Raw Desires by Cynthia Sax

Author:Cynthia Sax [Sax, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cynthia Sax

CHAPTER TEN

Raw trained with his female several times a planet rotation while they waited for the stolen ship to arrive. They spent the rest of the time breeding, restoring their energy levels, and learning about each other.

He was awed by his little human’s strength and intelligence. She was brave, beautiful, and his. He would trade his lifespan for hers in a heartbeat.

But he hoped that wouldn’t be necessary.

They walked toward the landing site on the fifth planet rotation. He had shortened his stride significantly to match his female’s. The slower pace gave him ample time to peruse their surroundings.

Mercury Minor’s solitary sun breached the horizon. Its rays painted the partially cloudy sky pink and orange.

Strive would chatter at length about the hues. There was a 65.2365 percent probability he’d compare it to some sort of vegetation.

Or a rock.

Raw waved at the display with his free hand and said, “That’s…nice.” He tried another word the databases deemed to be a compliment.

“It is pretty.” His female smiled. Her fingers were linked with his.

He glanced down at her. “And pretty is a good word?”

Her eyes glowed. “It is a very good word.”

He immediately added pretty back to the database of words he could utilize.

His female was clever. She must process its meaning.

“Yebeti and Lore are waiting for us at the site.” He relayed that information.

Strive wouldn’t be present. Lore insisted on limiting attendees to only those directly involved with the mission. The pilot of the stolen ship didn’t like crowds.

And Raw’s friend was happy not to be involved. He preferred to allocate the time to his art projects.

“Have you uncovered the identity of the being we’re meeting with?” Raw’s female’s forehead furrowed with processing lines.

“She’s a Retriever.” Lore stood beside Yebeti near the landing site. “I don’t have authorization to share additional intel about her.”

“She.” Raw’s female said that with wonder.

“All Retrievers are female.” Raw told her the little he processed about those beings. “They were forced as offspring to hunt and capture enemies of the Humanoid Alliance.”

The Humanoid Alliance had told them if they performed that task efficiently, their families would be safe. After one of the Retrievers met a cyborg warrior, her genetic match, they realized their shared enemy had killed all the families.

The Retrievers hated the Humanoid Alliance almost as much as the cyborgs did.

“The Humanoid Alliance are cruel fuckers.” Raw’s female shared that truth.

Raw, Yebeti, and Lore nodded.

The hum of a ship’s engine rolled through the air.

Raw looked upward.

“The ship is landing, isn’t it?” His female followed his gaze. “Damned enhanced cyborg hearing. I can’t hear a blasted thing.”

It must be challenging to navigate the universe with suboptimal senses. He placed one of his arms protectively around his little human.

The engine noises grew louder.

Even his female with her challenged human auditory system heard it.

“That’s a freighter.” She impressed him with her correct projection. “A big one.”

The ship broke through the cloud layer.

“I fuckin’ knew it.” His female’s tone conveyed she was pleased with herself. “Look at that sucker. It’s massive.

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