C.L. Scholey - Zuri's Zargonnii Warrior (Unearthly World # 2) by C.L. Scholey Read Free Book Online

and games for me, mister. It was an accident.”
    “I don’t understand you.”
    “Ugh,” Zuri said in exasperation. Wildly, she made gestures to indicate her vomiting wasn’t on purpose.
    “Yet you managed to hit only me.”
    Tough shit, moron.
    Kobe was gone, storming from the room; the door slid closed behind him and Zuri looked around with curiosity. Now that he was gone, her thoughts centered on what he had said. Other females? Had they found other survivors besides her crashed shuttle? That would be wonderful.
    “Zuri,” came a shout. “Thank God, I thought these creatures had eaten you.”
    “Cash, Leo. I’m happy to see you both. Where are the other women?” Zuri asked. She filled with relief at the sight of them.
    “What other women?” Leo asked.
    “The alien who brought me here, Kobe, he said there were other females.”
    “No, no one but us two,” Cash replied.
    “How odd. I was positive he said females.” Zuri looked around the high-ceilinged, large room. Outside a large square window, she could see space. The ship moved fast, there was no sign of any planet. Oversized furniture was sparse but looked comfortable. She then shivered involuntarily. “It’s cold in here.” Goose bumps dotted her legs and made the fine hairs on her arms stand tall. She felt a little self-conscious standing in front of her friends in just underwear and a t-shirt. There were no blankets in the room.
    “Tell me about it; I’m afraid my nipples could poke out an eye,” Leo muttered.
    Zuri cast her glance at Leo’s unclad chest. He wore only ripped shorts, all three were barefoot. Leo was on the hefty side of burly and was the type of man who looked better with clothes on. He was close to Zuri’s five-foot-seven height but outweighed her by a good hundred and fifty pounds. What Leo lacked in looks he made up for in personality. Always a joker or prankster, Leo was a genius at making people laugh. Leo was comfortable with his size and who he was. Zuri found him to be a great friend and sweet man.
    “I’d give you mine but it wouldn’t fit; you need a t-tent, not a t-shirt,” Cash said with his normal snarky bite. Cash was close to six feet with a gangly build.
    “We could always use your t-shirt to shove it in your mouth, Cash,” Zuri said sweetly. “Oh wait, it’s still too small to fit properly.”
    “Alright, enough. Never mind, Zuri, I can defend myself,” Leo intervened. Zuri knew he could, she couldn’t help herself. Cash was mean-spirited, his words nasty most of the time. Zuri and Cash had been vocally sparing for a year now, it just came naturally. “We have bigger problems.”
    “Yeah, even bigger than you,” Cash shot back.
    Annoyed, Zuri couldn’t help herself. “No worries, Leo. It seems when the Gorgano attacked they got into my head and messed with it. I can understand these beings. They’re going to eat Cash first. They like to start with small appetizers.”
    Cash went white and Leo grinned. “Ah being fat finally has some perks.”
    “If you know so much, then what the hell are these things?” Cash said. “They look like a cross between polar bears, yeti, the abominable snowman and big foot. What the hell do they want?”
    “They are called Zargonnii warriors. Some kind of mercenaries, I think. The creatures on the planet, 2BKs, thought we had overstayed our welcome when they started getting killed,” Zuri replied.
    “That wasn’t our fault,” Cash stormed in outrage. “How could we know so many aliens wanted to use us for target practice? They sold us out. Pathetic excuses for aliens. I never did trust them.”
    “I feel bad they were killed because of us. It’s because of them we are still alive,” Leo said, his look thoughtful. “They did try to help us. And the Gorgano didn’t return. Do these, 2BKs, want us dead?”
    “They wanted us extracted, not annihilated. They are apparently a peaceful culture and when we came along, they weren’t certain what to