Page 26 of Jaider’s Desire

Chapter 10

Commander Jaider Katon

We had completely taken the base by surprise, and I wasted no time looking for Molly.

After finding her, I battled with a Compier trying to take her.

We exchanged blow after blow until he managed to get a swift kick on me, and suddenly I was staring down the barrel of his gun. He was grinning like he had already won the fight, but he didn’t know what I was capable of.

I pulled a long knife from my boot, and threw it at him while I rolled across the ground and out of his range. He shot but missed me by a few inches, but my knife did not, landing directly in his throat.

He started to gargle as he chocked in his own blood before falling on the floor. I stayed on the ground, unmoving, making sure he was in fact, dead. Once I was certain he wasn’t getting up again, I rolled to my feet and looked around, seeing almost all of the Compiers either defeated, or with their arms raised in surrender as our warriors held them at gunpoint.

It was finally over. We had successfully conquered their secret base.

“Molly!” I shouted, resuming my search. I wouldn’t be able to live if anything happened to her.

“Jaider! I’m here!” she shouted, and I turned to see her and Emma crouching down beside the rock wall. My eyes lit up, and I ran directly over to her, brimming with happiness at the sight of her.

“Are you hurt? Did they hurt you?” I asked, looking over her body to see if she had any wounds. She shook her head.

“I’m alright. I’m so glad you’re here,” she said softly, tears beginning to form in her large brown eyes.

“I am so sorry, Molly. I am sorry I didn’t come see you sooner,” I said, my hands aching to wipe the tears on her face. “This would not have happened if only I had listened and let go of my pride. Can you ever forgive me?” I asked, and she nodded.

“I forgive you. I’m just glad you came for me,” she said before throwing her arms around me.

I closed my eyes in relief. I thought she would hate me forever after what happened, but now, she was showing me affection I probably didn’t deserve. I wrapped my arms around her small body tightly, still not knowing if she carried my child or not.

“I want to go home,” she said. “I want to go back to the village. Can we go now?” My heart expanded at the fact she now considered the village to be her home.

“Yes, right away. I’ll take you and Emma back now. Follow me,” I said, leading them over to my small ship. I waved across the base to my father, and he nodded, acknowledging my departure.

There was more than enough Revians to handle the cleanup of this mess, and right now, the most important thing for me was to get these humans back to the village safely. We boarded my ship, and soon, we were on our way back to the village.

“Emma needs a lot of rest. She’s been through a lot,” Molly said, joining me in the front of the ship.

“I know. You’ve been through a lot, too,” I told her. “I’m sorry again, Molly. I should’ve come to see you sooner, and none of this would have happened to you.” I said.

“It’s okay. I understand,” she said, smiling at me with so much joy.

I looked straight into her eyes, hoping she would see the truth in my next words.

“Molly, I have fallen for someone,” I whispered, and she stared at me.

“You have?” she said softly, her eyes glinting with a little hope. I nodded.

“I have fallen for you, Molly,” I told her, my body filling with warmth at my admission. “I never thought I would fall for a human female, but I did. I love you.”

She gave me a smile as tears fell from her cheeks.

“I feel the same way,” she admitted. “When I thought I’d never see you again, I just couldn’t bear it. It was then I realized how much I love you, Jaider. I have so many feelings for you, and I’m so glad I still have a chance to share them all with you.”

I held my hand out for her, and she placed hers on top of mine, and we held hands the entire trip back to the village.

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When we finally arrived at the settlement, I knew there were still a lot of things to do before our ordeal was finished. I still had to find Karah and set things right, and I still had to find out how the Compiers were able to get into the village and kidnap Molly?