy
Platon fastened the clasps on his black boots, his uniform once more sitting tight against his muscles. Under different circumstances, I would have asked for his number. But chances were my minutes couldnât be used for a call to where he was going.
âThereâs another English Muffin on the counter if youâre still hungry,â I said, coffee mug clasped in my hands.
âIâll take a nutri-sphere once Iâm back on my stargazer,â he said with a wink, placing his gun into his chest holster. âSeneca, the vessel Iâm stationed at, is only two Earth hours from here.â
Each step he took to prepare for his departure landed in my stomach like a brick. Was I supposed to feel sad?
Platon was a Vetusian. A killer.
And yet I could shake that growing cleft at my core over the fact that he was leaving. Something I had begged him to do less than twenty-four hours ago, but now ached underneath my ribs.
He walked up to me and grabbed my mug, placing it on the counter before he took my hands into his. âOfficer Platon. Say it.â
âOfficer Platon.â
âGood. And the next one is just as important.â He stared deep into my eyes. âSecond brigade, special intervention unit. Repeat.â
âSecond brigade,â I said. âSpecial intervention unit.â
A smile came over his face. âOnce we come, you will tell the first Vetusian with a scar above his temple that Iâm your mate. Heâll have a language chip and understand you.â
âYou never told me why youâre coming.â
âBecause itâs classified,â he said and took me into his arms, a shadow coming over his face. âI donât want to leave you, Lizzy. If it was up to me, Iâd stay right here and be with you when the others arrive. But theyâd strip my rank, and Iâll need it to provide well for you.â
That tightness in my chest again.
Before I managed to have a word in this mate thing, he clasped my face between his hands. âIf something were to happen to me, youâll receive my full pension once they confirm our link.â
âWhat do you mean? What link?â My voice came out high-pitched, that concern for a stranger lacking all sense. âWhy do you say if something were to happen to you?â
âSweet leska,â he said, his eyes narrowing into something so sharp I feared theyâd cut me at my core. âItâs an invasion. Casualties are inevitable, and I might very well be one of them. But Iâll do whatever I can to return to you. Always.â
He held my gaze for a moment longer, then released me from his embrace. âWhere do you want his body?â
âUmâ¦â I grabbed my coffee mug once more, searching for the warm comfort of the glazed pottery. âYou should probably take him. I watched enough CSI Miami to know it would make everything look even more suspicious. Heâs been dead for too long, and we swept up the shards and all.â
Platon shook his head, hands planted on his hips. âIâll dispose of him then.â
âOkay.â
âOkayâ¦â He worried his bottom lip, his breath turning heavier, strained.
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