lesson about the place, but I didn’t understand Eela’s statement.
“Why not?”
We had three guards with us. They loomed and looked somewhat frightening, but she didn’t pay them any attention. As for me, I wasn’t used to protection. To being supervised. I wasn’t used to wearing a see-through dress either. I’d changed a lot.
One thing that hadn’t changed was that I wasn’t going to listen to what Isaak or anyone else said. I wasn’t being defiant, I was doing what I needed to do. Staying out of sight and trying to be safe was a good idea, but it wasn’t going to get the job done. And that job was to see Bertok taken down.
I wasn’t going to do that from Isaak’s posh mansion.
Thankfully, Eela knew that too.
That was why we were here. Wherever that was. All I knew was there was a Councilor meeting, and Isaak’s dad was supposed to be a part of it. Same went for Bertok.
“Why not?” I asked. We had three big goons, and I had my titan stick.
“Females are not allowed in these meetings alone. Not that I wish to attend. I sat through several meetings after I took Henrick as my mate. The pillow was comfortable, but the conversation was very boring.”
I turned to face her, the closed door behind me. “Okay, we’ve got to work on this females-not-allowed thing. There aren’t any female Councilors?”
She shook her head.
“Don’t you want to have representation?”
She gave me a smile. A sly one. “I do have representation. My mate sits up on the council.”
“Yeah, but you could sit there yourself.”
She gave a slight shrug of her dark shoulders. Her skin practically glowed. At a later date, I’d have to ask her about her lotion.
“Males give their ear to their mates. And their voice.”
I stared at her, tried to figure out what she meant. “You mean… pillow talk?”
She quirked her lips. “Males like to think they are in charge, but it is the females who truly run this planet.”
“But Bertok is planning on blowing up a huge city. Are you saying his wife gave him a hummer and told him to do it?”
Her eyes widened. “I have not heard the term hummer before, but I can imagine. It is possible, but I know his mate. She would not be so cruel or cunning. I would assume there is evil on Earth as well.”
I nodded. “It is why I volunteered.”
She laughed then covered her mouth with her fingers. “I’m sorry. It isn’t funny. You’ve been through much. Isaak, I assume, was not keen to return to Trion. He and his father have always clashed. But here he is. Because of you. And perhaps… a hummer?”
I didn’t convince Isaak to return to Trion because of a blowjob, but I wasn’t going to mention that in any way to Isaak’s mom. Not a chance. She might be able to see my nipples, but I wasn’t telling her about my sex life with her son.
“If we can’t get in, then why did you say you would hold the council off until your mate could return? Wouldn’t it have been better to get on that ship with Isaak and have Isaak’s father sit in on the meeting?”
“I do not care for space travel. I become unwell. I am needed here.”
“Then how do we get in?” I wondered.
“We open the door.”
She went over to the closed door and opened it, walked inside, two of the three guards following her. The third remained with me. I glanced up at him, but his expression was neutral.
I wasn’t sure if Eela was ballsy or what. It was time to find out.
I followed her in to find a bunch of guys in white robes like weird sheiks standing about squawking like pigeons, offended that Eela was there. The room was arranged in a U shape, with three tiers of chairs that all faced the door. It was as if we’d walked into the men’s locker room by mistake and caught them all with their pants down.
Eela stood poised and calm. Well, I assumed she did, since I couldn’t see her around the guards. But she remained quiet and let the roomful of guys make their noise. She must have raised her hand or flashed a boob or something because they all fell silent.
“Right now, Cerberus from Rogue 5 is within striking distance of Trion with the intention of destroying Bakkarholt.”
Pandemonium broke out.
Again, Eela waited. The males in the room were a variety of ages, but they leaned toward