Hunted By The Alien Assassin (A SciFi Alien Warrior Romance) (Mates of the Kaluma Book 1)
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“I just talked to Pruwik before he came up here. He said if you sound in good spirits, you can come down for the evening meal.”
I stuck my lip out. “I was starting to get used to my door deliveries.”
She tugged on my arm, and I was pleased I felt no twinge of pain in my shoulder. “Oh, come on, you’re definitely ready to get out. You’re too comfortable in here.”
I rose to my feet and stretched, running my palm over my stomach which had gotten a little too soft for my liking. “I’m ready. No more sleeping. I need to rebuild my muscles, this settlement, and be inside my linyx.”
“Oh my God,” she muttered as she pulled me to the door. “Can you maybe not announce that last part to the whole settlement.”
“What?” I said as the door opened. I raised my voice loudly, projecting to the huts below. “I’m just so excited to finally fill up my linyx with my seed and—!”
She slapped a hand over my mouth as her eyes went wide. I licked her palm and she lowered it with a scrunch of her nose. Finally, she threw her hands up and stalked toward a vine. “You know what? I don’t care. Shout about it.” She cracked her neck. “I need to loosen up a bit anyway.” Then she shot me a brilliant grin with one hand on a vine while her shouts boomed loud and clear. “I can’t wait to feel your vurs pulse inside of me, Bosa. I missed your hardness so much—”
I swiped for her with a growl, not wanting any other males to get ideas, but she was already sliding down the vine, cackling loudly with her head thrown back. I watched her hair streaming out behind her and her happy face tilted up. Our eyes met, my matz shimmered with a contented pleasure, and then I took off after my linyx.
When we reached the ground, I wrapped my arms around her and breathed in the familiar smell of home. Eager to stretch my legs, I led us toward the hub of the settlement, greeting friends as we walked.
Cravus found us at the livestock pen, where the birks snorted as they ate their chow. In his big fists, he held a newly carved bat, the spikes shiny and sharp rather than dulled from skull smashing. While I missed my Babe—we’d been through so much together, and I felt like I was missing a limb without it—the sight of a new weapon made my palms itch to battle.
He flicked a finger at a spike. “I heard you lost your weapon.”
“I didn’t lose it. Those Gattrix yerks stole it from me.”
He nodded as he held the spike bat out to me. “I made you a new one.”
Cravus was the best weapons crafter I’d ever seen. He made all our blades and clubs. His weapon of choice was a spiked ball which he wielded with deadly accuracy. I took the weapon from him, nearly in awe at the feel of it. I tested the grip and gave it a few practice swings. Affection for the big warrior—one of my oldest friends—made my chest swell. “Babe II is perfect. Thank you, friend.”
Cravus’s eyes glowed. “I’m glad you like her.”
“So, gifting deadly weapons is your love language?” Karina glanced between the two of us. “Good to know.”
“Love language?” I asked.
Cravus cleared his throat and reached behind him. Withdrawing another weapon from a strap on his back, he held it out to Karina.
Her eyes doubled in size at the smaller version of my Babe II. She gazed up at Cravus with an adoration I was a little jealous of. “I-Is this mine?”
He swallowed, looking a little nervous as he shifted in his big boots. Cravus had always been shy around females. “I heard you could use your own weapon.”
She let out a squeal of glee and grabbed it. “My Babette!” she cried, gazing up at me with a massive smile. Slashing at the air, she hopped around on her toes. “Take that, Frenz. You big bastard. What’s that? You surrender. Too late!” She swung the bat so hard, her entire body swung around. Making a crunch sound at the back of her throat, she slammed the bat into the ground before raising her arms over her head and cheering. “I win. I win!”
Cravus watched her with a smile. When I caught him looking, he ducked his head quickly. “She’s perfect for you.”
I laughed. “She is.”
Breathing hard, Karina stepped up next to me. “Thank you, Cravus. Apparently, my love language is weapon gifting as well. Who knew?”
We both stared at her, unsure what she was talking about. She flapped her hand in the air. “Never mind.”
