Zayn by Marie Dry

Author:Marie Dry [Dry, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-11-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Amira closed the door to her rooms behind her and stood with her back pressed to it, her chest heaving. Her ribs ached and her toes tingled and all she wanted was to soak in a tub of hot water. Not for the first time she was grateful that her room was separate from the other staff quarters, and far away from the rooms of the noble inhabitants of the castle.

Her bed and chair were designed by Ludivivilous and it always comforted her.

Her palms still felt sweaty from sheer nerves and she rubbed them over her dress. Getting tickled by a determined Zyrgin warrior was worse than that moment when she’d tried to get some jinz izwe off his ship and she’d been sure he stood right behind her. She’d literally felt his unholy presence breathing on her neck. A very unnerving experience. It was said the Zyrgins could make themselves invisible. It sounded too fantastic to believe, but who knew what they were capable of.

What he’d just done to her proved he was capable of anything. It was telling that her mind conjured the taste and feel of his kiss and not the ‘torture’. Did he really think he’d tortured her? They’d conquered whole galaxies; how could he think tickling her was real torture?

The image of his naked chest and arms rippling with muscles while he practiced with his sword kept interfering with her ire over that weird torture session.

She sank down on her bed. What did that kiss mean? Was it the first step towards becoming a breeder? She’d never heard of women being kissed before they disappeared and ended up on Zyrgin. But then, the Zyrgins didn’t take breeders from Aurelia. Her contacts on the other planets had many stories of women being taken as breeders. But after their princess was claimed long ago, no other female had been taken.

Knowing how much he enjoyed summoning her early, she got up before sunrise. She’d barely bathed and dressed before one of the palace staff informed her that the new governor wanted to see her and Caecillius. She almost did a happy dance at having anticipated Zayn.

Amira nodded at the young woman. “Do you know where Caecillius is?” The way they used first names and shunned titles was the only habit of the Zyrgins she approved of.

Alara shook her head. “No, I contacted him on the palace system and he didn’t say where he was.”

Amira found her cousin outside the throne room, leaning against the wall in that casual way he had. Eyes sharp as usual.

“What does the lizard want now?” Caecillius asked.

“I don’t know, but I shudder to think what he will come up with.” She didn’t like Caecillius calling him a lizard. Somehow it felt like it was all right when she called him that, but she didn’t like Caecillius sneering it. Which just showed that the way Zayn had tickled her had messed with her brain.

They walked towards the gilded doors and the guards opened them.

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