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Chapter Twenty-Seven

Nash

The Royal Eyrie

Planet Hai Delta

Nash paced the length of the sitting room while Kaita inspected the edge of her blade. The rhythmic sound of her sharpening the metal grated on his nerves. The last few weeks with her had reminded him why she’d annoyed him so much as children.

With no time to challenge each other for the position of king or queen it felt like every conversation they’d had was a pissing match of some kind or another. He knew it was mostly their instincts, but Fate help him he was going to smother her with a pillow one day.

“Could you please stop that?” Nash asked, running his hand through his long hair. He grabbed a band and tied the hair back, out of his face.

Kaita rolled her eyes, but put the whetstone away.

Ever since he’d gotten a whiff of Varan’s scent intertwined with Adelina’s, Nash had been on the killing edge.

“Your little princess is nothing like you described,” Kaita said, sipping on a glass of water. “Other than perhaps her honor. She may not be a fighter, but she’s still a warrior.”

Nash glared at his fellow Kharan royal, wishing that just once she’d keep her opinions to herself.

“Are you going to accept her proposal?” Kaita asked. Her brow rose in question. That annoying little smirk on her face begged him to rip it off.

Nash snarled at her. Yes, then there was that. Second husband. Varan could go cula himself if he thought he’d answer to him.

Still Nash hesitated to decline. He was undeniably drawn to Adelina. He craved her like he craved water. That kiss before everything had gone to shit had only whet his appetite and he needed her in ways he didn’t understand.

But…his kind didn’t share and the thought of having to share the female he loved – who consumed him, was a lot for Nash to swallow.

There was a frantic banging on his door and Nash whirled around with a glare, wondering who lacked the sense to knock like a normal person. “What?” he snapped as the door slid open.

Varan and the Prince Kaiden stood before them. The fear and panic Nash smelled on the air stuck in the back of his throat. He growled at both males standing before him.

“I need your fastest, deadliest warship with whatever high tech weapons you possess,” Varan demanded. His eyes were wild and his canines elongated. “And your strength if you’re done throwing a little fit.”

“Why?”

“Adelina has been taken!” Varan roared. “She’s somehow in space and headed toward the Khara Galaxy!” He shoved his shreve at Nash.

He watched a signal as it moved through Hai Delta space toward the nearest border and Nash felt his stomach drop in fear. His hand went to his weapon without even realizing. “What? How did this get past your defenses?” he asked Kaiden. The Drakesthai had someone constantly watching the skies. How had no one noticed?

The dragon prince glared at him but tapped his comm behind his ear and barked out a command. “We don’t know how she was taken,” Kaiden answered, watching Nash as he activated his armor and checked the protocols on it. “One minute she was on the bridge and the next she’s gone. The vids show her with Alpha, and then they both disappear.”

Kaita handed him the long plasma sword and a few extra guns. “Do you need help?” she asked in Kharan.

Nash shook his head. “Stay here and find out if we have that alliance or not, check in on Lilja and Milagros. I’ll get Adelina back before she crosses the border.”

“Nadyah is with Delphine and the Ravager is powered up and will accompany us.” Varan glared at Nash and moved toward the door. “You better hurry if you’re planning on tagging along.”

“Why was she alone, Varan?” Nash demanded, not liking the way the other male’s dominance pulled at him. “This wouldn’t have happened if you’d been doing your job as husband and escort.”

Varan and Kaiden turned to glare at him. Even Kaita gave him a disapproving look. “Don’t you dare act like I’m not doing everything in my power to get her back,” Varan roared, stalking forward and jabbing his finger into Nash’s chest.

Nash growled at the shorter male and Kaiden flared his wings. “Enough! She was alone because she ordered us to leave her be. She commanded it as the Queen of Draga.”

That stopped his challenge before it could even fully form. Nash’s breath left his body in a whoosh and he felt like someone had stolen all the oxygen from the room. “Queen?”

“Yes, Queen,” Varan said. “Now are you coming with us or not?”

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