pasty gray aliens…the Tureis…are still on Earth. There is nothing left there except a life of hiding. Food is scarce. I wouldn’t want to go back there even if I hadn’t mated Dazz.” She let that sink in before she continued. “We are headed for Azziar.”
“I’m scared. What will happen to me?” Tears filled Mara’s eyes, and Chloe’s heart ached for the young girl.
“You’ll stay with me and Dazz. I’m sure he’ll want you to as much as I do,” Chloe said as she gave her a confident smile.
Dazz
Standard days past as normal, with Dazz working and Chloe spending the waking hours with the human girl. In the nights, after joining several times, they talked while he held her in his arms. Dazz loved Chloe more and more every standard day.
They were close to Azziar, and excited anticipation hummed throughout his body. When he’d left on a simple patrol mission, he’d never intended to be away for so long. Watching his father grieve his mother’s loss was one reason he’d gone himself instead of sending someone else.
The rest of his family had scattered, taking other missions, all except Kattlyn and Risshi. She’d gone to visit a friend, while Risshi went to his beach house.
Risshi was different from the others, choosing never to leave the planet.
Thinking about his family made Dazz eager to speak with them. Tapping the com-unit, he said, “Banne, see if we are close enough to reach King Mallik.”
“Yes, Commander.”
Shortly, Banne announced through the com-unit, “Commander, King Malik is waiting to speak with you.”
“Thanks, Banne.”
When Dazz tapped the view screen, his father’s happy face appeared. “Son, I’m glad you’re coming home.”
“It’s been a long time, or at least it feels that way,” Dazz replied with an excited grin.
“It does. Did you encounter any problems?” the king asked.
“A few, but that’s a discussion we should have in person.” His intense eyes told his father how serious the problem was as he continued, “With the rest of the family.” Dazz needed to tell him about the traitor and suspected traitors, but not now. He didn’t want to take the chance of being overheard.
“I see,” his father said, understanding shining in his intelligent eyes. “Jakke arrived almost two standard weeks ago, and Zekke sent a message saying he was headed home.”
“Kollin?” Dazz asked.
“No one has heard from him.” His father let out a sigh and said, “Jakke has taken a mate.”
“I heard. He said it was someone from the Dreama Sector.” Dazz watched his father’s face carefully. Something was not right.
“Yes, she is.” Everything was silent, and then his father said, “I wasn’t happy about it.”
“And…” Dazz prodded.
“And I didn’t welcome her to Azziar. Now things are difficult between us and she’s carrying Jakke’s young.”
“Seriously, she’s with young?”
“Yes. Apparently, these Earthlings can get pregnant very easily.”
“Humans, father, they are called humans.” Dazz said distractedly, wondering if Chloe could be with young.
“How would you know this, son?” his father asked with suspicion.
“What? Oh, I’m mated to a human as well” Dazz said distractedly, still wondering if his mate could be with young.
His father took a sharp, deep breath and said, “I can’t say that I’m happy; I’d rather you had mated an Azziarin, but I will start out differently with your mate.”
“You’ll like her, Father. She has a warrior’s spirit,” Dazz said with a glint in his eye and a grin on his face.
His father grinned, “We’ll see, but I will give her a chance.”
“Thank you, Father. I’ll see you in one standard day.”
After signing off, Dazz headed down the corridor with one goal in mind---to find his mate.
He found her in the empty Dining Hall with the young girl. When he walked in, she smiled and it warmed his
“I’m scared. What will happen to me?” Tears filled Mara’s eyes, and Chloe’s heart ached for the young girl.
“You’ll stay with me and Dazz. I’m sure he’ll want you to as much as I do,” Chloe said as she gave her a confident smile.
Dazz
Standard days past as normal, with Dazz working and Chloe spending the waking hours with the human girl. In the nights, after joining several times, they talked while he held her in his arms. Dazz loved Chloe more and more every standard day.
They were close to Azziar, and excited anticipation hummed throughout his body. When he’d left on a simple patrol mission, he’d never intended to be away for so long. Watching his father grieve his mother’s loss was one reason he’d gone himself instead of sending someone else.
The rest of his family had scattered, taking other missions, all except Kattlyn and Risshi. She’d gone to visit a friend, while Risshi went to his beach house.
Risshi was different from the others, choosing never to leave the planet.
Thinking about his family made Dazz eager to speak with them. Tapping the com-unit, he said, “Banne, see if we are close enough to reach King Mallik.”
“Yes, Commander.”
Shortly, Banne announced through the com-unit, “Commander, King Malik is waiting to speak with you.”
“Thanks, Banne.”
When Dazz tapped the view screen, his father’s happy face appeared. “Son, I’m glad you’re coming home.”
“It’s been a long time, or at least it feels that way,” Dazz replied with an excited grin.
“It does. Did you encounter any problems?” the king asked.
“A few, but that’s a discussion we should have in person.” His intense eyes told his father how serious the problem was as he continued, “With the rest of the family.” Dazz needed to tell him about the traitor and suspected traitors, but not now. He didn’t want to take the chance of being overheard.
“I see,” his father said, understanding shining in his intelligent eyes. “Jakke arrived almost two standard weeks ago, and Zekke sent a message saying he was headed home.”
“Kollin?” Dazz asked.
“No one has heard from him.” His father let out a sigh and said, “Jakke has taken a mate.”
“I heard. He said it was someone from the Dreama Sector.” Dazz watched his father’s face carefully. Something was not right.
“Yes, she is.” Everything was silent, and then his father said, “I wasn’t happy about it.”
“And…” Dazz prodded.
“And I didn’t welcome her to Azziar. Now things are difficult between us and she’s carrying Jakke’s young.”
“Seriously, she’s with young?”
“Yes. Apparently, these Earthlings can get pregnant very easily.”
“Humans, father, they are called humans.” Dazz said distractedly, wondering if Chloe could be with young.
“How would you know this, son?” his father asked with suspicion.
“What? Oh, I’m mated to a human as well” Dazz said distractedly, still wondering if his mate could be with young.
His father took a sharp, deep breath and said, “I can’t say that I’m happy; I’d rather you had mated an Azziarin, but I will start out differently with your mate.”
“You’ll like her, Father. She has a warrior’s spirit,” Dazz said with a glint in his eye and a grin on his face.
His father grinned, “We’ll see, but I will give her a chance.”
“Thank you, Father. I’ll see you in one standard day.”
After signing off, Dazz headed down the corridor with one goal in mind---to find his mate.
He found her in the empty Dining Hall with the young girl. When he walked in, she smiled and it warmed his
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