Barbarian Brothers: A SciFi Alien Romance (Brides of the Barbarians Book 1) by Kai Lesy

Author:Kai Lesy [Lesy, Kai]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-02-26T00:00:00+00:00

16

Amber

Izzo has been gone for two days now, and tension is running high along the river plateau. The Fire Tribe work relentlessly to build their defenses. They fill sacks with red sand to mount around the towns. They carve and sharpen obsidian blades of all shapes and sizes for weapons. They melt and polish metals for their shields and helmets, chest plates, and shin guards. In their culture, the Fire Tribe warriors need to be as light as possible when they’re fighting, focusing on speed and strength in attacking rather than defensive strategies. They always aim to kill.

Jewel is constantly working with the Hadana clan miners to extract the necessary minerals and process them into explosive material, and Kai has the younglings in his town weaving fuses for the bombs, which they will douse in burning oil and ignite when they see the Sky Tribe mercenaries approaching. The bombs, buried in the ground so they won’t immediately spot them, will be our first line of defense.

Maur is feeling better, walking, and talking as much as usual, but Cynthia has remained by his side if only to make sure he really is okay and not simply putting on a tough act. I know she cares about him, but she’s still just as determined to leave. I haven’t seen much of Binzen over the past couple of days. He keeps coming and going at odd hours, and every time I see him, he takes me in his arms and kisses me like there’s no tomorrow. Like he doesn’t think we’ll survive this—or maybe that’s just the paranoia in my head.

My period is still late. I’m still praying it’s just the stress; otherwise, the increasing bouts of morning sickness will push me to accept the unacceptable. There’s a pretty high chance I’m pregnant. I’d say I have mixed feelings about it, but frankly, I’m scared and happy at the same time. It’s making my decision to leave even harder to act upon, yet I forge ahead with an exit strategy, just in case the battle ahead sees the Fire Tribe losing and my mates dying. The thought of it horrifies me, but not as much as the idea of being passed around for breeding among the Sky Tribe goons.

I leave Valen in his bed for an hour while I sneak down to the river to meet with the girls. There are many people milling about and I trust that Valen will be safe in the house. The guards stay close as usual, but they know to keep a courteous distance while they watch us. I can tell our dynamic is changing, however. Alicia seems quieter than usual. Jewel doesn’t sleep much, which makes her cranky and jumpy. Cynthia, in the meantime, keeps looking for excuses to stay with Maur and Kai. And me, well… I’m a fucking mess. Yet here we are, sticking true to our promise to one another.

“We’ve got enough supplies for the road,” Alicia says, drawing circles in the rough red sand on the riverbank while Jewel gathers pebbles to throw into the steaming water.

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