Page 97 of The Alien Warrior's Vow

At that moment, ten skilled Plutonians surrounded him.

And more kept pouring into the cavern.

He saw Korben, Clavas, Tiegan, Pin and Zar surrounded as well.

None of them could keep the army back. They spilled out on either side, streaming down the dark hallways.

One of which led to the basement.

Led to his mate.

Led to Eema.

Twenty-Eight

Emma

“Did you hear that?”Kia asked.

Emma pulled her fingers into fists and the exoskeleton mimicked her movements. The metal clanked as it collided into itself. “Nope. Didn’t hear anything.”

A distant roar seeped beneath the door.

Emma froze.

“I heardthat,” Sara whispered.

Simone scrunched her nose in concentration. “What are they saying?”

Emma pressed her ear to the door.

Dispel the humans!

She gasped and sprung back.

Sara crowded her. “What was it?”

“I think the Plutonian army got through Lans and the others.”

“What?” Simone’s eyes widened. Her dark, slender fingers closed around Emma’s arm. “Are you sure?”

Before she could answer, footsteps pounded close to their room.

Emma held her breath, squeezing her eyes shut as she desperately prayed to go undiscovered. She would fight to protect herself, but if the five Plutonians she’d come to know on this planet hadn’t been able to stop their friends from storming the place, how would they?

The footsteps faded.

Emma let out a breath.

Tap, tap, tap.

She seized up again.

Kia met her eyes in the darkness and mouthed, “He’s coming back.”

They would have to fight.

“You and me.” Sara pointed two fingers at herself and then at Simone. She then jutted those fingers at the door, giving silent directions on how to move.

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