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“You didn’t listen to her. Why should I listen to you?”
She watched in horror as claws emerged from the alien’s fingertips, digging into the leader’s neck as blood started to trickle from the wounds. He’s going to kill him, she realized, her stomach sinking. As much as the guard had terrified her, she couldn’t bear it if someone died because of her.
“Please - let him go.”
“Why shouldn’t I kill him?”
He almost sounded curious, but the dangerous note in his flat, cold voice made her wince.
“Because I asked you not to. You don’t want his death on your conscience, do you?”
The noise that came from his throat couldn’t be considered a laugh.
“It’s far too late for that, my flower.”
Despite his words, he let the guard drop to the ground. The man choked and held his hand to his throat. He glared up at the alien, but at least he was smart enough to keep his mouth shut as he crawled over to the guard who’d been slammed into the wall.
Now that it was over, Grisham came storming out of the back. He looked at the alien, calmly examining his blood stained claws, at the three injured guards, and then at her, his face mottled with rage.
“That’s it. I’ve had enough of this bullshit. You’re fired.”
CHAPTER 2
Celenk watched as the little human waitress slumped in defeat. Wasn’t she going to argue? It wasn’t her fault that those bastards had threatened her, and the owner certainly hadn’t shown any signs of intervening. Although he would have preferred not to be involved, he couldn’t let those three males drag her away.
“She didn’t ask to be attacked,” he said when she remained silent.
“I don’t fucking care - and neither will they when they recover. There’ll be a target on my back as long as she’s here. I want her gone. Now. And you too.”
The owner’s bluster faded a little when Celenk stared at him, but he clearly wasn’t going to back down. Frek.
“Does he owe you anything?” he asked the waitress.
“Two week’s wages. Minus today,” she added, and he nodded before turning back to the owner.
“Pay her. The full two weeks.”
“Who do you think you are…”
The owner took a hasty step back when Celenk started to move towards him.
“Fine,” the man snapped, then cast a nervous glance at the guards now staggering out of the door. “No hard feelings, I hope.”
The leader snarled, but none of the men looked around before the door closed behind them.
“Wages. Now.”
The owner glared but went behind the bar. The little human was starting to shake. Adrenaline, now that it was over. He put a hand under her arm to support her, half-expecting her to pull away, but she flashed him a quick, surprisingly sweet smile. When she’d waited on him earlier, he’d decided she was attractive in a quiet way with brown hair and brown eyes, and skin that looked temptingly smooth and creamy. On the taller side for a human female, she had a delightfully lush ass for an otherwise slender female. His tail had twitched, but he’d ignored it.
Even if he hadn’t given up on females, he had other things on his mind. Those things resurfaced as he waited for the owner to return. When he did, thrusting a handful of credits at the waitress, he told her to count them.
“I’m sure it’s fine,” she said, giving the owner a nervous look.
“Count it.”
She obeyed, and he saw her shoulders slump just a little more even though she didn’t say anything. The bastard had seriously tried to cheat her?
“You will pay her the full amount that she is owed,” he said coldly.
