Alien Mischief (Alien Mate Book 4) by Cara Bristol

Author:Cara Bristol [Bristol, Cara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mischief, alien
Publisher: Cara Bristol
Published: 2019-01-30T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Enoki

Andrea sprang up from the table as her mate, Groman, welcomed me into their hut.

“Enoki! I’m glad you’re here! Groman and I were going to come to your camp. We have a little problem. Bad news.” The colorful beads in her braided hair clacked around her bronzed face.

I didn’t need more bad news today. Two females, one Dakonian, one from Earth, had gotten into frequent disputes, often playing dirty tricks against the other. Their disagreement had led to physical altercations, dividing the tribe’s loyalties. One fight didn’t usually result in banishment, but causing dissension and chaos did.

Their gender created a dilemma for the tribe chief. At a time when we desperately needed females, banishing a couple would arouse the tribe’s ire. But leniency wouldn’t be fair to men who would have been exiled without quibble. In a further complication, if two females left, their mates would go with them, resulting in the loss of four tribe members. No matter what the tribe chief decided, people would be unhappy. His leadership could be challenged in a muta.

I’d advised him to present the matter to the tribe for a vote and let the people decide. He did, and the tribe decided to let the females stay, although it wasn’t unanimous. The process had taken longer than I’d expected, and I found myself wishing I was back in camp with Madison, especially since we would have so little time to spend with each other.

I wished even more I didn’t have to fulfill the promise to have Andrea contact his ship. Asking him to stay had been futile. I knew the answer before I asked. Yet, I’d felt I would regret it forever if I didn’t at least present the request.

Groman motioned, and Andrea and I took our seats. “What happened?” I sighed.

“As soon as the snow stopped this morning, I zipped over to the Meeting Place to check for messages from Earth,” Andrea said. “There was an urgent one from the SS Masquerade.”

Groman set a tankard of ale in front of me. I nodded my thanks, and he joined us at the table.

“They believe a member of their crew got left behind on Dakon. A roll call discovered he was missing, so they’re coming to retrieve him,” Andrea said.

“Madison Altman.” I nodded, relieved she wasn’t presenting me with a new problem. “He’s at my camp.”

“Oh, thank goodness he’s alive and safe.” She exhaled and pressed a hand to her chest. “I was so worried. The blizzard hit as the ship was leaving. I was afraid he could be dead.”

“I happened to be there and found him in time. Did they say when the ship would get here?”

“Barring another blizzard— the day after tomorrow.”

In two days, Madison would leave. A heaviness like the weight of a full winter of snow settled on me. Was it wrong to hope for a massive blizzard? “I’ll tell Madison. He’ll be elated. That’s why I’d come to see you, to ask you to contact the ship for him.

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