Dracon: A Scifi Alien Romance (Rebel Lords Book 1) by Kylie Gold Read Free Book Online Page B

harm so that maybe, just maybe, they wouldn’t kill me.
    We moved into the jungle, Dracon and the scouts leading the way. Dracon still held onto my arm as we moved quietly through the forest, keeping me close to his side as though to protect me. Though at that point, I wasn’t sure what side I needed protecting from—the Navani, or the humans? The Navani hated me and basically had every right to since I was human and the humans were slaughtering their people. However, the humans had been willing to send me on a suicide mission as a step towards overthrowing my crew to take the ship. So really, I wasn’t safe anywhere. At that point, if he actually was protecting me, he was protecting me from the entire planet. It was a scary thought to only have one ally on an entire planet.
    The group began to slow down, as I assumed we were growing close to where the scouts spotted the humans. Without warning, Dracon tugged me to the side and pulled me into his side with an arm wrapped around me to keep me firmly against him. Thank goodness for it falling dark out, it kept the blush which covered my cheeks from being too noticeable. Just from being under his arm I could feel how muscular he was. I highly doubted he had any fat on his body with how solid he felt. A couple of darker thoughts stirred in my mind before I shook myself from it. How was I so attracted to an alien? And why was I? I had never been attracted to anyone but humans before, and had honestly just never been around many aliens on a personal level—the colonies seemed to isolate themselves a bit from the planets they lived on coexisting with other beings.
    The scouts neared the tree line and looked around with confusion, looking back to Dracon. One of the scouts looked back to Dracon, “I-I don’t understand. They were just on this path.” The scouts began to move towards the clearing, but something didn’t feel right. How could an entire group of people just vanish?
    A thought dawned on me and I called out in a loud whisper, “Wait!” I looked up to Dracon who was already peering down at me. “They are here. They are hiding in the trees,” I told him, a look of confusion coming to his face. “It’s a tactic they use in war. It’s called guerilla warfare. They hide in the trees and when someone gets near, they will jump down and surprise attack.” I peered through the trees and looked about. As I gave a glance, something reflective shined into my eyes. I looked over to see it coming from a tree top. It must be reflecting from a gun. I pointed it out to Dracon, “See? There.”
    Dracon’s eyes strain for a moment as he moves his head a bit to try and see what I was talking about. When squatted a bit to get to my level, his eyes widened and he looked back to the Navani. He pointed up, “Go above the trees and search for the humans in them! They are hiding in the trees!” Without hesitation, all of the other Navani’s stood straight up, their wings expanded and then launched themselves upward past the trees. Dracon’s hands took my shoulders, locking eyes with me with his burning with intensity. For a moment, I was just completely consumed by the lilac eyes. “Stay behind this tree and do not move. Understand?” he demanded, pushing my shoulders back until they were against a tree. I gave him a nod and then he stood back. Wings practically exploded from his back and with a mighty gust, Dracon lifted into and disappeared in the leaves. The worry for his safety was instantaneous, and I justified the worry by the fact he was the only ally I had.
    I listened to Dracon’s words, not moving from the spot he placed me in. I could hear the screams and gunfire followed by loud crashes. Becoming far too curious about what was causing the crashing noises, I dared to rear my head past the tree I was behind towards the sounds of the battle. From it becoming dark and the foliage being so thick, I couldn’t see anything but rustling leaves and tiny flashes of light