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He took the steps four at a time as he climbed, and he soon burst onto the tenth floor with a fierce growl.He couldn’t help but make the noise.Fighting the guards had roused his violent side—the brutal side of him that had helped him vanquish thousands of Irrcons during the war.
He scanned the corridor, realizing it looked like a hospital.Several people dressed in plain, loose blue ensembles, as well as others wearing oversized white coats, peered in his direction.They all looked surprised to see him.
One of the women wearing a white coat slammed her hand on a large red button on the wall, and a moment later, the corridor flashed red and a continuous alarm blared.
Balarr growled again, and he immediately used his wrist comm to analyze the human technology and then turn the alarm off.He found the alarm annoying, and he didn’t want Luna to become frightened.
The nurses and doctors—yes, he was certain that this was some type of medical facility—all scattered, disappearing into various rooms and some even ran down the corridor.
Two burly human males wearing white clothes emerged from one of the rooms and started walking toward him.He bared his teeth and emitted a thunderous growl.Then he aimed a stunner at them.The males both paled, then turned and hurried down the corridor.
He paused and listened to the sudden silence.Except, it wasn’t quite silent.There were continuous beeps, distant sobbing, and pained moans coming from the rooms that lined the corridor.
That ominous feeling from earlier deepened.
Luna.He had to find her.
Chapter4
Luna moanedand struggled to sit up in bed.Her abdomen was really hurting.Given the location of the bandage, she suspected they’d removed her liver, gall bladder, or maybe her pancreas.How long would the lab-grown replacement last?
She finally managed to sit up against the pillows.Wincing, she reached for a cup of water.After taking a long drink, she set the cup down and gazed out the window.Morning had arrived.Would Balarr come for her soon?
Her stomach gave a sudden growl, and she glanced at the clock.Hm.It was a few minutes past the time breakfast was usually delivered.
A strange noise in the hallway reached her—an abrupt gasp followed by rapid footsteps.Then the lights started flashing red and an ear-piercing alarm blared.But just as quickly as it started, it stopped.She heard more people running by her door, as well as a few distant shouts.
Though she was curious about whatever was happening, she didn’t think she had the strength to get out of bed.Not until a nurse arrived with more pain medication.She prayed they gave her something strong.She blinked back tears and tried not to feel sorry for herself, but it wasn’t easy.
She was in so much pain, and she was so fucking lonely.While some of the nurses and doctors were nice to her, they were still complicit in her captivity.She was suffering medical abuse at their hands.They weren’t her friends.In this dark place she had no one.
She suspected the emails she’d sent to old friends and several senators had somehow been intercepted.The VAMOB program was her only hope.
Balarr was her only hope.
If he rescued her from this terrible place and helped her obtain the medical care she needed—whatever treatments might help her lab-grown organs remain strong—she resolved that she would be a good wife to him.
Even if she somehow managed to escape this facility on her own, there was nothing left on Earth for her.An only child, her parents had died during a rebel attack on their hometown when she was seventeen.She didn’t have any living relatives.Even if she thought she could reach a friend who might take her in, she didn’t want to be a burden.
But perhaps she needed Balarr as much as he needed her.
In the aftermath of a brutal war, his people needed females so they could increase their population, and she assumed that meant he would want to impregnate her as quickly as possible.Despite the pain shooting through her chest, a spasm of warmth afflicted her at the thought of being bedded by a huge Vaxxlian warrior.
Still curious about whatever had set the alarm off briefly, Luna tried to peer out the small window at the top of the door, but she couldn’t see much.With a defeated sigh, she sank back against the pillows.
Heavy footsteps approached her door, and her stomach clenched.It sounded like someone was in a hurry to reach her room.One of the doctors?She hoped it wasn’t the mean, white-haired doctor who tended to shout at her.
She stared at the door, bracing herself to be strong.But when the door burst open, it wasn’t a doctor or a nurse.Nor was it the person who usually delivered her meals.
Instead, a huge Vaxxlian warrior stood in the doorway.His green eyes met hers, and she instantly shrank back at how livid he looked.She gulped past the sudden dryness in her throat.Was he angry that she’d applied for the VAMOB program?She knew she didn’t appear very healthy.As much pain as she was in, just walking out of this place would prove a challenge.
Once he realized the state of her health, would he leave her behind on Earth?
She studied the alien male, stunned by his massive size and his rugged beauty.Well over seven feet tall, he had broad shoulders and legs like tree trunks.He wore an all-black outfit, and the material clung to his body, accentuating his muscles.
She’d never seen a male so large and powerful before, and she couldn’t help but pull the blanket higher over her body.
She hadn’t expected her Vaxxlian mate to look so… terrifying.