“You’ll be leaving soon?” I asked Cravus.
He nodded. “A few rotations.”
“Do you know your first mission?”
He glanced at Karina before answering. “Not sure yet. Either way, I will succeed.”
Despite what I’d said to Gurla, I knew he would succeed. He wouldn’t make friends or find a linyx doing it, but he’d complete anything thrown at him. Cravus didn’t fail. “I know you will.”
“Hey Cravus?” Karina inquired, and I narrowed my eyes, because that was her tone when she wanted something. Cravus immediately met her gaze. “If you’re ever on Gorsich, can you ask around about some human females that were taken by Frenz? We weren’t able to save them…” she bit her lip. “I know that’s a big ask, but I’d like to know where they are. If they are safe. If there is any way we can make sure they are well.”
He nodded solemnly. “I will do my best.”
Karina smiled softly. “Thank you, Cravus.”
He took a step back. “I have some training to do, so I’ll leave you two. I’m glad you enjoy the weapons.”
“I love it!” Karina said, throwing her arms around his thick waist. Startled, his eyes shot to me, and I just shrugged until she pulled away. He glanced at her with wary eyes in case she tried to touch him again. “Thanks for my Babette, Cravus.”
“Thanks for my weapon. I’ll use it wisely.”
With a nod, Cravus left us, and Karina hopped around in front of me, still swinging her weapon as we walked along the fence. “Can we go hunting or something? I want to use this.”
I sighed as I rested Babe II on my shoulder. “We can do whatever you want, kotche.”
“Really?”
“Really. We’re home now, and this is where we will stay.”
She beamed at me, and for the first time, I felt contentment and peace.
Thank you so much for reading Hunted by the Alien Assassin! I hope you enjoyed it. If you’re curious about Tabitha and Xavy’s book, it’s The Alien’s Challenge, which is in the Drixonian Warrior series.
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PROTECTED BY THE ALIEN BODYGUARD
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About Protected by the Alien Bodyguard:
I’ll earn her trust and then I’ll make her mine…
Mouse: I have no memory or what or who I am, all I know is that everyone and everything is out to hurt me. Hands slap, teeth bite, and boots kick. So when I meet a big bronzed warrior with blue eyes whose hands are gentle and voice is kind, I don’t trust him. And when he starts showing up in my dreams, a part of me I long thought was dead awakens with a passion.
Cravus: When I’m hired to protect the small female on a cross-planet journey, I’m told she’s a new, unintelligent species. I can’t get close enough to her without her snapping her blunt teeth at me, but underneath the stringy hair and dirty rags, I could swear she’s clever.
When a nasty attack has us on the run, I know the only way to keep ourselves alive is to get her to trust me. And only then do I learn she’s human and not only that—she’s my mate too.
Protect by the Alien Bodyguard is a Sci-Fi alien romance that features a big warrior with a heart of gold, and a heroine who’s been through a lot until she finally finds a soft place to land.
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Acknowledgments
If you read this book, just know that I appreciate you so much. I absolutely love writing these books, and I’m grateful every day that readers are excited to be on this fun alien journey with me!
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About the Author
Ella Maven is the pen name for a multi-published USA Today Bestselling author who decided to finally unleash the alien world that had been living in her head for years. (Is that weird? Probably). Her books feature dominant, possessive aliens who are absolutely devoted to their humans.
She lives on the East Coast with her completely normal husband and two spawn who sure seem alien some days.
Also by Ella Maven
Drixonian Warrior Series
Anna and Tark: The Alien’s Future (prequel)
Daz and Frankie: The Alien’s Ransom
Sax and Valerie: The Alien’s Escape.
Ward and Reba: The Alien’s Undoing
Miranda and Drak: The Alien’s Revenge
Gar and Naomi: The Alien’s Savior
Xavy and Tabitha: The Alien’s Challenge
Nero and Justine: The Alien’s Equal
Stolen Warrior Series
Rexor
Mikko
Fenix
Zecri