Page 46 of Sohut's Protection

“South?” Humor sprung into her eyes and that one emotion transformed her face for the few seconds that it was there. “South? Don’t tell me. You’re a spawn of the Kardashians.”

What?

The Ka’rdshin were a species that lived on Mexcla VII. He didn’t look anything like a Ka’rdshin. How did she even know about them?

And she’d butchered his name in the process too.

“Sohut.” He stressed his name.

“South. Your name is South.”

Frowning, he hit his chest with his palm. “So…hut.”

“Sowut? Kinda like shout?” She paused. “Grout?” A slight chuckle left her lips and despite that it was at his expense, he could feel himself relax a little.

When he nodded, she scrunched up her nostrils. “Nice to meet you, Grout.”

The female had the audacity to snicker at her own silly, silly joke.

“Not like it matters anyway. I don’t know why you’re introducing yourself to me when you’re my enemy.”

He opened his mouth to correct her, but didn’t.

For a few moments, she refused to meet his gaze, then she finally looked at him and rolled her eyes.

“Fine. My name is Cleo.” She paused then brought her wrists to her chest. “Cleo.”

Clee-yo.

It was a beautiful name. A sort of sound that made a smile spring behind his eyes when he repeated it in his mind.

It sounded like the name of a beautiful blossom.

“Cluu.” He repeated, purposely mispronouncing the syllables.

Cluu was old Merssian for “wild thing.”

Funny, it fit the female perfectly.

“Clee-yo.” It was her turn to frown at him. “Clee,” she paused, “oh. Cleo.”

“Cluu.” He nodded and turned away from her before she saw the smile twisting his lips.

As he stood, her sound of exasperation almost made his shoulders shake in a silent laugh.

Regardless that she’d tried to murder him earlier, he might like this Clee-yo.

It was good he’d been the one to take this job. If the Goris had gotten other hunters, there’s a chance she’d have been in a cage heading to Kezna Zoo by now.

At that, his gaze fell to the signaling device the Gori’s had given him.

The same device that held her DNA, activated with just the press of a button to lock on to her until they removed it.

She had no idea it was resting in his satchel.

She’d been lucky the Gori hadn’t caught her before.

He guessed she hadn’t approached them as closely as she had approached him.

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