Warriors Of Cadir (A Sci Fi Alien Romance Collection) by Maia Starr

Author:Maia Starr [Starr, Maia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Hazel

My head was throbbing.

The dull ache pulsed through my temples and then down the back of my left ear.

I stirred in the far-too-plush bedding I was laying on when it occurred to me.

I didn’t remember going back to sleep.

All around me I could hear the calls of the wild birds shrieking ‘WOO-WOO-W’UH-WOO’ in stereo. The sounds made my headache throb even harder.

There were low hums and murmurs like the sounds of frogs on a lake, or whatever the Cadir equivalent was.

These noises intertwined, leaving me unbothered until a shrill, high-pitched squeak sounded off in my ear that jolted my eyes open from the glue of sleep.

I swallowed nervously as I looked around at the small, purple sandstone building I was in. It was like a hut, with smooth, nearly glowing purple walls and a single bed inside.

A fur rug covered the ground, but beyond that, the room had little décor or thought given to it.

I knew from the sounds outside that I was in the wilds: that nearly constant vibration of wildlife outside.

That bastard took me.

Orylis, or whatever the hell his name was.

I remembered getting out of bed and sneaking away from Theren. I promised him I wouldn’t go exploring while the truce was going on… but I wanted one last venture.

It was only the gardens. Practically the backyard of those who lived in the Renden council chambers. There shouldn’t have been any reason to worry. And yet…

Orylis was outside. At first, he was charming. Then he became utterly infuriating.

It wasn’t my business to meddle in their truce, but I thought I could reason with him.

he tried to grab me and we struggled against each other.

The next thing I knew, everything was going black. Now here I was, likely in the dangerous mainlands. No protection. No way back.

I covered my face with my hands and took a steadying breath.

Get your shit together, Hazel.

I could hear hurried, angry voices from outside and instantly recognized one of them to be Orylis.

My foot hit the ground silently, and I edged along the wall of the cabin to the crack in the doorway and tried to hear what they were saying.

“What do you do that for?” one man whisper-yelled, smacking Orylis up the back of the head and looking toward my tent.

The man had dark skin, darker than mine, and a bald head.

He ran a hand down the back of his own head nervously, and Orylis frowned at him.

“I didn’t like their deal,” Orylis said defensively. “Did you?”

“No, of course not! But this wasn’t the way to handle it. And what?” the man scoffed, “You couldn’t have let me in on your impulsive decision here? We barely had two days in Renden before you screwed it up!”

“What, I’m not the Dendren of your dreams?” Orylis snipped.

The other man’s eyes went wide, and his tail flicked back and forth in sharp, short bursts of nerves or frustration.

“Hardly,” the man said. “You’ve waged war. That’s what you’ve done.”

“That’s what you wanted,” Orylis said, pacing around a massive campfire.

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