Page 4 of Jaider’s Desire

“You can’t leave! You must find Emma,” I said, running up to Jaider and blocking his retreat.

“Get out of my way, human. We are not going to risk good warriors to save one human female. We have many in our village already,” he said, scowling and trying to go around me.

“Oh, now I get it. You’re too scared to go! You are a coward!” I taunted. He stopped moving and let out a low growl.

“Do not say that word to me, human. I am no coward. I am a great warrior. I am Commander Jaider Katon, and if we were alone, I would have snapped you in two for saying such a thing,” he sneered at me.

His words sent a chill down my spine, but it wasn’t because the words scared me, but rather his dominance was…just a little bit sexy. Having this beautiful alien in front of me with piercing orange eyes, and unusually colored skin was both fascinating and dangerous, and releasing an adrenaline inside of me.

I refused to back down, though. I took a step closer so I was only inches away from him, fixing him with a glare.

“Then if you’re not a coward, go and get her,” I dared, trying to stand as tall as I could and still be intimidating.

“Leruk, take her away. I am tired of this one,” he spat. “She will need to learn like the others that she is here to mate and nothing else,” he brushed past me and walked away.

“Yes, Commander,” Axon said, pushing me on the back and leading me down a ramp from the spaceship landing area.

“Did he just say ‘mate’?” Amy whispered in my ear.

My eyes widened and I looked at her, realizing I had overlooked that part in my concern for Emma.

“Yeah, he did,” Betty answered as we walked together on the village’s blue grass.

“No, that can’t be right. I mean, why would they want to mate with us?” I whispered back to them.

“In here. You will be brought food and water. For now, you wait,” Leruk ordered as he pushed us inside the bungalow, locking the door from the outside.

“Wait, don’t go! I yelled, wrapping my hands around the bars.

“I think we’re in jail,” Amy said as she looked around.

“This can’t be happening,” I said, walking over to the other two women who sat down at a long table.

“Which part, the one where we were abducted by aliens from Earth, or the part where they want to mate with us?” Amy asked dryly.

“All of it,” I replied.

I sighed. The long hours of waiting in here are going to be excruciating.