Caught Between Two Blue Aliens - Celia Kyle Page 0,10
of the beings she’d pushed her way past. All in all, whether she knew it or not, this human had just put on a very promising audition.
And to think, he had been ready to cancel this entire event.
As soon as she started speaking, Sevith heard her voice twice, almost overlayed. Worse, some of the “second voice” wasn’t quite the same as what she was saying out loud. It sounded like the same idea, but it didn’t quite match up.
His Bahn held up a hand. “Slow down,” he said in a firm yet soothing voice. “One more time. What are you saying?”
Their female stopped midway through her sentence, and she stammered for a moment, looking around at the other Drokten who stood close.
The other males are making our female nervous, Hiren noted.
Get rid of them, Sevith growled. Any discomfort experienced by their female was unacceptable. Period. It was causing interference in their link formation.
“Excuse me, would you give us a moment?” Hiren ordered the nearby males in a much more polite tone than Sevith would ever use. The other warrior-pairs exchanged looks before politely nodding and giving Hiren and the unknown human female some relative privacy in the crowded room.
“I’m sorry—” the female gasped, but that wasn’t all Sevith could hear.
His mind was pummeled with more of her thoughts through their budding link, words beyond what she spoke, all scrambling to get to the surface, and all half-panicked. It was almost too jumbled to make sense, but Sevith understood the ideas: a threat, something to do with the humans, and a warning?
He picked up on distinct emotions, too. The human experienced fear and anxiety for Hiren’s safety and the safety of all Drokten. And she was intimidated by Hiren, but also drawn to him.
And then it hit him. There could only be one reason that he and Hiren could hear and feel the thoughts and emotions of this one particular human female so clearly. They’d never sensed this before with any of their own females, and not with any of the other unmated females of any other species they’d ever met.
Along with the fact that he wanted to throw her on the floor and mate with her immediately.
She was their Oso.
Sevith was right now looking at the female who would sleep each night in his family bed and birth his offspring. He was looking at his future.
This was almost as amazing as the moment Sevith’s link with Hiren had been established. Drokten were not meant to live or work alone, in silence. It was a glorious right of passage to form the initial Azi-Bahn bond, but it was even more amazing to find that last link—their Oso.
Sevith offered a thought of gratitude to the multigods. How were he and Hiren so lucky to find their Oso when so many other Drokten were unable to find mates? All this crossed his mind in a matter of seconds as he tried to rein in the agitated human’s words and thoughts. He continued to remain hidden, allowing his female a moment with their Bahn. Hiren was better at providing comfort than Sevith.
I am grateful too, Hiren remarked.
Hiren took the tray from their future Oso’s hands and placed it on a nearby table. He then put a claw on her shoulder. “Don’t worry,” he murmured in a deep, gentle voice. “Please, tell me again, but try to keep your mind clear and calm.”
She made a confused face—nose wrinkled, and brow furrowed—at the order but nodded. Yet her thoughts put up more of a fight than that easy agreement. She took a deep breath. “I’m trying to warn you…that some of the people here might be conspiring to hurt the Drokten. I overheard a man, Secretary Wells, talking to a woman about a plan to keeping you all off Earth, and I-I have reason to think it could be serious. I don’t know what they’re planning, but I think Secretary Wells wants to hurt the Drokten somehow, and I-I wanted to warn somebody, anybody.”
A lightness formed in Sevith’s chest and he let out a deep, gratifying sigh.
“You are a very brave female,” Hiren praised.
I agree, Sevith commented, feeling a subtle sense of pride. Their mate had no qualms marching up to an officer and warning of a potential threat. She was loyal. The thought was so delightful that he had to continue to fight to keep from smiling.
“Thank you for seeking me out with this information,” Hiren told her. “Do you know who I am?”