Page 26 of Stealing Jia

Kablooey!The building disintegrated, raining large chunks of debris down on the shuttle and the goons.

“Stay put,” Ivan commanded and took off running. Loki was right on his heels.

I watched them disappear in the smoke. If this didn’t work… I twitched as a funny tingling sensation crawled through my mind. What in the hell?

“You are a very clever female and a deadly warrior. Everyone will envy me,” Trayon said proudly.

Arrrgh! It was like talking to a wall.“Do you really think mental osmosis works? Well, it doesn’t. Leave me the hell alone.”

“You are my mate Jia. You cannot change what is.”

“No! You don’t get it. I don’t want or need a male in my life.”

“You wish to find Adam and kill Giovanni, do you not?”

He had me there.“I do.”

“You need me to accomplish that.”Trayon stroked my mind.

Hot coils of bliss twisted inside me. Merda. Did that feel good.

Ghostly hands caressed my body. “I can also teach you the pleasures of the flesh.”

Shock rolled over me. Cazzo! I was in the middle of a war zone and fighting for my life and he was seducing me. Life had taught me males of any species, couldn’t be trusted, but my girlie parts weren’t listening. Drawing on every ounce of will power I had, I snapped, “People are trying to kill us, or did that slip your mind?”

“It has not. The Bjarke have planted the thermite grenades. Once the shields are down, you and your furry friend will be transported aboard my ship,” Trayon rumbled.

“Were you planning on leaving Loki and Ivan behind?”

“No. They will be turned over to Zarek.”

A bone-jarring jolt rocked the earth.Kaboom!The fuel tanks abruptly ignited, and a fireball belched blazing shrapnel, bodies, and pieces of machinery high into the air.

Thwap! Bap-bap! Thop!I dodged the falling debris. Could this day get any worse?

Pepe growled menacingly.

A Yagga staggered out of the smoke, a laser pistol in one hand. “You! You did this.”

“I can’t take all the credit. I had help.”

The buildings began to shake violently.

“Cazzo!Earthquake.”

“No like.”Pepe gripped my jeans.

Instead of fleeing, the Yagga yelled, “Do you know who I am?”

“A rapist and murderer.”

“I am Dingle. I own this world.”

“Not anymore.”

“You have destroyed everything I built. Now you die!” Dingle abruptly grabbed his head and began to scream.

“Are you doing that Trayon?”

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