Wounded Warriors Collection: Wounded Warriors, #5 by Aurelia Skye

Author:Aurelia Skye
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Amourisa Press

Her next visitor was as unwelcome as he had been the last time, and she didn’t bother to hide her grimace of distaste when Jasper slipped into her room later that evening. She braced herself, prepared to tackle him the moment he got close enough. She scanned him for any obvious signs of weapons, but other than his hands clenched into fists, he appeared to be unarmed. His fists made her stomach twinge, but she pushed down the fear and focused on facing him. She’d rather die than let him touch her.

He came closer, but paused a few feet away from her. “Hello, Alexandria.”

She just bared her teeth at him, though it would have been more effective in her coyote form. She was prepared to shift in a moment’s notice, pajama set be damned, but she hesitated, waiting to see what he was up to.

“Is that any way to talk to me? Or not talk to me?” He chuckled as he lifted his hand, as though reaching for her. When he beckoned her to come closer with his fingers, she took a step back instead. Her back pressed against the wall, and she pushed herself into the corner where the walls met, happy to have the security of her back covered. “What do you want?”

“I thought we could have a meal together and some pleasant conversation.” At her snort, he lifted a brow. “No? I guess it’s too soon to expect you to be civilized.”

“It’s difficult to be civilized when you’ve been kidnapped and held hostage by a madman.”

He frowned at her. “I’m not mad. I’ve passed all my psychological profiling tests with flying colors. You can’t dismiss me as crazy, Lex. I’m too smart for that.”

She wrinkled her nose. “I’d almost prefer you were crazy to be going along with this horrible plan rather than to think it’s something you’ve approached with logic and thought was a good idea.”

“Our mating?”

She shook her head. “Not just our mating, but the whole facility, and Project Enhanced. How can you do the things you do?” She shook her head again. “It’s easier to think there’s something mentally deficient about you than to contemplate the idea that you enjoy your job.”

He shrugged. “What’s there not to enjoy? I’m stronger than I’ve ever dreamed of, I have amazing new powers and senses, and I’m in charge of a valuable program that will aid our country.”

Lex sneered at him. “You’re aiding your country at the expense of all the soldiers and shifters destroyed in the process. That’s the part that makes me think you have to be insane to embrace that kind of job.”

He shrugged. “I disagree. It’s a necessary evil, but we’ve perfected the process now, and we won’t need nearly as many pure human soldiers in the future. Just imagine a world without war.”

She rolled her eyes. “That’s naïve, and I don’t believe it’s possible until humanity evolves, but it still won’t be without war. It’ll just be fought by different people.”

He yawned as though bored with the entire conversation.

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