Claiming Her Alien Warrior by Carter Mina

Author:Carter, Mina [Carter, Mina]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Sci-fi Alien warrior Romance
Publisher: Blue Hedgehog Press
Published: 2015-09-29T05:00:00+00:00

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“Hhhhuhhnnnn!”

Karryl snapped back to consciousness with a sharp groan. Every part of his body hurt like he’d been on the battlefield for a week or more. For a moment, he lay where he was, doing a mental once over. Everything ached, but no one part gave the sort of deeper pain that would indicate something more serious. Cuts and bruises. And he was cold. Damn cold.

Since he’d just crashed the ship into the side of a mountain that was a pretty good outcome.

Jane.

His eyes snapped open, giving him a slanted view of the side of the cabin. His couch had come loose in the crash and flipped on its side. He was still in it though, covered with a thin layer of snow, held in place by the harness straps over his shoulders. But the space next to him, where the co-pilots couch should have been, was empty. Ragged holes in the deck showed where it had torn loose. Fear and panic forced his heart into a rapid beat. Where was she?

“Draanth, draanth, draanth,” he muttered, tearing at his harness and dropping to the floor.

Instantly he was on his knees, craning his neck to look around the cabin. A biting wind whipped through the shattered view screen, bringing more snow to join the rest already crammed into the small space. From the way it settled, he’d been out for a while. Humans were more susceptible to the cold than Lathar. She could have died from hypothermia while he was unconscious. A small moan forced its way past his lips.

No, she couldn’t have died. He wouldn’t allow it. Ever.

Scrambling across the cabin, he plunged into the snow, hands cast wide to sweep through it and discover what lay beneath. The bed was still in place, beyond it a large lump of something. The other couch upended with its broken deck brackets uppermost.

Whispering the closest thing he’d ever come to a prayer, he grabbed at it. The metal groaned, snow whipping at his face, as he managed to move it half an inch. His hands slipped, pain lancing his palm as sharp edges sliced deeply. He ignored it, pain was inconsequential when he had a mate to save.

Setting his feet more steadily, he found a better grip on the brackets and heaved again.

“Aaaarrggh!” he bellowed, putting everything he had into the movement. His arms pulled, shoulders tight as the powerful muscles in his thighs pushed to maximum. Body tensed into an arch, he held tight, waiting for that slight give from his burden.

With a crack, it moved, faster than he’d expected. With a yell of triumph, he turned it over, desperate to check on its precious cargo. It thumped to the floor, upright, with Jane fully clipped in her harness. She lay still, too still, her face turned from him. Blood covered the side he could see, crusted at her temple, and his heart skipped a beat.

“Please no…” Hands shaking, he reached out to press two fingers against her neck.

And found a steady heartbeat.

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