Enticed by the Alien Warrior by Hope Hart (spiritual books to read .TXT) 📕

He’s frowning, his eyes distant, and I tilt my head as I study him.

It’s not often that someone distracts him.

“I followed the human females to the marketplace.”

“I could have sworn I assigned several of my most trustworthy guards to that exact task.”

He scowls at me. “I wanted to handle it myself.”

“Mm-hmm. And did you see them getting up to all kinds of nefarious plots? Perhaps they were gathering an army to take over my kingdom?”

His scowl deepens. “You’re in a good mood.”

I…am. And I have a sneaking suspicion it has something to do with the lush mouth I felt briefly under mine yesterday. It’s only a matter of time before I have more than Vivian’s mouth beneath me, and for the first time in years, a female has given me the thrill of the hunt.

“So tell me, what did the females do that warranted the commander of my forces watching them so closely, even while they were guarded the entire time?”

Korzyn raises one eyebrow. “Do you truly think your enemies won’t use any weaknesses they can find? One look at your face when that female is in the room, and it’s obvious she is a crack where you can least afford to have any weaknesses. They will approach her, likely offering her anything she wants in exchange for her help when they finally decide to move on you.”

I nod, my good mood vanishing. “I’m expecting as much.”

Korzyn’s eyes widen minutely, the most surprise he will allow on his face. “You’re using her as bait.”

“Very pretty bait, but bait just the same. Bait that won’t be taken if you’re so close to Vivian that our enemies can’t approach her.”

He frowns but considers my words. “And the other female?”

I wave my hand dismissively. “Stay as close to her as you like if you truly believe she is a threat. I yield to your paranoia.”

“Paranoia saves lives. It has saved your life more than once.”

I match his frown. “Indeed.”

Vivian

I barge into Sarissa’s rooms, not at all surprised to find that she’s also still in her nightclothes. After another night of tossing and turning, I gave up on sleep, sneaking out of my rooms when I heard Cauri arrive.

I pad through her sitting room but hesitate as my eyes are drawn to English writing on a pile of papers sitting on her table.

I don’t want to pry, but I lean over anyway. Sarissa isn’t exactly being herself lately.

The top page is a list of everything she knows about the Grivath, including their planet, their war against the Arcav, and their alliances. My hands itch to read the rest, but I force myself to back away. She’ll talk to me about it when she’s ready.

Sarissa looks like she had as much sleep as I did, and she frowns at me as I walk into her bedroom.

“What happened to you yesterday? I looked for you in your rooms, but the guard on the door said you were near the throne room.”

I have a sudden vision of the bulge in Arix’s pants, and my body heats.

A slow grin spreads over her face. “Something happened. Gimme.”

“Arix kissed me.”

“Oooh. Was it good?”

I blush as I get a sudden flashback.

His lips, hard on mine. His tongue, pressing into my mouth like he owns it. The heat of him against me, so close to where I want him.

Sarissa’s grin widens. “Whoa. It was that good, huh?”

I fan my face with one hand. “The man has moves, that’s for sure.”

The strange thing is, while he was laying on the charm before he kissed me, after he pulled away, there was no hiding the fact he was just as affected as I was.

Sarissa nudges me with her foot. “So the king wants to bone you. Are you going to do it?”

“Maybe. I’ve never had this kind of chemistry with anyone, you know?”

“Oh, I know.” Her tone is wry, and I groan. Sarissa knows all about my lack of experience. She’s one of the few people who I could trust with the gory details of how my ex-boyfriend Mike came before he even got inside my vagina. And then again when my crush Joe literally lasted for ten seconds the first time I had sex. It’s mortifying.

“He said it would be no-strings,” I say.

She grins. “My favorite kind of relationship. Well, if you’re up for it, I think you should do it. Your poor coochie is probably crying out for some D.”

I groan again. “I hate you.”

Sarissa laughs, and I pick up the pillow by my side.

Then I slam it into her face.

She narrows her eyes at me. “Oh, this is war.”

I shriek, taking the pillow and running into her sitting room as she sprints after me. My cousin is still a bully, and I’m still poking the bear, only to end up eaten when the bear wakes up.

I dodge around the couch, but she swings her pillow, hitting me in the side of the head, and I stumble.

“Bitch.”

I’m out of breath—from both the laughing and the running—and Sarissa giggles as I aim my pillow and miss.

I laugh harder as she steps back, her heel catching the edge of her long nightgown. She stumbles, almost falling on her ass. None of the other women would recognize my cousin right now, that’s for sure. She bares her teeth at me, swinging her pillow again, but I’m ready for it—thanks to Nevada’s insistence that I train with the other women during their morning classes.

I duck, swinging my pillow at the same time and slamming it into her stomach.

Sarissa howls, her eyes lighting up with vengeance, and I swallow as she steps toward me. Uh-oh. I turn to run again, freezing as I come face-to-face with Arix and Korzyn.

They’re standing in the doorway staring at us, their eyes wide. Behind them, Cauri has her hands on her hips, her face twisted in disapproval.

Oh shit.

Sarissa stumbles into me, and we both reach for each other, barely managing to keep on our feet. We must look like