Page 10 of The Alien Warrior's Heart

Even beneath the fear, he saw fight in her.

He saw strength.

And that made Zar more interested in the human than he had a right to be.

But he could never get distracted.

Their goal was to escape.

This human was his ally.

His ticket to freedom.

His charge that he should protect at all costs.

“You asked for her to be untied and we did so,” the guard snapped. “We did not have to be so accommodating.”

“Coom oon,” the human whispered. Sweat ran down her cheeks as her fingers moved on his collar.

More time. We need more time.

Zar growled. “You insult me by thinking a fragile human female such as she would be able to get away from me. I do not need her hands tied to restrain her.”

“Get back in the comm’s line of sight, Plutonian,” the guard snarled.

“I am having a moment with my female.”

“Don’t let me tell you again.”

Click.

Zar glanced down and saw the female’s lips breaking out into a huge smile. She squealed, her dark eyes sparkling. Despite their grim surroundings, Zar saw sunshine stealing into the room. She made it bright and soft and warm with her dazzling grin alone.

His heras pumped faster.

A strange, tingling sensation spread through his venas.

The drugs.

It had to be the Heronas’s chemicals causing him to feel this way.

He sensed the collar slackening and tore the restraint from around his neck. Freedom tasted like bile slicking his throat. Smelled like the buildup of vomit in a bucket. Sounded like a human female panting in victory.

He held her dark brown eyes and dipped his chin. She had orchestrated his escape and he would protect her with his life.

Her smile turned soft and an understanding seemed to form between them. The tension that mounted made Zar feel like they were the only two beings on this planet.

But the door being unlocked tore him away from the female.

He heard footsteps and the jangle of keys.

The iron door began to swing open.

Adrenaline pounded through his venas and the anger he always lived with rose like a red wave of blood. He turned, keeping the human female behind him. Zar heard her breaths turning heavy. Felt them hit his back like tiny hammers.

She was frightened.

But she would soon see that she had no reason to be.

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