Page 149 of Sohut's Protection

There were huge trees on the property and she could make out several different fenced areas that held animals, but something, or rather someone, caught her gaze.

Cleo squinted.

Now that they were getting closer, she could make out the form of the person standing on the grounds.

It was a male, no doubt Sohut’s brother judging from the blue skin.

He was shirtless and she watched as he lifted his head, undoubtedly having caught the sound of the approaching vehicle.

“That’s Riv. He’s seen us,” she heard Sohut say but she couldn’t pull her eyes away.

Sohut’s family.

For some reason, there was anxiety building within her and she realized she really wanted this Riv to like her.

Sohut was obviously close to his brother. If Riv didn’t like her, it would definitely strain their relationship.

Even as she watched, she saw Riv reach down and lift a massive weapon that was no doubt a gun from Mad Max judging from the size of it.

Riv lifted the weapon, pointing it their way.

“Sohut?” She glanced at her man. “What’s he doing?”

Sohut squeezed his eyes shut for a second. “I think he thinks we’re Geblit.”

“Wha—”

Her words were cut off as something bright flew through the air above the hover vehicle.

Her mouth fell open.

“He’s shooting at us!”

To her horror, Sohut chuckled. “Don’t worry. He has great aim. He’s just letting us, well, Geblit, know he doesn’t want him to come closer.”

Cleo pressed her mouth into a thin line and Sohut chuckled again.

“He’s sane. I promise.” He paused. “I wonder what Geblit did to make him react this way though.”

As she turned to stare at Sohut’s possibly insane brother, the hover car stopped at what appeared to be an energy barrier that surrounded the property.

On the other side, a female, a human female was rushing toward Riv. Cleo could only watch, her eyes wide as the female smacked Riv on the arm holding the blaster, pointing their way as she did.

She could feel the guy’s frown even from where she was.

Sohut stood in the hover car and shouted something that didn’t translate and his brother’s head turned from the indignant female beside him.

In the next moment, Riv and the female were both rushing to the barrier.

“Sohut?” Riv said as the barrier stopped zinging. “Phek. I thought you were that excrement pipe, Geblit.”

Sohut chuckled before hopping from the vehicle and touching his brother on the shoulder. Riv pulled him in and they touched foreheads.

“I thought…” Riv trailed off and Sohut chuckled.

She knew what he’d been thinking. His unspoken words were ones she’d forced away while she’d waited in that terrarium.

“You can’t get rid of me so easily,” Sohut said.

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