Page 87 of Arresting the Warlord

Crap. “That’s not quite what I meant. Jia is not attracted to Askole males.”

“But we are great warriors and lovers.”

I dropped my face into my hands. “Oh, God.”

“Jia doesn’t want to have sex with you,”Jake stated bluntly.

Trayon’s tentacles stood straight up.“Impossible!”

It was like talking to a rock.“No, it’s not. Jia only wants a human male as a mate.”

Tihar touched his gauntlet and his armor simply shrank away, leaving him completely nude.“How can she resist this?”

My eyes bugged as I stared at Trayon’s crotch. Damn! He had a humanlike penis and humongous balls. “Huh? Would you look at that? Even his man parts have scales.”

Jake pulled his sword.

“Remember the treaty,”I yelled, jumping in front of him.

Jake pointed his sword at Trayon.“You have dishonored my lady.”

“Stop!”Father shouted in our heads.

I turned.

Uncle Jesse loped down the corridor with my father riding him like a horse.

“Now that’s something you don’t see every day.”

Jake slid his sword back into the scabbard and glared at Trayon.“I know how proud you are of junior there, but you need to cover it up before CeeCee’s father unmans you.”

Trayon took one look at my father’s expression and his armor formed around him.“I meant no offense, my lady.”

“I know your cultural norms are different from ours but displaying your private parts in public is frowned on here.”

Trayon gave a slight bow.“My apologies.”

“Apology accepted. Now let me check Central Command’s database for another Dragos female.”

“No. Jia will be mine.”He zoomed off.

“This is going to get messy.”

“Very messy,” Jake agreed.

“I made us reservations at Giulia. Zarek says they have the best risotto in Rome,” Father announced out of the blue.

Zarek went to restaurants? I frowned. “I don’t have anything to wear.”

“I packed a bag for you,” Father replied.

“Oh, you didn’t bring that horrible paisley print dress, did you?”

“No, the turquoise one.”

Great and I need a shower badly. I smell like dead things.”

“Zarek rented us a villa on the Adriatic Sea and we have a week off to make like tourists.” Jake kissed the tip of my nose. “We’ll go and do anything you want.”

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