Zhoryan's Game by Michele Mills

Author:Michele Mills [Mills, Michele]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-26T16:00:00+00:00

8

Janet threw down her napkin, her eyes blazing. “Don’t bother. We’re leaving.”

Zhoryan stood. “Excuse us,” he explained to the general, correcting the human’s faulty etiquette. “My human is exhausted from the crash. She needs rest.”

Janet meant well, but a diplomat she was not.

Zhoryan wrapped her napkin around his claw and grabbed her arm as she stood on shaky legs. He stared at her with a hard gaze, willing her to shut up and let him take over this charged situation. Her blue eyes flashed with rage fueled by inebriation, but her lips remained closed. Then he dragged her out of the hall.

“You’re going to miss good sport tonight,” Pyzon shouted after them. “Very good sport!”

Ivan waited in the hallway with a blaster tucked into his belt. The giant escorted them up the stairs and to their suite. Luckily, the female didn’t say a word. Although she didn’t need to, her bared teeth and sharp breaths clearly showed every emotion. He kept his hold on her arm, one thin layer of fabric between their bare flesh. Zhoryan dragged her into their room.

The door clicked shut behind them.

And then Janet whipped around, jabbing a finger in his face. “We have to get out of here,” she hissed. “That guy is fucking insane. I can’t believe you, being polite to that asshole. We can’t come back to this room like nothing happened! Like he isn’t going out there to murder someone tonight!”

“This is obviously not what I want either,” Zhoryan responded as he walked to the door and checked the lock, confirming they were again sealed in. “But as of now we have no way out and have to play by Pyzon’s rules.”

“Why do we have to play by his rules? We can’t stay here,” she raged. “That crazy bastard is systematically destroying ships with that hidden minefield. And then he offers desperate beings refuge, only to take them prisoner. The only reason your ship made it out with just the two of us captured is because it’s a badass Xylan warship.”

This was true. In fact, he was disappointed his warship had been affected at all. Later he’d have to go over specs with his engineering team to find ways to upgrade the fleet so this situation never occurred again. He glanced around the room, calculating their circumstances, and found no escape—for the moment. “What choice do we have?” he asked, genuinely hoping she’d suggest a new solution.

“We…I…” she stuttered and looked around. He could see her calming down; logic and sobriety replacing blind emotion and inebriation.

“We can’t get out the door, it’s locked.”

“Well, what about…” And she raced over to the window, her purple dress flowing behind her legs. He joined her there and they both looked down the sheer wall to the courtyard below. A pack of muscular, four-legged animals moved about on the stone pavers down below. He exhaled, not at all surprised to find another layer of security. “They’re Gorgas,” he explained. “It’s a whole pack. They’re the finest hunting animals in the four sectors.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.