Page 51 of Arresting the Warlord

Seriously? I crossed my arms and glared at Zarek.“And you’re good with that?”

“Yes. The Askole will be allowed to keep ten percent of the females found.”

My temper flared to life.“I’m a shaman and a police officer. I’m not a slave trader and I won’t hunt down innocent women whose only crime is being psychic. The Askole warriors want them so badly, they can use Central Command hunters.”

“You and Jake serve as my investigators and hunters. You will go and do what I tell you,”Zarek responded testily.

“I work for the Navajo people.”

“You and your father work for me now.”

Oh crap.

Jake interjected,“I haven’t had time to inform CeeCee of her new duties, my lord.”

“See that you do.”

“Yes, my lord.”Jake did the fist-to-chest salute.

Zarek teleported away.

“A word of advice. If you want to keep the Navajo people safe, you’ll do as the Overlord asks,” General Jones said and snagged Oola from my head.

The baby Tabor wailed,“Me stay with CeeCee.”

“No. Your mother and father want you returned,”General Jones said and held out his arm for Bey. Gramps hopped on. Poof. They were gone.

I gave Jake the stink eye. “I don’t like being threatened.”

“When the Tai-Kok found our world, everything changed. To keep our people from being slaughtered, I gave up my humanity. Sometimes I regret that decision, but I would do it all over again. We’re still here and the Tai-Kok aren’t.’

“Good point. The Tai-Kok raids wouldn’t have stopped until they had eaten every one of us.” A humorless laugh broke from me. “To keep humanity safe, we have to sacrifice our future.”

“Being my mate is not a sacrifice. You get hot sex. A partner that will always have your back. We’ll travel the galaxy, meet new lifeforms, solve mysteries and kick some ass. You’re gonna love teleporting, the increase in strength, the ability to heal quickly and don’t forget you get to live for a very long time,” Jake said.

I shook my head. “I won’t hunt down psychic women. I just can’t. It’s wrong on so many levels.”

“The majority of the Dragos clan are thieves, murderers and conmen. Think of it as making them pay for the crimes they’ve committed. A sort of community service.”

“Huh? You know, I can live with that.”

“Good. They want us to start tomorrow,” Jake said.

I glanced down at my bracelet. “Tomorrow is in six hours.”

“Yep.”

“I need some sleep.”

“Me too.” Poof. We were in our quarters.

I retracted my armor and climbed into bed.

Jake crawled in behind me and his hands closed over my breasts.

I smacked at them. “No funny stuff. Sleep now. Play later.”

“You’re a hard woman, buttercup,” Jake griped as he pulled me on his chest.

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