Dangerously Yours: 2 (Loving Dangerously) by A.M. Griffin Page B

cabin. I’m with the guard.”
    “Wait. What? Alone?”
    Again, he would have thought this through if he hadn’t been in such a hurry to get rid of the brat princess.
    “I’m alone.” Kane faced the guard. “I suspect I won’t have any trouble out of you, right?”
    The guard grunted. “ Nes. ”
    Before captain obvious could reply, Kane said, “I know that means ‘no’, Ryan.” Then he faced Nebin. “My name is Kane Epps. I’m the captain of this vessel.”
    The guard nodded.
    Cooperation, finally.
    Relieved, he used his foot to pull over a chair and placed himself between the guard and the door. The guard’s gaze tracked Kane’s every movement. He didn’t believe the guard would try to escape. Kane was pretty confident he wouldn’t be able to stop Nebin if he tried. Hell, Kane didn’t know if anyone onboard could stop the bear of a guard if he so happened to wish to leave his small prison.
    “What planet are you all from?”
    Nebin stared at Kane in silence.
    “Ryan!”
    “Captain, he has a Universal Translator. He can understand you.”
    Kane watched Nebin watch him. “Look. I’m sure you want to be off this vessel just as quickly as we want you off. No harm will come to you or the females. I need to know who to contact for the ransom demand.”
    Why was it so difficult to get basic information from these aliens?
    “ Wil noe frosu Princepetta? ”
    “He wants to know if you are taking care of the princess. Or something of that nature,” Ryan said.
    “Yes, she is secured in my personal cabin. Now, tell me where you’re all from.”
    Again, Nebin made no attempt to respond. Kane ran an impatient hand through his hair. Maybe he should try the two sex-crazed females one more time. He might have better luck.
    “Listen. Nebin, I’ve got a job to do here. Yes, it’s not the best job to have and yes, we did take you against your will. Nonetheless, I have a job to do. We have no plans to harm you or the females.”
    Nebin dipped his head in a regal nod.
    “Our plan is to contact whatever planet you’re from and give you back. The sooner you give me the information we need, the sooner you can be on your way.” Kane threw up his hands. “No harm done.”
    Nebin would understand his position. He would provide the necessary information they needed to move the ransom along.
    Nebin didn’t say a word.
    “ Holy fuck , ” Kane yelled after waiting for a response that wasn’t coming. “When am I going to get rid of these fucking aliens?” The idea of dropping them all off on a deserted, desolate planet sounded pretty tempting right now.
    “Captain, Eli got word that the translators are ready,” Ryan said over the intercom.
    At least one thing worked in his favor today. Rising from his chair, he gave Nebin another hard look. “I’m not done with you yet.”
    Nebin nodded once.
    Kane backed out of the door and relaxed only after it closed. He made his way to the infirmary where Eli waited to implant the Universal Translator. The entire procedure would take an hour at max. His next stop after that would be his cabin to finally have a decent conversation with the brat princess.
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    Kane strode through the hall, adjusting his head from side to side. According to Eli, the feeling of water behind the ears was one of the irritating side effects of the procedure. Thanks to the planet Treios, he and his crew were now the proud owners of used Universal Translators.
    A shudder ran down his spine as he thought about how the translators had come to be used .
    An outbreak from a deadly virus had wiped out a quarter of Treios’ population. The Galactic Council had put the planet on lockdown until the outbreak could be contained. Five months later, the planet was now free of contamination and open for trading.
    Even though the translators had been cleaned and approved for resale, they hadn’t sold as fast as the locals had anticipated. Kane and the rest of the crew members had gotten a good deal,