inspect the spear in his stomach. He’s naked now but I’m too worried for him to pay attention.
“Oh, Pax. . .”
Seeing the wound gives me a sympathetic stab of agony in my own stomach. Do I really feel so much for him already?
“I will heal. We need to leave if I am to keep you safe.” He stands and rips the spear free of his stomach with a sound that makes my heart wrench for him. He does not cry out and I think it is likely for my benefit that he hides the pain he must be feeling.
12
Pax
I carry Mira free of the building. She struggles against me, insisting that I should not carry her with my wounds, but I pay her no heed. She does not realize that I would not feel pain unless it was inflicted on her. As I have spent more time with her, I have felt more that I am once again my old self. If it were not for the shadow of my failure and my exile, I could almost call myself happy. But the spectre of my past is too dark. No, I am not happy. But I have found a peace with this female that I no longer hoped to find.
And I would not deny that her pussy against my cock was intoxicating. I had intended to toy with her only, to tease her flesh with my hands and bring her to a point where she could not help but throw herself on me. But when she turned and my cock slid against the warmth and wetness of her skin. . . Even I was not strong enough to resist. I fear that this female’s pussy may finally be the force that undoes me. No, it is not just her body and her sex that compel me. There is something more. An inner fire of passion and strength that draws me as strongly as any magnet. And still, I must walk away when this is all done. Each passing hour by her side makes me that much more certain that to separate from her will be what finally kills me.
“Did the man speak to you?” I ask as we exit the outer limits of town and I let Mira walk on her own again, though I watch her closely. I lead us toward a safe place I know a few miles outside Umani territory.
“He did. He mentioned the leader of the humans, Admiral Gaius. Apparently that’s who sent him. . .”
I nod. “So this is the man responsible for shooting down your shuttle?”
“Yes. We need to go speak to my sister and her husband, Kato. If we tell them what Gaius did, they will set matters straight.”
I laugh. “And let another male solve my problems? No. I will speak to this Gaius. ”
Her large eyes meet mine and hold them. I know what she will say before she says it.
“It’s too dangerous. I can’t lose you. My people aren’t as strong as yours, but they are cruel and they have powerful weapons. You would be mowed down if you laid a hand on the Admiral.”
She realizes that her words have the opposite effect too late. “If my Mira doubts the limits of my strength, I have no choice but to demonstrate it.” I stop, turning to lead us toward Jektal, the capital city of the Umani clan. I feel fire burning hot within me, desire to prove that no man or army can stop me. I am a force of will that cannot be averted. I will show my enemies and prove to Mira that I am a worthy mate.
“Wait!” she says. Her eyes are brimming with tears. “Do you have to be so stupid? ” I didn’t mean that you were weak. I mean that you can’t go in there and just punch your way out of it. There are thousands of humans in there. Every one of them will turn on you and grab the nearest weapon if they know you’re hostile. It won’t matter how strong you are.”
“There is only one choice: I will do what is right.”
“Even if it kills you?”
“To save you? Yes. Even if it kills me.”
I realize that I must bring her with me, even if my intentions will lead her into more danger. To leave her alone and in the care of another would certainly be even more perilous. The only one I would trust to watch over her is Kato. My clan was long at war with his, but I know he is an honorable Primus and would not allow any harm to come to the blood of his